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people_n have_v no_o neither_o proper_a name_n but_o appollion_n that_o be_v to_o say_v destroyer_n and_o the_o very_a incarnate_a devyll_n like_v as_o his_o adversarye_n christ_n be_v both_o in_o name_n and_o in_o deed_n a_o saviour_n and_o preserver_n this_o be_v a_o hevy_a woe_n and_o misery_n to_o happen_v unto_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n but_o there_o shall_v come_v yet_o ii_o other_o besides_o this_o the_o text_n ¶_o and_o the_o syxt_v angel_n blue_a and_o i_o hear_v a_o voice_n from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o golden_a altar_n which_o be_v before_o god_n sayinge_v to_o the_o syrte_n angel_n which_o have_v the_o trump_n loce_fw-la the_o four_o angel_n which_o be_v bind_v in_o the_o great_a ryver_n euphrates_n and_o the_o four_o angel_n be_v looce_v which_o be_v prepare_v for_o a_o hour_n for_o a_o day_n for_o a_o month_n and_o for_o a_o year_n for_o to_o slay_v the_o third_o part_n of_o man_n and_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o horseman_n of_o war_n be_v twenty_o time_n ten_o 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the_o text_n ¶_o and_o there_o come_v one_o of_o the_o seven_o angel_n which_o have_v the_o seven_o vial_n &_o talk_v with_o i_o say_v unto_o i_o come_v i_o will_v show_v thou_o yâ—_z judgement_n of_o the_o great_a whore_n that_o syt_v upon_o many_o water_n with_o who_o have_v commit_v fornication_n the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o inhabiter_n of_o the_o earth_n be_v droncken_a with_o the_o wine_n of_o her_o fornication_n and_o the_o spirit_n carry_v i_o away_o into_o the_o wilderness_n and_o i_o see_v a_o woman_n sit_v upon_o a_o rose_n colour_a beast_n full_a of_o name_n of_o blasphemye_n which_o have_v seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n and_o the_o woman_n be_v array_v in_o purple_a and_o rose_n colour_n and_o deck_v with_o gold_n precious_a stone_n and_o pearl_n and_o have_v a_o cup_n of_o gold_n in_o her_o hand_n full_a of_o abomination_n and_o fylthines_n of_o her_o fornication_n and_o in_o her_o forehead_n be_v a_o name_n write_v a_o mystery_n great_a babylon_n the_o 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humble_a apostle_n bysshop_n and_o spiritual_a minister_n be_v and_o like_o bloudâ—_n thurstye_a soudyer_n but_o rather_o with_o much_o christian_a blood_n shed_v under_o yâ—_z pretence_n of_o the_o punyshement_n of_o heresy_n as_o all_o that_o must_v be_v name_v which_o have_v be_v speak_v or_o write_v against_o the_o pomp_n usurp_a power_n and_o tyranny_n of_o the_o papacye_n this_o woman_n be_v also_o array_v with_o such_o infinite_a variable_a colour_n and_o ornament_n of_o monkery_n and_o with_o dyverse_a lyvere_n of_o religious_a order_n by_o who_o she_o will_v have_v have_v both_o honour_n and_o profit_n which_o with_o their_o name_n and_o sect_n have_v obscure_v and_o blemyssh_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n whereof_o s._n paul_n do_v complain_v to_o the_o chorinthians_n as_o a_o unseme_a thing_n as_o it_o be_v in_o deed_n a_o great_a blasphemye_n that_o the_o name_n of_o s._n benet_n s._n austen_n saint_n frances_n shall_v obscure_v the_o name_n and_o honour_n of_o christ_n our_o 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