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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 Pope and Bishops will call none such / for they think it great shame / but they call men of great authority and riches-which will receive them with an other feast / they had lever have their belies well stuffed in his world / then to tarry for the promise of Christ They think it long a coming.
The Pope and Busshopes will call none soch / for they thinke it greate shame / but they call men of greate authorite ād riches-which will receave thē with an other feast / they had lever have their belyes well stuffed in his world / then to tarye for the promisse of Christ They thinke it longe acomynge.
1lxxi Christ sayeth other make the tree good & his fruit good also / or else make the tree naught and his fruit naught also / Meaning that the tree first should be good / and then bring forth good fruit / the fruit maketh not the tree good. But the tree maketh the fruit good / all though we can not know that the tree is good / but by his fruit (for we can judge nothing but by his outward operation) yet god seeth the quickness in the rote / which in the time that god hath appointed him / shall bring forth his fruit. And approveth the tree to be good / ⟨p. xcij⟩although he seem dead unto […] ▪ The tree is faith which is the mother of all good works / which ever worketh by charity when he seeth occasion.
1lxxi Christ sayeth other make ye tre good & his frute good also / or els make the tre naught and his frute naught also / Meaninge that the tre first shuld be good / ād thē bringe forth good frute / ye frute maketh not ye tre good. But ye tre maketh ye frute good / al though we cā not know yt ye tre is good / but by his frute (for we can iudge nothinge but by his outward operation) yet god seyth the quickenes in the rote / which in the tyme yt god hath apoynted him / shall bringe forth his frute. And approveth the tre to be good /