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be_v give_v the_o woman_n to_o 15._o ibid._n v._o 14_o 15._o fly_v into_o her_o place_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o be_v nourish_v for_o a_o time_n time_n and_o half_a be_v the_o roman_a empire_n divide_v into_o east_n and_o west_n which_o protect_v she_o in_o a_o erimitical_a estate_n from_o the_o dragon_n fury_n in_o perfect_a tranquillity_n for_o 1260._o annal_a day_n but_o toss_v with_o a_o flood_n of_o heresy_n cast_v from_o the_o serpent_n mouth_n to_o seduce_v she_o the_o beast_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o 2._o rev._n 13_o v._n 1_o 2._o horn_n have_v on_o his_o horn_n ten_o crown_n and_o on_o his_o head_n the_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n be_v the_o secular_a empire_n which_o have_v blasphemous_a new_a devise_v idolatry_n on_o his_o seven_o head_n at_o rome_n which_o be_v share_v into_o ten_o kingdom_n or_o dominion_n and_o all_o worship_v the_o dragon_n because_o he_o gav_v his_o power_n seat_n and_o great_a authority_n to_o this_o beast_n for_o worship_v or_o serve_v he_o the_o beast_n come_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n which_o have_v two_o horn_n like_o 12_o ibid._n v._o 11_o 12_o a_o lamb_n but_o speak_v as_o a_o dragon_n be_v the_o spiritual_a roman_a power_n or_o whole_a papacy_n who_o two_o horn_n of_o a_o lamb_n signify_v as_o mr._n mede_n opine_n the_o power_n of_o bind_v and_o lose_v but_o as_o other_o aver_v the_o two_o key_n and_o two_o sword_n bear_v before_o the_o pope_n to_o typify_v his_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a jurisdiction_n which_o seem_v proper_a and_o probable_a but_o his_o doctrine_n be_v the_o voice_n of_o the_o dragon_n the_o image_n of_o the_o ten-horned_n beast_n which_o be_v wound_v and_o do_v 15._o ibid._n v._o 14_o 15._o liv_o or_o reviv_o be_v the_o west_n empire_n or_o seven_o head_a beast_n of_o rome_n which_o lie_v suppress_v long_o but_o restore_v by_o pope_n leo_n 3_o who_o ereat_v charlemaign_a emperor_n and_o his_o successor_n enjoy_v it_o for_o six_o descent_n till_o it_o be_v translate_v into_o germany_n the_o beast_n mark_v or_o name_n which_o be_v all_o one_o as_o it_o be_v after_o call_v 17._o ibid._n v._o 16._o 17._o the_o mark_n of_o his_o name_n rev._n 14._o 11._o without_o which_o none_o can_v buy_v or_o sell_v be_v papal_a anathema_n or_o excommunication_n as_o master_n mede_n maintain_v which_o exclud_v man_n from_o civil_a commerce_n company_n and_o communion_n but_o this_o by_o his_o leave_v be_v a_o prohibitiv_a brand_n to_o exclud_v such_o as_o have_v it_o not_o permissiv_o to_o admit_v such_o as_o have_v it_o and_o repel_v only_o those_o that_o have_v it_o not_o nor_o can_v it_o be_v apply_v as_o a_o name_n or_o mark_v why_o not_o rather_o roman_a catholic_n be_v a_o name_n which_o all_o the_o beast_n follower_n arrogat_fw-la as_o their_o peculiar_a mark_n or_o badge_n nor_o can_v any_o sav_v such_o communicate_v the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n 666_o be_v the_o number_n of_o a_o man_n 18._o ibid._n v._o 18._o because_o set_v in_o numeral_a 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