Revelation:13:11-18
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And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by [
the means of ]
those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast ;
saying to them that dwell on the earth ,
that they should make an (
note :)
That is ,
images ,
by «
enallage »
or change of the number :
for the worship of them ever since the second Council of Nicea ,
has been ordained in the Church by public credit and authority ,
contrary to the Law of God .(:
note )
image to the In the Greek the word is in the Dative case ,
as much to say ,
as to the worship ,
honour and obeying of the beast :
for by this maintenance of images ,
this pseudo-prophetical beast mightily profits the beast of Rome ,
of whom long ago he received them .
Wherefore the same is hereafter fittingly called the image of the beast ,
for images have their beginning from the beast ,
and have their form or manner from the will of the beast ,
and have their end and use fixed in the profit and commodity of the beast .
beast ,
which had the wound by a sword ,
and did live .
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And that no man might (
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That is ,
have any trade or dealings with men ,
but only those who have this annointing and consecration of Clearkely shaving of the head ,
as they call it ,
read Gratian «
de Consecratione ,
distincione tertia .
c .
omnes .
cap spiritus ,
etc .»
of these matters .(:
note )
buy or sell ,
save he that had the Here the false prophets require three things ,
set down in the order of their greatness ,
a character ,
a name ,
and the number of the name .
The meaning is ,
that man that does not have their first annointing and clerical shaving of the head :
secondly holy orders ,
by which is communicated the name of the beast :
or finally has not attained that high degree of pontifical knowledge ,
and of the law (
as they call it )
canonical ,
and has not made up in account and cast the number of the mysteries of it :
for in these things consists the number of the name of the beast .
This is excellently set forth in the next verse .
mark ,
or the name of the beast ,
or the number of his name .
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