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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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¶ For there is no man but now the pope preferreth him self above him / There is no man but he dare be bold to command him all things / he will subdue all things underneath him self. Scant admitting high emperors and kings to the kiss of his blessed feet Nether is there any man whom he will have equal with him in the earth be he never so holy and well learned. Finally he being no apostle but a very bishop (if he be that) fare under the dignity of the apostles / maketh him self equal with sanct Peter. The prince of all men. The emperor in all spiritual (as they call them) and temporal things. The lord of the world. For in Peter he will that he hath received the right & authority / of the earthly and heavenly empery. ⟨p. lxxxv⟩And that do his .iij. crowns / pride / and wantonness / testify which pass all the vain presumptions in the world. Thus doth the vicar of poor Christ / and successor of Peter / present their parsons and images. For he depresseth and putteth down / kings / princes / and bishops / and every power in the world / for his pure pleasure / more exalted / ye and made more worldly then the world it self. And of this thing we have spoken sufficiently a fore expounding the mind of Peter and Judas which prophesied that he should despise and speak evil of glories and powers / Snatching and subduing unto him self the goods and possessions / of all men. For if he would be constrained and holden by scripture / declining some deal from his own mind & opinion Not violating and corrupting scripture by his deceitful interpretation / he might some what be with drawn from the presumption and high pride of his heart / And so might be called again to the administration of the gospel / and to the tuition (as his duty is) of the poor. How be it the scripture must needs be fulfilled that he should have rule of all / and should be exalted in his own opinion above all the things of the world. It was not for nought that Daniel said / that he shall be exalted in his own heart / for he is not so elevated before god / or in