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be_v say_v verse_n 9_o and_o 10._o to_o be_v withal_o deceivableness_n in_o who_o not_o in_o the_o church_n but_o in_o they_o that_o perish_v who_o because_o they_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v therefore_o god_n send_v they_o strong_a delusion_n that_o they_o shall_v believe_v lie_n that_o all_o they_o may_v perish_v who_o receive_v not_o the_o truth_n but_o have_v pleasure_n in_o unrighteousness_n verse_n 9.10.11.12_o whereupon_o it_o must_v needs_o follow_v that_o that_o temple_n or_o society_n wherein_o antichrist_n sit_v and_o be_v worship_v consist_v of_o person_n depart_v from_o the_o faith_n verse_n 3._o who_o be_v by_o god_n just_o for_o that_o cause_n give_v up_o to_o believe_v lie_n that_o so_o
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his_o own_o ground_n that_o the_o temple_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o 2_o thes._n 2.4_o be_v no_o more_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n than_o antichrist_n who_o sit_v therein_o and_o be_v worship_v be_v god_n himself_o nor_o be_v otherwise_o to_o be_v esteem_v nor_o have_v he_o any_o reason_n more_o to_o affirm_v the_o one_o than_o he_o have_v to_o affirm_v the_o other_o from_o hence_o therefore_o it_o can_v be_v make_v to_o appear_v probable_a that_o the_o visible_a church_n have_v continue_v under_o the_o defection_n of_o antichrist_n but_o it_o must_v stand_v as_o p._n b._n at_o first_o affirm_v page_n 2._o that_o under_o the_o defection_n of_o antichrist_n it_o can_v not_o continue_v but_o suppose_v it_o be_v probable_a that_o the_o church_n have_v continue_v under_o that_o defection_n than_o he_o say_v pag._n 3._o that_o baptism_n by_o which_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n be_v difference_v have_v there_o likewise_o continue_a and_o there_o also_o it_o will_v be_v probable_a that_o his_o baptism_n derive_v from_o thence_o be_v the_o baptism_n of_o jesus_n christ_n here_o we_o may_v take_v notice_n by_o way_n that_o the_o best_a ground_n he_o have_v for_o his_o faith_n in_o this_o particular_a be_v but_o a_o probability_n well_o but_o see_v that_o he_o hold_v that_o baptism_n depend_v upon_o the_o true_a church_n than_o where_o no_o true_a church_n be_v there_o can_v be_v no_o true_a baptism_n now_o i_o need_v not_o here_o demand_v whether_o conceive_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v a_o true_a church_n because_o in_o his_o epistle_n to_o the_o reader_n page_n 5._o he_o desire_v that_o none_o shall_v think_v so_o of_o he_o for_o there_o he_o say_v that_o he_o hold_v that_o state_n to_o be_v the_o mother_n of_o fornication_n the_o great_a whore_n sodom_n and_o egypt_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o it_o must_v needs_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o christ_n baptism_n for_o thus_o he_o reason_v if_o the_o church_n have_v continue_v than_o baptism_n by_o which_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n be_v difference_v have_v continue_v page_n 3._o but_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n have_v not_o continue_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o be_v become_v the_o mother_n of_o fornication_n sodom_n and_o egypt_n as_o he_o faith_n in_o his_o epistle_n page_n 5._o therefore_o the_o baptism_n of_o christ_n by_o which_o the_o matter_n of_o the_o church_n be_v difference_v have_v not_o continue_v in_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n whereas_o therefore_o page_n 5._o he_o desire_v those_o which_o hold_v that_o the_o church_n and_o baptism_n have_v not_o continue_v under_o the_o defection_n of_o antichrist_n will_v show_v he_o the_o error_n and_o absurdity_n of_o such_o a_o opinion_n he_o may_v easy_o discover_v the_o error_n and_o absurdity_n hereof_o himself_o if_o he_o will_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o he_o have_v herein_o write_v viz._n that_o baptism_n difference_v the_o true_a matter_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o 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