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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o absolute_a man_n say_v oecumenius_n on_o my_o text_n the_o second_o point_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ille_fw-la homo_fw-la the_o man_n of_o sin_n this_o article_n of_o the_o word_n the_o papist_n urge_v as_o a_o article_n of_o their_o faith_n that_o the_o pope_n can_v be_v antichrist_n hence_o be_v suarez_n his_o 3._o suarez_n apol._n lib._n 5._o c._n 2._o nu_fw-la 3._o admiration_n and_o lessius_fw-la his_o demonstration_n the_o former_a do_v wonder_n quis_fw-la sedem_fw-la regni_fw-la hominem_fw-la peccati_fw-la appellare_fw-la solet_fw-la that_o any_o shall_v call_v a_o kingdom_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o man_n and_o the_o latter_a derive_v his_o three_o demonstration_n ab_fw-la unitate_fw-la 3._o lesle_n de_fw-fr ant._n dem._n 3._o antichristi_fw-la antichrist_n be_v one_o man_n therefore_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrâ—st_n our_o rhemist_n say_v this_o 2._o rhemist_n in_o 2_o thess_n 2._o bell._n de_fw-fr p._n r._n lib._n 3._o c._n 2._o article_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n in_o
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