118 I Tim.4.z. ° z l'et.a,t. f Apoc.16.13. s Mat.7.14." Greg.in iob.l,lz. car.z0. Hifar.contr: ,4urentium. iApoè.13.I3. k ,F3eb;IO,14. C H A P.2. An Expofation vpon thefecon d V E R.3. á'i oos, but avrtypasor: as if his oppofing fhould be not fo much to his nature, or perfon, as to his vriCtion and furcgion. 2 But apert thinke we, and ex profefJo ? Refp. So con - ceiue Papas, not without fuffrage of force Ancients. But when we finde him r to haue the e bornes of the Lambe. a To fpeake lies in d hypocrite. 3 C `Primly to bring in damnable herefies. 4 The whole world of earthly Chri- i}ians not following onely, or reuerencing, or honouring,, or adoring, but admiring after hirn, can wee fuppofe him a profeffed aduerfarie ? s When Paul tels vs, its a my- fierie oftniguitie, wherein he werkes. 6 Saint Iohn de- fcribes him a f falfe Prophet, whofe habit is g'beeper cloa- thing : Saint Gregorie,that he Chaff faine picnic to draw to iniquitie. Saint Halarie, that vnder the cloake of the Gof_ pelf he (hall be contrary to Chri(i, yet (hall we thinke him a profeffed aduerfary? Its n'ifedom, the i wifedomepecu- liar to Saints to difcerne him; therefore no open enemie yet an Aduerfary; and by Daniels rule, fo much the-more dangerous,by how much the more ferret, and pretending friendfhip. 3 Wherein flands this opp'oûtion? How fhewes hee enmity to Chrif} ? Refp. They are frigid,who limit to his lire, and moral! behauiour in his eonuerfation vpou elarth: Remember his name; he is s4rtachrfarr, oppofite to Chrif, as Chrifl ; that is, as the anointed Ptief}, Prophet, king ofthe Church:who fo in thefe things ìs found his emi- nent,emulous,or oppofite, let him be deemed that Anti - chrafl; what euer fhe wes of arnitie he pretends to that per - fon whom we call Chrifl. 4 May fuch one bee found in Rome ? Refp. Elfe no where in the world, taking in the cjilodus of his appofiti- on, which is, though hottile, yet vnder colour of loue. Conceiue him oppofite to Chritis, T. Sufficiency. a. Pro- priety. 3. Efficacie in his offices. r. Sufficiency in all they thus oppofe. I. Of Priest -hood, when they tcach his k olo'ne once offering ofhimfelfe not to perfec` them that are fanRified. We, by our owne voluntary aE1ions or fuffe- rings,
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