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levit_fw-la cap._n 1._o rudolphus_n flwiacensis_fw-la when_o both_o he_o and_o they_o after_o he_o joint_o affirm_v that_o antichrist_n by_o treachery_n must_v destroy_v the_o roman_a empire_n the_o second_o that_o rome_n be_v babylon_n the_o proper_a seat_n of_o antichrist_n which_o shall_v be_v destroy_v before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n for_o to_o this_o article_n article_n 2_o speak_v first_o tertullian_n who_o in_o full_a assurance_n of_o what_o he_o speak_v oftentimes_o 13._o oftentimes_o tertullian_n lib._n in_o judaeos_fw-la cap._n 9_o &_o lib._n 3._o in_o martion_n cap._n 13._o use_v these_o word_n babylon_n in_o our_o apostle_n saint_n john_n bear_v the_o figure_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n therefore_o great_a and_o proud_a by_o her_o kingdom_n and_o a_o destroyer_n of_o the_o saint_n second_o hierome_n who_o live_v at_o that_o time_n when_o rome_n be_v whole_o christian_n under_o constantius_n julian_n and_o valentinianus_n the_o first_o yet_o in_o foresight_n of_o future_a apostasy_n therein_o there_o beginning_n under_o a_o mystery_n but_o afterward_o open_o to_o be_v complemented_a very_o 1609._o very_o hierony_n tom_fw-mi 1._o ep._n 17._o ad_fw-la marcellum_fw-la &_o ep._n 151._o ad_fw-la algosiam_fw-la qu._n 11._o &_o in_o praefat._n ad_fw-la translat_fw-la dydimi_fw-la de_fw-fr spirit_n sanct._n omnia_fw-la secund_a editionem_fw-la parisiens_n 1609._o often_o term_v that_o city_n babylon_n and_o the_o purple_a whore_n speak_v of_o in_o the_o revelation_n wherein_o sometime_o he_o be_v a_o inhabitant_n now_o this_o can_v be_v speak_v of_o babylon_n in_o mesopotamia_n which_o then_o be_v desolate_a and_o where_o hierome_n never_o live_v three_o lactantius_n who_o 25._o who_o lactant._n li._n 7._o instit_fw-la cap._n 25._o allude_v to_o the_o sybilline_n oracle_n say_v that_o when_o that_o head_n of_o the_o world_n shall_v fall_v and_o begin_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v but_o a_o street_n or_o impetus_fw-la for_o it_o be_v derive_v either_o of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sluo_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d traho_fw-la who_o can_v doubt_v but_o that_o a_o end_n be_v at_o hand_n upon_o all_o humane_a affair_n and_o upon_o all_o the_o world_n the_o word_n of_o the_o sibyl_n to_o which_o he_o allude_v be_v these_o as_o learned_a lactantium_fw-la learned_a xistus_fw-la betuleius_n in_o annot._n in_o lactantium_fw-la betuleius_n do_v cite_v they_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n rome_n shall_v be_v a_o street_n and_o delos_n unknown_a etc._n etc._n but_o let_v we_o leave_v these_o prophecy_n and_o come_v to_o performance_n for_o antichrist_n do_v no_o soon_o appear_v in_o his_o likeness_n but_o god_n in_o his_o mercy_n to_o ward_n his_o elect_n send_v forth_o his_o faithful_a witness_n of_o every_o sort_n verdict_n publish_v his_o present_a approach_n by_o open_a verdict_n to_o publish_v abroad_o unto_o the_o world_n that_o the_o mystery_n be_v reveal_v and_o antichrist_n be_v then_o 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