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and_o chaiaphas_n have_v prophesy_v of_o a_o antichrist_n that_o shall_v yet_o come_v to_o destroy_v rome_n and_o its_o pseudo-catholick_n state_n and_o they_o be_v thus_o far_o in_o the_o right_n of_o it_o that_o as_o the_o papal_a state_n be_v the_o antichrist_n to_o the_o true_a christ_n so_o the_o true_a christ_n come_v will_n be_v antichrist_n indeed_o to_o that_o antichrist_n a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o christ_n direct_o opposite_a to_o he_o and_o that_o will_v come_v into_o his_o room_n and_o so_o even_o perfect_o bring_v he_o to_o nothing_o with_o the_o brightness_n of_o his_o own_o appearance_n pass_o then_o from_o all_o these_o thing_n i_o come_v to_o what_o remain_v of_o great_a moment_n and_o that_o be_v concern_v the_o church_n in_o general_n more_o particular_a of_o philadelphia_n and_o laodicea_n and_o most_o especial_o of_o laodicea_n upon_o which_o i_o must_v acknowledge_v the_o most_o difficult_a and_o hardly_a to_o 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v._n 21._o and_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d put_v together_o the_o remnant_n slay_v chap._n 19_o 21._o the_o remnant_n of_o the_o dead_a c._n 20._o 5._o slay_v and_o dead_a be_v most_o conjoin_v in_o signification_n they_o appear_v to_o be_v the_o same_o and_o these_o rest_v slay_v and_o so_o dead_a be_v in_o their_o whole_a number_n and_o collection_n the_o gog_n and_o magog_n so_o gather_v together_o as_o to_o the_o first_o battle_n at_o armageddon_n so_o to_o the_o last_o battle_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n or_o of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n end_v there_o be_v beyond_o this_o inducement_n strong_a argument_n for_o whoever_o live_v in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o thousand_o year_n must_v be_v partaker_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n because_o they_o be_v the_o nation_n of_o the_o save_v save_v from_o the_o sword_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o horse_n as_o they_o be_v call_v the_o land_n bring_v back_o or_o rescue_v from_o the_o sword_n ezek._n 38._o 8._o all_o 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