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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Antichrist shall come from the earth, for all his glory is upon the earth, his power shall be the power of Satan. Christ shall come from the heavens above, even from the bosom of his father. What cognisance shall they give? how & by what difference shall their soldiers be discerned? the ensign of Christ shall be everlasting truth: the ensign of Antichrist shall be, falsehood and vanity, and all deceitfulness. By these marks shall either be known. With what soldiers shall they make their field? they that shall follow Christ are poor and simple, who have forsaken themselves, their goods, ⟨p. 370⟩and their lives, and tremble at the word of God. The men of war which fight with Antichrist and follow him, shall be mighty Kings and Princes, and powers, and states of the world, as S. John hath said. And Gregory 1hath said, An army of Priests is prepared to wait upon the king of pride. And here, by may you know him.
Antichrist shal come from the earth, for al his glorie is vpon the earth, his power shal be the power of Satan. Christ shal come from the heauens aboue, euen from the bosome of his father. What cognisance shal they giue? how & by what difference shal their souldiers be discerned? the ensigne of Christ shal be enerlasting truth: the ensigne of Antichrist shalbe, falshood and vanitie, and al deceitfulnesse. By these markes shal either be knowen. With what souldiers shal they make their fielde? they that shal follow Christ are poore and simple, who haue forsaken themselues, their goods, ⟨p. 370⟩and their liues, and tremble at the worde of God. The men of warre which fight with Antichrist and followe him, shal bee mightie Kinges and Princes, and powers, and states of the worlde, as S. Iohn hath sayde. And Gregorie 1hath sayde, An armie of Priestes is prepared to waite vpon the king of pride. And here, by may you knowe him.
- 1Reu. 17.