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A16616	A plaine and pithy exposition of the second Epistle to the Thessalonians. By that learned & judicious diuine Mr William Bradshaw, sometime fellow of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge. Published since his deceasse by Thomas Gataker B. of D. and paster of Rotherhith	Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618.; Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.	1620 (1620)	STC 3523; ESTC S106386	110,550	220

8.5 Hebr. 2.6 and to Magistrates I haue said Ye are Gods saith the Psalmist Psal. 82.6 This propertie notably in both these respects agreeth to the Pope Concerning the first nothing can be more euident whether you respect the Bishop of Romes claime or his practise He claimes to be in all Christian Dominions throughout the world yea and of the whole world to be the Supreme Head and Gouernour That Emperors and Kings are but his Vassals and Subiects that he hath authoritie to place them in their Thrones and to cast them out againe to absolue their Subiects from that loyaltie and alleageance that they owe and haue sworne to them that he is as the Sunne and the Emperor but as the Moone borrowing all light from him that he is as Gold and the Emperor as Lead that Emperors and Kings are but as Sawes and he as the Sawyer to moue them at his pleasure that the Emperor is but his Sword-bearer and his Creature and the Imperiall Maiestie as much vnder the Popes as the Creature vnder God Concerning practise hath hee not deposed Kings and Emperors hath he not made them kisse his toe hold his stirrop waite bare-foot at his Pallace-gate crowned Kings with his feete made them carry him on their shoulders c Againe he aduanceth himselfe aboue Angels and Diuels For he claimeth to be Lord of all in Heauen in Earth and in Hell One Pope in his Bull for the Iubilee commands the Angels in Heauen to take such soules out of Purgatorie as dye by the way and carry them instantly to Heauen And for his lifting vp of himselfe aboue God himselfe it is as plaine as any other matter It is nothing with him to be another God on Earth The Scriptures that are proper to God or Christ as Esai 60.12 28.16 Psal. 24.1 8.6 Ioh. 10.16 15.5 3.19 Apoc. 5.5 they apply vnto him and he like the proud Man of Sin admits of them Yea this is all too litle He is aboue God and that by his owne claime He can binde where God looseth and lose where he bindeth He can dispense with the Lawes of God with both the Olde and the New Testament His word is of more authoritie then Gods word is And to sinne against his Lawes is after a sort to sinne against the Holy Ghost Lastly this Man of Sinne is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not a wicked onely but a lawles person one that shaketh off all yoke like a sonne of Belial that liueth like an Outlaw that refuseth to be ruled by any law either diuine or humane But who more lawles then he that no law can hold either of God or man That will giue lawes to all but take none of any that not onely claimeth power to breake lawes as he listeth himselfe but can at his pleasure dispense so not with mans law alone but with Gods to that he can make Treasons Murthers and Massacres and the horriblest sins that Gods law condemnes acts pious and meritorious whereby men shall deserue heauen Yea who so lawlesse as he that not onely refuseth himselfe to be ruled by any law but exemteth all his shauelings his principall members from all subiection to lawes and ciuill jurisdiction though the ordinance of God that they may liue as they list in all loosenes and lewdnes without checke or controll And thus we haue shewed both who is the Head of the Apostasie foretold by the Apostle in this place and where both he and it are to be found Vers. 13. But we ought alwayes to giue thanks to God for you Brethren beloued of the Lord. HItherto of the Prophecie concerning the Universall Catholicke Apostasie of Christians from the true Faith and sincere worship of Iesus Christ as it was planted by the Apostles and of that Man of Sinne that next and immediately vnder the Diuell was to be supreme Head and Author thereof A burdensome Prophecie to all that feared God and such a one as could not but make their hearts heauy and possesse their soules with much feare and trembling And therefore the Apostle before he passeth vnto any other matter comforteth this Church he writes vnto and therein laboureth to remoue that feare sorrow which this Prophecie might cast them into In the Consolation 1. He propoundeth the maine argument and matter of their Comfort 2. He maketh speciall Vse thereof The matter or argument is set downe 1. Generally 2. More specially The Effect of the generall Proposition is expressed in the Title he giues vnto them O yee beloued of the Lord as if he had said O my Brethren though the condition of the Christian world shall be fearfull in regard of the power and tyrannie of that Man of Sinne yet you neede not to be dismayed thereat For the Lord loues you most deerely and tenderly and therefore will preserue and keep you from that fearfull Apostasie Whence we note 1. That the more that any Christian man or Church is beloued of the Lord the more afraid they are of this Apostasie and of that Man of Sin and the more they are humbled and grieued to consider the same and the more they shall feare it and desire to be armed and strengthned against it being conscious of their owne weaknes to withstand so great assaults and temptations as also the more they shall mourne and groane vnder the tyrannie and burden of it or of any part or parcell of it the more present will the Spirit of God be to yeeld comfort consolation and spirituall might and strength vnto them as here he is vnto this Church And further the more feelingly that a man shall be perswaded of the loue of God towards him the lesse cause he shall haue to be dismayed and faint-hearted in regard of this Apostasie Art thou one belou'd of the Lord Hadst thou a liuely sense thereof in thy soule Verily though by Prophecie it should be reuealed vnto thee that all thy frends and acquaintance the whole Towne and Realme where thou liuest the whole Kingdome wherein thou art a Subiect should reuolt from Christ to Antichrist yea though thine owne eyes should behold it though thou shouldest see all the faithfull Pastors and Ministers of Christ and amongst them those that haue bin the powerfull instruments of God to bring thee to the sense and loue of God to fall away from Iesus Christ and to receiue the marke and character of the Beast yet in the middest of so fearefull and so lamentable a spectacle thou shalt finde comfort and strength enough to support thee though thou stand alone against all the tempests and stormes that Satan and his Vicar-generall can raise against thee Would we therefore secure our selues against such tempests and brunts Let vs labour to be beloued of the Lord and to get vnto our selues all the signes and tokens thereof that we can For there is none safe from Antichrist but those whom God hides in his owne bowels And if once we feele our selues