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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.
Antichrist shall be opened by little and little. Al his devises and practises shall be disclosed: that they may appear and be seen of the world. He is in this place called [Greek or Hebrew] a man without order. This is another peculiar note of Antichrist. He shall seek to be free, and go at liberty: he shall be tied to no law, neither of God, nor of man. Let us once again look into the state of the Church of Rome to seek out this lawless man. There he sitteth, that saith, ⟨p. 335⟩I cannot err. Why is it said, Papa solutus est 1omni lege humana. The Pope is exempted from all law of man? And again, why must we expound any fact of the holy father for the best? and, if it be theft, or any other thing, that of it self is evil (as adultery or fornication) we must think it is done by the secrete inspiration of God. Again why say they, The doings 2of the Pope are excused, as Samson's murders: as the Jews robberies: and as the adulteries of Jacob. And again, why say they? Neither all the clergy, nor all the whole world 3may either judge or depose the Pope: but because he is lawless.
Antichrist shal be opened by little and little. Al his deuises and practises shal be disclosed: that they may appeare and be séene of the world. He is in this place called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 a man without order. This is another peculiar note of Antichrist. He shal séeke to be frée, and goe at libertie: he shal be tied to no lawe, neither of God, nor of man. Let vs once againe looke into the state of the Church of Rome to séeke out this lawlesse man. There he sitteth, that saith, ⟨p. 335⟩I cannot erre. Why is it saide, Papa solutus est 1omni lege humana. The Pope is exempted from al lawe of man? And againe, why must we expounde any fact of the holy father for the best? and, if it be theft, or any other thing, that of it selfe is euil (as adulterie or fornication) we must thinke it is done by the secrete inspiration of God. Againe why say they, The doings