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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 S. Paul in this place discloseth him, and his doings, and layeth them open to the eyes of ⟨p. 342⟩the faithful. He worketh not the work of an Evangelist as did Peter or other the Apostles, he taketh not power and authority either of God or of Christ: but his coming is by the operation of Satan. Therefore he foresheweth, Antichrist shall command to abstain from meats. He shall say, touch not, taste not. He shall also forbid to marry. He shall say, marriage is unholy, and unlawful, not convenient, nor meet for holy profession. Who would not think it a holy thing to abstain from meats, and to chastise the body? who would not think it a holy thing, to abstain from marriage, and to think of those things which belong to God? seeing holiness and devotion are a pleasant sacrifice to God: but yet it is not all so. Some shall speak lies through hypocrisy, forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from 1meats. They shall depart from the faith, and give heed to the spirits of error, and doctrines of Devils. He saith it is the Devils gospel. They are canons and rules of Antichrist. Satan shall instruct him, Satan shall be the author and sounder of that religion.
But S. Paul in this place discloseth him, and his doings, and laieth them open to the eies of ⟨p. 342⟩the faithfull. He worketh not the worke of an Euangelist as did Peter or other the Apostles, he taketh not power and au•oritie either of God or of Christ: but his comming is by the operation of Satan. Therefore hee foresheweth, Antichrist shal commaund to abstaine from meates. He shall saie, touch not, taste not. He shal also forbid to marrie. He shal saie, marriage is vnholie, and vnlawful, not conuenient, nor méete for holie profession. Who would not thinke it a holie thing to abstaine from meats, and to chastise the bodie? who would not think it a holie thing, to abstaine from mariage, and to thinke of those things which belong to God? séeing holinesse and deuotion are a pleasaunt sacrifice to God: but yet it is not al so. Some shall speake lies through hipocrisie, forbidding to marrie, and commaunding to abstaine from 1