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day_n and_o night_n a_o kind_o degree_n of_o evil_a to_o follow_v on_o the_o former_a and_o there_o withal_o note_v yet_o a_o high_a degree_n of_o apostasy_n and_o advancement_n of_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n as_o the_o heavenly_a light_n be_v above_o fountain_n and_o river_n this_o be_v the_o type_n of_o dark_a ignorance_n come_v on_o the_o world_n first_o in_o a_o great_a part_n the_o former_a evil_n arise_v more_o upon_o contention_n pride_n and_o bitter_a despite_n then_o upon_o ignorance_n while_o man_n either_o not_o advert_v or_o malicious_o miscarry_v they_o take_v place_n but_o now_o together_o with_o these_o come_v also_o gross_a ignorance_n in_o a_o great_a part_n darken_v all_o true_a knowledge_n christ_n be_v our_o sun_n who_o we_o behold_v in_o the_o true_a light_n of_o his_o gospel_n whereof_o when_o the_o three_o part_n be_v darken_v so_o far_o be_v our_o sun_n darken_v to_o us._n the_o moon_n and_o star_n be_v they_o in_o who_o heart_n god_n so_o shine_v as_o they_o be_v able_a to_o make_v the_o light_n of_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n to_o shine_v in_o the_o heart_n of_o other_o in_o the_o face_n of_o jesus_n the_o day_n be_v that_o light_n thus_o minister_v from_o our_o sun_n by_o these_o star_n wherein_o we_o walk_v who_o be_v child_n of_o the_o day_n and_o not_o of_o the_o night_n for_o star_n here_o must_v be_v consider_v more_o as_o receive_v light_n from_o the_o sun_n they_o dispense_v it_o to_o we_o then_o for_o that_o they_o shine_v in_o the_o night_n and_o here_o the_o night_n signify_v that_o light_n which_o natural_a man_n who_o be_v not_o child_n of_o the_o day_n but_o of_o the_o night_n yet_o have_v in_o humane_a science_n &_o liberal_a art_n in_o comparison_n to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o a_o night_n of_o darkness_n whereof_o now_o by_o this_o trumpet_n come_v a_o great_a decay_n as_o in_o story_n be_v more_o than_o manifest_a now_o as_o these_o evil_n be_v say_v to_o work_v but_o on_o the_o third_o part_n 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chapter_n 14._o and_o 18._o 1._o diverse_a learned_a and_o godly_a man_n of_o who_o this_o angel_n be_v the_o type_n see_v the_o mischief_n come_v on_o through_o these_o evil_n more_o and_o more_o 38._o prevail_a and_o give_v warning_n of_o it_o even_o gregory_n bishop_n of_o rome_n see_v so_o much_o and_o make_v he_o say_v rex_fw-la superbia_fw-la prope_fw-la est_fw-la &_o quod_fw-la dicinefas_fw-la est_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la est_fw-la paratus_fw-la exercitus_fw-la and_o ubi_fw-la est_fw-la ille_fw-la antichristus_fw-la qui_fw-la appellationem_fw-la vindicabit_fw-la universalis_fw-la episcopi_fw-la &_o cui_fw-la sacerdotum_fw-la exercitus_fw-la paratus_fw-la est_fw-la ad_fw-la assectandum_fw-la cum_fw-la prope_fw-la est_fw-la &_o in_fw-la foribus_fw-la he_o do_v hit_v very_o right_a for_o within_o little_o more_o than_o three_o year_n after_o he_o his_o own_o successor_n boniface_n the_o three_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o vniversalis_fw-la episcopus_fw-la which_o all_o the_o succeed_a bishop_n retain_v and_o so_o by_o sufftage_n of_o a_o most_o famous_a bishop_n of_o rome_n they_o be_v that_o antichrist_n chap._n ix_o follow_v the_o heavy_a woe_n denounce_v in_o the_o four_o trumpet_n to_o fall_v on_o the_o earthly_a sort_n on_o who_o be_v all_o these_o judgement_n from_o which_o the_o seal_a one_o be_v exempt_v of_o these_o three_o the_o first_o be_v in_o this_o five_o trumpet_n even_o that_o huge_a mischief_n of_o antichrist_n to_o which_o height_n of_o iniquity_n the_o former_a evil_n be_v all_o be_v many_o step_n the_o other_o two_o woe_n follow_v in_o the_o 6._o and_o 7._o trumpet_n be_v the_o consequence_n in_o god_n his_o just_a indignation_n of_o this_o great_a woe_n the_o one_o for_o punishment_n to_o provoke_v repentance_n in_o the_o 6._o trumpet_n which_o be_v ineffectual_a to_o conversion_n upon_o obstinate_a impenitency_n verse_n 20._o 21._o the_o seven_o trumpet_n bring_v the_o three_o great_a woe_n and_o last_o wrath_n to_o 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