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A69171 A treatise, touching Antichrist VVherein, the place, the time, the forme, the workmen, the vpholders, the proceeding, and lastly, the ruine and ouerthrow of the kingdome of Antichrist, is plainly laid open out of the word of God: where also manie darke, and hard places both of Daniell and the Reuelation are made manifest. By Lambert Danæus.; Tractatus de Antichristo. English Daneau, Lambert, ca. 1530-1595?; Swan, John, d. 1617. 1589 (1589) STC 6229; ESTC S111048 137,818 208

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A TREATISE TOVCHING ANTICHRIST VVherein the Place the Time the Forme the workmen the Vphoulders the Proceeding and lastly the ruine and ouerthrow of the Kingdome of Antichrist is plainly laid open out of the word of God where also manie darke and hard places both of Daniell and the Reuelation are made manifest By Lambert Danaeus Meete in these dayes to be considered where-in the kingdome of the Beast is by force and trecherie sought to be reuiued And published for the encouragement of those which ioyne in the intended actions against the Spaniard and otherwise for the further ouerthrow of Antichrist and enlarging of Christ his kingdome with the pure preaching and sincere gouernment of the same Reuel 18.4 Go out of her my people 1. Cor. 10.11 These thinges were written to admonish vs. Vppon whom the ends of the world are come LONDON Imprinted by Thomas Orwin for Iohn Porter and Thomas Gubbin 1589. ¶ To the Right Honorable his verie good Lord Sir Christopher Wraie Knight Lord Cheife Iustice of England a liberall benefactour and worthie founder in Magdalen Colledge in Cambridg Ihon Swan wisheth such condition as hath promise both of this life and of the life to come WHat may be thought meete to be spoken in the behalfe of this booke right Honorable I suppose may bee found sufficient in the preface ensuing made by the Author himselfe and addressed vnto his Lord the Lord Casimire But what occasions moued me vnto the translation of the worke and to offer it to your Honour it may perhaps bee looked for that my selfe should signifie VVe haue seene Antichrist euen in this our Realme as well as in many other places of Christendome to haue taken a notable both fall and foyle Jn so much as who so had liued in the daies of the famous King Henry the eyght VVhome it pleased God to vse as the chiefest instrument to dismount the monster and giue him his deadly wound to haue seene then the zeale and forwardnes that was in the Nobilitie the painefulnes of the Cleargie both by pen and in pulpit the triumphes and ioyfull acclamations of the people he would haue thought that neither Antichrist himselfe would euer haue looked back with hope to haue set foote in amongst vs againe nor that in the heart of any one true English-man especially after so long a farewell hee might finde any residence or fauourable entertainment But tantae molis erit Romanam euertere gentem it fell out otherwise For not long after it appeared that it was an easier matter to hurle out the Pope then poperie at a suddaine In so much as * Ould Docter Turner one in a prety pamphlet intituled The hunting of the Foxe by the industry of such hounds as there he set on worke and by print of the Beasts footing which in many corners he obserued he descried withal cried out that the Foxe was still in the land And as for our time late and that daungerous experience hath toulde vs both in respect of Rome and Rhemes abroade and of Jesuites and Seminarie Priests sent ouer vnto vs and of hollow harted and trayterous subiects fostered amongst vs who all haue made waie to this late cruell attempt of the Spanyards that both the Pope himselfe hath long since cast more then a glauncing eye toward England and that many amongst vs yea such as haue bin borne in time of her Maiesties most happie Raigne haue liked and longed for that vnhappie euent of that vngratious aspect But long may they looke in vaine as hetherto they haue done by Gods mercifull prouidence ouer vs and by the carefull gouernment of such as are our Magistrats VVhose labour and watchfulnes as it becommeth eache christian in loue of the Churche to support and further by al such good meanes as where-with God hath enabled him So J being not able otherwise haue endeuoured hereby to do the best I maie not for the helpe of the learned who are able themselues to consult with the Author in the originall but of such as to whome without such helpe this worke might seeme to bee a treasure hid in the ground And they be the men that be most endaungered as not being able to discearne the Beast though daily they see his footing before their face and therefore had most need of a Mithridate to withstand his infection And in my simple opinion there is no one booke among many that hath bin penned of late to this purpose which more fitly and effectually perperformeeh the same then this doth in thwarting the enterprise of the Rhemist and cracking the credit of this Romish maister which also might daunt the desperat attempts of his fauourites amongst vs considering the Beast vnder whose banner they fight This little labour of mine being finished considering with my selfe the place which your Lordship sustaines to the seruice and saftie of her Maiesties person hir country and common-weale and good of the Churche J was easely induced to presume to make offer of the same vnto your honour And in so doing withall J conceiued hope to compasse that which the Author himselfe affected in making his dedication vnto Prince Casimire namely that vnder your Lordeships name and patronage it may be the more willingly accepted and the more safely passe through the handes of men The which J beseeche your good Lordeship in such fauourable sorte to accept as you did the former The Lorde of Lords preserue your Lordship to see the happie and ioyfull returne of many a newe yere and prosper your Honorable endeauours tending to the aduauncement of his glorie and supplanting his and her Maiesties enemies to the good of the Church the safety of the Realme the furtheraunce of Religion and learning and your owne endles comfort in Christ Jesu Amen From the Colledg of Wye in Kent the first of Ianuary 1589 Your Lordships most bounden Iohn Swan To the famous and mightie Prince and Lord Iohn Casimire Countie Palantine of the RHINE Duke of BAVER c. his verie good Lord and Maister WHereas in these our daies wherein the light of the glorious Gospell begins to reuiue and spring a fresh there be many poynts called into controuersie there is not among them any one Most noble Prince more difficult or lesse agreed vpon by such as write then that question which concerneth Antichrist The knowledge whereof although it be most necessarie both for the vnderstanding of that truth which God himselfe hath reueiled exceeding profitable for the staie of the Church yet in this poynt the opinions of the auncient Fathers haue bene so variable and diuers that we are almost altogether to seeke what we are to follow and hould in this behalfe And this diuersitie of theirs came to passe by this meanes partly for that they liued in those dayes wherein all the marks and tokens of this Jniquitie the which notwithstanding the Spirit of God bewraied and poynted out beforehand were not manifest as not come to light for as yet