receptus_n videatur_fw-la qui_fw-la posteriori_fw-la seculo_fw-la veluti_fw-la maturus_fw-la faetus_fw-la est_fw-la editus_fw-la and_o in_o century_n 6._o cap._n 1._o pag._n 1._o g._n antichristi_fw-la regnum_fw-la quod_fw-la quasi_fw-la in_o alvum_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la superiori_fw-la seculo_fw-la receptum_fw-la est_fw-la hoc_fw-la seculo_fw-la vitam_fw-la &_o incrementa_fw-la accepit_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la ad_fw-la maturitatem_fw-la svam_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ipsum_fw-la partus_fw-la tempus_fw-la sub_fw-la phocâ_fw-la imperatore_fw-la est_fw-la deductum_fw-la antichrist_n lie_v lurk_v in_o the_o womb_n all_o the_o 5_o century_n and_o when_o he_o be_v full_o ripen_v for_o the_o birth_n he_o be_v bring_v into_o the_o world_n by_o phocas_n in_o the_o 6_o century_n this_o be_v a_o clear_a proof_n from_o many_o learned_a man_n 34._o so_o likewise_o osiander_n in_o his_o epitome_n histor_n eccles_n cent._n 5_o pag._n 1._o say_v that_o then_o may_v be_v antichrist_n birth_n and_o craddle_a as_o 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oppose_v the_o popish_a doctrine_n of_o the_o real_a presence_n with_o the_o authority_n of_o austin_n as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o scripture_n fox_n martyrol_n one_a vol._n pag._n 187._o and_o he_o show_v how_o scotus_n also_o assent_v to_o the_o grecian_a church_n more_o than_o to_o the_o roman_a see_v also_o jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la ministerii_fw-la p._n 54._o osian_a epit._n 9_o cent._n pa._n 44._o li._n 4._o c._n 1._o clark_n martyr_n engl._n pa._n 42._o dr._n humphrey_n regius_n professor_n at_o oxford_n tell_v this_o story_n of_o scotus_n out_o of_o crinitus_n in_o his_o preface_n to_o praxis_fw-la jesuitism_n pag._n 22._o that_o scotus_n be_v suppose_v to_o be_v poison_v by_o some_o of_o his_o own_o popish_a scholar_n for_o his_o testimony_n against_o popery_n in_o that_o point_n and_o about_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o century_n arnulphus_n bishop_n of_o aurelia_n speak_v bold_o in_o a_o synod_n at_o rheims_n quid_fw-la hunc_fw-la in_o sublimi_fw-la solio_fw-la 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cornelius_n when_o he_o fall_v down_o at_o his_o foot_n act._n 10.26_o yet_o a_o pope_n can_v let_v a_o caesar_n who_o be_v cornelius_n master_n to_o lay_v at_o his_o foot_n and_o kiss_v his_o toe_n and_o to_o exercise_v other_o practice_n of_o insolence_n towards_o he_o see_v more_o parag._n 143._o oâ—_n succeed_v peter_n all_o those_o forcited_a instance_n do_v well_o accord_v with_o that_o witty_a acrostic_n make_v of_o those_o four_o letter_n papa_n to_o wit_n paparum_fw-la ambitio_fw-la peperit_fw-la antichristum_n 95._o and_o as_o if_o this_o be_v too_o little_a for_o the_o pope_n to_o exalt_v himself_o above_o those_o titular_a god_n he_o exalt_v himself_o above_o the_o true_a god_n too_o in_o contradict_v his_o word_n disannul_v his_o institution_n and_o take_v upon_o he_o to_o dispense_v with_o his_o law_n as_o pope_n paul_n the_o 3d_o dispense_v with_o the_o 5_o commandment_n in_o poison_v his_o own_o father_n and_o that_o pope_n with_o the_o 6_o commandment_n that_o say_v 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with_o he_o as_o the_o pope_n have_v be_v to_o raise_v admiration_n in_o the_o beholder_n especial_o where_o blind_a ignorance_n and_o credulous_a superstition_n have_v sit_v as_o judge_n by_o the_o help_n of_o the_o external_n sense_n only_o such_o be_v the_o miracle_n that_o rome_n boast_v so_o much_o of_o some_o of_o which_o be_v true_a in_o genere_fw-la rerum_fw-la may_v well_o be_v call_v lie_v wonder_n though_o they_o be_v false_a in_o genere_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la other_o be_v mere_o fabulous_a which_o never_o be_v do_v and_o so_o to_o be_v call_v wondrous_a lie_n 103._o their_o lie_a legend_n be_v full_a of_o this_o latter_a sort_n as_o that_o st._n dunstan_n pull_v the_o devil_n by_o the_o nose_n with_o a_o pair_n of_o pincer_n that_o st._n patrick_n drive_v all_o the_o venomous_a beast_n with_o his_o staff_n out_o of_o ireland_n that_o st._n gooderick_n tame_v wolf_n and_o serpent_n with_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n that_o st._n nicholas_n when_o he_o be_v but_o a_o infant_n abstain_v from_o suck_v his_o mother_n breast_n every_o wednesday_n and_o friday_n and_o many_o more_o such_o trash_n impute_v the_o drive_v away_o of_o the_o devil_n to_o their_o crucifix_n &_o holy-water_n as_o dr._n morton_n grand_a impostor_n show_v at_o large_a they_o can_v show_v of_o the_o milk_n of_o the_o virgin_n mary_n and_o the_o foreskin_n of_o christ_n and_o feather_n of_o the_o cock_n that_o crew_n at_o peter_n denial_n of_o christ_n 104._o suppose_v those_o story_n of_o their_o legend_n true_a which_o they_o write_v of_o a_o image_n gratulate_v aquinas_n for_o his_o voluminous_a labour_n say_n bene_fw-la de_fw-fr i_o scripsisti_fw-la thoma_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v a_o voice_n from_o christ_n out_o of_o heaven_n or_o as_o other_o say_v from_o the_o mother_n of_o christ_n for_o clear_v she_o from_o original_a sin_n this_o may_v be_v do_v by_o the_o devil_n to_o deceive_v 105._o such_o a_o other_o delusion_n be_v bernard_n complemented_a withal_o when_o the_o image_n of_o the_o bless_a virgin_n salute_v he_o with_o good_a morrow_n bernard_n at_o his_o entrance_n into_o the_o church_n which_o the_o good_a man_n though_o devout_o superstitious_a tart_o reply_v to_o that_o her_o ladyship_n have_v forget_v both_o herself_o and_o her_o sex_n for_o it_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o woman_n to_o speak_v in_o the_o church_n 1_o tim._n 2.12_o the_o psalmist_n tell_v we_o that_o idol_n or_o image_n have_v mouth_n and_o speak_v not_o these_o must_v therefore_o be_v juggle_a trick_n unto_o which_o that_o scripture_n allude_v rev._n 13.15_o in_o make_v their_o image_n to_o speak_v 106._o our_o own_o historian_n tell_v we_o how_o friar_n bacon_n make_v the_o devil_n speak_v through_o the_o brazen_a nose_n at_o oxford_n and_o what_o else_o be_v it_o but_o the_o same_o devil_n that_o give_v out_o all_o those_o ambiguous_a oracle_n at_o delphos_n to_o the_o heathen_n their_o
may_v bear_v proportion_n to_o her_o riso_n she_o have_v many_o step_n in_o her_o rise_n and_o shall_v have_v in_o her_o fall_n in_o the_o end_n come_v the_o doom_n of_o the_o former_a jezabel_n upon_o she_o sudden_a destruction_n in_o one_o day_n rev._n 18.8_o and_o that_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o her_o own_o paramour_n revel_v 17.16_o with_o 13._o her_o carcase_n shall_v be_v cast_v out_o as_o dung_n 2_o king_n 9.35.37_o 162._o as_o the_o wall_n of_o old_a jericho_n be_v not_o throw_v down_o the_o first_o day_n that_o it_o be_v besiege_v but_o israel_n must_v walk_v about_o it_o 6_o day_n and_o wait_v for_o the_o downfall_n of_o this_o curse_a city_n till_o the_o seven_o day_n heb._n 11.30_o &_o josh_n 6.13,14_o to_o 20._o so_o this_o mystical_a jericho_n fall_v not_o in_o the_o first_o day_n nor_o in_o the_o first_o vial_n that_o be_v pour_v 〈◊〉_d upon_o it_o but_o seven_o vial_n be_v appoint_v to_o be_v pour_v out_o for_o his_o utter_a extirpation_n which_o be_v call_v the_o seven_o 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