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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67263	A discoverie of the beasts being an exposition of the XIII chapter of the Revelation of Jesus Christ : wherein all true Christians (yet in Babylon) are admonished to come out, and the anti-Christians fore-told what their plagues will be / by I.W.	I. W.	1641 (1641)	Wing W41; ESTC R6846	38,588	101

and sweare to be of his Dominion and under his Banner to fight against Christ and his Saints What this Marke is and what is the maner of giving and receiving of it is now to be declared For proofe of this look no further then in the 36 Canon of the Church of England An. 1603 The Prelacy and Clergie being as hath been before shewed assembled with authority to make laws did ordain that every Bishop in his Diocesse should carefully observe that none should preach or execut the functiō of a parish Parson Vicar or Curate in any Parish but he that would swear to observe their Lawes and Canons and thereupon should receaue the letters of orders of the Bishop of the Diocesse which letters of orders signed and sealed by the Bishop is the Marke of the Beast here mentioned and doth testifie in the behalfe of the bearer thereof that he is their sworne servant under holy orders either a Priest a Deacon or a half priest c. and that he is a man found capable meete for the cure and charge of soules and therefore to what parish soever these tried lads are sent to doe service upon sight of this marke they must be receaued without ony oposition upon penaltie of the law upon those that shall refuse them Here may be obiected that this marke is only receaued by the Clergie and not by the people of all sorts rich and poore bond and free according to the text I answer that all persons which receaue the false Preists doe likewise receiue and submit to that authoritie which sent them and also the marke by which they are sent as is-evident when a Priest cometh to take possession of a parish to which he is apointed by the Bishop he is not receaued upon his word nor because he tolleth the bell and and putteh on the Surplice and useth other Cerimonies enioyned him by the Prelate But shewing the foresaid Marke of the Beast they receaue both him and it and communicate with him thus all both smal and great rich and poore bond and free that submit unto their apointed Preist receaue a marke in their foreheads by receaving and submitting to him For as our sauiour Christ faith of his Apostles and Ministors He that receaueth you receaueth mee and he that Heareth you heareth me Luke 16. Iohn 20. So those that receaue heare and ioyne in fellowship with these false Ministers doe heare receiue and joyne to the false power which sent them and the marke by which they are sent whereas it is said that they receaved the marke in their foreheads or right hand thereby was shewed that this marke should be an aparent testimony that they were servants of the beast and that they were of that band which had ioyned hands made a league to walke in the wayes of destruction Further it is said Vers 17. And that no man might buy or sell save he that had the marke of the Beast or the na●e of the Beast or the number of his name Here is propounded three conditions and whosoever had not one of them thereby to be known to be of that Kingdom might not buy or sell or have any thing to do amongst them For the better understanding hereof let us minde that although these three Beasts in respect of their severall power and jurisdiction did differ one from another the Catholike Church being the chief and the Pope inferiour to her and the Image of the Beast as it were a servant or handmaid inferiour to them both yet notwithstanding they were one body being joyned and knit together by the power of the Dragon and have so farre prevailed over the Nations as that they have brought all both small and great rich and poore bond and free to bee in subjection to their Kingdome which beareth the name of the holy Catholike Church or Sea of ROME 〈…〉 14.8 ●1 but the Holy Ghost calleth it BABILON THE GREAT CITIE for as the materiall Babylon was a City which dwelled upon many waters which caused her to abound in riches and treasure so this mysticall Babylon this great Citie of Rome I meane the Ecclesiasticall State is said also to sit upon many waters which the Holy Ghost expoundeth to the People and Nations as in the seventeenth Chapter and 15 verse The Waters on which the Whore sitteth are Peoples and Multitudes and Nations and Tongues And these Waters have been the means of the flowing and increasing of the wealth and riches of this Citie so that their Merchants that is the Prelates have grown rich and become the great men of the earth by trafficking in them also the Ship-masters which are the Parish Priests and all Ship-men and mariners which are the inferiour guides and Ecclesiasticall Officers have gathered crums and waxed rich thereby and therefore at the destruction of this great Citie shall stand a farre off and shall howle to see the desolation thereof and their owne gaine taken away for from thence-forth no man will buy their commodities any more Here note that these foresaid spirituall persons are the sellers and the Lay-people are the buyers and the wares which are bought sold in this kingdom called spirituall as pardons for sin and indulgences of divers sorts which is a speciall commodity and bringeth in abundance of treasure also their Pistling Gospelling Chanting Homeling Massing which must be maintained with the Tithes or Tenth of all things which they usually call the maintenance of the Ministery Also the Sacrifices unacceptable to God and well-pleasing to the Divell which are daily offered at their Altars and at divers Images of Saints also the body of their Maker and Saviour besides Marrying Baptizing of Children Churching of Women Houseling the sick burying the dead these and many such like are the spirituall Wares sold in this Kingdom which have particular prizes set on them Now so it is that these wares are priviledged that none may either buy or sell them save he that hath the Marke of the Beast or the name of the Beast or the number of his name What the Marke of the Beast is hath been before shewed Secondly the name of the Beast is to be considered For the manifestation whereof let us consider and minde that those which did preach and professe Christ and his doctrine are said to have and to ●eare his Name The Lord Christ Iesus said unto Ananias in a Vision concerning Paul That he was a chosen Vessell to beare his Name before the Gentiles and Kings Acts 9.15 and the Children of Israel By the Name of the Lord here was meant that Paul should preach the doctrine of Christ and those that beleeved by his Preaching were said to believe in the Name of Christ and were therefore baptized into his Name and called Christians Acts 11.26 The Disciples were first called Christians in Antioch Also the Disciples and followers of Christ are said to have the Lambs Fathers Name written in their foreheads According