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antichrist_n kingdom_n whether_o it_o be_v to_o be_v beat_v down_o with_o force_n of_o arm_n 117._o etc._n etc._n antichrist_n be_v no_o one_o man_n 6._o 7._o 12._o 13_o the_o manner_n of_o plant_v his_o kingdom_n be_v devilish_a 90._o 91._o that_o it_o rise_v not_o at_o a_o sudden_a but_o by_o degree_n 92._o etc._n etc._n that_o it_o be_v establish_v by_o three_o special_a mean_n 97._o 98_o that_o the_o overthrow_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antich_n shall_v proceed_v from_o the_o only_a breath_n of_o god_n mouth_n 98._o 120_o that_o the_o enlargement_n there-of_a shall_v be_v wrought_v by_o two_o mean_n 137_o that_o his_o authority_n be_v never_o general_o admit_v without_o the_o gaynesaying_a of_o many_o pag._n 104_o that_o not_o all_o shall_v cleave_v to_o it_o no_o not_o when_o it_o prevayl_v most_o 148._o etc._n etc._n antichristian_a doctrine_n compare_v with_o the_o gospel_n 40._o 41._o etc._n etc._n place_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n interpret_v concern_v antichrist_n 8._o 24._o 21._o of_o the_o three_o beast_n pag._n 24._o etc._n etc._n apocalypse_v and_o daniel_n compare_v together_o 25_o apparel_n of_o the_o ancient_a roman_n be_v sometime_n of_o two_o sort_n 39_o apollyon_n 16_o apostata_fw-la what_o it_o mean_v pag._n 10._o 11_o apparel_n of_o man_n and_o attire_n use_v long_o ago_o at_o rome_n 38_o when_o the_o beginning_n of_o antichrist_n apostasy_n begin_v 86_o arsaces_n be_v captain_n the_o parthian_n set_v themselves_o in_o freedom_n and_o thence_o their_o king_n be_v call_v arsacides_n pag._n 132._o the_o last_o of_o the_o arsacide_n by_o by_o who_o slay_v ibid._n artaxerxes_n a_o persian_a have_v slay_v artabanus_n translate_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o parthian_n to_o the_o persian_n 132_o athaliricus_n play_v rex_fw-la in_o italy_n pag._n 114_o a_o place_n of_o augustine_n touch_v antichrist_n 18._o &_o 21_o b_o belifarius_fw-la depose_v silverius_n bishop_n of_o rome_n upon_o suspicion_n of_o treason_n 15_o bernard_n his_o judgement_n of_o 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of_o god_n and_o challenge_v to_o himself_o his_o power_n compare_v himself_o to_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o emperor_n to_o the_o moon_n 54_o all_o the_o ancient_a bishop_n of_o rome_n refuse_v the_o blasphemous_a title_n of_o universal_a bishshop_n and_o who_o first_o usurp_v the_o same_o 52._o 53_o why_o god_n punish_v the_o world_n with_o blindness_n 150_o boniface_n the_o eight_o pope_n his_o ambition_n 20_o bishop_n of_o rome_n his_o ambition_n 20._o 19_o covetousness_n 20._o idolatry_n 21._o riot_n 21._o 22._o c_o caligula_n will_v have_v himself_o worship_v as_o a_o god_n 20_o cardinal_n the_o pope_n decree_v that_o they_o shall_v go_v before_o king_n 20_o their_o institution_n 143_o church_n whether_o it_o can_v err_v 11_o the_o true_a church_n be_v to_o be_v measure_v by_o the_o only_a word_n of_o god_n 11_o which_o be_v
resemble_v by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o beast_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n whereby_o it_o appear_v that_o this_o place_n of_o the_o apoc_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v unto_o the_o whole_a manner_n and_o continuance_n of_o a_o certain_a succession_n and_o not_o unto_o any_o one_o man_n last_o it_o be_v not_o to_o be_v doubt_v but_o that_o by_o these_o word_n the_o man_n of_o sin_n etc._n etc._n the_o prerogative_n and_o potentate_n in_o this_o apostasy_n be_v point_a out_o what_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a meaning_n be_v of_o this_o place_n of_o the_o revel_v 20._o cap._n 20._o touch_v the_o number_n of_o 666._o i_o will_v hereafter_o discuss_v when_o i_o come_v to_o talk_v of_o the_o time_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n do_v set_v before_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n now_o the_o purpose_n of_o paul_n in_o set_v of_o he_o out_o in_o this_o place_n with_o such_o ugly_a and_o fearful_a name_n be_v to_o the_o end_n that_o all_o man_n shall_v the_o more_o ready_o fly_v from_o he_o 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