CAT, .3. touchingAntichriíL. 439 - thofe things which they handle touching fl#ticbrifl,and thole things which they let down about the end of the world. This wascertain- ly made known unto them by many Prophecies, and undoubted fignes thereof,this they wereperfwadcd ofby fotne likelihood it had to the truth , and by the weake authorityof men. The like we fee in Chrifts Difciples, whom we know to have expected a temporal! Kingdom, yet when they preached, that Chriff was come,and that the Kingdomwas then to be reftored to 1fra,l, should any man that could not fee the Kingdome reftored deny to give credit to their report touching (Ills comming? Or if he fhould, fhould he not deal unequally ? For they knew that Chrift was come by molt cer- taine arguments which could not deceive , but that which they con- ceited touching the temporali Kingdom, they drew out of the dregs of the common errour. After the fame manner the ancient writers underilood by true figuesout of the Scriptures, that Antichrift was at thevery doors, but that which they affirmed touching the lift end , was theirown invention , yet ought it not to dimiriifh the credit of that truth which is j.)yned with it , you are not therefore fcaped away with this anfwer of yours,but the judgement of the ancient fathers, remaineth ratified and un:noveable , that Antichriff is come; 'and therefore it was not for nothing thatone ofyourown fide the Bi/hop of Florence, avouched openly five hundred yeers finer, that Anti- chri.£ teas come at thattime.For the fuppreffingofwhom the Coan.. fell of Florence wascalled and gathered , butyou havethcught fifer for your (elves, that the fameof this councell fhould rather come to posterity, then that the at`ts thereof ihould'come to their know- ledge. As touching the later wri:ers,you mention firlt of all the Samofrt- teniant of Hungary, with whom I will have nothing to do , I care not what they think,or think not.till they (hall be ofa founder en inde then theyare. The rest of the learned men, differ after three forts in their judgements touchingthe timeof Antichrifl-s corning;Illyric:w, ()trams and Luther, making the corning of Antichrift to be about the yeer of the Lord,600.'Bullinger at the yeer763.Mrefculue r zoo The reafon oftheir judgement was this, becaufe they being fuch quick fenced men, theficonduprifing of the Beall, in the precinfts whereof they ftick,did finell fo tirong,that they Could not bend their minds to think of any time beyond this, wherein they are like to good hunting doggs, whowhcnonce theyhave frurid cut the place M mm z where
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