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torestore_v all_o thing_n be_v to_o recall_v all_o jew_n and_o heretic_n and_o perhaps_o many_o catholic_n deceive_v by_o antichrist_n to_o the_o true_a faith_n but_o bibliander_n urge_v because_o our_o lord_n matth._n 11._o say_v of_o s._n io._n baptist_n he_o be_v helias_n who_o be_v to_o come_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v he_o be_v the_o helias_n promise_v by_o malachy_n i_o answer_v our_o lord_n meaning_n be_v that_o s._n john_n be_v the_o helias_n promise_v not_o literal_o but_o allegoricallie_o for_o therefore_o he_o say_v first_o and_o if_o you_o will_v receive_v he_o as_o if_o he_o say_v helias_n indeed_o promise_v in_o his_o own_o person_n be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o last_o come_n yet_o if_o you_o will_v have_v also_o some_o helias_n in_o the_o first_o come_n receive_v john_n therefore_o also_o he_o add_v
name_n of_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v the_o latin_a or_o roman_a state_n and_o unless_o it_o be_v such_o a_o name_n as_o he_o to_o who_o all_o other_o note_n of_o antichrist_n do_v agree_v cause_v man_n to_o take_v upon_o they_o which_o be_v to_o harp_n still_o upon_o the_o same_o string_n and_o to_o sing_v the_o same_o song_n like_o a_o cuckoo_n for_o this_o name_n belong_v to_o no_o other_o beast_n but_o antichrist_n and_o the_o other_o part_n be_v the_o main_n controversy_n and_o therefore_o to_o assume_v it_o as_o a_o thing_n grant_v be_v petitio_fw-la principij_fw-la a_o figure_n wherewith_o m._n downam_n be_v well_o acquaint_v and_o therefore_o choose_v to_o make_v it_o his_o conclusion_n also_o as_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v if_o he_o please_v to_o who_o judgement_n i_o leave_v it_o to_o consider_v whether_o m._n downam_n have_v answer_v bellarmine_n argument_n or_o rather_o that_o it_o be_v altogether_o unanswerable_a and_o invincible_a as_o bellarmine_n deserve_o affirm_v 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these_o two_o add_v the_o oath_n of_o fidelity_n which_o many_o be_v compel_v to_o make_v to_o the_o pope_n likewise_o the_o priestly_a unction_n which_o be_v receive_v in_o the_o crown_n and_o hand_n and_o imprint_v as_o the_o papist_n call_v it_o quoth_v he_o a_o indelible_a character_n final_o to_o fall_v down_o before_o image_n and_o consecrate_a bread_n and_o to_o be_v present_a at_o mass_n of_o requiem_n neither_o be_v these_o thing_n unlike_a to_o those_o which_o sebastianus_n meyer_n and_o other_o allege_v by_o augustinus_n marloratuâ—_n in_o apoc._n 13._o do_v teach_v but_o it_o be_v a_o easy_a matter_n to_o confute_v these_o toy_n both_o because_o they_o agree_v not_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n and_o also_o because_o all_o these_o sign_n be_v in_o the_o catholic_a church_n before_o that_o antichrist_n have_v appear_v in_o their_o opinion_n first_o therefore_o we_o have_v out_o of_o the_o text_n that_o the_o character_n shall_v be_v one_o not_o many_o for_o the_o 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be_v cleanse_v the_o flesh_n be_v anoint_v that_o the_o soul_n may_v be_v consecrate_v s._n cyprian_n live_v about_o the_o year_n 250._o and_o make_v mention_n of_o chrism_n lib._n 1._o epist_n 12._o he_o must_v necessary_o be_v a_o anoint_v say_v he_o who_o be_v baptize_v that_o have_v receive_v chrism_n that_o be_v unction_n he_o may_v be_v the_o aunoynted_a of_o god_n and_o have_v in_o he_o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n s._n augustine_n live_v about_o the_o year_n 420._o and_o yet_o he_o say_v tract_n in_o joan._n 118._o what_o be_v it_o that_o all_o know_v the_o sign_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o cross_n of_o christ_n which_o sign_n unless_o it_o be_v apply_v either_o to_o the_o forehead_n of_o the_o faithful_a or_o to_o the_o water_n with_o which_o they_o be_v regenerate_v or_o to_o the_o oil_n with_o which_o they_o be_v chrism_v or_o to_o the_o sacrifice_n with_o which_o they_o be_v nourish_v none_o of_o these_o thing_n be_v right_o perform_v likewise_o to_o cleave_v to_o the_o 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than_o he_o have_v be_v since_o and_o shall_v be_v more_o again_o hereafter_o in_o antichrist_n time_n than_o ever_o he_o be_v before_o â—fter_o which_o he_o shall_v go_v into_o eternal_a destruction_n as_o s._n john_n affirm_v 7._o and_o by_o this_o we_o may_v see_v that_o bellarmine_n exposition_n contain_v no_o absurdity_n at_o all_o nor_o can_v be_v impugn_a by_o any_o find_a ground_n so_o far_o as_o concern_v the_o substance_n â—3_n apoc._n â—3_n thereof_o for_o all_o that_o can_v be_v object_v against_o it_o be_v that_o it_o seem_v 〈◊〉_d to_o explicate_v how_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v signify_v 〈…〉_o himself_o and_o also_o by_o one_o of_o his_o head_n 〈…〉_o very_o probable_a that_o it_o be_v not_o antichriâ—â—_n 〈…〉_o this_o deadly_a wound_n but_o one_o of_o the_o 7._o king_n signify_v by_o those_o 7._o head_n who_o shall_v concur_v with_o antichrist_n in_o his_o wickedness_n for_o that_o in_o this_o 13._o chapter_n s._n john_n speak_v of_o particular_a king_n and_o not_o of_o several_a state_n be_v manifest_a by_o that_o which_o have_v be_v say_v and_o shall_v hereafter_o be_v again_o confirm_v and_o thus_o we_o may_v conclude_v this_o chapter_n for_o m._n downam_n repli_v not_o a_o word_n to_o bellarmine_n answer_n to_o the_o objection_n of_o the_o magdeburgian_o the_o sixteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o war_n of_o antichrist_n of_o the_o kingdom_n and_o war_n of_o antichrist_n we_o read_v say_v bellarmine_n 4._o thing_n in_o the_o scripture_n first_o that_o antichrist_n rise_v from_o a_o most_o base_a place_n shall_v obtain_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n by_o deceit_n and_o craft_n second_o he_o shall_v fight_v with_o 3._o king_n riz_v of_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o ethiopia_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v overcome_v they_o and_o postesse_n their_o kingdom_n three_o that_o he_o shall_v subdue_v other_o 7._o king_n and_o by_o that_o mean_v become_v the_o monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n four_o that_o he_o shall_v persecute_v the_o christian_n with_o a_o innumerable_a army_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o battle_n of_o of_o gog_n and_o magog_n of_o all_o which_o since_o nothing_o agree_v to_o the_o pope_n it_o follow_v manifest_o that_o he_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v call_v antichrist_n of_o the_o first_o thus_o speak_v dan._n cap._n 11._o there_o shall_v stand_v in_o his_o place_n a_o contemptible_a one_o and_o kingly_a honour_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v to_o he_o and_o he_o shall_v come_v secret_o and_o shall_v obtain_v a_o kingdom_n in_o deceit_n upon_o which_o place_n s._n hierome_n write_v that_o although_o these_o word_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n understand_v of_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n yet_o they_o be_v far_o more_o perfect_o to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o antichrist_n as_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v say_v of_o solomon_n be_v indeed_o understand_v 71._o psal_n 71._o of_o solomon_n but_o be_v more_o perfect_o fulfil_v of_o christ_n wherefore_o s_n hierome_n in_o the_o same_o place_n after_o he_o have_v expound_v this_o place_n of_o antiochus_n follow_v pâ—rphery_n write_v thus_o but_o our_o man_n better_a and_o more_o right_o interpret_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v do_v these_o thing_n in_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n who_o be_v to_o rise_v of_o a_o mean_a nation_n that_o be_v of_o the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o shall_v be_v so_o base_a and_o object_n that_o the_o kingly_a honour_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v he_o and_o he_o shall_v obtain_v the_o princedom_n by_o wile_n and_o deceit_n etc._n etc._n where_o saint_n hierome_n signify_v that_o this_o be_v the_o common_a exposition_n of_o christian_n for_o which_o cause_n also_o daniel_n cap._n 7._o compare_v antichrist_n with_o a_o little_a horn_n viz._n by_o reason_n of_o his_o base_a and_o obscure_a beginning_n and_o certain_o this_o first_o do_v in_o no_o sort_n agree_v to_o the_o pope_n for_o we_o shall_v say_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v until_o the_o year_n 600._o most_o obscure_a and_o of_o no_o name_n and_o that_o then_o sudden_o and_o by_o deceit_n he_o usurp_v some_o high_a place_n but_o this_o be_v manifest_o false_a for_o as_o s._n augustine_n epist_n 162._o say_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n always_o flourish_v the_o princedom_n of_o the_o apostolic_a chair_n and_o s._n prosper_n lib._n 2._o de_fw-la vocat_fw-la gentium_fw-la cap._n 6._o rome_n by_o the_o princedom_n of_o preisthood_n be_v make_v more_o ample_a by_o the_o sortresse_n of_o religion_n then_o by_o the_o throne_n of_o power_n and_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n epist_n ad_fw-la leonem_fw-la affirm_v that_o at_o rome_n do_v shine_v the_o apostolic_a beam_n which_o from_o thence_o extend_v themselves_o to_o all_o and_o communicate_v their_o treasure_n with_o other_o final_o even_o that_o heathen_a writer_n amianus_n marcellus_n l._n 27._o writing_n of_o the_o schism_n of_o damasus_n and_o vrsicinus_n say_v that_o he_o do_v not_o marvel_n if_o man_n strive_v so_o earnest_o for_o the_o bishopric_n of_o rome_n since_o that_o the_o riches_n and_o amplitude_n of_o it_o be_v so_o great_a of_o the_o second_o the_o same_z dan._n cap._n 7._o speak_v thus_o i_o consider_v the_o horn_n and_o behold_v another_o little_a horn_n arise_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o and_o three_o of_o the_o first_o horn_n be_v pull_v up_o beâ—ore_o his_o face_n and_o after_o explicate_v moreover_o say_v he_o the_o ten_o horn_n be_v ten_o king_n and_o another_o shall_v rise_v after_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v more_o mighty_a than_o the_o former_a and_o shall_v humiliate_v 3._o king_n and_o cap._n 11._o explicate_a who_o these_o three_o king_n be_v he_o shall_v send_v his_o hand_n quoth_v he_o into_o land_n and_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n shall_v not_o escape_v and_o he_o shall_v have_v dominion_n of_o the_o treasure_n of_o gold_n and_o silver_n and_o in_o all_o the_o precious_a thing_n of_o egypt_n and_o he_o shall_v pass_v also_o through_o lybia_n and_o ethiopia_n upon_o which_o place_n and_o especial_o upon_o cap._n 7._o s._n hierome_n writing_n say_v let_v we_o say_v that_o which_o all_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n have_v deliver_v in_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n when_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o roman_n be_v to_o be_v destroy_v there_o shall_v be_v ten_o king_n who_o shall_v divide_v the_o roman_a world_n among_o they_o and_o there_o shall_v arise_v a_o eleven_o little_a king_n antichrist_n who_o shall_v overcome_v three_o of_o the_o ten_o king_n that_o be_v of_o the_o egyptian_n and_o of_o africa_n and_o ethiopia_n who_o be_v slay_v the_o other_o 7._o king_n shall_v also_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o conqueror_n the_o same_o do_v teach_v of_o the_o three_o king_n to_o be_v slay_v by_o antichrist_n s._n irenaeus_n lib._n 5._o lactantius_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 16._o and_o theodoretus_n in_o cap._n 7._o &_o 11._o daniel_n and_o this_o most_o of_o all_o refute_v the_o madness_n of_o heretic_n who_o make_v the_o pope_n antichrist_n for_o let_v they_o say_v if_o they_o can_v when_o the_o pope_n slay_v the_o king_n of_o egypt_n of_o lybia_n and_o ethiopia_n and_o usurp_v their_o kingdom_n theodorus_n bibliander_n in_o his_o chronicle_n say_v that_o the_o pope_n as_o a_o little_a horn_n shake_v the_o first_o horn_n of_o the_o ten_o when_o gregory_n the_o second_o excommunicate_v leo_n the_o greek_a emperor_n the_o image_n breaker_n and_o prohibit_v the_o tribute_n of_o italy_n to_o be_v render_v unto_o he_o and_o by_o little_a and_o little_o obtain_v his_o princedom_n that_o be_v the_o exarchate_n of_o ravenna_n he_o say_v that_o he_o shake_v off_o the_o second_o horn_n when_o pope_n zacharie_n depose_v childerichus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o french_a and_o command_v pepin_n to_o be_v create_v in_o his_o steed_n of_o the_o three_o he_o speak_v not_o plain_o but_o he_o seem_v to_o insinuate_v that_o the_o three_o horn_n be_v then_o strike_v of_o when_o gregory_n the_o 7._o excommunicate_v and_o depose_v henry_n the_o 4._o emperor_n there_o be_v also_o extant_a a_o certain_a epistle_n of_o fredericus_fw-la the_o second_o emperor_n of_o that_o name_n write_v against_o the_o pope_n in_o which_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o three_o horn_n pull_v up_o by_o antichrist_n be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o italy_n germany_n and_o sicily_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v chief_o make_v to_o serve_v he_o but_o these_o be_v most_o vain_a cavil_n for_o first_o daniel_n speak_v not_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n or_o germany_n but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o egypt_n lybia_n and_o ethiopia_n beside_o the_o pope_n have_v slay_v none_o of_o those_o king_n but_o antichrist_n shall_v kill_v those_o 3._o king_n as_o s._n hierome_n say_v likewise_o antichrist_n shall_v usurp_v those_o kingdom_n to_o himself_o and_o not_o give_v they_o to_o other_o but_o the_o pope_n keep_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o france_n to_o himself_o but_o give_v it_o to_o pepin_n
because_o i_o have_v have_v occasion_n to_o handle_v this_o point_n heretofore_o i_o will_v not_o weary_a the_o reader_n with_o a_o needle_n repetion_n 8._o after_o this_o m._n downam_n come_v again_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o first_o place_n which_o bellarmine_n cit_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v purpose_n downam_n speak_v foolish_o and_o from_o the_o purpose_n of_o antiochus_n which_o no_o man_n deni_v and_o therefore_o all_o that_o labour_n be_v lose_v unless_o he_o will_v infer_v out_o of_o that_o that_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o antichrist_n but_o that_o also_o be_v foolish_a as_o we_o have_v see_v and_o it_o be_v little_o better_a to_o infer_v that_o if_o antichrist_n be_v speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n he_o be_v to_o be_v the_o immediate_a successor_n of_o seleucus_n philopater_n for_o who_o see_v not_o that_o this_o be_v a_o personal_a propriety_n of_o antiochus_n which_o can_v not_o be_v fulfil_v in_o any_o but_o himself_o so_o that_o m._n downam_n may_v aswell_o infer_v that_o antichrist_n can_v be_v speak_v of_o in_o this_o place_n except_o he_o have_v be_v antiochus_n himself_n which_o indeed_o be_v his_o wont_a figure_n of_o petitio_fw-la principij_fw-la wherefore_o we_o say_v that_o antiochus_n who_o be_v seleucus_n his_o brother_n and_o succeed_v he_o in_o his_o kingdom_n be_v in_o the_o manner_n of_o get_v it_o â—et_o down_o in_o the_o scripture_n a_o figure_n of_o antichrist_n come_v to_o his_o and_o this_o be_v that_o which_o s._n hierome_n &_o all_o christian_a writer_n affirm_v against_o porphiry_n and_o his_o like_a but_o now_o m._n downan_n deni_v that_o antiochus_n do_v arise_v from_o most_o base_a estate_n how_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n arise_v from_o base_a estate_n estate_n because_o he_o be_v son_n to_o antiochus_n the_o great_a &_o brother_n to_o seleucus_n philopater_n as_o though_o a_o king_n son_n and_o brother_n may_v not_o be_v obscure_a and_o abject_a in_o a_o kingdom_n out_o of_o which_o he_o have_v live_v and_o in_o which_o he_o have_v no_o right_a or_o title_n nor_o yet_o power_n to_o succeed_v for_o it_o be_v too_o much_o simplicity_n in_o m._n downam_n to_o imagine_v that_o hierome_n and_o bellarmine_n speak_v of_o baseness_n of_o birth_n since_o that_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o only_o speak_v of_o he_o in_o thâ—t_a sort_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o obtain_n of_o the_o kingdom_n secret_o 11._o dan._n 11._o and_o by_o deceit_n and_o not_o by_o force_n whereas_o otherwise_o he_o be_v by_o all_o thought_n unworthy_a to_o be_v king_n and_o as_o for_o m._n downams_n exposition_n of_o the_o word_n vile_a or_o despise_v in_o dan._n no_o doubt_n sometime_o it_o may_v signify_v wicked_a and_o now_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v whether_o seleucus_n philopater_n v._o â—0_n be_v call_v vilissimus_fw-la in_o the_o vulgar_a translation_n because_o of_o â—â—_o base_a pole_v of_o the_o people_n though_o vilissimus_fw-la why_o seleucus_n philopater_n be_v call_v vilissimus_fw-la m._n downams_n friend_n translâ—â—e_v iâ—_n otherwise_o by_o which_o it_o appear_v that_o the_o hebrew_n word_n be_v not_o all_o one_o in_o both_o place_n and_o beside_o many_o of_o seleucus_n philopaters_n predecessor_n be_v as_o wicked_a as_o he_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d probable_a that_o he_o be_v call_v vilissimus_fw-la rather_o because_o he_o live_v obscure_o without_o do_v any_o memorable_a act_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o be_v also_o say_v to_o reign_v but_o a_o few_o day_n though_o he_o be_v king_n twelve_o year_n but_o to_o omit_v all_o this_o m._n downam_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o one_o may_v be_v call_v abject_a vile_a base_a contemptible_a despise_a or_o what_o it_o please_v he_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o obscure_a life_n and_o unfitness_n want_v of_o mean_n and_o unworthines_n of_o the_o dignity_n which_o he_o pretend_v and_o when_o the_o word_n be_v to_o be_v take_v in_o this_o sense_n we_o must_v gather_v out_o of_o the_o text_n and_o the_o circumstance_n which_o concur_v in_o the_o history_n and_o person_n out_o of_o which_o no_o man_n can_v deny_v but_o that_o s._n heromos_n sense_n be_v most_o clear_a and_o if_o we_o speak_v of_o antiochus_n before_o he_o be_v king_n it_o be_v more_o than_o m._n downam_n can_v prove_v that_o he_o be_v know_v to_o be_v so_o exceed_v wicked_a that_o he_o deserve_v to_o be_v call_v vile_a in_o that_o respect_n and_o after_o he_o be_v king_n for_o all_o his_o wickedness_n he_o come_v to_o be_v call_v noble_a and_o be_v so_o name_v in_o all_o history_n yea_o in_o the_o scripture_n itself_o 9_o now_o whereas_o m._n downam_n say_v that_o though_o antiochus_n be_v atype_n of_o antichrist_n yet_o from_o hence_o we_o must_v infer_v not_o the_o self_n same_o particular_a which_o be_v proper_a to_o the_o person_n of_o antiochus_n but_o the_o like_a it_o be_v very_o true_a in_o this_o though_o sometime_o this_o rule_n do_v not_o hold_v as_o be_v manifest_a in_o the_o example_n of_o exodus_fw-la where_o the_o pascall_n lamb_n be_v a_o figure_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o that_o particular_a of_o not_o have_v the_o bone_n break_v but_o in_o this_o it_o be_v true_a and_o so_o nether_a s._n hierome_n and_o bellarmine_n or_o any_o of_o the_o rest_n do_v infer_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v use_v the_o same_o deceit_n that_o antiochus_n do_v but_o the_o like_a nor_o that_o he_o shall_v obtain_v the_o same_o kingdom_n as_o m._n downam_n very_o ridiculous_o will_v bear_v his_o reader_n in_o hand_n â—or_a who_o know_v not_o that_o antiochus_n be_v not_o only_a king_n of_o the_o jew_n but_o of_o syria_n and_o asia_n which_o s._n hierome_n infer_v so_o antichrist_n be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v the_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n because_o antiochus_n be_v so_o not_o of_o antichrist_n only_o he_o name_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n because_o it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o other_o place_n as_o have_v be_v show_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v make_v himself_o their_o king_n and_o messiah_n but_o it_o be_v far_o from_o s._n hierome_n and_o bellarmine_n to_o prove_v it_o out_o of_o this_o place_n and_o to_o this_o i_o may_v also_o â—d_a that_o by_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o jew_n they_o mean_v not_o the_o country_n of_o jewry_n but_o rather_o the_o dominion_n over_o that_o nation_n and_o their_o person_n wheresoever_o they_o be_v for_o it_o be_v uncertain_a whether_o there_o shall_v be_v any_o jew_n in_o that_o country_n at_o antichrist_n come_v or_o not_o and_o it_o seem_v more_o probable_a that_o they_o shall_v recover_v it_o in_o his_o time_n and_o by_o his_o mean_n wherefore_o s._n hierome_n and_o bellarmine_n only_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v have_v a_o obscure_a beginning_n and_o come_v to_o be_v king_n by_o deceit_n which_o m._n downam_n may_v have_v perceave_v by_o beauty_n minor_a or_o assumption_n in_o which_o he_o never_o go_v about_o to_o prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n because_o he_o be_v not_o king_n of_o the_o jew_n which_o have_v be_v his_o best_a and_o ready_a way_n if_o he_o have_v infer_v out_o of_o this_o place_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v so_o and_o whereas_o m_n downam_n say_v that_o to_o argue_v from_o a_o allegory_n iâ—_n but_o asleight_n argument_n in_o divinity_n i_o have_v already_o show_v that_o when_o the_o allegorical_a sense_n be_v certain_a and_o know_v by_o the_o general_a consent_n of_o father_n as_o it_o be_v in_o this_o place_n the_o argument_n be_v not_o sleight_n but_o most_o hierone_n downam_n insolent_o reject_v s._n hierone_n firm_a and_o strong_a and_o m._n downam_n be_v most_o ridiculous_a in_o affirm_v that_o s._n hierome_n â—â—_o oversee_v and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o wonder_n he_o be_v one_o of_o the_o most_o learned_a father_n and_o the_o matter_n so_o easy_a for_o who_o see_v not_o the_o insolent_a vanity_n of_o this_o heretical_a doctor_n who_o persuade_v himself_o that_o his_o bare_a word_n be_v able_a to_o discredit_v s._n hieroms_n exposition_n who_o learning_n and_o exactness_n in_o the_o scripture_n the_o whole_a world_n admire_v and_o it_o be_v hard_o to_o find_v any_o place_n in_o the_o exposition_n whereof_o he_o be_v so_o earnest_a as_o in_o this_o impugn_v ex_fw-la professo_fw-la the_o exposition_n of_o porphiry_n who_o m._n downanâ—aketh_v â—aketh_z upon_o hiâ—_n to_o defend_v and_o that_o not_o only_o against_o s._n hierome_n but_o against_o all_o other_o christian_n and_o ecclesiastical_a hierome_n downam_n abuse_v s._n hierome_n expositor_n either_o before_o or_o after_o s._n hieromes_n time_n final_o m._n downam_n be_v too_o impudent_a and_o absurd_a to_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o s._n hieroms_n mean_v to_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o 23._o v._n that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v of_o a_o small_a nation_n since_o he_o himself_o acknowledge_v that_o s._n hierome_n expound_v those_o word_n otherwise_o but_o this_o be_v