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A69171	A treatise, touching Antichrist VVherein, the place, the time, the forme, the workmen, the vpholders, the proceeding, and lastly, the ruine and ouerthrow of the kingdome of Antichrist, is plainly laid open out of the word of God: where also manie darke, and hard places both of Daniell and the Reuelation are made manifest. By Lambert Danæus.; Tractatus de Antichristo. English	Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?; Swan, John, d. 1617.	1589 (1589)	STC 6229; ESTC S111048	137,818	208

pag. 32. Chap. 20. verse 2. and 7. cap. 21. pag 99. ¶ Two poynts to be graunted for the better handling of the discourse ensuing touching Antichrist The first Chapter BEing purposed to intreate of Antichrist I haue thought good first to set downe the very words of S. Paule him selfe wherein expresselie he handleth this Argument 2. Thes 2.3.4 c. verse 3 Let no man deceiue you by any meanes for that daie of Christ shall not come except there come a departing first and that man of sinne be disclosed euen the sonne of perdition verse 4 Which is an aduersarie and exalteth himselfe agaynst all that is called God or that is worshipped So that he doth sit as God in the temple of God shewing himselfe that he is God verse 5 Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I told ye these things verse 6 And now ye know what with-houldeth that he might be reueiled in his time verse 7 For the misterie of iniquitie doth alreadie worke only he which with-houldeth shall let till he be taken out of the way verse 8 And then shall that wicked man bee reueiled whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth and shal abolish with the brightnes of his comming verse 9 Euen him whose comming is by the effectual working of Sathan with all power and signes and lying wonders verse 10 And in all deceiuablenes of vnrighteousnes among them that perish because they receiued not the loue of the trueth that they might be saued verse 11 And therefore God shall send them strong delusion that they should beleeue lyes verse 12 That all they might bee damned which beleeue not the truth but had pleasure in vnrighteousnes Now addressing my selfe to the making plaine of this Scripture I am to require that these two poynts be yeelded me First that seeing this matter or controuersie is altogether very obscure it may be lawfull for me to vouch the writings of the ancient Fathers least if in so doubtful a question I should seeme to rest only vpon mine own fancie my speach and opinion should be the lesse regarded But if it be seene to relie also vpon the iudgements of the Catholike writers and to be approoued by their censures then both my wordes are like to haue the greater waight with them and so shall I be cleared from all suspition of enuie whereby otherwise I might bee suspected to bee caried in hatred and preiudice agaynst the Pope and Poperie Secondly I require that seeing the Scripture is the best expositour of it selfe and that those things here spoken of by Paule receiue great light out of the Reuelation where this poynt is more fully handled It may likewise be permitted vnto me to conferre some places thereof with this of Paule and but briefly to expound them least if I should stand long vpon the interpretation of them I should seeme to some to be too tedious and to ouer-reach the set limits of my purposed argument A double diuision of the disputation following the one generall the other more perticular The second Chapter ANd whereas in this question or argument concerning Antichrist there are thrée things especially enquired after 1 The one touching the word or name what it signifieth 2 The other concerning the thing or the partie him-selfe what Antichrist is This last touching the thing or person containeth many braunches to be considered of as namely 2 Who it is that should be Antichrist as whether he should be any one certaine or perticular man or diuers and sundry men 3 Where and from whence he should arise 4 When or in what time or age 5 What manner a one touching the condition of his person or manner of his doctrine 6 The meanes or steps whereby he closely should créepe vp 7 His power whereby he should be able to mainteine himselfe and that in flourishing estate 8 His workemen and Abettours what they are 9 Who they are on whome he should exercise his power 10 Lastly after what manner he should be destroyed So in the whole we haue tenne heads touch ng this treatise or argument all which Paule in this place hath briefly but very pithely vnfolded And in truth euen as in the kingdome of Christ the like heads both for the number and qualitie of them are obserued so also touching Antichrist it was méete that the same should be bewruied and made knowne both for the better forewarning and comfort of the Godly The foretelling of the comming of Antichrist was a famous Prophecy and giuen out by many The third Chapter BVt first some haue moued this doubt or question whether this speach of Paule be to be accompted a prophecie and extraordinarie reuelation from God or only an aduised and plaine interpretation of the Scripture which before had vttered but somewhat obscurely that which Paule heere more plainely deliuereth For as for Paule we know he was an Apostle and as himselfe witnesseth Apostles are in their functions and callings distinguished from Prophets Ephe. 4.11 Therefore some are of opinion that this place of Paule is but a graue and sound exposition of some other places of Scripture either out of Daniell cap. 7. 11. or out of Math. 24. or Luke 21. But in my iudgement it may more truly be affirmed that this place of Paule as others such like is a meere prophecie and extraordinarie as we knowe Paule had many such gifts giuen him 1. Cor. 14. 2. Cor. 12. among which also the gift of prophecying is one a proofe whereof we haue 1. Tim. 4.1 and in other places of his writings we finde other notable and extraordinarie reuelations as namely 1. Cor. 15.21 And it maketh no matter though the gifts of Apostleship and of prophecie be seuerall and diuers for this indéede is true if we consider and weigh them by themselues as they be in their owne natures but notwithstanding God many times bestowes them both vpon one and the selfe-same man As for example Peter by a speciall reuelation from God fore-told his death 2. Pet. 1.14 Againe Iohn the Euangelist was a Prophet as appeareth by the Apocalypse and also an Euangelist Further we are not to accompt it absurd that this one and the selfe-same matter should be fore-told both by Christ himselfe and after by Iohn in the Reuelation in as much as it often commeth to passe that many Prophets haue spoken of one and the same thing For it is well spoken of Bernard There was one spirit saith he that guided all the Prophets although they foresawe and fore-shewed one thing at diuers times in diuers manners and with sundry signes VVhy it was requisite that the kingdome and state of Antichrist should be fore-tolde The fourth Chapter PAule hath in one word signified what it is that would after insue whē he saith that there should come a departing or falling away for by that word he hath laide open the whole estate of the thing that should follow and the whole power and effect