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bishop_n and_o the_o dispenser_n of_o the_o holy_a thing_n of_o the_o sacred_a order_n and_o of_o all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n because_o he_o exalt_v himself_o above_o they_o to_o this_o end_n and_o for_o this_o very_a purpose_n that_o he_o as_o god_n may_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n that_o be_v that_o he_o may_v be_v as_o well_o a_o pope_n in_o the_o church_n as_o a_o king_n in_o the_o commonwealth_n the_o supreme_a governor_n and_o disposer_n of_o all_o thing_n as_o well_o the_o religious_a worship_n of_o god_n as_o the_o civil_a government_n of_o the_o people_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d here_o which_o as_o pasor_n true_o say_v come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d habito_fw-la to_o dwell_v must_v not_o be_v raken_v for_o the_o jew_n temple_n at_o jerusalem_n as_o the_o greek_a scholiast_n testify_v which_o be_v the_o error_n of_o some_o papist_n signify_v what_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d proper_o signify_v and_o of_o grotius_n also_o because_o caligula_n intend_v to_o set_v up_o his_o statue_n in_o that_o temple_n under_o the_o name_n of_o jupiter_n optimus_fw-la maximus_fw-la which_o notwithstanding_o be_v not_o do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n where_o god_n dwell_v and_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n as_o our_o saviour_n use_v the_o same_o word_n in_o john_n 2.19_o 2.19_o john_n 2.19_o where_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d destroy_v this_o temple_n that_o be_v where_o the_o godhead_n dwell_v and_o i_o will_v rear_v it_o up_o in_o three_o day_n for_o so_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n where_o god_n dwell_v be_v every_o where_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o temple_n of_o god_n as_o ephes_n 2.21_o apoc._n 11.19_o 1_o cor._n 3.16_o 2_o cor._n 6.16_o and_o so_o theophilact_v say_v he_o shall_v sit_v non_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la specialiter_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la hierosolymis_fw-la sed_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la &_o in_o omni_fw-la divino_fw-la templo_fw-la not_o in_o the_o temple_n special_o understand_v which_o be_v at_o jerusalem_n but_o in_o the_o church_n simple_o and_o in_o every_o divine_a temple_n and_o s._n hierome_n say_v in_o templo_fw-la dei_fw-la sedebit_fw-la vel_fw-la hierosolimis_fw-la algas_n hieron_n q._n 11._o ad_fw-la algas_n ut_fw-la quidam_fw-la putant_fw-la vel_fw-la in_o ecclesiis_fw-la ut_fw-la verius_fw-la arbitramur_fw-la he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n either_o at_o jerusalem_n as_o some_o think_v or_o else_o in_o the_o church_n as_o we_o more_o true_o suppose_v and_o this_o clear_o show_v that_o the_o seat_n of_o the_o antichrist_n can_v be_v neither_o at_o rome_n nor_o at_o constantinople_n as_o i_o have_v show_v to_o you_o before_o unless_o you_o will_v yield_v antichrist_n that_o neither_o rome_n nor_o constantinople_n but_o the_o true_a church_n be_v the_o seat_n of_o the_o antichrist_n either_o rome_n or_o constantinople_n to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o pure_a church_n that_o christ_n have_v on_o earth_n because_o the_o antichrist_n will_v arise_v and_o settle_v himself_o in_o that_o church_n say_v the_o apostle_n which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o dwell_a place_n of_o god_n and_o not_o where_o he_o have_v dwell_v that_o so_o he_o may_v do_v the_o most_o dishonour_n unto_o god_n and_o the_o most_o mischief_n unto_o his_o servant_n and_o god_n dwell_v in_o the_o pure_a church_n no_o man_n can_v deny_v it_o and_o therefore_o the_o antichrist_n must_v arise_v and_o enthrone_v himself_o in_o the_o pure_a church_n as_o i_o have_v full_o prove_v before_o and_o there_o in_o that_o church_n say_v the_o apostle_n he_o show_v himself_o as_o god_n or_o as_o erasmus_n do_v best_a translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d demonstro_fw-la ostentans_fw-la
boast_v and_o brag_v or_o prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferens_fw-la as_o beza_n translate_v it_o pretend_v that_o he_o be_v god_n or_o as_o tremellius_n say_v ostentet_fw-la seipsum_fw-la ac_fw-la si_fw-la deus_fw-la esset_fw-la he_o will_v carry_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o god_n that_o be_v in_o god_n stead_n the_o true_a king_n to_o rule_v the_o people_n and_o the_o right_a bishop_n to_o govern_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n or_o god_n that_o the_o antichrist_n will_v whole_o direct_v the_o clergy_n and_o dispose_v of_o all_o thing_n in_o the_o church_n and_o about_o the_o service_n of_o god_n as_o some_o do_v read_v it_o he_o will_v be_v esteem_v and_o take_v tanquam_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la for_o such_o a_o supreme_a monarch_n and_o chief_a governor_n over_o god_n church_n as_o god_n say_v unto_o moses_n he_o shall_v be_v to_o aaron_n his_o god_n to_o direct_v he_o in_o all_o the_o service_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n and_o the_o whole_a worship_n of_o god_n so_o will_v the_o antichrist_n be_v such_o a_o god_n to_o order_v direct_v and_o dispose_v of_o all_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n and_o how_o all_o the_o clergy_n in_o order_n and_o without_o order_n shall_v behave_v and_o carry_v themselves_o in_o the_o whole_a service_n of_o the_o church_n which_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n in_o this_o place_n for_o this_o show_v himself_o or_o brag_v that_o he_o be_v god_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o he_o will_v have_v himself_o believe_v to_o be_v the_o true_a and_o everliving_a god_n and_o worship_v with_o divine_a worship_n as_o the_o historian_n tell_v we_o alexander_n antigonus_n augustus_n caligula_n domician_n and_o divers_a other_o of_o the_o caesar_n and_o emperor_n be_v transport_v to_o that_o height_n of_o pride_n and_o ambition_n as_o believe_v themselves_o to_o be_v more_o than_o man_n to_o require_v the_o people_n their_o subject_n to_o take_v they_o for_o jupiter_n apollo_n or_o some_o other_o of_o those_o ancient_o esteem_v god_n and_o to_o ascribe_v the_o honour_n and_o worship_n that_o be_v usual_o give_v to_o those_o god_n unto_o themselves_o as_o altar_n sacrifice_n and_o the_o like_a whereof_o virgil_n speak_v of_o augustus_n say_v 1._o virgilius_n eglog_n 1._o illius_fw-la aram_fw-la saepe_fw-la tener_n nostris_fw-la ab_fw-la ovilibus_fw-la imbuet_fw-la agnus_fw-la and_o horace_n also_o say_v 2._o horatius_n epist_n l._n 2._o jurandásque_fw-la tuum_fw-la per_fw-la nomen_fw-la ponimus_fw-la arras_n but_o the_o meaning_n of_o the_o apostle_n be_v that_o this_o man_n of_o sin_n the_o antichrist_n will_v brag_v and_o boast_v unto_o the_o people_n that_o he_o be_v all_o for_o god_n and_o for_o the_o honour_n and_o service_n of_o god_n and_o therefore_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n to_o set_v out_o the_o right_a directory_n of_o serve_v god_n that_o so_o god_n through_o he_o and_o by_o his_o only_a mean_n and_o endeavour_n may_v be_v right_o serve_v and_o worship_v according_a to_o his_o directory_n as_o the_o mahometan_n worship_n mahomet_n according_a to_o his_o alcoran_n and_o we_o former_o worship_v god_n according_a to_o the_o form_n prescribe_v unto_o we_o by_o our_o governor_n in_o the_o book_n of_o common-prayer_n and_o so_o he_o show_v that_o he_o be_v god_n that_o be_v most_o godly_a and_o so_o a_o god_n by_o the_o participation_n of_o the_o godliness_n and_o holiness_n of_o god_n which_o exposition_n do_v most_o fit_o agree_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o he_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v which_o be_v the_o ready_a way_n to_o deceive_v the_o people_n and_o whether_o the_o long_a parliament_n have_v not_o usurp_v this_o ecclesiastical_a power_n and_o jurisdiction_n over_o all_o the_o holy_a thing_n parliament_n let_v the_o reader_n judge_n whether_o this_o be_v not_o fulfil_v in_o the_o long_a parliament_n and_o to_o set_v forth_o the_o sole_a directory_n of_o god_n service_n tanquam_fw-la sit_fw-la deus_fw-la as_o if_o they_o alone_o have_v aaron_n office_n to_o order_v all_o the_o other_o priest_n and_o levite_n or_o have_v the_o spirit_n of_o s._n paul_n infallible_o to_o direct_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o moses_n his_o authority_n and_o the_o power_n of_o a_o king_n to_o rule_v the_o people_n let_v the_o parish_n and_o people_n of_o god_n that_o have_v none_o other_o form_n of_o god_n service_n but_o what_o the_o parliament_n preacher_n and_o the_o observer_n of_o their_o directory_n do_v use_v be_v the_o judge_n both_o of_o what_o service_n and_o of_o what_o doctrine_n be_v bring_v unto_o they_o i_o make_v small_a account_n though_o i_o will_v not_o pass_v it_o unsaluted_a of_o that_o observation_n which_o some_o man_n have_v make_v that_o the_o parliament_n house_n where_o the_o member_n of_o the_o long_a parliament_n sit_v heaven_n arise_v evans_n in_o his_o voice_n from_o heaven_n be_v a_o chapel_n consecrate_v by_o king_n edward_n the_o 3._o to_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n as_o appear_v by_o many_o record_n because_o many_o other_o parliament_n have_v sit_v in_o that_o chapel_n and_o yet_o not_o any_o of_o they_o all_o have_v usurp_v this_o power_n to_o be_v the_o supreme_a disposer_n and_o director_n of_o all_o the_o holy_a service_n of_o god_n the_o commander_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n and_o priest_n of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n how_o to_o do_v his_o service_n and_o what_o service_n shall_v be_v do_v unto_o he_o and_o to_o make_v themselves_o the_o sole_a possessor_n the_o right_a owner_n to_o dispose_v sell_v or_o give_v all_o the_o revenue_n land_n state_n tithe_n and_o offering_n of_o the_o church_n as_o it_o be_v say_v the_o antichrist_n will_v do_v and_o which_o he_o may_v no_o better_o nor_o so_o well_o do_v as_o scyrus_n and_o procrustes_n the_o two_o vile_a robber_n that_o we_o read_v of_o can_v take_v thy_o purse_n and_o all_o thy_o money_n by_o the_o highway_n side_n and_o here_o also_o i_o can_v omit_v to_o observe_v temple_n note_v the_o word_n fit_a in_o the_o temple_n that_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n shall_v not_o stand_v but_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n where_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o come_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o proper_o signify_v to_o fit_v as_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 20.12_o john_n 4.6_o and_o 20.12_o sit_v by_o the_o well_o and_o so_o the_o two_o angel_n be_v see_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sit_v in_o white_a raiment_n be_v to_o be_v distinguish_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v derive_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o betoken_v and_o signify_v collocare_fw-la to_o place_n or_o to_o set_v a_o thing_n in_o some_o place_n as_o it_o be_v where_o the_o apostle_n say_v if_o you_o have_v judgement_n of_o thing_n pertain_v to_o this_o life_n 6.4_o 1_o cor._n 6.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d set_v such_o or_o place_v they_o to_o judge_n who_o be_v least_o esteem_v in_o the_o church_n and_o so_o where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o disciple_n bring_v the_o ass_n and_o the_o colt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o as_o it_o be_v in_o some_o copy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o set_v he_o 21.7_o matth_n 21.7_o or_o place_v he_o thereon_o and_o therefore_o it_o be_v right_o conclude_v by_o maresius_n that_o this_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n be_v ill_o apply_v by_o grotius_n to_o caius_n caligula_n his_o cause_v of_o his_o statue_n to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n but_o it_o may_v most_o proper_o signify_v the_o sit_v of_o the_o parliament_n this_o let_v the_o reader_n judge_v of_o this_o or_o the_o like_a society_n of_o man_n in_o that_o place_n where_o they_o intend_v to_o acquiesce_v and_o rest_v themselves_o whether_o the_o place_n be_v physical_a or_o metaphysical_a and_o whether_o the_o parliament_n resolve_v not_o only_o to_o stand_v in_o that_o their_o dignity_n and_o authority_n for_o 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