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be_v to_o be_v he_o far_o declare_v by_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o at_o present_a hinder_v his_o come_n v._o 6._o and_o now_o you_o know_v what_o withhold_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reveal_v in_o his_o time_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o what_o be_v no_o secret_a among_o the_o christian_n what_o be_v sufficient_o foretell_v and_o make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o then_o he_o go_v on_o v._o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v already_o work_v only_o he_o who_o now_o let_v will_v let_v until_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o then_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o wicked_a lawless_a one_o be_v reveal_v but_o still_o this_o it_o may_v be_v be_v not_o plain_a enough_o to_o fix_v the_o epocha_n the_o just_a date_n and_o time_n of_o the_o rise_v of_o anti-christ_n to_o consider_v this_o therefore_o a_o little_a more_o particular_o who_o be_v it_o that_o withhold_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reveal_v in_o his_o time_n who_o be_v it_o who_o do_v let_v and_o will_v let_v until_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n hear_v st._n chrysostom_n on_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v it_o therefore_o which_o withhold_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v reveal_v i._n e._n that_o hinder_v it_o some_o say_v he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n other_o that_o it_o be_v the_o roman_a empire_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o i_o chief_o agree_v and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n for_o if_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n have_v mean_v the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v not_o have_v speak_v obscure_o but_o open_o for_o now_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n i._n e._n his_o gift_n withhold_v he_o but_o he_o must_v have_v come_v in_o another_o manner_n if_o he_o be_v to_o come_v when_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v but_o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o speak_v this_o of_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o speak_v enigmatical_o and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o will_v attempt_v to_o snatch_v to_o himself_o the_o power_n the_o rule_n and_o government_n or_o empire_n both_o of_o man_n and_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o other_o kingdom_n be_v dissolve_v before_o he_o as_o that_o of_o the_o babylonian_n by_o the_o persian_n that_o of_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o macedonian_n that_o of_o the_o macedonian_n by_o the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n by_o antichrist_n to_o which_o he_o add_v but_o of_o that_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o by_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o
p._n 71._o de_fw-fr l'histoire_fw-fr generale_fw-mi des_fw-fr eglise_n vaudoise_v etc._n etc._n the_o title_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v eschantillon_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr doctrine_n des_fw-fr vaudois_n expliquant_a leur_fw-fr sentiment_n touchant_a l'antichrist_n it_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1120_o that_o what_o be_v there_o quote_v be_v first_o publish_a the_o learned_a mede_n mention_n the_o ms._n under_o this_o title_n qual_a cosa_n siam_fw-it l'antichrist_n en_fw-fr datte_fw-it del_fw-it an_fw-mi mille_fw-mi cent_n &_o vigint_n unâ_fw-la cum_fw-la symbolo_fw-la tali_fw-la sicut_fw-la fumus_fw-la praecedit_fw-la ignem_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la christi_fw-la tentatio_fw-la antichristi_fw-la and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a extract_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n viz._n in_o this_o book_n the_o faithful_a be_v admonish_v that_o that_o great_a antichrist_n be_v already_o come_v that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a now_o to_o expect_v he_o any_o long_o that_o by_o the_o 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and_o give_v divine_a veneration_n to_o relic_n and_o image_n adore_v the_o eucharist_n for_o god_n and_o christ_n jesus_n himself_n in_o a_o word_n under_o the_o title_n of_o christianity_n they_o do_v in_o reality_n practice_n idolatry_n last_o they_o rage_n with_o hatred_n and_o persecution_n against_o those_o who_o love_n god_n and_o be_v the_o true_a member_n of_o christ_n that_o this_o state_n of_o man_n not_o one_o single_a man_n be_v antichrist_n the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n the_o four_o beast_n of_o daniel_n namely_o in_o his_o last_o state_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o son_n of_o perdition_n who_o be_v extol_v above_o every_o god_n so_o that_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n i._n e._n in_o the_o church_n show_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v god_n who_o be_v now_o come_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o deceivableness_n and_o lie_v in_o they_o that_o perish_v wherefore_o that_o they_o ought_v as_o god_n command_v both_o inward_o and_o outward_o to_o 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