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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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This might suffice touching the ruin and fall of Antichrist. Yet I will add to that hath been spoken, the manner of the sight, and of the victory, and of the triumph which shall follow. The fight is doubtful and dangerous: the victory shall be glorious: the triumph shall be joyful. Hear let us call to remembrance the wars which tyrants and ungodly princes have made against the people of God, and what hath followed. Sennacherib the great king of the Assyrians, came up against Jerusalem with horses & chariots, and infinite numbers of picked soldiers. The whole country of Jewry was in an agony: all the people were astonied with fear, to see so many enemies, and themselves so few: to see the enemies so strong, and themselves so weak. They knew not, neither where to seek aide, ⟨p. 367⟩nor how to escape the present danger. Suddenly the Lord sent his Angel from heaven to relieve his people. In one night he smote in the 1camp of the Assyrians, an hundred four score and five thousand, which were all dead corpses. The residue were scattered, and ran away straggling: they knew not where to hide their head. King Sennacherib went his way and returned. And when he was in […] at home, and worshipping his God Nisroch, in the temple, Adramelech and Sharezer his sons slew him.
This might suffise touching the ruine and fal of Antichrist. Yet I wil adde to that hath béene spoken, the maner of the sight, and of the victorie, and of the triumphe which shall followe. The fight is doubtful and daungerous: the victorie shal be glorious: the triumph shal be ioyful. Heare let vs cal to remembraunce the warres which tyrantes and vngodly princes haue made against the people of God, and what hath followed. Scuacherib the great king of the Assirians, came vp against Ierusalem with horses & chariots, and infinite nūbers of pickt souldiers. The whole countrey of Iewrie was in an agonie: al the people were astonied with feare, to sée so many enemies, and themselues so fewe: to sée the enemies so strong, and themselues so weake. They knewe not, neither where to séeke aide, ⟨p. 367⟩nor how to escape the present danger. Sodainly the Lord sent his Angel from heauen to relieue his people. In one night he smote in the 1