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shed_v so_o much_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o saint_n for_o the_o testimony_n of_o jesus_n against_o the_o romish_a superstition_n and_o idolatry_n i_o shall_v digress_v too_o far_o to_o apply_v all_o the_o part_n of_o this_o description_n with_o other_o description_n in_o the_o revelation_n and_o of_o antichrist_n in_o the_o thessalonian_n unto_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n as_o i_o may_v do_v and_o prove_v by_o unanswerable_a argument_n that_o the_o pope_n be_v the_o antichrist_n and_o rome_n spiritual_a babylon_n that_o which_o here_o chief_o we_o shall_v mind_v be_v the_o judgement_n of_o this_o great_a whore_n it_o be_v say_v ver._n 6._o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o thou_o see_v upon_o the_o beast_n shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o shall_v make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v
eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fre._n and_o again_o chap._n 18._o throwout_n we_o have_v the_o destruction_n and_o burn_a of_o babylon_n or_o rome_n set_v forth_o at_o large_a ver._n 2._o babylon_n the_o great_a be_v fall_v be_v fall_v ver._n 4._o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n that_o you_o partake_v not_o of_o her_o plague_n ver._n 7._o as_o she_o have_v glorify_v herself_o and_o live_v delicious_o so_o much_o torment_v and_o sorrow_n give_v she_o ver._n 8._o her_o plague_n shall_v come_v in_o one_o day_n and_o she_o shall_v be_v utter_o burn_v with_o fire_n for_o strong_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n who_o judge_v she_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o commit_v fornication_n with_o she_o and_o merchant_n and_o ship-master_n shall_v bewail_v she_o when_o they_o see_v the_o smoke_n of_o her_o burn_a ver._n 9_o but_o in_o heaven_n there_o shall_v be_v joy_n the_o lord_n will_v rejoice_v the_o prophet_n and_o apostle_n will_v rejoice_v and_o all_o the_o saint_n 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