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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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Who is able to number the monstrous marvels / only of them that are departed. Good lord / what a see of lies hath invaded us / of aperinges / coniur•••• ⟨image 50⟩[…] answers of sprites by the which […] brought to pass / that the Pope […] the king of them that are dead an• ••igneth in purgatory / 1to the great disprofit of his priests (if he continue) which have all their living / riches / and pomp […] of purgatory / how be it they should have less / if they did so well reach the faith of them that live / as they do riddles of them that are dead. Nether was there sith the beginning of the world any work found of so little labour and great advantage / for truly to this purpose were gathered almost the possessions of all princes and rich men. And through these riches sprang up all pleasures and idleness / and of idleness came very Babylon and Sodoma.2 Satan hated the sacrament of the altar / and knew no way how to suppress / and disannul it. Therefore he found this craft / that the sacrament (which Christ did only ordain to nourish and stablish the faith of them that live) should be counted for a good work and sacrifice / and bought and sold. And so faith is suppressed / and this wholesome mystery is applied not to the quick but unto the dead / that is to say neither to the quick / nor yet to the dead. O this incredible fury of god. Behold this was the purpose of those wicked sprites which axed masses and feigned them selves to be redeemed There are infinite ⟨p. xlix⟩examples of this monster / […] th• which we that are the rude mul••• […] out judgement / with out spirit / […] ••• linge / as foolish bests in to the snare. Nothing considering these subtle lies / all tough god have not utterly forsaken us / but in many places hath declared manifestly these illusions. How be it they serve to stablish this kingdom of faces & riddles. And so suffereth he them to be of some strength.