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A49488	Dr. Martin Luthers prophecies of the destruction of Rome and the downfall of the Romish religion. And how the Papists for treachery and hypocrisie shall at last become hated, and contemned [sic] by all nations. Here are likewise some of the eminent prophecies of that most learned mathematician and prophet Michael Nostredamus, concerning England and France, and those strange occurrences which are likely to happen to both those countreys in these later dayes, with an account of some of the prophecies of Michael Nostredamus, which have been fulfilled here in England already. Licensed, May 7. 1679.	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, attributed name. aut; Nostradamus, 1503-1566, attributed name.	1679 (1679)	Wing L3514A; ESTC R216647	4,820	15

Dr. Martin Luthers PROPHECIES OF THE DESTRUCTION OF ROME AND THE DOWNFALL OF THE Romish Religion ●nd how the Papists for Treachery and H … shall at last become hated and contem●ed by all Nations Here are likewise some of the eminent Prophecies of the most Learned Mathematician and Prophet Michael Nostredamus concerning England and France and those strange Occurrences which are likely to happen to both those Countreys in these later days with an Account of some of the Prophecies of Michael Nostredamus which have been fulfilled here in England already Luther's Motto Writ by himself Pestis eram uiu●ns moriens ero Mors tu● Papa Licensed May 7. 1679. EDINBURGH Re-printed in the ●ear 1679. Dr. Martin Luther's Prophecies of the Destruction of Rome and the Downfall of the Romish Religion TO waste much time in the needless Commendation of that Learned and pious Reformer Dr. Martin Luther would be as great impertinence as that of the young Rhetorician's who spent three hours in an elaborate Declamation on the refulgency of the glorious Sun-beams They are both so apparant to any Rational or Inquisitive Creature that it would be but a Tautologie to applaud them we daily enjoy the inesteemable benefit of either for as the one delivered us from that uncomfortable darkness which first brooded on the primitive Chaos and hatcht nothing but Confusion so the other like a Friendly Pillar of Divine Light kindly conducted us out of those dangerous paths of Superstition and Idolatry which would have led us into everlasting Destruction But if after all those mighty ●bligation● he has done all the reformed Churches in Europe there should any one yet remain brutishly ignorant of his Virtues and Indowments I shall in a word acquaint them who this Luther was 1. It was he who if I may speak it with reverence like our Saviour had the honour to be prophesied of before he was born and this even the Romans themselves cannot deny since their own Histories acquaint us that one John Hilton a person they themselves h●ld in great veneration for piety and gift of Prophecie wrote this almost a hundred years before Luther had declared himself against the Church of Rome Much about the year 1516. the Mysterie of ungodliness shall begin to be discovered and the Sun of Righteousness shine forth in the Truth of the Gospel and Popery shall in Germanie and other parts of the World then r … a Sudden Declension This Prophecy was certainly fulfilled by Luther who appeared at that time against Rome and in spite of all her then domineering Tyranny gave her a greater blow than ever she received either before or since 2. It was he of whom the Martyr John Hus on that day he suffered at Constance said You now coast a Goose for so Hus signifies but one hundred years hence you shall hear a Swan sing whom you shall not be able neither to roast nor overcome 3. It was he who was graced with the Honourable title of Master of Arts at twenty years of age 'T was he who whilest he was perusing certain Books in the Library of the Colledge of Orphord happened to meet with a Copy of the Latine Bible which he never had seen before and having to his great admiration observed there were more Evangelical and Apostolical Texts in it than were suffered to be read openly in Churches he therefore set himself to the Translating of the five Books of Moses and afterwards finished both them and the remainder of the Old and the New Testament which was by some Popish Bishops and Priests forbid to be read to the people In fine it was Dr. M. Luther whom God in his infinite Wisdom raised and furnished with a sufficient portion of Care Courage and Learning to Inspect and Detect the damnable Superstition and Idolatry of the Church of Rome which he resolutely performed notwithstanding all the Threats and Dangers he knew he was to g●● through if he persisted in so doing And lastly it was he to whom Germany Denmark Bohemia and most of the Protestant Churches in the world are in a great measure beholding for their glorious Reformation Thus much I thought fit to pr●mise that the most scrupulous Reader may less wonder that the Almighty should entrust this worthy Champion of the now Reformed Religion with the Spirit of prophecy which he was pleased to exercise on himself saying some weeks before he Dyed when I return to Wittemberg I will be lodged in a Coffin and will render to the worms a fat Luther to feed on and so it fell out for within two days after he came thither he dyed but a little before his Expiration call'd for pen and ink and wrote this following verse Pestis eram vivens moriens ero mors tua Papa Which Melancthon one of his dear Friends taking as a prophetick rapture turned into a Distick of the same meaning Thus Qui fuit duni vixit tua pestis Papa Lutherus Hic tibi causa suo funere mortis erit Both of which may be thus paraphrastically turned into English As Luther Living was Romes plague so shal H●r Fall be caus'd by his mourn'd Funeral But long before this Luther was observ'd by all the Students at Wittemberg to be endowed with the Spirit of Prophecie which he frequently committed to posterity the greatest part of which were in presaging the Dissolution of those two grand temporal enemies of Truth and Religion the Turk and the Pope Concerning the later of which in Luther Collop pag. 328. he thus prophesieth The Pope must fall and Popery with him since it is downright Blasphemy to hold as he does viz. that the final cause of the Institution of Humane Traditions is the true Service and Worship of God and that it is necessary to salvation contrary to that of St. Paul if either we or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Doctrine to you than what we have preached let him be ●ccursed In another prophecie Luther thus inter … 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Pope Downfal● I●●m pag. 312. Antichrist says he must all and it plainly appears that the Pope it the true Antichrist because those that transgress his Decrees or violate his Statutes are far more vigorously and severely punished than those who offend the Laws of God which is a palpable exalting of himself above the Almighty and therefore he is most properly called Antichrist c. Again says Luther the Pope must and shall fall by reason the blindness of the Popelins is so great and horrible that they hold the Reconciliation of the Living which though they pretend is a Sacrifice yet all their Canonists School-Divines and Pulpit preachers utterly disapprove it And in another place he predicts the Papal overthrow thus The Pope says he must fall for that like a right Jew he boasteth to enjoy by Christ a Temporal Kingdom he alone will have all the Power and Authority he will rule and Determine all Councils and incroach upon them under the Name of Christ If one