A pistle to the Christen reader The revelation of Antichrist. Antithesis

For our entering in to this vision let us consider the words of Petre. And who seeth not that these iniquities in every point do agree with the shepherds of the church of Rome?¹ To whom should Peter speak but to his own Romans / of whom his books were received / and where his authority was of most value? Did not Moses and the Prophets speak unto their own people? As Saint Paul saith in the third to the Romans / ²we know that what so ever the law saith / he saith it to them which are under the law. And he saith there shall be among you / whom meaneth he but them which hear him and know him. Therefore these words touch us / which are under the Babylon and captivity of Rome / and in us it must be fulfilled that Daniel / Christ / Petre / Paul / Judas / & Joan in the Apocalypses did prophesy.

For oure enteringe in to this vision let vs cōsidere the wordes of Petre. And who seith not that these iniquites in every poynt do agre with the shepardes of the chirch of Rome?¹ To whom shuld Peter speake but to his awne Romayns / of whō his bokes were receaved / and where his authorite was of most value? Did not Moses and the Prophetes speake vn to their awne people? As Saint Paule sayth in the third to the Romaynes / ²we knowe that what so ever the lawe sayth / he sayth it to them which are vnder the lawe. And he sayth there shalbe amonge you / whom meanith he but thē which heare him and know him. Therfore these wordes touche vs / which are vnder the Babilon and captiuite of Rome / and in vs it muste be fulfillid that Daniel / Christ / Petre / Paule / Iudas / & Ioan in the Apocalipses did prophesye.

1. 1ij. Pet. ij.
2. 2Roma. iij.