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which_o go_v before_o as_o that_o this_o second_o beast_n use_v the_o power_n and_o authority_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n and_o be_v protect_v and_o further_v by_o the_o power_n and_o strength_n of_o the_o first_o beast_n they_o do_v thereby_o great_a wonder_n and_o so_o st._n paul_n say_v 2.9_o 2_o thes_n 2.9_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o sign_n and_o lie_v wonder_n and_o our_o saviour_n say_v 14._o bellar._n antichr_n prodigia_fw-la potius_fw-la praestigia_fw-la daemonum_fw-la mera_fw-fr &_o mira_fw-la quam_fw-la vera_fw-la miracula_fw-la statuit_fw-la de_fw-fr notis_fw-la eccle_n c._n 14._o the_o false_a christ_n and_o prophet_n that_o be_v the_o follower_n and_o promoter_n of_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v arise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o shall_v show_v great_a sign_n and_o wonder_n whereby_o you_o may_v see_v that_o both_o the_o beast_n and_o his_o instrument_n the_o antichrist_n the_o false_a prophet_n and_o the_o whole_a troop_n of_o his_o disciple_n shall_v pretend_v to_o show_v sign_n and_o wonder_n to_o deceive_v the_o people_n and_o the_o sign_n that_o they_o show_v be_v just_a like_o the_o sign_n that_o judas_n give_v unto_o his_o follower_n a_o kiss_n which_o be_v a_o pretence_n of_o love_n and_o great_a kindness_n but_o it_o be_v both_o destructive_a to_o christ_n and_o deceitful_a to_o the_o follower_n of_o christ_n so_o the_o beast_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n do_v kiss_v those_o their_o proselyte_n with_o good_a word_n and_o fair_a promise_n who_o they_o intend_v to_o allure_v to_o foul_a act_n and_o to_o betray_v they_o to_o evil_a enemy_n and_o so_o the_o people_n be_v thereby_o deceive_v and_o the_o church_n of_o chrift_n destroy_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o wonder_n which_o the_o false_a prophet_n be_v say_v by_o christ_n to_o do_v digito_fw-la aquinas_n in_o 2_o thes_n 2._o prodigia_fw-la quasi_fw-la