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though_o never_o so_o gross_a and_o abominable_a and_o therefore_o let_v he_o that_o stand_v take_v heed_n lest_o he_o fall_v for_o the_o antichrist_n be_v a_o man_n of_o sin_n a_o man_n by_o nature_n and_o yet_o a_o sink_n of_o all_o sin_n a_o son_n of_o perdition_n a_o opposer_n of_o god_n and_o christ_n etc._n etc._n 7._o as_o where_o sin_n go_v before_o perdition_n and_o destruction_n do_v follow_v after_o so_o the_o more_o eminent_a man_n be_v in_o their_o personal_a transgression_n and_o the_o more_o active_a in_o drive_v on_o other_o to_o sin_n with_o they_o they_o may_v expect_v the_o more_o inevitable_a and_o dreadful_a destruction_n from_o the_o lord_n as_o their_o reward_n for_o if_o antichrist_n be_v a_o man_n of_o sin_n a_o notorious_a sinner_n himself_o a_o author_n of_o sin_n to_o other_o first_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o son_n of_o perdition_n next_o 8._o though_o they_o who_o be_v active_a in_o drive_v other_o on_o to_o sin_n shall_v smart_v most_o for_o it_o as_o say_v 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a_o famous_a hypocrite_n and_o dissembler_n as_o some_o of_o the_o papist_n be_v force_v to_o confess_v yea_o and_o shall_v be_v adore_v by_o the_o world_n of_o profess_a christian_n rev._n 12._o 13._o which_o be_v not_o imaginable_a if_o he_o be_v a_o profess_a enemy_n to_o christ_n and_o a_o avow_a atheist_n and_o therefore_o his_o opposition_n to_o christ_n and_o god_n here_o speak_v of_o be_v real_a and_o in_o deed_n but_o under_o a_o mask_n and_o pretence_n of_o friendship_n the_o antichrist_n second_o property_n be_v his_o intolerable_a pride_n and_o arrogance_n first_o in_o relation_n to_o man_n and_o the_o chief_a of_o man_n he_o shall_v exceed_o and_o above_o measure_n exalt_v himself_o as_o the_o word_n be_v render_v 2_o cor._n 12._o 7._o and_o this_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n i_o conceive_v he_o mean_v not_o the_o true_a god_n for_o he_o be_v speak_v of_o after_o but_o earthly_a magistrate_n who_o be_v call_v god_n psal._n 82._o 1._o above_o who_o he_o shall_v 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