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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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But some will say, Antichrist shall be mortal as other men, borne of a mortal father and mother: he shall know, that he shall die: and that he is but dust, and shall return again into dust: that he can not make himself, no that he can not make the least, and •ilest of all creatures. Howe then will he proclaim himself to be an immortal God? How will he call himself God that made heaven and earth? or, God which had no beginning, nor shall have any end? no, this is not the meaning of these words. He shall not so think of himself, nor so say. I will tell you after what sort he shall sit in the Temple of GOD, and how the world shall ⟨p. 292⟩receive him and reverence him as GOD. He shall take to himself that supreme authority, and prerogative, which appertaineth only to GOD by nature. Although he be but a man, yet in office he will be accounted as GOD. He shall compare his laws, with the laws of GOD. He shall say, his word is the word of GOD. Whatsoever he sayeth, he shall say it is the voice of the spirit of God: of the same authority, that is gospel of Christ: no man may break it: no man may touch the credit thereof: if any man with stand it, he must think he doth sacrilege, committeth blasphemy, and sinneth against the holy Ghost. Again, he shall break the laws of God to uphold his own, and shall pull down GOD to set up himself. Such shall be the power and authority of Antichrist: so shall he possess the consciences of the people: so shall he sit as an Idol in their hearts: so shall he stand in the place of God, and show-himself that he is GOD. The people shall receive his doctrine and believe his word. They shall shall down before him and worship him. They shall say, Who is like unto the beast? What creature is 1so beautiful as he? They shall honour him as God.
But some will saie, Antichrist shall be mortall as other men, borne of a mortall father and mother: hée shall knowe, that he shal die: and that he is but dust, and shal returne againe into dust: that hée can not make himselfe, no that he can not make the least, and •ilest of al creatures. Howe then will he proclaime himselfe to be an immortall God? How wil he cal himselfe God that made heauen and earth? or, God which had no beginning, nor shall haue anie ende? no, this is not the meaning of these wordes. Hée shall not so thinke of himselfe, nor so saie. I will tell you after what sorte hee shall sitte in the Temple of GOD, and howe the worlde shall