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The great Antichrist by J.V. ...
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Vicars, John, 1579 or 80-1652.
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their God and their King and looke upward for as it followes they are proud and heady and their councells shall be carryed headlong Fourteenth these Hypocrites are hasty in all their consultations without deliberation they pretended Reformation must be done in a day not considering the divers gradations of a Reformation Josiahs wonderfull Reformation was of the continuance of three hundred yeares the reignes of Asa Iosaphat Iehoiada Iotham Hezekiah Manasseth Iosiah and then also was * but fainedly and not with the whole heart and for punishment of Delinquents they are too hasty have they never read of e David what he said of the sonnes of Zerviah Ye are too hard for mee he would but could not punish these two great Delinquents except he had involved his whole Kingdome in a Civill warre as is now done lastly they are too hasty in their hostility have they not read that Israel f lost forty thousand in two dayes in a Civill warre through too much hastinesse and precipitancy not consulting with the Lord and surely in this respect these men have cause rather of mourning then rejoycing Fifteenth these are lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God whence come these warres and fightings do they not from their lusts and pleasures that warre in their members their pride ambition popularity avarice for hereby their portion who were beggarly is made fat g and their meate pleasant they live by warre therefore they burne incense to their net f and sacrifice to their dragge They cry nothing but warre and bloud digge they cannot and to begge they are ashamed therfore they resolve to kill steale rob rifle or doe any villany to satisfie their lusts which they love more then God Sixteenth They have a forme of godlinesse but deny the power thereof they have a h portraiture picture or delineation of godlinesse but no life at all therein Consider the particulars they i give almes but it is to be seene of men they make long prayers but to be heard of men they fast but k disgrace their faces appearing as sad when they are not what is this but a picture of godlinesse without life it was never knowne from the beginning of the world that a dead beast was offered in sacrifice to God but the Hypocrites present dead sacrifices to God Againe in their Sabbaths is a shew of godlinesse but no life for they say l When will the Sabbaths be gone and like the Pharisees their viperous progenitors abuse the letter of the Sabbath against doing good they sit m in Moses chaire to teach and to judge others according to the Law but doe the contrary and breake all Lawes they make long prayers to devoure Widowes houses they enlarge their phylacteryes of the hand and head there 's the letter but no power their heads are full of mischievous devices and their hands are full of bloud They n are ever hearing and learning there 's the shadow but are never able to come to the knowledge of the truth there 's no power except it be over silly women as the Apostle here saith These Hypocrites o intrude into houses and lead captive filly women laden with sinnes and led about with divers lusts This time is a plaine interpretation of this Prophesie Another power they have got likewise by the shew of godlinesse it is against the King like Janis and Jambres the two Sorcerers of Egypt that resisted Moses who was p King in Jesurun These sorcerers were Hypocrites for their miracles were but glisterings and delusions of the eyes The use of all this is First our Saviour saith q Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees which is Hypocrisie Hereby wee are most like the Devill who transformes himselfe into an Angell of light and hereby wee become limbes of Antichrist the first borne of the Devill who is the great Hypocrite r That hath two hornes like a Lamb but speakes like a Dragon The second use s From such Hypocrites turne away so saith Saint Paul avoid their society for they are selfopinionated selfwilled greedy of money proud unnaturall truce-breakers fals-accusers traytours heady fierce unthankfull t popular unquiet haters of all moderate men lovers of lusts and pleasures and deceiving the world by a forme of godlinesse so that they believe Rebellion to be Zeale and Treason to be Religion Depart from me yee Hypocrites yee bloudthirsly men The Lord give us grace to depart from them here lest wee have u our part with these Hypocrites hereafter in the lowest Dungeon of Gehenna from which good Lord deliver us by Jesus Christ to whom with the Father and holy Spirit be honour and glory for ever and ever Amen FINIS a {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 1 Ioh. 2. 18. b {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Thess. 2. 7. c {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Chrysost. in 2 Thess. 2. 7. d Revel. 8. Nauclerus e Magdeburg Centurists Baronius Annal. circa 666. An. f Revel. 13. g Cap. 11. 7. h Dan. 12. 1 2. Revel. 11. 7 8. i Eccles. 12. k 1 Sam. 24. 13. l {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} David Kimch. m Kimchi in locum R. Solomon R. David ibid. n Syrian in Acts 17. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} o {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} wise men p {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Epiphan. q Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} r the holy bookes {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Tim. 3. 15. s {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 2 Pet. 2. t {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Syr. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} grievous times u Scelus fraternae â—â—ecis Remi in via Remoria Romae Horat. Suis ipsa Roma viribus ruit x Te saepe vocantiduram difficilis mane Horat. id est inexorabilis y Revel. 17. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} est confusio à {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Genes 11. 9. z Syr. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} a 1 Tim. 2. 12. b Isay 3. 12. c 1 Tim. 6. 1. Rom 1. d Epiphan. e R. David Kimchi f 1 King 2. 8. Kimchi Rasi Ralbag g {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} 1 Pet. 2. 13. h Syr. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} i {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} that is Divisions to separate from the Church of {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} to breake off Chrys. Theod. k 2 Tim. 4. 3 4. Sic Arab. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Syr. Chrys. {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} Ralbag in 2 Sam. 20. 23. l
were selfwilled and would slay without pity so I am perswaded there are ten for two in this City and Kingdome for Peace but when they speake thereof the two are for Warre for they are selfwilled and delight in bloud q and in their delight digge downe walls and kill men and beasts eradicate men their wives and children and turne them out of doores because they are for peace and these two Simeon and Levi will have no Accomodation Cursed saith the old Father be their wrath for it is fierce and their fury bitter in the end and in Judg. 21. 3. Israel wept aloud and bitterly Alas a Tribe is lost this day and I am afrayd without a speedy peace not one of ten but all our twelve Tribes will be lost I will saith the old Patriarch divide them in Jacob and scatter them in Israel Simeon had no portion but Cities scattered here and there r throughout the Tribe of Judah and Levi had forty eight Cities out of the other Tribes that so they might never associate any more to shed bloud and what can be expected of a selfwilled association and warre but dispersion the part that prevailes will root out the other with a finall s extermination of familyes and whether will yee flye yee Simeonites and as for Levi alas he is vanished already thus much for Selfwill which is the first of the vices that cause such perillous times Secondly Covetousnesse which is as all the rest here mentioned a bosome sin of the Hypocrites when the Pharisees heard that Christ preached against the service of t Mammon and confidence in riches they derided him for they were covetous This love of money is the root of all evill of the evill of sin as Apostacy of the evill of punishment as perdition 1 Tim. 6. 10. Love of money makes children fight against parents subjects against their Soveraigne hope of money brings forth murders rapine and extortion but thou O man of God u O Christian flye these things the Romane Curius refused the Samnites Gold and was content with a dinner of herbes an earthen dish and a wooden stool x If we have food and rayment let us be therewith content The third vice is Pride whose daughter is vain-glorious boasting for their pride I shall producâ— but one Parable against y those that trusted in themselves that they were righteous and what pride is like this pride to magnify themselves and despise others they thanke God they are not as other men are extortioners unjust nor as the poore Publican they boast as the Infidels Jewes and Pharisees the Publican went home justified to his house rather then they And Publicanes and Harlots shall enter into the Kingdome of God before them Fourthly Disobedience to Parents and Blasphemy these two I joyne together for reviling of superiours is blasphemy whether you take Parents naturally for against such they unnaturally fight or politickly for Masters against whom Servants rise up at this time to kill them and Subjects against their Soveraigne though like z Antichrist they pretend to be for Christ when they are against him Augustus Caesar was called a Father and Prince and therefore they that are disobedient to their Kings are also to their b Parents or superiours men set over them Rom. 13. 1. forecited Let every soule be subject to the higher powers the supreame powers then were Emperours not Consuls and Senators as the States of Venice Luca Holland which were then ceased for there were seven heads of the Beast or c seven kinds of government wherof the two last were Emperours and Popes the five first were fallen the sixth of Emperours was in Saint Johns time and in Saint Pauls and to this Saint Paul commands subjection tribute and custome except they say that Saint Paul prophesies in this chapter of a new government to be erected d which is not yet and how it shall then concerne the Romanes let them shew For the last and seventh head or King of the Romanes is the Papacy to which I thinke they will professe no subjection at all if they have any conscience of their oath but it is objected these Kings were Tyrants therefore no duty belongs to them the answer is in Nebuchadnezzar whom likewise they hold to be a tyrant yet Israel is commanded to serve him Jerem. 27. 6. I have given all these Countries to Nebuchadnezzar and they shall serve him And Zedekias because he broke his oath of subjection was exoculated as a just recompence on his owne head The Galileans stood for liberty with Judas Acts 5. and denyed tribute to Caesar and therefore Pilate mingled their bloud with their sacrifice Fifthly these Hypocrites are unthankfull either they deny kindnesse which they have received or will not acknowledge it or not requite it they are the worst of all men that have enjoyed the Gospell of peace and plenty above eighty yeares as long as ever Israel enjoyed in Moses dayes c Ehuds Davids and Solomons and yet are unthankfull murmurers at their portion complainers of the times Oh foolish people and d unwise ask thy Fathers and they shall teach thee thy Elders and they shall declare unto thee the wonderfull Reformation in this Nation the slavish Invasion by Water the Hellish Gunpowder-treason by Fire and how God hath brought thee through fire and water wherein thou couldest not live into a moyst place wherein thou hast lived so many yeares in plenty but Jesurun hath waxed fat and kicked and for ingratitude is justly with a Civill Warre consumed Sixthly Unholy or e unquiet and restlesse are the Hypocrites they are all for Warre and accuse Petitioners for Peace of a Catilinarian conspiracy it is God that e creates peace man cannot do it it is as hard a work as the Creation Our f Land is without forme and voyd darknesse is on the face of the deepe nothing is but confusion in our Church and State it is the spirit of the Lord that moves on the face of these darke waters saying Let there be light and there was light this light that God creates is peace secondly this peace is a fruit a fruit of the spirit Love Joy g and Peace but whence comes h warre and fightings from the spirit of malice and envy thirdly it is said a fruit of the lips of the messengers of peace How beautifull on the mountains are the feet of those into whose lipps grace and peace is poured fourthly God creates a double peace Peace peace nationall and personall which cannot be without truth but there are restlesse men whose sinnes torment their conscience and love no peace the Text saith They are k the wicked emphatically remarkable wicked men these Hypocrites revile others as wicked when themselves are by the spirit of God styled the most wicked that disturbe the Nationall peace and trouble our Israel by killing and stealing