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- This evidently points out the papal supremacy, in every respect diverse from the former, which from small beginnings thrust itself up among the ten kingdoms, till at length it successively eradicated three of them, the kingdom of Heruli, of the Ostrogoths, and of the Lombards. "I consideredªª°° the horns,ª and, behold,ª there came upª° amongª them anotherª littleª horn,ª beforeªª whom there were threeª ofª the firstª hornsª plucked up by the roots:ª° and, behold,ª in thisª hornª [were] eyesª like the eyesª of man,ª and a mouthª speakingª° great things.ª" {Dan 7:8} + "And ofª the tenª hornsª that¹ [were] in his head,ª and [of] the otherª which¹ came up,ª° and beforeªª whom threeª fell;ª° even [of] that¹ hornª that² had eyes,ª and a mouthª that spakeª° very great things,ª whose lookª [was] more²° stoutª thanª his fellows.ª" {Dan 7:20} + "And out of¹ oneª of¹ them came forthª° a¹ littleª¹ horn,ª which waxed exceeding² great,ª°¹ toward¹ the south,ª and toward¹ the east,ª and toward¹ the pleasantª [land]. ... And an hostª was givenª° [him] against¹ the dailyª [sacrifice] by reason of transgression,ª and it cast downª° the truthª to the ground;ª and it practised,ª° and prospered.ª°" {Dan 8:9-12} + "And the kingª shall doª° according to his will;ª and he shall exalt²° himself,¹ and magnify²° himself¹ above¹ every¹ god,ª and shall speakª° marvellous thingsª° against¹ the Godª of gods,ª and shall prosperª° till¹ the indignationª be accomplished:ª° for¹ that that is determinedª° shall be done.ª°" {Dan 11:36} + "Let²° noª manª deceiveª° youª byª anyª means:ª forª [that day shall not come], exceptª there comeª° a falling awayª first,ª andª that manª of sinª be revealed,ª° the¹ sonª of perdition;ª ... Andª withª allª deceivablenessª of unrighteousnessª inª them that perish;ª° becauseªª they receivedª° notª the¹ loveª of the¹ truth,ª that² theyª might be saved.ª°" {2Th 2:3-10} + "Nowª the¹ Spiritª speakethª° expressly,ª thatª inª the latterª timesª someª shall depart¹ from²° the¹ faith,ª giving heedª° to seducingª spirits,ª andª doctrinesª of devils;ª ... Forbiddingª° to marry,ª° [and commanding] to abstain¹ from²° meats,ª whichª Godª hath createdª° to² be receivedª¹ withª thanksgivingª of them which believeª andª knowª° the¹ truth.ª" {1Tm 4:1-3}
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