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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

ioyned vnto the Popedome the temporall Sword that is iutisdiction ouer all Emperours Kings to place them and displace them at his pleasure Which appeares in that hee gaue such power to his Locusts as hereafter is declared he is said to haue the key of the bottomlesse pit which sheweth that as the Angell in the 20. Chap. had the key of the bottomlesse pit to binde Sathan and to shut him therein for 1000. yeares so when the 1000. yeares were expired the Pope had the key of the bottomlesse pit to let him out againe The smoake that came out of this pit when it was opened and darkned the Sunne was their superstitions and false doctrines that darkned the Gospel as smoake darkens the Sun The Locusts that came out were the Cardinals and Bishops These farre differed from the Bishops of the primitiue Church they were the onely planters and maintainers of true Religion these the onely confounders destroyers therof The Locusts in Egypt neuer more deuoured the fruits of the land then these Locusts did the riches of all Countries both of their soules and of their bodies Their crownes shew the power that they had their faces like men sheweth their hypocriticall and fayre speeches their hayre like women declareth their flattering allurements that they vsed their Lions teeâ—h their cruelty and what deuourers of men they were their iron haubergions sheweth the temporall iurisdiction that they had their wings and chariots with many horses sheweth their swiftnesse and power to doe mischiefe their tayles like Scorpions with heads and crownes on them and stings were their Substitutes and Officers to whom they gaue great power as appeareth by their heads and crownes These so much stung and vexed the people that they were weary of their liues In that these had not power to hurt those that were marked by the Angell for God in the fore-heads it sheweth that yet the diuels time was not come to bee let loose to shed the bloud of Saints and it declareth the prouidence of God vnto the faithfull and that hee had euer his Church in the most troublous times In that these Locusts came out of the bottomlesse pit it sheweth that they were of the diuell and if the Diuell himselfe had beene in the shape of man he could not be worse then they were In that they had power to hurt but for fiue moneths it is common with the holy Ghost in prophesies to set a day for a yeare and at 30. dayes to the moneth which was the Iewes computation fiue moneths is 150. dayes which sheweth that their chiefe regalitie and power was to continue but 150. yeares In that this Starre is said to haue the key of the bottomlesse pit wee may see how much the Pope deceiueth vs in vaunting that hee hath the keyes of heauen when they are but the keyes of hell The mighty power of the Pope at this time is declared in that that hee is called the King ouer the Locusts and in that he could conferre such great power vpon them and in that hee is said to be the Angell of the bottomlesse pit it sheweth that hee had all the power that the diuell could doe to strengthen him and it appeares what a destroyer the Pope is in that the holy Ghost nameth him Destruction This Vision following in the 14. Verse of this Chapter and the Vision in the 7. Verse of the 20. Chapter are all one Now the 1000. yeares that the diuell should bee bound being expired the Gospell beginning to reuiue again he hath liberty to rage and stirre againe that the might of Christ might bee seene in defending his silly Lambes against the diuell the roaring Lion and all the popish Wolues though they were neuer so strong The infinite number of warriers that S. Iohn saw and told were the very same Locusts before mentioned for the description of these them are all one in all points and their battell was against the Saints as appeareth in the 20. Chapter The fire smoake and brimstone that went out of their mouthes were their Excommunications in that like smoake they breathed out that whosoeuer disobeyed them should be eternally burnt in Hell with fire and brimstone In that the Diuell is said to be foure Angels it is because as soone as he was set at liberty as is declared in the 20. Chapter he went into all the foure quarters of the earth to prouoke men against the Children of God in that hee got such an infinite number these were the Pope Cardinals Bishops Abbots Fryers and their officers to martyr the Saints In that it is said hee came from the riuer Euphrates it was to signifie that as the Babilonians came from Euphrates to destroy the materiall Temple so should this spirituall Babilon destroy the spirituall Temple If wee consider the martyrdome of the Waldences in France and their massacres and the Martyres that their Inquisitions haue deuoured there and all that haue beene martyred in England fince Wicklifs time those that haue beene martyred in Bohemia Germany Scotland and by their Inquisitions in Spaine other places we shall see that the Diuell by these Locusts since his letting loose hath slaine more of Gods children then euer he did before he was bound CHAP. 10. NOtwithstanding the mighty hoast of the diuell and all his Popish train yet we see how Christ hath preuailed As Sauls kingdome decreased and Dauids increased so the Lord be praysed wee daily see Christs kingdome increase the Popes more and more ruinated let the Iesuites the Angels of the bottomlesse pit deuise neuer so many diuellish practises to vphold the same the vision of Christ in this Chapter declareth so much His Rainebow about his head teacheth vs that the Diuell by the Pope and his Locusts shall preuaile no more ouer vs euen as the Rainbow assureth vs the world shall bee no more drowned His face shineth to shew his fauor to such as haue forsaken all Popish errors and trust in him onely his brasen feet certifieth vs that he will tread the Diuell the Pope and all his Locusts vnder his feete In that he sets one foot on the sea and the other foot on the land it may hence infallibly be gathered that after Christ shall destroy the Popedome the very Turkes and Iewes and all Papists that remaine shall bee conuerted to beleeue in Christ onely and his elect among them shall be saued In that Christ sweares that there shall be no more time but in the dayes of the voyce of the seauenth Angell when hee shall blow the Trumpet the mystery of God shall be finished it may be most certainly concluded that not long after the destruction of the Popedome Christ shall come to Iudgement In that S. Iohn is forbidden to to write the voyce of the feauen thunders we must learne that there be some things that the Lord will not haue reuealed vnto vs as is the day of Christs comming to iudgement and the certaine day

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 theÌ„selues 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 theÌ„ 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

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