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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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And he shall corrupt great things.
And he shall corrupte greate thinges.
And Daniel is indifferent to be taken .ij. ways. Other to understand those great and marvellous things / which this king shall invade to corrupt them. Or else his works that he doth / exercise in corrupting other things / signifying that his acts be marvellous and incredible / And this latter sense doth our interpreter follow / whom also we will follow / all though the first sense be even as true / for / no doubt / they are great and marvellous things which he doth corrupt / but they are only known and attained by faith. Therefore the sense shall be / He shall corrupt marvellously / and shall be as a great ⟨p. lxij⟩and incredible corruptor / he doth not describe what evil good things / shall suffer of him / But what great abomination he should work against good things / showing his fortune and prosperity.
And Daniel is indifferent to be taken .ij. wayes. Other to vnderstond those great ād mervelous thinges / which this kinge shall invade to corrupte them. Or els his workes that he doth / exercyse in corruptinge other thinges / signifiinge that his actes be mervelous and incredible / And this latter sense doth oure interpreter folowe / whom also we will folow / all though the first sense be even as true / for / no doute / they are greate and mervelous thinges which he doth corrupte / but they are onlye knowne and attayned by faith. Therfore the sense shalbe / He shall corrupte mervelouslye / ād shall be as a great ⟨p. lxij⟩