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A33996	A word in season being a parallel between the intended bloody massacre of the people of the Jews, in the reign of King Ahasuerus and the hellish powder-'plot against the Protestants in the reign of King James : together with an account of some of the wicked principles and practises of the Church of Rome, demonstrated in their barbarous and cruel murders and massacres of the Protestants in the Netherlands, France, Ireland, Piedmont, the Albigenses, &c. : also shewing that the present Church of Rome is an apostate church ... / by H.C., a lover of true Protestants.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1679 (1679)	Wing C537; ESTC R13082	42,613	54

yet is He is saith the Apostle yet is not He is an Infant but not a Man Antichrist began to work in the Apostles days 1 John 2. 22. but was not revealed in full power had not ten Kings to assist him till that which did let was taken out of the way which was the Roman Empire which many Learned did believe therefore prayed that the Empire might stand that Antichrist might be kept out But the reason why the Apostle might not name the Heathen Emperor was because in all probability Persecution would have issued from Nero then in Power against the Christians and that it was the Heathen Emperor did let Antichrist from being revealed is the opinion of many of the Learned even some of the Church of Rome Cyril Chrysostom Tertullian the famous Bishop of Hippo Theodorus see a Book called The Man of Sin pag. 9 10. As the Babylonian Monarchy must make roome for the Persian that for the Macedonian and that for the Roman So the Roman must make way for the Man of Sin Antichrist the Beast and he at last must make way for Christ So that though Antichrist was in the Apostles days yet he was then but as an Infant by degrees he grew more and more till he came to his perfection to have ten Horns ten Kings which gave their power to him according to the Prophecy Having thus proved that Rome is that Mystery Babylon and Mother of Harlots I now come to shew what a Harlot she is First She is a close secret cunning Harlot Well may the Apostle call her the mystery of Iniquity or iniquity in a Mystery or Mystery Babylon or Babylon in a Mystery The Apostle doth well describe her Rev. 13. 11. The Beast that came out of the Earth had two Horns like a Lamb but a Voice like a Dragon She pretended to be like Christ but she really is like the Dragon the Devil from whom she hath her power she hath a form a shew of Godliness but the power of Ungodliness She hath the name of a Christian but like Sardis is dead indeed She is in a counterfeit shew Christ's Vicar Christ's Vicegerent in presumption a Fellow-mate in purpose an Adversary She hides the greatest Impieties under the name of Piety and indeed she gets her Riches by her Cunning. Not a little of her Cunning and Craft is discovered in making that a Principle That the Publick Worship should be performed in a Language unknown to the People And the Pope knows what he doth well enough For seeing there are so many Idolatries Errors and Heresies in the Mass-Book 't is better to be in Latin than in the Mother-tongue least it should be discovered and the People come to know their Delusions But if you please to reade 1. Cor. 14. the Apostle Paul condemns these Principles throughout the whole Chapter And indeed no less is Antichrist's Subtilty discovered in his invention of Purgatory a place that they say the pains are as sharp but not as eternal as the pains of Hell But for as much as the Scripture speaks not one word of Purgatory but only Heaven and Hell one for the Godly and the other for the Ungodly how dares the Pope to invent such a place O Beloved half his Religion if not half his Gains depends upon it Therefore the Pope hath cunningly determined that there is a Fire which is not in the very Hell of all where souls after this Life are purged from Sins and that by the help of Masses Dirges and Prayers these may be pardoned and delivered out of those Torments especially if they leave the Pope a good round sum of Money to procure Indulgences and have a Mass-Priest to pray for their souls Again Her Cunning is seen in her pretence of having things impossible to be seen and had their lies further appear in that They say they can produce the Fore-skin of our Saviour after Circumcision the Platter Christ eat the Paschal Lamb in the Challice Christ gave the Sacrament in yea the Towel he wiped himself withal at Supper Surely it was made of good Flax. So the Water-pots wherein the Water was turned to Wine in Cana of Galilee yea the Cross and also the Nails that nailed Christ to the Cross if you will believe them The Text saith one Man carried the Cross Yet Calvin saith They have so much Timber which they pretend to be Christ's Cross that a Horse cannot carry it nay not many Horses Can you imagine they can shew the Virgin Mary's Hair her Comb upper and under Garments yea her Milk also John Baptist's Head Bones yea the Finger that pointed at Christ when he said Behold the Lamb of God! John 1. 29. also St. Peter's Jaw-bone his Beard one of his Teeth his Chair Garments Altar and a hundred Reliques more if needful Again They have Holy Water Holy Oyl Spittle Salt Beads and those other Superstitions for which not one word can be found But what faith the Pope to them Can he make no use of them Yes hereby we pick the Pockets of credulous Fools hereby we get their Money and give them bits of Virgins Wax fine Beads Toys for Children to play with For all which she receives good and lawful Money Thus she is a cunning Harlot 2. She is a Blasphemous Harlot Rev. 17. 3. Vpon her Head was the names of Blasphemy Rev. 13. 5. A Mouth speaking great things and blasphemous ver 6. He opened his mouth in blasphemy against God to blaspheme his Name and his Tabernacle and them that dwell in Heaven 'T is said he had not only the Name but Names of blasphemy He is not content with one Name as Nebuchadnezzar Epiphanius Domitian his Predecessors were but this Beast as he was to succeed in their Room so he was to inherit their Nature and out-do them in the worst of their Actions Now he may be said to open his Mouth in blasphemy against God two ways 1. Either denying the very Beingof God as Pharaoh and Sennacherib saying Who is the Lord that we should obey him Or 2. When frail Men shall intrude into the Place of God by assuming to themselves some of his Divine and Incommunicable Attributes Thus the Prince of Tyre blasphemed God when he said I am a God I sit in the Seat of God Ezek. 29. 2 4 7. This description St. Paul gives of the Man of Sin 2 Thess 2. 4. He exalts himself not only above Magistrates called Gods but declares and labours to demonstrate that he is God by pretending to a God-like Power to pardon Sin and offer up a propitiatory Sacrifice in their unbloody Mass yea to absolve from Laws dispence with Oaths to be Infallible and the like Which Title and Power whoever dares assume to himself the same is Antichrist a Blasphemer and consequently a Beast This the Pope doth assume therefore he is the Beast and Antichrist Take some further Instances of their Blasphemy The Gloss saith he that denieth the Pope's Obedience lieth under