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The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio…
The apology of the Church of England, and an epistle to one Seignior Scipio a Venetian gentleman, concerning the Council of Trent written both in Latin / by ... John Jewel ... ; made English by a person of quality ; to which is added, The life of the said bishop ; collected and written by the same hand.
London: printed by T. H. for Richard Chiswell, 1685
THE APOLOGY OF THE Church of ENGLAND. Written by the very Learned a… › Chapter 4
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And now could the Churches of Galatia and Corinth fall, and is the Church of Rome the only Church that can neither fall nor err? Certainly Christ long since foretold concerning his Church,1 that there should be a time, when the Abomination of Desolation should stand in the Holy Place. And St. Paul saith,2 that Antichrist shall sit in the Temple of God, 3showing himself that he is God. And the time will come, when men will not endure sound Doctrine, but in the Church, shall be turned unto Fables. 4And St. Peter saith, there shall be in the Church false Teachers; and Daniel the Prophet saith of the last times, the Days of Antichrist, the Truth shall be cast down and trodden upon in the Earth. And Christ saith, there shall be such great Calamities and Confusions upon the Earth,5 that the very Elect (if it were possible) shall be deceived. Now all these things are to come to pass, not amongst Pagans and Turks, but in the Holy Place, the Temple of God, in the Church, the Assembly and Society of Christians.
And now could the Churches of Galatia and Corinth fall, and is the Church of Rome the only Church that can neither fall nor err? Certainly Christ long since foretold concerning his Church,1 that there should be a time, when the Abomination of Desolation should stand in the Holy Place. And St. Paul saith,2 that Antichrist shall sit in the Temple of God, 3shewing himself that he is God. And the time will come, when men will not indure sound Doctrine, but in the Church, shall be turned unto Fables. 4And St. Peter saith, there shall be in the Church false Teachers; and Daniel the Prophet saith of the last times, the Days of Antichrist, the Truth shall be cast down and trodden upon in the Earth. And Christ saith, there shall be such great Calamities and Confusions upon the Earth,