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master_n frauncys_n say_v of_o his_o own_o flock_n how_o that_o of_o his_o rule_n antichrist_n and_o his_o sect_n shall_v come_v how_o can_v it_o then_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n the_o hope_n of_o salvation_n etc_n etc_n it_o be_v not_o without_o good_a cause_n that_o bernhard_n speak_v of_o the_o misery_n of_o mankind_n divide_v the_o same_o into_o three_o which_o he_o set_v forth_o in_o this_o wise_n faciles_fw-la sumus_fw-la ad_fw-la seducendum_fw-la debiles_fw-la domi._n ad_fw-la operandum_fw-la fragiles_fw-la ad_fw-la resistendum_fw-la we_o be_v esie_n to_o be_v seduce_v weak_a to_o work_v frail_a to_o resist_v and_o be_v we_o not_o easy_a to_o be_v seduce_v when_o the_o very_o wise_a do_v believe_v such_o dream_n when_o the_o truth_n itself_o be_v not_o regard_v and_o when_o these_o untrothe_v be_v esteem_v then_o be_v man_n foolish_a but_o now_o be_v child_n wise_a than_o the_o learned_a be_v blind_a but_o now_o the_o unlearned_a do_v see_v therefore_o in_o that_o we_o do_v see_v let_v we_o thank_v god_n hytherunto_o we_o have_v speak_v of_o the_o ignorance_n of_o the_o adultery_n &_o of_o the_o heresy_n of_o the_o prelacy_n of_o rome_n we_o have_v see_v the_o folly_n where_o in_o they_o be_v drown_v touch_v frauncy_n and_o other_o wherefore_o let_v we_o go_v further_o and_o to_o begin_v hear_v we_o what_o bernharde_n say_v his_o word_n be_v these_o the_o office_n psa_fw-la themselves_o of_o ecclesiastical_a dignity_n be_v turn_v into_o filthy_a gain_n and_o into_o the_o affair_n of_o darkness_n neither_o be_v seek_v in_o these_o the_o safety_n of_o soul_n but_o the_o riotousenes_n of_o riches_n for_o these_o thing_n the_o priest_n resoarte_n unto_o the_o church_n they_o say_v mass_n the_o sing_v psalm_n yea_o they_o strive_v impudent_o about_o busshoprike_v and_o archedeanery_n waste_v the_o revenue_n of_o the_o church_n in_o superfluity_n &_o vanity_n such_o be_v their_o abuse_n for_o four_o hundred_o year_n a_o go_v afterwards_o into_o what_o folly_n they_o fall_v it_o be_v apparent_a by_o history_n which_o that_o i_o may_v speak_v somewhat_o of_o antichrist_n i_o may_v omit_v of_o antichrist_n hilarius_n say_v thus_o nominis_fw-la antichristi_fw-la proprietas_fw-la est_fw-la christo_fw-la esse_fw-la contrarium_fw-la the_o property_n of_o the_o name_n of_o antichrist_n aurentius_fw-la be_v to_o be_v contrary_a unto_o christ_n well_o to_o the_o intent_n that_o every_o indifference_n reader_n may_v beware_v of_o antichrist_n who_o endeavour_v to_o diminish_v the_o glory_n of_o god_n to_o suppress_v the_o gospel_n and_o to_o banish_v away_o all_o godliness_n &_o piety_n i_o will_v first_o speak_v of_o antichristes_n seat_n then_o of_o his_o servant_n of_o his_o miracle_n of_o himself_o and_o so_o of_o his_o end_n ¶_o of_o his_o seat_n ¶_o rome_n the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n the_o mother_n petrarch_n of_o idolatry_n &_o fornication_n the_o sanctuary_n of_o heresy_n and_o the_o school_n of_o error_n ¶_o rome_n be_v as_o the_o second_a babylon_n 11._o ¶_o antichrist_n have_v already_o his_o beginning_n at_o rome_n and_o shall_v advance_v himself_o high_a in_o the_o apostolic_a see._n ¶_o according_n unto_o the_o revelation_n of_o s._n john_n there_o be_v write_v in_o the_o forehead_n of_o the_o purple_a harlatte_a a_o name_n of_o blasphemy_n that_o be_v of_o rome_n aeternal_a ¶_o of_o his_o servant_n speak_v of_o the_o priest_n which_o be_v for_o three_o hundred_o year_n ago_o he_o say_v thus_o for_o the_o most_o part_n they_o be_v thief_n &_o murder_n l_o rather_o katcher_n than_o feeder_n rather_o killer_n they_o keper_n rather_o deceiver_n they_o doctor_n they_o be_v the_o messenger_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o subverter_n of_o christ_n his_o sheep_n will_v god_n they_o be_v not_o go_v whole_o with_o general_a consent_n from_o religion_n to_o bitonti_fw-la superstition_n from_o faith_n to_o infidelity_n from_o christ_n to_o antichrist_n from_o god_n to_o a_o epicure_n his_o doctor_n shall_v fall_v from_o the_o understand_v antoni_fw-la of_o scripture_n give_v then selue_o deceptefullye_o with_o great_a eloquence_n and_o subtlety_n