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not_o be_v a_o other_o visible_a church_n but_o the_o popedom_n of_o the_o first_o pope_n who_o do_v take_v to_o himself_o all_o their_o blasphemous_a and_o arrogant_a style_n and_o then_o i_o see_v a_o beast_n rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n to_o wit_n from_o among_o the_o number_n of_o nation_n and_o people_n i_o see_v a_o monarchy_n choose_v and_o erect_v up_o by_o this_o dragon_n the_o devil_n and_o it_o have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n and_o ten_o diadem_n upon_o the_o ten_o horn_n the_o signification_n of_o these_o head_n and_o horn_n be_v declare_v unto_o i_o by_o a_o angel_n as_o you_o shall_v hear_v in_o the_o place_n convenient_a hereafter_o 17._o chap._n 17._o and_o upon_o these_o head_n be_v the_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n for_o they_o by_o the_o persecution_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o adore_v false_a god_n shall_v both_o by_o word_n and_o deed_n blaspheme_v the_o name_n of_o the_o eternal_a 2_o this_o beast_n or_o monarchy_n 7._o daniel_n 7._o be_v the_o four_o king_n 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and_o glorify_v thy_o name_n since_o thou_o be_v only_o perfect_o holy_a for_o all_o nation_n shall_v come_v at_o the_o latter_a day_n and_o adore_v before_o thou_o since_o thy_o judgement_n be_v now_o make_v manifest_a and_o light_v upon_o the_o earth_n 5_o and_o next_o after_o this_o i_o see_v these_o particular_a plague_n every_o one_o for_o the_o which_o the_o saint_n do_v thus_o praise_n god_n as_o follow_v for_o i_o do_v look_v and_o i_o see_v the_o temple_n of_o the_o tabernacle_n of_o the_o testimony_n in_o heaven_n open_v the_o like_a of_o this_o you_o hear_v be_v do_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n and_o for_o the_o same_o cause_n it_o be_v also_o do_v here_o to_o wit_n to_o show_v the_o ark_n of_o the_o covenant_n which_o be_v therein_o for_o thereby_o god_n do_v witness_v that_o he_o be_v now_o mindful_a of_o his_o promise_n by_o the_o send_n out_o of_o these_o seven_o angel_n and_o seven_o plague_n which_o be_v now_o to_o be_v execute_v 6_o and_o out_o 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