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state_n of_o wickedness_n that_o man_n have_v live_v in_o in_o all_o age_n of_o the_o world_n which_o have_v bear_v the_o open_a face_n of_o wickedness_n but_o it_o be_v a_o circumscribe_v and_o veil_v mystery_n have_v a_o beginning_n and_o a_o end_n in_o this_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n since_o christ_n it_o be_v a_o mystery_n of_o wickedness_n wrap_v up_o in_o a_o outward_a mantle_n of_o pretend_a christianity_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n open_v the_o eye_n of_o prince_n that_o have_v give_v their_o power_n to_o it_o to_o see_v it_o they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n rev._n 17.16_o and_o this_o they_o shall_v do_v before_o the_o common_a state_n of_o wickedness_n have_v a_o end_n second_o as_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n be_v couch_v under_o the_o innovation_n of_o man_n so_o in_o they_o we_o shall_v find_v that_o which_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n spiritual_o sodom_n literal_a be_v a_o place_n of_o great_a 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the_o pope_n what_o be_v it_o more_o than_o a_o convert_n of_o they_o to_o their_o innovation_n by_o their_o violence_n for_o they_o be_v christian_n before_o they_o do_v not_o convert_v they_o to_o christianity_n but_o only_o to_o the_o popish_a innovation_n i_o name_v this_o because_o it_o be_v so_o fresh_a in_o every_o one_o mind_n but_o violence_n have_v all_o along_o attend_v the_o innovation_n of_o the_o pope_n and_o beside_o the_o spiritual_a uncleanness_n of_o go_v a_o whore_v after_o man_n invention_n how_o great_a a_o provocation_n to_o brutal_a uncleanness_n be_v make_v by_o that_o one_o innovation_n of_o prohibit_v marriage_n to_o their_o clergy_n and_o otherwise_o by_o licens_v stew_n and_o make_v people_n believe_v they_o have_v pardon_n for_o their_o sin_n for_o a_o little_a money_n especial_o if_o they_o be_v venial_a as_o they_o count_v some_o none_o i_o think_v be_v account_v so_o mortal_a as_o oppose_v their_o innovation_n that_o be_v make_v heresy_n with_o they_o 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be_v utter_v come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n for_o after_o the_o great_a fall_n of_o babylon_n there_o shall_v yet_o be_v a_o continue_v in_o or_o uphold_v of_o her_o innovation_n by_o some_o but_o god_n people_n be_v call_v out_o they_o that_o fear_v god_n and_o love_n his_o truth_n shall_v be_v call_v out_o and_o so_o the_o rest_n that_o remain_v in_o they_o shall_v be_v captivate_v themselves_o thereby_o as_o a_o bird_n in_o a_o cage_n for_o those_o invention_n and_o innovation_n of_o man_n shall_v become_v a_o habitation_n of_o devil_n and_o a_o hold_n of_o every_o foul_a spirit_n and_o a_o cage_n of_o every_o unclean_a and_o hateful_a â—â—â—d_v and_o that_o after_o babylon_n great_a 〈◊〉_d rev._n 18.2_o this_o fall_n of_o baylon_n the_o great_a that_o be_v the_o fall_n of_o man_n innovation_n shall_v be_v no_o small_a matter_n for_o it_o will_v carry_v along_o with_o it_o plague_n and_o death_n and_o famine_n and_o mourn_v the_o scarlet_a colour_a whore_n that_o have_v be_v 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