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and_o innumerable_a multitude_n that_o follow_v he_o all_o the_o world_n wonder_v after_o the_o beast_n though_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o their_o prophecy_n they_o grow_v apace_o rev._n 14.6_o 7_o 8._o i_o see_v another_o angel_n fly_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o heaven_n have_v the_o everlasting_a gospel_n to_o preach_v to_o every_o nation_n kindred_n tongue_n people_n say_v fear_n god_n give_v glory_n to_o he_o for_o the_o hour_n of_o his_o judgement_n be_v come_v and_o there_o follow_v another_o angel_n say_v babylon_n be_v fall_v that_o be_v have_v begin_v to_o fall_v since_o luther_n and_o other_o have_v so_o public_o and_o open_o preach_v the_o gospel_n bellarmine_n confess_v that_o since_o we_o have_v call_v the_o pope_n antichrist_n his_o kingdom_n have_v waste_v and_o be_v incomparable_o less_o than_o before_o the_o witness_n have_v increase_v the_o gentile_n have_v decrease_v but_o throughout_o the_o most_o of_o his_o reign_n they_o be_v but_o two_o very_o weak_a and_o 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the_o corrupt_a life_n of_o christian_n into_o the_o great_a apostasy_n or_o antichristianism_n then_o the_o dragon_n give_v the_o pope_n his_o seat_n his_o key_n his_o power_n and_o great_a authority_n and_o the_o text_n say_v the_o bottomless_a pit_n be_v open_v yea_o keep_v open_a for_o the_o smoke_n of_o that_o hellish_a furnace_n ascend_v daily_o and_o darken_v the_o sun_n and_o air_n and_o so_o continue_v to_o do_v above_o a_o thousand_o year_n it_o be_v strange_a to_o i_o that_o the_o devil_n shall_v be_v shut_v up_o and_o hell_n open_a therefore_o i_o be_o satisfy_v this_o prophecy_n of_o bind_v satan_n will_v be_v fulfil_v after_o the_o great_a battle_n of_o god_n almighty_a and_o not_o till_o then_o christ_n have_v shorten_v his_o chain_n give_v he_o many_o a_o curb_n and_o check_v within_o this_o hundred_o year_n and_o will_v so_o yet_o more_o and_o more_o but_o bind_v shut_v up_o seal_v up_o he_o will_v not_o be_v till_o after_o the_o beast_n and_o false_a prophet_n be_v 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