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right_a of_o king_n depend_v for_o you_o must_v know_v that_o as_o they_o full_a solemn_o dispute_v the_o 62._o the_o r._n cuper_n pag._n 251._o nun_n 62._o empire_n or_o temporal_a rule_n as_o well_o as_o the_o priesthood_n or_o ecclesiastical_a dominion_n be_v translate_v unto_o the_o successor_n of_o peter_n that_o the_o 64._o the_o idem_fw-la pag._n 52._o num_fw-la 28._o &_o p._n 1._o 251._o n._n 63._o &_o 64._o right_n of_o rule_n &_o direct_v dominion_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o kingdom_n belong_v to_o the_o pope_n howbeit_o he_o commit_v the_o exercise_n thereof_o to_o emperor_n &_o king_n that_o 7._o that_o idem_fw-la pag._n 28_o num_fw-la 7._o emperor_n king_n &_o all_o prince_n receive_v their_o right_n of_o govern_v their_o kingdom_n from_o the_o pope_n &_o that_o by_o he_o they_o be_v confirm_v &_o by_o he_o depose_v that_o to_o he_o emperor_n &_o king_n as_o be_v but_o his_o vassal_n be_v bind_v to_o swear_v iuretur_fw-la swear_v c._n tibi_fw-la domino_fw-la do_v 63._o 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allege_v it_o for_o this_o purpose_n but_o that_o have_v nothing_o to_o say_v to_o the_o purpose_n he_o be_v desirous_a to_o say_v something_o to_o blear_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o simple_a the_o original_a text_n have_v these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 16_o eccl._n 〈◊〉_d 16_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v enoch_n please_v the_o lord_n god_n and_o be_v translate_v for_o a_o example_n of_o repentance_n â—…o_v the_o generation_n that_o be_v that_o the_o generation_n present_a and_o to_o come_v may_v be_v move_v by_o his_o example_n to_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o to_o walk_v before_o he_o know_v by_o his_o example_n that_o there_o be_v a_o reward_n lay_v up_o for_o those_o that_o turn_v unto_o the_o lord_n and_o walk_v before_o he_o as_o enoch_n do_v but_o will_v bellarmine_n hence_o conclude_v that_o therefore_o enoch_n be_v to_o come_v again_o in_o the_o flesh_n to_o oppose_v himself_o to_o antichrist_n 5._o the_o three_o place_n be_v math._n 17._o 11._o 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20._o cap._n 〈◊〉_d antichrist_n come_v or_o of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o of_o the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n before_o the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n the_o rest_n of_o the_o place_n make_v against_o he_o &_o as_o he_o allege_v they_o against_o the_o truth_n for_o first_o daniel_n 12._o 12._o where_o daniel_n say_v bellarmine_n after_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v continue_v 1290._o day_n add_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o expect_v and_o come_v to_o 1335._o day_n from_o whence_o the_o papist_n will_v infer_v that_o antichrist_n have_v reign_v three_o year_n &_o a_o half_a shall_v be_v destroy_v forty_o five_o day_n before_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n this_o place_n as_o i_o have_v prove_v be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o antiochus_n but_o suppose_v it_o speak_v of_o antichrist_n reign_v and_o end_n of_o the_o world_n see_v what_o will_v follow_v thereof_o first_o that_o the_o reign_n of_o antichrist_n be_v not_o three_o year_n 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