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A63267 Popery, the grand apostasie being the substance of certain sermons preached on 2 Thes. 2, v.1 to 12 on occasion of the discovery of that desparate plot of the papists against the King, kingdom and the Protestant religion / by John Troughton ... Troughton, John, 1637?-1681. 1680 (1680) Wing T2315; ESTC R23765 68,596 168

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christ_n and_o false_a prophet_n shall_v arise_v and_o deceive_v many_o and_o the_o apostle_n in_o all_o their_o epistlesforetell_v that_o seducer_n and_o defection_n will_v come_v in_o the_o church_n all_o which_o be_v do_v to_o prevent_v the_o security_n that_o man_n be_v prone_a to_o and_o that_o the_o godly_a may_v both_o beware_v of_o and_o be_v less_o startle_v at_o such_o thing_n when_o they_o shall_v see_v they_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o apostle_n add_v v._o 6._o and_o now_o you_o know_v what_o withhold_v that_o he_o may_v be_v reveal_v in_o his_o time_n he_o have_v tell_v the_o thessalonian_o what_o will_v delay_v the_o power_n and_o revelation_n of_o this_o man_n of_o sin_n for_o a_o time_n that_o he_o may_v not_o prevail_v till_o the_o appoint_a time_n and_o then_o he_o shall_v discover_v himself_o for_o he_o shall_v not_o get_v his_o power_n or_o show_v his_o wickedness_n all_o at_o once_o or_o apparent_o till_o some_o let_n be_v remove_v out_o of_o his_o way_n but_o 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plain_o point_v out_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n the_o heathen_n jew_n and_o turk_n be_v open_a and_o profess_v enemy_n of_o christ_n but_o the_o pope_n be_v a_o secret_a and_o mystical_a enemy_n that_o betray_v christ_n with_o a_o kiss_n and_o under_o the_o pretext_n of_o friendship_n their_o pretence_n be_v such_o as_o these_o 1._o that_o the_o pope_n absolute_a power_n be_v for_o the_o honour_n of_o christ_n that_o it_o be_v fit_a that_o he_o that_o be_v lord_n of_o lord_n and_o king_n of_o king_n shall_v have_v a_o servant_n or_o deputy_n on_o earth_n who_o shall_v have_v sovereign_a power_n over_o all_o person_n and_o cause_n that_o his_o church_n shall_v not_o be_v subject_a to_o secular_a man_n and_o temporal_a prince_n but_o to_o one_o who_o be_v christ_n immediate_a vicar_n they_o say_v it_o be_v
it_o for_o the_o public_a religion_n be_v set_v out_o as_o if_o it_o be_v to_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o such_o a_o consternation_n to_o seize_v upon_o man_n as_o if_o the_o end_n of_o all_o thing_n be_v come_v upon_o they_o the_o scripture_n foretell_v in_o many_o word_n and_o with_o many_o circumstance_n the_o fall_n of_o mystical_a babylon_n which_o be_v rome_n and_o most_o in_o the_o same_o word_n that_o foretell_v the_o ruin_n of_o old_a babylon_n as_o be_v plain_a by_o compare_v the_o 51._o ch_z of_o jeremiah_n with_o the_o 18._o chap._n or_o rev._n and_o this_o be_v speak_v both_o to_o deter_v man_n from_o comply_v with_o rome_n and_o encourage_v the_o godly_a to_o patience_n in_o their_o suffering_n under_o her_o tyranny_n but_o all_o this_o be_v needless_a in_o a_o great_a measure_n if_o no_o more_o be_v intend_v than_o to_o tell_v the_o world_n that_o rome_n and_o her_o power_n shall_v be_v destroy_v when_o the_o whole_a world_n shall_v end_v moreover_o it_o be_v prophesy_v rev._n 17.16_o that_o the_o ten_o king_n that_o give_v their_o power_n to_o the_o beast_n i.e._n some_o of_o they_o shall_v take_v the_o whore_n eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n chap._n 18.2_o a_o angel_n again_o foretell_v that_o babylon_n shall_v be_v cast_v down_o with_o violence_n as_o a_o great_a millstone_n into_o the_o sea_n and_o never_o rise_v again_o which_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o this_o be_v not_o to_o be_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n it_o be_v also_o say_v v._n 2_o 3._o as_o it_o be_v of_o old_a babylon_n that_o all_o unclean_a and_o hateful_a bird_n shall_v lodge_v in_o the_o ruin_n of_o rome_n v._n 4_o 5._o christ_n command_v his_o people_n to_o come_v out_o of_o she_o that_o they_o may_v not_o partake_v of_o her_o plague_n v._n 6._o they_o be_v command_v to_o be_v the_o executioner_n of_o god_n wrath_n upon_o she_o and_o to_o reward_v her_o double_a for_o all_o that_o she_o have_v do_v to_o they_o v._n 8_o 9_o some_o of_o the_o king_n that_o still_o adhered_a to_o she_o with_o other_o of_o all_o sort_n be_v describe_v to_o make_v great_a lamentation_n over_o she_o when_o they_o behold_v the_o smoke_n of_o her_o burn_a and_z chap._n 19_o be_v a_o triumphant_a song_n of_o the_o church_n for_o christ_n victory_n over_o babylon_n and_o their_o deliverance_n from_o she_o these_o thing_n be_v certain_a and_o show_v that_o the_o church_n shall_v be_v deliver_v both_o from_o the_o seduction_n and_o persecution_n of_o the_o pope_n some_o time_n before_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v very_o probable_a that_o the_o thousand_o year_n peace_n of_o the_o church_n foretell_v chap._n 20._o be_v to_o succeed_v the_o fall_n of_o rome_n all_o other_o conjecture_n about_o it_o be_v already_o confute_v by_o the_o event_n and_o that_o it_o can_v be_v mean_v of_o heaven_n be_v evident_a from_o this_o that_o gog_n and_o magog_n be_v to_o make_v insurrection_n against_o the_o church_n a_o little_a before_o the_o thousand_o year_n expire_v and_o the_o general_a judgement_n be_v describe_v to_o follow_v soon_o after_o use_v 1_o this_o shall_v keep_v man_n from_o embrace_v and_o persuade_v they_o to_o forsake_v the_o romish_a religion_n it_o be_v as_o all_o other_o carnal_a thing_n be_v a_o perish_a religion_n that_o church_n christ_n have_v promise_v to_o destroy_v and_o that_o with_o a_o desolation_n proportionable_a to_o all_o the_o magnificence_n and_o pomp_n she_o have_v enjoy_v with_o a_o overthrow_n that_o shall_v make_v a_o change_n as_o if_o the_o world_n be_v end_v 2._o let_v the_o godly_a strengthen_v their_o patience_n in_o bear_v all_o her_o violence_n and_o persecution_n there_o be_v a_o appoint_a end_n rome_n shall_v as_o certain_o fall_v and_o her_o power_n and_o policy_n be_v break_v as_o old_a babylon_n be_v ruin_v which_o be_v once_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o world_n and_o have_v hold_v the_o empire_n near_o fourteen_o hundred_o year_n long_o than_o rome_n shall_v the_o blood_n and_o suffering_n of_o the_o saint_n shall_v be_v revenge_v upon_o rome_n abundant_o rev._n 18.7_o 8._o and_o they_o shall_v have_v abundant_a joy_n in_o her_o destruction_n and_o their_o own_o deliverance_n even_o such_o as_o israel_n have_v when_o they_o be_v escape_v out_o of_o egypt_n through_o the_o red_a sea_n and_o see_v all_o their_o enemy_n dead_a on_o the_o shore_n rev._n 15.2_o 3_o 4._o 3._o the_o godly_a both_o minister_n and_o people_n shall_v be_v encourage_v to_o oppose_v and_o strive_v against_o popery_n to_o the_o utmost_a their_o labour_n shall_v not_o be_v in_o vain_a christ_n will_v consume_v the_o man_n of_o sin_n by_o his_o word_n in_o their_o mouth_n and_o in_o time_n engage_v the_o prince_n that_o now_o favour_v she_o to_o destroy_v she_o the_o preach_v and_o write_v of_o godly_a minister_n the_o endeavour_n and_o suffering_n of_o godly_a people_n be_v so_o many_o testimony_n against_o rome_n and_o do_v weaken_v her_o interest_n and_o shall_v in_o time_n 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