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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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In like sort speaketh Isaiah the prophet. He 1shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. Princes make their conquests by power and strength, by fire and sword, and engines of war, but God shall beat down his adversary with the r•d of his mouth. By the true preaching of his word. His word is mighty, it is his sword, it is his mace: it is the rod of his mouth: it is the breath of his lips. It is of great force, no strength shall withstand it, it shall finite the earth, it shall •ea the wicked. S. Paul saith, We do not war after 2the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are mighty through God to cast down holds. This sword hath hewne down in many places, the cruelty, tyranny, simony, insatiable greediness, the errors, ignorance, darkness, vanities, hypocrisy, superstition and idolatry, which have bin brought into the church and used by Antichrist. These were the pillars, and strength, and glory of his kingdom.
In like sort speaketh Esay the prophet. He 1shal smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lippes shal he slaie the wicked. Princes make their conquests by power and strength, by fire and sworde, and engines of warre, but God shal beate downe his adu•rsarie with the r•d of his mouth. By the true preaching of his worde. His worde is mightie, it is his sword, it is his mace: it is the rod of his mouth: it is the breath of his lippes. It is of great force, no strength shal withstand it, it shal finite the earth, it shal •ea the wicked. S. Paule sayth, We doe not warre after 2the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are mightie through God to cast downe holdes. This sword hath hewne downe in many places, the crueltie, tyrannie, simonie, insatiable gréedinesse, the errours, ignoraunce, darkenesse, vanities, hipocrisie, superstition and idolatry, which haue bin brought into the church and vsed by Antichrist. These were the pillars, and strength, and glorie of his kingdome.