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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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So great shall be the power of error. Men shall not only be deceived, but shall be de•ived mightily and strongly. They shall desire to be deceived, and shall bear a deadly hatred against him who so ever shall seek to reform them. They shall harden their hearts against God and his holy word: they shall stop their ears, and not hearken to his counsel: they shall not open their eyes to behold the destruction which is to come upon them. So great and so mighty shall be the delusion. So deadly shall be the cloud and blindness of their hearts. They shall be given over into a reprobate mind. They shall be filthy, and increase in ⟨p. 355⟩filthiness. Such shall be the power of Satan, such shall be the power of error and deceitfulness. They shall despise the glorious Gospel of Christ: therefore GOD shall forsake them, and give them over to follow Antichrist.
So great shal be the power of errour. Men shal not onely be deceiued, but shal be de•iued mightilie and stronglie. They shal desire to be deceiued, and shal beare a deadly hatred against him who so euer shal séeke to reforme them. They shal harden their heartes against God and his holy worde: they shal stop their eares, and not hearken to his counsell: they shal not open their eyes to beholde the destruction which is to come vpon them. So great and so mightie shal be the delusion. So deadly shal be the cloud and blindnesse of their hearts. They shal bee giuen ouer into a repr•bate minde. They shal be filthie, and increase in ⟨p. 355⟩filthinesse. Such shall be the power of Satan, such shall be the power of errour and deceitfulnesse. They shall despise the glorions Gospell of Christ: therefore GOD shall forsake them, and giue them ouer to followe Antichrist.
God hath this day sent the light and comfort of his holy word into the world. Many godly men have desired to see that we see, and to hear that we do hear. Blessed be the name of the Lord, which hath in mercy visited us. We beseecheth him to bless the work that he hath begun. Saint Paul saith, The grace of