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¶ And there was a great batayle in heauen, Michael and his Angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels, and preuayled not, nether was their place
The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John.
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- The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John.
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- Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
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- the xvi. daye of August, 1549 [16 Aug. 1549]
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"The seconde tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament conteynyng the epistles of S. Paul, and other the Apostles : wherunto is added a paraphrase vpon the reuelacion of S. John." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A68942.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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founde any more in heauen. And the great dragon, that olde serpent, called the deuell and Sathanas, was cast out. Whiche deceaueth all the worlde. And he was cast into the earth and his angels were cast our also.
The power of God, the holy worde of God, and the spirite of Christ, which we maye vnderstande by Mychaell (who by interpretacion is, who is lyke god) and Gabriel, (the strength of God,) hath, in all ages and tymes, bene dryuen to holde batel with Lucifer and Sathan, with the pryde of mans wysdome, whiche haue hindred the true honour of God, the true seruice & religiō of God, the true faith, and haue euer withstanden the holy and pure gospell. But this worde of God hath alwayes had the victorie althoughe with muche labour and daunger, and sometyme not without harme and losse, (but not of the electe) whiche thing shall continue vntyll suche tyme as our sauiour shall haue his wil and pleasure of this battell, and with the breath of his mouthe shall slaye the sonne of the dra∣gon, the damnable Antichrist. For the whiche thing, we ought continuallye to call vpon the mercye and goodnes of God (in a stedfast and perfight hope and confidence) as he hath taught vs, halowed bee thy name. Thy kingdome come. Thy wyll be done no lesse in earth than it is infalliblye in heauen. For the hāde of God is not shortened, but is able to gyue whatsoeuer he hath commaunded vs to aske, and ••o praye for. The peace also and quietnes of the elect and faith∣full to lyue in godlynes, maye be wysshed to be more perfight, (as is also pro∣mysed thorowe the prophetes,) than it hath bene hitherto for lacke of the true sounde doctrine of the gospel, no smal space, althoughe the very perfyght peace can not be obteyned, but onely in heauen in the eternall quiet kyngdome of Christe.