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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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The one sort are in great power & authority / the other in subjection. The one obdurate & reproved / the other wandering out of the right way until it shall please the father to draw them unto grace.1 The one resisting for stubbornness knowing the trueth & so sin against the holy ghost / the other only for ignorance transgress the precepts / & these will I not speak of because there come not so great jeopardies & perils of them / committing them only unto the provision of god / desiring him / that his will be fulfilled & to show his glory in them. The first I will touch some what.2 Not for to teach them which are chosen of god for they have an ointment of the holy ghost & know all things. And need not that any man teach them. But only to monish them of that which the spirit hath taught them & that christ him self hath sewed them.3 Christ said that there should arise false prophets & false christs (that is to say false anointed) & should deceive many / 4& gave his disciples a mark to know them saying he ware of false prophets which come ⟨image 9⟩in sheep's clothing / but inwardly they are ravening wolves / what meaneth he by sheep's clothing / truly nothing else but that they should come in his name / pretending great humility / 5but what are they in deed? verily ravening wolves / that is to say bests of the belly for their belie is their god / and why come they to you?6 truly to despoil and rob you / of your goods / promising vain pardons / and deliverance from the popes / purgatory / to the intent that they might live idly / and in the lusts of the ••essh by your labours / how shall they be known. Christ sayeth / By their works shall you know them / 7