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here_o speak_v and_o have_v the_o more_o need_n to_o give_v the_o church_n a_o forewarn_n that_o they_o may_v beware_v of_o they_o and_o be_v the_o better_o arm_v against_o they_o but_o because_o they_o confess_v the_o old_a heretic_n to_o be_v here_o condemn_v let_v they_o tell_v i_o how_o much_o differ_v in_o this_o point_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n from_o those_o old_a heretic_n the_o manichee_n for_o even_o the_o manichee_n permit_v marriage_n to_o the_o lay_v people_n which_o they_o call_v their_o hearer_n but_o in_o no_o wise_a to_o their_o clergy_n which_o they_o call_v their_o elect_v or_o choose_v man_n 46._o as_o s._n augustine_n declare_v see_v then_o they_o be_v in_o the_o same_o heresy_n with_o they_o in_o this_o very_a point_n how_o can_v they_o
ever_o since_o the_o emperor_n cease_v to_o have_v any_o sovereign_a command_n in_o that_o city_n and_o that_o the_o pope_n have_v get_v the_o sovereign_a rule_n and_o command_v there_o &_o be_v apparent_o become_v the_o seven_o &_o so_o the_o last_o head_n of_o rome_n how_o can_v it_o be_v avoid_v but_o that_o antichrist_n must_v needs_o be_v come_v long_o sithence_o and_o that_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n undoubted_o be_v he_o and_o that_o there_o be_v none_o other_o to_o be_v expect_v object_n 10._o antichrist_n be_v to_o be_v a_o open_a oppugner_n of_o christ_n and_o a_o direct_a and_o profess_a enemy_n to_o all_o manner_n of_o christianity_n ans._n you_o be_v mighty_o deceive_v if_o you_o think_v so_o for_o first_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o of_o many_o antichrist_n &_o of_o one_o grand_a antichrist_n above_o the_o rest_n 30._o according_a whereunto_o origen_n say_v generaliter_fw-la unus_fw-la est_fw-la antichristus_fw-la species_n illius_fw-la multae_fw-la etc._n etc._n 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those_o that_o be_v heretic_n and_o false_a teacher_n in_o the_o church_n so_o many_o antichrist_n and_o this_o also_o saint_n augustine_n teach_v say_v hide_v quibus_fw-la johannes_n 29._o epist._n 1_o antichristi_n sunt_fw-la ad_fw-la illum_fw-la novissimum_fw-la pertinentes_fw-la etc._n etc._n these_o antichrist_n of_o which_o saint_n john_n speak_v in_o his_o first_o epistle_n be_v belong_v to_o that_o last_o the_o grand_a antichrist_n again_o quisquis_fw-la christum_fw-la qualis_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolis_n praedicatus_fw-la negat_fw-la antichristus_fw-la est_fw-la auxentium_fw-la whosoever_o say_v saint_n hillary_n deny_v christ_n to_o be_v such_o a_o one_o as_o he_o be_v preach_v to_o be_v by_o the_o apostle_n be_v a_o antichrist_n irenaeus_n affirm_v that_o valentinus_n basilides_n and_o câ—rinthus_n be_v antichrist_n 24._o antichrist_n say_v origen_n have_v nothing_o but_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n for_o he_o neither_o do_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n nor_o teach_v his_o doctrine_n christ_n be_v the_o very_a truth_n and_o antichrist_n be_v the_o disguiser_n or_o counterfeyter_n of_o truth_n 2.7_o the_o mystery_n of_o that_o antichristian_a iniquity_n wrought_v even_o in_o s._n paul_n time_n as_o he_o himself_o affirm_v 2._o he_o well_o call_v it_o say_v s._n chrysostome_n a_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n because_o he_o shall_v not_o come_v like_o a_o nero_n by_o open_a force_n and_o without_o all_o manner_n of_o shame_n &c_n &c_n but_o entise_o and_o underhand_o this_o mystery_n say_v theodoret_n signify_v the_o heresy_n 26._o by_o which_o the_o devil_n make_v way_n for_o antichrist_n s._n gregory_n say_v that_o antichrist_n seduce_v the_o people_n by_o his_o preacher_n the_o minister_n of_o lie_v he_o have_v two_o horn_n like_v to_o those_o of_o the_o lamb_n rev._n 13.11_o that_o be_v say_v s._n augustine_n he_o have_v the_o two_o testament_n like_v to_o those_o of_o the_o lamb_n inasmuch_o as_o under_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n 11._o he_o do_v 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give_v they_o grace_n to_o receive_v the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n that_o they_o may_v be_v save_v the_o lord_n likewise_o grant_v if_o it_o be_v his_o bless_a will_n that_o truth_n and_o peace_n may_v meet_v together_o in_o our_o day_n that_o we_o may_v be_v all_o gather_v into_o 10.16_o one_o fold_n under_o one_o shepherd_n and_o that_o 72.19_o the_o whole_a earth_n may_v be_v fill_v with_o his_o glory_n amen_n amen_n finis_fw-la rom._n 13_o 1.2_o tit._n 3.1_o matth._n â—2_n 21_o deut._n â—8_o 1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n levit._fw-la 26_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o etc._n etc._n deut._n 7.11_o 12_o 13_o 14_o etc._n etc._n 1._o king_n 2._o â—_o 4._o 1_o chron._n 8.7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o 2._o thess._n 2.11_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d coloss._n 3.16_o primus_fw-la in_o hunc_fw-la locum_fw-la heb._n 5.12_o heb._n 3.13_o rom._n 15.14_o 1._o thess._n 5_o 11._o jude_n vers_fw-la 3._o levit._fw-la 19.17_o jam._n 5.19_o 20._o act._n 18.2_o 3.24_o 25_o 26._o deut._n 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o josh._n 1.8_o act._n 8.27_o 28_o 29_o 30._o etc._n etc._n act._n 17.11_o joh._n 5.39_o deu._n 31.11_o 12._o â—3_n et_fw-fr josh._n 8.34_o 35._o deut._n 6.6_o 7._o psal._n 1.2_o 2._o tim_n 3_o 14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o s._n john_n vers_fw-la 1._o psal._n 119_o 9_o eccles._n 12.1_o euseb._n lib._n 6._o cap._n 3._o basil._n epist_n 74_o theodor._n the_o curand_n graecorum_n affect_v lib_n 5._o chryso_v in_o gen._n hom_n 7._o in_o gen_n hom_n 21_o comment_n in_o matth_n hom_n 2._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la heb_n hom._n 17._o in_o epist._n ad_fw-la coloss._n hom._n 9_o coloss_n 3.16_o hebr_n 5.12_o heb_n 3.13_o rome_n 15.14_o 1._o thess._n 5.11_o levit._fw-la 19.17_o jam._n 5.19_o 20._o luk._n 8.16_o 1._o cor_fw-la 12.7_o luke_n 9_o 26._o rom._n 10.10_o bellar._n de_fw-fr noâ—_n eccl._n cap._n 2._o 1._o king_n 22.5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10_o 11_o &c_n &c_n exod._n 23.2_o matt._n 18_o 20._o panor_n de_fw-fr elect_a &_o electi_fw-la potestate_fw-la ¶_o significasti_fw-la pigh_a hierar_n ecclesiast_n lib._n 6._o cap_n 5._o &_o 4._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 7._o lib._n 6._o cap._n 13._o chrysost_fw-fr de_fw-fr sancto_fw-la &_o adorando_fw-la spiritu_fw-la caus_n 24._o quest_n 1._o §_o à _fw-fr recta_fw-la in_o gloss_n ¶_o novitatibus_fw-la gers_n in_o tract_n a_o liceat_fw-la in_o causa_fw-la fidei_fw-la a_o pontifice_fw-la appellare_fw-la alfon_n advers._fw-la haeres_fw-la lib._n 1_o c._n 4._o sul._n praelo_fw-la ascentiano_n an._n dom._n 1534._o alfon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 4._o alfon_n lib._n 1._o cap._n 2._o erasm._n annot_n in_o 1._o cor._n ex_fw-la cap._n 7._o arboreus_n in_o theosoph_n li._n 4._o cap._n 32._o council_n basil._n epist_n synodal_n 3._o de_fw-fr authorit_fw-fr consil._n supra_fw-la papam_fw-la dist_n 9_o negare_fw-la aug_n ad_fw-la vinc._n vict._n aug_n cont_n crescon_n lib._n 2._o c_o 32._o aug_n epist._n 112._o â—d_a paulin._n august_n cont_n faust._n manich._n lib._n 11._o cap._n 5._o aug_n epist._n 119._o august_n cont_n faust._n li._n 11._o c._n 5._o epist._n 48._o depecca_n merit_n &_o remiss_a li_n 1_o ca._n 22._o cont_n crescon_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 31._o aug._n the_o nat_n &_o gra_fw-mi cont_n pelag_n cap._n 61._o euseb_n lib._n 7._o cap._n 5._o bellarm._n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la cap._n 12._o turrcer_n in_o c._n sanct_n rom._n d._n 15._o n_o 12._o marsil_n defence_n p._n 413._o andrad_a defence_n trid._n l._n 2._o doâ—â—_n baâ—n_n 22._o pag_n 58._o &_o 59_o euseb_n lib._n 5._o cap._n 20._o coloss._n 2.8_o 2._o thess._n 2.1_o 2_o 3._o euseb_n lib_n 3._o cap._n 19.33_o 39_o clem._n strom._n lib._n 1._o &_o 6._o clem_n strom._n lib._n 2._o lib._n 7._o lib._n 6._o clem._n strom._n lib._n 7._o euseb._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 28._o iren._n lib._n 3._o ca._n 1._o hieronym_n in_o matth._n 23._o hieronym_n in_o agg._n cap._n 1._o tertull._n de_fw-fr câ—rona_fw-la militis_fw-la nu_fw-la 3._o basil._n de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la sancto_fw-la c._n 29._o hieronym_n in_o dialog_n cont_n lucif_n c._n 4._o athan._n contra_fw-la gentes_fw-la chrysost._n hom_n 1._o ad_fw-la tit._n &_o op_n imperf_n in_o matt._n hom_n 41._o cyril_n in_o levit._n lib._n 5._o aug._n in_o joh._n tract_n 44._o vincent_n adver_n haeret_fw-la bellarm._n de_fw-fr noâ—is_fw-fr eccl._n cap._n 2._o de_fw-fr bono_n viduit_fw-la c._n 1._o tom_n 4._o tertull._n cont_n hermog_n chrysost_o hom_n 13._o in_o 2._o cor_fw-la greâ—_n nyss._n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr iis_fw-la qui_fw-la adeunt_fw-la hieros_n joh._n 5.39_o act._n 17.11_o 2._o cor._n 1.24_o &_o 4.5_o matth._n 24.4_o mat._n 16.6.12_o 1._o thess._n 5.21_o 1._o joh._n 4.1_o chrysost._n in_o act._n hom._n 33._o basil._n ethic._n the_o sin_n 72_o pag._n 432._o orig._n in_o jesu_n nave_n hom_o 21._o ambr._n de_fw-fr virgin_n lib._n 3_o cap._n 1._o cyâ—â—l_n catech_n 4._o chrysost_n hom._n 3._o in_o laz._n chrysost_n hom._n 9_o in_o 2._o cor_fw-la aug_n de_fw-fr doct_n christ_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 6._o hieronym_n come_v in_o esai·_n c._n 19_o basil._n regul_n contract_n qu._n 167._o slâ—id_fw-la commentat_fw-la act._n 11.26_o 1._o pet._n 2.13_o the_o king_n supremacy_n over_o person_n ecclesiastical_a as_o well_o as_o civil_a declare_v 1._o pet._n 1_o 2.3_o etc._n etc._n 1._o pet._n 5.12_o etc._n etc._n rome_n 13.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5._o rom._n 1_o 7._o rom._n 13.1_o chrysost._n in_o rom._n 13._o hom._n 23._o theodor._n in_o rom._n 13._o theoph_n in_o rom._n 13._o oecumenius_n in_o rom._n 13._o bernard_n ep._n 42._o aenâ—s_v silvius_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-la gestis_fw-la basil._n council_n gregor_n epist_n li._n â—_o c._n 100.103_o optat._n contra_fw-la parm_n lib._n 3._o tert._n ad_fw-la scapul_n tert._n apolog._n cap_n 30._o council_n tolet._n 6._o cap._n 14._o defensor_fw-la pacis_fw-la part_n 2._o ca._n 23._o ema_n sa._n aphor._n bellarm._n de_fw-fr cler._n cap_n 28._o rev._n 9.11_o 1._o pet._n 2.13_o 14._o rom._n 13.3_o 4._o the_o authority_n of_o king_n in_o matter_n ecclesiastical_a declare_v rom._n 13.4_o even_o heathen_a and_o pagan_a king_n have_v the_o authority_n to_o commâ—nd_v &_o to_o make_v law_n &_o proclamation_n for_o god_n &_o his_o service_n albeit_o they_o do_v not_o always_o extend_v it_o and_o use_v it_o according_o esra_n 7.1.21.23.26.27_o dan._n 3.29_o dan._n 6.26_o euseb_n lib_n 8._o c._n 19_o &_o lib._n 9_o c._n 9_o etc._n etc._n isaiah_n 49.23_o aug._n epist_n 50._o 2._o chro._n 14.4.2_o 2._o chr_n 33.16_o 2._o chr_n 34.33_o aug._n in_o li._n 1._o ca._n 6._o cont_n epist._n parmenian_n aug._n in_o evang._n joan._n tract_n 2._o aug._n epist_n 48._o luke_n 14.23_o aug._n epist_n 50._o act._n 9.4.19_o act_n 22.7_o etc._n etc._n psal._n 2.10_o 11_o 2._o kin._n 18_o 4._o 2._o kin._n 23.3_o 4_o 5_o 6._o etc._n etc._n jon._n 3.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o dan._n 3.28.29_o dan._n 6.26_o etc._n etc._n august_n cont_n 2_o gaudent_fw-la epist_n lib._n 2._o cap._n 17._o jon._n 3.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o luke_n 1â—_n â—3_n august_n contra_fw-la