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The discovery of the man of sin wherein is set forth the changes of…The discovery of the man of sinne wherein is set forth the changes of…
The discovery of the man of sin wherein is set forth the changes of Gods church, in her afflictions by his reign. Consolations by his ruin. First preached in divers sermons to the University and city of Oxon, by a reverend & judicious divine IR. D. of Divinity and sometimes of Queens College. And now published for the farther use of both, and comfort of all that hate Antichrist and love the Lord Jesus Christ wheresoever: By W.H.The discovery of the man of sinne wherein is set forth the changes of Gods church, in her afflictions by his raigne. Consolations by his ruine. First preached in divers sermons to the Vniversitie and cittie of Oxon, by a reverend & iudicious divine IR. D. of Divinity and sometimes of Queenes College. And now published for the farther vse of both, and comfort of all that hate Antichrist and loue the Lord Iesus Christ wheresoever: By W.H.
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1614Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1614
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Neither is it, what particular man he is, but what state of Government, for it is spoken of some common state. Even as in this same place when it is said, that he only 1which withholdeth must be taken out of the way: though he speak of him as of *one man, yet it is not meant of one particular person alone. ⟨p. 8⟩For if (as most nwriters agree) thereby be meant the whole state of the empire of Rome that it must cease, it cannot be understood of Nero or any one of the Emperors. Even so when he speaketh of Antichrist though it be under the name of one, yet the whole is understood. Even as oDaniel in his 7. chapter, where he speaketh of 4. Monarchies calleth them 4. beasts and 4. kings, whereby are meant four whole kingdoms. As for that shift of pSaunders it is to no purpose, for saith he these places are not alike, because that where Dan. speaketh first of them he hath not the Article adjoined in the greek, but by the way you may note, he denieth not that the Article is adjoined afterwards, as it is indeed very often. Whereupon me thinks (seeing that in the same thing the Article as he granteth, is indifferently adjoined or omitted) it is a hard matter to make hereupon a demonstration, that because the Article is adjoined, it must needs signify a singular person.
Neither is it, what particuler man hee is, but what state of Governement, for it is spoken of some common state. Even as in this same place when it is said, that he only 1which withholdeth must be taken out of the way: though he speake of him as of *one man, yet it is not meant of one particuler person alone. ⟨p. 8⟩