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heretic_n in_o assoil_v the_o nation_n that_o dwell_v nigh_o he_o as_o ranulphus_fw-la testify_v and_o in_o do_v 5._o by_o craft_n and_o guile_n what_o he_o may_v not_o do_v by_o deed_n of_o arm_n but_o after_o he_o have_v raise_v his_o kingdom_n by_o flattery_n as_o antiochus_n do_v his_o 21._o then_o he_o speak_v like_o a_o dragon_n say_v that_o he_o be_v send_v of_o god_n to_o compel_v man_n to_o his_o religion_n by_o the_o sword_n and_o that_o they_o which_o will_v not_o obey_v his_o law_n must_v pay_v tribute_n or_o be_v put_v to_o death_n for_o so_o be_v the_o word_n of_o the_o alcoran_n 12._o and_o this_o beast_n exercise_v all_o the_o power_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n before_o he_o that_o be_v in_o speak_v great_a thing_n and_o blasphemy_n in_o make_v war_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o overcome_v they_o and_o in_o have_v power_n over_o all_o kindred_n tongue_n and_o nation_n as_o
jerusalem_n but_o the_o church_n of_o christ._n and_o according_a to_o this_o sense_n our_o saviour_n matth._n 24._o 15._o speak_v of_o antichrists_n seat_n do_v not_o say_v when_o you_o see_v the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n stand_v in_o the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n but_o he_o say_v stand_v in_o the_o holy_a place_n that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o the_o church_n which_o be_v more_o holy_a than_o ever_o be_v the_o temple_n at_o jerusalem_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o time_n of_o grace_n and_o this_o reason_n also_o evince_v for_o if_o antichrist_n shall_v not_o have_v his_o residence_n in_o the_o church_n among_o christian_n what_o opportunity_n can_v he_o have_v to_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o holy_a city_n by_o the_o space_n of_o forty_o two_o month_n and_o to_o compass_v the_o tent_n of_o the_o saint_n about_o and_o the_o belove_a city_n which_o be_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n prophesy_v of_o in_o the_o 11_o and_o 20_o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n last_o to_o this_o come_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o sibylla_n speak_v of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o 8_o book_n of_o oracle_n and_o quote_v by_o jewel_n upon_o the_o 2_o thess._n 2._o where_o she_o have_v these_o word_n the_o great_a terror_n and_o fury_n of_o his_o empire_n and_o the_o great_a woe_n that_o he_o shall_v work_v shall_v be_v by_o the_o bank_n of_o tybur_n and_o to_o this_o agree_v the_o remenses_n say_v credibile_fw-la omnino_fw-la est_fw-la romae_fw-la sessurum_fw-la antichristum_n 17._o it_o be_v altogether_o credible_a that_o antichrist_n be_v to_o sit_v at_o rome_n second_o this_o be_v show_v from_o the_o father_n s._n hierome_n quaest_n 11._o ad_fw-la algas_n say_v 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 in_o the_o church_n as_o we_o more_o true_o suppose_v s._n chrysostome_n upon_o 2._o thess._n 2._o he_o shall_v command_v himself_o to_o be_v worship_v for_o god_n and_o to_o be_v place_v in_o the_o temple_n not_o only_o at_o 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advise_v by_o i_o let_v he_o yield_v the_o horse_n and_o saddle_n too_o and_o save_v the_o rider_n let_v he_o free_v the_o pope_n amend_v his_o teach_n especial_o whereby_o he_o shed_v so_o much_o christian_a blood_n and_o maintain_v peace_n and_o charity_n with_o his_o brethren_n who_o dissent_v not_o from_o he_o in_o the_o main_a and_o let_v the_o devil_n and_o antichrist_n take_v rome_n when_o the_o time_n come_v they_o have_v it_o at_o the_o first_o and_o they_o will_v have_v it_o again_o at_o the_o last_o sit_v the_o holy_a father_n as_o sure_a as_o he_o can_v when_o the_o great_a deluge_n and_o overspread_a shall_v come_v speak_v of_o by_o daniel_n 9_o and_o john_n than_o all_o shall_v down_o the_o pope_n must_v stoop_v his_o cardinal_n shall_v be_v off_o their_o hinge_n and_o his_o triple_a crown_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o dust_n in_o the_o mean_a time_n god_n of_o his_o great_a goodness_n have_v mercy_n on_o we_o all_o antichrists_n destruction_n vers._n 8._o who_o the_o lord_n 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