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A86099 The rise, growth, and fall of Antichrist together with the reign of Christ. by Edw. Haughton minister. Haughton, Edward, 17th cent. 1652 (1652) Wing H1151; Thomason E1286_1; ESTC R9637 101,184 219

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the_o time_n of_o their_o domination_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o i_o will_v certain_o ease_v you_o of_o she_o god_n willing_a more_o abundant_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v heb._n 6._o to_o show_v unto_o the_o heir_n of_o promise_n the_o immutability_n of_o his_o counsel_n confirm_v it_o by_o a_o oath_n that_o by_o two_o immutable_a thing_n his_o word_n and_o oath_n in_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o god_n to_o lie_v we_o may_v have_v strong_a consolation_n in_o the_o assurance_n of_o rome_n headlong_a downfall_n three_o the_o holy-ghost_n bring_v it_o in_o as_o full_o perform_v as_o either_o say_v or_o swear_v in_o the_o gross_a or_o lump_n and_o also_o in_o the_o particular_n of_o it_o first_o in_o the_o gross_a and_o lump_n dan._n 12.1_o at_o that_o time_n shall_v michael_n stand_v up_o the_o great_a prince_n which_o stand_v for_o the_o child_n of_o thy_o people_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v a_o time_n of_o trouble_n such_o as_o never_o be_v since_o there_o be_v a_o nation_n 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river_n and_o fountain_n of_o water_n that_o be_v upon_o seminary_n priest_n and_o jesuit_n who_o compass_v the_o earth_n to_o and_o fro_o convey_v the_o salt_n of_o popish_a trental_a doctrine_n and_o worship_n to_o people_n nation_n and_o language_n and_o they_o become_v blood_n the_o meaning_n be_v they_o have_v blood_n give_v they_o to_o drink_v now_o to_o give_v a_o man_n blood_n to_o drink_v be_v to_o kill_v he_o they_o be_v execute_v by_o virtue_n of_o queen_n elizabeth_n law_n enact_v with_o consent_n of_o parliament_n in_o the_o year_n 1581._o as_o traitor_n hang_v draw_v and_o quarter_v a_o book_n entitle_v justitia_fw-la britanniae_fw-la be_v publise_v in_o several_a language_n to_o clear_v the_o christian_a equity_n and_o justice_n that_o be_v in_o such_o her_o proceed_n with_o they_o the_o unite_a province_n of_o the_o low_a country_n come_v from_o under_o the_o altar_n of_o persecution_n for_o christ_n and_o truth_n 1._o be_v free_v from_o the_o fearful_a tyranny_n of_o 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satia_fw-la te_fw-la sanguine_fw-la take_v your_o fill_n of_o blood_n and_o murder_n the_o four_o vial_n be_v pour_v out_o upon_o the_o sun_n rev._n 16.8_o 9_o papacy_n be_v resemble_v by_o a_o antichristian_a world_n where_o there_o be_v earth_n sea_n river_n fountain_n and_o a_o sun_n shine_v glorious_o if_o we_o take_v this_o mystical_a and_o most_o illustrious_a light_n according_a to_o their_o conceit_n and_o fancy_n then_o it_o be_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n in_o temporal_n papist_n will_v tell_v you_o the_o pope_n be_v as_o far_o above_o the_o great_a monarch_n in_o this_o world_n as_o the_o sun_n be_v above_o the_o moon_n and_o the_o several_a glory_n of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v but_o light_v derive_v from_o he_o temporal_a glory_n be_v in_o the_o pope_n as_o light_n be_v in_o the_o sun_n but_o how_o be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o pope_n supremacy_n in_o temporal_n everywhere_o darken_v and_o in_o many_o kingdom_n quite_o put_v out_o you_o do_v not_o not_o now_o hear_v in_o any_o of_o the_o popish_a nation_n of_o his_o excommunicate_a king_n depose_v king_n and_o give_v away_o their_o kingdom_n since_o henry_n the_o 8._o god_n have_v exceed_o darken_v almost_o quite_o destroy_v that_o sun_n of_o the_o pope_n supreme_a power_n in_o temporal_n which_o have_v be_v a_o scorch_a vial_n of_o wrath_n to_o he_o and_o his_o clergy_n and_o draw_v from_o they_o sufficient_a blasphemy_n but_o if_o you_o understand_v the_o holy_a ghost_n speak_v of_o thing_n as_o indeed_o they_o be_v then_o doubtless_o it_o be_v the_o house_n of_o austria_n or_o the_o german_a emperor_n it_o be_v well_o know_v that_o the_o emperor_n before_o the_o pope_n set_v up_o his_o kingdom_n of_o temporal_a greatness_n be_v the_o sun_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o political_a world_n they_o be_v the_o six_o head_n of_o the_o four_o or_o roman_a beast_n be_v wound_v deadly_a by_o the_o incursion_n of_o goth_n and_o vandal_n rev._n 13.3_o but_o the_o pope_n grow_v up_o to_o his_o height_n 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