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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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Therefore it shall be taken from them, and given to a Nation which shall bring forth the fruits thereof. They shall be cast into utter darkness, and the last state of them is worse than the first. It had been better, 1for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment given unto them. It should not be charged upon them for their damnation, for ⟨p. 352⟩our Saviour sayeth, If I had not come and 2spoken unto them, they should not have had sin: but now have they no cloak for their sin. They find no sweetness in the word of GOD: they are not converted by it that they may be saved: they have no pleasure in the ways of the Lord, they have no comfort to know his will. These be the bondslaves of Satan: these be they upon whom shall come the abomination of desolation: these be they against whom Satan and Antichrist shall prevail, because they have not received the love of the trueth. They have not received it into their hearts, that they might be saved. They had no hearts to feel it, they had no eyes to see it.
Therefore it shall bée taken from them, and giuen to a Nation which shall bring foorth the fruites thereof. They shal be cast into vtter darknesse, and the last state of them is worse than the first. It had beene better, 1for them not to haue knowen the waye of righteousnesse, than after they haue knowen it, to turne from the holie commaundement giuen vnto them. It shoulde not be •harged vppon them for their damnation, for ⟨p. 352⟩our Sauiour sayeth, If I had not come and 2spoken vnto them, they shoulde not haue had sinne: but nowe haue they no cloake for their sinne. They finde no swéetenesse in the worde of GOD: they are not conuerted by it that they may bee saued: they haue no pleasure in the wayes of the Lorde, they haue no comforte to knowe his will. These bee the bondslaues of Sathan: these be they vppon whome shall come the abhomination of desolation: these be they against whom Sathan and Antichrist shal preuaile, because they haue not receiued the loue of the trueth. They haue not receiued it into their heartes, that they might be saued. They had no heartes to féele it, they had no eyes to see it.