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holy_a peace_n that_o they_o may_v keep_v that_o always_o and_o in_o all_o their_o business_n for_o satan_n be_v the_o author_n of_o discord_n chide_v strife_n envy_n and_o privy_a hatred_n and_o god_n be_v the_o author_n of_o concord_n meknesse_n and_o charyte_v he_o dwell_v with_o all_o saint_n so_o long_o as_o they_o live_v in_o this_o world_n in_o truth_n and_o ryghteousnesse_n his_o presence_n be_v the_o fountain_n of_o all_o goodness_n and_o his_o absence_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o all_o darkness_n erroure_n and_o eternal_a horror_n saint_a ambrose_n sayethe_v that_o for_o fear_n of_o chopper_n and_o chaunger_n and_o corrupter_n of_o scripture_n paul_n do_v testify_v that_o he_o do_v always_o subscrybe_n his_o salutation_n in_o every_o one_o of_o his_o epistle_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n to_o the_o intent_n that_o any_o epistle_n receive_v in_o his_o name_n may_v not_o be_v suffer_v if_o it_o be_v not_o subscrybed_n with_o his_o own_o hand_n the_o apostle_n take_v such_o care_n least_o that_o the_o congregation_n shall_v be_v deceive_v by_o any_o craft_n or_o deceate_n these_o thing_n do_v show_v of_o what_o certainty_n &_o verity_n the_o apostle_n wrytynge_v be_v and_o because_o that_o paul_n do_v teach_v constantlye_o among_o all_o nation_n that_o mankind_n be_v save_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n therefore_o he_o repete_v his_o wounte_n signet_n or_o subscription_n do_v set_v to_o at_o the_o end_n of_o all_o his_o epistle_n this_o mark_n and_o seal_v of_o our_o faith_n the_o grace_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n be_v with_o you_o all_o it_o appear_v therefore_o by_o this_o that_o the_o apostle_n use_v the_o help_n of_o a_o notarye_a or_o scryvener_n for_o to_o write_v his_o epistle_n that_o he_o send_v finis_fw-la fault_n escape_v in_o prenting_a werof_o the_o first_o nombre_fw-fr be_v the_o leaf_n and_o a_o the_o first_o side_n b_o the_o second_o the_o other_o nombre_fw-fr be_v the_o line_n iii._n b_o line_n xxiiii_o seruaun_n read_v servant_n iii._n b_o line_n xxvi_o and_o to_o usurp_v read_v do_v usurp_v iiii_o b_o line_n xxii_o accordyn_n read_v accord_v seven_o a_o line_n xxvii_o say_v he_o read_v say_v he_o seven_o b_o line_n xviii_o mighty_a engendre_n read_v may_v xi_o a_o line_n xix_o as_o s._n ambrose_n read_v for_o as_o s_n am._n xiii_o a_o line_n x_o depart_v of_o faith_n read_v from_o faith_n xiii_o b_o line_n xxliii_fw-la ten_o kingdom_n read_v king_n xiiii_o b_z line_n xxiii_o he_o bow_v read_v bouge_v xv_o a_o line_n nineteeen_o lelâ—us_fw-la sylla_n read_v lucius_n sylla_n xv_o b_o line_n iiii_o the_o half_a horn_n read_v little_a horn_n xuj_o b_o line_n iii_o let_v we_o therefore_o read_v let_v we_o now_o ther._n xviii_o a_o line_n xu_o mad_a a_o end_n read_v make_v a_o end_n xviii_o b_o line_n xiiii_o entichetis_n heresy_n read_v entichetis_n of_o xxxi_o a_o line_n xix_o he_o have_v tread_v down_o read_v have_v tread_v item_n and_o have_v publysh_v for_o have_v publysh_v here_o end_v the_o commentarye_a of_o henricus_n bullingerus_n of_o tygurye_n upon_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o faint_a paul_n to_o the_o thessalonyans_n &_o faithful_o translate_v into_o englyshe_a by_o r._n h._n laus_fw-la detur_fw-la deo_fw-la soli_fw-la amen_n prynt_v in_o southwark_n in_o s_n thomas_n hospytall_n by_o james_n nicolson_n anno._n 1538._o
¶_o a_o commentary_n upon_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o s_o paul_n to_o the_o thessalonians_n in_o the_o which_o besides_o the_o sum_n of_o our_o faith_n there_o be_v syncerelye_o handle_v &_o set_v forth_o at_o large_a not_o only_o the_o first_o come_v up_o &_o rise_v with_o the_o full_a prosperyte_n &_o dominion_n but_o also_o the_o fall_n and_o utter_a confusion_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o antichriste_n that_o be_v to_o say_v of_o machomet_n &_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n 1538._o academiae_fw-la cantubrigiensis_n liber_n the_o sum_n or_o substance_n of_o the_o second_o epistle_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o thessalonyans_n it_o seem_v that_o this_o latter_a epistell_n of_o s._n paul_n to_o the_o thessolonyans_n be_v write_v straight_o way_n after_o the_o first_o in_o the_o stead_n of_o a_o defence_n or_o bulworke_n to_o the_o same_o for_o in_o that_o he_o handele_v certain_a thing_n at_o large_a which_o in_o this_o he_o touchyth_v more_o scarce_o and_o in_o the_o beginning_n he_o 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and_o peace_n from_o god_n our_o father_n and_o from_o the_o lordd_n jesus_n christ_n we_o be_v bind_v to_o thank_v god_n always_o for_o you_o brethren_n as_o it_o be_v mete_v because_o that_o your_o faith_n grow_v excedyng_o and_o every_o one_o of_o you_o overflow_v in_o love_n towards_o another_o between_o yourselves_o so_o that_o we_o our_o self_n rejoice_v of_o you_o in_o the_o congregation_n of_o god_n over_o your_o patience_n and_o faith_n in_o all_o persecution_n and_o tribulation_n that_o you_o suffer_v which_n be_v a_o token_n of_o the_o ryghteous_a judgement_n of_o god_n that_o you_o be_v count_v worthy_a of_o the_o kyngdom_n of_o god_n for_o the_o which_a you_o also_o suffer_v he_o praise_v and_o rejoice_v at_o the_o thessalonians_n &_o geve_v thanks_n unto_o god_n for_o their_o constancy_n and_o increase_n of_o virtue_n of_o the_o which_o we_o may_v first_o learn_v that_o if_o we_o do_v any_o thing_n well_o we_o shall_v geve_v the_o thanks_n unto_o god_n and_o not_o 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life_n be_v not_o worthy_a of_o the_o glory_n which_o shall_v be_v sâ—â—wed_v upon_o us._n â—o_o viij_o but_o if_o any_o man_n through_o the_o help_n of_o this_o place_n will_v contend_v that_o salvation_n be_v dew_n unto_o our_o affliccyon_n and_o not_o unto_o the_o passion_n and_o blood_n of_o christ_n only_o let_v he_o mark_v this_o also_o that_o the_o very_a same_o man_n say_v unto_o to_o the_o romayn_v that_o we_o be_v iustify_v by_o the_o benefit_n of_o faith_n &_o not_o by_o the_o meryte_n of_o our_o work_n it_o be_v therefore_o of_o the_o fatherly_a liberalyte_n &_o good_a will_n of_o god_n that_o it_o be_v here_o say_v that_o eternal_a life_n be_v give_v we_o by_o right_n and_o we_o make_v worthy_a of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n through_o affliccyon_n where_o as_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o all_o our_o aptenesse_n be_v of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o be_v make_v happy_a by_o the_o grace_n of_o god_n but_o the_o goodness_n of_o god_n will_v not_o discomfort_n our_o mind_n &_o as_o 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