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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62896	An awakening voice to the Papists declaring to them the fallen state of the Pope from Peter's, and of the Church of Rome from what it once was : in love to the souls of those who have any uprightness in their hearts towards the Lord (but through ignorance are held in bondage) that they may be awaked, and see where they lie, and if any shall smother these things, lest they should come to the sight or knowledge of that people, let them take heed, that they bring not upon themselves the guilt of their blood / William Tomlinson.	Tomlinson, William.	1673 (1673)	Wing T1845; ESTC R10231	20,715	28

Lords greater or lesser universal or particuiar cannot claim any right thereto over the Church of Christ from him or from Peter or from Paul being denyed by every one of them To whom then will they turn for their Foundation and Authority Let them look to it as they will answer it before the only Lord that bought us that we should be his Free-men and Servants to him and not the Slaves of Men in our Consciences as they are made in the Mystery of Iniquity Babylon the grear the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth Rev. 18.13 Let us view this Mystery a little further which is headed with such a Monster that is got up above all Kings Princes Emperors and see how it suits with that which was foretold of it by Paul that chosen Vessel of the Lord 2 Thes 2. He speaking there of the Day of Christ satisfies the Brethren that it was not at hand nor should come till there had been a falling away first and the Man of Sin the Son of Perdition be revealed And then gives them a little touch of him that he might be known when he appeared And thus he describes him ver 4. of that Chapter Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped So that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God This is the Apostles Description of him that was to arise in the falling away and was to be the Top-Stone in the Mystery of Iniquity Now let us make search and see where we can find one that answers this Description like as the Pope doth Who is there that sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God and exalting himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped who is there that hath risen in the Apostacy and doth so besides the Pope I know that some honest people sensible of a Mystery of Iniquity working Inwardly in the Heart and not minding that which was to appear outwardly do apply all Inwardly that is spoken of it but I must desire them and others to consider 1. That the Mystery of Iniquity here spoken of by the Apostle was not yet risen in the Apostles Dayes when he spoke of it only he saw it working to get up But it was to be letted or hindred until he that did let was taken out of he Way or he was an Enemy also that should let it and therefore was to be taken out of the Way but the Inward Mystery of Iniquity in the Heart was alwayes the same 2. I would have them to consider that the man of Sin the Son of Perdition which the Apostle spoke of was not to be revealed till that which with-held the Mystery of Iniquity was taken out of the Way And so it had its appointed time of working of getting up of being revealed and of being headed by that man of Sin and also of being consumed and destroyed as is evident from this fore-named Chapter 2 Thes 2. I would not have any think that I speak against the searching out of that Inward Mystery of Iniquity lying and lurking in the Hearts of Men but it s my present Work to discover something of that false Mystery that hath risen up as a compacted Body pollitick or Citty and is headed by a particular person in Imitation of the Body of Christ and of Christ the one Head thereof but under that shape a Devourer and Destroyer and so hath his Name Apollyon Son of Perdition John calls him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rev. 9.11 And Paul here calls him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 both from one root which signifies destroying for he is a Destroyer and must go into Destruction or Perdition and so Judas was called by the same Name who betrayed the Innocent Blood he was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Son of Perdition but this must be another and not Judas for Judas was gone to his place long before but this Son of Perdition was not yet risen and rightly may this Shedder of Innocent Blood have the same Name given him which was given to Judas who betrayed the Blood of the Innocent seeing they both agree in one Spirit of committing Murder there is only this difference that Judas had not a Mystery to act under but this hath a Mystery of Iniquity to act his part under which was not then risen in Judas's time and so that which then went for plain down-right Treason and Murder now goes for something more plausible that it may not be counted Murder but the just Judgment of God upon Hereticks or the just Censure of the Church against Hereticks And then the people taught this bloody Tenent That it is no Sin to kill a Heritick and so the great Murthers of the Papists come to be looked upon as good Service done to God O horrid Mystery to make so great a Crime which is no where tollerated or countenanced by Christ or any of his Apostles but utterly forbidden and the quite contrary taught by them I say to make this look as a piece of Service done for God! So here the shedding of Blood of Innocent persons hath got a Mask over it and is acted in a Mystery The greatest Crime how fair a pretence it hath got and so they that are involved in this Mystery they come to be drunken with the Blood of Saints and this stands as an inseparable Mark upon the Mystery of iniquity Revel 17.6 Blood of Saints Blood of Martyrs But how doth this their Tenent and Practice answer the Spirit of Christ Jesus our Lord and of the Holy Apostles While he was in the Body he went about doing good but did no harm to any nor would suffer it to be done to any And therefore he forbad James and John when they would have called for Fire down from Heaven upon those that did not receive him it is said he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what Spirit ye are of for the Son of Man is not come to destroy Men's Lives but to save them Luke 9.55 56. But you see that the Mystery of Iniquity is come for another End even to destroy Men's Lives So when Pater drew his Sword and cut of the Ear of Malchus Servant to the high Priest Jesus would not suffer it to pass without healing it again and saith to Peter put up thy Sword again into his place for all that take the Sword shall perish with the Sword Mat. 26.52 And Christ told his Disciples that the time would come that Men should put them out of their Synagogues yea and kill them and think that in so doing they did God Service just as they do under the Mystery of Iniquity But mark from what ground These things will they do unto you saith he because they know not the Father nor me John 16.3 So that you may see that Ignorance which among the Papists is counted the Mother of Devotion is the ground