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A12807 A plaine exposition vpon the first part of the second chapter of Saint Paul his second epistle to the Thessalonians Wherein it is plainly proved, that the Pope is the Antichrist. Being lectures, in Saint Pauls, by Iohn Squire priest, and vicar of Saint Leonards Shordich: sometime fellow of Iesus Colledge in Cambridge. Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653. 1630 (1630) STC 23114; ESTC S100545 402,069 811

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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 antichr●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 or_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d second_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o demonstration_n point_v at_o some_o particular_a person_n as_o john_n 1._o 29._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n behold_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n three_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o difference_n to_o distinguish_v the_o whole_a kind_n as_o mark_v 2._o 27._o the_o sabbath_n be_v make_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o man_n four_o it_o be_v use_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o way_n of_o eminence_n and_o emphasie_n to_o signify_v a_o thing_n that_o be_v noble_a and_o notable_a in_o that_o kind_n as_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n of_o god_n mean_v not_o any_o man_n but_o the_o minister_n yet_o not_o one_o particular_a person_n but_o the_o whole_a call_n so_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o all_o impious_a man_n but_o emphatical_o the_o principal_a antichrist_n yet_o he_o not_o one_o particular_a person_n but_o 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