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…

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 li•s. I tolde you, he shal preuaile by falshoode, and by fained myracles: by Bulles, by Pard•ns, by Purgatories, and by such other deuises, and shifts of Sathan.

I told you, he shall be contrary to Christ, in Sacraments, in sacrifice, in prayers, in life, in doctrine, in religion, in the whole form and order of the Church. He shall shut, that Christ hath opened. He shall open, that Christ hath shut. He shall curse, that Christ hath blessed: and bless, that Christ hath cursed. No man shall be accounted faithful, no man catholic, no man the son of the Church, no man may be saved without him. Such credit and countenance shall he bear.