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unto_o its_o greatness_n till_o judgement_n sit_v and_o dominion_n be_v take_v away_o from_o the_o four_o beast_n to_o consume_v and_o destroy_v it_o unto_o the_o end_n dan_fw-mi 7.26,27_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n have_v a_o mighty_a efficacy_n upon_o the_o world_n but_o it_o be_v secret_a invisible_a and_o come_v not_o under_o humane_a observation_n nisi_fw-la oratione_fw-la &_o doctrina_fw-la sustentaret_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la mundum_fw-la uno_fw-la momento_n perirent_fw-la omne_fw-la 30_o luther_n on_o gen._n 30_o but_o there_o will_v come_v a_o time_n when_o the_o power_n and_o glory_n of_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v visible_a the_o mountain_n of_o the_o lord_n house_n shall_v be_v exalt_v on_o the_o top_n of_o the_o mountain_n lactantius_n lactantius_n when_o the_o pprophecy_n of_o lactan._n p._n 579._o shall_v be_v
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he_o have_v most_o exalt_v next_o to_o his_o son_n psalm_n 138.2_o his_o word_n be_v exalt_v above_o all_o his_o name_n now_o to_o lay_v the_o word_n of_o god_n aside_o and_o to_o count_v it_o as_o a_o strange_a thing_n hos_fw-la 8.12_o be_v a_o great_a evil_n much_o more_o to_o turn_v it_o against_o the_o lord_n and_o gather_v rule_n from_o the_o word_n to_o justify_v that_o which_o the_o lord_n himself_o abhor_v second_o hereby_o you_o do_v gratify_v the_o devil_n for_o that_o have_v be_v his_o great_a design_n first_o when_o the_o lord_n have_v at_o any_o time_n power_v out_o a_o high_a measure_n of_o light_n as_o in_o luther_n time_n then_o rise_v up_o abundance_n of_o heresy_n and_o so_o in_o the_o day_n immediate_o succeed_v the_o apostle_n and_o when_o the_o lord_n work_v any_o great_a change_n tend_v to_o reformation_n for_o cast_v satan_n down_o in_o one_o kind_n and_o he_o will_v rise_v in_o another_o as_o when_o rome_n pagan_a be_v cast_v down_o now_o there_o be_v a_o 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