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A42310	Anti-Christ pointed and painted out in his true colours, or, The popes of Rome proven to bee that man of sinne and sonne of perdition fore-prophesied in Scripture by the clear witnessing of Roman Catholicks themselves, who lived and died in the communion of that church / by William Guild.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1655 (1655)	Wing G2203; ESTC R27163	64,002	182

wit at Rome by these enemies of CHRIST and the Pharisees of our times says he but like Iudas the Roman Souldiers whill they would seeme to worship Him they sell Him they crown him with thornes they spit on Him they mocke Him they pearce Him and of new they crucifie Him Next it is to be observed frō this same title common with Iudas which is given also to him that he shal not only be a professor of the Christian name in hypocrisie by dissembling of unrighteousnes but likewise lyke Iudas hee shall be a Preacher therof Therefore sayth Hilarie Sub opinione falsae pietatis specie evangelicae praedicationis Christo contrari●s erit ut Dominus noster Iesus Christus denegetur cum praedicari creditur That is under the show of pietie and preaching of the Gospell he shal be contrar to Christ so that even then our Lord Iesus Christ shall be denyed when it is beleeved that hee is preached Therefore Rev. 9. Hee is called a fallen starre whereupon sayth the Iesuit Ribera Ex quo perspicitur praedicatorem aliquem magnum significari that is whereby is evident that some great or eminent preacher is understood says hee CHAP. IV. How Antichrist is described by the Apostle Iohn Revel. 9. THe Apostle Iohn doth likwise discribe Antichrist REVEL. 9. to be a Staerre and what is meaned by starres in the Revelation the first Chapter tells Revel. 1.16 To wit Bishops pastors of the Church as the Iesuit Ribera upō that place acknowledgeth and who is meaned by this Starre ALFONSUS declareth saying primae notae Episcopus or an eminent Bishop 2. He is called a fallen starr like Lucifer therefore sayth their Lyr● Episcopus malus est qui stelladicitur ratione officij That is he who is called this starre Is a wicked Bishop so called a starre by reason of his office 3. Hee is said to bee a fallen starre from heaven to earth that is 1. From the puritie of heavenlie doctrine to that which savours onely of the earth or humane invention traditions whereupon most points of of poperie ar grounded 2. From a holy and heavenly disposition and seeking things aboue to an earthlie disposition affecting earthlie things as riches preferment and Monarchik power Iurisdiction c. Concerning which defection of the Roman Church and the head thereof Platina the Pope's own Secretarie in the lyfe of Marcellinus giveth this Testimonie saying Our Vices are come to that hight that scarce there is anie place left of obtaining Mercie at GODS Hands For how great is the Av●rice of Priests sayeth hee And of these who are in highest place meaning the Pope Whas Lust What Pomp and Pryd What Idlenesse and Ignorance of themselves and of TRUE CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE How little Religion And the little that is rather Hypocricall then true 3. By falling away from the Heaven to the earth is understood His falling away from the true Church Which because of her heavenlie disposition is so called in the Rev elation in opposition to the earthlie sort Called thereforethe earth as their Carthusian expoundeth So that tho hee pretend to bee chieffe Pastor and Head of the true Church Hee is not so much as a true Member thereof But an Adversarie and an Enemie thereto Therefore sayd Eberhardus Archbishop of Salisburg of the Pope at an Imperiall dyat at Reinsburg ANNO 1246. as Aventin reporteth Sub Pontificis maximi titulo Pastoris pelle lupum se●issimum nisi coeci sumus sentimus That is Under the Tytle of Pope or Chieffe Bishop as under the Skin of a Shepheard wee feele except wee bee blynd a most cruell Wolffe As also so speaketh that noble PETRARCH Vides enim non modo CHRISTI adversarium Sed quod est gravius sub-CHRISTI vexillo rebellantem CHRISTO militantem Satanae CHRISTI Sanguine tumidum That is Thou seest not onlie CHRISTS Adversarie meaning the Pope but which is more grievous to see That under the Banner of Christian Profession hee rebelleth agaynst CHRIST fighteth for Satan and is drunk with the blood of CHRIST To wit in His Members Next Whereas hee claymeth as PETER'S Successour to have committed to him the keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven the Apostle here showeth That it is the key of the bottomlesse pit that is given to him quia ei permittitur sayeth their own Lyra abuti potestate Episcopali That is Because it is permitted unto him to abuse Episcopall authoritie or power Which by the keyes is understood in opening or shutting damning or saving Which power over the bottomlesse pit who is hee that claymeth it so much as the Pope In throwing down to Hell by his Thunder-bolt of Excommunication whom hee listeth and liberating Soules out of his Hellish Purgatorie whom hee pleaseth So that as hee changeth his Station and falleth from Heaven So hee loseth the keyes of the Kingdom of Heaven And as hee becommeth the Angell of the Bottomlesse Pit so suteablie he getteth the key thereof And from a Starre which abefore while hee stood in his first Station as the Primitive Bishops of Rome being now fallen by Apostasie from the True Fayth as the Apostle speaketh Hee becommeth a Broacher of Darknesse and bringeth in both Errour and Ignorance on the face of the Visible Church as the Popish ordinarie glosse and the Iesuit Ribera expoundeth And therfore is sayd to open the Bottomlesse Pit which before by the preaching of the Gospell in power puritie was shut as it were Ignorance and Errour being thereby supprest Out of which first proceedeth smoak and out of the smoak Locusts Over whom hee becommeth a Soveraign Head and Monarch And therefore Vers. 11. is called their king Abaddon Appollyon To show therby That first Ignorance and Errour should bee brought in by him in place of Knowledge and Trueth And next That Ignorance and Errour ●red and brought forth the swarms of Locusts Which Beda calleth the disciples of Antichrist and Lyra ejus Sacerdotes Ministros That is His Priests under him and ministers Following Pope Gregorie the first herein Who declaring the Tytle of Vniversall Bishop to be Antichristiā propheticallie speaketh of his Successour Boniface the third who assumed that Tytle saying The king of Pryde is at hand and which is fearfull to be spoken An armie of Priests is prepared for him The diverse Orders of whom and of the Popish Clergie are here compared to Locusts 1. Because of their swarming multitude For which cause the hudge armie of the Midianites who infested Israell are compared to them Iudge 7.12 2. Because of their devouring and eating up of everie Herb Fruits of Trees and everie green thing as wee see in that Plague of Egypt Exod. 10.15 As the Romish Clergie in lyke manner haue inhanced to themselves the best places things in every land where they didswarme 3. They are verie busie still busing and leaping from place to place Even as Seminarie