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the_o hebrew_n text_n which_o have_v ad_fw-la gressus_fw-la eius_fw-la if_o we_o believe_v tremelius_fw-la and_o junius_n iâ—_n as_o capable_a of_o s._n hieromes_n translation_n â—â—_o of_o m._n dowmans_n and_o the_o word_n immediate_o go_v before_o plain_o show_v that_o s._n hieromes_n interpretation_n be_v the_o right_n which_o be_v et_fw-fr meâ—tiâ—_n manum_fw-la svam_fw-la in_o terras_fw-la and_o after_o name_v only_o these_o three_o two_o of_o which_o m._n downam_n will_v cut_v off_o by_o his_o new_a translation_n and_o consequent_o must_v also_o change_v that_o terras_fw-la into_o terram_fw-la and_o yet_o even_o then_o also_o the_o coherence_n will_v show_v that_o the_o prophet_n speak_v rather_o of_o invasion_n then_o assist_v of_o enemy_n than_o friend_n but_o beside_o this_o we_o must_v put_v m._n downam_n to_o a_o little_a more_o trouble_n urge_v he_o to_o tell_v we_o in_o what_o history_n he_o â—uer_v read_v that_o antiochus_n invade_v the_o land_n of_o egypt_n any_o often_o 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worth_a the_o take_n up_o or_o no_o i_o leave_v to_o the_o reader_n judgement_n but_o in_o my_o conceit_n they_o savour_v very_o strong_o of_o heresy_n and_o folly_n 14._o to_o bellarmine_n minor_a m._n downam_n be_v dumb_a as_o likewise_o to_o his_o consutation_n of_o the_o objection_n which_o some_o other_o make_v against_o it_o and_o to_o his_o three_o argument_n he_o only_o answer_v that_o lactantius_n s._n irenaus_n and_o s._n hierome_n be_v â—â—_o world_n antichrist_n shall_v subdue_v the_o 7._o king_n which_o remain_v after_o the_o â—_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n scripture_n aâ—_n though_o bellarmine_n have_v affirm_v that_o they_o be_v because_o in_o the_o beginning_n he_o say_v that_o these_o 4._o thing_n be_v read_v of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o scripture_n but_o m._n downam_n may_v easy_o have_v conceyn_v that_o bellarmine_n can_v not_o prove_v better_o that_o this_o doctrine_n be_v contain_v in_o the_o scripture_n then_o by_o allege_v the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n who_o gather_v it_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n and_o yet_o to_o satisfy_v m._n downam_n in_o all_o point_n he_o allege_v also_o a_o place_n of_o scripture_n whereall_a the_o 10._o king_n apoc._n 17._o be_v say_v to_o give_v their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v the_o devil_n which_o the_o 7._o can_v do_v without_o yield_v themselves_o to_o antichrist_n after_o that_o the_o other_o three_o be_v slay_v to_o which_o m._n downam_n have_v nothing_o to_o reply_n but_o only_o ask_v whether_o s._n john_n speak_v of_o antichrist_n his_o either_o kiâ—â—ing_n 3._o â—â—_o 17._o apoc._n 17._o subdue_a 7_o to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o s._n john_n plain_o foretell_v that_o all_o the_o 10._o shall_v give_v their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o consequent_o that_o the_o 7._o which_o remain_v after_o the_o death_n of_o the_o other_o 3._o will_v concur_v
with_o antichrist_n which_o they_o can_v do_v without_o yield_v themselves_o unto_o he_o since_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o moâ—â—â—ch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o because_o the_o scripture_n be_v not_o so_o express_v bellarmine_n only_o say_v that_o it_o may_v be_v infer_v out_o of_o that_o place_n as_o it_o may_v likewise_o out_o of_o the_o 12._o and_o 13._o apoc._n as_o in_o part_n have_v be_v touch_v and_o be_v it_o not_o evident_a enough_o of_o itself_o that_o the_o little_a horn_n which_o presume_v to_o encounter_v if_o not_o all_o the_o 10._o yet_o 13._o apoc._n 12._o &_o 13._o at_o least_o three_o of_o they_o while_o he_o be_v so_o little_a will_v not_o stay_v there_o when_o he_o be_v grow_v great_a but_o cause_n the_o other_o 7._o to_o subject_n themselves_o unto_o he_o the_o other_o question_n and_o assertion_n which_o m._n downam_n have_v be_v already_o confute_v and_o therefore_o not_o to_o be_v repeat_v now_o again_o wherefore_o let_v we_o see_v what_o he_o say_v to_o the_o testimony_n of_o s._n chrysostome_n and_o s._n cyril_n i_o answer_v say_v he_o that_o for_o substance_n these_o father_n hold_v the_o truth_n for_o what_o monarch_n have_v there_o be_v in_o the_o west_n these_o 5._o or_o 6._o hundred_o year_n beside_o the_o pope_n &_o c_o where_o i_o beseech_v the_o reader_n to_o father_n why_o m._n downam_n admit_v any_o of_o the_o father_n mark_v attentive_o m._n downams_n reason_n why_o he_o allow_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n which_o be_v no_o other_o but_o because_o they_o be_v against_o the_o pope_n in_o some_o sort_n according_a to_o his_o conceit_n for_o otherwise_o we_o may_v see_v by_o that_o which_o he_o answete_v to_o the_o 3._o former_a and_o that_o which_o he_o say_v of_o they_o all_o in_o general_a a_o little_a before_o how_o little_a he_o set_v by_o their_o authority_n now_o for_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o west_n it_o be_v evident_a monarch_n the_o pope_n no_o temporal_a monarch_n that_o it_o remain_v in_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o which_o he_o attribute_v to_o the_o pope_n every_o child_n will_v see_v how_o different_a it_o be_v from_o the_o monarchy_n of_o the_o roman_n and_o how_o small_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v if_o you_o take_v away_o his_o spiritual_a authority_n which_o no_o doubt_n be_v the_o great_a upon_o earth_n but_o what_o be_v that_o to_o the_o temporal_a power_n of_o which_o these_o father_n speak_v now_o how_o the_o pope_n be_v lord_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o how_o he_o dispose_v of_o the_o new_a find_v world_n we_o shall_v examine_v at_o large_a in_o the_o second_o part_n and_o how_o the_o government_n of_o rome_n belong_v not_o to_o antichrist_n in_o who_o time_n it_o shall_v be_v destroy_v as_o neither_o the_o 2._o beast_n apoc._n 13._o nor_o the_o 7._o head_n apoc._n 17._o to_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v already_o sufficient_o declare_v 15._o to_o the_o 4._o argument_n m._n downam_n answer_v nothing_o army_n antichrist_n shall_v persecute_v the_o christian_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o a_o innumerable_a army_n which_o bellarmine_n himself_o have_v not_o confute_v at_o large_a in_o his_o discourse_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n which_o m._n downam_n whole_o omit_v under_o pretext_n of_o not_o trouble_v his_o reader_n but_o indeed_o because_o he_o will_v not_o discover_v his_o own_o shame_n for_o otherwise_o at_o least_o he_o may_v have_v answer_v to_o so_o much_o of_o it_o as_o make_v against_o himself_o the_o like_a deceit_n he_o use_v in_o pass_v over_o bellarmine_n answer_n to_o the_o protestant_n objection_n or_o argument_n whereby_o they_o endeavour_v to_o prove_v the_o pope_n antichrist_n because_o he_o see_v that_o they_o contain_v in_o effect_n a_o answer_n to_o his_o former_a book_n but_o i_o may_v not_o omit_v either_o that_o so_o the_o reader_n may_v judge_v how_o well_o m._n downam_n have_v clear_v they_o in_o his_o former_a book_n of_o which_o he_o seem_v himself_o to_o make_v some_o doubt_n by_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o controversy_n betwixt_o we_o be_v not_o whether_o every_o argument_n that_o have_v be_v produce_v by_o every_o one_o do_v necessary_o conclude_v the_o pope_n to_o be_v antichrist_n and_o that_o that_o discourse_n be_v rather_o personal_a then_o real_a and_o therefore_o he_o let_v it_o pass_v the_o seavententh_n chapter_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n wherefore_o the_o first_o opinion_n or_o rather_o error_n say_v bellarmine_n be_v of_o the_o jew_n who_o teach_v that_o gog_n be_v antichrist_n &_o magog_n innumerable_a scythian_a nation_n which_o lurk_v within_o the_o caspian_a mountain_n and_o that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v with_o magog_n that_o be_v with_o a_o army_n of_o scythian_n at_o the_o same_o time_n that_o the_o messiah_n shall_v first_o appear_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o that_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o battle_n fight_v in_o palestine_n and_o such_o a_o overthrow_n in_o the_o army_n of_o gog_n that_o for_o 7._o year_n the_o jew_n shall_v not_o cut_v any_o wood_n from_o tree_n to_o make_v fire_n withal_o but_o shall_v burn_v the_o spear_n buckler_n and_o other_o weapon_n which_o shall_v be_v find_v with_o the_o dead_a body_n and_o that_o afterward_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o golden_a world_n etc._n etc._n s._n hierome_n relate_v this_o opinion_n in_o cap._n 38._o ezech._n and_o petrus_n galatinus_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 12._o cont_n judaeos_fw-la and_o rabbi_n david_n kimhi_n in_o his_o commentary_n upon_o the_o psalm_n in_o many_o place_n but_o the_o jew_n err_v in_o two_o thing_n first_o that_o they_o think_v the_o battle_n of_o gog_n &_o magog_n shall_v be_v in_o the_o first_o come_v of_o christ_n confound_v the_o first_o with_o the_o second_o whereas_o notwithstanding_o the_o scripture_n plain_o teach_v that_o christ_n in_o his_o first_o come_n be_v to_o come_v in_o humility_n and_o as_o a_o meek_a sheep_n to_o be_v sacrifice_v as_o it_o be_v manifest_a isa_n 53._o and_o in_o other_o place_n second_o in_o that_o they_o think_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v against_o they_o and_o fight_v with_o their_o messiah_n whereas_o indeed_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v their_o messiah_n and_o shall_v fight_v with_o the_o jew_n against_o our_o saviour_n the_o true_a christ_n the_o second_o opinion_n be_v of_o lactantius_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 24._o 25._o &_o 26._o who_o think_v that_o the_o battle_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n shall_v be_v a_o thousand_o year_n after_o the_o death_n of_o antichrist_n for_o he_o teach_v that_o after_o 6000._o year_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n antichrist_n shall_v come_v and_o reign_v three_o year_n &_o a_o half_a and_o that_o then_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v slay_v christ_n shall_v appear_v the_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v and_o the_o saint_n shall_v reign_v here_o with_o christ_n upon_o earth_n for_o a_o thousand_o year_n in_o great_a peace_n and_o tranquillity_n the_o infidel_n not_o be_v whole_o root_v out_o but_o serve_v peaceable_o which_o end_v the_o devil_n shall_v be_v loose_v again_o and_o a_o most_o fierce_a war_n of_o all_o nation_n be_v raise_v against_o the_o same_o saint_n which_o they_o serve_v for_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o this_o be_v the_o battle_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n of_o which_o ezechiel_n and_o s._n john_n do_v speak_v but_o that_o a_o little_a after_o all_o the_o wicked_a shall_v be_v slay_v by_o god_n and_o that_o then_o the_o second_o resurrection_n shall_v be_v and_o the_o world_n be_v whole_o renew_v this_o opinion_n be_v also_o of_o many_o of_o the_o ancient_a father_n as_o papias_n s._n justine_n s._n irenaeus_n tertullian_n apollinaris_n and_o some_o other_o as_o s._n hierome_n relate_v in_o cap._n 36._o ezech._n and_o eusebius_n lib._n 3._o hist_o cap._n ult._n but_o it_o be_v long_o since_o explode_v as_o a_o manifest_a error_n for_o our_o lord_n matth._n 24_o and_o â—5_n plain_o teach_v that_o after_o the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n the_o last_o judgement_n shall_v follow_v forthwith_o and_o that_o all_o the_o good_a shall_v go_v into_o everlasting_a life_n and_o all_o the_o evil_a into_o everlasting_a fire_n and_o therefore_o that_o afterward_o there_o shall_v not_o be_v another_o thousand_o year_n nor_o ever_o after_o any_o more_o battle_n the_o three_o opinion_n be_v of_o eusebius_n who_o lib_n 9_o demonst_a euang._n cap._n 3._o think_v that_o gog_n be_v the_o roman_a emperor_n and_o magog_n his_o empire_n but_o he_o build_v upon_o a_o false_a foundation_n for_o he_o deduce_v this_o opinion_n ouâ—_n of_o numb_a 24._o where_n according_a to_o the_o translation_n of_o the_o 70._o we_o read_v the_o kingdom_n of_o gog_n shall_v be_v extol_v and_o his_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v increase_v god_n have_v bring_v he_o out_o of_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n where_o the_o scripture_n seem_v to_o say_v thaâ—_n when_o christ_n shall_v return_v out_o oâ—_n egypt_n in_o his_o infancy_n