And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
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Interpretation
Those who understand the first beast to denote a worldly power, take the second to be also a persecuting and assumed power, which acts under the disguise of religion, and of charity to the souls of men.
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This thought runs through Revelation 13:15-18.