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A09320 The seaven golden candlestickes Englands honour. The great mysterie of Gods mercie yet to come. With peace to the pure in heart aduising to vnitie among our selues. By Richard Bernard, minister at Batcombe in Somersetshire. Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1621 (1621) STC 1963; ESTC S113795 38,453 126

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Northward of all these three Churches and so farthest from the Sun scituate in the coldest part And whereas Sathan in Ephesus had false Apostles in Smyrna a Synagogue heere bee hath a Throne 1. THis state was next after the other from after Gratian his time more darkened by little and little and more corrupt then the other till the Throne of Sathan was erected in Rome and so euery thing became worse and worse till betweene the 11. and 12. hundreth yeare Plat. in vit Bonifa 3. 2. This Pergamus was the most famous and head-citie of Asia Liuie Decad. 4. l. 7. Plin. nat hist l. 5. c. 30. where the 2. So this Pergamine state was vnder the power of Rome the most famous and head-citie of the World where the Heathen Emperours had ruled till Constantine the Great and which seate of the Romane iurisdiction was for those parts after that the King of Pergamus called Attalus Philometer had made the people of Rome his Heire Iornand de Reg. success In this Citie and vnder the power thereof was the Angell and the Church of Christ planted as yet was the chiefe Citie of all the Romane power 3. To this Angell Christ sheweth him selfe with a sharpe two-edged sword threatning to fight with it against the Enemy verse 16. 3. Because he would affoord his Angels and faithfull Pastors the same in his time to fight against the enemies thereof 4. Heere was the Throne of Sathan set vp ouertopping this Angell and Church 4. So Sathan in this state of the Church erected vp at Rome his Throne when hee made the Bishop of Rome Pope vniuersall Bishop and so That Antichrist which Supremacie the Bishoppe of that Sea euer sought after and obtayned at length by a Bed in lib. de temp Plat. in vita Bonifa 3. Blond Decad. 1. l. 9. Sleid. de 4. Imper. l. 2. Paulus Warnfridus l. 4. de gestis Lomb. Phocas And thus he crept into that Throne First by extolling Rome as the head-citie of the Empire keeping euer on foot the honour thereof Secondly by Constantines remoouing and building Constantinople and afterwards in Iustinus dayes when the b Blond l. 8. Dec. 1. Seid de 4. Imp. l. 2. Exarch was established which Magistrate left Rome and abode most at Rauenna by which elbow-roome at Rome the Pope crept vp more and   more Thirdly by neglecting to come c Socrat. l. 2. c. 5. Sleid. de 4. Imp. lib. 2. vid. Exemplar Leonis PP ad Theodos 2. Martianum Imp. tom 2. Conciliorum personally vnto generall Councels from his owne place not standing vpon his owne authoritie as not bound to come but making excuses somtimes one thing sometimes an other thing and so craftily kept away and sent only his Legates with Letters of excuse which pride of his either not perceiued or neglected hee made after-aduantage of Fourthly by his wealth which began to bee great from the time of the Bishop Marcellus as some d Polydor. l. 1. de inuent c. vlt. report Fiftly By such Bishops of the East Church as had recourse to Rome in their troubles as e Socrat. l. 2. c. 8. 11. 13. 14. 18. l. 4. c. 11 17. Euag. l. 3. c. 15. 21. Athanasius often Paulus of Cōstantinople Asclepas of Gaza Marcellus of Ancyra with others of the Orthodox Faith So Macedonians Sectaries all which the Pope entertayned as thereby seeing his place aduanced and by which he tooke no small aduantage to lift vp himselfe and to become great the Romane Emperour either ignorantly furthering or wisely hindering his proud aspiring spirit taking vpon him a claime of Superioritie ouer others alleaging a f Sleid. de 3. Imp. l. 2. Canon of the Nicene Councell for his authoritie but falsly by all which helpe and meanes he tooke vpon him First g Socrat l. 2. c. 11. 13. to reprehend other Bishops beyond his iurisdiction Secondly h Euag. l. 3. c. 8. to depriue some Thirdly i Sleid. de 4. Imp. l. 2. Niceph. l. 13. c. 34. to excommunicate euen Arcadius the Emperor of Constantinople of   which Act of Pope Innocent k Anno Christi 407. Baronius maketh mention in his Annals and so of diuers other Popes excommunicating Emperours yea and presuming farther he challenged l Socrat l. 7. c. 11. Secular power and as he got authority so to hold the same with some shew of Antiquity and as his right m Sleid. de 4. Imp. l. 2. testimonies of Greeke and Latine Fathers haue bin pretended Epistles forged Canons fayned and Councels falsified For many particulars let the Reader peruse Master Doctor Sutcliffe his Abridgment or Suruey of Popery c. 23. 24. Doctor Field his fift Booke of the Church c. 33. 34. 35. 36. And thus was Sathans Throne exalted in this Pergamine state 5. In this was one Antipas a Martyr 5. In this time were many Antipasses Martyrs such as were Antipapae against the proud Pope   of Rome who now to vphold his vsurped authoritiy shed the bloud of many holy Saints of which they that desire Examples let them reade Doctor Sutcliffe his fore-named Booke c. 44. Doctor Vsher Hist. Explicatio de Christianae Ecclesie continua Successione Fox his Acts and Monuments 6. In this were such as held fast Christs Name and did not deny the Faith 6. In all this time there were such as held out the Truth so as the faith of Christ was preserued by them euen vnto our times as Doctor Vsher in his Booke maintayneth Morney in his Mystery of Iniquity 7. In this were there such as vpheld Balaams Doctrine prouoking to Idolatry corporall vncleannesse and the sinne of the Nicolaitans 7. In this state the Balaams Doctrine of Rome was mightily defended Imagery and Idolatry maintayned and hither-to vpheld and for corporall filthines it is needlesse to cite testimonies fot after that the Popes forbad Marriage to the Clergie enioyned single life allowed Concubines and tolerated Stewes the   World was filled with such filthinesse as a Christian abhorreth to name See proofes in Doctor Sutcliffes fore-named Booke c. 29. 30. But how contrary Anastasius the Emperour was to the Popes receiuing Tribute from the Whores reade Euag. l. 3. c. 39 Pau. Diacon l. 21. 23. Baron Annal Carol. Magd. l. 4. c. 11. Hist. Madg. cent 8. c. 10. Epist. Adrian PP ad Imper. Imperat. Irenam Lu. Osian Epit. Cent. l. 4. Cent. l. 8. c. 5. Iuels defence of his Apol. 4. part p. 344. 8. This Angell Church is thret ned to haue the LORD to come quickly to them and against the Enemies with his two-edged Sword 8. So indeed the Lord came shortly after this Throne erected at Rome vnto this Pergamine like Church which suffered great affliction with the rest of the World But Rome Italy and other parts of the Romane Iurisdiction were plagued with the Sword of the d Gothes Vandals Hunnes and other Barbarians after with the e Saracens and then