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their_o heresy_n not_o permit_v they_o to_o buy_v and_o fall_v that_o receive_v not_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v affect_v the_o title_n of_o god_n have_v be_v also_o above_o note_a they_o accept_v of_o it_o by_o not_o reprove_v their_o flatterer_n as_o neither_o do_v antiochus_n when_o they_o call_v he_o god_n qui_fw-la non_fw-la vetat_fw-la peccare_fw-la cum_fw-la possit_fw-la jubet_fw-la and_o that_o nothing_o may_v be_v want_v to_o complete_a the_o parallelism_n he_o when_o he_o bring_v himself_o into_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o behave_v himself_o as_o to_o absolute_a power_n as_o if_o he_o be_v god_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o thessalonian_n he_o be_v but_o a_o man_n what_o can_v this_o man_n be_v but_o a_o idol_n the_o fulminant_fw-la jupiter_n of_o mount_n coelius_n for_o that_o mountain_n be_v appropriate_a to_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n upon_o account_n of_o the_o lateran_n there_o his_o palace_n as_o that_o 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last_o stroke_n according_a to_o that_o intimation_n of_o cornelius_n and_o the_o very_a circumstance_n of_o antiochus_n his_o death_n as_o it_o be_v describe_v will_v notable_o suit_v with_o the_o circumstance_n of_o the_o extinction_n of_o the_o papal_a hierarchy_n 2_o maccab._n 9_o 9_o the_o worm_n rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o body_n of_o this_o wicked_a man_n antiochus_n and_o while_o he_o live_v in_o sorrow_n and_o pain_n his_o flesh_n fall_v away_o and_o the_o filthiness_n of_o his_o smell_n be_v noisome_a to_o all_o his_o army_n but_o thus_o he_o die_v percussus_fw-la faetore_fw-la &_o vermibus_fw-la as_o cornelius_n phrase_n it_o upon_o the_o place_n and_o as_o antiochus_n go_v out_o thus_o with_o a_o stink_n so_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o exstinction_n of_o the_o papal_a hierarchy_n will_v leave_v no_o good_a favour_n behind_o it_o but_o end_n in_o wretched_a contempt_n according_a as_o it_o be_v predict_v touch_v the_o king_n of_o babylon_n no_o doubt_n a_o type_n of_o the_o pope_n or_o papal_a hierarchy_n isa._n 14._o 18._o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o nation_n even_o all_o of_o they_o lie_v in_o glory_n every_o one_o of_o they_o in_o his_o house_n but_o thou_o be_v cast_v out_o of_o thy_o grave_n like_o a_o abominable_a branch_n as_o a_o carcase_n tread_v under_o foot_n thou_o shall_v not_o be_v join_v with_o they_o in_o burial_n because_o thou_o have_v destroy_v thy_o land_n and_o slay_v thy_o people_n massacre_v kill_v consume_v in_o prison_n and_o burn_v at_o the_o stake_n many_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o apostolic_a christian_n for_o not_o comply_v with_o the_o worship_n of_o those_o idol_n which_o this_o king_n of_o babylon_n have_v set_v up_o and_o also_o fill_v all_o christendom_n with_o blood_n upon_o other_o squables_n let_v that_o be_v for_o one_o instance_n among_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o abovenamed_a that_o those_o two_o emperor_n henry_n the_o four_o and_o frederick_n the_o first_o fight_v above_o threescore_o battle_n in_o defence_n 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a_o spurious_a read_n understand_v the_o prophecy_n literal_o and_o it_o may_v be_v it_o be_v a_o comment_n creep_v into_o the_o text._n for_o as_o all_o be_v agree_v that_o by_o the_o red_a apple_n be_v mean_v some_o imperial_a city_n so_o the_o red_a hat_n of_o the_o cardinal_n and_o the_o scarlet_a clothing_n of_o the_o papal_a hierarchy_n may_v easy_o invite_v the_o commentatour_n to_o interpret_v this_o red_a apple_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o if_o any_o jew_n be_v the_o interpreter_n as_o there_o be_v many_o among_o the_o turk_n they_o understand_v by_o edom_n in_o the_o scripture_n which_o signify_v red_a the_o city_n of_o rome_n or_o the_o roman_a power_n it_o be_v hard_o for_o he_o to_o miss_v of_o that_o interpretation_n and_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la note_n that_o the_o jew_n by_o the_o idumaean_n understand_v the_o roman_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o isai._n 21._o 11._o the_o burden_n of_o dumah_n that_o be_v of_o idumaea_n in_o the_o hebrew_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v very_o nigh_o in_o write_v to_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o martinius_n in_o his_o technologia_fw-la observe_v out_o of_o st._n jerome_n sic_fw-la say_v he_o hieronymus_n ait_fw-fr 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d literas_fw-la parvo_fw-la apice_fw-la distingui_fw-la &_o cum_fw-la interpretatur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d paululùm_fw-la literae_fw-la apice_fw-la commutato_fw-la pro_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d legi_fw-la posse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o sonare_fw-la romam_fw-la but_o there_o be_v no_o need_n of_o this_o nicety_n the_o interpretation_n of_o this_o turkish_a prophecy_n be_v discover_v enough_o already_o i_o will_v only_o refer_v the_o reader_n to_o mr._n mede_n book_n 5._o ch._n 8._o where_o by_o many_o example_n he_o show_v that_o the_o jew_n by_o edom_n understand_v rome_n and_o how_o r._n d._n kimchi_n turn_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d into_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o i_o think_v 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