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babylon_n p._n 161._o l._n a_o f._n 4._o first_o of_o p._n 162._o l._n 6._o &_o 7._o omnes_fw-la p._n 163._o l._n penult_n five_o p._n 168._o l._n 7._o &_o 22._o lagidae_n p._n 169._o l._n 1._o vidâ—…atur_fw-la l._n 3_o to_o porphyry_n l._n 7._o daniel_n the_o p._n 175._o l._n 5._o the_o land_n tzebi_n l._n 6._o eight_o horn_n p._n 181._o l._n 1._o &_o 〈◊〉_d casleu_n p._n 188._o marg._n l._n 3._o vid._n tremell_n the_o first_o book_n prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n the_o first_o chapter_n propound_v the_o state_n of_o the_o controversy_n and_o the_o ground_n of_o our_o proof_n 1._o whereas_o the_o holy_a ghost_n 2._o thess._n 8._o 2._o thess._n 2._o 8._o 2._o 8._o have_v foreshow_v that_o christ_n our_o saviour_n shall_v consume_v antichrist_n with_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o mouth_n that_o be_v by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o word_n which_o esay_n 11._o 4._o be_v call_v the_o rod_n or_o 4._o esay_n 11._o 4._o sceptre_n of_o his_o mouth_n &_o the_o spirit_n of_o his_o lip_n it_o can_v therefore_o be_v deny_v but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o duty_n of_o all_o faithful_a minister_n who_o be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o mouth_n of_o christ_n unto_o his_o people_n to_o set_v themselves_o against_o antichrist_n that_o by_o their_o ministry_n his_o kingdom_n may_v be_v weaken_v and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n jesus_n more_o and_o more_o advance_v for_o which_o cause_n i_o take_v upon_o i_o in_o my_o public_a reading_n not_o long_v since_o to_o entreat_v of_o this_o main_a controversy_n betwixt_o we_o and_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n concern_v antichrist_n but_o because_o my_o speech_n can_v prosite_a only_o those_o that_o hear_v i_o i_o have_v for_o diverse_a cause_n think_v good_a by_o write_v to_o make_v the_o benefit_n of_o my_o labour_n common_a first_o that_o by_o this_o mean_v the_o papist_n which_o be_v tractable_a may_v be_v reclaim_v second_o that_o those_o which_o be_v obstinate_a among_o they_o may_v be_v confound_v three_o that_o protestant_n and_o professor_n of_o the_o truth_n which_o be_v find_v &_o resolute_a may_v be_v more_o &_o more_o confirm_v last_o &_o especial_o that_o those_o which_o be_v weak_a &_o waver_v may_v be_v stay_v and_o preserve_v from_o fall_v into_o that_o fearful_a judgement_n which_o as_o the_o lord_n have_v threaten_v 2._o thess._n 2._o against_o unsound_a professor_n in_o these_o latter_a time_n so_o have_v it_o within_o these_o few_o year_n fall_v upon_o very_a many_o who_o have_v by_o the_o great_a mercy_n of_o god_n be_v deliver_v out_o of_o the_o more_o than_o egyptian_a bondage_n of_o antichrist_n and_o
of_o himself_o show_v what_o kind_n of_o defection_n he_o speak_v of_o for_o afterward_o in_o the_o same_o chapter_n he_o note_v this_o apostasy_n 12._o 2._o thess._n 2._o 10._o 11._o 12._o to_o be_v of_o those_o who_o because_o they_o have_v not_o love_v nor_o believe_v the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v but_o have_v take_v pleasure_n in_o unrigteousnes_n be_v therefore_o give_v over_o by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n to_o believe_v the_o lie_n of_o antichrist_n to_o their_o damnation_n but_o more_o plain_o the_o same_o apostle_n speak_v of_o that_o apostasy_n which_o in_o these_o late_a time_n be_v to_o accompany_v the_o revelation_n of_o antichtist_n he_o say_v 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o 2._o the_o spirit_n speak_v evident_o 2._o 1._o tim._n 4._o 1._o 2._o that_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n some_o shall_v make_v a_o apostasy_n from_o the_o faith_n attend_v to_o erroneous_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o devil_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n have_v their_o own_o 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reproove_v in_o due_a season_n and_o to_o pacify_v the_o anger_n of_o the_o lord_n judgement_n proceed_v to_o furis_fw-la and_o to_o turn_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o father_n unto_o the_o child_n and_o to_o set_v up_o the_o tribe_n of_o jacob_n in_o the_o latter_a it_o be_v say_v of_o enoch_n as_o bellarmine_n read_v that_o he_o please_v god_n and_o be_v translate_v into_o paradise_n that_o he_o may_v give_v peâ—…ance_n unto_o the_o gentile_n first_o i_o answer_v to_o both_o place_n that_o although_o this_o book_n of_o the_o son_n of_o sirach_n be_v very_o commendable_a yet_o it_o be_v not_o of_o canonical_a authority_n be_v but_o a_o humane_a writing_n as_o appear_v not_o only_o by_o the_o former_a place_n allege_v but_o also_o by_o that_o erroneous_a conceit_n concern_v samuel_n chapter_n 46._o 23._o second_o in_o neither_o place_n be_v it_o say_v that_o either_o of_o they_o shall_v come_v to_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o antichrist_n that_o from_o hence_o their_o return_n into_o 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