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The beginning and endynge of all popery, or popishe kyngedome
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Lynne, Walter.; Joachim, of Fiore, ca. 1132-1202. Vaticinia.
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1548
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STC 17115; ESTC S108949
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sceleri Praemia magna locat Qui pede ceruices Regum premit imperioso Atque tumet fastu turgidus Arsacio Venalesque malis sacros proscribit honores Obruit uerbi semina sancta dei Connubijque suis socialia foedera nescit Pacem almam frangit dissidiumque serit Colliditque armis totum feralibus orbem Foenerat annonas aere flagellat iners Diuinosque suis titulis postponit honores Et redimi sacris coelica regna docet MonstruÌ haec cuncta Deo patrans pugnantia christi Dici hostem meritô quis dubitare queat Sollicito hunc studio lector peruolue libellum Sat scio uel lectus ter mage gratus erit Non fuco at uero depicta colore placebit Portenti facies prodigiosa trucis Dispeream nisi uera magis quà m oracula Phoebi Delphica uel sortes Diua Sibylla tuae I.A. Paule in his seconde epistle and seconde chapiter to the Tessolonians BRethreÌ we beseke you by the coÌmyng of our LORD Iesus Christ in that we shal asseÌble vnto hym that ye be not sodenly moued from youre mynde and be not troubled nother by sprete nother by wordes 2. pet 3. a nor yet by letter which shuld seme to be sent from vs as though the daye of Christ were at hande Let no man deceaue you by ony meanes Danie 9. c 1. Tim. 4. a. Luce. xi c For the Lorde coÌmeth not excepte the departyng come fyrst and that that maÌ of synne be opened eueÌ the sonne of perdicioÌ which is an aduersary is exalted aboue all that is called god or gods seruyce so that he sytteth as God in the teÌple of god and boasteth himselfe to be God 1. Co. â â and. 6. c. Dan. xi c RemeÌbre ye not that whaÌ I was yet with you I told you these thynges And now ye knowe what witholdeth it euen that it myghte be vttered at his tyme. 1. Ioh. â â For the mysterie of the iniquite worketh alredye tyll he whiche now onely letteth be takeÌ out of the way And then shal that wicked be vttered whome the LORD shal coÌsume with the sprete of his mouth Iob. 15. d. Esay 11. a. Danie 8. d. Ioh. 8. d. Deu 13. Math. 24 v shall destroye with the appearaunce of his coÌmynge euen hym whose coÌmynge is after the working of Sathan with all lyenge power and signes and wonders with all deceueablenesse of vnryghteousnesse among theÌ that peryshe because they receaued not the loue of the treuth that they might haue bene saued zacha 5. a. Rom a. 1. d. Therfore shall God sende theÌ stronge delusion that they shulde beleue lyes that they almyght be daÌned Osee 7. a which beleued not the trueth but had pleasure in vnrighteousnesse But we are bound to geue thaÌkes alway vnto God for you brethreÌ beloued of the Lorde because that God hath froÌ the begynnyng chosen you to saluacion in the sanctifyenge of the sprete in beleuyng of the treuth whervnto he hath called you by our Gospel to optayne the glorye of our LORDE Iesus Christ Therfore brethren stonde fast kepe the ordinances which ye haue learned whether it were by oure preachynge or by epistle But oure Lorde Ihesus Christ hymselfe God our father which hath loued vs geuen vs euerlastynge consolacyon and a good hope thorow grace comforte your hartes and stablyshe you in all doctryne good doynge And than shall that wicked be vttered whom the lord shal coÌsume with the spirite of his mouth and shal destroy him with apperaunce of his coÌmynge euen him whose comming is after the workinge of Sathan ¶ The beginnynge and endynge of all poperie beinge taken oute of certaine olde prophecies more then .ccc. yeres agone here faythfully set forth to the amendement of this presente worlde out of hye Almayne by Gwalter Lynne The interpretacion of the wordes of christe Math .xvi. Thou art Peter c. whiche the pope ascribeth vnto hym selfe THe pope because his estate myght seme the hollyer toke the holy scriptures and christ him selfe to defend and maintaine it withall As Lucius Silla by the romaines hauing vnder the pretens of goodnes delyuered them from the Marianes afterwardes betrayed the riche and honest men of them imprisoned spoiled and kylled them Myght not such another parte be plaied with vs yes and it is the more pite come to passe alredy And styll he hath kepte vs vnder with the wordes which Christ spake vnto Peter Thou art Peter c. which wordes in no wise do serue for his purpose But commonlye is it seene that all thinge so begonne come to an euill ende as is to be seene by the hole popery They might better haue ben suffred yf they hadde ruled more with goodnes in peace and tranquillite then with rigour and mere tirannie yf they hadde likewise rather for geuen then still persecuted to death But truelye the wolfe the whiles he is in prison deuoureth no shepe althoughe there were neuer so manye with him in captiuitie but being at libertie let euery maÌ beware of him CHriste said to Peter Mathew .xvi. Thou art Petrus c. Petrusin the greake tonge is as muche to saye as in the latyne tonge saxum In the englyshe tonge a rocke and therefore of christ he was named a rocke bicause he hadde ben constant in the knowledging al the holy catholique faithe and not wauering hither and thither as the commune people did And vpon the same rocke that is vpon the same stedfast knowledge of faith will I buyld my churche And who soeuer stedfastly standeth to the same the very hell shall not preuaile against him muche lesse shal men Lyke as saint Augustine in his sermon vpon this place dothe attribute these wordes vpon this rocke to our Lord Iesu Christ and not to Peter saieng this is the meaning of it Thou arte Petrus and vpon the same rocke whiche thou hast confessed and knowledged saienge Thou art christ the sonne of the liuing god wil I buyld my church vpon me I wyll buylde the and not me vppon the. But suche as wolde men to be buylded vpon men said thus I holde of Paule I holde of Apollo I hold of Cephas which is Peter The other sort whiche wold not be buylded vpon men but onely vpon the rock Iesu christe saide I holde of Christe c. Augustinus Erasmus Roterodamus I Maruell therfore not a littell that certaine people there be that wrest and wring this place and forcely apply and asscribe him to the pope as if it onely apperteined vnto him But the whyles his churche whiche he nameth the catholyke church is not buylded vpon christe but vpon hym selfe so muste lykewise the foundacion euen be so stronge mightye and durable Yet doth he set forth him selfe with the holy scripture which in no maner of wise doth serue for him Neither is Cyprian with him where as he speakethe of sainte Peter vppon whome the churche was buylded For S. Peter in his