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mark_n name_n and_o number_n be_v all_o one_o and_o therefore_o read_v it_o chap._n 15.2_o the_o mark_n of_o the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n i_o can_v see_v how_o the_o distinction_n before_o name_v shall_v stand_v because_o the_o very_a mark_n be_v receive_v by_o all_o great_a and_o small_a rich_a and_o poor_a and_o therefore_o not_o by_o prince_n and_o the_o clergy_n only_o and_o if_o the_o mark_n be_v a_o diverse_a thing_n from_o the_o name_n or_o number_n of_o the_o name_n it_o will_v have_v be_v as_o needful_a to_o set_v man_n a_o work_n to_o find_v out_o all_o three_o as_o this_o one_o of_o the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n i_o subscribe_v therefore_o to_o bullinger_n and_o napier_n touch_v the_o identity_n of_o these_o three_o touch_v the_o name_n and_o number_n of_o the_o name_n we_o shall_v see_v more_o in_o the_o next_o question_n note_v from_o that_o which_o have_v be_v already_o say_v note_n note_n that_o the_o curse_a instrument_n of_o the_o devil_n can_v go_v far_o in_o 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move_v i_o much_o for_o the_o reverence_n of_o so_o many_o and_o grave_a author_n but_o see_v this_o number_n of_o 666._o be_v not_o set_v forth_o in_o word_n as_o the_o number_n of_o they_o that_o follow_v the_o lamb_n chap._n 14._o and_o of_o the_o seal_a one_o chap._n 7._o i_o can_v be_v persuade_v that_o the_o spirit_n will_v have_v we_o look_v bare_o to_o this_o number_n but_o to_o the_o very_a letter_n here_o use_v and_o indeed_o as_o long_o as_o we_o go_v this_o way_n to_o work_v in_o find_v out_o this_o number_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v able_a to_o convince_v the_o adversary_n there_o be_v so_o many_o name_n more_o contain_v this_o number_n though_o all_o circumstance_n here_o consider_v some_o name_n agree_v to_o the_o pope_n be_v most_o probable_o the_o name_n here_o mean_v forbs_n forbs_n it_o be_v not_o without_o cause_n therefore_o that_o one_o do_v so_o much_o wonder_n that_o so_o many_o grave_n and_o learned_a man_n shall_v be_v carry_v away_o in_o this_o manner_n 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already_o make_v plain_a enough_o in_o that_o the_o dragon_n be_v say_v to_o give_v the_o beast_n his_o power_n and_o all_o be_v say_v to_o follow_v he_o but_o only_o such_o as_o have_v their_o name_n write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n but_o the_o intent_n here_o be_v to_o teach_v we_o a_o mark_n or_o name_n whereby_o all_o that_o be_v wise_a may_v certain_o know_v he_o and_o beware_v of_o he_o bellarmine_n viegas_n bellarmine_n the_o papal_o to_o keep_v man_n from_o search_v too_o far_o herein_o teach_v that_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o know_v his_o name_n before_o that_o he_o be_v come_v which_o time_n take_v for_o grant_v that_o it_o be_v not_o yet_o all_o search_n hereafter_o after_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v vain_a for_o
to_o draw_v any_o to_o the_o roman_a religion_n thus_o seek_v to_o alienate_v their_o heart_n from_o their_o lawful_a prince_n for_o hereby_o many_o river_n set_v forth_o their_o popish_a doctor_n come_v to_o run_v with_o blood_n when_o they_o be_v for_o this_o execute_v the_o four_o such_o as_o have_v illustrate_v the_o dark_a place_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n which_o be_v as_o the_o sun_n and_o the_o more_o they_o come_v to_o be_v explain_v as_o it_o be_v now_o to_o be_v expect_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v daily_o more_o and_o more_o this_o be_v the_o time_n wherein_o knowledge_n shall_v increase_v the_o more_o as_o with_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n shall_v the_o romanist_n be_v vex_v and_o torment_v but_o rather_o to_o their_o obduration_n than_o to_o their_o conversion_n the_o five_o some_o great_a calamity_n than_o ever_o that_o shall_v come_v upon_o rome_n itself_o to_o the_o utter_a overthrow_n thereof_o according_a to_o that_o prophecy_n of_o the_o sibyl_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d then_o thou_o shall_v be_v all_o desolate_a as_o if_o thou_o have_v never_o be_v the_o sixth_o a_o divine_a power_n that_o shall_v bring_v the_o jew_n home_n unto_o the_o truth_n 13.43_o â—_o esdras_n 13.43_o who_o as_o esdras_n say_v go_v through_o the_o straight_a passage_n of_o euphrates_n for_o of_o their_o return_n esayas_n prophesi_v say_v i_o will_v say_v unto_o the_o deep_a be_v dry_a and_o i_o will_v dry_v up_o thy_o flood_n chap._n 51.10_o they_o be_v call_v king_n because_o they_o shall_v reign_v all_o over_o the_o eâ—st_a part_n then_o the_o turk_n and_o the_o pope_n set_v forth_o by_o the_o dragon_n and_o false_a prophet_n and_o beast_n shall_v bestir_v themselves_o by_o their_o agent_n bassa_n jesuite_n and_o the_o like_a spare_v for_o no_o cost_n to_o suppress_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o power_n which_o they_o shall_v assemble_v shall_v be_v in_o these_o western_a part_n where_o the_o gospel_n have_v most_o prevail_v be_v call_v harmageddon_n the_o 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