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Oida sou ta erga. Or, the divine fore-knowledge of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, display'd in his epistles to the Churches Wherein is shewed (in way of paraphrase, and notes,) that the said epistles are a prophecy of the Church of Rome, from the beginning to the reformation. By W.G.
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Morney Progr 14. And note withal saith he to the end you may discern how their Doctrins crept into the Church together with their Power that in this Age which came to close up the first 500 Years came in the Invocation and Adoration of Saints and Martyrs instead of the gods the very Ground-plot of Heathenism to erect the Building of Christianity upon 21. And I gave her space to repent of her Fornication and have not Destroyed the Church of Rome as I have Done her Empire 474 but she repented not but Superstition and Pride and other Vices encreased in her dayly 22. Behold I will cast her into a Bed by K. Totilas 542 laying close Siege to her that she shall not gad abroad as she did to Chalcedon to do mischief and them viz. the other Churches both of the East and West that commit Adultery with her into great Tribulation except they repent of their Deeds NOTES These were most Miserable Times as all Historians witness 23. And I will kill her children the Inhabitants of Rome with Death K. Totilas shall make such Waste among them that for 40 days or more Rome shall have no man in her See Marcellin Com in Chron. And of the mighty Famine raging at that Siege of Totilas see Procop. Bell. Goth. lib. 3. c. 9. c. Nay after 3 years he shall come again and make a vast Slaughter of the Citizens Procop. Bell. Goth. lib. 3. c. 19 20 And I will also Chastise her with a Violent Pestilence 590 which shall be usher'd in by another Siege from the Lombards And All the Churches in the World both of This and Future Times shall know that I am the True and Only God He which searcheth the Reins and Hearts And I will render unto every one of you according to your Works Notes This mighty Judgment here threatned to ALL CHURCHES for the Punishment of their Manifold Superstitions and Heresies relating to the Natures of Christ and whereby he was Particularly Dishonour'd but which were very Rife in these Days was that of the Saracens and Turks 623. A Judgment which carries its Cause written in its Forehead and is a Manifest Reproof of the Churches Idolatries and Manifold Errors concerning the Trinity the Godhead of our Saviour Celibacy and the like and as it is here called a Rendring unto them according to their Works By this Punishment therefore Christ is said to Search their Hearts First because as it is the Nature of All Judgments it put them upon Searching of Themselves And our Spirit we know is the Lord's Candle whereby he searches all the Inward Parts of the Belly Prov. XX. 27. Secondly Because by Judging us Christ Tries us whether we will Reform or not 24. But unto you I say O P. Pelagius 578. P. Gregory 590. and P. Sabinianus 604. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the small Remnant in Thyatira being the Last Popes of this Interval who have not been carried down the Stream of your Predecessors Ambition to you I say as many as have not this Doctrin I am now to speak of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is which have not known or approved but Condemned utterly the Depths of Satan as they speak the Deep Dissimulation of John B. of Constantinople who arrogantly assumes the title of Universal Bishop 580. and is therefore commonly and rightly styl'd Satan the Adversary the Opposer and Exalter of himself Luciser the Fore-runner of Anti-Christ For which see 2 To. Concil in Decr. Pelag. 2. Also Greg. lib. 4. Ep. 36 54 Also Morn Myst In. Progr 20 21. I will put upon you no greater Burthen as to this Matter for I perceive you are not very Easy under it 25 But that which ye have already the Decrying of Universal Supremacy in the BB. of Constantinople your selves or any others hold fast till I come to put an end to this Interval that ye appear not to Dissemble with me and to Beat down the B. of Constantinople only to Exalt your Selves NOTES Hereby our Saviour insinuates that he Knew they did but Dissemble as was Plainly seen a little after by Gregory's Detestable Flattering of the Emperor Phocas of which Gregory himself soon after dying his Successor Boniface III. reapt the Fruit in the Title of Univerfal Bishop settled by Phocas upon the See of Rome See Greg. l. 11. Ep. 36 44. Morn Myst Iniq. Prog. 22. 26. And he that Overcometh and keepeth my Works whereof the most Conspicuous and Exemplary was my Humiliation unto the end he shall be highly Dignified For to him will I give power over the Nations subject to Anti-Christ Rev. XVII 15. a Power like that which is now Contended for by the Bishops of this Age and Unjustly Usurp'd by him of the Eastern Church 27. And he shall rule them with a Rod of Iron i. e. as my Lawful Vicar Psal II. 9. as the Vessels of a Potter shall they be broken to shivers they being the same that are typed by the Toes of Clay which the Fifth Monarchy the Victor here spoken of was to break in pieces and consume Dan. II. 33 41 44. even such Power will I give to the Overcomer a that time I say as I received of my Father who as the Reward of my Humbling my self has given me a Name above every Name Phil. II. 9. has allotted me the Heathen for my Inheritance and the Utmost parts of the Earth for my Possession Psal II. 8. Dan. VII 27. 28. And I gill give him the Morning star i. e. will put My Honour upon him who am the Day-spring from on high Luk. I. 78. the True Morning-star Rev. XXII 16. whose Ensign was that Star in the East Mat. II. And of the Womb of the Morning is the Dew of my Birth Psal CX 3. Whereas he that Usurps my Power as does now the Bishop in the East is a mere Proud Lucifer an Instrument of Satan and an Anti-Christ NOTES Hereby also is insinuated That this vast Monarchy should be settled in that Kingdom that first received Christ and was as it were the Morning star to bring on the rest Which is said to have been England under her King remarkably to the purpose we are speaking of called LUCIUS Here is also an Allusion to P. Gregory his sending to Recover England again from Paganism in which Enterprize he had Success obtaining that Morning-Star and adding it to the Roman Dioecese According to that of Dr. Hammond upon the place It is possible says he that the Morning star here may note some Eminent Prince or Nation that the Church of Thyatira should propagate the Faith to Lastly This Morning-star may be very fitly also referr'd to our K. Charles II. in whom our Church became compleatly Victorious a Prince of ever-happy Memory Rev. V. 6 7 8 9 10. To which purpose is also that of Rev. XV. 2 3. where those words Great and Marvellous are thy Works c are Eventually Answer'd by the very same in our present Service for the Father's
commit Fornication for your Great Men are now Employ'd in Sophisticating Christianity with an Admistion of Heathenish Superstitions hallowing them and bringing them into the Churches Baron an 44. to 1. art 86. passim alibi Morney Myst In. Progr 4. Which Custom your Balak Julian 365 takes advantage of particularly of your Fond way of doing Honour to your Emperors by Bowing to their Images for This by setting up his Own in the company of the gods he makes a Stumbling-block to you For if you Bow to That you must seem to Worship the gods too Theod. lib. 3. cap. 16. Symson's Church-History in Julian 15. So hast thou also them in great Esteem that hold the Doctrin of the Nicolaitans see ver 6. which I hate both Root and Branch both Specious Blossom and Accursed Fruit. 16. Repent or else I will come unto thee quickly by my Servants both Emperors and Preachers and will fight against them that pretend so vainly to this Voluntary Uncommanded Continency with the Two-edged Sword of my mouth NOTES The Emperors Valentinian Valens and Gratian 382 were fain to make a Law to inhibit all such as made Profession of Continency once to set foot within Widow's Doors c. lib. 20. de Episc Cler. in Cod. Theodos Whereupon S. Jerom to give the Sword a Spiritual Edge too inveighs most Bitterly against the Manners of the Clergy acknowledging that there was but too Just Occasion for such a Law Morney Myst In. Progr 6. Hieron ad Eustoch Ep. 22. ad Nepot 2. It plainly appeareth saith Morney there to what a Looseness and Lewdness about Women their Wealth had carried them by those Reproofs which S. Jerom giveth them in his Epistles wherein he sheweth by what Infamous services they lay at catch for Legacies and Inheritances c. And a little before out of Jerom The Clerks saith Jerom who in duty should be an Awe unto them kiss the Ladies heads and reaching out their hands as if they would bless receive the Reward of their Salutation c. For this his free speaking as Morney there observes further the Clergy of Rome took him for their Enemy and forc'd him to return to Jerusalem c. And Paulinus Bishop of Nola adds Morney was for the same cause served with the same Sauce as appeareth by his first Epistle where he sheweth that he could by no other means be safe and free from the Contagions of that City but by getting himself away far off from it Neither doth he spare the Bishop of Rome himself Thou knowest saith Paulinus what loss we suffer of the Grace of God by the proud Discretion and Wisdom of the Bishop of that City Meaning Pope Syricius who first establisht the Forbiddance of Priests Marriages as Morney notes Prog. 8. But all this while Honest Vigilantius was the Man that made the Faithfullest Use of the Spiritual Sword who with certain Bishops his Consorts was a sharp Reprover of the then Growing Superstitions of Forced Continency which he stuck not to call Libidinis Seminarium Veneration of Sepulcres and Relics and Celebration of Vigils Wakes Nocturnal Conventions in Honour of Martyrs all which he roundly Taxt as Inlets to Idolatry and Fornication as indeed they afterwards Prov'd that is in effect as Balaamitish Inventions and Stumbling-blocks to God's People For which see Hieron adv Vigilantium 17. He that hath an ear let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches To him that Overcometh instead of the Dainties that your Bishop's Tables now abound with I will give to eat of the Hidden Manna the True Bread Joh. VI. whose Goodness is Hid from most in these days And I will give him a White Stone i.e. Absolution and Justification and in the Stone a New Name written or in plain Terms I will Reform my Church which is Now Degenerated and they shall be Called Protestants and not Catholicks a Name that shall be extremely Decryed by the Adverse Party and which no man knoweth how to Value saving he that Receiveth it and is Sincere in his Profession NOTES This is spoken with regard to the Abundance of Councils Debates Accusations Sentences and Appeals c. in this Interval Decrees made pro and con Acquitting many times the Guilty and Condemning the Innocent Thus St. Austin with the Church of Carthage was Unjustly Excommunicated by the Popes 424 See Morney's Myst In. Progr 17. And P. Sixtus III. wrongfully accus'd of Adultery 432. But to All such persons as are thus treated tho' by the Highest Authority upon Earth Christ here Promiseth the White Stone of Absolution as Referring to the Cases now mention'd 18. And unto the Angel of the Church in Thyatira 440 Write These things saith the Son of God dishonour'd by your Images which Represent him as Man only and by other Superstitious Usages as Praying to Saints and making a sort of gods of them who hath Eyes like unto a Flame of Fire burning with Jealousy Compare Ezek. VIII 2 3 18. and his Feet are like unto fine Brass his Faithful Servants will rather Chuse the Fiery Furnace than comply with such Practices See Notes upon Chap. I. 15. 19. I know thy Works 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 even thy Great Charity O Emp. Tiberius II. 577 and thy Notable 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Service in Preserving the City of Rome from the Sword of Barbarians O P. Leo of a Deacon made Pope 440. and thy like Service O Pelagius being then but Deacon when thou savedst Rome from Slaughter by mitigating the Fury of K. Totilas 542. See Procop. Bell. Goth. lib. 3. c. 11. and thy Patience viz. that of the Embassadors of P. Hormisda 514 that of P. John I. 523 of P. Sylverius 536 and of P. Vigilius 537 and thy works worthy of a Particular Mention O P. Gregory 590 viz. thy Humility in stiling thy self Servus Servorum Dei and thy Zeal in Opposing the Haughty Attempts of John B. of Constantinople who puts in for Universal Bishop and I know the last mentioned Works to be more than the First for in My Esteem the Humblest are the Highest and the Last First Luk. XIV 11. XVIII 14. 20. Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee O Thyatira and particularly against thee O Emperor Martianus because thou sufferest that Woman Jezabel the Church of Rome by her Embassadors presiding in the General Council of Chalcedon where thy self art Present 454 which calleth her self a Prophetess pretending to Apostolick Authority the very same with Peter's to Teach and to seduce my Servants throughout thy whole Empire by Crafty Insinuations to commit Spiritual Fornication and to eat things sacrificed unto Idols i. e. to introduce a kind of Heathenish Idolatry For to what other purpose is That Saying of the Council's Act. 11. Flavianus post mortem vivit Martyr pro nobis oret See Bellarm. de Sanct. Beat. lib. 1. c. 19. Flavianus tho' Dead is Living still let the Martyr Pray for us NOTES To this I shall add the words of