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the_o roman_a empire_n in_o the_o west_n which_o lie_v void_a three_o hundred_o twenty_o five_o year_n from_o augustulus_n to_o carolus_n magnus_n also_o the_o beast_n be_v take_v and_o with_o he_o that_o false_a prophet_n which_o wrought_v miracle_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 19_o 20._o which_o seem_v to_o make_v they_o to_o be_v two_o distinct_a person_n thus_o also_o be_v rome_n plain_o describe_v to_o be_v set_v on_o seven_o hill_n and_o rule_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o make_v bellarmine_n and_o râ—bira_n both_o jesuit_n to_o confess_v that_o rome_n be_v the_o whore_n there_o mean_v rome_n also_o maintain_v idolatry_n and_o superstition_n in_o her_o religion_n government_n and_o policy_n which_o in_o scripture_n be_v call_v whoredom_n then_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o the_o whore_n but_o one_o of_o the_o beast_n or_o bawd_n rather_o if_o you_o will_v to_o the_o whore_n for_o example_n he_o maintain_v stew_n in_o rome_n yield_v he_o yearly_o 40000._o ducat_n and_o 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vers_fw-la 3._o and_o 4._o in_o the_o thirteen_o chapter_n it_o be_v say_v that_o the_o first_o beast_n be_v wound_v and_o heal_v by_o a_o dragon_n before_o the_o arise_v of_o the_o second_o beast_n which_o dragon_n some_o say_n be_v athaulphus_n that_o wound_a honorius_n the_o emperor_n ann._n 414._o other_o say_v odoacer_n who_o overthrow_v augustulus_n the_o last_o roman_a caesar_n another_o viz._n d._n forbes_n now_o a_o bishop_n in_o scotland_n say_v it_o be_v theodoricus_n the_o ostrogoth_n ann._n 476._o other_o alaricus_n a_o goth_n that_o sack_v rome_n anno_fw-la 541._o these_o be_v all_o heathen_a king_n and_o therefore_o account_v among_o the_o dragon_n whereof_o one_o heal_v the_o first_o beast_n viz._n the_o pope_n quere_z after_o this_o rome_n be_v under_o the_o exarche_n of_o ravenna_n 197._o year_n which_o be_v christian_n then_o under_o
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a_o little_a one_o by_o bound_v that_o church_n in_o so_o few_o city_n verse_n 9_o if_o she_o be_v a_o wall_n we_o will_v build_v upon_o she_o a_o palace_n of_o silver_n and_o if_o she_o be_v a_o door_n we_o will_v enclose_v she_o with_o board_n of_o cedar_n a_o wall_n before_o chap._n 5._o vers_fw-la 7._o be_v the_o safeguard_n of_o the_o civil_a magistrate_n and_o they_o which_o execute_v that_o office_n be_v call_v keeper_n of_o the_o wall_n compare_v it_o with_o chap._n 6._o 9_o it_o seem_v here_o to_o signify_v the_o same_o as_o if_o she_o shall_v say_v if_o the_o civil_a governor_n will_v yield_v their_o help_a hand_n to_o build_v up_o and_o defend_v the_o egyptian_a church_n they_o shall_v not_o want_v our_o ready_a aid_n that_o they_o may_v do_v that_o with_o the_o more_o dignity_n the_o gate_n in_o the_o wall_n be_v the_o minister_n themselves_o which_o make_v a_o entrance_n for_o other_o into_o the_o church_n as_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n all_o close_v with_o wall_n have_v 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answer_v their_o carefulness_n she_o show_v herself_o furnish_v with_o those_o ornament_n which_o they_o be_v afraid_a she_o want_v very_o not_o altogether_o destitute_a of_o the_o civil_a power_n but_o somewhat_o fence_v with_o the_o aid_n thereof_o as_o with_o a_o wall_n and_o bulwark_n also_o her_o breast_n from_o who_o milk_n be_v draw_v for_o the_o child_n though_o in_o the_o beginning_n they_o be_v so_o small_a that_o they_o seem_v altogether_o none_o yet_o now_o they_o be_v grow_v to_o that_o largeness_n that_o they_o may_v be_v worthy_o compare_v with_o tower_n this_o peace_n which_o she_o speak_v of_o be_v that_o marriage_n as_o it_o seem_v which_o her_o sister_n before_o point_a at_o and_o be_v elsewhere_o call_v rest_n ruth_n 3._o 1._o as_o if_o she_o shall_v say_v after_o that_o my_o breast_n wax_v ripe_a or_o emboss_a i_o find_v that_o pleasure_n in_o christ_n which_o maid_n be_v wont_a to_o enjoy_v in_o marriage_n verse_n 11._o solomon_n have_v a_o vineyard_n at_o baalhamon_n he_o let_v out_o the_o vineyard_n unto_o keeper_n every_o one_o for_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o be_v to_o bring_v a_o thousand_o piece_n of_o silver_n verse_n 12._o my_o vineyard_n which_o be_v i_o be_v before_o i_o thou_o o_o solomon_n must_v have_v a_o thousand_o and_o those_o that_o keep_v the_o fruit_n thereof_o two_o hundred_o hitherto_o of_o the_o new_a christian_a church_n as_o it_o be_v distinguish_v into_o divers_a member_n into_o the_o elder_n and_o the_o three_o young_a sister_n whereof_o the_o first_o be_v a_o princess_n among_o the_o rest_n now_o follow_v that_o which_o be_v common_a aswell_o on_o the_o behalf_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n as_o of_o the_o bride_n that_o of_o the_o bridegroom_n be_v twofold_a a_o care_n and_o a_o precept_n the_o care_n of_o the_o bridegroom_n towards_o the_o
the_o lumbards_n 56._o year_n which_o at_o first_o be_v heathen_a and_o after_o arrian_n and_o have_v but_o a_o part_n of_o the_o empire_n in_o this_o time_n the_o visigothe_n rule_v in_o spain_n the_o alein_n in_o guines_n and_o gascon_a the_o french_a man_n in_o the_o residue_n of_o france_n the_o vandal_n in_o africa_n the_o sâ—xons_n in_o britain_n the_o ostrogoth_n in_o miso_n and_o hungary_n the_o herule_v and_o turinge_n in_o italy_a and_o rome_n only_o the_o name_n of_o the_o empire_n remain_v with_o zeno_n in_o the_o east_n transamundus_fw-la king_n of_o the_o vandal_n in_o africa_n banish_v 220._o bishop_n ann._n 459._o about_o the_o time_n be_v great_a alteration_n of_o state_n and_o kingdom_n carolus_n magnus_fw-la overthrow_v the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n with_o alaricus_n and_o the_o lumbards_n be_v by_o pope_n honorius_n make_v emperor_n of_o the_o west_n anno_fw-la 802._o mâ—lancthon_n and_o lanqâ—et_n so_o from_o augustulus_n to_o carolus_n magnus_n the_o empire_n be_v 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