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36 Proposition. The 1260 years of the Antichrists universal raign over Christians, begins about the year of Christ 300. or 316. at the farthest.

— John Napier A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John (1593)

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Any desired geometrical mean between two sines has for its Logarithm the corresponding arithmetical mean between the Logarithms of the sines.

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13 Proposition. Every one of the first three thundering Angels containeth a Jubelee, and then the last foure al at once compleateth the day of judgement.

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19 Proposition. The foure beasts are the foure Evangelles with all the true writers and professors thereof.

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