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church_n for_o controversy_n writer_n of_o popish_a persuasion_n devotion_n prayer_n and_o discipline_n in_o these_o two_o verse_n antichrist_n be_v confirm_v by_o two_o mean_n by_o the_o mean_v principal_a and_o instrumental_a in_o the_o mean_v principal_a i_o have_v observe_v two_o thing_n his_o person_n and_o his_o potency_n the_o mean_v instrumental_a be_v twofold_a miracle_n and_o oracle_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n be_v both_o the_o corruption_n and_o the_o imitation_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n as_o therefore_o christ_n do_v send_v forth_o his_o apostle_n to_o publish_v the_o truth_n enable_v two_o way_n both_o to_o do_v miracle_n and_o to_o speak_v oracle_n lu._n 9_o 1_o &_o 2._o so_o antichrist_n do_v send_v forth_o his_o apostle_n to_o propagate_v error_n both_o by_o miracle_n and_o oracle_n of_o the_o miracle_n you_o have_v hear_v the_o last_o day_n that_o antichrist_n shall_v confirm_v his_o false_a doctrine_n by_o miracle_n by_o sign_n and_o lie_a 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and_o private_o their_o practice_n be_v the_o pretence_n either_o of_o devotion_n or_o of_o discipline_n which_o be_v a_o main_a help_n if_o not_o a_o part_n thereof_o by_o these_o to_o use_v the_o word_n of_o augusâ—od_a nensis_fw-la tantis_fw-la viribus_fw-la laborant_fw-la ne_fw-la soli_fw-la patrum_fw-la dialog_n honorij_fw-la augusâ—odiâ—ensis_fw-la ad_fw-la câ—lâ—em_fw-la 2_o toâ—â—_n biblioth_n patrum_fw-la ad_fw-la tartara_fw-la venâ—ant_fw-la their_o learned_a labour_n not_o to_o go_v alone_o to_o the_o devil_n study_v to_o accomplish_v that_o prophecy_n of_o saint_n paul_n 2_o tim._n 3._o 13._o there_o shall_v be_v deceiver_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d juggler_n impostor_n enchanter_n who_o shall_v wax_v worse_o and_o worse_o deceive_v and_o be_v deceive_v these_o be_v four_o mighty_a motive_n to_o the_o ignorant_a unstable_a and_o unregenerate_v especial_o to_o draw_v they_o to_o popery_n and_o to_o cement_v they_o to_o the_o deceiveablenesse_n of_o unrighteousness_n 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therefore_o i_o conceive_v neither_o reason_n nor_o authority_n why_o any_o man_n shall_v make_v a_o particular_a of_o that_o which_o saint_n paul_n do_v propose_v as_o a_o general_n the_o conclusion_n therefore_o be_v plain_a and_o true_a the_o apostle_n do_v here_o describe_v the_o adherent_n of_o antichrist_n non_fw-la a_o natione_fw-la sed_fw-la conditione_n ipsorum_fw-la 6._o down_n part_n 2._o dem._n 6._o not_o from_o their_o region_n but_o from_o their_o religion_n antichrist_n shall_v prevail_v on_o such_o as_o receive_v not_o the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n now_o whether_o these_o man_n be_v jew_n or_o christian_n it_o skill_v not_o have_v cut_v off_o this_o cavil_n i_o come_v to_o the_o natural_a exposition_n the_o object_n of_o antichrists_n prevail_a power_n be_v here_o foretell_v to_o be_v man_n who_o will_v not_o receive_v the_o love_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o truth_n i_o may_v distinguish_v as_o the_o greek_n do_v of_o the_o word_n there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d veritas_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o veritas_fw-la christus_fw-la the_o truth_n write_v and_o the_o truth_n beget_v the_o first_o matth._n 22._o 16._o thou_o teach_v the_o way_n of_o god_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o truth_n the_o second_o john_n 14._o 16._o i_o be_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o truth_n christ_n do_v the_o former_a doctrinal_o and_o he_o be_v the_o latter_a essential_o the_o text_n speak_v of_o both_o but_o of_o the_o first_o proper_o and_o primary_o it_o be_v most_o convenient_a thereunto_o for_o the_o fallacy_n be_v a_o deceiveablenesse_n of_o unrighteousness_n that_o be_v false_a doctrine_n therefore_o the_o apostasy_n be_v from_o the_o true_a doctrine_n or_o the_o truth_n teach_v we_o in_o the_o gospel_n by_o the_o truth_n then_o here_o we_o be_v to_o understand_v the_o gospel_n the_o gospel_n be_v term_v the_o truth_n for_o three_o cause_n from_o the_o infallibility_n use_n and_o efficacy_n thereof_o first_o each_o syllable_n be_v true_a and_o 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