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A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis
A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherein are compared to gather Christs acts and our holy father the Popes.A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis, wherin are compared to geder Christes actes and oure holye father the Popes.
At Malborow in the land of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of July, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529At Malborow in the lande of Hesse i.e. Antwerp : the. xij. day of Iulye, anno. M.CCCCC.xxix. by me Hans luft i.e. Johannes Hoochstraten, 1529
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Neither only for this cause doth he liken them to Balaam / but also that they are cursed children as he was / which giving counsel to the Moabites / through the idol Beelphegor did greatly corrupt and destroy the Israelites.1 And this hole story here doth Peter apply unto the bishops / which raising up the idol of their own doctrines & traditions. And having to do with the harlots of the Midianites (that is to say with the delicious and voluptuous pleasures of this world) beguile unstable souls / and besides ye do speak evil (as it is said before) of the way of trueth and glory. Even as he went about / to curse the people of god.
Nother only for this cause doth he liken them to Balam / but also that they are cursed chldrē as he was / which geving councell to the Moabites / thorow the ydoll Beelphegor did greatly corrupt and destroy the Israelites.1 And this hole storye here doth Peter applye vnto the bishoppes / which reysinge vp the idole of their awne doctrines & traditions. And havinge to do with the harelottes of ye Madianites (that is to saye with the delicious and voluptuous plesurs of this world) begile vnstable soules / and besides ye do speake evill (as it is sayed before) of ye waye of trueth and glorye. Evē as he went aboute / to curse the people of god.
- 1Nume. xxiiij Nume. xxv.
Which loved the reward of unrighteousness.1 But was rebuked of his iniquity / the tame & dome beast speaking with mans voice forbade the foolishness of the prophet (behold the covetousness and foolishness of bishops which are given so headlong to covetousness / that they are more insensible then brute bests) These are wells with out water (by cause they have the shape and name of shepherds with out the work and office / as Zechariah in the .xi. sayeth. O thou shepherd and idol) And racks carried about of a tempest (Racks are like clouds / but they give no rain. Even so these are carried under the title / and in the place of shepherds / and they teach nothing / but rather are tossed through their worldly affections unto every motion of Satan's will) To whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever / good lord / how fearful are these things? Who would not fear to be counted among the number of these shave linges / against whom all these things are prophesied with a hole and full sprite?