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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A12807	A plaine exposition vpon the first part of the second chapter of Saint Paul his second epistle to the Thessalonians Wherein it is plainly proved, that the Pope is the Antichrist. Being lectures, in Saint Pauls, by Iohn Squire priest, and vicar of Saint Leonards Shordich: sometime fellow of Iesus Colledge in Cambridge.	Squire, John, ca. 1588-1653.	1630 (1630)	STC 23114; ESTC S100545	402,069	811

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of_o

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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o who_o now_o let_v that_o be_v the_o empire_n and_o series_n or_o succession_n of_o those_o emperor_n which_o be_v in_o s._n paul_n time_n therefore_o no_o empire_n nor_o emperor_n of_o our_o time_n be_v mean_v in_o this_o pprophecy_n three_o out_o of_o the_o same_o verse_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o only_o let_v as_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o the_o empire_n be_v that_o only_a impediment_n and_o so_o soon_o as_o it_o shall_v be_v remove_v antichrist_n will_v instant_o be_v reveal_v the_o revelation_n therefore_o of_o the_o popish_a antichrist_n and_o jewish_a christ_n will_v be_v both_o ad_fw-la graecas_fw-la calendas_fw-la in_o no_o time_n future_a for_o their_o revelation_n be_v long_o since_o pass_v already_o and_o final_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d de_fw-fr medio_fw-la tolli_fw-la to_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n do_v not_o signify_v to_o be_v abolish_v out_o of_o the_o world_n but_o to_o be_v remove_v out_o of_o the_o way_n in_o 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