C A P. 8. touchingAntichrist.. 684 become himwell, but feeing they are at deadly lewd one again(t another, as you alto hold, it were more comely, (one would think) to make them contrary each toother in all things : as namely, that Antichrift'thould raigne fora mc(c long time,becaufe Chrif lived for a molt fhorttime, fpecially after bee began to íbewhìrnfeWopenly to the world ; and thus alfo fhould Chrifts Glory appear far more greatly in vanqui(hingthis enemy of his, by how much more long time his Tyrannie had fatted. I hope you fee but a few enemies that will fafhion themfelves to the example of their enemies : And fo indeed, Chrift and antichrift carry themfelves in a clean con- trary equipage for many other matters ; For, as Christ was moil poor, foAntichrifl is muff rich, as Chrift was a fubjeci, fo Antichrtft is a'king,yea, a Kingofkings ; as Chrifl did fuffer all injuries pati- ently, fo Antichrifl offereth them molt outragioully ; as Chrift hash not whereon to lay his head,fo Antichrifl doth tumble in wealth and power fo fuperabundantly, that he is able tobe the whores trapped Falfrey,to carry her on. And v ill you have thefe two to agree, and to refemble one another in their number of yeers ? Fifchly,you reafon thus; Thefi mme ofthe yeersofthe contintoonce of Antichrist that laileth for a thourand tWo hundred and threefèore yeers which the adverfariesmake, can by no means be applied to thefe taords ofDaniel and john,a time,and times, andhalfa time. I anfwer, that I often (hewed before, that we are not to trouble our felves with making Daniel 8z Iohn to agree. But what hindereth,I pray you,why 2ohns words may not be applied to thöfe yeers ? Becaufé(fay you) out ofall doubt,an equal! timemuf be underftood, that is,fame one number, as one day, one week, one moneth,oueyeer, one Loftre, that -is, theface offour moneths, or thereabouts, one Iubilee,one Age,one thoufand yeers. 1 anfwer,you are out ofall peradventure, egregiou(;lydeceived, nei- ther do I.think that you wrote thefe things waking,but ileeping,or at leaf! nodding and napping ; fee you not, that you do rejet`l by this reafon,not the yeers onlyofyour adverfaries making,reckoning but thofedayes andmoneths alfo,which the Angel himfelfniaketh? You fay,that by time, muff be meantfame one number,as one day,one one moneth, and let it be, one day ; therefore, then times, (hall be two dayes,half a time, half a day, and fo wee have the totall fumme tail up of three dayes and a half; what (hall becomenow ofall the other 1256. dayes and anhalf? So let time,beone moneth,times (hall be t'.Wo moneths,halfe a timefifteendayes, all which put together,niake three moneths and fifteen dayes. Is this all wee can makeof the two and s s s s forty
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