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Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to…Of the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to…
Of the end of the world and judgement of our Lord Jesus Christ to come, and of the most perilous dangers of this our most corrupt age, and by what means the godly may avoid the harms thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergy by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas PotterOf the end of the world and iudgement of our Lord Iesus Christe to come, and of the moste perillous dangers of this our moste corrupt age, and by what meanes the godly may auoid the harmes thereof, sermons preached in latin in the assembly of the clergie by Henry Bullinger, and now lately englished by Thomas Potter
London: printed by John Allde, 1580
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Now let us return to our Daniel, briefly to expound that also which remaineth. But thus by casting down of the three horns, that little horn mentioned by Daniel, namely that base Servant of Christ, and even the Servant of Servants, did not only clime up to the highest top: but also became the most mighty Prince of that fatal Land of Italy, 1and Lord of seven hilled Room, and of the Palace of Antichrist. The which, he and his repaired and adorned by the space of seven hundred and fifty years, so that old Rome by the help of these worthy Patriarchs, may now seem to be new borne again. And hereunto Saint Paul seemeth to have relation,2 who in the Epistle to the Thessalonians, plainly said.
Now let vs return to our Daniell, bréefly to expound that also which remaineth. But thus by casting down of the thrée hornes, that litle horne mentioned by Daniel, namely that bace Seruant of Christe, and euen the Seruant of Seruants, did not onely clime vp to the highest top: but also became the moste mightie Prince of that fatall Land of Italy, 1and Lord of seuen hilled Room, and of the Palaice of Antichriste. The which, he and his repaired and adorned by the space of seuen hundred and fiftye yéeres, so that olde Rome by the help of these woorthy Patriarches, may now séeme to be new borne again. And héerunto Saint Paule séemeth to haue relation,2 who in the Epistle to the Thessalonians, plainly said.
- 1Apoc. 17.
- 21. Thessa. 2.
This thing only now withholding