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A67263	A discoverie of the beasts being an exposition of the XIII chapter of the Revelation of Jesus Christ : wherein all true Christians (yet in Babylon) are admonished to come out, and the anti-Christians fore-told what their plagues will be / by I.W.	I. W.	1641 (1641)	Wing W41; ESTC R6846	38,588	101

instruction information of their Iudgements and so a good and holy vse may be thereof But that any counsells haue such power over the church of Christ as to impose vpon them their cômandements for doctrine and usurp the goverment of the Churches and to rule and reigne over them by their lawes and Canons and prescribe rules and formes how God will be worshipped as these generall counsells haue done that I doe deny as being contrarie to the perfecton of the holy Scriptures and the practise of the Apostles and Elders of the-Church of Ierusalem 2 Tim. 3.17 Deut. 4.2 Reve. 22 18 Act. 5 10 who being assembled together did professe it to be a tempting of God to lay such a yok on the disciples necks as the observing of the Iewish ceremonies which being vnlawfull to do it is uuch more vnlawfull to devise and impose any other And therefore the sayd assembly of the Apostles Elders concluded to lay no greater burden vpon the disciples then to abstaine from such necessary things as either were simply evil in them selues as fornication Act. 15 8 19 c. or else euill in respect of offence as meate offered to Idols blood and things strangled Now to proceed first it is said of this Beast That hee did rise up out of the sea By his rising vp was foreshewd that the Antichristian policie should arise from a poore and meane estate to great riches and honour in the world which we and former generations have seene to the uttermost fulfilled For dayes there were when the Churches of Christ both Ministers and people were hated despised and persecuted in the world spoiled of their goods made gazing stocks and wonders and afflicted with all kinde of cruelty as histories both sacred and humane do abundantly specifie and declare The Apostle Paul saith of himself and his fellow-bretheren the Ministers of the Gospell that they were as men appointed to death and in the account of the world as the filth refuse and of-scouring of all things But since this beastly generation hath succeeded the Church and under the titles of Ministers of the Gospell and the Bishops ouer Gods people have found meanes by little and little to rise up and to exalt themselves over the Nations and to bring the multitudes and peoples and Nations and Tongues under their Iurisdiction rule and Dominion Rev 18 3 2 Thes 2. 7. and they have so risen up that they are become the great men of the earth and are waxed rich through the abundance of their delicacies This mysterie of iniquity was working in the Apostles time for there were then crept into the Church those that desired worldly pompe and promotion and were not contented with the portion of the Lords Heritage but their ambitious desires could not then be satisfied there was a let in the way that hindered it which lets being removed their purposes soone after took effect fitly therefore is this generation said to rise up in respect of those whose successours they boast themselves to be The former hold no certaine dwelling places but were exposed to hunger thirst cold nakednesse buffetings c. But these latter have their Lordly Houses warlike Castles and Princelike Palaces they have their Rents Revenues and abundance of riches in great excesse they are pompously arrayed in stately Robes and rich apparell they rule like Lords over the people and have power to aflict all that will not beare the yoke of their Dominion thus is this generation risen vp and exalted as all may see that list to minde it The Place from whence this Beast is said to rise up is the sea The naturall sea wee know is the gathering together of many waters Gen. 1.9 10. A Like thing must that be out of which this beast was to rise But in the 17. Chapter Multitudes and nations peoples and Tongues are resembled by waters therefore the gathering together of such into one body politike may rightly be resembled by the Sea Thus then the truth standeth By the rising up of this Beast out of the Sea was foreshewed that those many waters that is the people and multitudes and Nations and Tongues not onely under the Romane Empire but most nations and people of the World being gathered into one Sea or Ecclesiasticall State should breed and bring forth this Monster For they being of two contrary sorts the seed of the Serpent and the seed of the Woman Children of the Kingdom and children of the wicked unto the one sort the Word of God in the administration thereof is the savour of life unto life unto the other sort it is the savour of death unto death The one sort feare God and will obey him rather then man The other feare and reverence the arme of flesh more then they do the living God These as light and darknesse being contrary one to another the one being of Christ the other of Belial how therefore should they in things concerning God and Christ Faith and Religion agree together Those which be of God cannot but witnesse against those that be of the world because their deeds are evill Those which are of the world are heady high-minded proud boasters wise in their own conceit and therefore scorne to be rebuked and hate to be reformed These being together in the world as Wheat and Tares in one field and as Sheep and Goats in one Flock the true end of the administration of the Word of God had been to call and separate the one from the other the precious from the vile beleevers from infidels But notwithstanding this generation thought it to be wisdom to take a contrary course namely to bring all people of all sorts to be one Church and likewise unto uniformity in Religion And because it could not be effected by the Word of God that sword of the Spirit they procured the help of worldly governours to bring it to passe by their power and command By which device and policie these many waters that is the Nations and people have been gathered into one Church and Ecclesiasticall body politike here represented by the Sea and have been brought to use all one order or worship service and government But this conformitie not being procured through love but constrained by feare was but an humane devise and worldly policy and no divine Institution and therefore could not be upholden maintained and continued by the Word of God and the administration of a serviceable Ministery but by the over-ruling power of a Lordly Prelacie whereupon it was thought meet that Synods or Counsels of the chiefest of the Prelates and Cleargie of divers Dominions should be gathered together to make Laws and Canons which all men should be constrained by penall Laws to observe and yeeld obedience unto and so peace and unitie might be preserved and kept amongst them And in short time it came to passe that whatsoever these Synods or Counsels did agree upon and set down how false soever was to be

all the great Clarkes wise Counsellours mighty Princes and all the Nobles of the earth Who I say hath an eare to heare these things and not be moved to fret in himselfe and to gnash his teeth at the hearing of them Yet notwithstanding all this and more let him that hath an eare heare for times and seasons will change a time will come as the verse following doth declare when these great workers of iniquity shall be subdued and trodden under foot He that leadeth into captivitie Ver. 20 shall go into captivitie he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword here is the patience and faith of the Saints Here is shewed the justice of God who will recompence unto the wicked according to the works of their hands as they have measured unto others it shall be measured unto them again they shall reap the fruit of their unrighteousnesse to the full Therefore the Saints and Servants of God should here learne with patience to beare the Crosse because the Lord will take their parts and avenge their blood upon their enemies and those which with patience rest upon the Lord. are here recorded for Saints Here is the patience and faith of the Saints As if it were said those which patiently indure affliction for the truth and commit their cause unto God resting faithfully upon him are thereby tryed and made manifest to the world to bee the Saints and Servants of God that in sure hope of a time of refreshing chuse to endure captivity and the sword rather then they will to have peace with the world together with the world worship the Beast Thus much concerning the first part of this Chapter and of that power and promotion which the Prelates and Cleargie crope up unto before the exaltation and supremacy of the Pope The mysterie of whose iniquitie is next to be considered To God be glorie for euer THE SECOND PART OF the XIII Chapter of the Revelation beginning at the XI verse VERSE XI And I heheld another Beast comming up out of the earth and he had two hornes like a Lamb and he spake as a Dragon AS in the former part of this Chapter the Prelacy and Clergie in generall who under the title of the Catholike Church Militant exalted themselves to worke iniquity and bring the Nations into captivity and bondage to their traditions were resembled by a seven-headed Beast so here after much striving amongst themselves who should be the chiefe and greatest not being content with former riches honour aad earthly promotion but aspiring higher at last the Prelate of Rome in particular attained to this title and dignity to be Christs Vicar Peters Successour and universall Bishop and under that Title pretended a fulnesse of power and supremacie over all persons and causes and therefore is here resembled and fore shewed by a Beast c. First whereas it is said of this Beast that it came out of the earth thereby is signified that the high degree and dignitie wherevnto the Prelates of Rome have aspired and exalted themselves is not from heaven it is from the earth earthly it is a plant which our heavenly Father hath not planted and therefore shall in the end be rooted out Concerning the comming up of this Beast it is to be minded that the Ministers of the Word of God of which ranke of men this Beast boasteth himselfe to be the chiefe if they were in their right kinde should be as the Stars of Heaven lights and guides unto others But at the opening of the sixth Seale Iohn saw the Starres fall from Heaven to the Earth as a fig-tree casteth her greene figges when she is shaken of a mighty winde whereby was signified that the Ministers of the Word of God would in time degenerate and goe out of kinde they would contrary to the Apostles rule set their affections on earthly things they would for filthy lucre make Merchandize of the people and Word of God they would gather riches and grow wealthy by the wages of unrighteousnesse and so become the great men of the earth all which is fulfilled and come to passe as all may see that are not willingly blinde Among the rest of the fallen Starres to one was given the Key of the bottomlesse pit Rev. 9 1. whereby was signified that power and preheminence should be given to one of the fallen Stars above the rest which thing was effected came to passe when Phocas being Emperour he promoted Boniface then Prelate of Rome to be universall Bishop and to have power and jurisdiction over all other Bishops Which thing when Phocas had done this Abaddon King of Locusts with the rest of the brood of the bottomlesse pit that succeded him who had the opening and shutting of Purgatory at their pleasure so prevailed in time that they exalted themselves above Emperours and Kings which thing they could never have done had they not first besotted the Nations in blinde devotion to impoverish themselves to feed these Locusts under the Title of the Church and in hope of meriting thereby and to be released from their sins and from the supposed paines of Purgatory For had the Pope that Prelate of Rome been as destitute of worldly wealth and as well furnished with spirituall grace as Peter and Iohn were when they went up into the Temple to pray and healed the lame man he had never set his foot upon the Emperours neck For as much therefore as the Romish Prelate from a meane and lowly estate and degree in the world hath crept up and been exalted above Kings and Emperours and seeing worldly wealth and riches have been the means whereby he hath got the preheminence very significantly was this upstart resembled and prefigured by a Beast comming up out of the earth Againe it is said of this Beast that it had two Horns like the Lamb By Hornes in the Scripture is usually signified power and authoritie and by the Lamb is meant CHRIST IESUS who had all power in Heaven and earth given to him Mat. 28.18 So that hereby was shewed that the Prelate of Rome would challenge and usurpe great power and authority which he perswadeth the world doth belong unto him as being Christs Vicar and under this pretence usurpeth a twofold power and jurisdiction both Civill and Ecclesiasticall not in earth onely but in Heaven also what he bindeth in earth is bound in Heaven and whom he will he can release from the paines of Purgatory and place them in Heaven Therefore in token of this his power he is armed with two Swords which thing was plainely signified by the two Hornes which he had like the Lamb. But though the Beast would be the Lambs equall and resemble him in power yet his voice bewrayes him to be but a counterfeit and a dissembling hypocrite he speakes like the Dragon he pretendeth property to that which is not his own and exalteth himselfe against those unto whom he should submit and give honour Even as