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3. Proposition. The Star and locusts of the fift trumpet, are not the…
Quote byJohn Napier · 1550–1617
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The First and Introductory Treatise.
English (original)
3. Proposition. The Star and locusts of the fift trumpet, are not the greate Antichrist and his Cleargie, but the Dominator of the Turkes and his armie, who began their dominion in anno Christi 1051.
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