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and_o how_o then_o can_v bellarmine_n with_o any_o credit_n or_o show_v of_o truth_n say_v that_o antichrist_n shall_v pitch_v his_o kingdom_n in_o jerusalem_n or_o that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o he_o the_o sixth_o objection_n 17_o three_o principal_a head_n of_o antichrist_n devilish_a doctrine_n when_o he_o come_v be_v plain_o gather_v out_o of_o holy_a scripture_n the_o first_o that_o he_o shall_v deny_v jesus_n to_o be_v christ_n 1._o john_n 2._o cap._n 22._o and_o consequent_o deny_v baptism_n and_o all_o other_o sacrament_n and_o doctrine_n bring_v in_o by_o christ_n the_o second_o that_o he_o shall_v teach_v himself_o to_o be_v christ_n and_o the_o jew_n shall_v believe_v he_o john_n 5._o the_o three_o that_o he_o shall_v affirm_v himself_o to_o be_v god_n and_o so_o require_v to_o be_v adore_v for_o god_n 2_o thessaly_n 2.4_o but_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n do_v not_o teach_v these_o point_n of_o doctrine_n hitherto_o and_o therefore_o can_v be_v antichrist_n the_o answer_n 18_o the_o former_a chapter_n plain_o prove_v the_o pope_n of_o rome_n to_o teach_v all_o these_o three_o point_n of_o doctrine_n and_o therefore_o bellarmine_n himself_o must_v grant_v the_o pope_n and_o every_o pope_n in_o his_o time_n and_o place_n to_o be_v that_o antichrist_n the_o seven_o objection_n 19_o again_o the_o scripture_n teach_v we_o that_o antichrist_n when_o he_o come_v shall_v do_v many_o wonderful_a miracle_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o man_n matth._n 24._o and_o 2._o thessaly_n 2._o and_o some_o of_o those_o miracle_n be_v specify_v apoc._n 13._o to_o wit_n that_o he_o shall_v make_v fire_n descend_v from_o heaven_n and_o the_o image_n of_o a_o beast_n to_o speak_v and_o sane_a himself_o to_o die_v and_o rise_v again_o but_o these_o miracle_n no_o pope_n hitherto_o have_v
unto_o they_o on_o their_o bare_a knee_n lift_v up_o both_o eye_n and_o hand_n unto_o they_o and_o put_v forth_o their_o voice_n upon_o they_o with_o many_o devout_a prayer_n among_o which_o this_o prayer_n to_o the_o image_n of_o christ_n book_n christ_n in_o a_o prayer_n book_n o_o maker_n of_o heaven_n and_o earth_n king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n which_o of_o nothing_o do_v make_v i_o to_o thy_o own_o similitude_n and_o likeness_n and_o do_v redeem_v i_o with_o thy_o own_o blood_n who_o i_o a_o sinner_n be_o not_o worthy_a to_o call_v upon_o i_o desire_v thou_o etc._n etc._n and_o so_o forward_o for_o all_o thing_n needful_a both_o for_o soul_n and_o body_n and_o that_o indeed_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o this_o prayer_n be_v not_o make_v unto_o christ_n by_o the_o image_n but_o even_o to_o the_o very_a image_n itself_o this_o title_n over_o head_n a_o prayer_n to_o the_o image_n of_o the_o body_n of_o christ_n do_v make_v it_o most_o manifest_a therefore_o whether_o this_o be_v no_o more_o to_o take_v the_o image_n for_o god_n than_o dog_n do_v take_v those_o image_n for_o the_o creature_n themselves_o or_o whether_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o people_n to_o use_v great_a mean_n or_o to_o make_v a_o more_o manifest_a appearance_n that_o by_o a_o consequence_n they_o take_v it_o for_o god_n let_v the_o unpartial_a reader_n judge_v but_o it_o be_v clear_a by_o their_o common_a practice_n that_o they_o be_v of_o that_o sort_n of_o counterfeit_n christian_n who_o in_o saint_n augustine_n time_n will_v have_v cloak_v their_o idolatry_n with_o cunning_a speech_n who_o notwithstanding_o he_o thus_o reprove_v for_o idolater_n say_v mat._n say_v augustine_n in_o his_o sermon_n of_o the_o word_n of_o christ_n in_o mat._n let_v they_o not_o say_v to_o i_o they_o take_v the_o image_n for_o no_o divine_a power_n they_o know_v it_o not_o to_o be_v god_n i_o will_v to_o god_n say_v he_o they_o so_o know_v it_o as_o we_o know_v it_o but_o what_o they_o have_v and_o what_o they_o do_v about_o it_o the_o altar_n bear_v witness_v wherefore_o let_v they_o say_v what_o they_o will_v and_o shadow_v their_o damnable_a idolatry_n as_o close_o as_o they_o can_v under_o the_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n here_o in_o this_o life_n their_o practice_n shall_v sufficient_o prove_v at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n whether_o they_o be_v idolater_n or_o no_o and_o whether_o they_o be_v not_o of_o that_o sort_n which_o epiphanius_n speak_v of_o catholica_fw-la of_o epiphan_n lib._n 3._o in_o oratione_fw-la de_fw-la fide_fw-la catholica_fw-la which_o abhor_v the_o sight_n of_o idol_n and_o yet_o fall_v down_o and_o worship_v they_o 4_o the_o second_o reason_n whereby_o they_o will_v prove_v themselves_o no_o idolater_n we_o hear_v to_o be_v this_o namely_o they_o worship_v not_o the_o image_n but_o god_n by_o it_o to_o which_o we_o answer_v to_o worship_n god_n by_o a_o image_n be_v flat_a idolatry_n and_o a_o breach_n of_o the_o second_o commandment_n which_o utter_o forbid_v any_o at_o all_o to_o be_v use_v in_o any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n in_o that_o it_o forbid_v any_o at_o all_o to_o be_v make_v for_o spiritual_a use_n therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o if_o god_n have_v not_o account_v it_o idolatry_n to_o be_v worship_v by_o image_n he_o will_v not_o have_v say_v 20.4_o exod._n 20.4_o exodus_fw-la 20._o thou_o shall_v make_v thou_o not_o grave_v image_n neither_o will_v he_o have_v say_v 27.15_o deut._n 27.15_o deuter._n 27._o curse_a be_v the_o man_n that_o shall_v make_v any_o carned_a or_o melt_a image_n which_o be_v a_o abomination_n unto_o the_o lord_n therefore_o see_v the_o image_n maker_n be_v accurse_v and_o the_o image_n itself_o abominable_a it_o must_v needs_o be_v a_o accurse_a and_o abominable_a idolatry_n to_o worship_n god_n by_o a_o image_n also_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o lord_n account_v the_o image_n abominable_a and_o the_o maker_n accurse_v they_o must_v needs_o be_v abominable_a and_o accurse_a that_o will_v compel_v he_o to_o be_v worship_v by_o it_o yea_o doubtless_o and_o they_o also_o must_v needs_o be_v abominable_a and_o accurse_a which_o allow_v accurse_v and_o abominable_a image_n to_o be_v holy_a monument_n in_o the_o church_n and_o profitable_a as_o true_a teacher_n of_o the_o ignorant_a see_v the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n jeremie_n chap._n 10.8_o jeremy_n 10.8_o 10._o have_v say_v thus_o of_o those_o that_o make_v any_o such_o reckon_n of_o they_o they_o altogether_o dote_v and_o be_v foolish_a for_o the_o stock_n be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o vanity_n and_o see_v also_o by_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o prophet_n habakkuk_n chap._n 2.18.19_o habak_v 2.18.19_o 2._o he_o have_v say_v what_o profit_v the_o image_n for_o the_o maker_n thereof_o have_v make_v it_o a_o image_n and_o a_o teacher_n of_o lie_n nay_o see_v he_o have_v also_o by_o the_o same_o prophet_n denounce_v a_o everlasting_a woe_n against_o all_o those_o that_o desire_v such_o teacher_n say_v woe_n to_o he_o that_o say_v to_o the_o wood_n awake_v and_o to_o the_o dumb_a stone_n rise_v up_o it_o shall_v teach_v thou_o as_o also_o see_v their_o own_o canonical_a scripture_n the_o 15._o of_o wisdom_n say_v thus_o of_o they_o and_o their_o image_n 15.5.6_o wise_v 15.5.6_o who_o sight_n stir_v up_o the_o desire_n of_o the_o ignorant_a so_o that_o he_o covet_v the_o form_n that_o have_v no_o life_n even_o of_o a_o dead_a image_n they_o that_o love_v such_o wicked_a thing_n be_v worthy_a to_o have_v such_o thing_n to_o trust_v unto_o and_o they_o that_o make_v they_o and_o they_o that_o worship_v they_o and_o they_o that_o desire_v they_o that_o be_v 57.13_o esay_n 57.13_o they_o all_o be_v worthy_a to_o have_v no_o better_o help_v in_o the_o great_a day_n of_o need_n then_o can_v come_v from_o those_o image_n therefore_o the_o lord_n by_o the_o prophet_n esay_n chapter_n 44._o 44.11_o esay_n 44.11_o have_v thus_o denounce_v the_o definitive_a sentence_n against_o the_o whole_a fraternity_n of_o they_o say_v all_o that_o be_v of_o the_o fellowship_n thereof_o shall_v be_v confound_v to_o wit_n all_o that_o 45.16_o that_o esay_n 45.16_o make_v image_n for_o spiritual_a use_n all_o that_o use_v they_o as_o lie_v man_n book_n to_o stir_v up_o their_o devotion_n all_o that_o worship_n god_n by_o they_o all_o that_o worship_v they_o for_o god_n or_o that_o use_v they_o in_o any_o part_n of_o god_n worship_n or_o do_v but_o desire_v they_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o same_o mind_n shall_v at_o the_o last_o day_n be_v confound_v together_o in_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n burn_v with_o brimstone_n 22.15_o revel_v 19.2.20_o and_o 21.8_o and_o 22.15_o as_o appear_v in_o the_o 19_o chapter_n of_o the_o revelation_n and_o also_o in_o the_o 21._o and_o 22._o chapter_n and_o psalm_n 97._o esay_n 45.16_o verse_n 5_o this_o devilish_a device_n christian_n reader_n of_o worship_v one_o by_o another_o be_v both_o the_o father_n and_o mother_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n idolatry_n which_o as_o the_o fourteen_o chapter_n of_o wisdom_n show_v come_v first_o up_o in_o this_o manner_n 15_o wisd_v 14.14_o 15_o when_o a_o father_n mourn_v grievous_o for_o his_o son_n that_o be_v take_v away_o sudden_o he_o make_v a_o image_n for_o he_o that_o be_v dead_a who_o now_o he_o worship_v as_o a_o god_n and_o ordain_v to_o his_o servant_n ceremony_n and_o sacrifice_n thus_o in_o process_n of_o time_n this_o wicked_a custom_n prevail_v and_o be_v keep_v as_o a_o law_n and_o idol_n be_v worship_v by_o the_o commandment_n of_o tyrant_n so_o that_o hereby_o we_o see_v how_o idolatry_n first_o creep_v in_o among_o the_o heathen_a which_o afterward_o be_v imitate_v among_o the_o jew_n and_o after_o they_o among_o the_o new_a convert_a christian_n as_o we_o shall_v prove_v hereafter_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n as_o we_o see_v by_o this_o first_o device_n how_o image_n come_v in_o time_n to_o be_v worship_v for_o god_n among_o the_o heathen_a so_o let_v we_o see_v also_o what_o good_a effect_n the_o practice_n thereof_o have_v wrought_v among_o the_o papist_n which_o we_o shall_v find_v make_v manifest_a in_o the_o tenure_n of_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o romish_a church_n in_o which_o it_o be_v thus_o write_v magni_fw-la write_v in_o the_o false_a council_n of_o the_o greek_n citantur_fw-la inlibro_fw-la caroli_n magni_fw-la he_o that_o fear_v god_n adore_v a_o image_n as_o he_o will_v adore_v the_o son_n of_o god_n again_o 25._o again_o tho._n aquin._n part_n 3._o quest_n 25._o since_o christ_n be_v adore_v with_o divine_a honour_n it_o follow_v that_o his_o image_n must_v be_v adore_v with_o the_o selfsame_o divine_a honour_n and_o again_o 1._o again_o jacob_n nanclantus_fw-la in_o epist._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 1._o we_o must_v therefore_o confess_v that_o the_o faithful_a in_o
they_o may_v after_o fear_n or_o fear_v those_o thing_n which_o they_o have_v frame_v and_o then_o deride_v they_o with_o the_o word_n of_o their_o common_a answer_n he_o say_v no_o forsooth_o say_v they_o we_o fear_v not_o that_o but_o they_o after_o who_o image_n they_o be_v make_v and_o to_o who_o name_n they_o beconsecrate_v again_o whereas_o they_o doubt_v their_o religion_n to_o be_v void_a without_o image_n he_o thus_o resolve_v their_o doubt_n 19_o doubt_n lactant._n lib._n 2._o cap._n 19_o out_o of_o all_o doubt_n where_o there_o be_v a_o image_n there_o be_v no_o religion_n if_o then_o where_o a_o image_n be_v there_o true_a religion_n be_v not_o and_o that_o in_o the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n every_o church_n be_v full_a of_o image_n it_o be_v clear_a that_o in_o all_o church_n within_o the_o pope_n jurisdiction_n true_a religion_n be_v not_o and_o consequent_o no_o religion_n and_o this_o be_v it_o whereof_o their_o saint_n hildegard_n thus_o foreshow_v will_v come_v to_o pass_v say_v scivias_n say_v s._n hilde_n guard_v a_o nun_n lib._n 3._o vision_n 11._o scivias_n in_o the_o apostolical_a order_n to_o wit_n say_v she_o of_o the_o roman_a sea_n no_o religion_n shall_v be_v find_v to_o be_v brief_a saint_n augustine_n by_o render_v this_o reason_n why_o that_o sort_n of_o counterfeit_n christian_n be_v so_o addict_v to_o image_n say_v cha_z say_v augustine_n in_o his_o book_n against_o admantus_n the_o 13._o cha_z they_o will_v seem_v to_o favour_v image_n to_o make_v the_o heathen_a to_o think_v the_o better_a of_o their_o most_o miserable_a and_o lewd_a sect_n plain_o prove_v the_o papist_n to_o be_v not_o true_a catholic_n but_o most_o miserable_a and_o lewd_a sectary_n who_o we_o see_v have_v rather_o join_v themselves_o with_o the_o barbarous_a heathen_a in_o their_o damnable_a idolatry_n and_o superstition_n then_o with_o true_a christian_n in_o the_o sincerity_n and_o purity_n of_o the_o gospel_n of_o salvation_n and_o thus_o much_o touch_v the_o three_o and_o last_o illusion_n 9_o but_o now_o forasmuch_o as_o they_o have_v induce_v the_o ignorant_a to_o believe_v that_o in_o this_o their_o manner_n of_o worship_n they_o please_v god_n well_o it_o be_v our_o part_n and_o duty_n to_o make_v know_v unto_o they_o how_o it_o please_v god_n in_o they_o of_o old_a time_n that_o so_o thereby_o they_o may_v the_o better_a judge_n how_o themselves_o therein_o please_v god_n 32.27.28_o exo._n 32.27.28_o the_o thirty_o two_o chapter_n of_o exodus_fw-la plain_o declare_v that_o the_o israelite_n who_o acknowledge_v the_o true_a god_n for_o worship_v a_o image_n be_v slay_v in_o one_o day_n three_o thousand_o the_o ten_o chapter_n of_o hosea_n 8._o hosea_n 10.1_o to_o the_o 8._o declare_v as_o plain_o that_o because_o the_o people_n heart_n be_v divide_v in_o affection_n between_o god_n and_o image_n the_o lord_n cause_v the_o prophet_n to_o denounce_v such_o and_o so_o great_a desolation_n to_o come_v upon_o they_o as_o that_o they_o shall_v wish_v the_o hill_n and_o mountain_n to_o fall_v upon_o they_o also_o the_o first_o chapter_n of_o zephaniah_n declare_v 5._o zephan_n 1._o i_o 1._o to_o the_o 5._o that_o because_o juda_n and_o jerusalem_n have_v impart_v the_o worship_n of_o god_n to_o the_o host_n of_o heaven_n and_o his_o glory_n to_o the_o idol_n god_n in_o swear_v by_o the_o lord_n and_o by_o malcham_n as_o the_o papist_n do_v by_o god_n and_o by_o the_o rood_n by_o god_n and_o by_o the_o mass_n the_o lord_n threaten_v to_o destroy_v all_o thing_n upon_o the_o earth_n all_o thing_n in_o the_o sea_n the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o the_o land_n so_o then_o by_o this_o the_o most_o ignorant_a may_v evident_o perceive_v how_o in_o this_o their_o manner_n of_o idol_n worship_n they_o please_v god_n 10_o and_o now_o for_o that_o the_o romanist_n be_v find_v idolater_n in_o the_o high_a degree_n in_o that_o so_o direct_o contrary_a to_o the_o reveal_v will_n of_o god_n and_o knowledge_n 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offer_v to_o the_o world_n in_o a_o golden_a cup_n to_o wit_n in_o the_o name_n of_o christ_n the_o abomination_n and_o filthiness_n of_o her_o fornication_n 19.2_o revel_v 19.2_o and_o in_o the_o nineteenth_o chapter_n to_o be_v condemn_v for_o corrupt_v the_o earth_n with_o her_o fornication_n but_o lest_o for_o all_o this_o they_o shall_v with_o impudent_a and_o brazen_a face_n still_o face_n it_o out_o and_o deny_v it_o let_v they_o hear_v how_o it_o be_v confirm_v by_o their_o own_o writer_n joacham_n abbas_n speak_v of_o the_o corrupt_a of_o doctrine_n by_o the_o priest_n of_o rome_n say_v jeremy_n say_v joacham_n upon_o the_o 37._o chapter_n of_o jeremy_n they_o neglect_v incense_n and_o myrrh_n but_o they_o seek_v after_o gold_n that_o they_o may_v with_o babylon_n the_o great_a lady_n of_o the_o world_n fill_v unto_o man_n wine_n in_o a_o golden_a cup_n to_o infect_v their_o follower_n with_o their_o abomination_n and_o upon_o the_o seventeenth_o chapter_n of_o the_o 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