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A looking-glass for the times being a tract concerning the original and rise of truth and the original and rise of Antichrist : showing by pregnant instances of Scripture, history, and other writings, that the principles and practices of the people called Quakers in this day and their sufferings are the same as were the principles and practices of Christ and His apostles ... / by George Bishope.
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Bishop, George, d. 1668.
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of any part of his Host and tryumphed that Summer on the parts that separate the Roman and Persian Dominion Chosroes being afflicted with this deep distress dismayed and Cap. 15. Chosroes with deep distress dies having made a Law That the Persians should never make War with the Romans The Roman inundation of Judgment stopt Little mentioned of Tiberius as to Religion The Reasons supposed and given discouraged pining away and languishing with sorrow died leaving a Law behind him That the King of Persia should never make War with the Romans as an everlasting memorial of his utter foyl and flight whom succeeded his Son Hormisda Thus the Affairs of the Romans had success and a stop was put on the inundation of Judgement which had like to have over-run the whole Roman Empire and put it in the dust There is little or no attempt that I hear of made by this Tiberius about Religion the History therein is silent It 's very like there was a good sence remained of what was the cause of the former Judgments which he was loath to draw further upon him by new matters for the Empire was like to have fallen by what had been already only Anatalius of Antioch being found to have sacrificed to Cap. 18. Anatalius of Antioch Sacrifices to Idols A great ado about him and with Gregory because of him Idols and he having got into great friendship with Gregory the Bishop a great ado there was and suspition was had of Gregory so that the Emperor was constrained to sift out the matter and by torment to put Anatalius to it whether Gregory was in such things as those Anatalius hearing what should befal him ere he was brought from Antioch is said to have run to the Picture of Is brought from Antioch An instance of their Superstition Mary called the Mother of God which hung by a Cord in the Prison setting his hands behind him and making supplication and praying unto it the Picture is said to have turned away from him detesting him as a wicked person and one that God abhorred Also that she appeared to many that are called faithful and set them against Anatalius saying He had reviled her Son Which things I quote to shew how Superstition was entred in those dayes and how the Historian seemed to be addicted thereunto The Sacrificers condemned to perpetual banishment The people put them into a Boat burns them quick In the end nothing could be found against the Bishop but the Sacrificers were condemned to perpetual banishment which the People would not suffer but putting them into a Boat burnt them quick Also against the Emperor and Eutychius they cryed out as Traytors to the Faith and both Eutychius and those who sat in Commission on Anatalius had been dispatched could they have been found whom they diligently sought for As for Natalius he was first thrown to the ravenous Beasts in compass of the Theatre Anatalius thrown to the ravenous Beasts Then hanged on a Gallows The wolves haled his Carkass to the Earth of them to be torn in pieces next hanged on a Gallows on which hanging the Wolves came and haled the Carkass to the Earth and with great ravening rent it in pieces which was never seen before Nor was the Empire free from other troubles but in the third Cap. 17. A great Earthquake at Daphne and Antioch Anno. 580. Other troubles at Constantinople Antioch year of the Reign of Tiberius about noon-day there arose such an Earthquake at Antioch and Daphne that Daphne with the force and violence thereof fell to the ground and many both private and publick buildings in Antioch were unjoynted and broken asunder Other calamities at Constantinople and Antioch followed which vexed the Cities out of measure with great Tumult and Sedition The Affairs of the Empire standing as aforesaid in reference Cap. 19. Justin dies Tiberius sole Emperor Sends Mauricius against the Persians His great success to Persia Justinus being dead and Tiberius being clad with the Imperial Robe saw cause to put Justinianus from his command his latter enterprises having not so good success against the Barbarians and to place Mauricius a wise and sober man very diligent and politick and moderate in his diet and otherwise in his room who waging War in Forreign Countries took both Cities and Castles which lay most commodious for the Persians and carried thence so great a prey that he filled Isles Towns and Countries that had lain a long time desolate and not inhabited with the Captives manured the untilled Land and made it arable and filled his Armies who valiantly fought with him against other Nations and stored Families with Captives of which there were both good cheap and store With the Head and chief of all Persia he also made War to Cap. 20. The overthrow of the greatest Captains of Persia wit Tamo Chosroes and Adaarmanes who led great Armies in the field the former was overthrown in the front of his Host not saith the History with the fortitude of the Roman Army but the only piety of the Captain and his Faith in God Adaarmanes by plain force was put to flight and that not onely when Alamundarus Captain of the Barbarians called Scenetae betrayed him in that he would not come over the River Euphrates and aid him but also when Theodorichus Captain of the Scythians durst not tarry within the reach of the Enemy but shewed them immediately a fair pair of heels together with the men whom he led Tiberius being now ready to give up the Ghost he caused Mauricius Cap. 22. Anno. 585. He dies having caused Mauricius to be proclaimed Emperor and given him his Daughter full of Glory to be proclaimed Emperor and to him gave in marriage his Daughter Augusta giving him the Empire in Dowry and his own title of Tiberius and Augusta the name of Constantia So he ended his dayes leaving behind a name of glory and praise to future Generations Justinus reigned alone twelve years ten months and odd dayes with Tiberius three years and eleven months Tiberius was Emperor by himself four years During the Reign of Mauricius there is nothing mentioned Mauricius is not mentioned Evagr. lib. 6. per totum as medling with Religion So the History of his Wars is not made mention of in this Tract which hath relation only to Religion and as the medling therewith was a consequent because of which Wars Fire Earthquakes other Judgments are mentioned as a Looking-glass for and an admonition to England in the History of matters of Religion imposed or sought to be so by him at all only variable conditions of the Empire as good and bad men had to doing in the under management thereof Therefore I need not be particular in those things which related to the Wars which no otherwise stand me in stead or serving my purpose then as I can produce them as consequences of having to do with Religion and the imposing
themselves that his obedience would declare Whether God had guided him to lead such a life and to take upon him in this World so weighty a Combate to chastise his Carkass But if he stubbornly resisted if he were froward and wilful not yeelding with all speed unto their Or to pull him down with a vengeance counsel and advice he should pull him down with a vengeance But I must not stay longer on the relation of this man and this The ignorance of God the ground of all Superstition and imposing of Religion example of superstition in one President that those times did produce in the World this was necessary to give as an instance I shall now proceed to matters of another nature yet proceeding from the same root viz. the Ignorance of God The Lord was displeased in this day Attilas King of Scythia Cap. 17. Judgements in the Common-Wealth Attilas invades East and West An Earthquake exceeding all that went before Almost throughout the world Anno. 4â—2 The Palace shaken invaded both East and West and won many great Cities and behaved himself nobly to the end of his dayes A great Earthquake the strangeness whereof exceeded all that ever were before-going in a manner throughout the whole world hapned in the latter end of the reign of Theodosius Though yet he was praised for such a gentle Prince yet dared he to meddle with Religion and Faith and to do therein as aforesaid Many Turrets within the Pallace were overthrown to the ground the long Wall of Cherronesis turned to ruine many Villages swallowed up many Many Villages swallowed up Well-springs dried Fountains in dry places Trees rooted up Valleys become Mountains Fish dead Islands drowned Sea overflows Ships on ground where the Sea was Many Countries undone in Bythinia Hellespont c. woful mischances fell out unto mankind both by Sea and Land many Well-springs dried up where Fountains were never seen before it flowed out many Trees were pulled up by the Roots the Vallies became high Mountains the Sea threw out Fish for dead many Islands drowned the Sea over-ran the Banks and overflowed the Countries many Ships that had been in the Sea seen on ground by the falling back of the Sea not yeelding its wonted streams many Countries through Bythynia Hellespont and both the Phrygia's endured such calamities that they were utterly undone Nor were these the only troubles that invaded the Empire for Cap. 19. Great Sedition in the West Wars with the Persians Theodosius dies there was great Sedition throughout Europe when Valentinianus governed the Western Dominions and with the Persians there was War as aforesaid He reigned thirty and eight years and then he died Martianus succeeded Theodosius No sooner had he entered Cran. p 590. Anno. 450. Lib. 2. Cap. 2. Martianus succeeds and peace with him but disquiet among the Bishops Leo of Rome begins Complains of Dioscorus's slighting the Decâ—ees of the second Council at Ephesus Desires a Council Eusebius complains of Chrysaphius defrauding him and Flavianus of their Bishopricks Gold demanded by Chrysaphius for the admission of Flavianus Other accusations the Throne but he presently is entertained with some of the old trade of disquiet among the Christians Leo Bishop of old Rome sends to him that Dioscorus had made light of the Decree which he had laid down in the second Council of Ephesus agreeable unto the true and right Faith others also complain of the injuries and contumelies Dioscorus had done unto them desiring a Council might be called for the hearing of these matters Eusebius of Dorilaeum also chiefly above all others follows the Emperor shewing him how he and Flavianus were defrauded of their Bishopricks through the fraud and wiles of Chrysaphius sometimes of Theodosius his Guard that Flavianus at what time Chrysaphius sent unto him requiring Gold for his admission unto the Bishoprick sent unto him the Holy Vessels of the Church for to make him throughly ashamed of his demand and that he wallowed alike in the Heretical Puddle and Blasphemous Impiety of Eutyches Moreover that Flavianus was lamentably slain by the procurement Flavianus murdered by Dioscorus of Dioscorus who thrust him violently out of the Church and disdainfully trod on him with his feet A Council therefore was summoned at Chalcedon for the hearing A Council at Chalcedon of these matters and Legates and Posts were sent every where for the calling of them together the Bishops come and meet together some Senators with them and also the Emperor Cap. 4. Dioscorus deposed and exiled Nicene Creed against Eutyches's Canons decreed Much debating The conclusion of the Council matters are turned up-side down and great bustle is made Dioscorus is at length deposed and ordered into banishment and the Nicene Creed and several other things against Eutyches are Decreed and several Canons of the Church and much debatings to and again and at length it thus endeth Seeing we have sifted out the truth of these things with great care and diligence the Sacred and General Council hath Decreed that it shall be lawful for no man either to alleadge or to write or to frame or to believe or to teach any other Faith Moreover the Council commandeth such as None must alleadge write frame believe teach any other Faith presume to devise any other Faith or to bring forth or to teach or to publish any other Creed unto such as turn either from Paganism to Judaism or any other Sect whatsoever unto the knowledge of the Truth If they be Bishops that they be deposed of their Bishop-like The penalties dignities If Priests that they be degraded If Monks and Lay-people that they be accursed Hillarius and the Eastern Bishops The manner of Exclamation at the accursing of Dioscorus Cap. 18. And conjuring God to chastize him and the Emperor to be avenged on him cryed out Let Dioscorus be accursed In the very same hour Christ deprived Dioscorus when Dioscorus deposed Flavianus Oh Holy Lord we beseech thee chastise thou him and thou O Catholick Emperor be avenged on him these were Christians so called but what spirit they were of let understanding men judge according to the Spirit of Truth God grant Leo who was then Leo his Benedictus Bishop of Rome may live many years God send the Patriark a long life When the Sentence was passed on the Bishops that were deposed with Dioscorus which was afterward to those Bishops The cry upon Dioscorus's Judgment The Bishops of Illyrium confessing themselves all to have done amiss remitted but not to Dioscorus the Bishops of the East cryed out The Judgment is just Then the Bishops of Illyricum said We have all done amiss and therefore we all crave pardon And when the Bishops of the East cryed again The Sentence is just Christ deposeth the Murderer Christ revengeth the quarrel of the Martyrs The Senators bad every one give in his particular The Emperors Fâ—ith according to that