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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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1xxiij. Christ commanded his disciples to know his law / and bad the Jews to search the scriptures. And Moses exhorted the Israelites to teach the law of god to their long children. And that they should have it bound as a sign in their hands / that it might ever be before their eyes / And caused them to write it on the posts and doors of the•• houses.
1xxiij. Christ commaunded his disciples to know his lawe / ād bad the Iewes to serch the scriptures. And Moses exhorted the Israelites to teach the lawe of god to their lōge childrē. And that they shuld have it bounde as a signe in their hādes / that it might ever be before their eyes / And caused thē to write it on the postes and doores of the•• howses.
- 1Joan. xix Exodi xviIoan. xix Exodi xvi
The Pope and his Bishops say / that it is not mete for us to know it / they make it heresy and treason to the king to know Christ or his laws / they have digged cisterns of their own traditions / and have stopped up the pure fountains of Israel. Oh / lord / in whom is all our trust / Come down from the heavens / why dost thou tarry so long / seeing thine adversary thus prevailing against thee?
The Pope and his Bisshopes saye / that it is not mete for vs to knowe it / they make it heresye and treasonne to the kinge to knowe Christ or his lawes / they have digged cisternes of their awne traditiōs / and have stopped vpe the pure fontaynes of Israel. Oh / lord / in whom is all oure trust / Come downe from the hevins / why dost thow tarye so longe / seinge thine adversarye thus prevaylinge against the?