CAP.4. touchingAntichrifL. 649 World, namely oflersafalem,there is no reafon to force us to take the Lords words rather in their properfigtfication, then thofe of Paul, Rom.1.8. Coloff. 1; 6, 23. ofwhich we fpeke before. For whereas you fay that Paul fpeaketh of a mat-ter pail, Rom. i o. 18. You might have remembred out ofAuguftine, that he took the time 'aft, for that Which was tocome, as Davidhad done, 1A,hore words they are, as youyour felfwrote a little before,and tiìat theProphets are wont to fpeak every where almost of things to core, as if they were pAt. In the other scriptures Paul fpeakethof that matter now already perfited,which the Lord foretold was to be perfited. This first de- monftration ofyours therefore,halteth down right in every parr,ha- ingnothing in it that is found, norno jot of truth but the generali preachingyou fpeak of is loch a figne (In that fence that youwould have preachingto be taken)ofAntichrift that is to come,as the Iewes have fained unto themfelves of Chrift that is to come, namely filch as the bold and blind prefitmptionof mendare devife, without any au- thority of the Divine Oracles. Whero:-e feeing you have writen no- thing foundly touching this-matter, I will aífay, ifI can bring forth fore more certain matter,as I prop ifed 1 would do right now, that fo the Readers may know what they are to think about. this point. There is therefore a double univerfall preaching, as we have faid, a figurative one,andaproper one. That was given to the Apoftles for a uighe of the dcftruCtion ofIerufalem,and oftheir eflate ; and fo it fhould go before Anrichrift alfo,whowas not to come forth,but after fome ages,when that whole mauer of regimentwas quite extin- gni,hed.The other which we call a generali preaching properly, Thal notgo before,but (hall follow Antichrift. For after he fhalbe flaíne, the Cofpell fhall be fpread abroad-far and wide, even among thofe nations -, which have never heard of it hitherto. For then fhall the Nations bring their glory and horosar to the new Holycity, Rev.a I. -.Thenjball the treegro* in the middcfi of theftreet of the holy City, whore leaves fball yield medicine and health to the Nations, Reve1.22.2. Thenflit; II the Temple be apened,in- to which no ftranger could enter during the time of the fèven 1aft plaoues,WhereWith líntichrilt/halbeconfamed,Rev, 15.8.& Chap.' 6. Then desalt Watersflovv out ofthe Temple tovvards theEafl,and into the Countrey round about, vvith the vvholefomenefs vvhereofa verygreat., multitude offifties Jhall be begotten, Ezech. 4.7. Then to conclude, after .that the little Horne(hall be taken avvay,the Kingdom (hall be given to ante like to theSon ofMan, that ali people, nation; andtongues fha11
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