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far_o be_v consider_v by_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o first_o scripture-notion_n of_o that_o expression_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o messiah_n christ_n gen._n 3.15_o here_o it_o have_v respect_n to_o the_o saint_n beget_v by_o the_o word_n and_o spirit_n of_o jesus_n call_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n because_o bear_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n before_o that_o their_o flight_n into_o the_o wilderness_n mention_v v_o 14._o as_o also_o because_o like_v she_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n spirit_n temper_n walk_v in_o the_o same_o footstep_n own_v the_o same_o principle_n doctrine_n practise_v the_o same_o worship_n find_v in_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o same_o institution_n ordinance_n with_o she_o by_o the_o remnant_n then_o of_o her_o seed_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v such_o as_o remain_v behind_o she_o when_o she_o fly_v into_o the_o wilderness_n go_v not_o with_o she_o thither_o the_o wilderness_n point_v out_o a_o state_n of_o 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perhaps_o among_o some_o of_o they_o there_o may_v be_v find_v one_o or_o other_o that_o speak_v perverse_a thing_n as_o there_o be_v of_o old_a in_o the_o church_n of_o corinth_n and_o some_o other_o church_n in_o the_o apostolic_a time_n but_o be_v they_o countenance_v therein_o can_v their_o corrupt_a doctrine_n be_v charge_v as_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o church_n what_o more_o evident_o notorious_o false_a can_v be_v suggest_v or_o fix_v on_o 5._o the_o worship_n of_o the_o antichristian-church_n be_v a_o worship_n of_o devil_n idol_n of_o gold_n silver_z wood_n stone_n the_o work_n of_o man_n hand_n rev._n 9.20_o it_o be_v a_o idolatrous_a whorish_a adulterous_a superstitious_a worship_n rev._n 17.1_o 2_o 4_o 5._o who_o whole_o substratum_fw-la foundation_n be_v the_o commandment_n of_o man_n mat._n 15.9_o tradition_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v formal_a sapless_a lifeless_a it_o be_v managery_n in_o the_o spirit_n be_v not_o at_o all_o attend_v to_o his_o assistance_n be_v 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2.10_o 11_o 12._o that_o give_v heed_n to_o seduce_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o daemon_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n have_v their_o conscience_n sear_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n forbid_v to_o marry_v and_o command_v to_o abstain_v from_o meat_n 1_o tim._n 4.1_o 2_o 3._o covetous_a boaster_n of_o themselves_o blasphemer_n disobedient_a to_o parent_n unthankful_a unholy_a without_o natural_a affection_n truce-breaker_n false_a accuser_n or_o makebate_n incontinent_a fierce_a despiser_n of_o those_o that_o be_v good_a traitor_n heady_a high-minded_a lover_n of_o pleasure_n more_a than_o lover_n of_o god_n have_v a_o form_n of_o godliness_n but_o deny_v the_o power_n thereof_o 2_o tim._n 3.2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o such_o as_o worship_n the_o dragon_n give_v power_n unto_o the_o beast_n and_o worship_n the_o beast_n rev._n 13.4_o 5_o 8._o receive_v his_o mark_n in_o their_o right_a hand_n or_o in_o their_o forehead_n his_o name_n or_o the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n which_o whosoever_o do_v not_o may_v neither_o buy_v nor_o sell_v v_o 16_o 17._o the_o great_a whore_n that_o sit_v upon_o many_o water_n with_o who_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v commit_v fornication_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n have_v be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n a_o woman_n sit_v upon_o a_o scarlet-coloured_a beast_n full_a of_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n the_o woman_n array_v in_o purple_a and_o scarlet_a colour_n and_o deck_v with_o gold_n and_o precious_a stone_n and_o pearl_n have_v a_o golden_a cup_n in_o her_o hand_n full_a of_o abomination_n and_o filthiness_n of_o her_o fornication_n upon_o who_o forehead_n be_v a_o name_n write_v mystery_n babylon_n the_o great_a the_o mother_n of_o harlot_n and_o abomination_n of_o the_o earth_n the_o woman_n drunken_a with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n rev._n 17.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o
praesidet_fw-la orbi_fw-la the_o seven-hilled_a city_n that_o govern_v the_o world_n say_v propertius_n but_o take_v the_o letter_n or_o that_o which_o let_v in_o either_o of_o the_o forementioned_a sense_n and_o he_o have_v be_v actual_o take_v away_o for_o above_o this_o thousand_o year_n immediate_o upon_o which_o antichrist_n be_v reveal_v who_o time_n and_o the_o beast_n be_v the_o same_o for_o they_o themselves_o be_v the_o same_o therefore_o the_o fourty-two_a month_n can_v possible_o denote_v fourty-two_a ordinary_a month_n or_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o natural_a day_n viz._n three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a but_o a_o much_o long_a tract_n of_o time_n by_o what_o have_v hitherto_o in_o this_o matter_n be_v offer_v the_o judicious_a reader_n will_v find_v a_o plain_a probation_n of_o the_o main_a thesis_n we_o be_v now_o in_o the_o confirmation_n of_o viz._n that_o the_o two_o witness_n come_v before_o the_o last_o of_o the_o last_o day_n for_o 2._o the_o two_o witness_n be_v express_o say_v to_o prophesy_v one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n i._n e._n year_n according_a to_o the_o prophetic_a reckon_n as_o we_o have_v prove_v 3._o the_o witness_n prophesy_v and_o the_o rampancy_n of_o the_o wildbeast_n rev._n 13.2_o 3._o take_v up_o the_o same_o time_n of_o forty_o two_o month_n or_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n but_o it_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v that_o the_o term_n of_o the_o wild_a beast_n be_v not_o so_o short_a as_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a therefore_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v can_v be_v thrust_v into_o so_o narrow_a a_o compass_n 4._o the_o time_n of_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v and_o antichrist_n day_n after_o his_o revelation_n be_v the_o same_o for_o antichrist_n and_o the_o wild_a beast_n rev._n 13._o be_v the_o same_o and_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v and_o the_o rampancy_n of_o the_o wild_a beast_n take_v up_o the_o same_o time_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v that_o antichrist_n have_v be_v reveal_v in_o the_o world_n for_o hundred_o of_o year_n past_a have_v also_o be_v demonstrate_v therefore_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v have_v be_v also_o thus_o long_o so_o must_v have_v their_o existence_n as_o prophesy_v witness_n before_o the_o last_o of_o the_o last_o day_n quod_fw-la erat_fw-la demonstrandum_fw-la as_o touch_v the_o three_o supposition_n upon_o which_o the_o objection_n be_v build_v viz._n iii_o that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o witness_n prophesy_v be_v but_o for_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o natural_a day_n the_o contrary_a have_v be_v from_o what_o have_v be_v say_v touch_v the_o second_o particular_a abundant_o evince_v to_o which_o add_v the_o witness_n be_v to_o prophesy_v all_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n as_o have_v be_v prove_v the_o truth_n be_v they_o be_v raise_v up_o spirit_v by_o the_o lord_n as_o witness_n to_o prophesy_v against_o he_o and_o his_o encroachment_n upon_o the_o sovereign_a authority_n of_o christ_n it_o be_v true_a the_o papist_n that_o they_o may_v clear_v the_o pope_n of_o the_o charge_n have_v be_v by_o the_o protestant_n lay_v against_o he_o as_o the_o antichrist_n assert_v that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v that_o he_o be_v not_o to_o come_v till_o towards_o the_o period_n of_o time_n to_o continue_v when_o he_o come_v but_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a thus_o bellarmin_n l._n 3_o de_fw-fr pontif._n antichristus_fw-la debet_fw-la regnare_fw-la non_fw-la nisi_fw-la tres_fw-la annos_fw-la cum_fw-la medio_fw-la praecise_a antichristi_fw-la adventus_fw-la erit_fw-la paulo_fw-la ante_fw-la finem_fw-la mundi_fw-la continuo_fw-la post_fw-la mortem_fw-la ejus_fw-la mundus_fw-la finetur_fw-la i_o e._n antichrist_n ought_v to_o reign_v but_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a precise_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v a_o little_a before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n by_o and_o by_o after_o his_o death_n the_o world_n shall_v terminate_v two_o thing_n in_o this_o matter_n be_v easy_o demonstrate_v 1._o that_o antichrist_n be_v long_o since_o come_v i._o that_o the_o papal_a kingdom_n be_v the_o antichrist_n speak_v of_o which_o if_o plain_o from_o scripture_n demonstrate_v it_o undeniable_o follow_v that_o the_o time_n of_o the_o witness_n pprophecy_n can_v be_v shut_v up_o within_o the_o limit_n of_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o natural_a day_n 1._o that_o antichrist_n be_v long_o since_o come_v be_v evident_a for_o 1._o he_o be_v prophesy_v of_o as_o to_o come_v when_o the_o apostasy_n shall_v break_v forth_o 2._o thes_n 2.3_o except_o there_o come_v a_o fall_v away_o first_o and_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v reveal_v so_o that_o evident_o upon_o the_o come_n in_o of_o the_o apostasy_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n or_o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v reveal_v but_o the_o apostack_n have_v be_v already_o for_o several_a hundred_o of_o year_n witness_v the_o corruption_n in_o doctrine_n viz._n justification_n by_o work_n transubstantiation_n etc._n etc._n in_o worship_n viz._n the_o veneration_n of_o relic_n the_o invocation_n of_o saint_n the_o worship_n of_o the_o breaden_a god_n image_n etc._n etc._n 2._o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n wrought_v viz._n in_o order_n to_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o apostle_n day_n 2_o thes_n 2.7_o it_o can_v then_o be_v imagine_v but_o his_o birth_n be_v near_o what_o in_o the_o womb_n then_o and_o not_o to_o be_v bring_v forth_o for_o hundred_o of_o year_n after_o credat_fw-la appella_fw-la it_o be_v a_o figment_n that_o the_o repetition_n of_o be_v refutation_n sufficient_a 3._o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o that_o which_o let_v his_o revelation_n 2_o thes_n 2.6_o be_v long_o since_o remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n as_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v immediate_o upon_o which_o he_o be_v to_o be_v reveal_v ver_fw-la 8._o the_o truth_n of_o this_o will_v more_o evident_o appear_v in_o our_o discussion_n of_o the_o second_o particular_a viz._n 2._o that_o the_o papal_a kingdom_n be_v the_o antichrist_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o scripture_n which_o we_o shall_v in_o a_o distinct_a treatise_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d full_o demonstrate_v the_o three_o period_n of_o time_n mention_v in_o the_o revelation_n be_v iii_o the_o time_n of_o the_o last_o dragon-war_n when_o we_o have_v a_o account_n also_o of_o a_o gospel-church-state_n church_n worship_v god_n according_a to_o the_o appointment_n of_o christ_n of_o this_o war_n we_o have_v a_o account_n rev._n 12.17_o and_o the_o dragon_n be_v wroth_a with_o the_o woman_n and_o go_v about_o to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o remnant_n of_o her_o seed_n v.l._n and_o the_o dragon_n be_v wroth_a against_o the_o woman_n and_o go_v to_o make_v war_n with_o the_o rest_n of_o her_o seed_n ar._n therefore_o that_o serpent_n be_v wroth_a against_o the_o woman_n and_o go_v to_o wage_v war_n with_o the_o seed_n of_o the_o woman_n that_o be_v leave_v syr._n and_o that_o dragon_n be_v wroth_a against_o the_o woman_n and_o go_v to_o make_v war_n with_o they_o who_o be_v the_o residue_n of_o her_o seed_n aeth_n and_o this_o beast_n be_v wroth_a against_o this_o woman_n and_o go_v that_o he_o may_v oppugn_v the_o rest_n of_o her_o son_n much_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n a_o few_o thing_n must_v be_v consider_v 1._o who_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o dragon_n 2._o who_o by_o the_o woman_n 3._o who_o be_v the_o remnant_n of_o her_o seed_n 4._o what_o this_o war_n be_v 5._o to_o what_o period_n of_o time_n it_o have_v relation_n 6._o that_o in_o the_o time_n of_o this_o war_n there_o be_v a_o gospel-church-state_n of_o the_o appointment_n of_o christ_n to_o which_o saint_n be_v find_v in_o conformity_n i._o as_o touch_v the_o first_o by_o the_o dragon_n we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o devil_n so_o the_o spirit_n interpret_v ver_fw-la 9_o and_o the_o great_a dragon_n be_v cast_v out_o that_o old_a serpent_n call_v the_o devil_n and_o satan_n so_o also_o rev._n 20.2_o so_o call_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o his_o 1._o sublety_n 2._o malice_n enmity_n against_o mankind_n especial_o the_o saint_n 3._o cruelty_n in_o devour_v swallow_v they_o up_o 4._o strength_n power_n to_o put_v in_o execution_n by_o divine_a sufferance_n his_o enmity_n against_o they_o but_o yet_o the_o devil_n as_o act_v not_o in_o the_o roman-pagan-state_n but_o in_o the_o antichristian_a wherein_o he_o most_o evident_o display_v his_o enmity_n bloody_a cruelty_n subtlety_n and_o power_n now_o this_o seem_v to_o be_v very_o evident_a for_o this_o dragon_n be_v say_v to_o have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n and_o ten_o crown_n upon_o his_o head_n the_o seven_o head_n be_v interpret_v rev._n 17.9_o 10._o not_o only_o to_o be_v seven_o mountain_n but_o also_o seven_o king_n or_o seven_o sort_n of_o government_n whereof_o five_o be_v fall_v when_o john_n write_v viz._n king_n consul_n tribune_n