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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09847	A gagge for the Pope, and the Iesuits: or The arraignement, and execution of Antichrist Shevving plainely, that Antichrist shall be discouered, and punished in this vvorld: to the amasement of all obstinate papists.		1624 (1624)	STC 20111; ESTC S120961	58,414	88

these times profanely abuse that Character to tender your owne saluation by considering what a strange religion this is and aboue all other in the world agreeing and concurring with the reuelation of Antichrist especially in this point of signes and wonders and lying miracles so that if this fall to my share that am the meanest of a thousand what can others doe that haue Beniamins portion fiue times doubled both concerning Scripture Historie Fathers Knowledge Iudgement Eloquution and other faculties As for such as are yet willing to be deceiued and hauing heard of that great dutie of perseuerance in holy matters peruert it to obstinacie and pertinacitie in idolatrous superstition I say no more but answer a Gods name you that must answer before the iudgement throne of the Lambe How comes this about if the Papacy shall not come to ruine and Rome it selfe be destroyed seeing Antichrist is discouered and thus arraigned and indited the man of sinne reuealed by these lying miracles whom God will consume with the breath of his nostrils And thus much for his inditement now to his punishment and vtter extirpation Section III. Or the execution of Antichrist according to the sentence of condemnation I Might haue begun this discourse with that which followes but I hope it comes now in order well enough Note the Comparison Obserue then I pray you the Simile Politicke states and well gouerned Commonwealths haue either commonly secret intelligencers or publicke Ambassadors in forren countries to acquaint them with all occurrences and so let nothing passe no not triuiall accidents which may concerne the good of their countrie without reuealing so that if letters or certificat of credit come that there are Iurking amongst vs certaine traitors that intend the ruine of the kingdome and endanger the life of the Prince there is presently search in euery corner and warrants sent out to apprehend them afterward vpon happy discouery and honest attachment they are imprisoned and kept secure till they may be further examined then vpon due and orderly proceedings they are to be arraigned and indited of high treason as they are found and proued delinquents in Crimino lase Maiestatis Last of all vpon finding Billa vera and iustifiable conuiction the sentence of condemnation goes out and they are executed accordingly so hath the holy Ghost dealt with the Church of God concerning the traitors of mens soules and discouery of Antichrist the instrument of Satan to bring vs to damnation he hath first made vs acquainted that there is such a Viper lurking amongst vs. Let no man deceiue you by any meanes For that day shall 2. T●ess 2. 3. not come except there come a falling away first and that man of sinne be reuealed the s●nne of perdition Who opposeth and exalteth himselfe aboue all that is called year 4 God or that is worshipped so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God shewing himselfe that he is God Remember ye not that when I was yet with you I told you ● these things I haue not written vnto you because you know not the truth 1. Epist Iohn 2. 21. but because you know it and that no lie is of the truth Who is a lier but he that denieth that Iesus is the Christ year 22 he is Antichrist that denieth the Father and the Sonne And euerie spirit that confesseth not that Iesus Christ is Chap 4. 3. come in the flesh is not of God and that is that spirit of Antichrist whereof you haue heard that it should come and euen now already is it in the world Here you see what a noble intelligencer and friend from heauen we haue had to acquaint the Church of God that the betraier of mens soules and traiters to the maiesty of God are euery where lurking amongst vs vpon which certificate I though vnworthy and the meanest of Gods seruants haue aduentured to search and find him out and vpon the search haue not onely discouered and reuealed him but arraigned and indited him so that I hope no man can mislike or traduce this iustifiable proceeding against him which if they dare doe what will they then say to the sentence of condemnation which is now to be denounced from God himselfe and the Scriptures the Sibylls ancient Fathers and their women Saints sure sure the Gentiles will fret and rage imagining vaine Psal 2. Acts. things and I answer with Paul after the way you call heresie I serue the God of my Fathers and with Iob though thou kill me O Lord I will not forsake thee But to the purpose in hand Antichrists punishment from Scripture IF you search the Prophets you shall finde that hee that drowned the world burnt Sodome to sinders and ouerwhelmed Pharao with whole mountaines of waters confounded Aegypt destroied Tirus who was as proud and Isaiah 19. 23. 34 46 Ezech. 25. 1. Damel and the rest of the Pr●phets exalted as euer Rome in her first and second glory reuenged the cause of his Church ouerthrew the idols of Babylon a meere figure of Antichristian Prelacy threatned and dissipated Ammon Moab Edom the Philistines and in a word all the mighty Monarchies vnder the Sun resembled to fierce and cruell beasts strange images and figures Eagles Rams Goats and such like Hierogliphicks Why then should any question be made of the Popes establishment or Romes perpetuity considering her sinnes cry to heauen for vengeance and her abominations are spred like a carpet to the loathing of all honest beholders and godly Christian Spectators but to put all out of doubt harke what the holy Ghost saith in the Reuelation and that the Pope and city of Rome in Italy is personated by the prediction I referre you to all the ancient Fathers and moderne Writers especially Tremelius Innius Napier and diuers others And the rest of the men which were not killed by these Apo● 9. 20. plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands that they should not worship Deuills and idols of gold and siluer and brasse and stone and of wood which neither can see nor heare nor walke Neither repe●ted they of their murders nor of their sorceri●s verse 21. nor of their fornications nor of their thefts And when they shall ha●e finished their testimony the Apoc. 11. 7. Beast that ascendeth out of the bottomlesse pit shall make warre against them and shall ouercome them and kill them And the great Dragon was cast out that old Serpent called Apoc. 12. 9. the Deuill and Sathan c. And there followed another Angell saying Babylon is Apoc. 14. 8. fallen is fallen that great city because shee made all nations drinke of the wine of the wrath of her fornication And the Angell t●rust in his sickle into the earth and gathered Apoc. 14. 19. the Vine of the earth and cast it into the great wine presse of the wrath of God c. The Beast that thou sawest was and is not and