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other_o be_v of_o the_o same_o judgement_n and_o do_v take_v the_o antichrist_n to_o signify_v the_o papal_a state_n and_o kingdom_n and_o so_o bishop_n downam_n thomson_n shelden_n and_o many_o more_o do_v say_v he_o can_v be_v no_o single_a and_o one_o singular_a person_n but_o a_o multitude_n of_o man_n which_o many_o of_o the_o best_a author_n do_v conceive_v to_o be_v make_v up_o of_o single_a person_n succeed_v one_o another_o as_o hyperius_n say_v and_o they_o can_v be_v none_o other_o as_o they_o suppose_v than_o series_n paparum_fw-la the_o whole_a classie_n of_o the_o pope_n on_o the_o other_o side_n 82._o e._n h._n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la p._n 82._o e._n h._n do_v constant_o and_o confident_o affirm_v that_o not_o only_o the_o restrictive_a article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d prefix_a to_o each_o one_o of_o his_o name_n and_o title_n as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o like_a but_o also_o the_o thing_n attribute_v to_o he_o and_o likewise_o the_o time_n 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where_o i_o hope_v the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d twice_o prefix_v do_v not_o so_o signify_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n as_o to_o exclude_v the_o rest_n of_o his_o faithful_a servant_n his_o member_n from_o ascend_v thither_o but_o this_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d son_n of_o man_n signify_v christ_n mystical_o understand_v that_o be_v christ_n that_o christ_n the_o head_n and_o the_o church_n his_o member_n be_v term_v christ_n whole_a christ_n the_o head_n and_o all_o his_o member_n and_o so_o take_v none_o ascend_v but_o he_o that_o descend_v though_o as_o st._n bernard_n say_v aliter_fw-la ascendit_fw-la quam_fw-la descendit_fw-la he_o ascend_v otherwise_o than_o he_o desended_a for_o he_o descend_v naked_a only_o in_o his_o divinity_n but_o he_o ascend_v clothe_v with_o our_o humanity_n and_o he_o descend_v only_o as_o the_o head_n of_o his_o church_n but_o he_o ascend_v with_o all_o his_o member_n and_o his_o whole_a body_n that_o be_v his_o church_n which_o 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