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triumph_v over_o all_o prince_n and_o nation_n even_o with_o both_o sword_n the_o 5_o period_n cadent_a must_v be_v from_o luther_n time_n after_o who_o they_o confess_v popery_n never_o prosper_v but_o languish_v daily_o and_o his_o 6_o age_n morient_fw-la be_v this_o our_o day_n wherein_o he_o grow_v sick_a of_o his_o consumption_n which_o be_v a_o linger_a death_n more_o and_o more_o the_o gospel_n have_v win_v ground_n of_o popery_n and_o many_o kingdom_n be_v alienate_v from_o this_o antichrist_n 137._o the_o romanist_n have_v a_o say_n among_o they_o thar_z since_o their_o pope_n be_v so_o public_o preach_v to_o be_v antichrist_n their_o religion_n never_o thrive_v and_o this_o have_v be_v do_v long_o not_o only_o by_o wickliff_n luther_n and_o other_o great_a reformer_n which_o be_v suppose_v to_o be_v those_o angel_n preach_v the_o everlasting_a gospel_n etc._n etc._n rev._n 14.6,8,9_o but_o by_o the_o waldenses_n arnulphus_n parisiensis_fw-la and_o many_o other_o illyric_n catalogue_n testium_fw-la veritatis_fw-la the_o fulfil_n of_o this_o 6_o and_o last_o period_n which_o be_v morient_fw-la we_o must_v patient_o wait_v for_o the_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n be_v begin_v already_o to_o be_v pour_v out_o upon_o he_o and_o shall_v at_o last_o bring_v his_o final_a extirpation_n chap._n vi_o 138._o but_o before_o i_o can_v touch_v the_o two_o last_o paragraph_n of_o the_o induction_n there_o be_v some_o objection_n which_o the_o romanist_n lie_v in_o our_o way_n which_o here_o must_v be_v remove_v as_o amasas_n body_n that_o hinder_v the_o people_n from_o go_v end_n way_n 2_o sam._n 20.12_o they_o say_v first_o that_o antichrist_n shall_v have_v no_o such_o period_n or_o proportion_n of_o time_n as_o be_v here_o specify_v for_o he_o be_v some_o single_a person_n only_o because_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d denote_v some_o individuum_fw-la some_o singular_a person_n 139._o to_o this_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o always_o point_v at_o a_o single_a person_n for_o mark_v 2.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v man_n at_o large_a but_o man_n for_o the_o sabbath_n and_o not_o any_o individual_a person_n and_o the_o same_o word_n be_v take_v in_o this_o large_a sense_n luke_n 4.4_o man_n live_v not_o by_o bread_n alone_o and_o not_o in_o their_o contract_a signification_n and_o likewise_o in_o 2_o tim._n 2.17_o in_o all_o which_o place_n the_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v annex_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o 2ly_n deut._n 18.15.18_o a_o prophet_n there_o be_v a_o succession_n of_o prophet_n so_o here_o a_o succession_n of_o person_n of_o the_o same_o function_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d god_n raise_v up_o more_o prophet_n than_o moses_n to_o