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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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He shall be contrary to Christ. His faith contrary to the faith of Christ: and his life contrary to the life of Christ. Is any man desirous to know Antichrist? his coming shall be notable, it shall astone the world. By this mark you may know him. He shall be contrary to Christ. To show you at large this contrariety by comparison of things contrary in Christ and Antichrist would ask long time. It shall be sufficient, we consider only some few wherein they are manifestly contrary, that by them, judgement may be made of the residue.
He shal be contrarie to Christ. His faith contrarie to the faith of Christ: and his life contrarie to the life of Christ. Is any man desirous to know Antichrist? his comming shalbe notable, it shal astonne the worlde. By this marke you may know him. He shal be contrarie to Christ. To shewe you at large this contrarietie by comparison of things contrarie in Christ and Antichrist would aske long time. It shal be sufficient, we consider onely some fewe wherein they are manifestlie contrarie, that by them, iudgement may be made of the residue.
Saint Paul saith, With one offering hath 1he consecrated for ever them that are sanctified. And again, We are sanctified by the offering 2of the body of Jesus Christ once made. ⟨p. 286⟩What is he then that sayeth, I make priests to offer a daily sacrifice, for the sins of the people: by whom the offering up of the body of Christ is made every day? he is contrary to Christ, he is Antichrist. Saint Paul saith, God 3hath appointed Christ over all things to be the head of the Church. What is he then, which sayeth, I am the head of the Church? which saith, Al the Churches of God are knit in me. You must understand as I understand: you must hear with mine ears, and see with mine eyes: I will govern, and direct you. He is contrary to Christ. This is Antichrist. Christ ordained that the Communion