Alex. Hales part. 3. q. vlt. num. 5. Art. 2. saith, that about the time of Christs passion, the true faith remained in none, but in the Virgin Marie.
So Durand. Rat. lib. 6. cap. 72. num. 25.
So Panormit de elect. & elect. potest. cap. sanctificasti.
So Turrecramat. de Consecrat. d. 2. semel Christus, Num. 4.
It was a poore visibilitie then, farre from glorious conspicu∣ousnesse.
Many Papists write of a miserable estate of the Church in the time of Antichrist: that the Masse shall be celebrated in few places, and verie priuately in caues and secret places, yea, perhaps the Pope shall then professe his faith in secret. See for these things, Pererius on Daniel, pag. 714. Ouandus in Breui∣loqu. in 4 sent. D. 18. prop. 3. pag. 602. Suarez. lib. 5. Contr. sect. Angli. cap. 21. Acosta de Temp. nouis. lib. 2. cap. 15. Rhem. on 2 Thess 2. 3. All these speake of the Churches almost vtter ex••••pation. See more testimonies, of Occam, Caietan, Maluen∣da, Barradius, and others in D. Whites Reply to Fisher, pag. 77.
This they do meane of their Romish Church-Seruice, Masse, and Religion; which I pray God to hasten, and make them true Prognosticators of their owne downefall and ruine, Amen, A∣men.
But that Romish Antichrist hath played his part against the true Church alreadie, as is foretold in 2. Thess. 2. Reu. 9. and 11. and 12. and 13. which these men cannot, or will not see, being made drunke with that whores cup of her fornication,