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as_o be_v israel_n and_o elias_n no_o more_o any_o true_a visible_a face_n thereof_o appear_v than_o those_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a of_o famine_n in_o the_o day_n of_o elias_n or_o the_o same_o space_n when_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n abolish_v the_o daily_a sacrifice_n and_o set_v up_o the_o abomination_n of_o desolation_n in_o place_n thereof_o ch._n 12._o satan_n high_o incense_v for_o his_o misgive_a endeavour_n against_o the_o first_o seed_n take_v the_o occasion_n of_o this_o flight_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o wilderness_n to_o bring_v in_o room_n the_o beast_n of_o his_o work_n and_o authority_n by_o he_o to_o make_v war_n against_o the_o church_n in_o her_o seed_n of_o succeed_a time_n this_o beast_n be_v the_o same_o kingdom_n of_o rome_n but_o under_o the_o pontificality_n by_o lie_v sign_n &_o wonder_n and_o false_a pretence_n of_o christ_n his_o power_n so_o bewitch_v the_o world_n as_o through_o voluntary_a submission_n of_o the_o â—en_n of_o the_o earth_n thus_o deceive_v the_o kingdom_n of_o rome_n under_o it_o recover_v that_o ancient_a glory_n lustre_n estimation_n &_o subjection_n of_o province_n which_o it_o have_v lose_v in_o the_o deadly_a wound_n it_o get_v in_o the_o fall_n of_o caesar_n all_o the_o earth_n wonder_v and_o follow_v the_o beast_n chap._n 13._o all_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prevail_a evil_n even_o in_o the_o great_a height_n thereof_o christ_n have_v still_o his_o true_a church_n first_o lurk_v and_o albeit_o not_o perceptible_a to_o the_o world_n yet_o enjoy_v the_o presence_n of_o her_o head_n have_v powerful_a and_o plentiful_a dispensation_n of_o grace_n from_o he_o and_o worship_v he_o hearty_o and_o true_o second_o by_o degree_n break_v out_o and_o contest_v with_o antichrist_n in_o great_a suffering_n and_o much_o bloodshed_n to_o the_o 14._o verse_n of_o the_o 14._o chapter_n where_o the_o story_n fall_v in_o again_o to_o the_o same_o point_n of_o time_n and_o matter_n whereat_o for_o incert_v this_o 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