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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A45748	Clavis apocalyptica, or, A prophetical key by which the great mysteries in the revelation of St. John and the prophet Daniel are opened : it beeing made apparent that the prophetical numbers com to an end with the year of our Lord, 1655 : in two treatises: 1. Shewing what in these our times hath been fulfilled, 2. At this present is effectually brought to pass, 3. And henceforth is to bee expected in the year neer at hand : with an introductorie preface / written by a Germane D. ; and now translated out of High-Dutch.	Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662.; Dury, John, 1596-1680.	1651 (1651)	Wing H979; ESTC R30751	90,414	256

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of_o st_n john_n describe_v the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n in_o the_o new_a testament_n and_o also_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o roman_a empire_n or_o in_o the_o four_o monarchy_n under_o which_o the_o church_n of_o god_n do_v subsist_v this_o description_n comprehend_v three_o period_n or_o three_o sort_n of_o time_n the_o first_o period_n contain_v regnum_fw-la draconis_fw-la ethnicum_fw-la the_o time_n of_o the_o dragon_n until_o the_o three_o hundred_o nintie_n five_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n this_o be_v the_o time_n in_o which_o the_o seven_o crown_n stand_v upon_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o the_o dragon_n revelation_n 12._o vers_fw-la 3._o and_o the_o dragon_n himself_o under_o the_o heathenish_a emperor_n be_v public_o adore_v and_o worship_v but_o the_o christian_n persecute_v banish_a and_o put_v to_o death_n till_o at_o last_o constantine_n the_o great_a come_v to_o the_o imperial_a seat_n whereby_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o dragon_n come_v to_o a_o end_n the_o dragon_n be_v cast_v out_o of_o the_o church_n heaven_n the_o church_n prevail_v and_o triumph_v until_o the_o death_n of_o the_o emperor_n theodosius_n at_o which_o time_n the_o devil_n leave_v his_o shape_n of_o a_o dragon_n and_o resign_v his_o host_n his_o residence_n and_o seat_n with_o his_o great_a authority_n unto_o the_o beast_n with_o ten_o horn_n when_o it_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n revel_v 13._o vers_fw-la 2._o the_o second_o period_n comprehend_v vicariatum_fw-la draconis_fw-la antichristianum_fw-la or_o the_o time_n from_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o until_o the_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o which_o the_o pope_n at_o rome_n as_o the_o antichrist_n and_o install_v lieutenant_n of_o the_o dragon_n blaspheme_v god_n and_o his_o name_n and_o persecute_v his_o saint_n for_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o year_n revel_v 13._o vers_fw-la 2._o when_o the_o dragon_n be_v overcome_v and_o cast_v out_o of_o the_o church-heaven_n he_o do_v cast_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n water_n as_o a_o flood_n after_o the_o woman_n revel_v 12._o vers_fw-la 15._o that_o be_v he_o stir_v up_o the_o septentrional_a nation_n to_o invade_v the_o roman_a empire_n intend_v thereby_o to_o root_v out_o and_o destroy_v the_o church_n but_o the_o earth_n swallow_v up_o the_o flood_n in_o regard_n these_o nation_n embrace_v the_o christian_a faith_n remain_v in_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o erect_v several_a kingdom_n in_o it_o see_v then_o the_o dragon_n see_v that_o he_o can_v not_o maintain_v the_o heathenism_n wherein_o he_o open_o be_v worship_v and_o serve_v he_o resign_v to_o the_o beast_n which_o rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n revelation_n 13._o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o be_v ride_v and_o govern_v by_o the_o great_a whore_n of_o babylon_n 17._o vers_fw-la 3._o etc._n etc._n that_o be_v to_o the_o antichrist_n who_o in_o the_o time_n of_o these_o war_n do_v creep_v out_o in_o the_o roman_a empire_n his_o power_n and_o his_o seat_n and_o great_a authority_n chapter_n 13._o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o so_o make_v he_o his_o vicar_n and_o lieutenant_n by_o give_v over_o to_o he_o his_o seat_n and_o residence_n the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o about_o this_o time_n the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n begin_v to_o oppose_v the_o marriage_n of_o priest_n and_o to_o seek_v to_o have_v the_o primacy_n and_o preeminencie_n both_o in_o church_n and_o state_n the_o dragon_n do_v resign_v to_o his_o lieutenant_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d his_o whole_a host_n for_o in_o this_o since_o the_o lxx_o interpreter_n do_v use_v this_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o exodus_fw-la 14._o vers_fw-la 14._o and_o 15._o vers_fw-la 4._o and_o in_o other_o place_n as_o matthew_n 24._o vers_n 29_o 30._o etc._n etc._n the_o host_n of_o the_o dragon_n be_v his_o angel_n or_o devil_n and_o the_o idol_n in_o which_o the_o dragon_n and_o the_o devil_n be_v worship_v and_o serve_v by_o the_o heathen_a these_o viz._n idol_n the_o antichristian_a popedom_n have_v receive_v and_o worship_v under_o the_o name_n and_o shape_n of_o saint_n the_o dragon_n and_o his_o vicegerent_n as_o hereof_o the_o text_n in_o the_o word_n follow_v vers_n 3._o and_o 4._o do_v speak_v the_o whole_a earth_n do_v wonder_n at_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o dragon_n which_o give_v power_n unto_o the_o beast_n and_o they_o worship_v the_o beast_n etc._n etc._n the_o dragon_n do_v give_v also_o unto_o he_o great_a authority_n and_o make_v he_o a_o head_n over_o great_a country_n whereof_o david_n do_v prophesy_v in_o the_o psal_n 110._o vers_fw-la 6._o the_o time_n of_o this_o lieutenantship_n shall_v continue_v forty_o two_o month_n that_o be_v one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o year_n since_o than_o it_o do_v begin_v in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n therefore_o it_o do_v end_n in_o the_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n short_o to_o come_v upon_o this_o follow_v the_o three_o period_n which_o bring_v statum_n ecclesiae_fw-la tranquillum_fw-la the_o true_a peace_n and_o quiet_a condition_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n see_v at_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o trumpet_n of_o the_o seven_o angel_n the_o seven_o plague_n or_o the_o three_o woe_n do_v come_v upon_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n the_o seven_o vial_n of_o god_n wrath_n be_v pour_v out_o wherewith_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v whole_o cut_v off_o and_o destroy_v yea_o even_o the_o devil_n himself_o shut_v up_o in_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n revel_v 20._o vers_fw-la 1_o 2_o 3._o therefore_o now_o nothing_o but_o a_o true_a and_o constant_a peace_n can_v ensue_v whence_o it_o be_v that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n rejoice_v with_o a_o great_a voice_n revel_v 11._o vers_fw-la 15._o saying_n the_o kingdom_n 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2._o as_o a_o beast_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o lamb_n have_v seven_o horn_n and_o seven_o eye_n ch_n 5._o which_o do_v fight_v in_o the_o second_o period_n 3._o as_o a_o mighty_a strong_a angel_n clothe_v with_o a_o cloud_n chapter_n 10._o who_o in_o the_o three_o period_n have_v all_o thing_n put_v under_o his_o foot_n and_o reign_v 1._o in_o the_o likeness_n of_o a_o son_n of_o man_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o seven_o candlestick_n etc._n etc._n chapter_n 1._o vers_fw-la 12_o 13_o 14_o 15_o 16._o he_o declare_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o church_n in_o general_n by_o seven_o epistle_n whereof_o the_o first_o and_o second_o belong_v to_o the_o first_o period_n the_o three_o four_o five_o six_o and_o seven_o to_o the_o second_o and_o the_o promise_n chap._n 2._o and_o 3._o to_o the_o three_o 2._o as_o a_o beast_n in_o the_o shape_n of_o a_o lamb_n with_o seven_o horn_n and_o seven_o eye_n he_o open_v the_o book_n seal_v the_o secret_a and_o hide_a decree_n of_o god_n and_o intimate_v thereby_o the_o thing_n befalling_a to_o the_o roman_a empire_n under_o which_o the_o church_n be_v build_v up_o and_o preserve_v chap._n 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o and_o distinct_o how_o thing_n shall_v be_v carry_v in_o the_o political_a state_n in_o the_o first_o period_n until_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n which_o by_o open_v of_o the_o first_o six_o seal_n be_v perform_v chapter_n 6._o where_o in_o the_o first_o five_o seal_n the_o condition_n under_o the_o heathenish_a emperor_n but_o in_o the_o six_o the_o fall_n of_o heathenism_n under_o the_o christian_a emperor_n from_o constantine_n the_o great_a until_o the_o death_n of_o theodosius_n who_o die_v the_o 17._o of_o januarie_n anno_fw-la three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o fifteen_o prefigure_v in_o

hundred_o sixty_o year_n must_v come_v thirty_o year_n late_a and_o so_o begin_v anno_fw-la three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o because_o they_o end_v together_o 2._o second_o because_o by_o the_o division_n of_o the_o old_a roman_a empire_n into_o two_o part_n in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n the_o roman_a eagle_n get_v two_o wing_n and_o because_o in_o the_o very_a same_o year_n the_o septentrional_a barbarous_a nation_n invade_v the_o roman_a empire_n whereby_o the_o woman_n the_o christian_a church_n flee_v into_o the_o wilderness_n wherein_o she_o shall_v be_v preserve_v and_o nourish_v during_o the_o space_n of_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o year_n or_o 3_o ½_o time_n chap._n 12._o vers_fw-la 6._o till_o the_o 14._o 3._o three_o because_o with_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o invasion_n of_o these_o barbarous_a nation_n in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n the_o tread_v under_o foot_n of_o the_o holy_a city_n begin_v which_o shall_v continue_v forty_o and_o two_o month_n revelation_n 11._o vers_fw-la 2._o 4._o four_o because_o by_o this_o invasion_n the_o beast_n with_o ten_o horn_n rise_v up_o out_o of_o the_o sea_n that_o be_v because_o by_o this_o war_n which_o begin_v in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n the_o roman_a empire_n be_v by_o little_a and_o little_a so_o divide_v that_o in_o the_o four_o hundred_o three_o year_n already_o some_o horn_n and_o in_o the_o four_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n full_o ten_o horn_n or_o kingdom_n appear_v in_o it_o 5._o all_o the_o historian_n general_o do_v agree_v that_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n do_v begin_v in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n as_o some_o of_o they_o be_v quote_v in_o clavi_fw-la apocalypt_v now_o both_o the_o ancient_a and_o late_a teacher_n of_o the_o church_n do_v conclude_v by_o the_o word_n of_o the_o apostle_n paul_n 2_o thessalonian_n 2._o vers_fw-la 6_o 7_o 8._o that_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v 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who_o in_o the_o four_o hundred_o second_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n succeed_v anastasius_n at_o rome_n be_v the_o first_o that_o make_v a_o act_n that_o the_o heretic_n shall_v be_v compel_v to_o embrace_v the_o catholic_n faith_n and_o have_v also_o attribute_v unto_o himself_o authority_n and_o power_n not_o only_o over_o the_o common_a people_n but_o also_o over_o the_o high_a civil_a authority_n in_o christendom_n in_o that_o he_o excommunicate_v arcadius_n the_o emperor_n at_o constantinople_n when_o he_o remove_v chrysostome_n from_o his_o function_n in_o like_a manner_n he_o do_v vehement_o bestir_v himself_o to_o obtain_v the_o primacy_n for_o the_o roman_a church_n and_o especial_o he_o endeavour_v to_o get_v the_o government_n of_o the_o bishop_n and_o church_n in_o africa_n the_o like_a be_v practise_v also_o by_o zosimus_n bonifacius_n 1_o celestine_n 1._o whereof_o daniel_n paraeus_n in_o medullâ_fw-la hist_n eccles_n universali_fw-la pag._n 200._o whence_o it_o be_v that_o socrates_n lib._n 7._o hist._n eccles_n cap._n 3._o where_o relate_v how_o in_o the_o time_n of_o celistine_n the_o 1._o it_o fare_v with_o the_o novatian_o he_o add_v these_o word_n episcopatus_fw-la romanus_n non_fw-la aliter_fw-la atque_fw-la alexandrinus_n quasi_fw-la extra_fw-la sacerdotii_fw-la fine_n egressus_fw-la ad_fw-la secularem_fw-la principatum_fw-la jam_fw-la antè_fw-la delapsus_fw-la erat_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n sericius_n who_o after_o damasus_n from_o the_o three_o hundred_o eighty_o five_o until_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o eight_o year_n be_v bishop_n of_o rome_n be_v the_o first_o who_o hold_v the_o priest_n who_o company_v with_o their_o marry_a wife_n uncapable_a of_o the_o ministry_n as_o we_o read_v hereof_o in_o his_o first_o epistle_n chap._n 7._o and_o epist_n 4._o c._n 6._o tom._n 1._o council_n page_n 530._o 534._o in_o jure_fw-la canonico_n distin_n 82._o and_o in_o concilio_fw-la taurinatensi_fw-la in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o seven_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n be_v determine_v chap._n 7._o qui_fw-la in_o ministerio_fw-la genuerunt_fw-la filios_fw-la nè_fw-la ad_fw-la majores_fw-la gradus_fw-la ordinum_fw-la permittantur_fw-la synodi_fw-la decrevit_fw-la autoritas_fw-la in_o concilio_n carthaginensi_fw-la in_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o eight_o year_n sub_fw-la anastasio_n be_v conclude_v on_o cap._n 3._o placuit_fw-la episcopos_fw-la &_o presbyteros_fw-la &_o diaconos_fw-la secundùm_fw-la propria_fw-la priora_fw-la vel_fw-la prima_fw-la statuta_fw-la etiam_fw-la ab_fw-la uxoribus_fw-la continere_fw-la quod_fw-la nisi_fw-la fecerint_fw-la ab_fw-la ecclesiastico_fw-la removeantur_fw-la officio_fw-la tom._n 1._o council_n p._n 517._o vid._n distinct_a 84._o cap._n 3_o 4_o 5._o 7._o in_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n we_o have_v see_v that_o the_o two_o witness_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o one_o thousand_o two_o hundred_o sixty_o year_n shall_v be_v fight_v against_o overcome_v and_o kill_v which_o as_o have_v be_v prove_v above_o be_v hitherto_o come_v to_o pass_v the_o last_o act_n be_v now_o short_o to_o be_v expect_a in_o the_o province_n of_o silesia_n whether_o now_o this_o be_v perform_v in_o this_o or_o in_o the_o next_o follow_v year_n thereupon_o their_o raise_n again_o will_v follow_v after_z 3_o ½_o year_n and_o because_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n shall_v sound_v in_o the_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n and_o between_o it_o and_o the_o raise_n again_o of_o the_o two_o witness_n two_o accident_n happen_v as_o 1._o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n 2._o and_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o woe_n therefore_o the_o two_o witness_n may_v well_o be_v raise_v again_o before_o the_o one_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o fifty_o five_o year_n shall_v begin_v for_o modicum_fw-la nec_fw-la praetor_n curate_n nec_fw-la propheta_fw-la unto_o this_o may_v also_o be_v add_v these_o follow_a reason_n as_o secondary_a argument_n 1._o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o apostle_n peter_n whereof_o augustin_n lib._n 18._o c._n 53._o and_o 54._o de_fw-la civit._fw-la dei._n write_v that_o the_o gentile_n in_o his_o time_n do_v report_n that_o the_o apostle_n peter_n have_v think_v that_o the_o christian_a religion_n shall_v continue_v but_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o year_n which_o augustine_n hold_v to_o be_v a_o fiction_n wherewith_o the_o heathen_a will_v cast_v a_o reproach_n upon_o the_o christian_a religion_n but_o if_o this_o be_v well_o consider_v it_o may_v well_o prove_v so_o indeed_o that_o peter_n do_v declare_v that_o the_o christian_a religion_n shall_v for_o three_o hundred_o sixty_o five_o year_n without_o interruption_n be_v propagate_v until_o the_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o five_o year_n of_o our_o lord_n in_o which_o the_o antichrist_n shall_v come_v who_o shall_v suppress_v the_o same_o for_o in_o the_o thirty_o year_n of_o his_o age_n be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n baptize_v whereon_o he_o enter_v into_o the_o ministry_n and_o 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