the sonne of the said Friderike by the procurement of Pope Innocent the 3. who established transubstantiation was slaine at Bamberge by Otto Count Palatine Otto the 4. and Friderike the 2. were excommunicate by Pope Innocent the 3. and Gregor 9. Henrie the 7. was poisoned with a consecrate host by a Monke of the faction of the Guelphes which was on the Popes side the Gibellines were an other faction which held with Emperour Lodovike the 4. was likewise excommunicate by the Pope who sent forth his Monkes and Friers into euerie quarter to defame the Emperour and the Cardinals did stirre vp the Princes to warre against him Avent And thus haue the Popes handled the Emperours Kings and Princes opposing themselues to their superstition haue found no better measure 2. Childericus king of France was deposed and thrust into a monasterie Rachis king of the Lombards was by the same Pope Zacharie put into a monasterie Lodovike the 12. was much encumbred by Iulius the second who himselfe leading his armie from Rome as he went ouer the bridge of the riuer Tiber threw S. Peters keies into the riuer and seeing they would doe him no good he said he would betake himselfe to Pauls sword Henrie the 4. now king of Fraunce was assaulted by 6. Popes Gregor the 13. Sixtus the 5. Vrbane the 7. Gregor the 14. Innocentius the 9. Clement the 8. who the last named hauing brought the king to be reconciled to the Church of Rome did thereupon triumph insolently ouer him As in a certaine booke set forth of that matter there is a tractate de victoria Clementis 8. de Henricâ— 4. c. gloriose triumphantis of the victorie of Clement the 8. most gloriously triumphing ouer Henrie the 4. king of Fraunce and Navarre Thus haue the famous kings also of this Realme of England beene serued by the Popes and their ministers King Iohn was poisoned by a Monke King Henrie the 8. that most famous and renowned king was by the bull of Paulus the 3. depriued of his kingdome and his subiects freed from their oath of alleagance Queene Elizabeth our late Gracious Soueraigne of blessed memorie before she came to her crowne was persecuted by her sister Queene Marie and her chiefe agent Stephen Gardener for her religion and after that by Gods fatherly prouidence and care to his Church she was aduanced to the kingdome she was practised against by nine Popes the sixe before named and by Paulus the 4. Pius the 4. Pius the 5. both by open warre and hostilitie wherein the two Philips of Spaine bare the chiefest stroke and by priuie treacherie and treason Our kings maiestie that is now both in Scotland had experience of Popish practises against him and since his happie comming into England some of the Popish faction haue more then once or twice conspired against him But blessed be God he hath escaped their snares 3. Now in the third place Some Princes and nobles shall be produced whom the Popes haue cruelly assaulted The Exarcâ— or viceroy of Ravenna vnder Leo the 3. Emperor by the Popes faction was slaine with his sonne The Medices at Florence were set vpon in the Church by the counsell of Sixtus the 4. the Popes legate gaue the signe when the host was lift vp Volaterran lib. 5. Geograph The Earle of Tholouse was pursued by the French king by most fierce warre at the instigation of the Pope onely because he fauoured the Albigenses Iohn Friderike Duke of Saxonie and Philip the Lantgraue of Hassia were assaulted by most cruell warre onely for the cause of religion Count Egmond and Count Horne were beheaded for fauouring the Protestants The Prince of Condie was poisoned Caspar Colignius slaine in the Massacre in Fraunce Antelot and Cardinall Castilion poisoned William prince of Aurane was slaine by a villane Charles the king of Spaines sonne because he was thought to fauour the Protestants whom they call heretikes was made an ende of by the Inquisitors for religion neither could his father or would not deliuer him 4. These learned confessors also and some holy martyrs haue in diuerse ages opposed themselues against the Pope and were euill entreated for it Vigilantius Bishop of Barcellona in Spaine because he found fault with the adoration of reliques and with single life was counted an heretike The Bishops and Presbyters which held a synod at Eliberine in Spaine were adiudged heretikes by Pope Adrian in a synod at Frankefort Ann. 840. Bertram writ against transubstantiation So did Ioannes Scotus Ann. 869. and was slaine of his schollers with their writing pens Ann. 964. Huldericus Bishop of Augusta impugned the single life of the Clergie Ann. 1039. Berengarius bent himselfe against transubstantiation Ann. 1157. Ioannes Sarisburiens did teach that the Pope was Antichrist and Rome Babylon Arnoldus Bishop of Brixia denied vnto the Pope the vse of the temporall sword About the same time liued Peter Bloix who publikely maintained in his writings that Rome was Babylon the Popes officers harpies his Priests Baalites Ann. 1160. Petrus Waldo of Lions ann 1240. Petrus de Vineis ann 1260. Gulielmus de S. Amore ann 1306. Petrus Cassiodorus a learned Noble man of Italie 1314. Dulcimus of Navarre 1315. Arnoldus de noua villa 1383. Iohn Wicleffe in England 1405. Iohn Hus and Nicolaus Clemangis a Doctor of Paris Hyeronym Savonarola a Monke of Ferrara whom Alexander the 6. caused to be burned Antonius Mancinellus Gulielmus Occam All these were great impugners of the Pope Ann. 1517. Martin Luther ann 1519. Huldericus Zuinglius and since many learned men in Germanie Oecolampadius Capito Melancthon Martyr Bullinger with others in Fraunce Calvin Beza Farellus Viretus with others in England B. Cranmer B. Ridley B. Hooper M. Latimer M. Filpot M. Bradford holy martyrs and since B. Iewell D. Fulke D. Whitakers D. Reynolds with many more excellent writers and worthie preachers haue discouered the nakednesse of the whore of Babylon 5. Lastly whole Churches haue beene persecuted for resisting the Pope and his doctrine the Albigenses vnder Innocentius the 3. the Waldenses vnder Pope Iohn the 22. the Church of Calabria of Sevill in Spaine of England in Queene Maries dayes and the Curches of Fraunce vnder Charles the 9. and Henrie the 3. endured much oppression by the tyrrannie of the Popish faction And thus doth the Pope resemble Antiochus in persecuting with fire and sword the faithfull seruants of God professing the truth 15. Controv. Of the pride and blasphemie of Antichrist against God 10. v. 36. He shall magnifie himselfe against all that is God This is most true of the Antichrist of Rome for he exalteth himselfe aboue the Angels which are called gods in respect of their excellencie of nature and condition making himselfe iudge of the Angels Princes and Magistrates also are called gods them hath the Pope caused to kisse his feete and hath troad vpon their neckes disposing of their kingdomes at his pleasure Innocentius the third
it seemeth he should haue bought some dignitie which he missed of Latomus when he should haue made an oration at Bruxels against Luther before Charles the 5. and could not goe forward beeing sent out with hisses was so ashamed that he fell madde and vttered diuerse blasphemies in the Schooles and in the Readers chaire whence he was taken by Ruardus Tapperus and was carried to his bed and died in despaire saying he was damned Frier Cherubin which in the yeare 1598. challenged the ministers of Berne and Geneve to dispute with them after he had both in words and deeds bewrayed his madnesse was tied with chaines and had keepers appointed him 3. neither is it true that they striue for Gods glorie but for the Popes whom indeede they make their terrene god and therefore they cannot expect any reward from God he must reward them whose seruants they are 4. And these great reuennues which the Pope hath to bestowe he hath rather gotten by rapine and violence then by the pietie and deuotion of others As the Dukedome of Ferrara ann 1598. was by Pope Clement the 8. by force and violence taken from the right heire thereof ex Polan 27. Controv. Of Antichrists insatiable ambition crueltie and couetousnesse 1. As Antiochus vpon euery occasion was readie to inuade Aegypt and other countreys so the Pope vsurpeth vpon the nations and kingdomes of the world without any title but with pretenses and fogeries as by that forged donation of Constantine he challengeth to be Lord of the Occidentall Empire there is no king in all these West parts whom either the Pope hath not made in times past his vassall or at least will not say that he holdeth his kingdome of him and therefore ought to doe him homage Boniface the 8. decreed that it was of necessitie of saluation for euerie creature to be subiect to the Pope Extrav de maiorit obedient c. Vnam sanctam And in the same canon he glorieth that he is set ouer nations and kingdoms to plant and pull vp to build and destroy he challengeth vnto himselfe power in heauen and earth and dominion from sea to sea and from the flood to the endes of the world lib. 1. ceremon pontifical c. 7. 2. As Antiochus tooke euerie opportunitie to afflict the people of God but he spared the Edomites Ammonites Moabites that assisted him and hated the people of God as he did v. 41. So Antichrist ceaseth not to persecute the Church of Christ and by all meanes to oppresse it and to trample vpon it But such as are addicted to his superstitions and are affected toward him he spareth and fauoureth 3. As Antiochus hunted after nothing else but the spoile of Egypt the treasurers of gold and siluer and other precious things So the Romane Antichrist gapeth after the treasure and riches of the world raking vnto him whatsoeuer he can lay hold of he selleth mens sinnes and pardons for money releaseth the paines of purgatorie for money dispenseth almost with any thing for money he imposeth taxes tenths mulcts of money by way of penance As Henrie the second had a mulct set vpon him for the murder of Thomas Becket and it was enioyned him to goe a warfare at his great charge as a part of his penance Frederike the Emperour beeing excommunicate by Gregor the 9. bought his absolution for a 100. thousand ounces of gold as witnesse Onuphryus and Guicciardin Alexander the 6. appointed certaine rich Cardinalls to be poisoned that he might seaze vpon their riches Onuphryus in Alexand. 6. The Pope exacteth great summes of the Iewes dwelling at Rome of the harlots and vsurers Iohn the 22. lest when he was dead 25. millions of ducats of gold in the treasurie Boniface the 9. gathered out of one Prouince an 100. thousand Florence pieces by his indulgences in a very short time the Senate of Paris in their petition to Lewes the 11. alleadged that the Pope euery yeare had out of France 946. thousand markes Leo the 10. receiued a great summe of money by his pardons and indulgences out of Germanie and gaue them to his sister Magdalen a most famous strumpet Guicciard lib. 13. ex Polan Therefore Theodor. Ã Niem thus well resembled the Pope-Apostolike sea camera Apostolica mari assimilatur in quod intrant omnia flumina non exvndat the Apostolical chamber is likened to the Sea into the which all riuers doe runne and yet it neuer ouerfloweth so many thousand pounds are brought into it and it is neuer filled c. Vnion tract 6. c. 37. 28. Controv. Of the rage and furie of Antichrist v. 44. Like as Antiochus when he heard of the euill successe of his captaines how they were ouerthrowne and discomfited in Iudea went forth with a great rage thinking to destroy many so the Romane Antichrist hath fretted and fumed when he heard of any that were reuolted from his obedience As Leo the 10. and after him Adrian the 6. sent out their bulls against Martin Luther Zuinglius and other ministers that preached the Gospel in Germanie When king Henrie the 8. had abolished the Popes supremacie in England Paulus the 3. thus bestirred himselfe he depriued the king of his kingdome disinherited his children of the crowne released his nobles of their oath of alleagance gaue the possessions and lands of his subiects to be a pray to any that list to inuade them he interdicted them from the Church and Sacraments made voide all leagues confirmed with forraine kings and states After the same manner proceeded Pius the 5. against Queene Elizabeth depriuing her of her crowne releasing her subiects of their fealtie and excommunicating all her subiects that continued in her obedience the like also did Sixtus the 5. who also pursued Henrie king of Navarre now king of Fraunce and Henrie of Burbon Prince of Condie with the same weapons deposing them by his sentence from their honours and dignities freeing their subiects of their fealties and disinheriting them of their title to the crowne of Fraunce 29. Controv. How Antichrists palace is planted betweene the two Seas As Antiochus pitched his pauilion betweene the two Seas the dead Sea and Mediterranean Sea where Iudea was situate v. 45. So the Romane Antichrist hath his seate iust betweene two Seas the Sea called Tyrrhenum and Adriaticum and he sitteth in the Temple of God not either the Temple of Ierusalem which is long since destroyed and neuer shall be builded againe nor in any other materiall Temple but he sitteth in the Church of God taking vpon him to be the head of Christs Church but he with his faction are not the true Church of Christ though he sit in the Church as the vitious and corrupt humors are in the bodie but are no part of it Polan And the Popes palace may fitly be compared to a Tabernacle because his seate was remooued by Clement the 5. from Rome to Avenion in Fraunce where it continued 74. yeares Osiander
it ought to terrifie and mooue vnto repentance Bulling 2. Doct. vers 8. That mens hearts are in the hand of God Ver. 8. He required the chiefe of the Eunuches that he might not defile himselfe Hence it is euident seeing this chiefe officer of the kings tooke no exception to this free speach of Daniel charging the kings table and meates with pollution that God ruled and inclined his heart to fauour Daniel and to take all in good part which he said Some would haue said to Daniel what doest thou charge the kings Court and religion with impuritie and vncleannesse are ye Hebrewes onely the pure men and is there no religion good beside yours This then was Gods worke thus to qualifie the heart and affection of Ashpenah toward Daniel so it is here found to be true as the wiseman saith The kings heart is in the hand of God c. he turneth it whithersoeuer it pleaseth him Prou. 21. 1. 3. Doct. vers 12. Of th◠commendation of fasting Vers. 12. Let them giue vs pulse to eate By this example of Daniels abstinence who preferred a thinne and course diet before the kings full and delicate dishes we see how excellent a thing frugalitie and temperance is Euen among the heathen Philosophers parsimonie and sparing diet was much set by Socrates beeing asked wherein he differed from other men answered illi vivunt vt comedant ego edo vt viuam they liue to eate but I eate to liue the sobrietie of Democritus and Demosthenes is much celebrated among the heathen The Egyptians liued of herbes and the fruits o◠trees the food of the Argiues in time past were peares of the Athenians figges of the Medes almonds of the Ethiopians locustes of the Arabians milke They say that the spittle of a man fasting killeth a serpent So fasting ioyned with prayer is a spirituall remedie against the spirituall serpent and his tentations Hierome calleth it caeterarum virtutum fundamentum the foundation of other vertues Chrysostome alimentum animae the nourishment of the soule Basil saith it is similitudo hominum cum Angelis that which maketh men like vnto Angels Christ sanctified fasting and abstinence by his owne example and Sathan sought to interrupt and breake off his holy fast thereby shewing how soueraigne a remedie it is against his tentations seeing he would not suffer Christ ro hold out his fast for as a ship the lighter it is beeing vnloaden of the burthens doth better brooke the water and endure the force of the windes so he which is giuen to a temperate and sober life melius effugit fluctus nymbos tentationum doth better escape the floods and tempests of temptation Pintus 4. Doct. That true vertue consisteth in the inward purpose of the heart not in the outward appearance Vers. 8. Daniel had determined in his heart that he would not defile himselfe Daniels continencie was not in outward shewe but rooted and grounded in the heart which is the seate of vertue for that is not vertue which is done onely to the sight of others and for ostentation to seeke the praise of men but that which lieth hid in the heart The Pharisies gaue their almes prayed fasted to be seene of men but Christ teacheth his Disciples to pray and fast in secret that the Lord may approoue their worke and not men Matth. 6. And S. Paul saith that he is not a Iewe which is one outward c. but he is a Iewe which is one within c. whose praise is not of men but of God Polan 5. Doct. Of worldly feare which carrieth away carnall men Ver. 10. The chiefe of the Eunuches said to Daniel I feare my Lord the king c. This man feared more the terrene power of the visible Emperor thē the celestial maiestie of the omnipotent and inuisible God as Tertullian obiected to the Romanes maiore formidine Caesarē obseruatis quā ipsum de Olymp◠Iouē with greater feare ye obserue Cesar then Iupiter himselfe of Olympus c. they stand more in awe of their great commander in earth then of their supposed gods in heauen But the Apostles had a contrarie resolution whether it be right in the sight of God to obey you rather then God iudge ye Act. 4. 19. Polan 6. Doct. ver 12. Prooue thy seruants tenne dayes of the certaintie of faith Bullinger hereupon noteth fides non fallit nec deserit Deus constāter inherentes verbo c. faith falleth not neither doth God forsake those which constantly cleaue vnto his word c. Daniel with his three brethren and companions were assured that God would giue successe according to their faith and if they in this particular thing which concerned but an outward obseruation of the lawe had such assurance and confidence much more ought we to be assured of such things which God hath promised concerning euerlasting life for all things as our Blessed Sauiour saith are possible to him that beleeueth Mark 9. 23. 7. Doct. That learning is necessarie in Kings Ver. 19. And the king communed with them Nebuchadnezzar beeing a great warrior and conquerour yet was himselfe so well seene in the knowledge of the Chaldeans who were held to be the most learned in the world that he was able himselfe to sift and examine these 4. men whom he found in wisedome to goe beyond all his wisemen and soothsayers in Babylon Such learned princes among the people of God were Dauid Salomon Hezekiah Iosias among the Heathen Alexander the great Scipio Africanus Iulius Caesar with others and among the Christian Emperours Constantine the great who decided the controuersies and questions among the Christian Bishops And this famous kingdome of England hath had most learned princes Henerie the 8. Edward the 6. Queene Elizabeth of late blessed memorie and our now Soueraigne king Iames who is able to conferre learnedly with any man in his faculty as here Nebuchadnezzar doth with Daniel and the other three 8. Doct. That the perfection euen of humane arts and learning is to be found in the Church of God Ver. 20. And he found them tenne times better then all the enchanters and Astrologians c. Like as these fower fearing God obtained greater wisdome euen in the Chaldean learning then any of the other cunning men So it may be seene this day that euen the liberall sciences which were inuented among the Heathen haue beene much perfited among Christians who haue added vnto their beginnings for seeing God is the giuer and author of euery good gift who are more like to receiue such gifts then his owne people who can tell how to aske them of him they therefore are in great error who either in times past gaue the preheminence of learning vnto the Gentiles before the Christians or now to the Papists and Romanistes before the professors of the gospel it is euident to all the world that neither for the knowledge of tongues or artes we are any thing inferior vnto them 5. Places of
That these three seruants of God were not deliuered from the fire for their virginitie or abstinencie Vers. 25. VValking in the middes of the fire and they haue no hurt Damascene thinketh that they were not hurt of the fire because they kept their virginitie lib. 4. but no such thing appeareth in this storie that they liued vnmaried Basil in a certaine homilie of the praise of fasting doth ascribe this their deliuerance vnto their fasting But the Apostle putteth vs out of doubt that they were preserued by their faith Heb. 11. 33. through faith they stopped the mouthes of lyons quenched the violence of fire As Pintus well obserueth 11. Controv. Against the Vbiquitares They which maintaine the omnipresence of Christs flesh and that the bodie of Christ may be in the Eucharist without the essentiall properties thereof as circumscription quantitie visibilitie and such like doe thus reason out of this place the burning heat is an essentiall propertie of the fire but this was separated from the fire and yet the essence of the fire remained therefore the essentiall properties of a thing may be separated from it the nature still remaining Contra. 1. The burning facultie of the fire is not an essentiall propertie but an effect of the heat which is an essentiall qualitie of the fire 2. the heat was not separated from the fire for then it should haue beene no longer fire but the heat thereof was onely restrained and hindred from working and that not generally but onely where the seruants of God were for without the fornace the flames killed the kings ministers and if the fire had lost the heat the miracle had not beene so great for a thing not beeing hoat not to be burnt Polan 3. If all this were admitted it serueth not their turne for here the Scripture testifieth that there was fire and yet it burned not they must then shewe the like warrant for their miracle in the Eucharist that a bodie should be there without the due properties it followeth not because it pleased God at this time to shewe a miracle to set forth his glorie that he should doe so continually 12. Controv. That miracles are not alwaies a note and sure marke of the Church 1. The true notes and markes of the Church are such as are alwaies seene in it but the Church of God alwaies hath not the power of miracles neither is it alwaies necessarie Againe the true markes of the Church cannot be found els where but miracles may be wrought by those which are not of the Church as by the forcerers of Egypt and Antichrist shall worke wonders 2. Thes. 2. and false Prophets may giue signes which may come to passe Deut. 13. 1. 2. But it will be thus further obiected that whereby God is acknowledged is a note of the Church but God is here confessed and acknowledged by Nebuchadnezzar by this miracle therefore it was a note of the Church Ans. 1. That whereby God alwaies and onely is acknowledged is a note of the Church but such are not signes and miracles for sometime they may seduce and drawe away from God 2. God is in some sort knowne by miracles but onely in respect of his power he is not sufficiently knowne but by his word and therefore by this reason the word of God is the proper note of the Church whereby the Lord is most absolutely knowne and yet this is denied by the Romanists Polan 3. This must be vnderstood of true miracles which are wrought by the spirit of God and are applyed to a right ende this reason holdeth not for false miracles 4. true miracles then doe for that time demonstrate the Church while that gift and power remaineth but a perpetuall note it cannot be of the Church because that power alwaies remaineth not See more hereof Synops. Centur. 1. err 22. 13. Controv. Whether a contrarie religion may be tolerated in a commonwealth 1. Nebuchadnezzar here maketh a decree that whosoeuer spake any blasphemie against the God whom these three worshipped should be punished hereupon this question is mooued by Polanus whether the prince is onely to suffer the true religion to be professed in his kingdome wherein these three considerations are to be had 1. If the kingdome is such as hath an absolute gouernement and the true religion is alreadie setled and established in this case no mixture of contrarie religion is to be admitted As diuerse good kings of Iudah are reprooued because they remoued not the high places But Iosias for his faithfulnesse is commended who put down the Chemarims and abolished all monuments of superstition 2. If the kingdome be such as professeth corrupt religion which cannot be remooued all at once then the godly prince intending reformation must content himselfe to doe what he may and to followe Nebuchadnezzars president who although idolatrie were not then abolished yet prouideth that no iuiurie should be offred vnto true religion nor blasphemie vttered against the true God So where true religion cannot be drawne in altogether it must set in foote as it may as now is seene in the kingdome of Fraunce 3. Sometime where true religion is professed in a state not of absolute gouernement for peace sake and to auoide sedition the magistrates are constrained to tolerate some errors as wise pilates for the time giuing way vnto the tempest Polan as the Israelites suffered the Cananites to dwell among them whom they could not expell at once 14. Controv. That the conuersion of Nebuchadnezzar here doth not signifie the conuersion of the deuill in the ende of the world Lyranus here noteth the opinion of some which thinke that Nebuchadnezzar this proud king was herein a type of the deuill who in the end and consummation of the world should receiue and embrace the true knowledge of God But this heresie is opposite to the Scriptures which calleth it euerlasting fire which is prepared for the Deuill and his Angels Matth 24. 41. and S. Iude saith that the Angels which fell are reserued in euerlasting chaines vnder darkenesse Iude 6. And the Deuills cannot be conuerted or saued but by a Mediator Christ is no Mediator for them for he in no sort tooke the Angels that is their nature Heb. 2. 16. 6. Morall obseruations 1. Obseruat The mutable state of religion in kingdomes Vers. 1. Nebuchadnezzar c. made an image Not onely the fauour of the king was mutable for whom he lately extolled he now adiudgeth to the fire but his minde was variable concerning religion he which before confessed the God of Israel now setteth vp idolatrie in despight of God Thus in the time of the kings of Iudah religion often altered and changed sometime the true worship of God flourished as vnder Hezekiah and Iosias but their wicked sonnes after them set vp idolatrie Bulling Thus was it in England King Edward maintained the Gospel Queene Marie brought in the Masse againe Thus there is no certaintie of any thing in this world the Church
them but betweene them and seeing here there is euident description of a place the words are to be taken literally not in allegoricall sense as Nahum 3. 9. art thou better then No full of people which lay vpon the waters whose ditch was the Sea c. 2. True it is that the Church of God is in diuerse prophesies resembled to a mountaine by allusion vnto the mountaine whereupon the Temple was built but to appropriate this to any particular place as namely to the citie of Trent in that sense is not safe for so the title of the true Church of Christ should be giuen to that Antichristian assemblie This may more fitly be applied vnto that Laterane Councel vnder Leo the 10. which was held at Rome which is situate indeede betweene two Seas Tyrrhenum and Adriaticum 3. If the Prophet had in direct tearmes expressed the Seas by their names it had beene an historie rather then a prophesie and it is euident that in Scripture that salt lake is called by the name of the Sea as Numb 34. v. 6. the Mediterranean is called the great Sea and the other the salt Sea v. 3. wherefore seeing we can find this prophesie to haue beene literally and historically fulfilled when Antiochus captaines pitched in Emâ—aus in the beginning of the mountaines as hath beene shewed at large cap. 11. quest 50. it is in vaine to runne to allegories Argum. 3. The words following also he shall come to his endâ— and none shall helpe him Graserus proceedeth to applie vnto the Romane Antichrist and sheweth the fatall end of his Antichristian kingdome to be at hand which 1. he doth gather by two arguments the great insolencie of the Papall Sea for pride goeth before a fall and the most desperate means which the Romanists vse to maintaine their kingdome their sophisticate doctrine and their perfidious and treacherous practises which beeing the chiefe meanes which are left vnto them it is euident that their disease is dangerous and deadly the meanes beeing so desperate pag. 462. 2. And further it is said none shall helpe him herein Antiochus in his miserable end was a type of the ruine of Antichrist who was striken with such a loathsome disease that his own friends did forsake him and could minister no helpe vnto him Such was the fal of Babylon as the Prophet describeth it Ierem. 51. 8. howle for Babel bring balme for her soreâ—f she may be healed So the sickenesse of Antichrist when God striketh him shall be incurable and remedilesse By two speciall meanes is Antichrists kingdome vpheld by the Iesuites corrupt seducing and by the seâ—ular arme afflicting the Church especially by the Spaniards But neither of these can restore vnto Antichrist the former glorie of his kingdome The first may be likened vnto the Assâ—ssines among the Turkes whose founder was one Alohadinus who inuented this deuise to encrease his sect he caused to be planted in a most fruitful valley pleasant orchards and gardens which all kind of carnall delight varietie of delicate ments with beautifull damsels to attend vpon them This beeing done this Alohadinus fained himselfe to be Mahomets companion and to haue receiued power of him to conferre Paradise vpon whom he would Hereupon he would make choice of the best witted and most goodly young men whom he with a certaine drinke would cause to be cast asleepe and then conuay them to that valley where awaking they should enioy al terrene pleasure then he would cast them into a sleepe againe and conuey them thence so they made report that they had beene in Paradise and by this deuise he drewe vnto him 60000. to be of his sect the like sleights doe the Iesuites vse to promise heauen and releasing out of purgatotie to those that will set afoote their wicked deuises But they notwithstanding labour in vaine So likewise the secular powers haue laboured to aduance the papall kingdome as Henrie the 3. in Fraunce the king of Spaine in the lowe countreys which warres the Prince of Parma confessed had cost the king of Spaine vnto the yeare 1585. sixe hundred tunne of gold The like attempt he made against England in the yeare 88. which he assaulted with that great nauie and armie the maintenance whereof stood him in 30000. ducates euerie day yet they â—aue missed of their purpose Thus Christ the king of his Church sheweth his power in abating the pride of Antichrist but he at once thinketh it not good to dissolue his kingdome to trie the fidelitie of his seruants and to take away securitie to this purpose Graserus p. 465. to p. 467. Answ. All this we willingly confesse may typically be applyed and that verie fiâ—ly to the Romane Antichrist so that the historicall ground be first layd in Antiochus which Graserus seemeth to acknowledge whose singular industry and iudicious application of this prophesie deserueth much commendation though he faile in the historicall sense And this shall suffice briefely to haue beene touched out of Graserus God be praised A Table of the questions THe prophesie of Daniel explaned Generall obseruations vpon the whole booke Of the diuers languages vsed in this booke and why Daniel writeth a great part therof in the Chalde tongue 1. qu. Of the author of this propheticall booke of Daniel 2. qu. Of the signification of the name Daniel 3. qu. Of the kinred of Daniel 4. qu. Why Daniels kinred is not particularly expressed in the text 5. qu. When Daniel began to prophesie and at what age 6. qu. Of the time when Daniel had his seuerall visions 7. qu. Of the whole time of Daniels age and time of prophesying 8. qu. Why Daniel is not mentioned to haue returned with the rest out of captiuitie 9. qu. Of the times wherein Daniel liued compared with forren Chronicles and of the memorable things which happened therein 10. qu. Of the excellencie vse and vtilitie of this booke of Daniel 11. qu. Of the authoritie of the prophesie of Daniel 12. qu. Of the obscuritie of this prophesie Questions vpon the first Chapter of Daniel 1. qu. Of the third yeare of Iehoiakim which is called the fourth Ierem. 25. 1. how these places are reconciled 2. qu. How this third yeare of Iehoiakims raigne is to be counted 3. qu. Of Iehoiakim and Iehoachaz what difference betweene them 4. qu. Why the king of Babel had such an enuie against Iehoiakim 5. qu. Of Nabuchadnezzer the king of Babel and how many there were of that name 6. qu. Of the acts exploits of Nabuchadnezzer 7. qu. Of the time of Nabuchadnezzers raigne 8. qu. Of the citie of Babylon 9. qu. Of the citie Ierusalem 10. qu. v. 2. What this phrase meaneth to be giuen into ones hand 11. qu. How Iehoiakim was giuen into Nabuchadnezzers â—and whether he carried him to Babylon 12. qu. Whether Daniel at this time went into captiuitie with Iehoiakim 13. qu. Why it pleased God that Daniel and others that feared God should be taken captiues 14. qu.
God and so it is said here that Daniel beleeued in his God inchoata obedientia our inchoate obedience which is accepted with God because we are iustified by faith our righteousnes whereby we are iust before men both these are also here expressed in Daniel my iustice was found out before God and vnto thee O king haue I done no hurt To conclude then this point a mans particular iustice innocencie is rather an antecedent of his deliuerance then a cause And in some sort it may be said to be a cause also yet not of it selfe but as it concurreth with faith for the which the Lord respecteth vs and our obedience though imperfect in Christ Iun. in comment 11. Controv. That a generall faith called fides implicita an implied faith is not sufficient v. 23. Because he beleeued in God not as the Latine hath he beleeued God for in the text there is the preposition beth And hereby is signified not a generall apprehension onely that God was true of his promises and that he was the onely true God creator of heauen and earth as the Romanists doe affirme faith to be nothing else but generally to beleeue what soeuer is contained in the word of God to be true Bellar. lib. 1. de iustifi c. 4. But Daniel here so beleeued in God that he committed himselfe with firme trust and assurance vnto him in eius gratiam recubuit he relyed wholly vpon his grace Calvin And so the Apostle describeth faith Heb. 11. 6. He that commeth vnto God must beleeue that God is and that he is a rewarder of them that seeke him this faith onely apprehendeth not God in generall that he is but is ioyned with a particular assurance that he will reward his faithfull seruants and bring them vnto life And so Pintus one of their owne writers very well resolueth vpon this place vt mea fert opinio credere hoc loco est actus fidei charitate formatae plenae fiducia in Deum as mine opinion is to beleeue in this place is an act of faith formed that is expressed by charitie full of trust and confidence in God 6. Morall obseruations 1. Observat. Of Gods prouidence that watcheth ouer his seruants Generally in this chapter in that God deliuered Daniel his faithfull seruant from the rage of the lyons we see how Gods fatherly care watcheth and awaketh towards his seruants so Noah was saued from the waters Lot from the flames of Sodome Ieremie in the destruction of Ierusalem We reade that when the citie of Syracusâ— was taken by M. Marcellus which 〈…〉 that great Mathematician had defended a good while by his art and skill of whom Marcellus gaue charge that he should be spared yet he was slaine by a souldier as he was drawing of his lines because he would not straitway followe him to their Generall saying he would dispatch that he had in hand first But God hath greater care of his and continually protecteth them Bulling 2. Observat. Of the monstrous sinne of enuie v. 4. They sought occasion against Daniel Enuious men are alwayes in excubijs they are set in their watch obseruing and marking other mens doings to see if they can finde any matter against them Polan 2. they are enuious at other mens vertue as here they cannot endure Daniels pietie and sinceritie like as the henne scraping in the dunghill contemneth a pearle and preferreth a barley curnell and as the Sunne beames are offensiue to those that are bleare eyed so is vertue a griefe to the enuious Pintus 3. The enuious person propriae vtilitati est addictus is addict to his owne profit neglecting the common good as here these men seeke to supplant Daniel who was so necessarie for the commonwealth 4. And beside enuie bringeth 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 most cruellâ— against Daniels life Calvin â— 5. The remedie against enuie is 〈…〉 our selues with innocenâ—ie and integritie as Daniel did that the 〈◊〉 find 〈…〉 S. Peter saith when they speake euill of vs as of euill doers they may be ashamed which blame our good conuersation in Christ 1. Pet. 3. 16. 3. Observ. We must not giue ouer our profession notwithstanding any danger obiected v. 10. Daniel though he knewe of this bloodie decree will not intermit calling vpon God so etiamsi centum mortes nobis occurrant though an hundred deaths be set before vs we should not fall away from the true worship of God Caluin as S. Pauls excellent resolution was Act. 2. 13. Iam readiâ— not onely to be bound but to die at Ierâ—salem for the name of the Lord Iesus 4. Observ. Of continuing in prayer v. 10. As Daniel prayed thrice a day so thereby we are taught to perseuere in prayer according to S. Pauls rule Rom. 12. 12. 1. Thess. 5. 17. for prayer is not auayleable vnlesse it be seruent Iam. 5. 16. and feruent it cannot be if we giue ouer and faint in our prayers and continue not 5. Observ. Of the terror of conscience v. 18. The king remained fasting The Kings conscience was perplexed for this iniustice shewed toward Daniel he careth neither for meate delight nor sleepe he had none in earth whom he needed to feare but his conscience accuseth him before the great Iudge that shall call euen kings to account As it is written of Theodoricus king of Italie after he had caused Bâ—etius and Symmachus to be vniustly beheaded how within a fewe dayes after a fishes head beeing brought before him he imagined he saw Symmachus head and thereupon was striken with horror of conscience and not long after died let vs then labour for a good conscience which is as a continuall feast And here shall be an ende of this first Booke which is as the first course and seruice in this feast Praised be God THE SECOND BOOKE OF THIS COMMENTARIE VPON THE DIVINE PROPHESIE OF DANIEL containing the second part thereof consisting of the Prophesies and visions set forth in the sixe last Chapters Wherein that mysticall and Propheticall vision of the seauentie weekes in the 9. Chapter is handled at large with the diuerse Expositions thereof and the approbation of the best Printed by CANTRELL LEGGE Printer to the Vniuersitie of Cambridge 1610 TO THE MOST EXCELLENT VERTVOVS AND Right noble Prince HENRIE by the grace of God Prince of Wales and heire apparant to the most famous Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland his gracious Lord. RIght Noble Prince it may seeme strange to some that I offer vnto your princely viewe in these your Highnesse young and flourishing yeares a Commentarie vpon the most difficult and obscure booke of the old Testament But I trust your Highnesse shall not thinke it vnseasonable to be acquainted with the mysteries of holy Scripture in this your princely youth As Iosias that godly king of Iudah at the sixteenth yeare of his age did set his heart to seeke the Lord and read vnto his people out of the booke of God So did Honorius
thunder vpon the captaine But it is euident that Antiochus is vnderstood by the captaine v. 13. 14. Albeit the captaine and they which were with him seemed inuincible yet they were slaine in the Temple of Nanea for Antiochus as though he would dwell with her came thither to receiue money vnder the title of a dowrie It was Antiochus himselfe that pretended mariage with Nanea or Diana as the like is reported of Tiberius Nero Heliogabalus that would make marriages with the goddesses he therefore came himselfe in person to receiue as a dowrie the treasure of the Temple 4. But Bellarmine and Pererius likewise doe most approoue this solution who thus interpret these words v. 13. cecidit in templo Naneae the captaine with his host fell in the temple of Nanea that is they were smitten not slaine Bellarmine giueth instance of the like place Gen. 14. 10. The king of Sodome and Gomorrah fell there in the slimie pits that is were discomfited they were not killed for the king of Sodome met Abraham afterward Pererius obiecteth that place Dan. c. 11. 30. how the Romanes should come against Antiochus and he should be smitten yet he was not killed Contra. 1. The word vsed 2. Macchab. 1. 13. is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 not they fell but they were smitten or slaine concisi sunt they were hewen and cut in pieces as Vatablus and Iunius translate 2. in that place Gen. 24. 10. it is onely said they fell but here more is expressed they were cut in pieces v. 16. 3. and in the other place the word is better translated by Vatablus consternabitur he shall be grieued or terrified not smitten 5. This then remaineth to be saide that this is an vncerten and vntrue report of Antiochus death as that is likewise of the holy fire which was hid and when Nehemias sent to set it they found thicke water in stead of fire And therefore that other report of Antiochus death beeing twice set downe 1. Macchab. c. 6. and 2. Macchab. c. 9. is to be receiued as the more probable Iun. 34. Quest. Of the agreement of other persecutors of the Church with this description of Antiochus 1. As the apostasie of the Iewes was a forerunner of the tyrannie and persecution of Antichrist So when persecution is raised in the Church many doe fall away as when Constantius fauoured Arrius and persecuted the orthodoxall professours Liberius the Bishop of Rome fell away also to Arrianisme And of late daies when Charles the fift made warre against the Protestant Princes in Germanie many gospellers either fell to Poperie or receiued the Interim And in England in Queene Maries daies many forsooke the Gospel and turned Papists 2. As Antiochus was of a bold countenance and full of craft such were the persecutors of the Gospel as Iulian the Apostata Valens the Emperour the Duke of Albanie in the low countries 3. As Antiochus encreased by the treacherie of others that helped him so it is vsuall for the enemies of the Gospel to preuaile if they can by treacherie as many treasons against Queene Elizabeth and our noble Soueraigne that now is haue beene set forward by some forren Popish princes 4. Antiochus by flatterie and vnder colour of peace deceiued many so did the Duke of Albania in the lowe countries and king Philip when he intented the inuasion of England ann 1588. yet made shewe of peace by the Prince of Parma vnto Queene Elizabeth 5. As Antiochus was taken away by Gods hand not by mans So the Lord himselfe encountreth the wicked as he did Pharaoh and Herod Polan Quest. 35. Why it is called the vision of the enening and morning v. 26. 1. Some vnderstand it thus the vision quae per successiones temporum complenda est which is to be fulfilled in succession of time Hugo 2. Lyranus thus interpreteth by the morning he would haue vnderstood the time of Antiochus by the euening the time of Antichrist who was prefigured by Antiochus 3. the vulgar Latine readeth the vision of the morning and euening as though this were spoken of the time when this vision appeared 4. But it hath relation rather to the former part of the vision v. 14. where mention is made of 2300. dayes vnto the euening and morning that is so many naturall dayes this vision which is expressed by part of the subiect taken for the whole is said to be true Cal. Polan Quest. 36. Why Daniel is bidden to seale vp the vision 1. Some by fealing vnderstand the committing to memorie Hugo 2. Some the committing of it to writing Lyran. 3. Bullinger alludeth to the vse of men which seale and confirme those things which are true and so Daniel is bid to seale it as a thing most certaine 4. Some thinke that hereby is signified that he should conceale this vision least the Iewes hearing what affliction they should endure in their owne countrey might be slack to returne thither 5. Chrysostome giueth this sense that he should keepe it faithfully ne temporis prolixitate dispereat that it perish not in continuance and length of time 6. The Hebrewes referring this vision to the last times of their redemption by their Messiah would haue it therefore sealed because the time was long before it should be fulfilled 7. But the reasons why Daniel is commanded to seale vp the vision were these 1. that he should not communicate it vnto the Chaldees whom it concerned not or to any other carnall men or vnbeleeuers that would not giue credit vnto it but that he should conceale it from such yet vnto the faithfull he might impart it As the Prophet Isay saith to the same purpose 8. 16. bind vp the testimonie seale vp the lawe among my Disciples and this is according to the rule of our Sauiour not to cast things holy vnto dogges Matth. 7. 6. Polan 2. By this sealing of the vision is signified that it was not presently to take effect but after a long time about 300. yeares after yet it should be most certainely fulfilled in the appointed time Iun. in commentar so he is not bidden simply to conceale it but hereby rather he is admonished not to doubt of the accomplishment thereof and that be should not measure it ex vulgi sententia by the opinion of the vulgar sort Calvin 37. Quest. What kings busines Daniel did v. 27. v. 27. I did the kings busines c. 1. Some doe thinke that this was king Darius busines that caried Daniel with him into Media Lyr. and they thinke this worke was the building of the great tower which Iosephus maketh mention of Hug. But this can not be so for Iosephus saith that Darius caried Daniel with him into Media but Daniel was at this time at Shushan v. 2. and that great tower was built not at Shushan but at Ecbatane as Iosephus writeth lib. 10. cap. 12. 2. Oecolampad and Pellicane in that it is said when I rose vp I did the kings busines doe inferre non
vnto Antiochus Theos first his daughter Laodice and then afterward his other daughter Berenice they 〈◊〉 two sisters as Appian in Syriac whome Polanus followeth But whether they were sisters or not Antiochus did repudiate his lawfull wife Laodic by whome he had two sonnes Seleucus Callinicus and Hierax but this mariage prospered not for Berenice was slaine by Callinicus which sheweth what is the ende of such vnlawfull marriages and that all leagues and confederacies combined by such meanes can not hold So Ferdinand gaue vnto Sigismund king of Polonia first one of his daughters and after her death an other by the Popes dispensation And in this age the Pope hath dispensed with the like incestuous mariages for the vniting and maintaining of some great houses Polan 5. Observ. Princes that are enemies to the Church shall not long prosper v. 12. But he shall not preuaile Ptolomeus Philopator hauing obtained an exceeding great victorie against Antiochus Megas because he was listed vp in minde and afflicted the people of God profaned the Temple and cast many of them before the Elephants in open shewes he was giuen ouer to a reprobate sense spending his daies in most filthie pleasure and liued not long after such is the ende of those which are enemies to the people of God according to the prayer of the Prophet Dauid Vp Lord disappoint them cast them downe Psal. 17. 13. 6. Observ. There can be no firme peace among the wicked v. 27. They shall talke of deceit at one table Antiochus Epiphanes and Ptolome Philometor made semblance and shew of friendship but it was not in truth such are the truces betweene Princes that professe not true religion as betweene the kings of France Spaine in times past as Sleidan and Gnicciardine note in their stories so the Prophet Isai saith c. 57. 21. There is no peace to the wicked 7. Observ. Peace betweene Princes enemies to the Church dangerous v. 28. His heart shall be against the holy couenant As this peace betweene Antiochus Epiphanes and Ptolome Philometor redounded much to the hurt of Gods people such are the leagues made in these daies betweene the Princes of the Popes faction which tende to the ruine of the Church as Herod and Pilate were made friends by persecuting of Christ. But God shall breake the bonds of all such carnall deuices and not suffer his Church to be troden downe 8. Observ. That we be not dismaied when religion is hindred v. 31. They shall pollute the Sanctuarie As Antiochus Epiphanes caused an idol to be set vp in the Temple and the daily sacrifice to be intermitted so for a while God may suffer his Church to be tried and his seruice to cease as here in England in the daies of Queene Marie when the Churches were defiled with idols but as Antiochus tyrannie continued not much aboue sixe yeares so God shortned those wicked daies which were vnder that time not full out sixe yeares 9. Observ. The ende of the wicked shall be sudden and fearefull v. 45. He shall come to his ende and none shall helpe him As Antiochus was plagued of God for his wickednes and so he died the like ende wicked tyrants shall haue as Psal. 37. 37. Marke the vpright man for the end of that man is peace but the transgressors shall be destroied together c. CHAP. XII 1. The Argument and Method THis Chapter which conteineth the comforts and consolations ministred vnto Daniel is deuided into three parts 1. the conference of the Angel with Daniel to v. 5. 2. of one of the Angels with Christ v. 5. to v. 8. 3. of Christ himselfe with Daniel thence to the ende of the chapter 1. In the first part there are 4. comforts giuen vnto Daniel 1. one is taken from the efficient cause and author of their deliuerance Michael shall stand vp for his people v. 1. 2. in the second place of comfort first the time of trouble is set forth by way of comparison then the comfort is taken from the issue of their trouble they which are found written in the booke of life shall be deliuered v. 1. 3. the third comfort is from the hope of the resurrection they which are not temporally deliuered shall rise vp in the ende vnto life euerlasting Here the resurrection is set forth 1. in generall many that is all shall awake out of the dust 2. in particular there shall be two sorts some shall rise to life some to shame v. 2. 3. of those which rise to life some shall shine among the rest as the brightnesse of the firmament and as the starres v. 3. 4. The fourth comfort is that notwithstanding those troublesome times yet the Church of God shall continue and many shall seeke for the vnderstanding of this booke which to that ende Daniel is bid to seale vp v. 4. 2. In the second part is described 1. the vision that Daniel sawe both the number he sawe two and the site or place of them v. 5. 2. their speach 1. the question mooued vnto whom namely to Christ and what concerning the ende 2. the answer 1. by whom by him that stood vpon the waters 2. in what manner by an oath with the lifting vp of both his hands 3. what he answereth both for the cōtinuance of the time for the end v. 7. 3. In the third part there is 1. Daniels question with the occasion thereof his not vnderstanding v. 8. 2. the answer of Christ partly denying Daniels request the things were secret and sealed vp v. 9. partly giuing him satisfaction 1. concerning the Church wherein is shewed the ende and fruit of their afflictions set forth by the contrarie the frowardnes of the wicked v. 10. and the tearme first 1290. daies then a 1335. v. 11. 12. 2. concerning Daniel himselfe that he should be content with a double promise made vnto him that he should presently after his death rest from all his labours and afterward stand vp in his lot in the resurrection 2. The text with the diuers readings 1. And at that time shall stand vp Michael the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people and there shall be a time of trouble such as neuer was since there began to be a nation vnto this time and at that time the people shall be deliuered euery one that is found written in that booke in the booke B. G. but the article is prefixed which noteth some speciall booke 2 And many of them which sleepe in the dustie earth V. I. earth of dust H. not dust of the earth B. G. shall awake some to euerlasting life and some to shame and perpetuall contempt not to contempt that they may see alwaies 3 And they which instruct cause to vnderstand H. are teachers V. are wise G. B. are taught or learned L. but the word is in the active shall shine as the brightnes of the firmament and they which bring many turne many B. G. to righteousnes iustifie many H. as the