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enter_v in_o among_o you_o not_o spare_v the_o flock_n and_o 1_o tim._n 4._o 1_o 2_o 3._o now_o the_o spirit_n speak_v express_o that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n some_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n give_v heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n which_o god_n have_v create_v to_o be_v receive_v with_o thanksgiving_n of_o they_o which_o believe_v and_o know_v the_o truth_n and_o again_o 2_o tim._n 3._o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n this_o know_v also_o that_o in_o the_o last_o day_n perilous_a time_n shall_v come_v for_o man_n shall_v be_v lover_n of_o their_o own_o self_n covetous_a boaster_n proud_a blasphemer_n disobedient_a to_o parent_n unthankful_a unholy_a without_o natural_a affection_n truce-breaker_n false-accuser_n incontinent_a fierce_a despiser_n of_o those_o that_o be_v good_a traitor_n 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p._n 71._o de_fw-fr l'histoire_fw-fr generale_fw-mi des_fw-fr eglise_n vaudoise_v etc._n etc._n the_o title_n of_o the_o chapter_n be_v eschantillon_n de_fw-fr la_fw-fr doctrine_n des_fw-fr vaudois_n expliquant_a leur_fw-fr sentiment_n touchant_a l'antichrist_n it_o be_v in_o the_o year_n 1120_o that_o what_o be_v there_o quote_v be_v first_o publish_a the_o learned_a mede_n mention_n the_o ms._n under_o this_o title_n qual_a cosa_n siam_fw-it l'antichrist_n en_fw-fr datte_fw-it del_fw-it an_fw-mi mille_fw-mi cent_n &_o vigint_n unâ_fw-la cum_fw-la symbolo_fw-la tali_fw-la sicut_fw-la fumus_fw-la praecedit_fw-la ignem_fw-la sic_fw-la &_o gloriam_fw-la christi_fw-la tentatio_fw-la antichristi_fw-la and_o then_o go_v on_o to_o give_v a_o brief_a extract_n of_o it_o in_o these_o word_n viz._n in_o this_o book_n the_o faithful_a be_v admonish_v that_o that_o great_a antichrist_n be_v already_o come_v that_o it_o be_v in_o vain_a now_o to_o expect_v he_o any_o long_o that_o by_o the_o 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and_o give_v divine_a veneration_n to_o relic_n and_o image_n adore_v the_o eucharist_n for_o god_n and_o christ_n jesus_n himself_n in_o a_o word_n under_o the_o title_n of_o christianity_n they_o do_v in_o reality_n practice_n idolatry_n last_o they_o rage_n with_o hatred_n and_o persecution_n against_o those_o who_o love_n god_n and_o be_v the_o true_a member_n of_o christ_n that_o this_o state_n of_o man_n not_o one_o single_a man_n be_v antichrist_n the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n the_o four_o beast_n of_o daniel_n namely_o in_o his_o last_o state_n as_o it_o be_v say_v that_o man_n of_o sin_n and_o son_n of_o perdition_n who_o be_v extol_v above_o every_o god_n so_o that_o he_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n i._n e._n in_o the_o church_n show_v himself_o as_o if_o he_o be_v god_n who_o be_v now_o come_v in_o all_o manner_n of_o deceivableness_n and_o lie_v in_o they_o that_o perish_v wherefore_o that_o they_o ought_v as_o god_n command_v both_o inward_o and_o outward_o to_o depart_v from_o this_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n and_o to_o exhort_v all_o to_o who_o the_o great_a and_o good_a god_n have_v reveal_v the_o same_o truth_n to_o do_v the_o same_o that_o they_o do_v that_o they_o will_v join_v themselves_o to_o the_o holy_a city_n jerusalem_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o little_a spouse_n to_o which_o purpose_n they_o now_o make_v know_v to_o the_o world_n what_o manner_n of_o society_n they_o be_v and_o what_o cause_v they_o have_v of_o depart_v this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o that_o write_n which_o by_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n the_o remainder_n of_o the_o waldenses_n who_o inhabit_v the_o alps_o have_v preserve_v to_o our_o time_n from_o who_o joannes_n paulus_n perrin_n have_v receive_v the_o ancient_a manuscript_n of_o it_o have_v publish_v it_o in_o print_n in_o his_o history_n of_o the_o waldenses_n and_o albigenses_n by_o he_o write_v in_o french_a see_v his_o first_o book_n chapter_n the_o seven_o and_o three_o part_n which_o treat_v of_o the_o doctrine_n and_o discipline_n of_o the_o waldenses_n the_o whole_a ms._n for_o its_o curiosity_n be_v such_o that_o for_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o they_o who_o understand_v any_o thing_n of_o the_o stile_n in_o which_o it_o be_v write_v or_o be_v willing_a to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o french_a translation_n i_o shall_v not_o scruple_n to_o insert_v it_o here_o at_o large_a in_o the_o same_o manner_n as_o i_o find_v it_o in_o the_o forementioned_a l'histoire_fw-fr generale_fw-mi des_fw-fr eglise_n vaudoise_v ou_fw-fr des_fw-fr eglise_n des_fw-fr vallee_n de_fw-fr piedmont_n par_fw-fr jean_n leger_n pasteur_n &_o moderateur_n des_fw-fr eglise_n des_fw-fr vallee_n ce_fw-fr liure_fw-fr est_fw-fr datté_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'an_n 1120._o voicy_fw-fr le_fw-fr titre_fw-fr qu'y_o meet_v devant_fw-fr le_fw-fr traité_fw-fr de_fw-fr l'anti-christ_n en_fw-fr ayma_fw-la lo_n fum_o vay_fw-mi derant_fw-la lo_n fuoc_fw-la la_fw-fr battailla_fw-la derant_fw-la la_fw-fr victoria_fw-la 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la_fw-fr gleisa_n menistrà _fw-la per_fw-la li_n fall_v apostol_n e_fw-la defendua_fw-la opiniosament_fw-mi de_fw-fr l'un_fw-fr e_fw-it de_fw-fr l'autre_fw-fr bras_fw-fr o_o antichrist_n ès_fw-fr engan_v rescondù_fw-fr de_fw-fr la_fw-fr verità _fw-la de_fw-fr salù_fw-fr de_fw-fr cosas_fw-la substantial_o e_o ministerials_n o_o ès_fw-fr fraudulenta_fw-la contrarietà _fw-la de_fw-la christ_n &_o de_fw-fr la_fw-fr soa_o sposa_n e_fw-it à _fw-fr un_fw-fr chascun_fw-fr mambre_fw-fr fidel_n particuliere_fw-la non_fw-fr une_fw-fr personne_fw-fr particuliere_fw-la et_fw-la enaymi_fw-la non_fw-fr ès_fw-fr alcuna_fw-la special_a persona_fw-la ordena_fw-la en_fw-fr alcun_fw-fr gra_fw-mi o_o uffici_fw-la o_o menesty_a e_fw-la aizò_fw-la regardant_a universalment_n ma_fw-fr meseima_fw-la la_fw-fr falsetà _fw-la pausà _fw-la contra_fw-la la_fw-fr verità _fw-la quilli_fw-la se_fw-la cuebre_fw-la e_fw-la se_fw-la orna_fw-la de_fw-fr belleza_fw-mi e_fw-it de_fw-fr pietà _fw-la de_fw-la fora_fw-la de_fw-fr la_fw-fr gleisa_n de_fw-fr christ_n enaima_fw-la de_fw-fr christ_n enaima_fw-la de_fw-la nom_fw-la de_fw-fr officies_n de_fw-fr scripturas_fw-la e_fw-la de_fw-fr sacramèn_n e_fw-la de_fw-la motas_fw-la autras_fw-la cosas_fw-la la_fw-fr iniquità _fw-la d'aquesta_fw-mi maniera_fw-fr come_v li_n seo_fw-la minister_fw-fr major_n e_o menor_n cum_fw-la li_n seguènt_fw-la ley_fw-fr de_fw-fr maluà s_o cor_fw-la e_fw-la cec_fw-la nom_v sesse_n nom_v aital_a congregation_n ensemp_n presa_n ès_fw-fr appellà _fw-fr antichristi_a o_o babylonia_n o_o quarta_fw-la bestia_fw-la o_o meretrix_n o_o home_n de_fw-fr peccà _fw-fr filli_n the_o perdition_n minister_n et_fw-la dè_fw-la ses_fw-fr minister_n li_n seos_fw-la ministres_n son_fw-fr appellà _fw-fr fall_n prophetas_fw-la mistress_n mesonger_n minister_n de_fw-fr tenebras_fw-la spirit_n d'error_n meretrix_n apocalyptica_fw-la more_fw-mi de_fw-fr fornication_n niolas_fw-mi senza_fw-it aigua_fw-la arbres_fw-fr auctomnal_n morts_fw-fr &_o arancà s_o per_fw-la doas_fw-la vez_fw-fr undas_fw-la del_fw-it crudel_n mar_v errans_fw-la balaamitiens_fw-la e_fw-la gissiptiens_fw-la livre_fw-fr pourquoy_fw-fr dit_fw-fr antichrist_n sa_o livre_fw-fr el_n ès_fw-fr dit_fw-fr antichrist_n emperço_fw-mi ca_fw-mi cubert_n o_o ornà _fw-fr sot_n specie_fw-la de_fw-fr christ_n e_fw-it de_fw-fr la_fw-fr gleisa_n e_fw-la de_fw-fr li_n seo_fw-la fidel_n member_n contraria_fw-la à _fw-fr la_fw-fr salù_fw-fr faita_fw-la per_fw-la christ_n e_fw-la aministrà _fw-la veramènt_fw-la en_fw-fr la_fw-fr gleisa_n de_fw-fr christ_n e_fw-it participà _fw-fr de_fw-fr li_z fidel_n per_fw-la fè_fw-la per_fw-la esperança_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la charità _fw-la en_fw-fr liqual_n modo_fw-la el_fw-es contraria_fw-la per_fw-la sapientia_fw-la del_fw-it mond_n per_fw-la falsas_fw-la religion_n e_fw-la per_fw-la enfeinta_fw-la bontà _fw-la per_fw-la podesta_fw-la spiritual_fw-la per_fw-la tyrannità _fw-la secular_a per_fw-la riguessas_fw-la honour_n the_o degnetâ_n per_fw-la delicanças_fw-la e_fw-la per_fw-la deleit_fw-mi del_fw-it mond_n e_fw-la contraria_fw-la per_fw-la aquesti_fw-la modi_fw-la manifesté_n quant_fw-fr manifesté_n per_fw-la aizò_fw-la siam_fw-it manifest_n à _fw-it un_fw-it chascun_fw-fr que_fw-fr per_fw-la neun_fw-mi l'ante-christ_n non_fw-la po_fw-la esser_fw-it compli_v ni_fw-fr venir_fw-fr sinon_fw-la quant_fw-fr aquestas_fw-la cosas_fw-la nommà s_o foron_n conjointas_fw-la ensemp_n per_fw-mi far_o perfect_v hypocrita_fw-la e_fw-la falsetà _fw-la zò_fw-la ès_fw-fr cum_fw-la li_n savi_fw-la del_fw-it mond_n religios_fw-la pharisios_n minister_n doctor_n la_fw-fr potestà _fw-la secular_a cum_fw-la lo_o poble_a del_o mond_fw-fr foron_n ensemp_n conjoint_v adonca_n
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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o verb_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d exscidit_fw-la vel_fw-la discidit_fw-la may_v be_v render_v excision_n in_o allusion_n it_o may_v be_v to_o those_o excommunication_n which_o have_v be_v so_o much_o abuse_v by_o antichrist_n and_o something_o of_o this_o there_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o abhorrence_n the_o turk_n have_v of_o the_o christian_n who_o they_o cut_v off_o from_o their_o communion_n too_o to_o intimate_v it_o may_v be_v that_o great_a excommunication_n and_o real_a deliver_v they_o up_o to_o satan_n which_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o expect_v and_o as_o to_o the_o place_n if_o there_o be_v any_o where_o this_o shall_v more_o eminent_o be_v execute_v why_o may_v not_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v we_o the_o name_n in_o hebrew_n and_o tell_v we_o it_o be_v call_v so_o in_o the_o hebrew_n tongue_n without_o explain_v it_o as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o other_o part_n of_o scripture_n and_o particular_o revel_v 9_o 11._o 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