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of_o 3._o about_o the_o second_o place_n m._n downan_n take_v occasion_n to_o show_v his_o skill_n in_o greek_a &_o make_v a_o large_a discourse_n that_o many_o time_n the_o greek_n article_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o particular_a thing_n 2._o 2._o thess_n 2._o which_o both_o s._n epiphanius_n &_o bellarmine_n know_v aswell_o as_o himselve_v 4._o but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o that_o part_n of_o s._n epiphanius_n his_o observation_n which_o make_v to_o the_o purpose_n he_o have_v little_a thing_n when_o the_o greek_a article_n signify_v a_o particular_a thing_n to_o say_v against_o either_o of_o they_o both_o for_o s._n epiphanius_n his_o rule_n as_o m._n downan_n interprete_v it_o be_v this_o where_o the_o article_n be_v add_v unto_o some_o definite_a and_o notable_a thing_n there_o be_v always_o confirmation_n by_o the_o article_n which_o confirmation_n he_o will_v have_v to_o be_v that_o the_o word_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v indefinite_o or_o indifferent_o of_o any_o which_o 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argument_n be_v draw_v second_o he_o allege_v 2._o tim._n 2._o 17._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n of_o god_n and_o luke_n 11._o 24._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o unclean_a spirit_n but_o these_o be_v from_o the_o purpose_n since_o that_o neither_o place_n speak_v of_o the_o most_o eminent_a man_n of_o god_n nor_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a unclean_a spirit_n which_o be_v necessary_a for_o s._n epiphanius_n his_o rule_n who_o only_o speak_v of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o m._n downam_n translate_v not_o well_o in_o the_o positive_a degree_n and_o can_v deny_v the_o rule_n itself_o which_o be_v confirm_v by_o all_o the_o example_n which_o he_o bring_v of_o apostle_n poet_n orator_n and_o wiseman_n and_o the_o same_o be_v evident_a of_o king_n man_n etc._n etc._n when_o we_o only_o speak_v of_o the_o most_o eminent_a king_n man_n etc._n etc._n as_o s._n paul_n do_v here_o of_o the_o most_o eminent_a antichrist_n now_o as_o for_o the_o second_o part_n of_o 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m._n downam_n shall_v have_v consider_v that_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o otherwise_o understand_v the_o place_n of_o the_o whole_a succession_n of_o pope_n then_o by_o a_o necessary_a consequence_n that_o whatsoever_o be_v give_v to_o one_o pope_n be_v give_v to_o all_o and_o so_o this_o speech_n be_v use_v to_o s._n peter_n as_o pope_n be_v by_o consequence_n to_o be_v understand_v and_o verify_v of_o all_o the_o rest_n after_o this_o he_o come_v back_o again_o to_o 2._o thess_n 2._o 3._o which_o he_o have_v handle_v so_o large_o before_o and_o say_v that_o some_o augustine_n downam_n mistake_v bellarmine_n and_o s._n augustine_n do_v understand_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n of_o the_o whole_a multitude_n of_o those_o who_o toyne_z with_o antichrist_n and_o add_v that_o augustine_n recite_v this_o opinion_n and_o be_v so_o far_o from_o mislike_v it_o that_o bellarmine_n allege_v it_o as_o augustine_n at_o which_o oversight_n of_o his_o i_o much_o marvel_n for_o neither_o do_v those_o author_n speak_v of_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n but_o of_o the_o apostasy_n or_o revolt_n nor_o do_v bellarmine_n attribute_v the_o opinion_n to_o s._n augustine_n as_o m._n downam_n or_o any_o other_o may_v easy_o see_v if_o it_o please_v they_o to_o look_v upon_o the_o place_n in_o this_o chapter_n §_o xxiii_o yet_o m._n downam_n go_v on_o with_o his_o example_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o the_o harlot_n out_o of_o the_o apoc._n 12._o 6._o and_o 17._o 1._o 18._o by_o which_o be_v signify_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o city_n or_o church_n of_o antichrist_n and_o yet_o he_o can_v choose_v but_o know_v that_o first_o they_o signify_v those_o woman_n which_o be_v show_v to_o s._n john_n in_o the_o form_n of_o particular_a woman_n and_o beside_o that_o which_o be_v signify_v by_o the_o woman_n be_v also_o as_o particular_a as_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o thing_n do_v permit_v the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o that_o time_n of_o which_o s._n john_n speak_v and_o the_o material_a city_n of_o rome_n which_o be_v a_o particular_a city_n 6._o at_o length_n he_o come_v to_o the_o place_n which_o bellarmine_n cit_v and_o he_o make_v the_o apostle_n to_o reason_n thus_o when_o the_o scripture_n 1._o joan._n â—_o downam_n corrupt_v the_o text_n of_o scripture_n antichrist_n be_v come_v it_o be_v the_o last_o hour_n now_o antichrist_n be_v come_v therefore_o now_o be_v the_o last_o hour_n where_o i_o marvel_v how_o he_o dare_v be_v so_o bold_a with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o to_o change_v come_v into_o be_v come_v if_o he_o say_v that_o s._n john_n may_v not_o have_v 4._o termini_fw-la 4._o termini_fw-la term_n in_o his_o argument_n he_o shall_v rather_o have_v say_v that_o s._n john_n do_v not_o argue_v at_o least_o in_o form_n but_o rather_o that_o he_o do_v use_v a_o more_o brief_a and_o compendious_a manner_n of_o reason_v by_o put_v down_o two_o argument_n almost_o in_o two_o line_n as_o indeed_o he_o do_v for_o if_o m._n downam_n will_v needs_o bring_v it_o 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the_o world_n which_o how_o far_o it_o be_v off_o can_v by_o no_o mean_n be_v know_v this_o opinion_n which_o overthrow_v all_o the_o former_a and_o clear_o show_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o antichrist_n be_v demonstrate_v by_o six_o reason_n for_o we_o must_v know_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n in_o the_o scripture_n have_v give_v we_o six_o certain_a sign_n of_o antichrist_n come_v two_o go_v before_o antichrist_n himself_o to_o wit_n the_o preach_n of_o the_o gospel_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n and_o the_o desolation_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n then_o accompany_v he_o to_o wit_v the_o preach_n of_o henoch_n and_o helias_n and_o a_o most_o huge_a &_o manifest_a persecution_n so_o that_o public_a holies_n shall_v whole_o cease_v two_o follow_v to_o wit_v the_o destruction_n of_o antichrist_n after_o three_o year_n and_o a_o half_a and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n none_o of_o which_o we_o see_v yet_o extant_a wherefore_o the_o first_o demonstration_n be_v take_v 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opprobrium_fw-la sempiternum_fw-la nec_fw-la potest_fw-la dicere_fw-la quifuerint_fw-la sub_fw-la antiocho_n fulgentes_fw-la quasi_fw-la splendour_n firm_a amenti_fw-la &_o alij_fw-la quasi_fw-la stella_fw-la in_o perpetuas_fw-la aeternitates_fw-la sed_fw-la quid_fw-la non_fw-la facit_fw-la pertinacia_fw-la quasi_fw-la contritus_fw-la coluber_fw-la clevat_fw-la caput_fw-la &_o moriturus_fw-la in_o eos_fw-la quimorturi_fw-la sunt_fw-la venena_fw-la diffundit_fw-la hitherto_o in_o some_o sort_n prophyrie_n have_v defend_v himself_o and_o deceive_v aswell_o the_o unlearned_a among_o we_o as_o the_o evil_a learned_a among_o they_o what_o will_v he_o say_v of_o this_o chapter_n in_o which_o the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a be_v describe_v some_o be_v raise_v to_o life_n everlasting_a other_o to_o everlasting_a reproach_n neither_o can_v he_o tell_v we_o who_o under_o antiochus_n they_o be_v that_o shine_v as_o the_o brightenes_n of_o the_o firmament_n and_o other_o as_o star_n for_o 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porphyrius_n in_o tempore_fw-la antiochi_n &_o in_o desolatione_n templidicit_fw-la completos_fw-la quam_fw-la &_o josephus_n &_o machabeorum_fw-la libre_fw-la tribus_fw-la tantùm_fw-la annis_fw-la fuisse_fw-la commemorate_fw-la exit_fw-la quo_fw-la perspicâ—â—â—â—_n est_fw-la tres_fw-la istos_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la annos_fw-la de_fw-la antichristi_fw-la dici_fw-la temperibus_fw-la quitribus_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la annis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la mille_fw-la ducento_fw-la nonaginta_fw-la diebus_fw-la sanctos_fw-la persecuturus_fw-la est_fw-la postea_fw-la corrâ—iturus_fw-la in_o mâ—nte_fw-la inâ—â—yâ—o_fw-la &_o sancto_fw-la a_o tempore_fw-la igitur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quod_fw-la nos_fw-la interpretari_fw-la sumus_fw-la juge_fw-la sacrificium_fw-la quando_fw-la antichristus_fw-la orbem_fw-la obtinens_fw-la dei_fw-la cultum_fw-la interdixerit_fw-la usque_fw-la ad_fw-la internâ—cionem_fw-la eius_fw-la tres_fw-la &_o semis_fw-la anni_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la mille_fw-la 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