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4.5_o 6._o and_o as_o will_n more_o irrefellible_o appear_v when_o we_o come_v to_o treat_v upon_o those_o text_n as_o he_o have_v declare_v to_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n say_v the_o text_n ch_z 10.7_o where_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o many_o thing_n which_o the_o apocalypse_n predict_v be_v in_o fore-time_n declare_v to_o the_o prophet_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n which_o they_o also_o as_o appear_v plain_o from_o the_o say_a text_n declare_v in_o their_o prophecy_n wherefore_o many_o or_o the_o most_o of_o the_o prophet_n and_o not_o daniel_n only_o while_o they_o foretell_v thing_n more_o immediate_o to_o be_v fulfil_v presignify_v also_o thereby_o those_o thing_n which_o the_o apocalypse_n predict_v but_o to_o show_v the_o comparity_n of_o prophetic_a prefiguration_n with_o text_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n wherein_o they_o seem_v to_o concentre_v in_o the_o anti-type_n will_v require_v a_o large_a volume_n we_o shall_v now_o take_v a_o short_a view_n of_o the_o secular_a head_n 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four_o beast_n in_o daniel_n but_o chief_o by_o the_o four_o beast_n of_o pagan_a rome_n the_o first_o dragon_n who_o be_v the_o last_o clear_a and_o sull_a type_n of_o this_o seven-headed_a hydra_n of_o papal_n rome_n succeed_v those_o four_o beast_n but_o chief_o the_o four_o in_o his_o seat_n power_n and_o great_a authority_n and_o that_o in_o the_o five_o reverberation_n from_o daniel_n this_o may_n some_o rash_a inconsiderate_a reader_n say_v make_v it_o signal_o clear_a that_o this_o who_o you_o call_v the_o first_o dragon_n nor_o be_v there_o ever_o any_o more_o than_o one_o nor_o ever_o any_o second_o give_v his_o seat_n power_n and_o great_a authority_n to_o the_o beast_n his_o successor_n we_o shall_v therefore_o further_o but_o brief_o re-enquire_a how_o and_o when_o the_o dragon_n and_o which_o of_o the_o two_o give_v his_o seat_n and_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n and_o to_o which_o beast_n what_o opinion_n most_o hold_v i_o mind_n not_o much_o because_o many_o writer_n 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in_o the_o five_o reverberation_n from_o daniel_n chief_o by_o raise_v her_o secular_a head_n with_o his_o power_n the_o supremacy_n therein_o give_v unto_o he_o for_o second_o the_o first_o dragon_n be_v no_o free_a donor_n or_o disposer_n of_o his_o own_o power_n but_o have_v it_o take_v away_o before_o can_v give_v it_o and_o be_v take_v away_o himself_o before_o that_o beast_n be_v in_o be_v that_o shall_v receive_v it_o and_o so_o the_o text_n we_o see_v faith_n express_o 2_o thes_n 2.6_o 7._o so_o say_v the_o best_a modern_a expositor_n upon_o that_o place_n though_o they_o sometime_o contradict_v themselves_o and_o confound_v the_o true_a series_n of_o thing_n as_o we_o have_v before_o brief_o hint_v so_o say_v the_o chief_a primitive_a father_n that_o this_o dragon_n rome_n pagan_n representative_a 20.19_o be_v not_o to_o give_v his_o power_n himself_o but_o to_o be_v himself_o with_o all_o his_o power_n take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o it_o may_v seem_v most_o wicked_a 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intus_fw-la existens_fw-la prohibeâ—_n alienum_fw-la from_o rise_v up_o until_o he_o be_v final_o take_v away_o with_o all_o his_o force_n by_o the_o second_o dragon_n the_o last_o sublator_n of_o his_o feeble_a power_n and_o die_a person_n in_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o or_o twelve_o for_o three_o michael_n and_o his_o angel_n constantine_n and_o his_o army_n michael_n substitute_n take_v to_o the_o final_a excision_n of_o his_o seven_o head_n that_o first_o dragon_n power_n without_o ask_v he_o any_o leave_n into_o his_o own_o hand_n hold_v possess_v it_o so_o as_o that_o dragon_n can_v never_o regain_v absolute_a supremacy_n therein_o that_o be_v his_o place_n say_v the_o text_n be_v find_v no_o more_o in_o heaven_n theodosius_n with_o his_o two_o son_n and_o the_o two_o valentinian_o partly_o take_v away_o partly_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o power_n of_o his_o sick_a and_o scarce_o perfect_a eight_o and_o
true_a key_n can_v possible_o be_v contrive_v how_o the_o false_a prophet_n bicorne_n rally_v this_o papal_a secular_a beast_n ten_o kingdom_n under_o he_o we_o leave_v it_o to_o the_o sequel_n where_o we_o handle_v it_o at_o large_a this_o beast_n these_o text_n mention_v apocal._n 13.1_o to_o the_o 8_o also_o vers_fw-la 12_o 14_o 15._o chap._n 14.9_o 11._o chap._n 15.2_o chap._n 16.2_o 10_o 13._o chap._n 19.19_o 20._o chap._n 20.4_o 10._o three_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v the_o three_o head_n of_o this_o threefold_a city_n there_o be_v three_o false_a prophet_n the_o sensual_a secular_a and_o spiritual_a the_o first_o be_v the_o pseudoprophetick_a seer_n of_o the_o second_o dragon_n first_o as_o paganoarrian_n after_o as_o mahometan_a and_o in_o all_o time_n of_o his_o epoch_n over_o sensual_a loose_a christian_n in_o all_o sect_n this_o seer_n ascend_v with_o the_o second_o dragon_n out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n when_o he_o sally_v out_o of_o the_o north_n about_o 406_o be_v not_o that_o false_a prophet_n intend_v here_o in_o he_o text_n but_o the_o bicorne_n beast_n be_v the_o false_a prophet_n here_o intend_v revel_v 13.11_o who_o two_o lamblike_a horn_n be_v the_o two_o false_a prophet_n secular_a and_o spiritual_a the_o first_o horn_n or_o seer_n secular_a be_v the_o clergy_n of_o the_o papal_a decapolity_n that_o own_v the_o pope_n supremacy_n over_o all_o bishop_n and_o church_n but_o not_o over_o king_n and_o council_n this_o horn_n secular_a be_v the_o mouth_n of_o the_o decadiademick_a beast_n secular_a and_o there_o be_v give_v he_o a_o mouth_n say_v the_o text_n speak_v great_a thing_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 13.5_o this_o mouth_n or_o horn_n secular_a be_v vinculum_fw-la unitatis_fw-la &_o catena_n amoris_fw-la the_o link_n of_o amity_n and_o bond_n of_o unity_n betwixt_o the_o ten_o nation_n of_o papal_n rome_n i_o call_v this_o horn_n secular_a because_o he_o be_v give_v as_o a_o pseudoprophetick_a prolocutor_n or_o mouth_n to_o the_o 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and_o authority_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o be_v far_o above_o the_o primitive_a church_n at_o her_o first_o arrival_n into_o this_o heaven_n for_o we_o find_v she_o there_o cry_v travel_v in_o birth_n and_o pain_v to_o be_v deliver_v that_o she_o may_v bring_v forth_o a_o manchild_n a_o christian_a magistracy_n or_o power_n secular_a to_o protect_v she_o from_o that_o red_a dragon_n bloody_a persecution_n and_o we_o find_v he_o stand_v before_o she_o to_o devour_v that_o manchild_n or_o christian_a magistracy_n shall_v she_o produce_v any_o but_o she_o bring_v forth_o a_o manchild_n say_v the_o text_n that_o be_v a_o christian_a power_n secular_a and_o military_a michael_n substitute_n that_o overcome_v that_o dragon_n and_o cast_v he_o out_o so_o as_o his_o place_n be_v find_v no_o more_o in_o the_o heaven_n of_o supreme_a power_n and_o authority_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n he_o strive_v various_a way_n and_o at_o several_a time_n to_o regain_v his_o place_n regain_v some_o 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