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A62896	An awakening voice to the Papists declaring to them the fallen state of the Pope from Peter's, and of the Church of Rome from what it once was : in love to the souls of those who have any uprightness in their hearts towards the Lord (but through ignorance are held in bondage) that they may be awaked, and see where they lie, and if any shall smother these things, lest they should come to the sight or knowledge of that people, let them take heed, that they bring not upon themselves the guilt of their blood / William Tomlinson.	Tomlinson, William.	1673 (1673)	Wing T1845; ESTC R10231	20,715	28

Lords greater or lesser universal or particuiar cannot claim any right thereto over the Church of Christ from him or from Peter or from Paul being denyed by every one of them To whom then will they turn for their Foundation and Authority Let them look to it as they will answer it before the only Lord that bought us that we should be his Free-men and Servants to him and not the Slaves of Men in our Consciences as they are made in the Mystery of Iniquity Babylon the grear the Mother of Harlots and Abominations of the Earth Rev. 18.13 Let us view this Mystery a little further which is headed with such a Monster that is got up above all Kings Princes Emperors and see how it suits with that which was foretold of it by Paul that chosen Vessel of the Lord 2 Thes 2. He speaking there of the Day of Christ satisfies the Brethren that it was not at hand nor should come till there had been a falling away first and the Man of Sin the Son of Perdition be revealed And then gives them a little touch of him that he might be known when he appeared And thus he describes him ver 4. of that Chapter Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped So that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God This is the Apostles Description of him that was to arise in the falling away and was to be the Top-Stone in the Mystery of Iniquity Now let us make search and see where we can find one that answers this Description like as the Pope doth Who is there that sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God and exalting himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped who is there that hath risen in the Apostacy and doth so besides the Pope I know that some honest people sensible of a Mystery of Iniquity working Inwardly in the Heart and not minding that which was to appear outwardly do apply all Inwardly that is spoken of it but I must desire them and others to consider 1. That the Mystery of Iniquity here spoken of by the Apostle was not yet risen in the Apostles Dayes when he spoke of it only he saw it working to get up But it was to be letted or hindred until he that did let was taken out of he Way or he was an Enemy also that should let it and therefore was to be taken out of the Way but the Inward Mystery of Iniquity in the Heart was alwayes the same 2. I would have them to consider that the man of Sin the Son of Perdition which the Apostle spoke of was not to be revealed till that which with-held the Mystery of Iniquity was taken out of the Way And so it had its appointed time of working of getting up of being revealed and of being headed by that man of Sin and also of being consumed and destroyed as is evident from this fore-named Chapter 2 Thes 2. I would not have any think that I speak against the searching out of that Inward Mystery of Iniquity lying and lurking in the Hearts of Men but it s my present Work to discover something of that false Mystery that hath risen up as a compacted Body pollitick or Citty and is headed by a particular person in Imitation of the Body of Christ and of Christ the one Head thereof but under that shape a Devourer and Destroyer and so hath his Name Apollyon Son of Perdition John calls him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rev. 9.11 And Paul here calls him 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 both from one root which signifies destroying for he is a Destroyer and must go into Destruction or Perdition and so Judas was called by the same Name who betrayed the Innocent Blood he was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Son of Perdition but this must be another and not Judas for Judas was gone to his place long before but this Son of Perdition was not yet risen and rightly may this Shedder of Innocent Blood have the same Name given him which was given to Judas who betrayed the Blood of the Innocent seeing they both agree in one Spirit of committing Murder there is only this difference that Judas had not a Mystery to act under but this hath a Mystery of Iniquity to act his part under which was not then risen in Judas's time and so that which then went for plain down-right Treason and Murder now goes for something more plausible that it may not be counted Murder but the just Judgment of God upon Hereticks or the just Censure of the Church against Hereticks And then the people taught this bloody Tenent That it is no Sin to kill a Heritick and so the great Murthers of the Papists come to be looked upon as good Service done to God O horrid Mystery to make so great a Crime which is no where tollerated or countenanced by Christ or any of his Apostles but utterly forbidden and the quite contrary taught by them I say to make this look as a piece of Service done for God! So here the shedding of Blood of Innocent persons hath got a Mask over it and is acted in a Mystery The greatest Crime how fair a pretence it hath got and so they that are involved in this Mystery they come to be drunken with the Blood of Saints and this stands as an inseparable Mark upon the Mystery of iniquity Revel 17.6 Blood of Saints Blood of Martyrs But how doth this their Tenent and Practice answer the Spirit of Christ Jesus our Lord and of the Holy Apostles While he was in the Body he went about doing good but did no harm to any nor would suffer it to be done to any And therefore he forbad James and John when they would have called for Fire down from Heaven upon those that did not receive him it is said he turned and rebuked them and said Ye know not what Spirit ye are of for the Son of Man is not come to destroy Men's Lives but to save them Luke 9.55 56. But you see that the Mystery of Iniquity is come for another End even to destroy Men's Lives So when Pater drew his Sword and cut of the Ear of Malchus Servant to the high Priest Jesus would not suffer it to pass without healing it again and saith to Peter put up thy Sword again into his place for all that take the Sword shall perish with the Sword Mat. 26.52 And Christ told his Disciples that the time would come that Men should put them out of their Synagogues yea and kill them and think that in so doing they did God Service just as they do under the Mystery of Iniquity But mark from what ground These things will they do unto you saith he because they know not the Father nor me John 16.3 So that you may see that Ignorance which among the Papists is counted the Mother of Devotion is the ground

of their Souls and so setting his Subjects against them and animating them to destroy such 4. And for being an Ensample to the Flock he is far from that from being such an Ensample as Peter would have him for certainly Peter who was so well acquainted with the Lamb of G●d Christ Jesus our Lord would have Elders and Bishops to hold forth his Example to the People Meekness Lowliness of Mind a Saving Spirit that came not to destroy but to save Now if we look no further then these principal things How can a Proud Man be an Example of Humility How can a Lofty Mind that exalts it self beyond all Patterns of Holy Apostles or Bishops be an Example of Lowly Mindedness How can be that smites Righteous Men be an Example of meekness in Suffering for Righteousness Sake How can he who destroyes harmless Mens Lives who suffer for their conscience Sake be an Example of saving Men's Lives He whose Principles lead to Blood how can he hold forth the Example of Christ the Saviour who came not to destroy but to save but the Popes have been Examples of the contrary of Cruelty of Persecution of Blood Therefore from their Examples and Principles what Beating what Stocking what Imprisoning what Tortures and Cruclties what Hanging and Burning with Fire and Faggot what Massacrees and Inhuman Butcheries have been committed and acted by their Subjects Oh the Cry of Blood cryes loud against thee thou Bloody Mystery of Iniquity And thou Froud Lucifer who art got to the Top-Stone thereof and binds all the Building together and sits as Head how is thy Countenance stained with Blood the World rings with thy Cruelties and Massacrees Is this that wherein Peter bid thee be an Example to the Flock Art thou his Successor herein for shame hide thy Face come down and hide thee in the Dust and wash thy Bloody Face that thou mayst behold Peter with a better Countenance Was ever any of Christ's Disciples encouraged or countenanced from Christ to do so But shall I set before thee what Race thou art of Thy Name is Apollyon or at least wise thou art grafted into that Spirit that is Apollyon or Destroyer and quite out off from Peter for all thy Boasting of him and thou art a Pattern of Blood-Guiltiness and not of Love in saving the Lives of Men. If any be minded to take up the Pope's Cause for him let him shew where Apoll●on is to be found or Abaddon as it is called in the Hebrew Tongue both which signifie a Destroyer let them show I say within all the Compass of Christendom as it is called or among all that profess Christianity where that destroying Spirit is to be found that exceeds all others in destroying if it be not among the Papists As for the Protestants though they have too much tincture yet of that Spirit yet they have not committed such Cruelties and Butcheries of Massacrees upon the Papists as the Papists have acted upon them neither have they made such Shambles of Papist's Flesh and Blood as the Papists have made of theirs in their publick Cities and Towns where they have had Power So that neither in Way of Judicature nor in the confused Tumults of Massacrees have they done like the Papists When did they ever act like that which was done in our Nation in Queen Mary's Dayes or like the Massacres done in Ireland of later Years not to mention the many cruel and bloody Massacrees in Forreign Nations Now tell me where must we find Apollyon but where the greatest Destroyers be and he is their King over them If you can find out another besides the Pope or that Spirit which acts the Papists in such Cruelties I am willing to give Ear to it but if you cannot then know by whom you are acted in such things and whose Example you follow whether Peter's or the Pope's for they are not both alike one holding forth Christs Example the other a quite contrary after which his Subjects walk and therefore are they found so guilty of these things For if he did hold forth the same Ensample as Peter did his Followers would be like-minded as it was and is with the true Disciples of Christ Jesus our Lord who take him for an Example none of them are Destroyers of Men's Lives for their Religion 5. One Difference more still here appears between Peter and the Pope from these very Words of Peter before mentioned The Pope hath made a Distinction among his Believers thus some he calls Clergy and some he calls Laity The Flock or Body of his Believers he calls Laity whereas Peter calls the Plock that believed in Christ and were to be sed and nourished with the Word of Life Peter calls them 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or Clergy that is Heritage or Lot so he calls the Body of true Believers God's Lot or Heritage and the Pope applies that only to his Clergy who are in his Holy Orders as he accounts them thus he hath cast off the Form of Peter's sound words and hath taken up another unsound Form of Words contrary to Peter of whom he boasts And the Protestents have not yet reformed themselves throughly in that particular but they still call their Priests or Teachers Clergy and the rest-Laity as much as to say the Common People Thus as the State of the Popish Church is fallen from its Purity so their Language is also changed with it And seeing the Pope who boasts of being Peter's Successor hath thus degenerated from the written Tradition of Peter what safe ground can any have to believe him in those he calls unwritten Traditions Thus you may see what a vast Difference there is between Peter and the Pope who pretends to descend from him 1. Peter fed the Flock and exhorted the Elders who were to be Bishops over the Flock to feed them 2. Not to seek after filthy Lucre as the Pope doth 3. Not to Lord it over God's Heritage or Flock as the Pope doth 4. But to be good Ensamples to the Flock which the Pope is not Such Bishops as these Peter appointed And for any other sort of Bishops as Universal Bishop or Lording Bishop there is no footing in Scripture for such a one from any of the Writings of the Holy Apostles and Servants of the Lord but against them there is sufficient Testimony of Scripture as this of Peter and that of Christ himself before mentioned Mat. 20.25 26. It shall not be so among you saith Christ So also Paul the first Planter at Rome ●hat the Scriptures mentions and the Lords chosen Vessel which 1 Cor 8.6 To us there is but one Lord Jesus Christ I● the World there may be those that are called Gods many and Lords many but to us who are the Church of Christ and his Servants to us there is but one Lord Jesus Christ not another Universal Lord or Universal Bishop nor any other Lords under him for to us there is but one Lord. Therefore these