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An epistle [s]ent to divers [pa]pistes in England prouing [th]e Pope to bee the beast in the [1]3 of the Reuelations, and to be the man exalted in the temple of God, as God, Thess. 2.2 ... / by F.K.
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Kett, Francis, d. 1589.
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AN EPISTLE â—ENT TO DIVERS â—â—pistles in England prouing 〈◊〉 Pope to bee the Beast in the 〈◊〉 3. of the Reuelations and to be the man exalted in the Temple of God as God Thess 2.2 Whereby the true Church of God and the good profession of the Gospell is knowen from the euill â—â—â—y hereby haue beene conuerted of late by F.K. 〈…〉 â—â—â—igence to make thy election sure 〈◊〉 1. 〈…〉 â—n eternall life whereunto thou are called 〈◊〉 6. â—RINTED AT LONDON by Henry Marsh 158â— TO THE MOST Reuerend father in God Iohn bishop of London long health and felicity in Iesus Christ BEing stirred vp most Reuerende father in God with the sweete exhortation of Paul who sayth in spirituall thinges I would not haue you ignoraunt but couet spirituall giftes and most chiefely for to prophesie which doth edefie exhort and coÌ„fort I thought it good seeing the church of God tossed with stormes through the depenes of Sathan who roreth like a deuouring Lion and worketh the spirit of error in mens harts soweth tares among the wheat of the Lord to laboure in the vineyard of spirituall vnderstanding by the goodnes of the vnspotted Lambe who openeth the booke with the seuen seales wherein the whole state of his Church is reuealed in what case it shall stand from his assention till his comming in glory Touching which Reuelations with all the misteries of the Scripture I hauing written a booke at large called the golden closet and Key that vnlocketh heauenly misteryes and another called the glorious garland of mans glorification thought it good in the meane time hauing sent this epistle and others to diuers Papists in England touching whom a good worke by the grace of God is wrought to dedicate this same vnder your protection hopyng that as it hath done good to others by writing so by Print it may doe much more if it shall please you of your good fauoure and Heauenly giftes wherewith you are knowen to bee fruitfull among men to the glory of God and consolation of Soules and to the reward of your Heauenly calling in Iesus Christ to accept it Thus I doe coÌ„mend your Lorship in my daily prayers to the keeping of the Almighty Your Lordships most humble to commauÌ„d Francis Kett. An exposition who is the Beast in the 13. of the Reuel Iesus speede vs leade vs and feede vs. c. MY desired to the truth of the Gospell When I considered how great a wishe Paul doth insinuate towarde hym selfe as to bee Anathemy touching his body in respect to winne his brethren I am or else I ought to bee so much thereby stirred vp vpon the tendernes of loue as to offer some porcion to you and others of that good gift and tallent which the Lord hath gieuen me If by the grace of God it may please you to accept it sincerely and meekely that by that meanes the spirite of adoption standing at the doore of your heart may enter into your inward man and worke more redely that sweete motion in you as not to harden your heart when thaâ— you heare the voice of Gods holy truth I write not to molest your conscience anâ— minde but to walke with you in the way of persuasion trusting by the powred Gods word which is sharper then a twâ— edged sword Heb. 4. and parteth the bone from the marrow the spirit from the souleâ— to persuade you by the intercession oâ— hym beyng a true mediator for euer who sitteth in heauen on the right hanâ— of the Father before whom we must appeare in Iudgement to make an accompâ— at the great and feareful day of the Lord that you will be so much contented bâ— the will of God as to deliberate with beter aduisement touching that sentence of S. Paul Philip. 2. who sayth worke out thy saluation with feare and trembling And also touching the senteÌ„ce of Peter Pet. 2. which sayth Vse all diligence to make thy election sure Wherein we are sufficiently counselled how much it standeth euery man in haÌ„d to looke to the sauing health of his soule which is so sweete and preciouse considering that there is a way to saluation and a way to perdition Timoth. 2.2 Therefore we ought deepely to consider of that sentence of Paul which sayth that if a man striue for a maistry hee is not crowned except hee striue lawefully For which cause I am moued in the tender kindnes which my soule beareth toward all soules to desire you in the springling of Christ his bloud that you will looke so carefully into your selfe as that you may bee sure by grace so to striue and ron as that you may win the crowne of eternall life Cor. 1.10 For S. Paul willeth vs to bee most vigilant when hee sayth you that seeme to stand take heede you fall not So that let not presumption or stifnes stop your eares from the truth and cary you away to vnknown ceremonies but first proceede with sincerity of heaâ—e and pure praiers offred vp to god intreating him to geeue you his wisedome according to S. Iames. Iames. 1. If any maÌ„ lacke wisedome let him aske it of God and he geueth it ask in fayth wauer not c. And with this order in heart examine your selfe for God knoweth the secrete motions of all mens heartes and then ponder what I write to you and I am persuaded in my fayth that you shall presently feele the spirite of adoption to moue your spirite and to leade you into all truth alwayes prouidyng in the examining of your owne conscience agaynst the flesh the world and the deuill which striue agaynst man to holde hym backe in the dungeon of darkenes by contrary resistance of minde through the spirite of error which is busy in all mens thoughtes Whereupon it standeth you and all vs the more in hand to looke to the foundation of our Saluation Cor. 1.3 lest that wee buyld vpon a straunge foundation or else doe buyld timber and strawe vpon the foundation which the Apostles â—aue layde and so vndiscretly ron with Nadab and Abihu Leu. 10. bringing straunge fire â—efore the Lord and so be in daunger of â—he Lordes consuming fire Wherefore â—et me persuade with you to vse no other â—yne then the golden rodde of the Gospell to measure your religion with all â—est that you leaning to much to traditions doe decline from the measure of the Gospell when as God sayd streightly to Moses Heb. 8. buildyng the tabernacle see that thou doest all thinges according to the pattern which was geuen thee And therfore Christian wisedome doth moue vs in the feare of the Lord to follow the very patern of the Gospell if wee minde to walke as children of the day professing the good and true profession In consideration whereof I hope that you will accept this my wryting as a sweete motion with examining the deepenes thereof to your consolation in a confirmed verity of a better profession then
because it manifest but measure the Temple and the Aulter and them that worshippâ— therein meaning that secrete treading downe of the Temple and truth of Gods word that as the measure of the Temple and Aulter doth contayne a thousand two hundred and threescore Cubites which represent yeares that so long shall the Pope being the foresayd Beast and sinfull man euidently shewed and proued tread downe the verity of Gods truth which number of yeares doth pricke fast to his ende And therefore seing that the introduction of the seates of Kingdomes the euent of the cause and the mistery of the Reuelations doth shew the Pope to bee that Beast in the .13 Thess 2.2 Reu. 11. of the Reuelations and doth shew his seate to bee of great antiquity and his continuance to bee till Christ come in the Cloudes it is then an heauy and wretched bragge to boast of his antiquity or to cleaue to his traditions For the Reuelations doe shewe clearely that hee Reu. 16. and his began with a noisome botch proceeded Viall 1 with bloud and heate of fire and Viall 2 enuy and hath nowe his feare darkened Viall 3 Viall 4 Viall 5 by the fift Viall and shall when tyâ—â— Viall 6 cometh of the sixt Viall shew with wâ—â— spirite they are sanctified in that thâ— vncleane spirites like frogges shall pâ—â—ceede out of the mouth of the Beast Reu. 16. 〈◊〉 Dragon and false Prophet to gather 〈◊〉 Kinges of the Earth to battayle agayâ—â—â— the great day of the lord which is smoâ—â— fire and brimstone euen the spirite error enuy and hypocresy and accâ—â—ding Viall 7 to the seaueÌ„th Viall their end shâ—â—â— be with fire hailstone and brimstone that the brag of their antiquity the â—â—ginning Reu. 14. proceeding and ending is vâ—lamentable For the Angell sayth tâ—â— whosoeuer take the marke of the Beaâ—â— and will not come away froÌ„ that whoâ—â— of Babilon shall bee punished with fâ—â— and brimstone And therefore I grauâ— you that hee hath continued a thousand yeare and odde and shall continue to 〈◊〉 end of the World Reu. 11. according as the mâ—stery of the Reuelations doth playne declare and I graunt you that hee shall the end of the World haue the vpper hand of the witnesses of the truth and I graunt you that the Pope is wounded according to the 13. of the Reuelation at this age and that his wound shall bee healed agayne but howe euen by this last loosing of Sathan who shall in the end of the World bring forth that two horned Beast like a Lambe being that great false Prophete that shall doe such Miracles that if it were possible the elect should bee deceyued but alas to theyr great woo For S. Paul sayth Reu. 13. because they beleued not the truth but had pleasure in lyes and vnrighteousnesse therefore God hath gieuen them ouer that they might bee dampned because they receyued not the truth Thess 2.2 And that sinfull man that so exalteth hym self in the TeÌ„ple of God as God shal be destroied euen with the very appearauÌ„ce of God Wherfore I am to beseech you and all of your profession to way deepely this that I do write in short which in an other worke I haue comprehended at large for it is the very truth of Gods word and his Reuelations Wherein if occasion seruâ— vpon your partes to haue mee in conference I doubt not but that you will yelâ— to the spirit of God which will worke it you an effectuall worke of grace touching which I pray God that so it may bee And now touching the supremacy consider that you deceyue not your selues for her Maiesty is an Anoynte Prince Cron. 2. and hath the Scepter of Iuda iâ— her hand as well in euery respect as kinâ— Dauid Salomon Asa Ezekiah and Ioâ—ah For did not Salamon a temperol kinâ— build the Tempell Did not Iosiah anâ— the rest of the good Kinges correct anâ— order that in their Realme that was tâ— the glory of God and abolish that whicâ— was to the contrary The very like powâ—â— doth her maiesty take vpon her as hâ— maiesty may lawfully and truely Anâ— therefore take heede of that coloured â—â—â—sure of the Popes presumptuous authority for it is not of God but of the Dragon Thus praying that your heartes may bee opened vnto all truth I commend you to Mount Sion there to search with prayer that you may make your election sure and become to professe a good profession Fare you well and Christ feede you leade you and speede you I am yours to doe you good in the behalfe of the Gospell as to my selfe Francis Kett. D. A coppy of a letter sent from a gentleman and his brethren lately conuerted AS the light is pleasaunt vnto hym that hath 〈◊〉 cleare sight but offensiue to them that are purrâ— blinde so it may beâ— thought betweene professors of religion which haue the cleare sight oâ— which be purre blinde before the pleasaunt light of Gods truth VVherein a partly with your writing so much moâ—â— by your conference I haue my spiriâ—â— reuiued to a greater confidence toward your Religion then heretoforâ— I haue had And therefore these are 〈◊〉 request you that you will send mee my brother a coppy of your golden closet that vnlocketh heauenly misterieâ— and that I may haue your company 〈◊〉 Trinity weeke to bee at my house to conferre both in Diuinity and also in causes of sicknes for I am much troubled with the Hipocondriacal passion And as you haue done mee good so I will be yours or in no part myne owne euen till death seperate vs from this VVorld and conioyne vs agayne with Christ in glory Dij A coppy of an aunswere to the foresaid letter by the Author I Reioyse in that you haue graunted in writing as otherwise by consent in conference to be so carefull in making your election sure as not to condemne nor to contemne the spirituall giftes which God hath geuen me and the writinges admonitions and instructions which I haue sent you For whereas you did not conceiue the mistery of the Reuelations touching the antiquity of the Romish Churche and the Beast in the 13. of the Reuelations so you did litle regard the differeÌ„ce of the priesthod of Melchisedech Heb. 7. which is euerlasting according to endles life The want of the deepe vnderstanding thereof did hold you in error and doth cause multitudes to ron still after beggerly ceremonies and Romish traditions And besides the want of vnderstanding the misteries of the Reuelations and of Daniel hath with-holden many in bonâ—age of papisme whereas the truth her of being liuely described as I trust haue performed it through the grace of God will strengthen you in a grouÌ„ded fayth to renounce the Pope and is traditions Thus intending to satisfie you with word of mouth at â—he day of your expectation I will declare to you the deepenes of all the Reuelations in such ample manner and with such