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erasmus_n upon_o the_o 18._o chap._n sect._n 3_o with_o this_o babylon_n have_v prince_n and_o prelate_n yea_o whole_a kingdom_n commit_v whordome_n so_o that_o by_o this_o we_o see_v most_o apparent_o that_o the_o same_o which_o be_v here_o speak_v touch_v the_o wonderful_a great_a fall_n of_o babylon_n be_v speak_v of_o christian_a rome_n 8_o true_a it_o be_v that_o some_o do_v understand_v this_o to_o be_v mean_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n power_n the_o heathenish_a empire_n which_o be_v overthrow_v by_o constantine_n the_o emperor_n when_o he_o be_v convert_v to_o christianity_n about_o three_o hundred_o year_n after_o christ_n but_o this_o can_v be_v for_o by_o constantine_n mean_n the_o roman_n become_v christian_n therefore_o if_o we_o shall_v understand_v it_o of_o that_o time_n and_o state_n we_o shall_v understand_v that_o the_o angel_n call_v rome_n babylon_n and_o the_o habitation_n of_o devil_n in_o respect_n that_o it_o be_v whole_o become_v the_o 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to_o wash_v away_o our_o sin_n and_o how_o then_o after_o this_o life_n can_v we_o help_v ourselves_o in_o purgatory_n so_o that_o by_o this_o we_o see_v how_o frivolous_a and_o vain_a the_o doctrine_n of_o purgatory_n be_v and_o also_o how_o fantastical_a their_o purgatory_n proctor_n be_v especial_o their_o cardinal_n allen_n catholic_a cardinal_n allen_n in_o d._n fulke_n answer_v to_o a_o false_a catholic_a who_o in_o so_o many_o place_n of_o his_o book_n affirm_v that_o we_o be_v purify_v in_o that_o fire_n as_o gold_n be_v in_o the_o furnace_n that_o by_o suffer_v the_o pain_n of_o purgatory_n we_o be_v make_v perfect_a that_o by_o suffer_v the_o torment_n of_o purgatory_n we_o do_v satisfy_v god_n justice_n for_o sin_n which_o how_o true_a it_o be_v let_v we_o consider_v a_o little_a further_o and_o how_o it_o will_v stand_v with_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n 11_o first_o to_o beat_v they_o with_o their_o own_o rod_n 3.1_o wisdom_n 3.1_o their_o own_o canonical_a 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