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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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and speaketh it ⟨p. xxiiij⟩on the wicked that were in his time which had made a bargain and a greament with death and hell.
and speakith it ⟨p. xxiiij⟩on the wecked that were in his tyme which had made a bargane and a greament with death and hell.
Let us now consider certain other faces which stablish the power of this kingdom.1 Here present them self. The riches of the church / the patrimony of Christ and spiritual goods / for the power of this kingdom doth make temporal goods spiritual / worldly goods the treasures of the church. And bodily goods heavenly / with these is their church endowed / garnished and glorified / in so much that the greatest part of their cloaks and faces consist in these / show me what emperor ever had such abundance of riches. Every man knoweth that more then half the richesse of the world are possessed of the spirituality / so many cites / castles / dukedoms / kingdoms & countries are incorporate to this king. The empery of Rome did only take a tribute / & custom of his subjects. But this king challengeth the hole goods & substance of them which are subdued under his majesty to be his private / & at his pleasure / which of the con soulless that ever reigned in Rome may be compared / to one of these Cardinals / or archbishops? Truly there is no impery that hath so many princes / so many lords / such abundance of riches / such superfluity & such glory / how be it they not satisfied not content ⟨image 25⟩with all this (which is as we have said the half of the Christendom) presume to claim the secular riches / going about to despoil them of their rules / powers and offices / at their pleasure / and subdue to them self Countries / provinces / Cites / Castles and towns / by their own authority / finally to rule in every place where it pleaseth them / and if any men resist them / they wrap them together in battles and other troubles. Other with their own soldiers / or else they stir princes and officers to discord against them / & will never leave them / until they have had their pleasures.