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or_o no_o and_o though_o that_o shall_v appear_v yet_o they_o be_v but_o counselor_n of_o sit_v the_o regal_a sceptre_n be_v not_o in_o judah_n as_o here_o jacob_n prophesi_v but_o in_o levi_n of_o who_o be_v the_o high_a priest_n &_o king_n after_o the_o captivity_n to_o leave_v then_o all_o ambiguity_n this_o seem_v to_o be_v our_o sure_a refuge_n by_o judah_n not_o to_o mean_v particular_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n but_o the_o whole_a nation_n of_o the_o jew_n both_o because_o although_o there_o be_v of_o the_o tribe_n of_o levi_n &_o benjamin_n among_o they_o yet_o the_o whole_a commonwealth_n have_v the_o name_n of_o judah_n &_o also_o the_o kingdom_n be_v in_o this_o lot_n tribe_n and_o territory_n that_o appertain_v to_o judah_n though_o it_o may_v be_v usurp_v by_o some_o which_o be_v not_o of_o the_o tribe_n of_o judah_n real_o and_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o jew_n have_v always_o a_o king_n and_o a_o governor_n of_o their_o own_o nation_n until_o 2._o 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5.36_o to_o who_o resort_v a_o number_n of_o man_n say_v gamaliel_n all_o which_o be_v adversary_n to_o christ_n but_o not_o that_o antichrist_n as_o for_o the_o proper_a name_n of_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v the_o number_n of_o a_o man_n that_o little_o avail_v they_o for_o as_o there_o be_v mention_v make_v of_o a_o man_n whereout_o they_o will_v enforce_v a_o singularity_n so_o be_v there_o of_o a_o beast_n which_o ever_o impli_v a_o plurality_n for_o 8.20.21_o for_o dan._n 7.17_o dan._n 8.20.21_o beast_n in_o the_o scripture_n signify_v kingdom_n empire_n &_o monarchy_n the_o rhemist_n themselves_o by_o the_o beast_n do_v understand_v the_o universal_a company_n of_o the_o wicked_a now_o the_o beast_n &_o the_o man_n be_v both_o one_o name_n wherefore_o by_o their_o own_o confession_n it_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o a_o company_n or_o congregation_n &_o not_o of_o one_o particular_a person_n of_o the_o contrary_a part_n the_o spirit_n of_o god_n teach_v we_o that_o antichrist_n 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