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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Who would think there were any evil in godly prayers of the Church? Christ sayeth. Watch and pray, for you know not in what 1hour your Master will come. And again, 2Pray thou to thy father which is in secrete, and ⟨p. 313⟩thy father which seeth thee in secrete shall reward thee openly. And again, Ask and ye 3shall receive, seek and ye shall find: knock and it shall be opened unto you. Saint Paul saith, Pray without ceasing. The Prophet David 4saith, The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him faithfully. For the Lord will hear the prayers of his Saints, and deliver them when they call upon him. These prayers shall Antichrist take to work his iniquity. And under pretence of them shall devour widows houses, and shall make a net of them to fish and drag for all the riches of the world. This is also the mystery of iniquity.
Who would thinke there were any euil in godlie praiers of the Church? Christ saieth. Watch and praie, for you knowe not in what 1houre your Maister wil come. And againe, 2Praie thou to thy father which is in secrete, and ⟨p. 313⟩thy father which seeth thee in secrete shall rewarde thee openly. And againe, Aske and ye 3shall receiue, seeke and ye shall find: knocke and it shall be opened vnto you. Saint Paule saith, Praie without ceasing. The Prophet Dauid 4saith, The Lord is nigh vnto al them that call vpon him, to al that call vpon him faithfully. For the Lord will heare the praiers of his Saints, and deliuer them when they call vpon him. These praiers shall Antichrist take to worke his iniquitie. And vnder pretence of them shall deuour widowes houses, and shal make a net of them to fish and drag for al the riches of the world. This is also the mysterie of iniquitie.