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blood_n of_o martyr_n and_o drink_v at_o that_o time_n with_o her_o own_o blood_n to_o the_o then_o newborn_a beast_n secular_a and_o papal_a who_o first_o head_n be_v then_o wound_v with_o the_o stroke_n of_o a_o sword_n as_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n revel_v 13.3_o 12_o 14._o to_o wit_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o this_o second_o dragon_n prevail_v at_o the_o same_o time_n under_o pharamont_n in_o france_n and_o under_o alaricus_n in_o italy_n he_o prevail_v not_o only_o against_o the_o primitive_a church_n imperial_a rome_n and_o the_o then_o fall_v and_o die_v first_o dragon_n all_o which_o let_v and_o shall_v let_v till_o then_o thus_o take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n the_o rise_n up_o of_o papal_n rome_n and_o of_o the_o sea-born_a beast_n her_o secular_a head_n but_o he_o prevail_v also_o and_o may_v easy_o prevail_v against_o that_o secular_a beast_n and_o wound_v as_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n and_o when_o but_o beginning_n to_o rise_v out_o of_o the_o sea_n his_o first_o and_o best_a head_n for_o rome_n rule_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o the_o senate_n with_o a_o emperor_n rule_v both_o she_o and_o they_o but_o the_o besiege_a senate_n rule_v rome_n with_o great_a grief_n and_o no_o great_a power_n without_o bishop_n or_o emperor_n and_o in_o that_o feeble_a and_o afflict_a senate_n do_v this_o sea-born_a beast_n all_o wound_a as_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n in_o the_o day_n of_o his_o birth_n by_o the_o sword_n of_o this_o second_o dragon_n rise_v up_o for_o the_o city_n say_v the_o learned_a hammond_n be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n so_o her_o antitype_n be_v to_o be_v near_o the_o day_n of_o her_o dissolution_n 19_o chap._n 16.19_o one_o part_n be_v pagan_a another_o heretical_a and_o the_o three_o part_n orthodox_n but_o gross_o apostate_n in_o manner_n concern_v the_o heretical_a part_n i_o observe_v little_a but_o the_o pagan_a or_o heathen_a part_n be_v for_o number_n and_o power_n most_o prevalent_a 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after_o two_o year_n siege_n and_o as_o i_o rather_o compute_v the_o time_n in_o 412_o be_v those_o pagan_a senator_n and_o imperial_a rome_n number_v and_o finish_v then_o come_v she_o and_o their_o plague_n in_o one_o day_n death_n mourn_v famine_n fire_n chap._n 18.8_o which_o those_o barbarian_n with_o barbarous_a hand_n have_v chief_o inflict_v upon_o those_o heathen_a senator_n and_o citizen_n that_o have_v invite_v revocate_v and_o conside_v most_o in_o they_o and_o that_o to_o their_o utter_a and_o final_a excision_n but_o the_o fly_a senator_n and_o other_o that_o flee_v to_o the_o sanctuary_n of_o the_o more_o orthodox_n but_o apostate_n in_o manner_n find_v thereby_o a_o bare_a and_o hard_a exemption_n from_o imminent_a death_n and_o these_o thus_o scarce_o escape_v senator_n and_o perhaps_o some_o other_o in_o somewhat_o like_o condition_n be_v the_o visible_a original_n of_o the_o first_o head_n of_o this_o sea-born_a beast_n weak_a and_o wound_a to_o be_v a_o witness_n to_o the_o truth_n perform_v as_o be_v thrice_o foretell_v in_o three_o sacred_a text_n of_o scripture_n in_o the_o same_o chapter_n apocal._n 13.3.12.14_o here_o the_o scissors_n of_o eternal_a death_n and_o final_a excision_n part_v the_o last_o die_a head_n of_o pagan_a and_o imperial_a rome_n from_o the_o first_o at_o first_o sick_a and_o deadly_a wound_a head_n of_o papal_n rome_n and_o i_o see_v one_o of_o his_o head_n wound_v etc._n etc._n and_o his_o deadly_a wound_n be_v heal_v vers_fw-la 3._o wound_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o this_o second_o dragon_n heal_v begin_v to_o be_v heal_v when_o atholphus_n remit_v rome_n and_o most_o of_o italy_n into_o the_o feeble_a hand_n of_o that_o wound_a senate_n make_v they_o temporal_a lord_n over_o rome_n italy_n and_o other_o nation_n over_o which_o that_o city_n for_o some_o time_n after_o claim_v some_o jurisdiction_n then_o also_o their_o bishop_n begin_v to_o be_v partly_o by_o the_o say_a donation_n partly_o by_o the_o senate_n assent_n partly_o by_o his_o own_o usurpation_n prefer_v to_o the_o large_a superintendency_n thus_o this_o papal_a superintendent_n spiritual_n begin_v to_o be_v suit_v with_o a_o fit_a power_n secular_a for_o these_o near_o slay_v but_o survive_v senator_n be_v primitiae_fw-la papale_v papal_a rome_n first_o fruit_n and_o though_o at_o first_o most_o feeble_a her_o first_o power_n secular_a because_o they_o and_o they_o first_o allow_v sufficient_o their_o own_o bishop_n supremacy_n over_o all_o bishop_n and_o church_n if_o not_o over_o all_o king_n and_o council_n for_o so_o soon_o as_o athaulphus_n have_v remit_v rome_n and_o italy_n to_o that_o wound_a beast_n his_o bishop_n fall_v rome_n bishop_n innocent_n the_o first_o return_v but_o no_o emperor_n with_o he_o to_o rome_n and_o rule_v as_o by_o principal_a authority_n both_o spiritual_a and_o temporal_a that_o revive_a beast_n and_o likewise_o rome_n and_o italy_n which_o that_o second_o dragon_n in_o athaulphus_n as_o one_o 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innocent_n advantage_n to_o augment_v and_o exercise_v a_o more_o uncontrolled_a power_n and_o honorius_n a_o good_a prince_n and_o orthodox_n but_o of_o no_o great_a capacity_n to_o govern_v come_v no_o more_o to_o rome_n to_o reside_v there_o to_o the_o day_n of_o his_o death_n for_o the_o roman_n at_o least_o some_o of_o they_o be_v say_v to_o hate_n honorius_n because_o he_o leave_v rome_n and_o go_v to_o ravenna_n therefore_o he_o remain_v there_o 570_o and_o his_o successor_n some_o have_v the_o title_n of_o emperor_n but_o scarce_o the_o power_n of_o king_n make_v ravenna_n the_o place_n of_o their_o residence_n rome_n be_v never_o more_o imperial_a but_o ever_o after_o papal_n the_o senate_n and_o bishop_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o absence_n of_o honorius_n and_o as_o by_o his_o authority_n act_v many_o thing_n to_o further_a their_o own_o design_n and_o in_o defence_n of_o the_o
prosperity_n of_o all_o prince_n and_o people_n these_o can_n with_o like_a folly_n ready_o say_v what_o peace_n what_o prosperity_n come_v by_o this_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n we_o busy_a ourselves_o about_o better_a thing_n mind_n more_o necessary_a concern_v thus_o hypocrite_n harden_v their_o own_o heart_n against_o the_o knowledge_n of_o those_o thing_n that_o chief_o belong_v unto_o their_o peace_n and_o under_o a_o blind_a pretence_n of_o mind_v the_o most_o serious_a thing_n embrace_v as_o the_o pharisee_n do_v base_a inanimadvertency_n and_o brutish_a ignorance_n our_o saviour_n weep_v for_o they_o say_v of_o their_o type_n have_v thou_o know_v at_o least_o in_o this_o thy_o day_n the_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o thy_o peace_n but_o they_o expect_v those_o thing_n come_v before_o to_o come_v in_o future_a never_o find_v that_o day_n nor_o those_o thing_n profane_a disregard_n to_o prophetic_a scripture_n put_v out_o quite_o all_o the_o eye_n of_o providence_n so_o formal_a professor_n follow_v or_o rather_o far_o out-go_v their_o footstep_n see_v not_o in_o no_o wise_a will_v see_v those_o thing_n that_o belong_v unto_o their_o peace_n for_o formal_a professor_n feed_v their_o own_o folly_n with_o deceit_n affect_v to_o walk_v in_o the_o admire_a spark_n of_o their_o own_o fire_n empty_a impertinency_n and_o forsake_v the_o mean_n of_o their_o own_o safety_n tread_v underfoot_n the_o thing_n and_o those_o scripture_n that_o principal_o appertain_v to_o the_o peace_n of_o all_o people_n for_o this_o profaneness_n and_o it_o be_v most_o just_a with_o god_n even_o the_o gospel-church_n as_o her_o follower_n tread_v under_o foot_n this_o knowledge_n those_o thing_n be_v give_v to_o the_o gentile_n to_o be_v tread_v under_o foot_n for_o 1260_o year_n apocal._n 11.2_o 3._o but_o fabula_fw-la narratur_fw-la surdis_fw-la sacred_a prophecy_n with_o the_o promise_n and_o threaten_n therein_o and_o the_o performance_n of_o they_o be_v to_o formal_a hypocrite_n as_o story_n tell_v to_o deaf_a or_o dead_a man_n common_a herd_n have_v as_o good_a care_n to_o know_v how_o or_o when_o promise_n be_v perform_v and_o prophecy_n fulfil_v therefore_o their_o forefather_n man_n of_o like_a base_a and_o brutish_a inanimadvertency_n perish_v with_o common_a herd_n in_o the_o flood_n but_o they_o that_o hate_v this_o dangerous_a and_o degenerous_a wickedness_n of_o slothful_a hypocrite_n may_v from_o this_o contrary_a fountain_n find_v a_o open_a gate_n to_o good_a manner_n the_o sure_a ground_n of_o firm_a peace_n at_o present_a a_o sevenfold_a compliance_n of_o performance_n with_o those_o text_n that_o foretell_v the_o fulfil_n of_o they_o and_o likewise_o how_o and_o when_o this_o second_o dragon_n begin_v to_o give_v his_o seat_n and_o power_n to_o the_o sea-born_a beast_n nor_o be_v these_o seven_o parallel_n or_o prophecy_n perform_v a_o sevenfold_a but_o indeed_o a_o seventimes_o sevenfold_a coaltern_a record_n to_o each_o other_o irrefellible_o confirm_v the_o truth_n of_o each_o other_o performance_n this_o second_o dragon_n drive_v the_o primitive_a church_n into_o the_o wilderness_n translate_v the_o empire_n cut_v off_o the_o feeble_a and_o die_a remnant_n of_o the_o first_o dragon_n raise_v papal_a rome_n by_o take_v away_o all_o that_o let_v and_o by_o give_v his_o groat_n authority_n so_o take_v the_o supremacy_n therein_o to_o her_o secular_a head_n favour_v somewhat_o from_o the_o first_o and_o by_o degree_n receive_v the_o faith_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n therefore_o this_o second_o dragon_n be_v the_o first_o head_n in_o scripture_n order_n of_o papal_z rome_n he_o these_o text_n hold_v forth_o rev._n 11.7_o chap._n 12.14_o 15_o 16_o 17._o chap._n 13.2_o 4._o chap._n 16.13_o the_o second_o head_n of_o this_o threefold_a city_n be_v papal_a rome_n power_n secular_a or_o beast_n with_o ten_o crown_n how_o and_o when_o he_o rise_v up_o we_o have_v sufficient_o show_v and_o shall_v his_o progress_n at_o present_a we_o shall_v show_v his_o disparity_n to_o distinguish_v he_o from_o the_o first_o dragon_n john_n see_v that_o first_o dragon_n chap._n 12.3_o or_o the_o scarlet_a colour_a beast_n chap._n 17.3_o to_o wit_n one_o and_o the_o same_o dragon_n or_o beast_n in_o those_o two_o text_n he_o see_v this_o beast_n also_o chap._n 13.1_o but_o he_o see_v not_o both_o alike_o he_o see_v that_o first_o dragon_n of_o pagan_a rome_n historical_o and_o prophetical_o as_o past_a in_o part_n and_o in_o part_n to_o come_v when_o he_o write_v the_o apocalyps_n but_o he_o see_v this_o sea-born_a beast_n not_o historical_o or_o as_o past_a in_o part_n but_o prophetical_o as_o to_o come_v entire_a after_o the_o fall_n of_o that_o first_o dragon_n to_o wit_n the_o future_a rise_n up_o of_o his_o first_o head_n or_o he_o in_o his_o first_o rise_n revel_v 13.1_o and_o first_o he_o see_v that_o first_o dragon_n or_o scarlet-coloured_n beast_n historical_o or_o as_o past_a in_o part_n five_o be_v fall_v say_v the_o text_n ch_z 7.10_o that_o be_v five_o head_n the_o supreme_a power_n of_o pagan_a rome_n crown_v in_o their_o king_n consul_n decemviri_fw-la dictator_n triumvir_n be_v then_o fall_v or_o past_a when_o john_n write_v and_o one_o be_v vers_n 10._o that_o be_v the_o six_o head_n crown_v in_o the_o emperor_n then_o exist_v when_o john_n write_v thus_o far_o he_o see_v that_o first_o dragon_n historical_o or_o as_o past_a in_o part_n so_o second_o he_o see_v also_o that_o first_o dragon_n prophetical_o or_o as_o to_o come_v in_o part_n and_o one_o be_v not_o yet_o come_v and_o when_o he_o come_v he_o must_v continue_v a_o short_a space_n that_o be_v the_o seven_o head_n shall_v come_v and_o come_v about_o 292_o when_o constantius_n be_v make_v caesar_n and_o somewhat_o side_v with_o the_o primitive_a church_n begin_v to_o support_v she_o his_o son_n declare_v full_o for_o she_o this_o be_v divisi_fw-la caput_fw-la imperii_fw-la divisum_fw-la the_o divide_a head_n of_o the_o divide_a empire_n when_o some_o of_o its_o supreme_a power_n side_v with_o the_o primitive_a church_n some_o with_o the_o pagan_n therefore_o this_o head_n because_o thus_o divide_v continue_v but_o a_o short_a space_n and_o end_v about_o the_o year_n 324_o when_o constantine_n and_o his_o army_n michael_n substitute_n have_v cast_v he_o final_o from_o his_o seat_n of_o chief_a power_n and_o his_o place_n be_v find_v no_o more_o in_o heaven_n chap._n 12.7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n howbeit_o he_o recover_v power_n though_o not_o supreme_a for_o a_o short_a time_n for_o last_o his_o eight_o head_n who_o be_v of_o the_o seven_o who_o exist_v a_o eight_o but_o sick_a and_o scarce_o perfect_a head_n of_o that_o die_a dragon_n be_v the_o paganoarrian_n or_o otherwise_o heretical_a head_n under_o constantius_n the_o second_o julian_n valens_n etc._n etc._n this_o head_n aspire_v about_o 340_o and_o expire_v together_o with_o that_o first_o dragon_n for_o ever_o in_o four_o hundred_o and_o ten_o or_o twelve_o then_o this_o sea-born_a beast_n by_o the_o false_a prophet_n procurement_n and_o the_o second_o dragon_n prefer_v of_o he_o succeed_v second_o john_n see_v the_o first_o dragon_n ten_o horn_n all_o uncrowned_a chap._n 12.3_o chap._n 17.12_o but_o he_o see_v the_o ten_o horn_n of_o this_o beast_n all_o crown_v chap._n 13.1_o they_o the_o ten_o horn_n of_o the_o first_o dragon_n be_v proconsul_n precedent_n or_o deputy_n subject_a to_o the_o senate_n and_o people_n of_o rome_n who_o rule_v over_o the_o king_n and_o chief_o those_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n who_o notwithstanding_o the_o text_n call_v king_n that_o have_v receive_v no_o kingdom_n as_o yet_o chap._n 17.12_o 18._o but_o these_o ten_o crown_a horn_n of_o this_o beast_n be_v absolute_a king_n or_o supreme_a power_n subject_a legal_o to_o none_o but_o link_v together_o by_o the_o chain_n of_o the_o false_a prophet_n suppose_v true_a catholic_n religion_n chap._n 13.1_o 12._o and_o this_o tenfold_a disparity_n 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abomination_n her_o avarice_n iniquity_n
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