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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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confirm_v by_o s._n chrysostome_n 4._o upon_o this_o chapter_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o those_o kingdom_n be_v destroy_v which_o be_v before_o the_o roman_a empire_n as_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o mede_n by_o the_o babylonian_n the_o babylonian_n by_o the_o persian_n and_o the_o persian_n by_o the_o macedonian_n and_o the_o macedonian_n by_o the_o roman_n so_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o roman_n shall_v be_v destroy_v of_o antichrist_n and_o he_o again_o of_o christ_n and_o after_o that_o he_o shall_v obtain_v no_o more_o the_o discovery_n of_o antichrist_n vers._n 8._o and_o then_o shall_v that_o wicked_a be_v reveal_v that_o wicked_a in_o the_o greek_a text_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la exlex_fw-la that_o outlaw_n for_o he_o shall_v live_v without_o law_n and_o herein_o be_v verify_v the_o pprophecy_n of_o he_o in_o his_o type_n antiochus_n dan._n 11._o 36._o and_o the_o king_n shall_v do_v what_o he_o lust_n his_o 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antichrist_n shall_v come_v though_o it_o be_v not_o know_v how_o soon_o or_o how_o long_o after_o and_o as_o carthusianus_n say_v verisimile_fw-la est_fw-la quòd_fw-la post_fw-la discessionem_fw-la statim_fw-la veniet_fw-la antichristus_fw-la vel_fw-la nascendo_fw-la vel_fw-la publicè_fw-la praedicando_fw-la it_o be_v likely_a say_v he_o that_o after_o the_o fall_v away_o antichrist_n straightway_o shall_v come_v either_o in_o spring_v up_o or_o in_o public_a preach_n and_o upon_o this_o he_o say_v further_a ideo_fw-la de_fw-la adventu_fw-la antichristi_fw-la qui_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la quod_fw-la praecedet_fw-la diem_fw-la judicii_fw-la subditur_fw-la et_fw-la revelatus_fw-la fuerit_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la manifestatus_fw-la mundo_fw-la therefore_o say_v he_o of_o the_o come_n of_o antichrist_n according_a to_o that_o he_o be_v to_o precede_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n it_o be_v add_v and_o that_o he_o shall_v be_v reveal_v that_o be_v to_o say_v manifest_v unto_o the_o 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there_o be_v semirutum_fw-la aedificium_fw-la the_o house_n of_o god_n half_o ruinate_v but_o in_o mahumetisme_n there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o groundsell_n or_o a_o raft_n to_o be_v see_v neither_o stick_n nor_o stone_n moreover_o because_o in_o the_o alcoran_n there_o mahomet_n antichrists_n immediate_a forerunner_n be_v preach_v and_o expect_v and_o last_o because_o antichrist_n be_v call_v of_o the_o apostle_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o man_n without_o law_n and_o the_o turk_n have_v no_o other_o law_n to_o rule_v his_o people_n by_o but_o his_o own_o will_n wherefore_o from_o his_o kingdom_n we_o be_v to_o expect_v the_o great_a antichrist_n and_o with_o this_o agree_v s._n paul_n sequel_n which_o be_v that_o the_o man_n of_o sin_n can_v not_o appear_v till_o the_o roman_a empire_n be_v remove_v and_o it_o be_v know_v that_o the_o turkish_a kingdom_n grow_v upon_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o romish_a in_o heraclius_n time_n the_o two_o beast_n these_o two_o kingdom_n 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