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whereat_o the_o beast_n antichrist_n high_o chaff_a etc._n murther_v first_o even_o with_o applause_n those_o true_a minister_n but_o god_n still_o stir_v up_o other_o in_o the_o same_o spirit_n at_o last_o a_o visible_a separation_n be_v make_v not_o from_o the_o church_n as_o our_o adversary_n vain_o prattle_n but_o from_o antichrist_n and_o the_o long_o cover_v traitor_n in_o the_o church_n so_o as_o then_o truth_n and_o true_a professor_n within_o the_o church_n &_o only_a of_o the_o church_n but_o long_o bear_v down_o and_o lurk_v through_o prevail_a error_n at_o length_n begin_v to_o become_v visible_a to_o the_o terror_n and_o astonishment_n of_o their_o adversary_n and_o to_o obtain_v and_o bear_v sway_n by_o the_o discovery_n &_o fall_n of_o antichrist_n who_o sacrilegious_a impiety_n have_v come_v to_o such_o height_n as_o it_o can_v no_o long_o be_v cover_v or_o bear_v 11.12_o it_o be_v then_o say_v to_o the_o revive_a witness_n come_v up_o hither_o and_o their_o enemy_n 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most_o to_o their_o shame_n and_o that_o wherewith_o they_o most_o reproache_v our_o church_n speak_v strong_o for_o us._n and_o the_o lord_n his_o wise_a providence_n for_o preserve_v thus_o his_o church_n in_o the_o mid_n of_o antichristian_a usurpation_n while_o he_o appear_v to_o possess_v all_o be_v wonderful_a in_o that_o even_o in_o time_n of_o great_a corruption_n yet_o a_o sure_a access_n and_o free_a way_n be_v still_o reserve_v and_o keep_v through_o the_o city_n and_o court_n to_o the_o temple_n the_o sacrament_n of_o baptism_n in_o substance_n remain_v and_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o trinity_n be_v keep_v sound_o 8._o we_o be_v so_o far_o from_o deny_v to_o antichrist_n a_o place_n yea_o and_o a_o ordinary_a call_n in_o the_o church_n that_o we_o affirm_v constant_o that_o so_o it_o must_v have_v be_v and_o that_o not_o only_o he_o behoove_v to_o be_v in_o it_o but_o also_o sit_v that_o be_v bear_v rule_n therein_o 2.19_o but_o so_o we_o grant_v he_o to_o be_v in_o it_o 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