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of_o the_o church_n christian_n nay_o some_o say_v that_o at_o this_o day_n some_o of_o the_o popish_a church_n vid._n divers_a in_o france_n do_v hold_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n thus_o these_o ancient_n have_v a_o glimmer_a twilight_n of_o antichrist_n the_o elder_a be_v before_o he_o the_o late_a under_o he_o to_o the_o first_o he_o be_v as_o a_o object_n too_o distant_a from_o the_o eye_n to_o the_o other_o as_o a_o object_n too_o near_o the_o eye_n therefore_o neither_o can_v see_v he_o clear_o as_o we_o may_v and_o do_v at_o this_o day_n of_o they_o i_o may_v speak_v that_o sentence_n of_o our_o saviour_n matth._n 13._o 17._o very_o i_o say_v unto_o you_o many_o prophet_n and_o righteous_a man_n have_v desire_v to_o see_v these_o thing_n which_o you_o see_v and_o have_v not_o see_v they_o but_o to_o show_v that_o he_o be_v and_o how_o he_o be_v reveal_v in_o our_o time_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d saint_n paul_n say_v he_o shall_v then_o be_v reveal_v to_o wit_n when_o the_o emperor_n be_v ruin_v then_o shall_v antichrist_n be_v reveal_v this_o be_v saint_n hieromes_n prediction_n quitcnebat_fw-la monogamiâ—_n hieron_n â—â—ist_o ad_fw-la geront_fw-fr de_fw-fr monogamiâ—_n de_fw-la medio_fw-la sit_fw-la &_o non_fw-la intelligimus_fw-la antichristum_n appropinquare_fw-la he_o who_o do_v withhold_v be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o conceive_v we_o not_o that_o antichrisâ—_n be_v at_o hand_n and_o this_o be_v machiavells_n lâ—â—â—_n 〈◊〉_d hist_o flo._n cat_n lâ—â—â—_n collection_n the_o fall_v of_o the_o emperor_n be_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o pope_n moreover_o betwixt_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o revelation_n of_o antichrist_n saint_n paul_n ponit_fw-la nullum_fw-la medium_n as_o 〈◊〉_d niâ—â—_n orâ—mus_fw-la biblia_fw-la pâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d orem_n well_o observe_v no_o distance_n of_o time_n but_o the_o emperor_n who_o heretofore_o have_v the_o power_n of_o election_n investiture_n call_v of_o council_n and_o theodos_fw-es 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〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o empire_n &_o the_o emperor_n do_v hinder_v antichrist_n but_o how_o can_v they_o hinder_v nero_n who_o be_v the_o one_o and_o have_v the_o other_o in_o the_o eight_o the_o prophecy_n be_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o breath_n of_o the_o lord_n mouth_n that_o be_v by_o the_o word_n and_o scripture_n but_o his_o instruction_n be_v not_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n neither_o shall_v his_o destruction_n be_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n therefore_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o lord_n say_v nero_n can_v be_v the_o antichrist_n because_o he_o have_v no_o communion_n with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n final_o in_o the_o nine_o ten_o eleven_o and_o twelve_o verse_n antichrist_n be_v foretell_v to_o be_v a_o wonderful_a seducer_n from_o the_o truth_n of_o god_n but_o what_o man_n can_v dream_v this_o ever_o to_o have_v be_v fulfil_v in_o nero_n a_o alien_a from_o the_o truth_n neither_o be_v it_o less_o ridiculous_a which_o other_o 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turk_n profess_v himself_o to_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n unto_o christ_n &_o christianity_n and_o therefore_o he_o can_v be_v the_o antichrist_n four_o in_o the_o eight_o verse_n antichrist_n be_v foretell_v to_o be_v consume_v spiritu_fw-la oris_fw-la domini_fw-la that_o be_v by_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n the_o preach_v of_o the_o gospel_n have_v convert_v some_o person_n and_o province_n among_o the_o indian_n say_v the_o papist_n and_o some_o person_n &_o province_n among_o the_o papist_n know_v the_o protestant_n but_o among_o the_o turk_n few_o person_n no_o province_n have_v be_v convert_v by_o the_o preach_a of_o the_o gospel_n &_o therefore_o this_o property_n also_o sutethnot_v w_z the_o the_o turk_n five_o in_o the_o nine_o verse_n a_o main_a sign_n of_o antichrist_n be_v this_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v with_o sign_n and_o lie_a wonder_n but_o apud_fw-la nos_fw-la solos_fw-la fiunt_fw-la miracula_fw-la say_v eudaemon_n the_o pope_n
your_o eye_n and_o behold_v if_o in_o the_o many_o particular_n of_o this_o plentiful_a pprophecy_n there_o be_v any_o one_o point_n which_o can_v be_v apply_v to_o the_o triennial_n antichrist_n which_o the_o pope_n teach_v or_o any_o part_n which_o may_v not_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o pope_n the_o true_a antichrist_n resolve_v this_o chapter_n and_o see_v if_o all_o the_o part_n thereof_o be_v not_o like_o the_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n lift_v from_o the_o globe_n see_v if_o they_o return_v not_o to_o the_o pope_n and_o papacy_n as_o to_o their_o proper_a centre_n natural_o and_o without_o any_o force_a application_n i_o say_v therefore_o i_o beseech_v you_o open_v your_o eye_n and_o as_o you_o know_v you_o shall_v be_v save_v by_o your_o own_o faith_n and_o as_o you_o believe_v that_o you_o shall_v answer_v for_o your_o own_o knowledge_n so_o i_o beseech_v you_o fasten_v your_o eye_n on_o this_o prophecy_n in_o the_o expound_v whereof_o my_o conscience_n tell_v i_o my_o god_n tell_v 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o a_o practiser_n and_o a_o causer_n of_o sin_n the_o son_n of_o perdition_n filius_fw-la perditionis_fw-la by_o a_o hebraisme_n as_o much_o as_o perditissimus_fw-la that_o be_v one_o prepare_v to_o destruction_n both_o active_o &_o passive_o whence_o he_o be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v destroy_v and_o destroy_v and_o he_o be_v term_v a_o adversary_n which_o be_v the_o title_n of_o the_o devil_n imply_v that_o antichrist_n be_v a_o devilish_a adversary_n but_o per_fw-la amici_fw-la fallere_fw-la nomen_fw-la a_o secret_a adversary_n and_o so_o a_o adversary_n both_o fundamental_o and_o universal_o his_o place_n the_o temple_n take_v two_o way_n either_o material_o for_o the_o temple_n of_o the_o jew_n or_o formal_o for_o the_o church_n of_o the_o christian_n the_o text_n can_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o first_o because_o the_o material_a temple_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v ruinate_v never_o to_o 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