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deny_v the_o resurrection_n act_n 23.8_o 1_o cor._n 15.12_o such_o as_o be_v so_o far_o from_o call_v the_o apostle_n rabbi_n or_o master_n that_o they_o call_v christ_n himself_o belzebub_n and_o the_o apostle_n deceever_n and_o babbler_n think_v they_o unworthy_a to_o live_v upon_o the_o earth_n act_n 17.18_o act_n 22.22_o such_o as_o have_v seduce_a spirit_n taste_v doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n 1_o tim._n 4.2_o boaster_n proud_a blasphemer_n without_o natural_a affection_n truce-breaker_n false_a accuser_n incontinent_a fierce_a despiser_n of_o all_o good_a 2_o tim._n 2.3.4_o such_o as_o hold_v damnable_a heresy_n even_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o 2_o pet._n 2.1_o and_o yet_o no_o persecution_n no_o imprison_n hang_a nor_o burn_a if_o thou_o or_o any_o that_o tell_v they_o it_o be_v lawful_a to_o destroy_v man_n for_o not_o believe_v can_v but_o show_v i_o out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n where_o the_o time_n place_n or_o person_n where_o 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be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n rev._n 17.12_o which_o be_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n vers_fw-la 6._o not_o the_o lamb_n slay_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o world_n but_o they_o which_o have_v be_v always_o slay_v the_o lamb._n not_o the_o shepherd_n that_o have_v thus_o destroy_v the_o sheep_n but_o the_o wolf_n who_o nature_n it_o be_v to_o destroy_v not_o from_o that_o god_n that_o so_o love_v the_o world_n that_o he_o give_v his_o son_n but_o from_o the_o devil_n which_o be_v come_v down_o into_o the_o earth_n with_o great_a wrath_n have_v but_o a_o short_a time_n now_o reader_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o here_o discover_v but_o what_o you_o know_v before_o consider_v it_o be_v never_o intend_v for_o thou_o but_o to_o inform_v the_o ignorant_a and_o conform_v the_o weak_a to_o be_v a_o light_n to_o such_o as_o be_v blind_v with_o the_o smoke_n that_o ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n rev._n 9.2_o 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bishop_n i_o shall_v furnish_v you_o with_o as_o many_o rape_n murder_n robbery_n and_o unheard_a of_o cruelty_n as_o shall_v make_v they_o a_o sufficient_a diocesan_n priesthood_n thus_o have_v i_o endeavour_v to_o trace_v antichrist_n in_o his_o own_o step_n to_o describe_v his_o habit_n discover_v his_o practice_n and_o have_v give_v thou_o some_o hint_n of_o his_o action_n to_o this_o end_n that_o if_o ever_o thou_o see_v he_o or_o hear_v of_o he_o again_o thou_o may_v know_v he_o for_o be_v you_o sure_o as_o long_o as_o there_o be_v so_o many_o great_a and_o spiritual_a live_n in_o the_o kingdom_n so_o much_o glebeland_n and_o other_o good_a thing_n call_v tithe_n he_o will_v not_o out_o he_o will_v assume_v some_o other_o shape_n he_o care_v not_o what_o it_o be_v so_o he_o may_v but_o do_v his_o work_n and_o receive_v his_o wage_n which_o be_v as_o you_o have_v hear_v to_o rob_v kill_v and_o destroy_v you_o and_o will_v make_v you_o pay_v he_o well_o for_o it_o too_o now_o let_v 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