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A07226	A revelation of the Revelation wherein is contayned, a most true, plaine, and briefe manifestation of the meaning and scope of all the Reuelation, and of euery mystery of the same : whereby the pope is most plainely declared and proued to bee Antichrist / by Thomas Mason ...	Mason, Thomas, 1580-1619?	1619 (1619)	STC 17623; ESTC S1299	31,570	120

their speed in persecuting they may well bee compared to Horses The blacke Horse are such as went about to darken the light of the Gospell and to maintaine the blacknesse of Idolatry the Diuell the Prince of darkenesse was their Rider because he prouoked them therevnto but he had no power to hurt the oyle and the wine that is those that had the oyle of the Spirit and the wine of Christs blood by a liuely faith The pale Horse seemeth to bee Dioclesian which moued the tenth Persecution hee is called Death because hee martyred so many Christians in all Countries at one time hee slew 6660. of his owne soldiers because they were Christians hee destroyed all the Christians in England no tongue can vtter the deaths and torments that this Tyrant vsed hanging them by one hand scourging them and broyling them not to death but euery day Eusebius saith hee saw the swordes of the Persecutors blunt with often slaughter themselues for wearinesse to sit downe and rest but the Martyrs nothing dismaid were patient for Christs sake so he did likewise in all Countries Then the soules of the faithfull that were slaine in these tenne Persecutions being vnder the altar which is Christ cryed to God as Abels blood did for vengeance and they had long white robes which is the righteousnesse of Christ and they were bid to rest vntill their fellow-seruants should be killed as they were that is vntill Antichrist should be more drunken with the bloud of Saints then the Emperours were But their cries moued the Lord to vengeance and hee destroyed these idolatrous persecutors by the hand of Constantine whom the Lord made a most Christian Emperour The Earthquake the blacknesse of the Sun and rednes of the Moon the falling of the Stars the vanishing of heauen the remouing of the mountaines and the feare of the great ones desiring the mountains and rockes to couer them from the wrath of God describeth the fearefulnes of Gods wrath executed vpon these persecuting Idolaters although these things shall not truly come to passe vntil the comming of Christ yet these words were vsed by Christ in prophesying the destruction of Ierusalem and in other places of Scripture when the execution of some great Iudgement is prophesied CHAP. 7. THe foure Angels that held the foure windes from blowing vpon the earth sea or any tree shewes the peace that God had giuen vnto the Church by Constantine how God by his Angels preserued them from persecutions signified by the windes The sealing of the 12000. of euery Tribe a certaine number for an innumerable number and a greater number of other Nations sheweth the flowrishing of the Gospell at that time This likewise is declared by the wonderful reioycing of the Angels and Saints in heauen ascribing vnto God praise honour glory wisdome and thankes What haue the Martyrs lost by these persecutions Though they suffered tribulations for a small time now they are in long white garments which signifieth Christs righteousnesse being in the presence of the throne of God and serue him day and night in his Temple and hee that sitteth on the throne will euer dwell with them and they shall haue no more hunger nor thirst nor be hurt but God will gouerne them and leade them to the liuely fountaines of waters and wipe away all teares from their eyes CHAP. 8. IN that this peace is said to continue but halfe an houre it shewes that it did not indure long for the Church beganne to waxe wanton with this great peace indeuored more to get large reuennues and riches of the world then to set forth the Gospell In their establishing Christianity in Rome to please the most superstitious and idolatrous Romanes they translated all their Heathen gods of Rome to bee their gods only by giuing them other names Pantheon which was the house of all gods is Maria rotunda the house of all Saints the place of Cibel mother of gods is now placed to Mary the mother of God the temple that was dedicated vnto Pallas and Minerua is now dedicated vnto Minerua a virgin and they inclined to many other pernicious and idolatrous superstitions both of the Iewes and Gentiles Therefore Christ is siguratiuely said to stand before the Altar with a golden Censor and much odors was giuen him to offer which was the prayers of Saints and the smoake of the odors which is the prayers of Saints went vp to God out of Christs hand and hee tooke the densor and filled it with coales from the Altar and cast it into the earth and there was voyces thunders lightnings and earthquakes all which signifieth Gods most heauy indignation against them And there was hayle sire mingled with bloud cast vpon the earth and burned the third part of Trees and greene grasse The earth signifieth the great men as the earth is higher then the sea and flouds these were first perswaded to superstition the haile signifieth their coldnes in true Religion the fire mingled with bloud their heat to maintaine superstitions euen to the shedding of the bloud of such as would not consent to their superstitions The great Mountaine that was cast into the sea burning with fire was the Emperour which by the perswasion of the superstitious cast himselfe from God and Christ and tooke their part to maintaine their superstitions and with a burning zeale persecuted the third part of common people which are signified by the sea As the Starres signified the Ministers of the seuen Churches so this great Star that fell from heauen is the Bishop of Rome by falling from heauen is meant from the Church This seemes to be about the yere 666. according to Chap. 13. His bitternesse called wormwood are his wicked Canons and Constitutions for in that yeare Vitillianus Pope sent into England and into other Countries to set vp Latine Seruice and Masses Ceremonies Letanies and other Romish ware This Star fell into and made bitter the fountains and springs these are the Clergy for they should minister to all men the water of life as riuers feede both sea and land so likewise in that he darkned the Sun Moone and Starres and the day this meaneth the Ministers likewise which ought to make shine the bright beames of the Gospell vnto great and small and make thēselues and others Children of the day the meaning is that the Bishop of Rome silenced the Bishops Preachers which were within his Iurisdiction from preaching the truth made them preach superstitions and bitter doctrine to the poysoning of their soules In that there is mention made in all these iudgements but of the third part of men it is because there was neuer but the third part of the world that would consent vnto the Supremasie superstitions and false doctrine of the Pope CHAP. 9. IN this Chapter is a Prophesie of another Star which S. Iohn saith was fallen from heauen because the Popedome was fallen before This seemes to be Hilaebrand the Pope which

the presses for the space of 1600. furlongs it sheweth the multitude of the number of the damned CHAP. 15. IN this Chapter begins the manner of the destruction of Rome and the Popedome by the seauen last plagues which vision S. Iohn cals a great and meruailous signe The glassie sea in the 4. Chapter is interpreted the soules of the faithfull there it was like Christall but here like fire shewing that the soules of the faithfull burned in zeale for the martyrdomes and persecutions of Antichrist and when they saw these 7. plagues goe forth they reioyced especially the soules of those whom Antichrist had martyred and persecuted Their ioy is signified by their harps and they sung the new song of Moses when he was deliuered from Pharao and the song of Christ when hee was raysed from death that is Great meruailous are thy workes Lord God Almighty iust and true are thy wayes King of Saints who shall not feare thee O Lord and glorifie thy name for thou onely art holy and all nations shal come and worship before thee for thy iudgments are made manifest The Tabernacle in heauen that S. Iohn saw open is the Church of the faithfull which by preaching opens a doore for all by beliefe to enter into the kingdome of heauen In that the 7. Angels with the vials of Gods wrath came out of the Tabernacle to wit the Church it sheweth that they were sent at the prayers of the faithfull their long white roabes is the righteousnes of Christ their golden girdles signifie the gloriousnesse and purenesse of their loue to God and his children for loue is the band of perfection In that the Angels poure out the vials of Gods wrath it shewes that God vseth them as instruments to punish the wicked and though Antichrist is and shall be destroyed by men they are but the instrumentall cause of God and his Angels CHAP. 16. THe first second third plagues are that there fell a grieuous and noysome sore vpon them who had the mark of the Beast and worshipped the image of the Beast in that the sea and waters became bloud it signifieth that many of thē should be slaine These seeme to prophesie the victories that the Turks other the Popes enemies haue had against the Papists the slaughters they haue committed vpon them which was the iust iudgement of God as appeares ver 5. in that an Angell saith Lord thou art iust because thou hast iudged these things for they shed the bloud of the Saints of the Prophets therfore hast thou giuen them bloud to drinke for they are worthy And another Angell said Euen so Lord God Almighty true and righteous are thy iudgements The fourth plague poured vpon the Sunne seemes to bee vpon their clergy this was the ouerthrow of the Cardinals Bishops Abbots Monks Friers Nuns and all their houses and dens in England Scotland other reformed countries this plague tormented them with heate of fire and made them boyle in great heate and blaspheme the name of God yet they repented not to giue God glory The fist viall fell vpon the throne of the Pope this was the cutting off of his reuennues which were infinite out of all countries and England was the most profitable in reuennues vnto the Pope of all countries and therefore was called the Popes Asse for bearing all taxes impositions that the Popes Cardinals laid vpon it but now the Pope is faine to allow maintenance for vpholding of Popery in al countries this hath wonderfully darkned the brightnes of his glory and kingdome and this makes them gnaw their tongues for sorrow and to blaspheme the God of heauen for their paines and their sores and yet they repent not of their works The sixt plague is the drying vp of the waters of Euphrates that the way of the Kings of the East should be prepared this is an allusion to the destruction of the temporall Babilon the meaning is that as the Medes and Persians turned the Riuer Euphrates out of his course whereby they went ouer destroyed Babilon so the Lord will take away all impediments that the ten King domes that haue hitherto taken part with the Pope may destroy Rome the spirituall Babilon as the Angell interpreteth it in the next Chapter The three vncleane spirits that came out of the mouth of the Pope for now the Pope is the Dragon in that hee is aboue the Emperour and as mighty and full of venome and as ready to sting and poyson Gods children as any Dragon and he is the Beast in respect of his beastly conditions and the false witnesse in respect of all his false doctrines These vncleane spirits are the Iesuites for they are sworne at the Popes command to goe into any Countrey and spend their liues for the vpholding of the Popedome these are the rotten pillers which proppe vp the falling tower of Babell the Popedome they are called three in respect of the triple diuision of the Popes Dominions to wit into the land the sea Riuers They are compared to frogges to shew they doe as much hurt all Countries as the frogs did Egipt and they are as lothsome in the sight of God and men as frogs are in our sights as frogs turne all things that they eat to poyson so doe they all Scriptures to the poysoning of soules and their study is nothing but treasons poysonings and murders of protestant Kings Princes and Countries but according to this Prophesie at the time that God hath appointed their wicked practises shall open the eyes of all Kings to see the vildnes and horrible wickednes of Antichrist and bee prouoked against that great day of the Lord to congregate themselues in Arma Geddon which may be interpreted a house or temple falling meaning Rome and the Popedome being now ready to fall The seauenth Angell powreth out his viall into the ayre that is sets the ayre against Antichrist which is the breath of Gods Ministers and their preachings vexed and tormented him like thunders and lightenings and shooke the Popedome like the greatest earthquake that euer was and made the greatest part of the Popedome to fall and become Protestants which the Lord be praised for it wee see already to bee performed and their preaching was like vnto the greatest hayle that euer was euery haylestone as big and heauy as a talent weight by which figuratiue speeches is signified the vtter destruction of Rome as the Angell interpreteth it saying It is done and in that it is said The Citty of the Nations fell and great Babilon came in remembrance before God to giue her the cup of the fiercenesse of his wrath and that the Iles that is them of the Iles and the mountaines that is the great ones fled away that is departed from the Popes false doctrines CHAP. 17. IN this Chapter an Angell sheweth St. Iohn Rome in a vision and interpreteth all the hardest things to bee vnderstood in this Reuelation He calleth