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penance_n and_o reconciliation_n the_o punishment_n say_v s._n augustine_n tract_n 124._o in_o joan._n endure_v long_a than_o the_o fault_n lest_o the_o fault_n shall_v be_v think_v small_a if_o the_o punishment_n be_v also_o end_v with_o it_o final_o that_o which_o thou_o adde_v that_o auricular_a confession_n be_v not_o command_v and_o that_o satisfaction_n be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n thou_o say_v indeed_o but_o do_v not_o prove_v it_o read_v if_o thou_o please_v s._n cyprian_n ser_n 5._o de_fw-la lapsis_fw-la and_o thou_o shall_v find_v confession_n and_o satisfaction_n to_o be_v necessary_a and_o these_o very_a word_n often_o repeat_v now_o that_o satisfaction_n be_v to_o be_v redeem_v with_o money_n lest_o peradventure_o thou_o shall_v suspect_v some_o unlawful_a negotiation_n be_v nothing_o else_o among_o catholic_n than_o that_o one_o kind_n of_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v change_v into_o another_o by_o the_o priest_n judgement_n as_o fast_v into_o alm_n 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chap._n 21._o near_o the_o end_n of_o it_o §._o xi_o chytraeus_n the_o gospel_n teach_v that_o there_o be_v one_o true_a and_o solid_a foundation_n upon_o which_o the_o church_n of_o god_n be_v build_v viz._n our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n 1_o cor._n 3._o act._n 4._o and_o augustine_n so_o interprete_v the_o place_n of_o matth._n 16._o upon_o this_o rock_n which_o thou_o have_v know_v say_v thou_o be_v christ_n the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n that_o be_v upon_o myself_o the_o son_n of_o the_o live_a god_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n i_o will_v build_v thou_o upon_o i_o not_o i_o upon_o thou_o the_o pope_n contrary_a wise_n cry_v out_o that_o upon_o the_o rock_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o the_o ordinary_a succession_n of_o pope_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o christian_a world_n be_v build_v bellarmine_n but_o i_o believe_v s._n paul_n be_v not_o repugnant_a to_o himself_o when_o he_o say_v ephes_n 2._o we_o that_o be_v build_v upon_o the_o 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constantinople_n do_v which_o be_v a_o loud_a lie_n by_o m._n downams_n leave_n for_o john_n of_o constantinople_n will_v have_v be_v the_o universal_a bishop_n in_o that_o sense_n that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o other_o proper_o bishop_n beside_o himself_o but_o all_o other_o shall_v be_v his_o vicar_n and_o vicegerent_n which_o be_v more_o than_o ever_o the_o pope_n challenge_v or_o pretend_v the_o second_o charge_n seem_v to_o be_v that_o john_n of_o constantinople_n seek_v only_o a_o superiority_n over_o all_o bishop_n but_o the_o pope_n have_v usurp_v the_o same_o over_o all_o king_n and_o monarch_n also_o but_o this_o be_v so_o ridiculous_a that_o m._n downam_n may_v well_o be_v ashamed_a thereof_o for_o what_o doubt_n can_v there_o be_v but_o only_o in_o a_o flatter_a parasite_n conceit_n that_o he_o who_o have_v superiority_n over_o all_o bishop_n must_v needs_o
many_o province_n of_o the_o people_n of_o rome_n s._n hierome_n make_v mention_n of_o this_o opinion_n in_o quaest_n heb_n cap._n 10._o and_o say_v whether_o it_o be_v true_a or_o no_o the_o end_n of_o the_o war_n will_v show_v and_o now_o doubtless_o the_o issue_n of_o the_o war_n have_v teach_v we_o that_o it_o be_v not_o true_a for_o neither_o have_v there_o follow_v any_o renew_n of_o the_o church_n after_o the_o war_n of_o the_o goth_n neither_o have_v all_o war_n cease_v the_o 8._o be_v of_o s._n hierome_n himself_o in_o cap._n 38._o ezech._n who_o see_v the_o difficulty_n omit_v the_o literal_a sense_n do_v mystical_o expound_v it_o of_o the_o heretic_n for_o he_o will_v have_v gog_n which_o in_o hebrew_n signify_v the_o house_n top_n to_o signify_v the_o heresiarche_n who_o like_v to_o the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o proud_a and_o magog_n which_o be_v interpret_v of_o the_o top_n of_o a_o house_n to_o signify_v they_o who_o believe_v these_o arch-heretike_n and_o be_v subject_a to_o they_o as_o the_o house_n to_o the_o roof_n or_o top_n this_o opinion_n take_v for_o the_o mystical_a sense_n be_v most_o true_a but_o not_o in_o the_o literal_a for_o ezech._n cap._n 38._o say_v that_o gog_n shall_v come_v in_o the_o last_o year_n and_o s._n john_n apoc._n 20._o say_v that_o the_o same_o gog_n shall_v come_v after_o a_o thousand_o year_n and_o by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o thousand_o year_n all_o catholic_n understand_v all_o the_o time_n which_o be_v from_o christ_n come_v to_o antichrist_n since_o therefore_o gog_n shall_v not_o come_v but_o about_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o heresy_n begin_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n while_o the_o apostle_n live_v it_o be_v manifest_a that_o proper_o and_o literal_o gog_n do_v not_o signify_v the_o heretic_n we_o must_v also_o know_v that_o s._n hierome_n when_o he_o say_v that_o gog_n be_v interpret_v a_o house_n roof_n and_o magog_n of_o a_o house_n roof_n mean_v not_o that_o gog_n and_o magog_n in_o hebrew_a be_v altogether_o the_o same_o that_o a_o house_n roof_n or_o of_o a_o house_n roof_n with_o we_o but_o he_o mean_v that_o it_o be_v in_o a_o manner_n the_o same_o for_o proper_o a_o house_n roof_n be_v not_o gog_n but_o gog_n and_o of_o a_o house_n roof_n be_v not_o magog_n but_o miggag_n the_o 9_o opinion_n be_v of_o s._n augustine_n lib._n 20._o de_fw-la civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la cap._n 11._o who_o by_o gog_n understand_v the_o devil_n who_o be_v like_o a_o great_a house_n roof_n that_o be_v a_o great_a house_n roof_n in_o which_o all_o the_o evil_a do_v dwell_v and_o by_o magog_n he_o understand_v the_o army_n of_o antichrist_n gather_v of_o the_o nation_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n which_o opinion_n doutble_v be_v most_o true_a and_o to_o be_v embrace_v in_o that_o it_o refer_v gog_n and_o magog_n to_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n aswell_o because_o all_o catholic_a author_n which_o write_v upon_o the_o apocalyps_n do_v follow_v it_o as_o arethas_n primasius_n beda_n haymâ—_n rupertus_n richardus_fw-la anselmus_n and_o other_o as_o also_o because_o that_o all_o which_o be_v say_v by_o ezechiel_n and_o s._n john_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n do_v most_o right_o agree_v to_o antichrist_n for_o then_o true_o shall_v be_v the_o last_o and_o great_a persecution_n and_o after_o it_o shall_v jerusalem_n be_v renew_v that_o be_v the_o church_n glorify_v neither_o shall_v there_o any_o battle_n be_v hear_v of_o after_o but_o in_o that_o by_o gog_n it_o understand_v the_o devil_n it_o seem_v not_o true_a for_o s._n john_n say_v that_o the_o devil_n be_v let_v loose_a shall_v call_v gog_n and_o magog_n to_o war_n wherefore_o the_o devil_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o gog_n another_o wherefore_o our_o opinion_n which_o be_v the_o 10._o contain_v three_o thing_n first_o we_o affirm_v that_o the_o battle_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v the_o battle_n of_o antichrist_n against_o the_o church_n as_o s._n augustine_n right_o teach_v second_o we_o say_v that_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o by_o gog_n antichrist_n himself_o be_v signify_v by_o magog_n his_o army_n for_o ezechiel_n always_o call_v gog_n a_o prince_n and_o magog_n a_o land_n or_o nation_n three_o we_o say_v that_o it_o be_v probable_a that_o gog_n be_v so_o call_v of_o magog_n and_o not_o contrariwise_o so_o that_o antichrist_n be_v call_v gog_n because_o he_o be_v prince_n of_o that_o nation_n which_o be_v call_v magog_n and_o that_o the_o army_n of_o antichrist_n be_v call_v magog_n of_o the_o scythian_a nation_n not_o that_o it_o consist_v of_o those_o scythian_n which_o the_o jew_n faygne_n to_o be_v beyond_o cancasus_fw-la and_o the_o caspian_a sea_n but_o either_o because_o a_o great_a part_n of_o antichrist_n army_n shall_v consist_v of_o barbarous_a people_n which_o come_v out_o of_o scythta_n as_o turk_n tartar_n and_o the_o rest_n or_o which_o i_o rather_o think_v because_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o very_a terrible_a and_o cruel_a army_n for_o we_o call_v they_o scythian_n which_o we_o will_v call_v bloody_a for_o that_o magog_n signify_v the_o scythian_a nation_n it_o be_v manifest_a out_o of_o genes_n 10._o where_o we_o read_v that_o the_o second_o son_n of_o japhet_n be_v call_v magog_n of_o who_o the_o country_n of_o magog_n be_v denominate_v which_o his_o posterity_n inhabit_v which_o be_v scythia_n as_o jasephus_n teach_v lib._n amiq._n cap._n 11._o and_o s._n hierome_n in_o quest_n hebr_n in_o gen._n cap._n 10._o for_o as_o from_o the_o three_o son_n of_o cham_n that_o be_v chus_n myrami_n and_o chanaham_n aethiopia_n be_v call_v chus_n egypt_n myrami_n and_o palestina_n chanaham_n so_o doubtless_o scythia_n be_v call_v magog_n of_o magog_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n and_o that_o ezechiel_n name_v magog_n have_v relation_n to_o the_o nation_n denominate_v of_o magog_n the_o son_n of_o japhet_n it_o be_v manifest_a because_o in_o the_o same_o place_n he_o add_v as_o companion_n to_o gog_n other_o nation_n denominate_v of_o other_o son_n or_o nephew_n of_o japhet_n as_o gomer_n togorma_n mosoch_n tubal_n etc._n etc._n wherefore_o let_v we_o conclude_v that_o the_o battle_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v the_o last_o persecution_n which_o antichrist_n shall_v raise_v in_o the_o whole_a world_n against_o the_o church_n neither_o be_v it_o against_o we_o that_o ezech._n cap._n 38._o say_v that_o the_o weapon_n of_o gog_n and_o magog_n shall_v be_v burn_v for_o the_o space_n of_o 7._o year_n whereas_o notwithstanding_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o after_o antichrist_n death_n there_o shall_v not_o be_v past_o 45._o day_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v gather_v out_o of_o daniel_n 12._o for_o ezechiel_n speak_v not_o proper_o but_o figurative_o after_o the_o manner_n of_o prophet_n neither_o mean_v he_o that_o indeed_o those_o weapon_n be_v to_o be_v burn_v for_o the_o space_n of_o 7._o year_n but_o that_o it_o shall_v be_v so_o notable_a a_o overthrow_n that_o the_o lance_n and_o target_n of_o the_o slay_v may_v suffice_v a_o very_a long_a time_n to_o make_v fire_n if_o need_n be_v one_o doubt_n remain_v whether_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o most_o cruel_a persecution_n of_o antichrist_n the_o faith_n and_o religion_n of_o christ_n shall_v be_v altogether_o extinguish_v for_o dominicus_n soto_n in_o lib._n 4._o scent_n do_v 46._o q._n 1._o art_n 1._o thought_n sure_o that_o it_o will_v be_v so_o the_o depart_a say_v he_o and_o defection_n from_o that_o seae_n shall_v be_v a_o sign_n of_o the_o consummation_n of_o the_o world_n and_o after_o faith_n be_v extinguish_v by_o the_o departure_n from_o that_o sea_n apostolic_a the_o whole_a world_n shall_v be_v vain_a and_o shall_v without_o cause_n continue_v any_o long_o and_o after_o let_v therefore_o man_n be_v astonish_v how_o pestilent_a self_n love_n be_v for_o thence_o flow_v puss_v up_o and_o pride_n which_o under_o the_o conduct_n of_o antichrist_n shall_v at_o length_n consume_v the_o city_n of_o god_n but_o this_o opinion_n in_o my_o judgement_n can_v be_v defend_v for_o first_o it_o be_v repugnant_a to_o s._n augustine_n who_o lib._n 20._o the_o civet_n dei_fw-la cap_n 11._o say_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v ever_o invincible_a against_o antichrist_n neither_o shall_v she_o say_v he_o forsake_v her_o warfare_n who_o be_v call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o tent_n second_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o also_o to_o be_v repugnant_a to_o the_o gospel_n for_o matth._n 16._o we_o read_v upon_o this_o book_n i_o will_v build_v my_o church_n and_o the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v nor_o prevail_v against_o she_o but_o how_o shall_v they_o not_o prevail_v if_o they_o shall_v whole_o extinguish_v she_o likewise_o matth._n 24._o our_o lord_n say_v of_o the_o minister_n of_o antichrist_n they_o shall_v give_v great_a
place_n which_o a_o little_a before_o have_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o impious_a devise_n of_o tyrant_n with_o a_o new_a building_n arise_v more_o costly_a and_o stately_a and_o the_o huge_a temple_n be_v erect_v instead_o of_o mean_a meeting_n place_n here_o s._n cyril_n hierosol_n catech_n 14._o these_o king_n which_o now_o be_v by_o their_o piety_n cover_v this_o holy_a church_n of_o the_o resurrection_n in_o which_o now_o we_o be_v with_o silver_n and_o gold_n build_v it_o up_o and_o make_v it_o resplendens_fw-la with_o silver_n ornament_n see_v beside_o if_o you_o listen_v of_o the_o magnificence_n of_o christian_a temple_n and_o the_o splendour_n of_o holy_a vessel_n of_o the_o church_n eusebius_n lib._n 3._o &_o 4._o de_fw-fr vita_fw-la constantini_n s._n greg._n nissen_n orat_fw-la de_fw-fr s._n mart._n theodoro_n s._n greg._n nazianz._n orat_fw-la in_o julian._n s._n chrys_n hom_n 66._o ad_fw-la pop._n antioch_n s._n cyril_n alexand._n lib._n the_o rect_a fide_fw-la ad_fw-la regin_v s._n damas_n in_o vit_fw-fr s._n siluestri_n s._n ambrose_n lib._n 2._o the_o offic_n cap._n 21._o s._n hierom._n in_o come_v cap._n 8._o zachar._n s._n august_n in_o psal_n 113._o s._n paul_n in_o natal_a 3._o s._n felicis_n prudentius_n in_o hymno_fw-la de_fw-fr s._n laurentio_n &_o procop._n in_o lib._n de_fw-fr aedificijs_fw-la justiniani_fw-la certain_o all_o these_o live_v before_o the_o time_n of_o antichrist_n and_o yet_o they_o witness_v that_o there_o be_v such_o building_n and_o ornament_n of_o christian_a temple_n every_o one_o in_o their_o own_o age_n that_o those_o which_o we_o see_v now_o can_v in_o no_o sort_n be_v compare_v to_o they_o illyricus_n seaventh_o daniel_n say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v enrich_v his_o fellow_n that_o the_o pope_n have_v do_v bellarmine_n doubteles_o he_o great_o enrich_v john_n eckins_n io._n cochlâ—us_n io._n b._n of_o rochester_n latomus_fw-la driedon_n tapper_n peter_n à _fw-fr soto_n and_o so_o many_o other_o most_o learned_a man_n who_o have_v labour_v night_n and_o day_n to_o suppress_v your_o fury_n never_o receive_v one_o halfpenny_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n although_o neither_o do_v they_o desire_v reward_n of_o man_n who_o labour_v chief_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o if_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n give_v rich_a benefice_n to_o cardinal_n and_o bishop_n he_o be_v not_o so_o much_o to_o be_v think_v to_o enrich_v they_o as_o the_o piety_n of_o the_o faithful_a who_o give_v these_o rent_n to_o the_o church_n illyricus_n go_v on_o paul_n 2._o thess_n 2._o put_v 5._o note_n of_o antichrist_n beside_o the_o aforesaid_a the_o first_o that_o he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n this_o the_o pope_n do_v feign_v himself_o the_o vicar_n of_o christ_n and_o reign_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o man_n for_o if_o he_o shall_v profess_v himself_o the_o enemy_n of_o christ_n as_o mahomet_n do_v he_o shall_v be_v out_o of_o the_o church_n but_o s._n paul_n illyricus_n do_v not_o only_o say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n for_o every_o bishop_n sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n but_o he_o explicate_v the_o manner_n how_o he_o shall_v sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n say_v show_v himself_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o pope_n by_o thy_o own_o testimony_n make_v himself_o the_o vicar_n of_o god_n and_o consequent_o not_o god_n for_o the_o vicar_n of_o god_n can_v be_v god_n unless_o thou_o feign_a lesser_a &_o great_a go_n beside_o i_o ask_v of_o thou_o if_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o out_o of_o the_o church_n as_o thou_o say_v in_o this_o place_n and_o consequent_o be_v within_o the_o church_n where_o i_o pray_v thou_o be_v thou_o and_o thou_o be_v thou_o not_o out_o of_o the_o church_n for_o the_o church_n be_v one_o and_o the_o pope_n sit_v in_o it_o wherefore_o you_o who_o be_v not_o in_o that_o be_v in_o none_o but_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o rest_n illyricus_n the_o second_o because_o he_o faith_n that_o the_o 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