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with_o his_o horn_n rev._n 13.11_o and_o though_o he_o be_v say_v to_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n in_o his_o external_a profession_n of_o christianity_n which_o once_o do_v flourish_v in_o the_o roman_a church_n in_o primitive_a time_n yet_o have_v he_o introduce_v the_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n into_o god_n temple_n and_o have_v make_v war_n with_o christ_n and_o with_o his_o saint_n that_o will_v not_o embrace_v they_o hence_o the_o pope_n be_v true_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v not_o for_o as_o above_o but_o against_o christ_n 77._o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o apostle_n use_v 2_o thess_n 2.4_o signify_v a_o opposer_n or_o adversary_n be_v true_o apply_v to_o the_o pope_n though_o he_o be_v not_o a_o open_a enemy_n for_o he_o must_v speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n 1_o tim._n 4.2_o he_o must_v bring_v in_o privy_o damnable_a heresy_n 2_o pet._n 2.1_o he_o must_v be_v a_o false_a prophet_n rev._n 16.13_o he_o must_v come_v in_o sheep_n clothing_n matth._n 7.14_o in_o a_o word_n he_o must_v be_v a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n 2_o thess_n 2.7_o and_o it_o be_v wisdom_n yea_o wisdom_n peculiar_a to_o saint_n to_o discern_v he_o rev._n 13.18_o all_o this_o make_v the_o pope_n a_o more_o dangerous_a enemy_n ps_n 55.12,13_o 78._o that_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o opposer_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o enemy_n to_o he_o appear_v in_o his_o opposition_n to_o all_o the_o 3_o office_n of_o christ_n 1._o his_o prophetical_a office_n the_o pope_n overthrow_v in_o his_o undervalue_v christ_n word_n as_o unnecessary_a as_o before_o yea_o and_o as_o obscure_v capable_a of_o many_o interpretatione_n as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o nose_n of_o wax_n and_o in_o equal_v yea_o prefer_v his_o own_o tradition_n before_o it_o last_o in_o assume_v a_o power_n to_o make_v what_o scripture_n he_o please_v canonical_a or_o apocryphal_a 2_o his_o sacerdotal_a office_n in_o his_o urge_v the_o merit_n of_o saint_n and_o expiation_n of_o venial_a sin_n by_o man_n suffering_n etc._n etc._n as_o before_o 3_o his_o regal_a in_o assume_v a_o unlimited_a power_n to_o himself_o of_o make_v canon_n in_o the_o church_n as_o the_o bishop_n of_o bishop_n the_o head_n of_o the_o church_n title_n of_o blasphemy_n in_o any_o save_v in_o christ_n jesus_n only_o 79._o the_o 3d_o clause_n of_o the_o induction_n be_v stir_v up_o by_o the_o efficacy_n of_o satan_n the_o pope_n be_v such_o a_o one_o not_o only_o as_o under_o godly_a pretence_n of_o friendship_n to_o christ_n he_o have_v transform_v himself_o like_a satan_n into_o a_o angel_n of_o light_n into_o a_o apostle_n of_o christ_n 2_o cor._n 11.13,14_o and_o make_v himself_o to_o look_v like_o the_o lamb_n though_o more_o of_o the_o dragon_n then_o of_o the_o lamb_n be_v find_v in_o he_o thus_o his_o swear_a swordman_n the_o jesuit_n do_v ambitious_o affect_v the_o title_n of_o be_v of_o the_o society_n of_o jesus_n though_o indeed_o they_o be_v the_o worst_a 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cornelius_n when_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n act._n 10.26_o yet_o a_o pope_n can_v let_v a_o caesar_n who_o be_v cornelius_n master_n to_o lay_v at_o his_o foot_n and_o kiss_v his_o toe_n and_o to_o exercise_v other_o practice_n of_o insolence_n towards_o he_o see_v more_o parag._n 143._o oâ—_n succeed_v peter_n all_o those_o forcited_a instance_n do_v well_o accord_v with_o that_o witty_a acrostic_n make_v of_o those_o four_o letter_n papa_n to_o wit_n paparum_fw-la ambitio_fw-la peperit_fw-la antichristum_n 95._o and_o as_o if_o this_o be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o pope_n to_o exalt_v himself_o above_o those_o titular_a god_n he_o exalt_v himself_o above_o the_o true_a god_n too_o in_o contradict_v his_o word_n disannul_v his_o institution_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o dispense_v with_o his_o law_n as_o pope_n paul_n the_o 3d_o dispense_v with_o the_o 5_o commandment_n in_o poison_v his_o own_o father_n and_o that_o pope_n with_o the_o 6_o commandment_n that_o say_v be_v god_n so_o angry_a with_o man_n for_o a_o apple_n and_o not_o he_o god_n vicar_n with_o his_o cook_n for_o a_o peacock_n and_o with_o the_o seven_o in_o allow_v of_o concubine_n and_o common_a whoredom_n and_o with_o the_o four_o in_o deny_v its_o morality_n and_o with_o the_o 2d_o in_o omit_v it_o et_fw-la sic_fw-la de_fw-fr caeteris_fw-la which_o may_v be_v show_v ad_fw-la nauseam_fw-la usque_fw-la 96._o that_o he_o exalt_v himself_o as_o god_n appear_v by_o those_o fllatter_a title_n that_o be_v give_v to_o the_o pope_n as_o lateran_n council_n sess_n 4._o it_o be_v cry_v to_o he_o tu_fw-la es_fw-la alter_fw-la deus_fw-la deus_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la etc._n etc._n and_o thou_o have_v all_o power_n in_o heaven_n and_o earth_n give_v thou_o this_o be_v say_v to_o leo_n the_o 10_o and_o their_o own_o advocate_n blasphemious_o write_v idem_fw-la est_fw-la dominium_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o papae_fw-la beside_o those_o many_o incommunicable_a property_n of_o god_n attribute_v to_o he_o 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