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eius_fw-la caligando_fw-la caligabit_fw-la forlo_n say_v the_o lord_n i_o will_v raise_v up_o a_o shepherd_n in_o the_o land_n which_o shall_v not_o look_v for_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v lose_v nor_o seek_v the_o tender_a lamb_n nor_o heal_v that_o that_o be_v hurt_v nor_o sustain_v that_o that_o stand_v up_o but_o he_o shall_v eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o fat_a and_o tear_v their_o claw_n in_o piece_n oh_o idle_a shephearde_n that_o leave_v the_o flock_n the_o sword_n shall_v be_v upon_o his_o arm_n and_o upon_o his_o right_a eye_n his_o arm_n shall_v be_v clean_o dry_v up_o &_o his_o right_a eye_n shall_v be_v utter_o darken_v this_o be_v gensericos_n gentium_fw-la seductor_n the_o seducer_n a_o idol_n shepherd_n of_o the_o gentile_n the_o latin_a word_n dic_fw-la lux_n that_o be_v say_v light_n as_o it_o be_v note_v by_o haymo_n contain_v also_o the_o same_o number_n of_o six_o hundred_o sixty_o and_o six_o and_o be_v not_o void_a of_o especial_a demonstration_n d_o 500_o i_o 1_o c_o 100_o l_o 50_o five_o 5_o x_o 10_o 666_o for_o the_o pope_n although_o his_o kingdom_n and_o religion_n be_v nothing_o else_o then_o darkness_n and_o ignorance_n yet_o will_v he_o have_v man_n to_o believe_v and_o profess_v that_o with_o he_o and_o his_o be_v the_o truth_n and_o the_o light_n and_o though_o man_n see_v it_o to_o be_v darkness_n yet_o say_v it_o to_o be_v light_n yea_o and_o that_o he_o be_v the_o sun_n that_o shine_v in_o the_o firmament_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o lamp_n that_o give_v light_a unto_o man_n therefore_o cornelius_n bishop_n of_o bitonto_n well_o acquaint_v as_o it_o seam_v with_o the_o pope_n humour_n herein_o in_o a_o oration_n of_o he_o at_o the_o last_o council_n of_o trent_n use_v this_o speech_n papa_n lux_fw-la venit_fw-la in_o mundum_fw-la sed_fw-la dilexerunt_fw-la homines_fw-la tenebras_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la lucem_fw-la the_o pope_n be_v the_o light_n come_v into_o the_o world_n but_o man_n love_v the_o darkness_n better_o 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mount_n zion_n and_o with_o he_o a_o hundred_o forty_o and_o four_o thousand_o have_v his_o father_n name_n write_v on_o their_o forehead_n 2_o and_o i_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n as_o the_o sound_n of_o many_o water_n and_o as_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o great_a thunder_n and_o i_o hear_v the_o voice_n of_o harper_n harp_v with_o their_o harp_n 3_o and_o they_o sing_v as_o it_o be_v a_o new_a song_n before_o the_o throne_n and_o before_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o the_o elder_n and_o no_o man_n can_v learn_v that_o song_n but_o the_o hundred_o forty_o &_o four_o thousand_o which_o be_v buy_v from_o the_o earth_n 4_o these_o be_v they_o which_o be_v not_o defile_v with_o woman_n for_o they_o be_v virgin_n these_o follow_v the_o lamb_n whether_o so_o ever_o he_o go_v these_o be_v buy_v from_o man_n be_v the_o first_o fruit_n unto_o god_n and_o unto_o the_o lamb_n 5_o and_o in_o their_o mouth_n be_v find_v no_o guile_n for_o they_o be_v without_o spot_n before_o the_o throne_n of_o 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of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n yea_o of_o the_o pure_a wine_n which_o be_v pour_v into_o the_o cup_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o he_o shall_v be_v torment_v in_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n before_o the_o holy_a angel_n and_o before_o the_o lamb_n 11_o and_o the_o smoke_n of_o their_o torment_n shall_v ascend_v evermore_o and_o they_o shall_v have_v no_o rest_n day_n nor_o night_n which_o worship_n the_o beast_n and_o his_o image_n and_o whosoever_o receave_v the_o print_n of_o his_o name_n 12_o here_o be_v the_o patience_n of_o saint_n here_o be_v they_o that_o keep_v the_o commandment_n of_o god_n and_o the_o faith_n of_o jesus_n 13_o then_o i_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o heaven_n say_v unto_o i_o write_v bless_a be_v the_o dead_a which_o hereafter_o die_v in_o the_o lord_n even_o so_o say_v the_o spirit_n for_o they_o rest_v from_o their_o labour_n &_o their_o work_n follow_v they_o 14_o and_o i_o look_v and_o behold_v a_o white_a cloud_n &_o upon_o the_o cloud_n one_o sit_v like_o unto_o 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