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A02024	Little Timothe his lesson: or, A summary relation of the historicall part of holy scripture plainely and familiarly comprized in meeter, for the helpe of memory, and instruction of the ignorant in the writings of God. By E.G. Mr. in Arts, and practitioner in physicke for the Kings hospitall of St. Bartholomew, in the city of Glocester.	Graile, Edmond, b. ca. 1577.	1611 (1611)	STC 12171; ESTC S117271	36,912	121

pure and bright aray And was exhorted to be glad against her mariage day Ierusalem new holy great cap. 21 from heauen downe descending God and the Lambe there hold their seat it lightning and defending The forme is ech way fower square the matter gold and pearle The Citizens more noble are then earthly Lord or Earle Twelue gates there are for entrance wide the Porters Angels stout A wall most high on euery side doth compasse it about The weight of glory there reseru'd can no mans tongue impart Eie hath not seene eare hath not heard nor enter can mans heart There is no sorrow paine nor care no want of cloth or foode No filth no darkenesse curse nor feare no want of any good There is of life the tree and spring cap. 22 the store-house of all treasures There Saints triumph there Angels sing in paradise of pleasures There liu's our head let vs not slacke but euer watch and pray Our Sauiour will come quickly backe euen so come L●●d away Sine fine sit laus Deo Certaine briefe notes collected out of late and approued writers for the better vnderstan ding of the booke of REVELATION SAint Iohn receiued wrote this Apocalyps or Reuelation of the mysteries of God when hee was in Patmos Patmos is an Iland lying in the Aegaean or Grecian Sea which diuideth Asia from Europ whither he was banished by Domitian the persecuting Emperor of Rome about the yeere 96. The seuen Churches to which he wrote were seuen famous Cities of Asia the lesser and Greece where the Gospell was planted The seuen Seales THe first is referred to the times of the primitiue Church wherein Christ by his Apostles and Ministers subdued nations to the obedience of the Gospell Acts 2. 41. The second is referred to the time of the cruell persecutions vnder the bloody Emperours Caligula Nero Domitian and the rest vntill the time of Constantine who comforted the Church The third shewing the plagues of Famine Pestilence and Warres that followed the contempt of the Gospell is referred chiefely to the times of the Gothes Hunnes and Vandals And these plagues come on Horsebacke noting the generality or dispersion of them into many countries The fourth some make to signifie a part of the plagues fore-mentioned but more probably it signifieth Antichrist as King Iames is of opinion See more in the description of Antichrist following and more at large in that Christian learned and magnanimous premonition of his Excellent Maiestie prefixed to his Apology for the oath of Alleagiance The fifth sheweth the safe estate of them that haue suffered for the truth being vnder the altar of Gods protection The sixth sheweth great alterations and commotions of states and kingdoms the Diuell stopping the course of the Gospell and Christ preseruing his in all corners of the earth Cap. 7. 2. The seuenth sheweth the effect of the Diuells rage namely the springing vp of heresies the fall of ministers and teachers the height of corruption and abomination in the Pope and Turke The 7. Trumpets BY these God proclaimeth open warre with the world but his elect are still in safe estate Cap. 8. 3. The foure first trumpets shew the hatching of heresies and errors and the increase of them after the first 300. yeares The three last shew the full growth and diuellish power of them in the Pope and Turke to the affliction of the Church and the finall iudgement and torment of Atheists and Papists denounced by three woes Cap. 8. 13. A Description of the Church SHe is called a woman Cap. 12. First because without Christ her husband she is weake and can do nothing 2. By coniunction with Christ she bringeth forth children vnto God 3. Because her loue affection is alwaies set on Christ her husband She is cloathed with the Sun of righteousnes Christ Iesus She treadeth on the Moon that is contemneth the world and earthly things She hath a crowne of twelue starres that is the doctrine of the Gospell garnished with the Ministry of the twelue Apostles She laboureth of child namely and first of all Christ Iesus the heire of all and then of his members in all ages the destruction of whom the Dragon did and doth stil watch Cap. 12. 4. A Description of the Diuell HE is called a Dragon Cap. 12. 3. for his cruelty and malice and a red Dragon for his thirst and greedy desire after blood His 7. heads shew his manifold sleights and subtilties His ten horns shew his great and dreadfull power His seuen Crowns signifie the victories he hath gotten His taile of ambition lust and couetousnesse reacheth to Heauen and brusheth downe the third part of the stars that is many of the ministers from their glorious firmament to the earth of shame and obscurity verse 4. This Dragon was chained a thousand yeares Cap. 20. 2. These yeares the learned do account frō the 36. yeere after the birth of Christ for then the Diuell began to bee madde because the Iewes being cast off the Church of the Gentiles began to increase by the power of the Gospell preached vntill the time of Pope Hildebrand or Gregory the seuenth who was a wretched coniurer familiar of the Diuell and therefore a fitte instrument at hand for the Dragons diuellish and persecuting purposes which with rage and eagernesse hee executed during the time of the seuen Vials the last seuen plagues A description of the first Beast HE is called a Beast Cap. 13. 1. and signifieth in scripture a monarchy somtimes Dan. 7. 17. The reason is for the tyranny of it He is said to rise out of the Sea that is out of the boyling and broyling of heathē nations did the great citie the Queene of the nations or Roman Monarchy arise to tyrannize ouer the Church of God Cap. 12 15. His seuen heads signifie the seuen gouernments of Rome namely Kings Consuls Decemviri Dictators Tribuni militum Emperors and Bishops Which last was not then come when Saint Iohn wrote Cap. 17. 10. His ten heads signifie tenne Kings that is great power large dominion and command His ten crowns signifie many victories but in that they are on his hornes and not on his heads it sheweth he preuailed more by his power then by subtilty contrarily the Dragon whose heads are said to bee crowned Or as petty Kings vse to weare their crownes on their hats in token of homage they ow so this beast on his horns in token of subiection to the dragon of whom he receiued his throne and authoritie Cap. 13. 2. The Description of Antichrist obserued by the learned to be foure times fully and definitelie set downe in this Booke Cap. 6. 8. FIrst by a pale horse hauing death for his rider hell for his conuoy and power ouer the fourth part of the earth or Europe to kill with the sword and with hunger or the famine of the word as the black horse did by corporall famine and by beasts as Locusts and frogs Cap.

9 16 by whom she procured the death spirituall of Kings and nations that dranke of the cup of her abominations This being done the soules of the Saints cry for vengeance ver 10. and their crie is heard and request graunted vnder the sixth Seale ver 12. 17. CAP. 9. 1 MOre at large and in this kinde by his craft and strength c. He is called a starre fallen from heauen or some notable person of great dignity in the Church falling like Lucifer from giuing light vnto the world and erecting a kingdome by a noysome packe of craftie and cruel vermine He hath the key of the bottomlesse pit Or of hell it selfe whither he sendeth and letteth in thousands of soules thorow the smoakie mists of darknesse ignorance and superstition out of which smoake came those Locusts or Abbats Cardinals Monks Friers Priests and Shauelings which sting like to Scorpions or with damnable errors and heresies al saue the greene ones of God ver 4. And these so stung finding no comfort in pardons masses merits dirges crosses and the like shall in torment of conscience seek for death and not finde it verse 6. These Locusts are strong and fierce as horses and their crownes shew them to be conquerours They haue the faces of men or faire pretenses of holines but haire of women or hearts full of lust teeth of Lions to catch inough and hold fast inough witnesse the manie fat morsels they did deuoure where-euer they were seated Their King is a badde one or Abaddon the Diuell and his Vicar the Pope the spoilers and destroyers of the Church of God Their doctrine is set down ver 20. Worship of diuels and idols or spirituall fornication murder both spirituall corporall sorcery by reliques agnus deies inchanting praiers to preserue from shot sword thunder and the like Fornication corporall through inordinate lusts and lecherie increased by idlenesse and bellicheere in both sexes restrained from holy mariage to a filthy monasticall life as by many proofes hath beene made apparant theft robbing God of his Titles and bestowing them on Antichrist and cosening men of their goods by pardons Iubilees iugling wares and marchandise The description is ended Cap. 10. 6. Where the Angel sweareth Time shall be no more and the next Angell or seuenth blowing the seuenth trumpet doth shew the mystery of God to be finished ver 7. CAP. 13. 11. THirdly by his growth and manner of gouernement Hee is called another beast because he dissers from the former ver 1. or ciuill Romane Emperor in spirituall iurisdiction tyrannizing ouer men by an ecclesiasticall power which the Emperors had not He is said to rise out of the Earth or from a base and low estate to mount vp thorugh the Emperors fauor by little and little Hee hath two hornes like the Lamb signifying his kingdom his Priest-hood his ciuill and ecclesiastical power which he vsurpeth from Christ but hath indeed from the dragon like whom he spake in all his Decrees Canons practises and proceedings Hee did all that the first beast could doe that is hee is strong and mighty and nothing inferiour to the Ethnick Emperor priding himselfe in lies and wonders verse 13. sending fire of excommunication from Heauen deceiuing by damnable doctrines of Diuels verse 14. Killing and burning for heretiks all that wil not worship the beast and marking all that do worship for slaues and vassals And this marke must be set in their foreheads to signifie their professiō and to acknowledge their subiection or in their right hād to testifie their absolute actuall obedience to his commands vpon supposition that he cannot erre None may buy or sell without this marke and therefore periury and breach of promise faith with Christians is a vertue in a catholique Now that Rome is this Antichristian beast the Number doth signifie and shew verse 18 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 latine seruice Romish faith Romish Church answereth to it in number and measure Vpon this beast are seuen Vials of Gods wrath and vengeance propheced to be powred out cap. 16. and the seuenth being emptied it is said that Babylon came in remembrance before God Verse 19. CAP. 17. 3. LAstly by his dangerous and deadlie allurements As the true spouse cap. 12. so heere the adulterous spouse is likened to a woman but yet a whore for her spirituall adultery and drunken with the blood of the Saints though a gorgeous and glorious whore in outward shew Verse 6. The inscription by which shee is to bee knowne is called a mysterie Verse 5. First as shee takes herselfe to bee the visible head of the Church the mysticall bodie of Christ and the dispenser of the mysteries of God Secondly as shee deserues indeede and as the rest of her titles beare witnesse Verse 5. mother of whoordoms c. or a mysterie of all abominations vnder a pretext of holines Now this whore of Babylon that rideth on the beast is not any one man but a succession in gouernment Cap. 17. 18. The beast is said to haue seuen heads cap. 13. 1. and cap. 17. 7. Which are expounded to be Roma Septicollis or Rome built on seuen hills the names whereof are these Palatinus Quirinalis Auentinus Viminalis Coelius Exquilinus Capitolinus Or else seuen formes of gouernment as is shewed before of which the sixth viz. the goruernement by Emperors was in beeing when Saint Iohn wrote Cap. 17. verse 10. The seuenth was not then come namely the Ecclesiasticall gouernment by Bishops which succeeded at Rome vpon the Translation of the imperiall seat to Constantinople and was to continue but a short space or about two hundred seuenty sixe yeares viz. from the time of Constantine to the time of Phocas the Emperor who gaue to Boniface Bishop of Rome the title of Vniuersall Bishop and head of al Churches And by this meanes the perfection of defection and popish corruption comming in was brought forth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 eight beast one of the seuen in shew 〈◊〉 still seeming to succeed the Bishops in Ecclesiasticall forme of gouernement The meanes by which Antichrist shall be confounded CAP. 11. 3. THey are called two witnesses and they may signifie either the old and new Testaments both which Antichrist hath endeuoured to disgrace deface corrupt suppresse and destroy calling the Scripture a nose of waxe a dead letter a leaden rule and preferring the traditions of men aboue them These witnesses in the primitiue Church were cloathed in sackcloth and preached repentance by the space of fiue or sixe hundred yeares But hauing done their ●●…ssage the Romane beast made war vpon them and ouercame them so that they lay open to contempt cared for of none vnderstood of few and feared of all to bee medled withall Yea they were killed and the very throat of them cut by a generall Censure printed at Venice anno 1562. Which condemneth all for hereticall that contradict their traditions Thus lay their bodies without vigor verse 8. as sometimes