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consent_v with_o the_o aforesaid_a bishop_n and_o author_n etc._n author_n thes_n 31._o de_fw-fr pontifice_fw-la romano_n &_o praecipuis_fw-la qui_fw-la ipsi_fw-la attribuuntur_fw-la titulis_fw-la s._n 12._o adversarii_fw-la porro_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o antichristi_fw-la nomen_fw-la ipsi_fw-la competere_fw-la evidentissima_fw-la ratione_fw-la monstratur_fw-la prius_fw-la enim_fw-la illi_fw-la apostolus_fw-la tribuit_fw-la quum_fw-la appellat_fw-la illum_fw-la homi_fw-la nem_fw-la peccati_fw-la filium_fw-la perditionis_fw-la adversarium_fw-la &_o efferentem_fw-la se_fw-la supra_fw-la vel_fw-la contra_fw-la omne_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la deus_fw-la aut_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o templo_fw-la dei_fw-la tanquam_fw-la deus_fw-la sedeat_fw-la prae_fw-la se_fw-la ferens_fw-la se_fw-la esse_fw-la deum_fw-la qui_fw-la ex_fw-la collapso_fw-la imperio_fw-la romano_n exurget_fw-la ejusque_fw-la vacantem_fw-la dignitatem_fw-la occupabat_fw-la haec_fw-la 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the_o blindness_n of_o man_n like_o owl_n at_o noon_n day_n not_o to_o see_v it_o according_o archbishop_n whitgift_n in_o his_o defence_n of_o the_o answer_n to_o the_o admonition_n often_o apply_v the_o title_n of_o antichrist_n to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n as_o a_o thing_n take_v for_o grant_v see_v tract_n 8._o p._n 349._o where_n have_v speak_v much_o of_o he_o before_o he_o thus_o conclude_v i_o know_v that_o those_o sect_n and_o heresy_n give_v strength_n unto_o antichrist_n and_o at_o the_o length_n be_v one_o special_a mean_n of_o place_v he_o in_o his_o throne_n even_o as_o also_o i_o be_o persuade_v that_o he_o work_v as_o effectual_o at_o this_o day_n by_o your_o stir_n and_o contention_n whereby_o he_o have_v and_o will_v more_o prevail_v against_o this_o church_n of_o england_n then_o by_o any_o other_o mean_n whatsoever_o therefore_o it_o behove_v you_o to_o take_v heed_n how_o you_o divide_v the_o army_n of_o christ_n which_o shall_v unanimitèr_fw-la fight_v 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