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A49486	The prophecyes of the incomparable Dr. Martin Luther concerning the downfall of the Pope of Rome, and the subversion of the German Empire, to be over-run by the armies of the Turks, together with the many reasons that he giveth for it : as also, the remarkable prophecy of the learned and reverend Mvscvlvs, to the same effect / collected by R.C. M.A.	R. C., M.A.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1664 (1664)	Wing L3513; ESTC R23003	35,433	50

An Advertisement to the Reader THe spirit of Luther whereby he did Beat down the strong Holds of sin and over came both the False-hood and the Pride of the Church of Rome was the Spirit of Truth there being as great an Antipathy betwixt Truth and False-hood as between Heaven and Hell GOD himself being the Authour of Truth and the Devil the Father of Lyes By the same Spirit of Truth by which Luther Convinced the Corruptions of the Church of Rome He Compiled his Prophecies and foretold those sad Events which should fall upon Rome and the Impire of Germany unless they would for sake their sins the Inviters and Procurers of the Wrath of God These Prophecies we have here presented to the View and the Readers are to take Notice that with much Industry and Diligence they have been carefully Collected out of the Book of Dr. Martin Luther Intituled Colloquia Mensalia which Book being of Excellent Vse as may appear by the Approbation of the most Reverend Father in GOD Doctor Land Late Arch-Bishop of Canterbury as in the last page of this Book is specified Is to be sold by Andrew Kembe at Saint Margarets-Hill in South-warke And Edward Thomas at the sign of the Adam and Eve in Little Brittain The Book is Admirable for Instruction and Reproofe the Prophecies are many and some of them already Accomplished as may more Largly Appear by the Book it Self of which we have here given You but a Short View The Reader also may be pleased to take Notice that the two Above-mentioned Book-Sellers have both of them to Sell that most Incomperable Book of Mr. John Selden Translated into English called Mare Clansim or the Interest and Propriety of His Sacred Majesty on the Narrow Seas THE PROPHECYES Of the Incomparable Dr Martin Luther Concerning the Downfall of the Pope of ROME and the Subversion of the German EMPIRE to be Over-run by the Armies of the TVRKS Together with the many Reasons that he giveth for it AS ALSO The Remarkable Prophecy of the Learned and Reverend MVSCVLVS to the same Effect Collected by R. C. M. A. London Printed for Andrew Kembe and Edward Thomas and are to be sold at their Shops at Saint Margarets Hill in Southwark and at the Adam and Eve at Little Brittain 1664. The Prophecies of Martin Luther concerning the Down-fall of the Pope of Rome and of the Germane Empire that will be over-run with the Armies of the Turks together with the Reasons that he giveth for it c. THe Name of Martin Luther is so Famous throughout all Europe that he cannot be unknown either to the Papist or the Protestant having deeply obliged the One by opposing the Errours and the False-hoods of the other Indeed there were some others before Him that did write against the Corruptions of the Church of Rome As John Hus Jerome of Prague who were the First Fruits of the Reformation and were both Honoured with the Crowns of Martyrdome Martin Luther as he came after them so having a higher Spirit to imbolden him and a more Powerfull Number of Friends to assist him did give a greater blow to the Church of Rome and fulfilled his own Prophecy which was That the longer Popery continued the more it should be every day contemned See Luther colloquia Commo alis page 537. The Prophecies of this great Reformer of the Church were Remarkable foretelling the Ruine of the Pope of Rome and of the German Empire which should be brought unto Confusion by the Formidable Powers of the Turk But before I represent unto you the Prophecies of Martin Luther it will not be amisse to give you a short View of his Life and of the Prophecies of others concerning him that so by reading of their Prophecies in Relation to himself His own Prophecies concerning the Downfall of the Pope of Rome and of the German Empire may gaine the greater Confirmation In the first place I shall give you the True Presage of John Hilton who was himself a Friar by Profession He Prophecied that much about the Year one thousand five hundred and sixteen which was at the same time when Luther began to Declare himself against the Church of Rome the Mystery of Ungodliness would begin to be Discovered and the Son of Righteousness shine forth in the Truth of the Gospel and that Popery would at that time finde in Germany and in other parts of Christendome a general Declension which Prophecy was by Martin Luther who flourished in those times most undoubtedly fulfilled But the Testimony of John Hus who being condemned to suffer the Flames of Martyrdom at Constance is most remarkable It was almost one hundred years before that Luther did openly professe himself an Enemy to the Errours and Idolatry of the Church of Rome John Hus being brought unto the Stake Inthers Coloquia page 534. The Belief of the Church of Rome 203. expressed himself in these words This day said he you do rost a Goose for so the word Hus signifies in the German Tongue but one hundred years hence you shall hear a Swan to Warble whom you shall not be able to rost nor overcome and this at the end of the Time prescribed was effectually made good for then Martin Luthers voice was effectually heard who Preached so powerfully with his Tongue and wrote so sharply with his Pen as not any one before him since the time of the Apostles did the like and notwithstanding all the Fury and Violence of the Papists who with elabourate Malice endeavoured to suppresse him he continued Preaching and Writing against them many years afterwards and departed this Life in Peace to the Praise of God and the great Shame and Derision of the Pope and his Accomplice We may instance many other Prophesyes of the like Nature which we purposely forbear being to contract much into a little Volume Of the Parentage and Life of Luther Martin Luther was the Son of a Farmer he was born at Isleben in the County of Mansfield in the year one thousand foure hundred and eighty three on the 10th day of November His Father his Grand Father and his Great Grand-Father as he saith himself were Farmers His Father abandoning his Farme upon some discontents and finding some Profitable Imployments at Mansfield he addressed himself to that place where he was one of the Miners in the Silver Mines In the mean time Luther had his Education in the same Town where he was born and being fitted for the University at Ersurd he took there the Degrees of Bachellour and Master of Arts and in a short processe of time he took upon him the Habit and Formality of a Friar at which his Father was much displeased But it pleased God by this means to make use of him for the over-throwing of the Power of Antichrist Luther having found how directly opposite the Supremacy of the Pope was to the Doctrine of the primitive times there grew on it the first contention which being

the advancement of the Church but onely to purchase Wealth and to overcome Kingdomes and Countries Therefore the Legal and Just proceedings of God will fall upon the Pope and his Retinue as already it hath begun for against him the three first Petitions in the Lords Prayer may justly be inverted Blasphemed and Accursed be the name of the Pope his Kingdome be destroyed and thrown down his will be disappointed and confounded I hope saith Luther the numbers of his Fryers and of his Nuns shall no more increase when the Popes feet are chopt off then he must creep Page 307 for he cannot stand long as he now standeth Again the Pope must fall for he can neither be Primate nor chief Head in Christendome and no ways possibly can visite and govern all the Churches no not although he were Elias Elisha Peter or Paul Meloncthon put a question to Luther and said In case the Emperour should give over all his Right and Interest to the Pope whether ought we to shew obedience to the Pope or not Whereupon Luther replyed The Emperour as an ordained Governour hath no power to resign over his Interests to the Pope who is no Magist are nor Governour For the Pope is a thing which standeth upon no ground neither could it be called a Resignation to turn over the Emperours Right and Titles to the Pope but it would be rather a Devastation whereby the Empire would be lessened and extenuated The Emperour hath neither Right nor Power to do it for the Empire is not his own it is not Successive but Elective To conclude when it is denyed that the Pope is a Governour as in truth he is not then is he bereaved of all for whatsoever he hath he hath it not by Right but hath Stolen and usurped it When it is spoken therefore that the Emperour received the Empire of the Pope Page 309. it is of no valve for he could never give that which he never had And it is a meer Fable that either Constantine the Emperour or Charles the Great gave to the Pope such great Possessions as is boasted off It was the Avarice of the Popes and not any great Donations of the Emperours by which the Popes have acquired such great Possessions In former times the Popes were not Lords over Emperours and Kings but the Popes were instituted and ordained by Emperours Pride again must have a fall and so undoubtedly must the Pope The Pope in one day said Luther made thirty Cardinalls which on the other side of the River of Tiber were Mett and Received by a gallant Body of Horse whereat all the Cannons in the City of Rome were discharged and the Acclamations and the Joyes of the People did strive to out-voice the Thunders of the Cannons at the last the Pope himself came into the Field at which the Great Guns in Rome were all discharged and what with the noyse of the Cannons and the hurry of the People the Confusion begat a Terrour and a Trepidation which was so great in the City that the Temples also were sensible of it insomuch that in one of the Churches the Child fell out of the armes of the Blessed Virgin and if we may believe Pasquil he ascended up into heaven fearing that amongst the rest he also should be made a Cardinal On the same day and at the same time a Priest saying Masse at the Altar did drop the consecrated Host and for fear spilled the Cup which being brought on the next day to the care of the Pope he said that one of those whom he had Created a Cardinall would prove a Plague to the Church of Rome which not long afterwards did fall out accordingly not long afterward the Gospel began to be Revealed again and brought to light by the Pen and by the Preaching of Martin Luther some time after that when the Positions of Martin Luther concerning the Popes Indulgences were brought unto the Pope He said A Drunken Dutch man wrote them and when be hath taken a good Nap and is sober again he will then be of another minde no more did he valve that Blow from Luthers Hand which hath made his Chaire to totter ever since I would willingly saith Luther fall upon the Popes Decrees and Canons no name or stile is bad enough for him his Wickednesse cannot be Sounded or Expressed therefore Christ in one word sheweth it and calleth him an Abomination of Dessolation that standeth on the Holy Mount St. Paul nameth him An Opposer or Adversary that exalteth himself above all that is called God Daniel also Prophecyeth the same and saith He shall be proud and not regard the God of his Fathers The Pope his accomplices relying on their great Power The Pope falling in Luthers time p. 314. and presumption that they shal never fal do thereby Confound themselves the Idolatry and Superstition in Popery had for a time great Power and Operation For Daniel touching Antichrist said And he shall prosper till the Indignation is now near accomplished for the Pope in Gods good time will most undoubtedly fall God will overthrow him and suddenly if our own Secureness and the contempt of Gods Word doth give no hinderance to it Let us pray that even the same misfortune may light upon Their Heads which They intend ogainst Us and that They may fall into that Pit which They have digged for Us. We have humbled our selves and suffered enough They have Burned Hanged Drowned and Banished those that were amongst Us. They will no wayes suffer themselves to be recalled from their Devilish Practises But we have one Remedy Christ Jesus the Son of GOD and of the Blessed Virgin It is he who is by GOD Annointed King He will and shall stand fast to defend his own Cause in spite of all Opposition He hath Overcome and Destroyed many Great Kings and laid them in the Dust For my part I will hold with Him and fight under his Banners rather then joyn with the Turk with the Emperour or the whole Universall World The sighes of GODS People do cry up unto Heaven against the Pope as Jesus the Son of Sirach saith The Tears of the Destressed do fall downwards yet nevertheless they do ascend upwards Another Reason and a Great one too of the Infallible Fall of the Pope is Page 319. the wilfull and obstinate Darknesse on which the very Foundation of Popery is laid and the wicked Superstition reared I know not what saith Luther to think of it but onely by the words of St. Paul where he saith 2 Thessal 2. Because they Received not the love of the Truth that they may be Saved GOD will send them strong delusions that they shall believe a Lye The Pope hath two Pillars on which the greatest part of his strength doth lean The one is Whatsover you shall bind on Earth the same also shall be bound in Heaven And the other the command which our Saviour gave to Peter Feed my