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that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v propraetor_n he_o think_v that_o it_o do_v signify_v the_o vicegerent_n of_o the_o praetor_n which_o be_v false_a thus_o far_o bellarmine_n by_o which_o m._n downam_n may_v have_v understand_v the_o cause_n of_o musculus_fw-la his_o error_n who_o authority_n as_o it_o shall_v seem_v by_o that_o he_o cit_v no_o other_o he_o only_o follow_v and_o in_o the_o other_o example_n which_o he_o bring_v there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n because_o one_o case_n be_v equivalent_a with_o the_o other_o and_o the_o sacrament_n of_o the_o new_a law_n be_v not_o only_o equal_a but_o also_o of_o great_a value_n and_o withal_o opposite_a to_o those_o of_o the_o old_a law_n with_o which_o they_o can_v not_o stand_v or_o be_v in_o use_n at_o the_o same_o tyme._n 4._o to_o beauties_n second_o proof_n out_o of_o scripture_n m._n downam_n grant_v the_o conclusion_n though_o he_o will_v fain_o wrangle_v scripture_n how_o antichrist_n be_v take_v in_o the_o scripture_n about_o 2._o thess_n 2._o and_o matth._n 24._o for_o that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o name_v there_o though_o he_o and_o all_o other_o grant_v that_o they_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o antichrist_n and_o consequent_o he_o shall_v be_v such_o as_o be_v there_o describe_v likewise_o he_o will_v cavil_n about_o the_o place_n in_o s._n johns_n epistle_n in_o which_o he_o say_v the_o name_n 2._o 1._o john_n 2._o of_o antichrist_n be_v ascribe_v to_o such_o as_o be_v enemy_n notwithstanding_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n as_o the_o heretic_n of_o those_o time_n where_o he_o seem_v to_o have_v forget_v what_o he_o and_o bellarmine_n have_v agree_v 3_o bellar._n cap._n 2._o dow._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 1._o 3_o upon_o that_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n be_v take_v either_o proper_o or_o common_o as_o also_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n and_o consequent_o as_o the_o member_n
praâ—us_fw-la dux_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la verè_fw-la nocens_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la olim_fw-la invidenâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la agnus_fw-la nocens_fw-la primasius_n add_v another_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la contrarius_fw-la rupertus_n and_o before_o he_o haymo_n invent_v two_o other_o viz._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v a_o goth_n name_n &_o dic_fw-la lux_n a_o latin_a which_o make_v 666._o if_z after_o the_o latin_a manner_n we_o take_v d_o for_o 500_o l._n for_o one_o c._n for_o 100_o l._n for_o 50._o v._o for_o 5._o and_o x._o for_o 10._o of_o the_o late_a writer_n lindanus_n l._n 3._o dubitantij_fw-la note_v that_o martin_n lauter_n make_v the_o number_n 666._o if_o the_o latin_a letter_n be_v take_v for_o number_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o greek_a and_o hebrew_n thus_o a._n 1._o b._n 2._o c._n 3._o d._n 4._o e._n 5._o f._n 6._o g._n 7._o h._n 8._o i._o 9_o k._n 10._o l._n 20._o m._n 30._o n._n 40._o o._n 50._o p._n 60._o q._n 70._o r._n 80._o s._n 90._o t._n 100_o v._o 200._o x._o 300._o y._n 400._o z._n 500_o gilbert_n genebrard_n in_o the_o last_o book_n of_o his_o cronologie_n note_v also_o that_o the_o name_n of_o luther_n in_o hebrew_n make_v that_o number_n lulter_n i_o add_v two_o more_o in_o favour_n of_o luther_n &_o chytraeus_n to_o wit_n dbid_n citriu_n id_fw-la est_fw-la david_n chytraeus_n and_o σαξόνειος_n which_o late_a agree_v aswell_o to_o luther_n as_o the_o name_n latinus_n to_o the_o pope_n dale_v 4._o σ._n 200._o beth._n 2._o α._n 1._o jod._n 10._o ξ._n 60._o dale_v 4._o ο._n 70._o caph._n 20._o ν._n 50._o jod._n 10._o ε._n 5._o tau_n 400._o ι._n 10._o resc_n 200._o ο._n 70._o jod._n 10._o σ._n 200._o vau._n 6._o  _fw-fr  _fw-fr  _fw-fr 666._o  _fw-fr 666._o the_o three_o opinion_n be_v of_o many_o catholic_n who_o guess_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d because_o this_o name_n proper_o agree_v unto_o he_o and_o contain_v exact_o that_o number_n so_o affirm_v primasius_n anselmus_n and_o richardus_fw-la this_o opinion_n be_v well_o confute_v by_o rupertus_n because_o the_o name_n which_o s._n john_n insinuate_v in_o this_o place_n shall_v not_o be_v give_v to_o antichrist_n by_o his_o adversary_n but_o take_v by_o himself_o as_o glory_v therein_o insomuch_o that_o he_o shall_v make_v it_o be_v write_v in_o man_n forehead_n and_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o he_o will_v take_v to_o himself_o any_o hateful_a or_o vile_a name_n such_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o almost_o all_o the_o other_o above_o rehearse_v the_o 4._o opinion_n be_v of_o rupertus_n himself_o who_o think_v that_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n be_v not_o signify_v by_o this_o number_n but_o a_o triple_a prevarication_n of_o the_o devil_n to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o antichrist_n for_o the_o number_n of_o 6._o because_o it_o come_v not_o to_o 7._o in_o which_o be_v rest_n and_o happiness_n be_v the_o number_n of_o a_o creature_n by_o prevarication_n fall_v from_o rest_n and_o the_o devil_n have_v incur_v a_o threefold_a prevarication_n or_o rather_o have_v tripled_a one_o for_o first_o he_o prevaricate_v when_o he_o sin_v in_o himself_o after_o again_o when_o he_o make_v the_o first_o man_n sin_n and_o then_o to_o 6._o he_o add_v 60._o three_o he_o shall_v prevaricate_v when_o he_o shall_v seduce_v the_o whole_a world_n by_o antichrist_n and_o then_o to_o 60._o he_o shall_v add_v 600._o the_o five_o opinion_n be_v bede_n who_o take_v the_o contrary_a course_n and_o teach_v that_o the_o number_n of_o 6._o be_v perfect_a because_o god_n make_v heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o 6._o day_n and_o 60._o more_o perfect_a and_o 600._o most_o perfect_a whereupon_o he_o gather_v that_o antichrist_n be_v design_v by_o the_o number_n 666._o because_o he_o shall_v usurp_v to_o himself_o the_o most_o perfect_a tribute_n which_o be_v only_o due_a to_o god_n in_o figure_n whereof_o we_o read_v lib._n 3._o reg._n cap._n 10._o that_o the_o weight_n of_o gold_n which_o be_v bring_v every_o year_n to_o solomon_n be_v 666000._o talent_n these_o two_o opinion_n seem_v not_o sufficient_o to_o agree_v with_o that_o which_o s._n john_n say_v that_o that_o number_n be_v the_o number_n of_o the_o name_n not_o of_o the_o dignity_n or_o prevarication_n neither_o will_v these_o father_n have_v their_o opinion_n otherwise_o account_v of_o then_o as_o suspicion_n and_o conjecture_n wherefore_o their_o opinion_n be_v true_a who_o confess_v their_o ignorance_n and_o say_v that_o antichrist_n name_n be_v yet_o unknown_a which_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o s._n irenaeus_n upon_o this_o place_n of_o the_o apocalyps_n and_o of_o other_o and_o i_o will_v set_v down_o s._n irenaeus_n his_o word_n because_o chytraeus_n exhort_v his_o reader_n to_o peruse_v they_o i_o exhort_v say_v he_o the_o studious_a reader_n to_o peruse_v the_o last_o page_n of_o irenaeus_n upon_o this_o place_n which_o be_v the_o 333._o and_o the_o 334._o who_o dispute_v of_o this_o number_n of_o the_o beast_n modest_o and_o pious_o and_o among_o other_o thing_n show_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v a_o latin_a or_o roman_a by_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n wherefore_o irenaeus_n say_v thus_o it_o be_v therefore_o more_o certain_a and_o without_o danger_n to_o expect_v he_o fulfil_v of_o the_o prophecy_n then_o to_o suspector_n guess_v at_o any_o name_n since_o there_o may_v be_v many_o name_n find_v which_o have_v the_o foresay_a number_n and_o notwithstanding_o there_o remain_v the_o same_o question_n for_o if_o we_o find_v many_o name_n which_o have_v this_o number_n the_o question_n be_v which_o of_o they_o be_v shall_v bear_v that_o be_v to_o come_v neither_o do_v we_o say_v this_o for_o any_o scarcity_n of_o name_n which_o have_v the_o number_n of_o his_o name_n but_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o zeal_n of_o truth_n for_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o number_n we_o seek_v but_o we_o affirm_v nothing_o of_o it_o likewise_o the_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o number_n 666._o and_o be_v very_o likely_a because_o this_o name_n have_v the_o true_a kingdom_n for_o the_o latin_n be_v they_o which_o reign_n now_o but_o we_o will_v no_o beast_n of_o this_o but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v the_o first_o syllable_n write_v by_o the_o two_o greek_a vowell_n â—_o &_o â—_o be_v the_o name_n which_o deserve_v most_o credit_n of_o all_o that_o be_v sound_a in_o our_o language_n etc._n etc._n and_o after_o since_o therefore_o this_o name_n titan_n have_v so_o many_o persuasion_n and_o so_o great_a likelihood_n that_o we_o may_v gather_v by_o many_o thing_n that_o peradventure_o he_o that_o be_v to_o come_v shall_v be_v call_v titan_n yet_o we_o will_v not_o hazard_v ourselves_o in_o it_o nor_o affirm_v with_o asseveration_n that_o he_o shall_v have_v this_o name_n because_o if_o 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for_o any_o want_n of_o name_n but_o for_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o zeal_n of_o the_o truth_n for_o which_o cause_n he_o rehearse_v three_o name_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o which_o he_o affirm_v that_o the_o second_o be_v more_o likely_a than_o the_o first_o and_o the_o three_o than_o the_o second_o but_o that_o none_o of_o they_o be_v certain_a we_o may_v also_o add_v a_o three_o reason_n out_o of_o the_o same_o irenaeus_n for_o a_o little_a before_o dispute_v against_o they_o which_o gather_v false_a name_n of_o antichrist_n out_o of_o their_o own_o conceit_n he_o say_v that_o they_o fall_v into_o many_o inconvenience_n for_o they_o expose_v themselves_o to_o the_o danger_n of_o err_a and_o of_o deceive_a
be_v gross_a indeed_o to_o imagine_v so_o if_o these_o prince_n etc._n etc._n be_v not_o force_v unto_o it_o by_o danger_n of_o incur_v otherwise_o some_o great_a inconvenience_n because_o it_o be_v not_o probable_a that_o all_o shall_v be_v so_o far_o go_v that_o they_o will_v glory_v in_o antichrist_n mark_n though_o no_o doubt_n many_o will_n and_o other_o will_v seem_v to_o do_v so_o though_o in_o their_o heart_n they_o mislike_v it_o neither_o be_v we_o to_o think_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v want_v devise_n how_o to_o do_v this_o without_o pain_n or_o deformity_n but_o i_o will_v fain_o know_v where_o m._n downam_n find_v this_o imagination_n of_o brand_a for_o i_o can_v see_v why_o all_o catholic_n may_v not_o be_v understand_v to_o speak_v only_o of_o such_o a_o visible_a mark_n as_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o cross_n which_o be_v visible_a enough_o and_o yet_o we_o see_v no_o man_n brand_v with_o it_o his_o second_o argument_n be_v that_o if_o this_o be_v antichrist_n practice_n 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