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and_o that_o there_o be_v no_o resurrection_n of_o the_o body_n so_o the_o valentinian_o manichee_n etc._n etc._n 5._o that_o the_o wicked_a be_v of_o the_o posterity_n of_o cain_n so_o the_o valentinian_o and_o sethites_n without_o rake_v far_o into_o this_o matter_n this_o be_v sufficient_a to_o show_v that_o they_o be_v not_o the_o first_o broacher_n of_o these_o doctrine_n 3._o they_o affirm_v that_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o eclipse_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v through_o her_o near_a conjunction_n with_o the_o 58._o sun_n whereas_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v when_o it_o be_v opposite_a to_o the_o sun_n and_o that_o the_o earth_n be_v between_o they_o 4._o they_o affirm_v that_o no_o man_n can_v know_v the_o time_n of_o eclipse_n but_o by_o inspiration_n whereas_o they_o may_v be_v as_o 59_o well_o foretell_v as_o the_o time_n the_o sun_n will_v rise_v at_o to_o morrow_n 5._o he_o positive_o affirm_v from_o god_n that_o the_o body_n of_o the_o sun_n moon_n and_o star_n be_v 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it_o and_o come_v off_o with_o a_o may_v be_v as_o we_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v those_o two_o olive_n tree_n and_o the_o two_o witness_n may_v be_v say_v to_o have_v finish_v etc._n etc._n now_o what_o more_o sneak_v and_o pitiful_a after_o they_o have_v bold_o challenge_v this_o character_n to_o themselves_o to_o give_v it_o over_o again_o and_o retire_v from_o it_o as_o if_o they_o faint_v under_o a_o distrust_n and_o the_o fear_n of_o inconsistency_n in_o it_o as_o a_o specimen_fw-la of_o which_o i_o shall_v compare_v the_o text_n of_o scripture_n and_o his_o exposition_n together_o revelation_n ch._n 11._o text_n chap._n 78_o etc._n etc._n exposition_n ver._n 3._o i_o will_v give_v power_n unto_o my_o two_o witness_n and_o they_o shall_v prophesy_v one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n clothe_v in_o sackcloth_n v._o 4._o they_o be_v the_o two_o olive-tree_n and_o the_o two_o candlestick_n stand_v before_o the_o god_n of_o the_o earth_n we_o j._n reeve_n and_o l._n 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the_o 15._o entrail_n of_o eve_n by_o her_o consent_n into_o who_o womb_n he_o present_o enter_v where_o he_o die_v and_o become_v essential_o one_o with_o she_o that_o cain_n be_v the_o very_a seed_n of_o that_o reprobate_a serpent_n angel_n and_o so_o cain_n be_v brother_n to_o abel_n only_o on_o the_o mother_n side_n 44._o 3._o that_o cain_n and_o none_o but_o he_o alone_o be_v beelzebub_n the_o prince_n of_o darkness_n and_o the_o father_n of_o all_o the_o angel_n of_o darkness_n and_o so_o the_o two_o seed_n of_o adam_n and_o cain_n though_o mix_v together_o by_o carnal_a copulation_n yet_o be_v distinct_a and_o so_o cain_n and_o judas_n be_v not_o of_o the_o seed_n of_o adam_n 31._o 4._o that_o there_o be_v no_o devil_n at_o all_o without_o the_o body_n of_o a_o man_n so_o that_o that_o devil_n so_o frequent_o speak_v of_o in_o the_o letter_n of_o scripture_n that_o tempt_v man_n to_o all_o unrighteousness_n be_v man_n spirit_n of_o unclean_a reason_n and_o curse_a imagination_n 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