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away_o be_v come_v then_o that_o man_n of_o sin_n be_v at_o the_o door_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o apostasy_n be_v the_o fall_n of_o a_o man_n from_o his_o lord_n to_o who_o he_o owe_v his_o fealty_n a_o renegado_n or_o to_o turn_v turk_n it_o be_v take_v three_o way_n by_o the_o expositor_n first_o political_o to_o fall_v from_o the_o roman_a empire_n by_o rebellion_n second_o ecclesiastical_o to_o fall_v from_o the_o church_n in_o religion_n and_o three_o figurative_o the_o subject_n for_o the_o adjunct_n the_o apostate_n for_o the_o apostasy_n by_o the_o fall_n away_o understand_v the_o head_n instrument_n or_o person_n cause_v that_o fall_v away_o the_o second_o signification_n of_o these_o three_o be_v most_o suitable_a to_o the_o text_n because_o it_o be_v use_v in_o the_o scripture_n as_o luke_n 8._o 13._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o fall_v from_o the_o word_n 1_o tim._n 4._o x._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o shall_v fall_v away_o or_o depart_v from_o the_o faith_n and_o luke_n 18._o 8._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o the_o son_n of_o man_n come_v shall_v he_o find_v faith_n on_o the_o earth_n mean_v that_o all_o will_v fall_v from_o faith_n at_o that_o season_n next_o the_o father_n use_v it_o in_o the_o same_o signification_n this_o apostasy_n say_v s._n cyril_n it_o shall_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o the_o orthodoxal_a faith_n and_o s._n augustine_n call_v the_o aposlate_v refugam_fw-la à _fw-la domino_fw-la 19_o aug._n the_o civ_o 2d_o 19_o a_o runagate_n from_o the_o lord_n and_o that_o many_o of_o the_o father_n do_v take_v this_o word_n in_o this_o sense_n in_o this_o place_n bellarmine_n himself_o confess_v 2._o â—â—ll_v de_fw-fr rom._n â—oâ—â—iâ—_n 3._o 2._o that_o s._n augustine_n do_v witness_v it_o again_o apostasy_n in_o the_o scripture_n and_o in_o the_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n be_v never_o use_v political_o for_o the_o fall_v away_o from_o a_o temporal_a prince_n moreover_o discedit_fw-la imperium_fw-la non_fw-la disceditur_fw-la ab_fw-la imperio_fw-la 9_o apology_n in_o bell._n cap._n 9_o say_v our_o english_a gamaliel_n there_o must_v be_v a_o nullity_n of_o the_o empire_n not_o a_o apostasy_n from_o the_o empire_n to_o make_v way_n for_o antichrist_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o sixth_o verse_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o seven_o both_o the_o thing_n and_o the_o person_n which_o let_v both_o the_o empire_n and_o the_o emperor_n must_v be_v absolute_o remove_v and_o final_o antichrist_n be_v term_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rev._n 16._o 13._o a_o false_a prophet_n which_o must_v imply_v a_o ecclesiastical_a apostasy_n or_o fall_v away_o in_o religion_n neither_o can_v the_o three_o sense_n convenient_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o text_n to_o take_v the_o word_n apostafie_n sigurative_o for_o the_o apostate_n himself_o this_o misprision_n arise_v from_o a_o false_a translation_n refuga_fw-la be_v read_v for_o apostasia_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la 20._o 19_o which_o be_v acknowledge_v also_o by_o suarez_n who_o also_o say_v graeca_n vox_fw-la apostasia_fw-la 5._o suarez_n apolog._n lib._n â—_o c._n 10._o sect._n 5._o significat_fw-la discessionem_fw-la à _fw-la side_n in_o suâ_fw-la syncer_n â_fw-la proprietate_fw-la that_o be_v apostasy_n do_v proper_o signify_v a_o fall_n away_o from_o the_o church_n in_o religion_n thus_o proper_o s._n paul_n do_v speak_v of_o the_o ecclesiastical_a fall_v away_o yet_o i_o will_v follow_v all_o three_o both_o because_o the_o other_o two_o be_v true_a also_o though_o not_o proper_a for_o the_o first_o the_o roman_a empire_n itself_o must_v fall_v which_o must_v imply_v a_o fall_n from_o it_o by_o rebellion_n before_o antichrist_n do_v come_v and_o for_o the_o three_o if_o the_o great_a fall_n from_o the_o faith_n shall_v be_v absolute_o before_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n then_o antichrist_n when_o he_o come_v as_o bellarmine_n speak_v 9_o bell._n 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the_o roman_a empire_n but_o also_o from_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o withal_o from_o most_o point_n of_o the_o christian_a faith_n suarez_n also_o do_v acknowledge_v spiritualem_fw-la 18_o suarez_n apolog._n lib._n 5._o c._n 10_o nu_fw-la 18_o stragem_fw-la a_o spiritual_a defection_n and_o destruction_n dr._n stevartius_fw-la professor_n of_o ingolstade_n 2._o stevartius_fw-la in_o 2_o thess_n 2._o on_o this_o place_n do_v thus_o describe_v this_o fall_n away_o insignis_fw-la defectio_fw-la à _fw-la romano_n imperio_fw-la &_o memorabilis_fw-la apostasia_fw-la à _fw-la side_n christianâ_fw-la vnde_fw-la non_fw-la immerito_fw-la patres_fw-la vocaverunt_fw-la antichristum_n ipsam_fw-la apostasiam_fw-la quod_fw-la multis_fw-la author_n sit_fw-la ut_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la discedant_fw-la that_o be_v there_o shall_v be_v such_o a_o admirable_a fall_v away_o both_o from_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o from_o the_o christian_a faith_n that_o thence_o the_o father_n have_v just_o call_v 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all_o call_v in_o the_o singular_a number_n unus_fw-la homo_fw-la one_o man_n quia_fw-la omnes_fw-la habent_fw-la unum_fw-la regnum_fw-la unum_fw-la propositum_fw-la &_o unum_fw-la spiritum_fw-la say_v rollocke_n on_o this_o place_n they_o all_o have_v one_o kingdom_n 2._o rollock_n in_o 2_o thess_n 2._o in_o the_o same_o form_n of_o government_n one_o purpose_n in_o persecute_v the_o faithful_a and_o one_o spirit_n they_o be_v all_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o oecumenius_n speak_v all_o mad_v by_o the_o same_o devil_n to_o underproppe_n antichrist_n thus_o antichrist_n may_v be_v call_v one_o man_n but_o indeed_o he_o 4._o mâ—gdâ—burge_n cent._n 1._o lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o be_v many_o a_o main_a succession_n i_o conclude_v antichrist_n u_fw-mi est_fw-la regnum_fw-la falsorum_fw-la doctorum_fw-la christi_fw-la doctrinam_fw-la obscurantium_fw-la &_o mundanum_fw-la regnum_fw-la arripientium_fw-la antichrist_n be_v a_o state_n fight_v against_o the_o church_n in_o a_o long_a 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