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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v here_o in_o describe_v the_o antichrist_n and_o yet_o i_o suppose_v you_o will_v not_o be_v so_o ignorant_a or_o impudent_a as_o to_o say_v that_o our_o saviour_n and_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o one_o singular_a person_n in_o these_o place_n so_o what_o warrant_v have_v you_o to_o gather_v that_o here_o which_o you_o dare_v not_o gather_v out_o of_o the_o like_a phrase_n of_o the_o scripture_n if_o then_o in_o these_o place_n there_o be_v not_o a_o singular_a man_n understand_v suppose_v they_o speak_v of_o a_o man_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n it_o will_v not_o follow_v that_o the_o antichrist_n must_v be_v one_o singular_a person_n because_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o he_o as_o of_o one_o man_n in_o the_o singular_a number_n for_o the_o phrase_n be_v all_o one_o but_o the_o first_o you_o must_v grant_v therefore_o the_o next_o will_v follow_v second_o in_o the_o 16._o of_o matthew_n 18._o our_o saviour_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o this_o rock_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n he_o speak_v here_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n with_o the_o same_o article_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o in_o describe_v the_o antichrist_n now_o let_v i_o use_v this_o same_o argument_n against_o your_o pope_n that_o they_o be_v not_o this_o rock_n upon_o the_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v as_o you_o say_v as_o you_o have_v use_v here_o to_o prove_v that_o he_o be_v not_o the_o antichrist_n this_o rock_n upon_o the_o which_o christ_n promise_v to_o build_v his_o church_n be_v but_o one_o singular_a person_n because_o our_o saviour_n put_v he_o in_o the_o singular_a number_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d