The exposicion of Daniel the prophete gathered oute of Philip Melanchton, Iohan Ecolampadius, Chonrade Pellicane [and] out of Iohan Draconite. [et] c. By George Ioye. A prophecye diligently to be noted of al emprowrs [and] kinges in these laste dayes

☞ And there shalbe set vp armes and* 1.1 strength out of him / which shall propha∣ne and pollute the holy temple of helpe and strength. And they shall take awaye the daylye long continued sacrifice / & set vp in the temple the abominable idoll of destruccion. And the wyked traytors and transgressours of the holy couenant shall he bringin to play the crafty deceyuers thorow hypocrisye and flaterye.

That is / The armye of Antioc. there* 1.2 left to defende these abominacions / shall defyle the holy temple of helpe with their haithen execrable rytes. It is called the temple of helpe and strength / because by the promises made therin the iewes as it* 1.3 were in a castle / were defended of god / as is the gospell now oure helpe and strong tower. To take awaye the dayly wont sa∣crifice / is* 1.4 to abolisshe and to forebyde all the Leuitik religion / and to slaye all that worship god aftir Moses rytes and lawe These armes of Anti. did set vp also moo images heithen rytes and cerem. in the* 1.5 stede of gods religion / whih also with all oure rytes / cerem. and tradiciōs be called the abominable and execrable euident & present signes of the destruccion of tho∣se temples and chirches wherin they be* 1.6 yet set vp. And here is the signe called y^e thinge it self (that is y^e very destruccion) which it signifyed. The trayterose trans∣gressours of the holy couenant and testa∣ment / were* 1.7 the apostatas bishopes as Ia son / Alcimus / Menelaius with their fac∣cion / which ether for their owne profite and lucre or for feare / forsoke and renyed God for Antiochus pleasure / which did both saye and do all thinges deceitfully thorow hypocrisye and flaterie.

These troublouse and heuey afflicciōs of gods chirche are before wryten / to mo∣nisshe vs to beware / & constant. The ie∣wes themselues deserued these plages / for the text saith / that Antioc. shall con∣sult with the forsakers and trayterouse transgressors of the lawe / which were y^e bisshopes with their affinite allectinge and prouoking antioc. to robbe and defyle the temple with images and haithen ry∣tes / ministring fyer and cruell tyrannye / euen y^e very complices of all that vngod∣ly sacrilege / that therselues might stand styll in their auctorite and dignities / for out of the spirituall headis which profes∣se themselues to be the gouerners with their doctryne and defenders of the chir∣che and euen the chirche it selfe sprung∣forth all these calamities geuinge aucto∣rite & powr to that seculare heithen king ouer the temple of god / ouer the rytes and religon / yea and aboue god and his worde to / that the kinge confirming their aucto rite and powr to defende their owne su∣persticion and apostac••e / to punisshe and persecute the godlye / thei might the fre∣lier prosecute their tyrannose mischeif & murther. And therfore the text saith. Thy shalbe fraud elently brought in / tho∣row hypocrisye to flater emprours & kings

with diuyne and holy tytles. But oure cō∣solacion is / that we see the ende of their* 1.8 tyrannye and heueypersecucion at hande and that we haue god almighty with cri∣ste and all his aungels on oure syde / & as that persecucion by Antioc. dured not ful∣ly fower yeares / euen so shall we aftir a lytle short trouble / haue a restinge place to breath vs.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Text.
• * 1.2

  Antioch is y^e de∣uillis p•• pe & bis∣shop.
• * 1.3

  The tē∣ple of hel pe.
• * 1.4

  The day ly wont sacrifice
• * 1.5

  The abo minable desola∣cion.
• * 1.6

  The sig∣ne for y^e thing si∣gnifyed.
• * 1.7

  Tray∣ters trā∣sgressors were the bishops.
• * 1.8

  Dure cō solacion.