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A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel…A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell…
A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel of the Lord: but seen or received and written by the apostle and Eva[n]gelist. S. John: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties, iniuntions. The argument, worthiness, commodity, and use of this work, thou shalt find in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to lead thee into all the principal matters contained therein.A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell of the Lorde: but seen or receyued and written by thapostle and Eua[n]gelist. S. Iohn: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appoynted in the Quenes maiesties, iniuntions. Thargument, wurthines, commoditie, and vse of this worke, thou shalt fynd in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to leade thee into all the princypall matters conteyned therin.
printed by John Day, 1561printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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Now are also the weapons of these preachers described,1 wherewith they may defend their cause, and fight against their enemies. If any man will hurt them ([Greek or Hebrew]) fire issueth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies. And this [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth, with a pretensed malice, and against justice to hurt or to injury: and first he said to hurt. If any therefore of the champions of Antichrist, shall assail those preachers, and shall blame their doctrine and ministry, straight ways shall they bring forth of the holy scriptures Gods word, & so shall repress and overcome their enemies. For that these things may not be expounded after the letter, that same chiefly proveth, that by and by we shall hear, that those prophets shall be vanquished, and put to death of Antichrist: to wit corporally. Who than can not gather hereof, that the victory of preachers is spiritual, that their adversaries vanquished of the verity, may live in deed bodily, but through the virtue of the verity they may seem to be ghostly slain.2 And therefore as it were by an interpretation is added: and if any will injury them, so must he be slain. So I say, by fire verily which goeth out of their mouth. And who will say, that material and natural fire should come ⟨p. 318⟩forth of a mans mouth? And S. Paul also expounding these things, taking the manner of speaking of Isaiah, reasoning of Christ & of Antichrist: whom he shall kill, sayeth he, with the breath of his mouth. Behold S. Paul calleth it the breath of the mouth, which S. John named fire. We read also in the .xxiii. chapt. of Jeremiah, is not my word as fire, and as a mallet breaking the rock? And again in the .5. chapt. In as much as you speak this word, behold I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall consume them. Of Elijah we read in the .4. of Kings .1. chapt. that calling down fire from heaven he bodily burnt the kings servants. Which example where the disciples James and John alleged, the lord forbade them, that he might admonish them of their function, to wit that they must fight with long suffering and with the word of the verity. Which the apostle in an other place commandeth expressly, to wit in the .2. Timoth. 2.