A plaine exposition vpon the first part of the second chapter of Saint Paul his second epistle to the Thessalonians. Wherein it is plainly proved, that the Pope is the Antichrist. Being lectures, in Saint Pauls, by Iohn Squire priest, and vicar of Saint Leonards Shordich: sometime fellow of Iesus Colledge in Cambridge.

The Contents of this Treatise.

SERMON 1.

• OBstinacy an error dangerous to salvation. 6
• Ministers should win their people by lenity. 8
• Of the Resurrection. 10
• Blessings bind us to be constant in Religion. 14
• Of Vnion. 7, 15

SERMON 2.

• The comming of Christ may not be defined. 18
• The authoritie of the Fathers. 21
• The errours of the understanding, terrours to the Conscience. 22
• Six meanes to avoid errour. 26
• Three Fountaines of Errour 28
• Of Enthysiasme. 29
• Of the use and abuse of eloquence. 31
• Of false quotations and corrupting Authors. 32
• The meanes of seducing to Popery. 34

SERMON 3.

• The point of Antichrist may be handled. 38
• The name of Antichrist. 43
• The Fathers not the best Expositers in this point. 46
• The Apostasie. 47
• Whether the Church was ever extinguished. 55
• When was the Apostasie. 57
• Communion in both kinds. 60
• The Primacie. 60
• Image worship. 61
• Deposing Kings. 62
• The Pope above a Councill. 62
• Priests mariage. 63
• Apostates to Poperie. 63
• Latine Service. 65

SERMON 4.

• Antichrist not one man. 68
• The man of Sinne. 76
• The Pope the cause of Ignorance. 83
• The Pope the cause of Whoredome. 85
• The Pope the cause of Treason. 90
• The Powder Treason. 94

SERMON 5.

• Antichrist the sonne of Perdition. 97
• Antichrist and Iudas parallell'd. 99
• Antichrist, Iudas and the Pope parallell'd. 101
• The Pope may erre. 105
• Popish Persecutions passe those of the Emperours. 106
• Of the Inquisition. 121
• Rome Destroyed. 135
• Whether all Papists be damned. 136
• Popish threatnings to draw men to Popery. 137

SERMON 6.

• Antichrist not an open Adversarie. 140
• The Pope doth oppose Christ. 145
• Fundamentally. 147
• Vniversally. 149
• Six plaine propositions where Christ is plainly op∣posed by the Pope. 153
• The Pope the worst Adversary that ever the Church had. 154

SERMON 7.

• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Temple. 159
• Antichrists seat. 159
• Not th•• ••••teriall Temple. 159

• Rome the seat of Antichrist. 167
• Whether Rome be a true Church. 168
• A Parallel betwixt Rome and Babylon. 185

SERMON 8.

• Antichrist shall not exalt himselfe above the true God. 197
• The Pope doth. 200
• And above all that is worshipped. 202
• The Popes Ambition. 204
• The Pope doth exalt himselfe above Kings. 207
• Above the Emperour. 216
• Papists are Traitors. 226

SERMON 9.

• Antichrist shall not sit corporally in the Temple. 288
• The Pope usurpeth the same power with Christ. 232
• The same titles. 233
• That he is above Councills. 238
• That he can make a Creed. 240
• The Pope is not the head of the Church. 234
• The King is the Head of the Church of England. 235
• The Pope countermands all the Commandements. 244

SERMON 10.

• Antichrist shall not call himselfe the true God. 257
• The Pope doth shew himselfe to be God. 259
• The Pope doth shew himselfe to be God plainly. 268

SERMON 11.

• What hindred the Revelation of Antichrist. 289
• The Ro: Empire not to be abolished. 294
• It is removed. ibid.
• Of Travellers and travelling to Rome. 301

SERMON 12.

• The time of the Revelation of Antichrist. 305
• Where our Church was before Luther. 326
• Affected ignorance of Antichrist. 328

SERMON 13.

• The Mystery of Iniquitie. 335
• Popish mysteries to advance the papacie. 343
• Popish mysteries to advance poperie. 360
• Baits to catch pap••sts. 369
• Hookes to hold pap••sts. 373

SERMON 14.

• The Pope 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 or the lawlesse person. 381
• In regard of Scriptures. 391
• Of the Creed. 395
• Of humane Lawes. 396
• Of Oaths. 397
• Of nationall Lawes. 402
• The Exemption of the Clergie. 404
• Of Childrens obedience. 408
• Of Mariages. 409
• Of his owne Constitutions. 411

SERMON 15.

• The destruction of Antichrist. 414
• The beginning of the Reformation. 416
• Poperie may returne into England. 417
• Poperie may not be put downe by force of Armes. 418
• The finall destruction of the Pope uncertaine. 428
• Popery shall not be extinguished till the last day. 432
• The destruction of Rome. 434

SERMON 16.

• Of lying miracles. 440

• Of Popish miracles. 343
• The miracle Rev. 13. 13. explained. 465
• Whether Papists doe any miracles. 467
• Whether miracles should perswade unto Poperie. 470

SERMON 17.

• Of the Antiquity of the Church of Rome. 478
• Vniversalitie. 478
• Vnitie. 478
• Infallibilitie. 478
• Of disputations with Papists. 487
• The care of the Popish Church for Controversie Writers. 488
• Of Popish perswasions. 491
• Devotions. 494
• Prayers. 494
• Discipline. 495

SERMON 18.

• Of Satan. 497
• Papists refuse all Communion with Protestants, 498
• Why so many learned be Papists. 501
• No Reconciliation with Rome. 506

SERMON 19.

• The Doctrine of Devills. 521
• The Church of Rome teacheth the doctrine of De∣vills. 522
• Popish forbidding mariage, 531
• Popish forbidding meats. 537

SERMON 20.

• All who are deceived by Antichrist are damned. 542
• Whether all Papists be damned. 545
• Of Apostates to Poperie. 558

SERMON 21.

• Antichrist not a Iew. 560
• The Church of Rome doth use the Scripture for owne turne. 567
• The ambition of the Church of Rome. 570
• Consolation against Antichrist. 574
• Five notes of such as love the truth. 575

SERMON 22.

• The Papists surpasse the Pagan Idolatry. 579
• Angells made Idolls. 584

• Saints. 585
• The V. Marie. 587
• Images. 589
• The Crosse. 592
• The Sacrament. 594
• Every Creature made an Idol. 597

SERMON 23.

• Precedents of obstinatenesse. 601
• The Papists obstinate and deluded. 607
• No Reconciliat••on. 441
• The Pap••sts are deluders. 607
• Want of p••ov••sion for Converts, an hindrance to Reformation. 617
• Pronenesse of People to be deluded by Popery. 447
• God doth send delusion. 623
• A Caveat to the Church of England against ob∣stinatenesse. 625

SERMON 24.

• Popery supported by lying. 631
• The Primacie. 636
• The Crosse. 638
• Popish lies against the persons of Protestants. 640
• Against Calvin. 642
• Beza. ibid.
• Luther. ibid.
• Bishop King. 643

• Queene Elizabeth. 644
• Popish lies against the Profession of Protestants. 646
• Concerning the Sacraments. 647
• Our Government. ibid.
• Our Preachers. ibid.
• The Scripture 650
• Our obedience to our King. 651
• Our obedience to our God. 653
• Popish lyes concerning their persecution. 654

SERMON 25.

• The Pope may Erre. 677
• Hath ••rred. 687
• In his Translations. ibid.
• Canon Lawes. 688
• Papacredens & docens, that distinction examined. 680
• Of implicite faith. 698

SERMON 26.

• Popish points that are damnable. 702
• Inhibition of the Scriptures. 706
• Latine Prayers. 707
• Merits. 711
• The Communion in one kind. 712
• Worshipping of Images. 715

SERMON 27.

• Six opinions of Antichrist. 721
• The Devill shall be Antichrist. 722
• Nero. 724
• The Turke. 726
• The Turke and Pope. 732
• Antichrist shall be a Iew. 737
• The Papists Trienniall Antichrist. 740

SERMON 28.

• The Summe of the whole Treatise. 746
• The Paraphrase of the whole Text. 754
• The Parallel to the Pope. 757
• The Conclusion. 764
• A Dehortation from Poperie. 766