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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16853	A revelation of the Apocalyps, that is, the Apocalyps of S. Iohn illustrated vvith an analysis & scolions where the sense is opened by the scripture, & the events of things foretold, shewed by histories. Hereunto is prefixed a generall view: and at the end of the 17. chapter, is inserted a refutation of R. Bellarmine touching Antichrist, in his 3. book of the B. of Rome. By Thomas Brightman.; Apocalypsis Apocalypseos. English	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.	1611 (1611)	STC 3754; ESTC S106469	722,529	728

us consider the matter it selfe First the Angel prepareth himselfe a way to that which he intendeth both by inviting Iohn to learne and also by carying him to that place where he might most conveniently beholde the whole matter He inviteth him partly by compelling 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith he that is hither for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 come hither a defective kind of speech among the Greeks as if Iohn desired to understand the matter but went not the right way to finde it out For so we are wont to call backe them that are desirous and that goe out of their way to shew them the path or whether they themselves desire to goe but in vaine partly by increasing in him a desire the greatnesse of the thing being rehearsed saying I will shew thee the damnation of the great whore VVhich damnation notwithstanding is not a present destruction but to come by and by after And 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 properly signifyeth iudgement which solemnly being pronounced in this chapter should a little after be executed but the damnation of what whore I pray We have had no where before expresse mention of her shee must notwithstanding be known whose iudgement he calleth for to see as being a thing greatly desired Certenly shee is that Jezabell of whom wee heard in the Church of Thyatira that noble harlot lying sicke now a long time in her bed now at the last to be punished with death and to be thrown out of the window least shee die of a disease rather then by punishement chap. 2.20 Shee is that great Babylon after in verse 5. of this chapter whom wee have heard nobilitated the mother of fornications abhominations of the earth chap. 14.8 Therfore shee is not any new or late whore but the olde strumpet now almost stale in a most apt abridgment containing whatsoever Sodom and Egipt did note out without controversie the ring leader to both sorts of fornication both spiritual and corporal chap. 11.8 A breif description of whom the Angel delivereth here to be tasted before and the manner of the place where shee sitteth and of her fornicatours with whom shee had to doo Her seate is upon many waters that is upon people multitudes nations and tongues as after in ver 15. VVherfore shee is no common harlot that wil be hired for a farthing but a Princely whore worthily called Iezabell that great one being of so large and spatious a jurisdiction The fornicatours are the Kings of the earth who consented to the same Idolatry with her A most usual metaphore in the Scriptures because spiritual adultery is of equal yea of greater both filthinesse and wickednes in departing from the true God Neither onely did shee commit fornication with the Kings but also with the other inhabitans of the earth Peeres of the Realme Earles Marguesses Governours of Cities for her lust refused none whom shee made drunken with the wine of her fornication so throughly making them foolish with the delights of her superstitions that being utterly bereft of al sense of true godlinesse they suffered a certaine unsensiblenesse of drunken men These few things may be sufficient to manifest this whore and which is the throne of the Beast For is not Rome that great Beast Have we not convinced her before to be Iezabell Doth shee not set upon many waters Hath shee not entised unto Idolatry by her craft the Kings inhabitans of the earth Such are not in doubt that iudge the thing i● selfe by the trueth and not by affection Yet notwithstanding that there may be left to the adversaries no place of halting the Angel resteth not contented with these common markes but having made him selfe this entrance promiseth yet more evident ones As touching the words to be drunken with wine is an Hebraisme as heare this thou miserable and drunken but not with wine Isaiah chap. 51.21 Although he speaketh the same in an other place without a preposition as they are drunken but not by wine chap. 29. After which manner the Grecians speake 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2 And he caryed mee away into the wildernes Such was the inviting Now Iohn is transported into that place wher he may beholde the thing most playnely He is caried into a desert and wildernesse but thou wilt say what neede was there of a place not inhabited being already in Pathmos and in banishment Iohn here representeth the person of the faithfull the carying of whom into a solitary place signifyeth the event in which respect also he stood before on the sea sand chap. 12.18 VVherby is taught that the manifestation of this throne is to be fetched and received of the faithfull from some men set in an obscure place as it were in a desert and wildernes from whence no such thing was expected For as once the first light of Christ arose among the people dwelling in darkenesse and sitting in the regiō and shadow of death Mat. 4 15.16 So the counterfait Vicar as touching his seate in some part should resēble our Lord herein Not but that he should be known before to the world in part but because the wildernesse should give yet a clearer light so as he scarce should abide to looke upon the faces and countenances of men We know that the Whore some fewe yeeres since hath layed shame aside but there shall come out of the desert a newe dishonour wherby shee shall be constrayned to hide her face unlesse peradventure shee hath learned to blush Therfore my brethren set upon the whore with a new assault neither let any be discouraged because his name is of no estimation God will have some light to come out of darkenesse Neither let any hereafter marvaile why Antichrist or the Whore cannot be seen at Rome There was need of a wildernesse for this thing The famousnesse of the place and great resort of people take away the beholding of the Papists If they desire to perceive the thing cleerly let them goe thither where onely leave is given to see ¶ And J saw a woman sit upon a skarlet coloured Beast Thus farre the preparation now he entreth into the description propounding a common type a woman sitting upon a Beast which both joyned togither doo give a certaine and undoubted knowledge of the Throne which is the onely drift of this chapter Although according to the proportion of the clearer knowledge of this necessarily also will follow a more ample knowledge of the Beast when his denne hath bene examined and viewed narrowly For the womā and the Beast sheweth to us the place more over the time will declare whē that place is to be counted the Throne Which two things are necessarily required to this matter And the Spirit prosecute both most playnly as by his helpe wee will open the things as it were of set purpose meeting with the fraude of the Iesuits whom by his most wise providence he fore saw that being convinced