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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.
I have told you, he shall come when the state, and majesty of the Empire shall be weakened. Antichrist shall possess the Emperors lands, and bear the sword, and wear his crown•, and shall make the Emperor fall down and worship him, and kiss his feet. Hath there ever been any such Bishop in the world? Hath there (I say) ever been any such? If ever there were any such, Saint Paul saith, the same is Antichrist.
I haue tolde you, he shal come when the state, and maiestie of the Empire shal bee weakened. Antichrist shal possesse the Emperours landes, and beare the sword, and weare his crown•, and shal make the Emperour fal downe and worship him, and kisse his féete. Hath there euer béene any such Bishop in the worlde? Hath there (I say) euer béene anie such? If euer there were any such, Saint Paule sayth, the same is Antichrist.
I told you, the world shall fall down, and reverence him, and shall seek life and salvation at his hands. John saith, they shall cry, ⟨p. 381⟩Oh who is like the beast, who is like our holy father? who is so wise, so learned, so holy? they shall follow him whither soever he will lead them: they shall eat what so ever he will give them. And they which shall do thus, are such as have no feeling, no care, no love to the trueth of God. Therefore God forsaketh them, and leaveth them to follow li•s. I told you, he shall prevail by falsehood, and by feigned miracles: by Bulls, by Pardons, by Purgatories, and by such other devises, and shifts of Satan.
I tolde you, the worlde shal fal downe, and reuerence him, and shal séeke life and salnation at his hands. Iohn sayth, they shal crie, ⟨p. 381⟩Oh who is like the beast, who is like our holie father? who is so wise, so learned, so holie? they shal followe him whither soeuer hée wil leade them: they shal eate what so euer he wil giue them. And they which shal doe thus, are such as haue no féeling, no care, no loue to the trueth of God. Therefore God forsaketh them, and leaueth them to follow lis. I tolde you, he shal preuaile by falshoode, and by fained myracles: by Bulles, by Pardns, by Purgatories, and by such other deuises, and shifts of Sathan.