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immundorum_fw-la genere_fw-la with_o filthy_a fornicator_n effeminate_a incestuous_a seed-shedders_a sodomite_n all_o manner_n of_o uncleanness_n this_o be_v speak_v like_o a_o witness_n 43._o then_o in_o the_o 12_o cehtury_n more_o light_a begin_v to_o break_v forth_o and_o the_o waldenses_n appear_v those_o famous_a witness_n against_o antichrist_n that_o communicate_v light_n to_o many_o nation_n insomuch_o that_o in_o the_o 13._o cent._n our_o own_o grosthead_n bishop_n of_o lincoln_n romanorum_fw-la malleus_fw-la dare_o write_v to_o the_o pope_n himself_o that_o he_o be_v antichrist_n in_o the_o 14._o cent._n appear_v bradwardin_n armachanus_fw-la and_o that_o famous_a sackcloth-prophet_n john_n wickliff_n in_o the_o 15_o cent._n john_n hus_n jerom_n of_o prague_n and_o then_o luther_n etc._n etc._n so_o that_o in_o no_o cent._n do_v the_o lord_n want_v witness_n to_o his_o truth_n beside_o many_o other_o that_o mourn_v in_o secret_a place_n of_o the_o wilderness_n which_o be_v not_o find_v upon_o record_n 44._o thus_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 6t_n century_n witness_n in_o sackcloth_n may_v be_v find_v against_o antichrist_n reveal_v but_o not_o so_o clear_o from_o the_o four_o century_n which_o yet_o many_o have_v follow_v from_o innocent_a the_o first_o which_o not_o only_a event_n but_o also_o this_o argument_n seem_v to_o gainsay_v to_o wit_n though_o innocent_a the_o first_o attempt_v supremacy_n yet_o on_o a_o slender_a foundation_n insomuch_o as_o his_o successor_n zosimus_n boniface_n the_o first_o celestine_n the_o first_o and_o sixtus_n the_o three_o bottom_v their_o claim_n of_o supremacy_n upon_o a_o supposititious_a canon_n of_o the_o council_n of_o nice_a this_o fraud_n be_v detect_v by_o the_o african_a bishop_n compare_v it_o with_o the_o authentic_a copy_n alsted_n encuclop_n histor_n pag._n 2849._o at_o large_a 45._o methinks_v to_o foot_v the_o account_n of_o antichristianism_n from_o leo_n the_o first_o seem_v far_o more_o probable_a than_o from_o innocent_a the_o first_o because_o this_o leo_n the_o first_o insist_v upon_o no_o supposititious_a canon_n for_o his_o supremacy_n claim_v but_o as_o alsted_n say_v cunctis_fw-la majoribus_fw-la suis_fw-la astutiùs_fw-la egit_fw-la he_o be_v more_o crafty_a than_o all_o his_o predecessor_n plead_v a_o divine_a right_n for_o his_o primacy_n that_o christ_n give_v to_o peter_n above_o all_o the_o apostle_n &_o so_o consequent_o to_o the_o roman_a bishop_n peter_n successor_n above_o all_o other_o bishop_n this_o plea_n his_o legate_n strenuous_o urge_v in_o the_o counsel_n of_o chalcedon_n in_o the_o y._n of_o christ_n 450._o as_o helvicus_n account_v it_o or_o 440._o as_o prideaux_n be_v the_o 4._o ecumenical_a council_n to_o which_o if_o we_o add_v the_o term_n of_o antichrist_n 1260._o it_o will_v fall_v about_o 1700._o or_o 1710._o y._n after_o christ_n 46._o this_o seem_v a_o more_o probable_a epocha_n not_o only_o because_o event_n have_v not_o yet_o confute_v this_o as_o it_o have_v do_v the_o other_o but_o 2_o because_o the_o high_a claim_n for_o supremacy_n to_o wit_n jus_fw-la divinum_fw-la be_v then_o pretend_v 3_o the_o name_n leo_n suit_v well_o with_o the_o beast_n antichrist_n who_o be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o mouth_n of_o a_o lion_n and_o a_o mouth_n speak_v great_a thing_n rev._n 13.2,5_o as_o if_o this_o leo_n call_v magnus_n be_v graphical_o point_v at_o in_o that_o description_n but_o 4_o it_o be_v observe_v that_o 3_o great_a dispensation_n about_o antichrist_n fall_v out_o under_o 3_o leo_n beast_n all_o this_o leo_n the_o first_o lay_v the_o foundation_n leo_n the_o three_o advance_v the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n by_o crown_v charles_n the_o great_a and_o leo_n the_o nine_o or_o as_o some_o say_v the_o ten_o weaken_a it_o and_o perhaps_o a_o four_o leo_n may_v arise_v to_o destroy_v it_o about_o the_o y._n of_o christ_n 1710._o 47._o but_o the_o most_o probable_a of_o all_o be_v the_o time_v of_o antichrist_n at_o 606._o ut_fw-mi suprá_fw-fr for_o 1._o gregory_n the_o great_a say_v after_o leo_n the_o great_a that_o antichrist_n be_v but_o at_o hand_n in_o his_o time_n 2_o boniface_n the_o three_o than_o catch_v the_o bird_n of_o supremacy_n which_o his_o predecessor_n only_o beat_v the_o bush_n for_o 3_o luther_n then_o time_v antichrist_n who_o be_v so_o much_o enlighten_v against_o he_o and_o many_o solid_a holy_a and_o learned_a man_n since_o according_a to_o which_o antichrist_n fall_n may_v be_v protract_v till_o about_o the_o 18._o century_n exitus_fw-la acta_fw-la probat_fw-la event_n will_v be_v the_o best_a proof_n 48._o thus_o through_o the_o help_n of_o christ_n i_o be_o at_o length_n arrive_v out_o of_o this_o troublesome_a sea_n wherein_o i_o can_v find_v so_o few_o way-mark_n to_o guide_v i_o in_o my_o search_n after_o so_o abstruse_a a_o point_n those_o first_o age_n of_o antichrist_n be_v very_o unhappy_a in_o the_o rarity_n of_o famous_a writer_n or_o at_o least_o the_o 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