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A16964 A concent of Scripture, by H. Broughton Broughton, Hugh, 1549-1612.; Hondius, Jodocus, 1563-1612, ill. 1590 (1590) STC 3850; ESTC S106737 99,386 77

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same kynde as that he hath the Keyes of PARADISE as the Popes were then somewhat talkyng of S. PETERS keyes Both had Keyes of the Pit He preuayleth so by force of his wilde company and guile deceyuing the simple that before his death he winneth Arabia and the countries about Enphrates The sonnes of Ismael ashamed of Agars name borow from Sara the tearme of Saracenes The Pope was bolder that taketh from God the title HOLYNES His sonnes of darkenes folow him that appropriate the name of Catholikes beyng but Psendocatholiques Both in their deceyte encrease much the one by successe in warres and one poynt of playne trueth that Images might in no wyse be worshypped Th●other prospered by teachyng a short way supposed of Saluation to know and feare God so farre as an Idole did moue to vnderstandyng and reuerence The Pope was mighty in causing Starres to fall from Heauē Agarenet preuayled in conquest of the earth These countries in speedy processe were ouerrun Phanicia Palaestina Ierusalem all Syria Persia Armenia Spayne Sicily Crete much of Italy Calabria and all Longobardia euen to Rome once great But God would haue there a throne for a vicar of Pilates holynes and Cittim to holde such Abadd●● vntyll the ende At the last thus the Turkes ioyne with them When the Saracene● had conquered much they make fyue myghty Empires In Spayne Lybia Egypt Babylon and Persia Muchumet of Imbrael king of Persia hauyng warre agaynst Babel and India hyreth three thousand Turkes to whom one Tangolipex was generall They by name and place shoulde ryse from Togarma In Herodotus the name Iyrkes is recorded where the place somewhat argueth the men to be the same These helping Muchumet at last fell to a mutany and to auoyde punishment shronke to a place of great vantage for safety Whom Muchumet seeking to represse by vnheedines lost 20000 of his men beyng angry pulde out his Captaynes eyes and threatned to put all the other Souldiers to open shame The Souldiers fearyng fled to Tangolipex Muchumet with all his power commeth agaynst him is kylde in the fielde and Tangolipex proclaymed Sultan That is Ruler of all that Muchumet had The terme Sultan is in Daniel 3. That Israel was skattered neare the Turkes I shewed before Thus from Euphrates Saracenes and Turke● spring to haue thousandes of thousandes to be foure Angels of Gods wrath vpon Idolaters ready for houre day moneth yeere as Idolatry other sinnes prouoked God As their conuersatiō so their description is after the Pseudocatholiques rate which through these fynde measure for measure Their force is Horses their courage is Lions heades Their great desolation which they make burnyng where they goe is Habergions fyery blew and brimstony Their might and doyng this vpon a worde is fire smoke and brimstone commyng out of their mouthes Their false Doctor guyding their rule is the tayle lyke a Serpent that draweth as Papistry to the seconde death The Greke Emperours vnderstood that for Idolatry they were punished and by learned counsell did represse it vehemently From Leo Isauricus to Theophilus who coulde not abyde any Picture to allure the mynde which ought to regarde not shadowes but trueth Yet after his death Idolatry confyrmed in olde Rome came so to new Rome that Saracenes Angels from Euphrates were let loose This came from Papes turned to Popes from Fathers to Deuels The description of Satan the Dragon is therefore lyke the Romane power with red coloure seauen heades and Diadems and ten hornes Though Satan stryued by myght and guyle yet from the tyme of our Lord his death he was tyed a thousande yeeres from deceyuing generally For Martyrs and other faythfull that thousand yeeres learned the lyfe of Christ and reigned with hym As for the faythlesse dead in sinne Satan was not tyed to them who would not be holy and happy in knowyng the first resurrection But after a thousand yeeres Satan was let loose euery where and few found Martyrs that helde cleere the testimony of Christ Gregory the seauenth manifestly helde the throne by Satan And Vrbanus that confirmed his decrees was in the same condemnatiō He no lesse besieged the holy city of Christians in al his proceedinges and became a mountayne of Fyrein the myddes of the Sea Specially in kindlyng the Warres for Ierusalem and causing that place to be counted styll holy There nygh 200 yeere fell the force of the West whereby Emperours Kinges were weakened to be vnder the Popes Vpon the same the Saracenes more hated the Christians of the east When they marked our Idolatrous and supersticious conspiracies So long sharpe warres neuer were in the worlde of such calamities to both sides The places by olde names fal properly within the text for plagy Antioch was buylt by that GOG Ezek. 38. And Ierusalem was called the Holy Citie notwithstanding here the foure quarters of the earth troublers of the Christians be meant Now the Pope king Abaddon of Gyges sleight by mans helpe cannot be ouerthrowen But Michael that stoode on the waters calmed the old Gogs waues standeth and sweareth in like sort agaynst him Seauen thunders declare the thunder of his power seauen Angels power vpon the beast going to destruction the last Plagues from seauen Cuppes of Gods wrath In quietnes they haue fylthy Boyles in troubles lesse and more their waters are turned to Blood That holynes throne is vile in Satans darknes and for trechery they finde burnyng affliction For Idolatry styll they from East and Euphrates myghtely preuayle and when they styrre their Kinges agaynst vs in the West their three froggy spirites that of imperiall power that of false prophecy that of Satans sleight all three bryng their Nauy and other force as to the waters of MAGEDDON to be cut in peeces They shall feele the seauenth Cuppe of wrath and heare the seauenth Trumpet when Nations opprest by them learne skylfully to syng HALLELV-IA and with vnderstanding can prayse the Lord. Euen the Lord must consume this bad king Abaddon of Cittim Italy in the ende at his glorious appearyng As those Beastes in Daniel by the fyrst commyng of CHRIST into the worlde were wholly consumed for whom God sate on a fyery Throne So the Beast compounded of those Armes shall perysh at the seconde For whom a whyte throne of iustice is openly reuealed By sentence thence the false Prophet POPE and the Beast of his auctority shall aye feele Gods wrath vntyll they both be cast to the Dragon into Brimstony fyre Euen so Amen Holy and iust are thy iudgementes O Lord the king of the Sainctes After the destruction of Babylon let vs behold the saluation of Syon which mountayne the Lordes death lyftted aboue all Mountaines that all Nations might folow the Lambe vpon it At Ierusalem the Disciples receyued power from aboue beyng togeather about an hundreth and twentie soules to declare the great workes of God in raysing his sonne from death
Then were Ievves from all Nations vnder Heauen at Ierusalem Saint Luke reckoneth them much after the countryes into which men were first scattered vpon the confusion of tongues for the building of Babylon and according to the kingdomes that oppressed the faythfull Ebrevvet after Babels ruine by Sem and Iapheths posteritie The number of an hundred and twentie to speake to all Ievves that from farre Countryes came to Ierusalem was fit to reuiue the story of their dispertion vnder Darius and Cyrus when by decree of Madai and Faras the God of heauen was preached Cyrus sent Iudah to buylde Ierusalem and Gabriel tolde what yeere day and houre CHRIST shoulde dye That Prophecy made them come that yeere to Ierusalem to looke for the kingdome of Heauen to appeare Then from Syon was the Law to goe foorth and the worde of the Lord from Ierusalem euen when the most Holy by his death had confirmed the testament for many The learnyng of saluation by Grekes hence fyrst taught was that dwellyng of Iapheth in Sems tentes Hytherto was that place glorious by the blessing of Sem who vnder the persō of Melchisedec was styl alyue in description Gen. 14 18. To which description the Ievves were to looke that CHRIST myght be knowen to be God the iust king heyre of the worlde faythfull ouer his owne house a fynisher of Aarons office of al Sacrifice Offryng an eternall sacrificer by once offeryng hym selfe In this Citie they receyued power in a strong wynd in fyery clouen tongues were fylled with the holy Ghost and could speake to euery one in his owne language So the Ierusalem from aboue was to be buylt that all nations myght woorke in it as contrariwyse by tongues not vnderstoode the worke was but Babylon a confusion and men ●kattered caused the name Synear and were estranged from the Tentes of Sem and lyfe of God without whom beyng their guyde they perysh for euer Hence the Disciples went foorth to teach how CHRIST was to suffer to aryse from death and to geue saluation to the worlde That worke they perfourmed by the strength of God who confirmed their doctrine with signes wonders powers and gyftes of the holy spirite accordyng to his wyll Some of these godly Angels soone dyd seale their doctrine with their blood some later ended their goodly combat some lyued to see CHRIST come in his kingdome with power when the worde was fruitefull in all the worlde that citie was buylt by Fyshers of Galilee which is called IEHOV AH-THERE Then Tongues Nations and people of all Kingdomes departed from the power of darknes by fayth and obedience to the kingdome of Christ geuyng honour and glory for euer to the king euerlyuing holy vnuifible God only wise Of the Ievves there helde styll the fayth an infinite number tearmed by thousandes 144 after their reckoning of many These with vs Heathen come to the feast of Tabernacles with Palme crying HOSANNA Saluation to God and to the Lambe This company of faythfull s●●les called to the blessed mariage of the Lambe are a Ierusalem from Heauen Apoc. 3. 21. Ebr. 12. Though such glorious thynges be spoken concernyng this citie of God the perfection whereof cannot be seene in this vale of teares yet here God wipeth all teares from our eyes and each blessing is here begunne The name of this Citie much helpeth Ievv and Gentile to see the state of peace For this is called IERVSALEM and that in Canaan hath Christ destroyed This name should cleerely haue taught both the Ebrevves not to looke and pray dayly for to returne to Canaan and Pseudocatholiques not to haue fought for speciall holynes there We lyue in this by fayth and not by eye sight and by hope we behold the perfection Of this Citie saluation is a wall goodly as Iasper cleere as Crystal The foundations are in number twelue of twelue precious Stones such as Aaron ware on his brest all the woorke of the Lambes twelue Apostles The Gates are twelue each of Pearle vpon which are the names of the twelue Tribes of Israel of whose fayth all must be which enter in Twelue Angels are conductours from east west north south euen the starres of the Churches The citie is square of Burgesses setled for all turnes Here God sitteth on a Throne lyke a Iasper and Ruby comfortable and iust The Lambe is the Temple that a thyrd Temple should not be looked for to be buylt Thrones twise twelue are for all the Christians borne of Israels twelue or taught by the Apostles who for dignitie are Seniores For infinite are tearmed but foure and twenty in regarde of so many Tribes and Apostles Here the Maiesty is honorable as at the delyuery of the Law from whose throne thunder ●oyces and lyghtninges do proceede Here oyle of grace is neuer wantyng but burnyng with seuen Lampes the spirites of Messias of wit wysedome of counsell and courage of knowledge and vnderstandyng and of the feare due to the eternall Here the valiant patient witty and speedy with sharpe sight are winged as those Seraphim that wayted on Christ when ten calamities and vtter destruction was ●olde for the low Ierusalem They of this Citie are not as Israel after the flesh which would not see for all the wonders that our Lord did But these redeemed by his precious Blood are full of eyes lyghtened by Lampes the glory of IEHOV AH and beholdyng Christ through all the Prophetes a perfourmer of our fayth sealed of God sealer of all vision opener of seales for the stories of the Church Here is the true lyght where the saued-walke Hither kingdomes bring their glory Hither the blessed Nations cary their Iewels This is a kingdome vncorrupted which shall not be geuen to a strange and vncleane people They must be written in the booke of the Lambe and chosen of eternitie sanctified of God which here be citizens Through this there gusheth a streame better then the foure in Eden a streame of lyuely waters by beliefe in Christ as those waters flowyng from Lebanon Here is that Tree of lyfe in the myddes of the Paradise of God with leaues to heale the nations that wylbe cured whyle it is sayd to day with twelue fruites to geue foode continually to such as feede also vpon the h●d Manna who after death receyue the crowne of iustice and lyfe the mornyng starre white clothyng and the white stone wherein a name is written equall to all the Law Deut. 27 2. The first state of the first Adam in the first Paradise was glorious This is better And as Moses began with the terrestriall so the holy worde endeth in the celestiall that to wheeles full of eyes may the writ of trueth be compared The full consent and melody of Prophetes and Apostles how their Harpes are tuned on Mount Syon it wyll fully appeare in the full sight of peace when our bodyes are made conformable to Christ his glorious body in the