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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 understanding riddles.
And vnderstondinge rydles.
¶Such a king / such a law.1 Such a law / such people. Such people / such manners / such manners such studies & affections.2 But the king is a very cloak / face / & idol Therefore his law must needs be a stark lye & fantasy / as Petre did prophesy.3 There shall be false teachers among you / which through covetousness with feigned words shall make merchandise of you.4 And in the fourth of the first pistell to Timothy. which speak false through hypocrisy. And how can he teach the trueth which is nothing him self but a cloak and lye / for he that is endowed with that opinion that he will count these f•ces substantial things in earnest / he will not only speak lies / but he shall not be able to sustain nor abide the trueth: Is not this a notable / ye an abominable lye to teach ceremonies for the faith of Christ / for the spirit / to ordain traditions ⟨image 38⟩and learnings of men? Doth not the Pope with his laws advance and boast him self that he governeth & fedeth the church of god? doth he not commend as good deeds those things which are done by fulfilling his law? doth he not persecute and condemn those that obey not him all though they observe and keep all the hole gospel? O this wicked and cursed abomination. Here is the saying of Paul fulfilled / which is an adversary and is exalted above all that is called god / 5or that is worshipped / so that he shall sit in the temple of god and show him self as god. Doth not he sit in the temple of god which saith and professeth him self to be the master in the hole church? what is the temple of god? Is it stones and wood? doth not Paul say The temple of God is holy which temple are ye?