The texte.

These wordes speaketh Christ, thorowe his spirite, from heauen vnto his people, that they shoulde forsake the companye and felowshyp of Antichriste, that they make not them selues partakers of y^• horrible synne, of the double in∣dignacion and also of the plages whiche shall lighten vpon him. For the synne is greater than that goddes rightuousnes coulde suffer it any longer vnpunis∣shed. And therfore he wyll recompence her with punishment, as she hath deser∣ued, and that by heapes one in a nothers necke. For there woulde no long suffe∣ryng of God, nor no warninge of the word of God, helpe. Thus hapneth it vn∣to all vyolent and tyrannous kyngdoms, euen from the Assirians vnto the last of the Romaynes. Great pryde and pompe must be subdued and vanquysshed with great shame and bondage. This prophecye is lyke vnto the holy prophe∣tes Esay, and Daniel, although it perteineth vnto a nother kingdom, but lyke vnto that bothe in wickednes and in punishment.