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A12099 Five pious and learned discourses 1. A sermon shewing how we ought to behave our selves in Gods house. 2. A sermon preferring holy charity before faith, hope, and knowledge. 3. A treatise shewing that Gods law, now qualified by the Gospel of Christ, is possible, and ought to be fulfilled of us in this life. 4. A treatise of the divine attributes. 5. A treatise shewing the Antichrist not to be yet come. By Robert Shelford of Ringsfield in Suffolk priest. Shelford, Robert, 1562 or 3-1627. 1635 (1635) STC 22400; ESTC S117202 172,818 340

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5._o and_o forty_o month_n and_o this_o be_v further_a demonstrate_v by_o these_o testimony_n of_o s._n chrysostome_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 3._o he_o that_o be_v antichrist_n shall_v not_o lead_v any_o into_o idolatry_n but_o he_o shall_v be_v a_o opposite_a to_o god_n and_o shall_v destroy_v all_o god_n and_o shall_v command_v himself_o to_o be_v worship_v for_o god_n and_o shall_v be_v set_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n and_o again_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 2._o profess_v himself_o to_o be_v god_n above_o all_o antichrists_n seat_n vers._n 4._o so_o that_o he_o as_o god_n do_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n show_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v god_n in_o these_o word_n antichrists_n seat_n and_o end_n be_v set_v down_o the_o mark_n that_o he_o shoot_v at_o that_o be_v to_o show_v himself_o to_o be_v god_n because_o he_o can_v be_v god_n in_o deed_n he_o will_v be_v god_n in_o show_n therefore_o he_o shall_v be_v the_o arch-hypocrite_n we_o read_v that_o satan_n 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