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10._o that_o the_o gospel_n come_v to_o all_o in_o two_o manner_n one_o way_n by_o fame_n another_o way_n by_o peculiar_a preacher_n and_o foundation_n of_o church_n and_o that_o in_o the_o first_o manner_n the_o gospel_n come_v to_o all_o nation_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n then_o know_v in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o apostle_n and_o that_o s._n paul_n speak_v of_o this_o in_o which_o sort_n also_o s._n chrysostome_n in_o matth._n 24._o be_v to_o be_v understand_v but_o in_o the_o second_o manner_n that_o it_o come_v not_o then_o but_o be_v to_o come_v in_o the_o time_n appoint_v and_o that_o our_o lord_n matth._n 24._o luc._n ult._n &_o act._n 1._o speak_v of_o this_o add_v last_o that_o it_o be_v not_o absurd_a if_o we_o grant_v that_o our_o lord_n speak_v proper_o and_o the_o apostle_n figurativelie_o for_o the_o reason_n which_o compel_v we_o to_o take_v our_o lord_n word_n in_o a_o proper_a signification_n have_v not_o the_o same_o force_n if_o they_o be_v apply_v to_o the_o word_n 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and_o so_o may_v very_o well_o use_v these_o sign_n to_o demonstrate_v his_o not_o come_v so_o long_o ago_o 2._o but_o come_v to_o answer_v the_o first_o demonstration_n it_o be_v wonderful_a to_o see_v how_o many_o word_n he_o spend_v in_o vain_a and_o how_o few_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o he_o be_v to_o answer_v bellarmine_n proof_n which_o i_o have_v allege_v he_o scarce_o ever_o touch_v any_o of_o they_o but_o make_v a_o long_a discourse_n altogether_o frivolous_a about_o the_o exposition_n of_o that_o whole_a place_n matth._n 24._o wherefore_o i_o shall_v be_v enforce_v to_o gather_v up_o here_o and_o there_o some_o scatter_a denial_n and_o so_o reply_v to_o this_o his_o break_a and_o confuse_a answer_n 3._o and_o first_o to_o the_o father_n which_o bellarmine_n allege_v as_o his_o chief_a proof_n i_o find_v only_o these_o word_n of_o he_o or_o to_o what_o end_n say_v he_o shall_v i_o spend_v my_o time_n in_o answer_v the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n who_o suppose_v that_o 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downam_n never_o mention_v s._n augustine_n or_o other_o father_n flat_o deni_v their_o doctrine_n in_o this_o point_n as_o he_o have_v do_v in_o the_o former_a &_o therefore_o indeed_o never_o go_v about_o to_o answer_v the_o argument_n but_o to_o deny_v the_o conclusion_n whatsoever_o the_o proof_n be_v 5._o yea_o that_o which_o be_v worse_o because_o he_o will_v seem_v to_o say_v something_o he_o bear_v the_o reader_n in_o hand_n that_o bellarmine_n have_v be_v so_o simple_a as_o to_o prove_v his_o conclusion_n only_o own_o downam_n omit_v bellarmine_n proof_n &_o answer_v his_o own_o out_o of_o those_o word_n matth._n 24._o this_o gospel_n of_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o testimony_n to_o all_o nation_n and_o then_o he_o answer_v very_o gravelie_o but_o our_o saviour_n christ_n do_v not_o say_v that_o the_o gospel_n shall_v be_v preach_v throughout_o the_o world_n before_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n but_o before_o the_o end_n and_o be_v 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24._o matth._n 24._o our_o saviour_n speak_v to_o be_v the_o destruction_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o not_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o yet_o never_o answer_v to_o any_o of_o those_o argument_n which_o bell._n have_v in_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o objection_n three_o oâ—_n the_o which_o namely_o the_o authority_n of_o the_o father_n and_o the_o two_o latter_a reason_n be_v so_o manifest_a that_o m._n downam_n difficulty_n downam_n dissemble_v the_o difficulty_n deal_v very_o politic_o in_o dissemble_v they_o since_o he_o can_v not_o answer_v they_o and_o to_o prove_v his_o own_o exposition_n he_o bring_v a_o conceit_a invention_n of_o his_o own_o to_o wit_n that_o our_o bless_a saviour_n will_v comfort_v his_o disciple_n by_o tell_v they_o that_o the_o success_n of_o their_o ministry_n