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they_o have_v not_o know_v who_o they_o have_v not_o believe_v very_o they_o shall_v not_o receive_v from_o he_o any_o reward_n but_o judgement_n and_o anger_n and_o condemnation_n use_v 3_o this_o may_v admonish_v every_o one_o to_o add_v to_o their_o righteousness_n religion_n to_o lay_v hold_n of_o that_o and_o not_o to_o withdraw_v their_o hand_n from_o this_o or_o rather_o to_o make_v their_o work_n of_o righteousness_n to_o be_v righteousness_n by_o labour_v to_o be_v religious_a to_o have_v knowledge_n and_o faith_n to_o have_v the_o fear_n of_o god_n and_o to_o serve_v he_o without_o which_o the_o other_o be_v nothing_o nothing_o profitable_a to_o the_o doer_n for_o as_o preach_v be_v so_o excellent_a a_o work_n as_o the_o power_n of_o god_n to_o salvation_n to_o the_o hearer_n profit_v not_o the_o preacher_n if_o he_o be_v unjust_a unchaste_a impious_a but_o it_o shall_v be_v with_o he_o as_o with_o those_o who_o build_v noah_n ark_n so_o as_o he_o that_o give_v alm_n if_o 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the_o earth_n with_o curse_v verse_n i._n for_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n and_o all_o the_o proud_a yea_o and_o all_o that_o do_v wicked_o shall_v be_v stubble_n and_o the_o day_n that_o come_v shall_v burn_v they_o up_o say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n and_o shall_v leave_v they_o neither_o root_n nor_o branch_n for_o behold_v the_o day_n come_v that_o shall_v burn_v as_o a_o oven_n in_o this_o four_o chapter_n we_o may_v observe_v two_o principal_a part_n first_o some_o prediction_n which_o be_v three_o first_o a_o pprophecy_n of_o judgement_n to_o the_o wicked_a verse_n 1_o second_o of_o mercy_n and_o goodness_n to_o the_o godly_a verse_n 2.3_o three_o of_o john_n baptist_n his_o come_n and_o the_o fruit_n of_o it_o to_o the_o
be_v for_o to_o come_v the_o papist_n understand_v this_o of_o the_o true_a eliah_n and_o that_o he_o shall_v come_v again_o in_o person_n ribera_n have_v three_o reason_n for_o it_o first_o the_o authority_n of_o chrysostom_n lo._n riber_n in_o lo._n aug._n ambr._n theod._n cyril_n aquin._n etc._n etc._n we_o answer_v one_o angel_n be_v more_o than_o all_o these_o especial_o christ_n who_o be_v our_o sole_a doctor_n and_o have_v otherwise_o interpret_v second_o the_o septuagint_n in_o stead_n of_o prophet_n read_v thesbite_v we_o answer_v that_o the_o original_n be_v prophet_n so_o ribera_n himself_o confess_v and_o so_o the_o king_n of_o spain_n bible_n have_v it_o must_v we_o then_o reform_v the_o fountain_n by_o the_o channel_n or_o this_o by_o that_o three_o his_o three_o reason_n be_v from_o the_o last_o word_n of_o the_o verse_n lest_o i_o come_v etc._n etc._n which_o be_v he_o say_v understand_v of_o the_o second_o come_v of_o christ_n because_o his_o first_o come_n be_v to_o save_v not_o to_o judge_v or_o destroy_v i_o answer_v it_o be_v not_o christ_n that_o speak_v these_o word_n but_o the_o father_n who_o verse_n three_o be_v call_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n a_o title_n not_o give_v to_o christ_n and_o the_o word_n be_v not_o mean_v of_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o wicked_a at_o the_o last_o judgement_n but_o of_o god_n plague_v they_o in_o this_o life_n for_o contemn_v of_o christ_n as_o their_o own_o montanus_n do_v also_o interpret_v it_o bellarmine_n also_o will_v prove_v it_o as_o ribera_n do_v that_o the_o word_n refer_v to_o christ_n second_o come_v because_o that_o day_n be_v call_v great_a and_o fearful_a whereas_o christ_n first_o come_v be_v acceptable_a and_o a_o day_n of_o salvation_n i_o answer_v that_o christ_n second_o come_v in_o respect_n of_o no_o other_o thing_n nor_o to_o any_o other_o person_n be_v great_a and_o fearful_a than_o his_o first_o come_n be_v and_o è_fw-la contra_fw-la for_o his_o second_o come_v to_o his_o own_o be_v a_o day_n of_o salvation_n and_o they_o be_v bid_v to_o lift_v up_o their_o head_n when_o it_o approach_v but_o to_o the_o wicked_a both_o the_o first_o and_o second_o come_v be_v fearful_a and_o full_a of_o horror_n therefore_o montanus_n interpret_v it_o thus_o the_o day_n be_v great_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o good_a &_o dreadful_a in_o respect_n of_o the_o wicked_a resemble_v this_o place_n to_o that_o of_o john_n matth._n 3.12_o but_o the_o reason_n why_o the_o papist_n contend_v it_o shall_v be_v the_o true_a eliah_n be_v because_o they_o may_v prove_v that_o the_o pope_n be_v not_o antichrist_n this_o be_v one_o of_o sander_n his_o great_a demonstration_n to_o prove_v it_o because_o eliah_n must_v resist_v antichrist_n but_o eliah_n be_v not_o yet_o come_v to_o do_v it_o ergo_fw-la but_o what_o prophet_n what_o apostle_n what_o scripture_n ever_o tell_v they_o any_o such_o thing_n papal_a tradition_n will_v leave_v nothing_o unknown_a they_o tell_v we_o thing_n wherein_o god_n spirit_n be_v silent_a they_o tell_v we_o the_o soldier_n name_n who_o pierce_v christ_n the_o thief_n name_n who_o be_v crucify_v with_o christ_n the_o host_n name_n in_o who_o house_n he_o celebrate_v the_o supper_n and_o the_o name_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n rev._n 11.3_o to_o be_v enoch_n and_o elias_n if_o we_o will_v believe_v they_o but_o their_o folly_n be_v make_v manifest_a to_o all_o that_o will_v see_v before_o the_o come_n etc._n etc._n here_o be_v the_o time_n when_o elias_n shall_v come_v immediate_o before_o christ_n come_v that_o be_v his_o first_o come_n which_o though_o it_o may_v seem_v to_o be_v describe_v contrary_a when_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v acceptable_a and_o gracious_a yet_o this_o be_v speak_v in_o respect_n of_o divers_a party_n that_o whereas_o there_o be_v some_o that_o contemn_a and_o make_v no_o account_n of_o the_o mercy_n of_o christ_n to_o they_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o dreadful_a day_n but_o to_o the_o godly_a acceptable_a and_o gracious_a 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