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mystery_n be_v then_o do_v this_o i_o think_v to_o signify_v that_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n begin_v a_o little_a after_o to_o listen_v his_o head_n above_o other_o bellarmine_n this_o be_v that_o which_o i_o brief_o note_v before_o follow_v nicolas_n sanders_n who_o before_o have_v see_v and_o write_v the_o same_o that_o in_o your_o opinion_n s._n peter_n be_v antichrist_n and_o simon_n magus_n or_o nero_n christ_n for_o s._n paul_n say_v not_o the_o mystery_n shall_v work_v a_o little_a after_o but_o it_o work_v now_o wherefore_o if_o this_o mystery_n belong_v to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n it_o must_v needs_o belong_v to_o s._n peter_n and_o if_o s._n peter_n which_o my_o hart_n abhor_v to_o think_v and_o my_o hand_n tremble_v to_o write_v be_v antichrist_n who_o see_v not_o that_o simon_n and_o nero_n s._n peter_n enemy_n be_v christ_n and_o god_n but_o keep_v to_o thyself_o such_o god_n and_o christ_n for_o we_o envy_v thou_o not_o but_o go_v forward_o illyricus_n the_o three_o because_o he_o say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v with_o lie_v sign_n which_o the_o pope_n have_v do_v as_o experience_n witness_v the_o four_o that_o god_n shall_v send_v the_o efficacy_n of_o illusion_n which_o have_v manifest_o happen_v in_o the_o papacy_n for_o we_o believe_v in_o all_o thing_n the_o pope_n more_o family_n then_o god_n we_o treat_v before_o of_o the_o miracle_n of_o antichrist_n cap._n 15._o and_o it_o be_v a_o most_o impudent_a lie_v that_o illyricus_n say_v of_o experience_n for_o the_o pope_n have_v do_v neither_o true_a nor_o false_a miracle_n either_o in_o this_o age_n or_o in_o the_o former_a with_o which_o notwithstanding_o they_o say_v that_o antichirst_n do_v chief_o reign_v and_o that_o which_o he_o add_v of_o the_o efficacy_n of_o illusion_n every_o man_n see_v how_o easy_o it_o may_v be_v return_v upon_o our_o adversaries_n for_o what_o great_a efficacy_n of_o illusion_n can_v be_v imagine_v then_o that_o there_o shall_v some_o be_v find_v in_o these_o time_n who_o choose_v rather_o to_o believe_v two_o or_o three_o apostate_n than_o the_o whole_a church_n all_o counsel_n and_o all_o the_o father_n who_o beside_o their_o admirable_a doctrine_n and_o excellent_a sanctity_n of_o life_n be_v renown_v also_o with_o many_o sign_n and_o miracle_n now_o that_o which_o illyricus_n bring_v out_o of_o s._n ambrose_n to_o explicate_v the_o five_o note_n be_v before_o refute_v in_o the_o second_o demonstration_n with_o which_o we_o prove_v that_o antichrist_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v illyricus_n in_o the_o last_o place_n add_v somewhat_o out_o of_o ep_n 1._o ad_fw-la tim._n 4._o in_o the_o last_o time_n same_o shall_v depart_v from_o the_o say_v the_o pope_n deni_v that_o there_o be_v any_o other_o say_v but_o hestoricall_a they_o shall_v attend_v to_o deceive_a spirit_n the_o pope_n prove_v all_o thing_n with_o vision_n of_o spirit_n and_o soul_n they_o shall_v prohibit_v marriage_n and_o the_o use_n of_o meat_n both_o these_o be_v most_o true_a and_o manifest_a of_o the_o pope_n but_o good_a sir_n the_o pope_n have_v learn_v of_o s._n paul_n that_o there_o be_v one_o faith_n look_v thou_o from_o whence_o thou_o have_v learn_v another_o faith_n beside_o one_o god_n say_v the_o apostle_n ephes_n 4._o one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n neither_o do_v s._n paul_n ever_o define_v this_o one_o faith_n to_o be_v a_o confidence_n rely_v upon_o the_o promise_n and_o word_n of_o god_n as_o you_o define_v it_o cent_n 1._o lib._n 2._o col_fw-fr 262._o but_o he_o say_v rom._n 10._o this_o be_v the_o word_n of_o faith_n which_o we_o preach_v because_o if_o thou_o confess_v in_o thy_o mouth_n one_o lord_n jesus_n and_o have_v believe_v in_o thy_o heart_n that_o god_n have_v raise_v he_o from_o the_o dead_a thou_o shall_v be_v save_v and_o hebr._n 11._o he_o say_v by_o faith_n we_o believe_v that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o who_o know_v not_o that_o it_o pertain_v to_o the_o sacred_a history_n that_o christ_n have_v rise_v from_o death_n and_o that_o the_o world_n be_v frame_v by_o the_o word_n of_o god_n and_o yet_o we_o name_v not_o this_o one_o only_a and_o true_a faith_n by_o which_o we_o most_o certain_o believe_v whatsoever_o god_n have_v vonchsafe_v to_o reveal_v by_o the_o apostle_n and_o prophet_n a_o historical_a faith_n but_o the_o catholic_a faith_n for_o we_o leave_v to_o you_o the_o novelty_n of_o word_n that_o which_o thou_o adde_v that_o the_o pope_n prove_v all_o thing_n with_o the_o vision_n of_o spirit_n and_o soul_n i_o know_v not_o what_o spirit_n have_v reveal_v unto_o thou_o for_o we_o sometime_o bring_v something_o out_o of_o the_o apparition_n of_o soul_n write_v by_o approve_a and_o ancient_a author_n to_o confirm_v those_o thing_n which_o belong_v to_o the_o state_n of_o
will_v permit_v no_o other_o god_n beside_o himself_o cap._n 14._o 11._o &_o 12._o he_o shall_v commit_v the_o great_a sin_n when_o he_o can_v all_o cap_n 14._o n._n 12._o how_o he_o may_v extol_v himself_o above_o god_n ibid._n he_o shall_v not_o worship_n or_o honour_v many_o god_n c_o 14_o n._n 14._o he_o shall_v adore_v the_o devil_n secret_o c._n 14._o n._n 14._o his_o disposition_n ibid._n he_o shall_v work_v many_o sign_n c_o 15._o n._n 1._o he_o be_v not_o prove_v to_o be_v king_n of_o the_o jew_n because_o antiochus_n be_v so_o c._n 16._o n._n 9_o he_o shall_v arise_v from_o base_a estate_n cap._n 16._o n._n 14._o &_o sequ_fw-la he_o shall_v overcome_v â—_o king_n cap._n 16._o n_o 12._o he_o shall_v subdue_v the_o 7_o king_n which_o remain_v after_o the_o three_o and_o so_o he_o shall_v be_v monarch_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n cap._n 16._o n_o 14._o he_o shall_v persecute_v the_o christian_n through_o the_o whole_a world_n with_o a_o innumerable_a army_n cap._n 16._o n._n 1â—_n etc._n etc._n 17._o per_fw-la totum_fw-la antichristianisme_n be_v not_o atheism_n c._n 4._o n._n 12._o antiochus_n epiphanes_n be_v not_o speak_v of_o at_o all_o in_o the_o 7._o &_o 11._o chap_n of_o daniel_n cap_n 7_o n._n 7._o he_o be_v a_o idolater_n c._n 14._o n._n 12._o he_o impugn_a not_o the_o god_n of_o syria_n c._n 14._o n._n 16._o he_o worship_v many_o god_n ibid._n he_o be_v a_o type_n of_o antichrist_n only_o in_o some_o principal_a point_n cap._n 16._o n._n 3._o only_o he_o among_o the_o king_n of_o syria_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n account_v a_o persecutor_n of_o the_o jew_n c_o 16._o n._n 7._o how_o he_o arise_v from_o base_a estate_n cap._n 16._o n._n 14._o &_o seq_fw-la he_o invade_v not_o egypt_n often_o than_o twice_o c._n 16._o n._n 13._o antiochus_n magnus_n &_o seleucus_n philopater_n his_o elder_a son_n be_v the_o jew_n benefactor_n c._n 16._o n._n 7._o arias_n montanus_n cap._n 6_o n._n 3._o s._n augustine_n answer_v downams_n objection_n c._n 6_o n_o 5._o &_o 8._o he_o make_v no_o more_o doubt_n that_o elias_n shall_v come_v than_o that_o s._n john_n baptist_n be_v come_v ibid._n the_o apostasy_n be_v not_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n c._n 2._o n._n 16._o c._n 14._o n._n 3._o b_o bell_n armines_n advantage_n in_o this_o controversy_n cap._n 1._o n._n 1._o he_o agree_v with_o former_a catholic_n c._n 1._o n._n 2._o he_o be_v unjust_o charge_v by_o downam_n cap._n 7._o n._n 5._o c._n 8._o n._n 5._o c._n 10_o n._n 7._o c_o 14_o n_o 10._o c_o 16._o n._n 11._o he_o urge_v downams_n objection_n further_o than_o he_o do_v himself_o c._n 11._o n._n 9_o his_o sincere_a deal_n cap._n 12._o n._n 1._o he_o reverence_v the_o father_n c._n 14._o n_o 7._o c_o calvin_n think_v that_o only_a christ_n be_v in_o heaven_n and_o that_o other_o stay_v without_o cap._n 6._o n._n 6._o the_o canon_n of_o the_o general_a council_n c_o â—_o n._n 4._o catholic_a doctrine_n stand_v not_o so_o much_o upon_o denial_n as_o the_o protestant_n do_v c._n 12._o &_o 13._o the_o character_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v be_v common_a to_o all_o in_o his_o kingdom_n c._n 11._o n._n 4._o it_o shall_v be_v carry_v not_o only_o by_o christian_n but_o also_o by_o jew_n ibid._n it_o may_v be_v carry_v in_o the_o right_a hand_n or_o in_o the_o forehead_n ib._n it_o be_v not_o profession_n or_o practice_n ibid._n it_o shall_v be_v visible_a c._n 11._o n._n 12._o christ_n first_o come_v be_v not_o terrible_a as_o his_o second_o shall_v be_v c._n 6._o n._n 3._o his_o power_n and_o knowledge_n be_v not_o to_o be_v limit_v by_o that_o which_o he_o do_v cap._n 2._o n._n 17_o he_o and_o antichrist_n can_v have_v both_o one_o mark_n c._n 11._o n._n 7._o the_o church_n of_o christ_n can_v have_v the_o mark_n of_o antichrist_n c._n 11_o n._n 5._o the_o church_n be_v always_o subject_a to_o the_o pope_n ibid._n the_o church_n comprehend_v not_o all_o that_o profess_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n cap._n 13._o n._n 4._o there_o be_v one_o visible_a catholic_a church_n cap._n 13._o n._n 5._o it_o be_v to_o endure_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n cap._n 13._o n._n 7._o chrism_n use_v in_o the_o church_n before_o the_o year_n 607_o c_o 11._o n_o 6._o how_o it_o make_v we_o christian_n ib._n how_o it_o be_v more_o to_o be_v reverence_v then_o baptism_n ibid._n the_o convert_v of_o one_o argue_v more_o power_n than_o the_o pervert_v of_o many_o cap_z 6._o n._n 6_o the_o council_n of_o chalcedon_n cap._n 3._o n._n 4._o d_o the_o tribe_n of_o dan_n fall_v not_o first_o to_o idolatry_n c._n 12._o n._n 2._o why_o it_o be_v omit_v apoc_n 7._o ib._n day_n be_v not_o take_v for_o year_n cap._n 8._o n._n 7._o the_o devil_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o beast_n apoc_n 17._o c._n 15._o n_o 5_o &_o 6._o m._n downam_n seem_v not_o to_o have_v read_v so_o much_o of_o bellarmine_n as_o he_o impugn_v cap._n 3._o n._n 4._o he_o omit_v bellarmine_n proof_n and_o answer_v his_o own_o cap_n 4_o n._n 4._o 5._o 6._o 7._o he_o change_v bellarmine_n argument_n c._n 5._o n_o â—_o &_o 3._o c._n 8_o n._n 7._o c_o 13._o n._n 9_o he_o take_v the_o objection_n and_o omit_v the_o answer_n c._n 6_o n._n 4._o c._n 13_o n_o 9_o &_o 10._o he_o can_v defend_v his_o fellow_n c._n 2._o n._n 14._o c._n 6_o n._n 6._o c_o 8._o n._n 7._o c._n 14._o n._n 12._o &_o 19_o c._n 16._o n._n 14._o he_o impugn_v his_o fellow_n cap._n 8_o n_o 7._o c._n 10._o n._n 7._o he_o impugn_v himself_o cap._n 12._o n._n 2._o &_o 9_o c._n 15._o n._n 5._o &_o â—_o he_o contradict_v himself_o cap._n 5._o n_o 5._o c._n 10._o n._n 3._o 4._o &_o 6._o c_o 11._o n._n 4._o &_o 12._o c._n 13._o n._n 1._o c._n 16._o n._n 5._o 7._o 12._o he_o speak_v from_o the_o purpose_n c._n 2._o n_o 12._o &_o 15._o c_o 14._o n._n 6._o 8._o &_o 10._o c._n 16._o n._n 4._o &_o 8._o his_o petitio_fw-la principij_fw-la c._n 2._o n._n 17._o &_o 20._o c._n 5._o n._n 3._o c._n 6._o n._n 4._o c_o 7._o n._n 3._o &_o 7._o c._n 10_o n._n 4._o 5._o &_o 7._o c._n 11._o n._n 4._o &_o 7._o c._n 13._o n._n 6._o 8._o &_o 10._o he_o dissemble_v the_o difficulty_n c._n 2._o n._n 20._o c._n 4._o n._n 7._o c._n 7._o n._n 4._o c._n 16._o n._n 11._o his_o poor_a shift_n c._n 3._o n._n 1._o &_o 5._o c._n 6._o n_o 4._o his_o juggle_a c._n 10._o n._n 2._o c._n 12._o n._n 2._o c._n 13_o n._n 1._o &_o 2._o he_o translate_v not_o well_o c_o 3_o n._n 1_o c._n 5._o n._n 4._o c._n 15._o n._n 3._o he_o expound_v the_o scripture_n childish_o c._n 4._o n._n 8_o he_o mangle_v the_o scripture_n c._n 5_o n._n 5._o c._n 6._o n._n 5._o he_o admit_v what_o translation_n &_o interpretation_n he_o list_v c._n 6._o n._n 3._o he_o condemn_v ecclesiasticus_fw-la &_o the_o jew_n of_o his_o time_n c_o 6._o n_o 4._o he_o condemn_v the_o apostle_n and_o in_o some_o sort_n our_o saviour_n himself_n c._n 6._o n._n 5._o he_o join_v with_o porphiry_n a_o apostata_fw-la against_o all_o ecclesiastical_a writer_n and_o jew_n also_o c._n 5._o n._n â—_o 6._o 7._o n._n 7._o c._n 16._o n._n 5._o our_o saviour_n word_n in_o his_o opinion_n be_v not_o true_a c._n 14._o n._n 7._o his_o boldness_n with_o the_o scripture_n c._n 14._o n._n 16._o he_o join_v with_o the_o jew_n in_o impugn_v the_o pope_n c._n 16._o n._n 3._o his_o exposition_n contrary_a to_o all_o other_o even_o his_o own_o fellow_n c_o 16._o n._n 7._o he_o bely_v the_o primitive_a church_n against_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o father_n c_o 13_o n._n 9_o he_o scoff_v at_o s._n gregory_n cap._n 6_o n._n 7._o c_o 8._o n._n 6._o he_o corrupt_v s._n ireraeus_n his_o word_n and_o meaning_n c_o 10._o n._n 7._o he_o impugn_v the_o father_n authority_n c._n 12._o n._n 2._o he_o acknowledge_v the_o father_n to_o be_v against_o he_o c._n 14._o n._n 19_o he_o abuse_v s._n hierome_n c._n 16_o n._n 9_o he_o make_v much_o account_n of_o one_o father_n if_o he_o favour_v his_o fancy_n c._n 4._o n._n 1â—_n he_o forget_v what_o he_o impugn_v c_o 5._o n._n 2_o c._n 7._o n._n 6._o he_o confirm_v one_o absurdity_n with_o another_o far_o great_a c_o 5._o n._n 2._o he_o cut_v of_o those_o word_n which_o make_v most_o to_o the_o purpose_n c_o 6._o n._n 3_o he_o prove_v a_o universal_a by_o a_o particular_a c_o 10_o n_z 3._o he_o run_v to_o generality_n when_o he_o can_v answer_v the_o particular_a argument_n c._n 1â—_n n._n 4._o his_o strange_a paradexe_n cap._n 14._o n._n 9_o he_o bely_v the_o pope_n and_o church_n of_o rome_n c._n 14._o