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be_v to_o be_v he_o far_o declare_v by_o show_v what_o it_o be_v that_o at_o present_a hinder_v his_o come_n v._o 6._o and_o now_o you_o know_v what_o withhold_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reveal_v in_o his_o time_n where_o he_o speak_v of_o it_o as_o what_o be_v no_o secret_a among_o the_o christian_n what_o be_v sufficient_o foretell_v and_o make_v know_v to_o they_o and_o then_o he_o go_v on_o v._o 7_o 8._o for_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v already_o work_v only_o he_o who_o now_o let_v will_v let_v until_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n and_o then_o shall_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o wicked_a lawless_a one_o be_v reveal_v but_o still_o this_o it_o may_v be_v be_v not_o plain_a enough_o to_o fix_v the_o epocha_n the_o just_a date_n and_o time_n of_o the_o rise_v of_o anti-christ_n to_o consider_v this_o therefore_o a_o little_a more_o particular_o who_o be_v it_o that_o withhold_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reveal_v in_o his_o time_n who_o be_v it_o who_o do_v let_v and_o will_v let_v until_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n hear_v st._n chrysostom_n on_o the_o place_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d what_o be_v it_o therefore_o which_o withhold_v that_o he_o shall_v be_v reveal_v i._n e._n that_o hinder_v it_o some_o say_v he_o say_v it_o be_v the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n other_o that_o it_o be_v the_o roman_a empire_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d to_o who_o i_o chief_o agree_v and_o he_o give_v his_o reason_n for_o if_o say_v he_o the_o apostle_n have_v mean_v the_o spirit_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o will_v not_o have_v speak_v obscure_o but_o open_o for_o now_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n i._n e._n his_o gift_n withhold_v he_o but_o he_o must_v have_v come_v in_o another_o manner_n if_o he_o be_v to_o come_v when_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o spirit_n shall_v fail_v but_o because_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o speak_v this_o of_o the_o roman_a empire_n in_o all_o likelihood_n he_o speak_v enigmatical_o and_o obscure_o because_o as_o he_o go_v on_o he_o will_v not_o incur_v unnecessary_a enmity_n and_o unprofitable_a danger_n for_o if_o he_o have_v say_v that_o in_o a_o short_a time_n the_o roman_a empire_n shall_v be_v dissolve_v they_o will_v have_v bury_v he_o alive_a as_o a_o most_o pestilent_a wretch_n and_o all_o the_o faithful_a or_o christian_n as_o those_o who_o be_v to_o live_v and_o war_n under_o he_o and_o a_o little_a after_o more_o clear_o only_o he_o who_o now_o let_v will_v let_v till_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d i._n e._n when_o the_o roman_a empire_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o than_o he_o will_v come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o with_o good_a reason_n for_o as_o long_o as_o there_o shall_v be_v the_o dread_n of_o this_o empire_n none_o will_v sudden_o be_v subject_a to_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o when_o that_o shall_v be_v dissolve_v he_o will_v usurp_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o anarchy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o will_v attempt_v to_o snatch_v to_o himself_o the_o power_n the_o rule_n and_o government_n or_o empire_n both_o of_o man_n and_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o as_o other_o kingdom_n be_v dissolve_v before_o he_o as_o that_o of_o the_o babylonian_n by_o the_o persian_n that_o of_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o macedonian_n that_o of_o the_o macedonian_n by_o the_o roman_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d so_o that_o of_o the_o roman_n by_o antichrist_n to_o which_o he_o add_v but_o of_o that_o afterward_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o by_o christ_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o
the_o same_o sovereign_a power_n which_o before_o be_v in_o the_o emperor_n though_o under_o another_o 〈◊〉_d name_n the_o deadly_a wound_n i._n e._n the_o blow_n give_v by_o the_o goth_n vandal_n and_o hunns_n to_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v heal_v not_o but_o that_o there_o be_v another_o sense_n in_o which_o this_o may_v be_v understand_v of_o which_o afterward_o and_o to_o show_v how_o it_o be_v he_o gain_v this_o it_o follow_v v._o 13._o and_o he_o do_v great_a wonder_n so_o that_o he_o make_v fire_n to_o come_v down_o from_o heaven_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n which_o what_o can_v that_o relate_v to_o but_o to_o that_o forementioned_a excommunication_n thunder_v out_o against_o the_o emperor_n call_v fire_n from_o heaven_n because_o it_o be_v from_o the_o church_n or_o under_o the_o pretence_n of_o that_o spiritual_a power_n therein_o lodge_v call_v heaven_n in_o this_o book_n this_o fire_n proceed_v and_o on_o the_o emperor_n call_v earth_n because_o of_o that_o earthly_a or_o secular_a power_n commit_v to_o he_o it_o come_v down_o and_o have_v advance_v so_o far_o which_o as_o i_o likewise_o have_v before_o remark_v fall_v in_o with_o the_o year_n 666._o it_o follow_v v._o 14_o and_o deceive_v they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n i._n e._n the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n by_o the_o mean_n of_o those_o miracle_n which_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o beast_n say_v to_o they_o that_o dwell_v on_o the_o earth_n that_o they_o shall_v make_v a_o image_n to_o the_o beast_n which_o have_v the_o wound_n by_o a_o sword_n and_o do_v live_v i._n e._n have_v thus_o prevail_v against_o the_o beast_n the_o roman_a empire_n he_o set_v up_o a_o power_n like_o it_o in_o himself_o make_v the_o people_n who_o be_v thus_o deceive_v by_o the_o mean_n of_o those_o miracle_n which_o he_o have_v power_n to_o do_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o beast_n those_o excommunication_n and_o other_o method_n i_o mean_v by_o which_o he_o have_v so_o much_o lessen_v his_o sovereignty_n to_o assist_v in_o set_v up_o his_o image_n in_o that_o show_n or_o rather_o real_a representation_n of_o sovereign_n power_n he_o have_v transfer_v to_o himself_o whereupon_o it_o be_v add_v v._n 15._o that_o he_o have_v power_n to_o give_v life_n unto_o the_o beast_n breath_n say_v the_o margin_n of_o the_o english_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v the_o original_a a_o spirit_n or_o spiritual_a be_v unto_o the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o it_o be_v by_o spiritual_a or_o ecclesiastical_a censure_n the_o beast_n thus_o recover_v exercise_n his_o jurisdiction_n that_o the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n shall_v both_o speak_v as_o he_o do_v with_o a_o witness_n in_o these_o anathema_n thunderbolt_n of_o excommunication_n as_o they_o be_v call_v or_o fire_n from_o heaven_n and_o cause_n that_o as_o many_o as_o will_v not_o worship_v the_o image_n of_o the_o beast_n shall_v be_v kill_v which_o the_o facto_fw-la happen_v in_o the_o persecution_n raise_v on_o those_o who_o can_v not_o submit_v to_o the_o novelty_n introduce_v and_o he_o cause_v all_o both_o small_a and_o great_a rich_a and_o poor_a free_a and_o bond_n to_o receive_v a_o mark_n in_o their_o right_a hand_n or_o in_o their_o forehead_n and_o that_o no_o man_n may_v buy_v or_o sell_v save_v he_o that_o have_v the_o mark_n or_o the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n or_o the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n none_o to_o hope_n for_o any_o preferment_n in_o the_o church_n no_o nor_o yet_o for_o any_o temporal_a advantage_n to_o be_v so_o much_o as_o permit_v the_o benefit_n of_o common_a traffic_n and_o commerce_n that_o do_v not_o by_o receive_v his_o mark_n either_o in_o hand_n or_o forehead_n by_o his_o have_v the_o name_n of_o the_o beast_n profess_v himself_o entire_o to_o be_v his_o for_o that_o be_v do_v by_o receive_v name_n from_o any_o other_o or_o the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n i._n e._n after_o such_o a_o time_n at_o least_o that_o the_o beast_n shall_v have_v attain_v such_o a_o number_n whole_o resign_v to_o his_o will_n which_o number_n be_v set_v down_o in_o the_o next_o verse_n and_o a_o note_v prefix_v to_o show_v that_o it_o will_v concern_v we_o to_o know_v when_o he_o arrive_v at_o this_o usurp_a power_n which_o the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v be_v describe_v and_o that_o as_o i_o before_o observe_v must_v be_v by_o look_v back_o to_o the_o take_n of_o rome_n anno_fw-la 410_o and_o from_o thence_o reckon_v to_o 1076_o the_o very_a point_n when_o as_o it_o have_v be_v say_v fire_n come_v down_o from_o heaven_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n i._n e._n gregory_n the_o seven_o who_o preside_v in_o the_o church_n or_o heaven_n thunder_v out_o his_o excommunication_n on_o the_o earth_n or_o the_o emperor_n and_o that_o in_o the_o most_o public_a and_o solemn_a manner_n i._n e._n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n i_o can_v not_o well_o say_v less_o than_o i_o have_v on_o these_o point_n and_o be_v by_o the_o discourse_n bring_v again_o to_o mention_v this_o great_a epocha_n in_o the_o reign_n of_o antichrist_n i_o can_v but_o take_v notice_n that_o as_o the_o holy_a ghost_n here_o so_o manifest_o direct_v we_o to_o it_o so_o other_o writer_n and_o among_o they_o baronius_n however_o in_o the_o dark_a as_o to_o this_o light_n that_o be_v here_o give_v we_o in_o it_o be_v not_o spare_v to_o talk_v of_o the_o power_n and_o prevalency_n of_o antichrist_n about_o this_o time_n the_o place_n in_o baronius_n be_v anno_fw-la 1106_o quod_fw-la vero_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la antichristum_n fuit_fw-la quidem_fw-la opinio_fw-la non_fw-la vulgarium_fw-la virorum_fw-la eum_fw-la hoc_fw-la fore_fw-la saeculo_fw-la revelandum_fw-la &_o inter_fw-la alios_fw-la norberti_fw-la viri_fw-la temporis_fw-la huius_fw-la fama_fw-la celeberrimi_fw-la à _fw-la quo_fw-la id_fw-la se_fw-la audivisse_fw-la testatur_fw-la s._n bernardus_n epistolâ_fw-la ad_fw-la gausredum_fw-la carnotensem_fw-la episcopum_fw-la the_o report_n be_v so_o strong_a that_o paschalis_n stop_v his_o journey_n upon_o it_o say_v baronius_n ibid._n paschalis_n papa_n rogatus_fw-la à _fw-la conventu_fw-la moguntino_fw-it in_o galliam_n cisalpinam_fw-la properare_fw-la itineri_fw-la se_fw-la committens_fw-la ob_fw-la sparsam_fw-la famam_fw-la de_fw-la proximo_fw-la antichristi_fw-la adventu_fw-la florentiae_fw-la substitit_fw-la and_o before_o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la nongentisimo_fw-la indictione_n tertia_fw-la novum_fw-la inchoatur_fw-la saeculum_fw-la quod_fw-la svi_fw-la asperitate_fw-la ac_fw-la boni_fw-la sterilitate_fw-la ferreum_fw-la malique_fw-la exundantis_fw-la deformitate_fw-la plumbeum_fw-la atque_fw-la inopia_fw-la scriptorum_fw-la appellari_fw-la consuevit_fw-la obscurum_fw-la and_o again_o 1001._o anno_fw-la christi_fw-la millesimo_fw-la primo_fw-la quo_fw-la novum_fw-la saeculum_fw-la inchoatum_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n it_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o some_o that_o antichristus_fw-la adveniret_fw-la &_o non_fw-la longo_fw-la post_fw-la tempore_fw-la universal_a judicium_fw-la succederet_fw-la and_o he_o say_v the_o many_o prodigy_n which_o happen_v the_o year_n before_o seem_v to_o foretell_v it_o and_o then_o which_o i_o rather_o take_v notice_n of_o add_v sed_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la ista_fw-la credenda_fw-la de_fw-la adventu_fw-la antichristi_fw-la &_o fine_a mundi_fw-la satis_fw-la esse_fw-la videbantur_fw-la romanae_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la tot_fw-la saepe_fw-la iterata_fw-la a_o naufragia_fw-la necnon_fw-la corruptio_fw-la morum_fw-la quam_fw-la magnam_fw-la valde_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la tempore_fw-la fuisse_fw-la in_o hominibus_fw-la praesertim_fw-la ecclesiasticis_fw-la glaber_n ea_fw-la videns_fw-la deplorat_fw-la insuper_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la ferreum_fw-la hoc_fw-la saeculum_fw-la ob_fw-la malorum_fw-la excrescentiam_fw-la auctore_fw-la ditmaro_n &_o diceretur_fw-la &_o revera_fw-la esset_fw-la quod_fw-la videlicet_fw-la ut_fw-la ait_fw-la glaber_n deficeret_fw-la religiositas_fw-la pontificum_fw-la &_o marcesceret_fw-la districtio_fw-la regularis_fw-la abbatum_fw-la simulque_fw-la monasterialis_fw-la disciplinae_fw-la vigour_n tepesceret_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la illorum_fw-la exempla_fw-la cetera_fw-la plebs_fw-la mandatorum_fw-la dei_fw-la praevaricatrix_fw-la existeret_fw-la and_o if_o not_o to_o depart_v from_o the_o explication_n that_o be_v before_o give_v of_o those_o word_n in_o rev._n 13._o 13._o but_o only_o far_a to_o illustrate_v the_o matter_n in_o hand_n we_o may_v understand_v the_o come_n down_o of_o fire_n from_o heaven_n on_o the_o earth_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n in_o the_o sense_n our_o lord_n speak_v luke_n 12._o 49._o of_o his_o come_n to_o send_v fire_n on_o the_o earth_n never_o be_v any_o age_n in_o which_o it_o be_v so_o much_o kindle_v no_o time_n wherein_o what_o by_o the_o intemperate_a heat_n between_o the_o pope_n themselves_o as_o well_o as_o between_o they_o and_o the_o emperor_n the_o world_n be_v in_o a_o great_a flame_n and_o if_o those_o of_o the_o romish_a church_n will_v give_v other_o leave_v to_o speak_v after_o they_o in_o this_o cause_n can_v there_o be_v any_o more_o memorable_a testimony_n than_o what_o we_o find_v to_o this_o purpose_n
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