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An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…
An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reverend Father John Jewel ... ; whereunto is adjoined a very necessary table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition.
London: printed by Ralfe Newberie, 1584
¶ The Second Epistle of the Apostle Saint Paul to the Thessalonians. › Chapter 2
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the church is safe for ever, it cannot err, it can not decay. Such words are deceivable, and lying words. For, false Prophets shall come. There shall be a desolation: there shall be a departing, even in the house of God: and that day of Christ shall not come, except there come a departing first. And that, that man of sin be disclosed, even the son of perdition.
the church is safe for euer, it cannot erre, it can not decay. Such words are deceiuable, and lying words. For, false Prophets shal come. There shalbe a desolation: there shal be a departing, euen in the house of God: and that daie of Christ shall not come, except there come a departing first. And that, that man of sinne be disclosed, euen the sonne of perdition.
V. 4 Which is an adversary, and exalteth himself against all that is called God, or that is worshipped: so that he doth sit in the temple ⟨p. 279⟩of God, showing himself that he is God. This the Apostle speaketh of Antichrist. He is the man of sin, and the son of perdition. It will be somewhat hard to treat of this matter, and to open the words of this scripture. Whatsoever I shall speak, it will be ill taken of many, and many will doubt of the truth of my speeches, such affection they bear to him whom the Apostle deciphereth to be Antichrist. Albeit whatsoever I will utter in opening the Apostles words shall be such as the holy scriptures and learned writings of the holy fathers have left unto us, and the church of God hath proved, and at this day doth prove to be true. God promised, that Christ should come into the world, even the Shiloh, unto whom all the people should be gathered: and that he should be the hope of Israel and deliver his people from their sins. God made promise of him to Adam, & to Abraham, David, &c. The scriptures are full, and the prophets make often mention of this promise. Old men, and young men, and all the people waited for the fulfilling 1thereof, & said: Send him whom thou wilt send. 2