iniquitas_fw-la in_o commum_fw-la quia_fw-la membra_fw-la ejus_fw-la non_fw-la plus_fw-la erubescent_fw-la actum_fw-la impietatis_fw-la quam_fw-la pietatis_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la habent_fw-la paucissimi_fw-la erunt_fw-la carth._n bruno_n these_o word_n seem_v to_o be_v prophesy_v of_o these_o time_n qui_fw-la tenet_fw-la i._n e._n qui_fw-la fidem_fw-la tenet_fw-la ante_fw-la antichristi_fw-la adventum_fw-la teneat_fw-la i._n e._n ne_fw-la moveatur_fw-la citò_fw-la donec_fw-la de_fw-fr medio_fw-la fiat_fw-la i._n e._n donec_fw-la moriatur_fw-la fabr._n paulutius_fw-la in_o locum_fw-la qui_fw-la tenet_fw-la teneat_fw-la religionem_fw-la donec_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la fiat_fw-la apostasia_fw-la estius_fw-la haec_fw-la interpretatio_fw-la non_fw-la modò_fw-la est_fw-la absurda_fw-la sed_fw-la graecis_fw-la etiam_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la respondet_fw-la beza_n romanus_n pontifex_fw-la qui_fw-la tenet_fw-la nunc_fw-la ecclesias_fw-la teneat_fw-la illas_fw-la donec_fw-la de_fw-la medio_fw-la fiat_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la romanâ_fw-la ecclesiâ_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la medium_fw-la &_o cor_fw-la ecclesiarum_fw-la fiat_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la ob_fw-la quam_fw-la multae_fw-la ab_fw-la ea_fw-la discedant_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la anselm_n sicut_fw-la carbo_fw-la ignis_fw-la inter_fw-la ligna_fw-la occultè_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la exerit_fw-la &_o vicina_fw-la adurit_fw-la sensimque_fw-la proserpit_fw-la donec_fw-la in_o flammam_fw-la &_o incendium_fw-la manifestum_fw-la erumpat_fw-la sic_fw-la iniquitas_fw-la à _fw-la daemone_n accensa_fw-la occultè_fw-la in_o impiis_fw-la vim_o svam_fw-la exerit_fw-la serpitque_fw-la donec_fw-la in_o publicam_fw-la omnium_fw-la scelerum_fw-la flammam_fw-la sub_fw-la antichristo_fw-la erumpat_fw-la cornel_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d multa_fw-la significat_fw-la tenere_fw-la retinere_fw-la detinere_fw-la impedire_fw-la possidere_fw-la occupare_fw-la imperare_fw-la rerum_fw-la potiri_fw-la exempla_fw-la passim_fw-la halemus_fw-la zanchius_n note_n verse_n 8._o this_o opinion_n may_v seem_v to_o oppose_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o the_o protestant_n such_o as_o beza_n bishop_n jewel_n downam_n whitaker_n willet_n brightman_n and_o several_a other_o who_o conclude_v the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n for_o my_o part_n i_o grant_v as_o much_o from_o scripture_n against_o the_o pope_n as_o they_o as_o that_o he_o be_v the_o head_n of_o the_o western_a apostasy_n sit_v in_o pomp_n in_o rome_n make_v people_n and_o nation_n drink_v with_o spiritual_a filthiness_n and_o that_o state_n that_o have_v drive_v the_o witness_n into_o sackcloth_n that_o the_o popedom_n be_v the_o state_n with_o the_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n but_o all_o this_o make_v he_o not_o in_o the_o least_o the_o antichrist_n that_o deny_v the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n 1_o john_n 2._o 21._o nor_o the_o beast_n of_o the_o earth_n revel_v 13._o 12_o 13._o nor_o he_o that_o slay_v the_o witness_n revel_v 11._o 7._o nor_o he_o that_o lift_v himself_o up_o in_o the_o ruin_n of_o three_o king_n dan._n 7._o nor_o he_o that_o be_v the_o son_n of_o perdition_n 2_o thess._n 2._o who_o be_v not_o to_o be_v reveal_v until_o he_o have_v remove_v the_o two_o witness_n out_o of_o the_o way_n this_o be_v the_o antichrist_n the_o father_n both_o greek_a and_o latin_a make_v mention_n of_o cornel_n we_o à _fw-la lapide_fw-la exlex_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nullis_fw-la legibuâ—…_n subiicitur_fw-la omnes_fw-la autâ—…m_fw-la leges_fw-la contemnet_fw-la &_o conculcabit_fw-la zanchius_n antichristus_fw-la manifest_a revelabitur_fw-la fontem_fw-la esse_fw-la totius_fw-la iniquitatis_fw-la qui_fw-la nec_fw-la modò_fw-la in_o membris_fw-la suis_fw-la nec_fw-la tunc_fw-la in_o sâ—…ipso_fw-la timendus_fw-la anselmus_fw-la retegetur_fw-la autem_fw-la sic_fw-la ut_fw-la apertè_fw-la conspiciatur_fw-la in_o impio_fw-la svo_fw-la regno_fw-la &_o dominatu_fw-la &_o cognescatur_fw-la esse_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d iste_fw-la &_o anti_fw-la bâ—…stus_fw-la zanchius_n aperâ—…e_fw-la dominabitur_fw-la pâ—…ator_fw-la note_n spiritus_fw-la oris_fw-la non_fw-la significat_fw-la praedicationèm_fw-la verbi_fw-la dei_fw-la quia_fw-la haec_fw-la non_fw-la interficiet_fw-la antichristum_n imò_fw-la iâ—…sam_fw-la tollet_fw-la cum_fw-la eliam_fw-la &_o enoch_n occidet_fw-la nil_fw-la prodest_fw-la ratio_fw-la aut_fw-la religio_fw-la ubi_fw-la vis_fw-la imperat_fw-la spiritus_fw-la oris_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la pâ—…aedicatio_fw-la sed_fw-la potiùs_fw-la sententia_fw-la &_o judicium_fw-la condemnationis_fw-la zelus_n justitiae_fw-la faciet_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la amor_fw-la spiritus_fw-la enim_fw-la christi_fw-la est_fw-la amor_fw-la christi_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la zelus_fw-la est_fw-la spiritus_fw-la sancti_fw-la quem_fw-la habet_fw-la ad_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la aquinas_n in_o locum_fw-la et_fw-la spiritu_fw-la labâ—…orum_fw-la suorum_fw-la morte_fw-la afficiâ—…t_fw-la improbum_fw-la treâ—…_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuagint_n i_o e._n to_o a_o wonder_n &_o in_o the_o spirit_n by_o by_o the_o lip_n he_o shall_v slay_v the_o wicked_a one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d conficiet_fw-la spiritu_fw-la oris_fw-la est_fw-la periphrasis_n verbi_fw-la dâ—…i_fw-la &_o virtutis_fw-la ejus_fw-la nam_fw-la verbâ—…m_fw-la breve_fw-la &_o consummatum_fw-la facieâ—…_n dominus_fw-la super_fw-la terram_fw-la zuinglius_fw-la note_n august_n ambros._n ante_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la â—…ccidetur_fw-la antichristus_fw-la nam_fw-la post_fw-la â—…jus_fw-la mortem_fw-la minimùm_fw-la dabuntur_fw-la hominibus_fw-la quadâ—…aginta_fw-la quiuque_fw-la dies_fw-la poeâ—…tentiae_fw-la ut_fw-la patet_fw-la dan._n 12._o 12._o cornel_n we_o d._n lapide_fw-la &_o alii_fw-la docti_fw-la multorum_fw-la opinio_fw-la est_fw-la inter_fw-la antichristi_fw-la mortem_fw-la dominique_n adventum_fw-la spatium_fw-la aliquod_fw-la temporis_fw-la fore_fw-la medium_n quâ—…_n pace_fw-la aliquantulâ_fw-la fâ—…uatur_fw-la ecclesia_fw-la estius_n in_o locum_fw-la fatâ—…or_fw-la quidem_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d voce_fw-mi saeâ—…è_fw-fr illum_fw-la iudicii_fw-la adventum_fw-la significari_fw-la sed_fw-la id_fw-la perpetuum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la leigh_n critic_n sac._n haec_fw-la verba_fw-la non_fw-la duntaxat_fw-la de_fw-fr ultimo_fw-la adventu_fw-la christi_fw-la intelligenda_fw-la sunt_fw-la sed_fw-la quotidiano_fw-la adventu_fw-la verbi_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o corda_fw-la fidelium_fw-la zuinglius_fw-la incertum_fw-la est_fw-la a_o loquatuâ—…_n de_fw-fr ultima_fw-la christi_fw-la apparitione_n cum_fw-la judex_fw-la è_fw-la coelis_fw-la patefiet_fw-la calvin_n in_o locum_fw-la adventus_n domini_fw-la extensè_fw-la &_o secundùm_fw-la quandam_fw-la latitudinem_fw-la est_fw-la intelligendus_fw-la ut_fw-la sub_fw-la eo_fw-la comprehendatur_fw-la etiam_fw-la adventus_fw-la &_o praedicatio_fw-la praecursorum_fw-la estius_n in_o locum_fw-la see_v the_o learned_a annotation_n on_o matth._n 24._o iâ—…_n may_v be_v call_v the_o come_a and_o appear_v of_o christ_n when_o he_o come_v and_o appear_v in_o his_o vicegerent_n his_o two_o anoint_a office_n magistracy_n and_o ministry_n but_o at_o the_o raise_n of_o the_o witness_n he_o eminent_o appear_v in_o these_o two_o office_n therefore_o it_o be_v call_v christ_n come_v and_o appear_v verse_n 9_o theodoretus_n hippolytus_n de_fw-fr consummatione_fw-la sâ—…culi_fw-la rabanus_n de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la operatio_fw-la satanae_n &_o omnis_fw-la conatus_fw-la ejus_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la homine_fw-la situs_fw-la â—…rit_fw-la ant._n scaynus_fw-la in_o ipso_fw-la cum_fw-la ipso_fw-la &_o per_fw-la ipsum_fw-la operabitur_fw-la satanas_fw-la tirinus_n in_o antichristo_fw-la est_fw-la diabolus_fw-la â—…uggerens_n â—…icut_fw-la dicitur_fw-la de_fw-fr juda_n jo._n 13._o introivit_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la satanas_fw-la scilicet_fw-la instigando_fw-la aquinas_n ità _fw-la gorranus_n noâ—…e_n mr._n ant._n burges_n hot_a modo_fw-la decipiat_fw-la antichristus_fw-la primò_fw-la per_fw-la potentiam_fw-la secularem_fw-la secundò_fw-la per_fw-la virtutem_fw-la miraculorum_fw-la quantum_fw-la ad_fw-la primum_fw-la dicit_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la virtute_fw-la scilicet_fw-la seculari_fw-la dan._n 11._o dominabitur_fw-la thesaurorum_fw-la auri_fw-la &_o argenti_fw-la aquinas_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d copiâ—…_n militares_fw-la dicuatur_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la in_o sermone_fw-la sacro_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la apud_fw-la autores_fw-la profanos_fw-la leigh_n potestaccipi_fw-la pro_fw-la divitiis_fw-la &_o vi_fw-la armorum_fw-la ant._n scaynus_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nazian_n jamb_n 15._o 2._o 2._o signa_fw-la sunt_fw-la quaedam_fw-la miâ—…a_fw-la etiam_fw-la pâ—…rva_fw-la prodigia_fw-la verò_fw-la magna_fw-la quae_fw-la aliquemprodigâ—…osum_fw-la ostendunt_fw-la quasi_fw-la â—…ocul_fw-la à _fw-la digitâ—…_n aquinas_n miracula_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d quia_fw-la signa_fw-la sunt_fw-la praesentiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la atque_fw-la eorum_fw-la proprius_fw-la usuâ—…_n est_fw-la ut_fw-la confirmetur_fw-la fides_fw-la nostra_fw-la leigh_n è_fw-la camera_fw-la miracula_fw-la vocantur_fw-la signa_fw-la synecdochicè_fw-la quia_fw-la miâ—…acula_fw-la signa_fw-la &_o testimonia_fw-la sunt_fw-la divinae_fw-la ad_fw-la dicendum_fw-la vocationis_fw-la &_o veritatis_fw-la 〈◊〉_d note_n annotation_n on_o the_o bible_n et_fw-la prodigiis_fw-la falsis_fw-la syr._n et_fw-la prodigiis_fw-la mendacibus_fw-la beza_n quae_fw-la causam_fw-la habent_fw-la occultam_fw-la alicui_fw-la &_o non_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la quidem_fw-la mira_fw-la &_o non_fw-la miracula_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la sed_fw-la quae_fw-la simpliciter_fw-la causâ—…m_fw-la occultam_fw-la habent_fw-la sunt_fw-la proprie_fw-la miracula_fw-la aqui._n miraculum_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la â—…it_fw-la super_fw-la omnem_fw-la naturae_fw-la vim_o quódque_fw-la omnium_fw-la naturalium_fw-la causarum_fw-la &_o creaturarum_fw-la vires_fw-la excedit_fw-la &_o transcendit_fw-la cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la zanchius_n miraculum_fw-la mendax_fw-la dicitur_fw-la vel_fw-la quia_fw-la deficit_fw-la à _fw-la vera_fw-la ratione_fw-la sacti_fw-la vel_fw-la à _fw-la vera_fw-la ratione_fw-la miraculi_fw-la vel_fw-la à _fw-la debito_fw-la sine_fw-la miraculi_fw-la aquinas_n cyrillus_n catech_n 15._o non_fw-la suâ—…t_fw-la vera_fw-la miracula_fw-la vim_o naturae_fw-la super_fw-la antiâ—…_n sed_fw-la praestigiae_fw-la diabolicae_fw-la vel_fw-la certè_fw-la vi_fw-la &_o potentiam_fw-la naturali_fw-la patrata_fw-la tyrinus_n ex_fw-la cyrillo_n &_o theod._n utitur_fw-la antichristus_fw-la ad_fw-la fallendum_fw-la sapieneâ—…tiâ_fw-la verboâ—…um_fw-la simulatione_fw-la virtutum_fw-la testimonio_fw-la scripturarum_fw-la operationâ—…_n mirâ—…culorum_fw-la promissione_n divitiarum_fw-la terror_fw-la persecutionum_fw-la goran_z in_o locum_fw-la verse_n 10._o mr._n leigh_n magnâ_fw-la comitace_n &_o gratiâ_fw-la se_fw-la insinuandi_fw-la captandique_fw-la hominum_fw-la gatiaâ—…_n &_o sanctimoniâ_fw-la simulatâ_fw-la utetur_fw-la antichristuâ—…_n ad_fw-la illiciendum_fw-la homines_fw-la describit_fw-la jam_fw-la subditos_fw-la huius_fw-la regni_fw-la eóqueâ—…olatur_fw-la pios_fw-la ut_fw-la ne_fw-la metuant_fw-la antichristi_fw-la potentiam_fw-la quip_n limitibus_fw-la certis_fw-la definitam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d chrys._n dicit_fw-la charitatem_fw-la veritatis_fw-la quiâ—…isi_fw-la formataâ—…ides_fw-la per_fw-la charitatem_fw-la nibil_n est_fw-la aquinas_n hic_fw-la sensuâ—…_n sacilior_fw-la est_fw-la &_o planior_fw-la maglsque_fw-la connexuâ—…_n versui_fw-la sequenti_fw-la opponitur_fw-la enim_fw-la amor_fw-la veritatis_fw-la errori_fw-la sive_fw-la amori_fw-la &_o ampâ—…exui_fw-la erroris_fw-la â—…_n lapid_n ex_fw-la vâ—…tab_n in_o â—…_n fundamentum_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la christus_fw-la â—…ui_fw-la cetera_fw-la praepoâ—…untur_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la l._n 21._o c._n 26._o â—…_n note_n verse_n 11._o uâ—…_n volunt_fw-la deo_fw-la ut_fw-la fruantur_fw-la mundo_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civet_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 15._o c._n 7._o object_n answ._n vide_fw-la bazil_n tom._n 1._o homil._n aug._n contra_fw-la julianum_fw-la l._n 5._o c_o 3_o deus_fw-la miâ—…tet_fw-la quia_fw-la deus_fw-la diacolum_fw-la ista_fw-la facere_fw-la perâ—…et_fw-la aug._n de_fw-fr civit._n l._n 20._o c._n 19_o opponit_fw-la apostolus_fw-la veritatem_fw-la christi_fw-la non_fw-la mendacio_fw-la sed_fw-la iniquitati_fw-la antichristi_fw-la cornell_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la ità _fw-la scholiâ—…_n docent_fw-la scripturas_fw-la quas_fw-la non_fw-la intelligunt_fw-la pâ—…iùs_fw-la imperitorum_fw-la magistri_fw-la quam_fw-la 〈◊〉_d ipâ—…_n hieron_n epist._n usâ—…patio_fw-la est_fw-la usu_fw-la capioâ—…_n interruptio_fw-la in_o jâ—…_n civil_a verse_n 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d scholia_fw-la ità _fw-la beza_n aquinas_n gravius_n est_fw-la diligâ—…e_fw-la â—…eccatum_fw-la quam_fw-la â—…accre_fw-la greg._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d propriè_fw-la sigâ—…t_fw-la aâ—…cui_fw-la facerâ—…_n injuriam_fw-la aliquem_fw-la per_fw-la vim_o opprimeâ—…e_n alsted_n rom._n 12._o the_o shake_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n in_o the_o scripture-sense_n be_v the_o overthrow_v the_o throne_n of_o kingdom_n and_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v of_o the_o heathen_a hag._n 2._o 22._o note_n 1._o proposition_n 2._o proposition_n obseru._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d septuagint_n
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