example_n more_o fit_o if_o a_o jew_n have_v be_v force_v by_o antiochus_n violent_o to_o kyss_n or_o bow_v the_o knee_n to_o jupiters_n image_n when_o he_o resist_v and_o testify_v against_o it_o none_o can_v just_o call_v he_o a_o idolater_n or_o one_o of_o jupiters_n people_n but_o if_o a_o other_o jew_n have_v revolt_v to_o antiochus_n religion_n and_o believe_v in_o his_o jupiter_n and_o honour_v he_o with_o hart_n profession_n and_o action_n he_o now_o may_v just_o be_v call_v the_o servant_n of_o jupiter_n or_o one_o of_o his_o people_n as_o the_o moabite_n be_v call_v the_o people_n of_o chemosh_n numb_a 21._o 29._o so_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n now_o fall_v from_o true_a christianity_n and_o believe_v worship_a obey_v antichrist_n the_o pope_n holiness_n be_v and_o may_v just_o be_v call_v his_o church_n or_o else_o antichrist_n have_v no_o temple_n church_n or_o people_n in_o the_o world_n object_n observe_v here_o and_o throughout_o his_o treatise_n how_o still_o he_o call_v that_o the_o temple_n church_n and_o body_n of_o antichrist_n which_o paul_n express_o and_o purposely_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o so_o therein_o note_v still_o his_o shâ—fâ—s_n and_o his_o error_n etc._n etc._n answ._n loe_o still_o a_o urge_n of_o the_o bare_a letter_n as_o do_v the_o papist_n this_o be_v my_o body_n to_o prove_v their_o transubstantiation_n that_o there_o be_v no_o bread_n leave_v but_o christ_n very_a body_n real_o and_o proper_o i_o have_v i_o trust_v without_o shift_v or_o error_n prove_v the_o present_a church_n of_o rome_n to_o be_v antichrists_n temple_n church_n and_o body_n if_o the_o pope_n be_v antichrist_n and_o see_v his_o 7._o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n be_v contrary_a to_o christ_n 16._o mystery_n of_o godliness_n and_o christ_n have_v a_o mystical_a temple_n which_o be_v his_o church_n and_o body_n eph._n 2._o 21._o &_o 5._o 23._o i_o will_v glad_o know_v what_o temple_n church_n and_o body_n antichrist_n have_v if_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o the_o same_o again_o he_o speak_v too_o large_o that_o i_o still_o so_o call_v it_o throughout_o my_o treatise_n for_o i_o have_v other_o weise_v write_v though_o it_o like_v he_o not_o thus_o 80._o god_n true_a temple_n and_o tabernacle_n be_v in_o mount_n zion_n in_o heaven_n rev._n 14._o 1._o 17._o where_o god_n sit_v on_o a_o throne_n rev._n 16._o 17._o &_o 7._o 15._o and_o dwell_v among_o his_o people_n where_o be_v the_o ark_n of_o his_o covenant_n rev._n 11._o 19_o and_o from_o thence_o lightning_n voice_n thondring_n earthquake_n and_o hâ—yle_n come_v forth_o against_o thâ—_n antichristian_n his_o enemy_n and_o vial_n of_o his_o wrath_n pour_v out_o upon_o the_o throne_n of_o the_o beast_n rev._n 16._o 1._o 2._o 10._o and_o on_o man_n that_o have_v his_o mark_n on_o the_o contrary_a the_o beast_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n ascend_v from_o beneath_o out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n rev._n 17._o 8._o and_o blaspheme_v this_o heavenly_a tabernacle_n rev._n 13._o 6._o and_o sit_v in_o babylon_n rev._n 16._o 19_o upon_o the_o dragon_n throne_n rev._n 13._o 2._o and_o fight_v against_o the_o lamb_n and_o against_o the_o saint_n rev._n 19_o 19_o tread_v under_o foot_n the_o holy_a city_n rev._n 11._o 2._o and_o cast_v down_o the_o place_n of_o christ_n sanctuary_n dan._n 8._o 11._o when_o the_o apostle_n therefore_o tell_v we_o that_o antichrist_n sit_v as_o god_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v of_o their_o invade_v and_o destroy_v of_o god_n church_n and_o people_n as_o the_o heathen_n of_o old_a dealâ—_n with_o jerusalem_n and_o dweller_n therein_o psal._n 79._o dan._n 8_o 11._o 13._o &_o 11._o 36._o jer._n 22._o 12._o 13._o law_n 2._o 7._o 9_o second_o of_o their_o own_o vain_a ostentation_n while_o they_o will_v have_v it_o call_v the_o christian_a catholic_n church_n and_o the_o pope_n the_o head_n of_o the_o same_o ezek._n 28._o 2._o 6._o esa._n 14._o 13._o 14._o 2_o thes._n 2._o 9_o 10_o rev._n 13._o 11._o 14._o &_o 17._o 4._o 2_o cor._n 11._o 13._o 14._o 15._o thus_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o temple_n which_o antichrist_n invade_v &_o destroy_v be_v god_n true_a temple_n but_o that_o wherein_o the_o beast_n sit_v as_o god_n which_o he_o trim_v uphold_v and_o boast_v of_o as_o he_o do_v the_o church_n of_o rome_n at_o this_o day_n be_v the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n but_o he_o procee_v object_n as_o for_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n who_o here_o he_o cit_v let_v we_o hear_v 147._o himself_o speak_v his_o word_n be_v these_o that_o which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o any_o idolor_n devil_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n whereupon_o some_o will_v have_v in_o this_o place_n not_o the_o prince_n himself_o but_o after_o a_o manner_n his_o whole_a body_n thâ—â—_n be_v the_o multitude_n of_o man_n perteyn_a unto_o he_o together_o with_o himself_o under_o the_o prince_n understand_v to_o be_v antichrist_n and_o more_o right_o also_o they_o think_v it_o to_o be_v say_v in_o latin_a 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o greek_a that_o he_o sit_v not_o in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n but_o for_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o church_n as_o we_o say_v he_o sit_v for_o a_o friend_n that_o be_v as_o a_o friend_n augustine_n the_o civic_a dâ—â—_n l._n 20._o c._n 19_o where_o note_n how_o far_o differ_v augustine_n be_v from_o this_o man_n that_o cit_v he_o etc._n etc._n answ._n there_o be_v not_o so_o great_a difference_n as_o my_o opposite_a will_v pretend_v first_o i_o cite_v not_o augustine_n for_o his_o own_o judgement_n but_o for_o other_o who_o he_o speak_v of_o touch_v the_o translation_n of_o the_o text_n in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n or_o for_o the_o temple_n second_o he_o set_v down_o augustine_n word_n maim_v both_o at_o head_n and_o foot_n for_o augustine_n begin_v thus_o but_o in_o what_o temple_n of_o god_n he_o shall_v sit_v as_o god_n be_v uncertain_a whether_o in_o that_o ruin_n of_o the_o temple_n which_o be_v build_v by_o king_n solomon_n or_o in_o the_o church_n for_o that_o which_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o any_o idol_n or_o devil_n the_o apostle_n will_v not_o call_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n etc._n etc._n now_o the_o ruin_n of_o solomon_n temple_n can_v at_o this_o day_n be_v call_v god_n temple_n otherweise_v then_o because_o it_o be_v the_o temple_n of_o god_n of_o old_a &_o have_v now_o no_o more_o holiness_n in_o deed_n &_o truth_n they_o any_o other_o place_n in_o the_o world_n and_o thus_o i_o have_v grant_v that_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n may_v be_v call_v the_o church_n of_o god_n in_o respect_n that_o there_o be_v a_o church_n there_o in_o paul_n time_n whereas_o now_o it_o have_v no_o more_o true_a holiness_n than_o the_o synagogue_n of_o satan_n so_o we_o see_v how_o for_o advantage_v my_o opposite_a baulk_v augustine_n first_o word_n in_o the_o end_n he_o break_v off_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o a_o period_n for_o augustine_n say_v sit_v for_o a_o friend_n that_o be_v as_o a_o friend_n or_o if_o any_o other_o thing_n be_v wont_a to_o be_v understand_v by_o this_o kind_n of_o speech_n so_o he_o define_v not_o certain_o of_o this_o place_n but_o leave_v it_o doubtful_a and_o present_o after_o confess_v his_o ignorance_n for_o what_o be_v this_o say_v augustine_n for_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n do_v already_o work_v only_o he_o who_o now_o hold_v let_v he_o hold_v till_o he_o be_v take_v out_o of_o the_o way_n i_o confess_v myself_o to_o be_v utter_o ignorant_a what_o he_o mean_v thus_o we_o need_v not_o strive_v about_o augustine_n word_n here_o and_o i_o grant_v that_o the_o apostle_n will_v not_o have_v call_v it_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n unless_o either_o it_o be_v so_o in_o deed_n and_o truth_n or_o have_v be_v so_o in_o time_n past_a or_o do_v pretend_v to_o be_v so_o still_o and_o i_o think_v all_o will_n likewise_o grant_v that_o the_o holy_a ghost_n will_v not_o have_v call_v the_o witch_n spirit_n at_o endor_n 28._o samuel_n unless_o either_o it_o have_v be_v samuel_n in_o deed_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v contend_v or_o some_o thing_n in_o pretence_n and_o show_v like_o samuel_n neither_o will_v the_o prophet_n have_v say_v to_o the_o king_n of_o tyrus_n 13._o thou_o have_v be_v in_o eden_n the_o garden_n of_o god_n a_o proselyte_n in_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n unless_a either_o himself_o or_o some_o of_o his_o predecessor_n have_v be_v there_o in_o time_n past_a neither_o will_v amos_n have_v call_v the_o israelite_n idol_n temple_n 8._o the_o house_n of_o their_o god_n unless_o either_o it_o be_v so_o in_o deed_n or_o in_o pretence_n which_o phrase_n when_o the_o greek_a translate_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n the_o house_n of_o
apostle_n speak_v of_o such_o as_o be_v dead_a to_o sin_v that_o be_v mortify_v christian_n which_o live_v not_o in_o sin_v neither_o 12._o reign_v it_o in_o they_o but_o they_o be_v 7._o free_v or_o justify_v from_o sin_v and_o be_v 11._o alive_a unto_o god_n but_o antichristian_n such_o as_o be_v the_o professant_a member_n of_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n be_v not_o dead_a unto_o or_o free_v from_o sin_v for_o they_o be_v the_o subject_n of_o the_o 3._o man_n of_o sin_v the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o beast_n for_o who_o be_v prepare_v the_o wine_n of_o the_o wrath_n of_o god_n revel_v 14._o 9_o 10._o they_o be_v of_o that_o church_n which_o by_o my_o opposite_n confession_n a_o little_a before_o be_v fall_v into_o most_o sinful_a and_o deep_a apostasy_n &_o be_v a_o notorious_a â—arlot_n and_o idolatress_n which_o all_o the_o people_n of_o god_n ought_v to_o forsake_v wherefore_o they_o be_v rather_o to_o be_v count_v dead_a in_o sin_n as_o th'apostle_n speak_v of_o the_o gentile_n ephes._n 2._o 1._o and_o that_o they_o be_v in_o deed_n dead_a and_o not_o partaker_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v evident_a by_o revel_n 20._o 4._o 5._o 6._o in_o that_o they_o be_v the_o worshipper_n of_o the_o beast_n and_o murderer_n of_o the_o witness_n of_o jesus_n wherefore_o the_o doctrine_n of_o baptism_n in_o rom._n 6._o be_v far_o from_o prove_v the_o antichristian_o or_o other_o heretical_a and_o apostate_n church_n to_o have_v the_o true_a baptism_n of_o christ_n or_o seal_v of_o his_o covenant_n but_o his_o servant_n they_o be_v to_o who_o they_o obey_v even_o of_o sin_v unto_o death_n rom._n 6._o 16._o the_o other_o scripture_n be_v ephe._n 4._o 4._o 5._o there_o be_v one_o body_n and_o one_o spirit_n even_o as_o you_o be_v call_v unto_o one_o hope_n of_o your_o call_n one_o lord_n one_o faith_n one_o baptism_n by_o which_o word_n it_o appear_v that_o such_o as_o have_v the_o one_o baptism_n have_v also_o one_o and_o the_o same_o faith_n lord_n hope_v spirit_n and_o body_n which_o to_o affirm_v of_o the_o antichristian_a church_n of_o rome_n and_o of_o all_o other_o heretical_a and_o apostate_n church_n that_o profess_v christ_n be_v very_o impious_a and_o most_o firm_a argument_n there_o be_v from_o the_o apostle_n word_n to_o the_o contrary_a of_o that_o which_o this_o man_n plead_v for_o as_o the_o romish_a and_o other_o heretical_a church_n have_v not_o the_o one_o &_o same_o faith_n with_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n witness_n their_o blasphemous_a doctrine_n publish_v by_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n and_o in_o other_o book_n and_o the_o apostle_n prophesy_v that_o they_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n 1_o tim._n 4._o 1._o etc._n etc._n therefore_o they_o have_v not_o the_o one_o baptism_n they_o have_v not_o one_o and_o the_o same_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n but_o have_v antichrist_n the_o man_n of_o sin_v for_o their_o lord_n therefore_o they_o have_v not_o the_o one_o baptism_n they_o have_v not_o that_o one_o hope_n nor_o that_o one_o spirit_n neither_o be_v they_o one_o body_n with_o the_o true_a christian_a church_n therefore_o they_o have_v not_o that_o one_o baptism_n these_o thing_n be_v partly_o prove_v before_o in_o the_o description_n which_o i_o set_v down_o of_o antichrists_n church_n they_o be_v also_o acknowledge_v of_o all_o christian_a church_n which_o disclaim_v the_o unity_n with_o the_o antichristian_o in_o their_o faith_n spirit_n &_o body_n and_o the_o scripture_n most_o abundant_o disclaim_v this_o feighn_v unity_n as_o 2_o cor._n 6._o 12._o what_o concord_n have_v christ_n with_o belial_n mean_v none_o at_o all_o and_o belial_n be_v there_o put_v for_o antichrist_n and_o his_o retinue_n as_o in_o 2_o sam._n 23._o 6._o &_o 22._o 5._o the_o apostle_n show_v that_o the_o antichristian_o have_v from_o god_n strong_a delusion_n to_o believe_v lie_n unto_o their_o damnation_n 2_o thes._n 2._o 11._o 12._o that_o they_o be_v depart_v from_o the_o faith_n do_v give_v heed_n to_o â—educing_a spirit_n and_o doctrine_n of_o divils_n speak_v lie_n in_o hypocrisy_n etc._n etc._n â—_o tim._n 4._o 1._o 2._o that_o the_o false_a teacher_n among_o christian_n privy_o bring_v in_o damnable_a heresy_n even_o deny_v the_o lord_n that_o buy_v they_o and_o bring_v upon_o themselves_o swift_a destruction_n 2_o pet._n 2._o 1._o that_o the_o beast_n which_o be_v the_o 23._o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o false_a prophet_n his_o minister_n and_o all_o that_o worship_v he_o or_o take_v his_o mark_n shall_v be_v torment_v in_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o rev._n 20._o 10._o etc._n etc._n &_o 14._o 9_o 10._o and_o shall_v we_o now_o say_v that_o these_o miserable_a creature_n have_v one_o spirit_n hope_v lord_n faith_n and_o baptism_n with_o the_o saint_n and_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n my_o soul_n come_v not_o thou_o into_o their_o secret_n that_o so_o affirm_v the_o second_o argument_n for_o such_o church_n be_v 121._o if_o they_o be_v not_o under_o ii_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n but_o divorce_v from_o the_o lord_n &c_n &c_n then_o be_v there_o no_o salvation_n for_o any_o in_o those_o church_n answ._n i_o deny_v the_o consequence_n for_o then_o after_o israel_n be_v divorce_v from_o the_o lord_n as_o be_v testify_v in_o in_o jer._n 3._o 8._o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n for_o any_o among_o they_o which_o i_o know_v my_o opposite_a himself_o will_v not_o say_v objection_n why_o ibidem_fw-la out_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n there_o be_v no_o salvation_n answ._n i_o grant_v it_o but_o though_o the_o church_n be_v not_o under_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n but_o without_o it_o or_o divorce_v from_o he_o yet_o some_o parlicular_a person_n in_o that_o church_n may_v through_o god_n grace_n be_v in_o his_o covenant_n for_o as_o every_o true_a church_n be_v in_o the_o covenant_n of_o god_n yet_o some_o hypocrite_n and_o reprobate_n be_v in_o the_o same_o which_o perish_v for_o ever_o so_o every_o false_a church_n be_v out_o of_o the_o covenant_n yet_o some_o true_o faithful_a and_o elect_a may_v be_v therein_o which_o by_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n may_v be_v save_v example_n in_o rahab_n the_o canaanitess_n the_o church_n whereof_o she_o be_v have_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n in_o christ_n yet_o she_o have_v hear_v of_o god_n work_n towards_o israel_n believe_v in_o god_n and_o be_v save_v and_o before_o she_o join_v herself_o to_o the_o church_n of_o israel_n she_o show_v the_o fruit_n of_o true_a and_o live_a faith_n whereby_o she_o be_v justify_v &_o be_v put_v in_o the_o catalogue_n of_o the_o saint_n jos._n 2._o 1._o 9_o 10._o etc._n etc._n heb._n 11._o 31._o 39_o jam._n 2._o 25._o 26._o the_o like_a be_v to_o be_v think_v of_o the_o other_o nation_n far_o off_o from_o god_n who_o by_o some_o mean_n hear_v of_o his_o name_n and_o truth_n may_v embrace_v the_o faith_n unto_o salvation_n though_o the_o church_n whereof_o they_o stand_v member_n be_v false_a and_o idolatrous_a 1_o 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