A
sermon
preached
at
hampton
Court
the.
12.
of
Nouember
.
1570.
THat
I
may
speake
to
the
glory
of
God
,
and
the
edifiyng
of
the
Congregation
here
gathered
in
his
name
,
I
shall
desire
you
all
,
right
honorable
,
worshipfull
,
and
welbeloued
in
our
sauiour
Christ
,
to
ioyne
with
me
in
faithfull
and
earnest
prayer
.
And
in
this
praier
.
&c.
It
is
written
in
the
14.
chapter
of
the
Reuelation
of
s.
Iohn
,
the
8.
verse
:
She
is
fallen
,
she
is
fallen
,
euen
Babylon
that
great
City
,
for
of
the
wyne
of
the
fury
of
her
fornication
,
she
hath
in
〈◊〉
all
nations
to
drinke
.
The
holy
Euangeli●●
s.
Luke
(
right
honorable
,
&
welbeloued
in
Christ
)
in
the.
4.
chapter
of
his
Gospel
,
recordeth
that
on
a
time
when
our
sauiour
came
into
the
Sinagoge
at
Nazareth
,
to
rede
as
his
custome
was
,
ther
was
deliuered
to
him
a
booke
,
containing
the
Prophecy
of
the
Prophet
Esay
.
Which
after
he
had
opened
,
at
the
first
be
found
the
place
wher
it
was
written
in
these
words
:
The
spirite
of
the
Lord
is
vpon
me
,
because
he
hath
annoynted
me
,
that
I
should
preach
the
Gospell
to
the
poore
:
he
hath
sent
me
that
I
should
heale
the
broken
in
hart
,
that
I
should
preach
deliuerance
to
the
Captiues
,
and
sight
to
the
blinde
,
that
I
should
set
at
liberty
them
that
are
brused
,
&
to
preach
the
acceptable
yeare
of
the
Lord.
Then
after
he
had
closed
the
booke
,
and
deliuered
it
to
the
Minister
,
he
sat
downe
to
preach
,
and
the
eyes
of
all
them
that
wer
in
the
Congregation
,
wer
bent
vpon
him
.
Then
he
opened
his
mouth
,
&
spake
vnto
them
these
words
:
This
dai
is
this
scripture
fulfilled
in
your
eares
,
and
they
all
gaue
him
testimony
that
it
was
so
.
In
like
maner
may
I
say
,
concerning
this
place
of
scripture
which
I
haue
read
vnto
you
:
In
your
eyes
and
eares
is
this
scripture
this
day
fulfilled
;
And
I
pray
God
you
may
all
likewise
beare
witnes
with
me
,
that
it
is
so
.
The
last
time
that
I
spake
in
this
auditory
,
I
entreated
of
the
floorishing
&
prosperous
〈◊〉
of
Ierusalem
,
which
is
the
Church
of
〈◊〉
forth
in
the.
122.
Psalme
,
and
therfore
good
order
now
requireth
that
I
shuld
speake
of
the
d●cay
&
ouerthrow
of
the
enemy
of
Ierusalem
which
is
Babylon
,
the
See
&
church
of
Antichrist
.
And
for
that
purpose
principally
haue
I
chosen
this
text
of
scripture
to
speake
of
:
That
by
the
one
we
might
bee
enflamed
with
loue
of
the
true
church
of
Christ
,
&
by
the
other
be
moued
to
the
hatred
of
that
false
church
of
Antichrist
.
Now
this
text
of
scripture
(
She
is
fallen
,
she
is
fallen
euen
Babylon
that
great
City
,
for
of
the
wine
of
the
fury
of
her
fornication
she
hath
geuen
all
Nations
to
drinke
)
offereth
me
thrée
speciall
things
to
be
considered
:
First
,
what
Babylon
is
:
secondly
what
is
become
of
her
:
and
thirdly
,
what
is
the
cause
of
her
heauy
decay
.
In
the
first
part
,
by
the
assistance
of
God
,
and
your
honorable
pacience
,
I
shal
plainly
shew
&
proue
that
Babylon
is
Rome
:
In
the
secend
,
the
Babylon
or
Rome
,
by
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
is
fallen
,
yea
she
is
fallen
:
In
the
last
,
the
reason
of
this
so
sharpe
sentence
of
God
against
her
,
because
she
hath
deceiued
al
the
world
with
dronkennes
and
whoredome
.
Within
the
c●mpasse
of
these
thrée
propositions
,
I
will
kéepe
my selfe
in
all
my
discourse
:
Sauing
that
by
your
fauour
,
forasmuch
as
this
is
the
myddle
voyce
of
thrée
Angels
that
speake
in
this
chapter
,
for
〈◊〉
I
wil
vse
the
voyce
of
the
first
Angel
,
of
whose
preaching
this
my
text
is
a
consequent
:
an●
in
the
stéede
of
a
conclusion
,
I
wil
touch
the
voyce
of
the
third
Angel
,
which
is
a
consequent
of
this
the
myddle
Angels
voyce
.
Concerning
the
Preface
,
it
shal
be
this
in
few
words
.
After
that
s.
Iohn
had
described
the
preseruation
&
vnity
of
the
church
of
god
in
Christ
their
head
,
euen
in
the
midst
of
the
fury
of
Antichrist
,
vnder
the
figure
of
the
Lambe
,
standing
on
mount
Syon
,
with
.
144000.
of
his
chast
worshippers
:
Next
he
declareth
,
that
God
would
bring
the
same
againe
into
the
sight
of
the
world
,
by
preaching
of
the
Gospel
,
and
the
ouerthrow
of
the
kingdome
of
Antichrist
.
Wherefore
he
sendeth
an
Angell
,
flying
in
the
midst
of
heauen
,
or
betwene
heauen
&
earth
,
bringing
with
him
an
euer
lasting
Gospel
,
&
preaching
that
all
men
should
feare
God
,
&
geue
glory
to
his
name
,
for
that
time
of
his
iudgement
was
at
hand
,
and
that
they
should
worship
him
that
made
heauen
&
earth
,
and
althings
that
ar
in
them
.
A
very
angelical
sermon
in
déede
,
&
an
euerlast●ng
Gospel
is
that
(
howsoeuer
the
enemies
charge
it
with
noueltie
)
that
teacheth
to
feare
God
,
to
geue
glory
to
his
name
,
&
to
worship
him
onely
,
that
is
the
creator
of
heauen
&
earth
.
And
a
consequent
of
that
Gospel
is
this
sermon
of
the
Angel
,
Sh●
is
fallen
,
she
is
fallen
,
euen
Babylon
that
great
〈◊〉
For
whersoeuer
men
are
taught
to
fear●
〈◊〉
a
right
,
to
geue
all
glory
to
him
alone
,
&
to
worship
none
other
but
him
that
made
heauen
and
earth
,
&
althings
in
them
contayned
:
ther
must
néedes
follow
a
great
fal
&
ouerthrow
of
Babylon
&
Babilonical
religion
,
which
teacheth
the
contrary
.
Wherfore
if
we
loue
the
peace
of
Ierusalem
,
to
the
ouerthrow
of
this
her
great
aduersary
,
let
vs
embrace
this
euerlasting
Gospel
that
we
feare
God
,
glorify
God
,
and
worship
God
alone
.
Againe
,
if
we
hate
Babylon
,
with
a
perfect
hatred
,
as
we
ought
to
do
,
and
therefore
would
séeke
her
vtter
ruyne
and
decay
,
let
v●
procure
,
that
this
Gospel
may
be
preached
,
that
men
may
learne
to
feare
,
honor
and
serue
God
onely
,
and
then
vndoubtedly
Babylon
shall
fall
,
she
shall
fal
I
say
,
she
can
stand
no
longer
.
Let
this
suffice
therfore
for
a
Preface
.
Now
haue
we
to
consider
,
what
Babilon
is
,
I
haue
vndertaken
to
prooue
,
that
Babylon
here
spoken
of
,
is
Rome
.
But
first
I
must
admonish
you
,
how
I
vnderstand
Rome
.
And
that
is
not
onely
for
a
certaine
place
in
Italy
,
compassed
about
with
walles
,
&
furnished
with
buildinges
,
us
other
Cities
are
:
but
for
that
aucthority
,
gouernment
,
&
preheminence
which
is
challenged
by
meanes
of
that
city
,
or
for
the
Romane
Empire
,
which
is
claimed
by
prerogatiue
of
the
same
City
:
And
so
is
Babylon
taken
in
the
scripture
,
and
namely
in
thys
prophecye
.
For
in
the.
11.
chapter
of
this
Reuelation
,
the
same
great
City
is
called
also
Sodoma
and
Aegiptus
,
wher
our
Lord
was
crucified
.
Sodoma
,
for
the
great
abomination
and
filthines
therin
maintayned
:
and
Aegiptus
,
because
it
kéepeth
the
people
of
God
in
miserable
bondage
&
slauery
,
as
Aegipt
vnder
Pharao
did
of
old
.
Wherby
it
is
manifest
,
that
the
great
City
is
to
be
taken
for
that
tyranny
,
gouernment
,
&
preheminence
,
as
I
sayd
,
which
is
ch●llenged
in
the
right
of
that
great
City
:
and
so
is
the
regiment
&
gouernance
of
the
Romane
Antichrist
depending
vpon
the
prerogatiue
of
his
See
,
which
is
Rome
.
Now
if
any
wil
contend
,
that
Babilon
must
be
taken
in
the
proper
sence
for
a
City
in
Chaldea
onely
,
as
though
we
should
looke
for
the
Sée
of
Antichrist
out
of
the
East
:
As
the
Papistes
for
.
xxx
.
or
.
xl
.
yeres
ago
deuised
a
fable
,
that
was
renued
also
in
Quéene
Maries
daies
,
of
a
monstrous
childe
which
should
be
borne
at
Babylon
,
which
they
would
haue
men
suppose
to
be
Antichrist
:
Hée
may
be
flatly
conuicted
of
great
ignorance
,
when
the
Angel
in
the.
17.
chap.
of
this
prophecy
testifieth
that
her
name
is
Babilon
in
a
mystery
,
as
in
the.
11.
chap.
that
she
is
spiritually
called
Sodoma
&
Egiptus
,
not
in
respect
of
situation
of
the
place
,
but
in
similitude
&
likenes
of
conditions
.
Wherfore
it
remayneth
,
that
(
according
to
my
promise
)
I
proue
Babilon
here
mencioned
,
to
be
Rome
.
The
greatest
controuersy
the
thys
day
troubleth
the
world
,
is
where
the
true
church
of
God
shuld
be
,
the
Papists
making
great
brags
that
it
is
on
their
side
,
&
we
affirming
that
it
is
on
our
side
.
This
controuersy
will
soone
be
cut
of
,
&
brought
to
an
end
,
if
it
may
be
shewed
,
that
Babilon
is
Rome
.
For
then
cannot
Rome
be
the
church
of
Christ
,
but
the
church
of
Antichrist
:
&
therfore
it
standeth
ure
vpon
,
to
bring
very
good
and
substantial
proues
,
to
maintain
this
my
assertion
,
the
Babylon
is
Rome
.
But
what
proues
may
be
counted
sufficient
?
Is
not
the
autority
of
holy
scriptures
,
&
the
testimony
of
auncient
Doctors
of
the
church
,
good
&
substantiall
proues
?
Therfore
if
autority
of
scriptures
be
a
good
and
substantial
proofe
,
ye
shal
haue
scriptures
:
if
consent
of
auncient
writers
in
the
same
sentence
be
of
any
value
,
you
shall
haue
plenty
.
And
first
beginning
with
scriptures
,
I
will
not
alledge
such
places
as
be
hard
&
darke
to
vnderstand
,
but
such
as
be
plaine
,
euident
&
manifest
,
and
can
receiue
no
other
interpretacion
to
satisfy
the
iudgement
of
any
reasonable
man
.
I
omit
therfore
so
many
figures
as
in
this
Reuelation
do
not
very
obscurely
signify
,
but
euen
directly
poynt
&
paint
out
the
Antichristian
church
.
For
although
they
do
so
aptly
&
fitly
agrée
therto
,
as
a
man
might
easely
iudge
,
they
wer
made
euen
for
the
same
purpose
:
yet
because
they
might
be
wrested
to
som
other
meaning
,
if
manifest
places
did
not
withstand
:
I
will
leaue
all
aduauntage
that
I
might
take
of
them
,
&
hold
me
onely
at
this
time
,
to
those
playne
&
euident
demonstrations
,
which
with
no
equity
nor
conscience
can
admit
any
other
interpretacion
.
Onely
I
wil
here
note
,
the
forasmuch
as
all
figures
,
types
and
coulors
contayned
in
this
booke
,
may
so
conueniently
be
applied
to
Rome
,
as
though
they
had
bene
properly
appoynted
to
describe
her
(
as
they
wer
in
deede
)
it
is
a
great
preiudice
agaynst
Rome
,
although
no
playner
prooues
might
be
brought
.
But
when
so
playne
arguments
ar
brought
forth
,
that
without
to
much
impudency
cannot
be
auoided
,
&
al
other
figures
&
dark
speches
agrée
accordingly
,
it
is
a
manifest
conuiction
the
Rome
is
none
other
but
this
Babilon
.
But
to
begin
with
these
plaine
places
as
I
haue
promised
,
the
first
shal
be
out
of
the.
11.
chapter
of
this
Reuelation
,
that
place
before
alledged
:
wher
it
is
declared
,
the
God
in
al
times
,
yea
in
the
greatest
persecution
,
would
maintain
his
Church
,
&
reserue
at
the
least
two
witnesses
which
shuld
testify
of
his
truth
,
in
spight
of
Antichrist
&
hys
adherents
.
Which
although
the
monstrous
beast
that
ariseth
out
of
the
bottomles
pit
,
shuld
murther
&
slay
:
yet
God
should
restore
them
to
lyfe
again
,
continually
stirring
vp
a
sufficient
number
to
beare
witnes
of
his
name
&
doctrine
.
In
that
chapter
I
say
is
contained
,
that
when
the
beast
had
murdered
them
,
he
should
enuy
them
the
honor
of
burial
,
&
so
their
bodies
should
lye
in
the
stréete
or
market
place
of
that
great
city
,
which
is
spiritually
called
Sodoma
&
Aegyptus
wher
our
Lord
was
crucified
.
Declaring
therby
,
that
as
Rome
had
slain
&
crucified
the
head
,
so
should
Rome
persecute
the
members
:
and
in
the
same
city
wher
their
Lord
was
murthered
,
the
seruaunts
also
should
be
persecuted
.
But
here
a
man
would
thinke
,
that
I
were
impudent
,
to
affirme
that
our
sauiour
Christ
was
crucified
at
Rome
,
whom
al
the
world
knoweth
to
haue
suffered
death
at
Ierusalem
.
But
you
must
call
to
remembrance
,
that
at
the
first
I
gaue
warning
,
that
I
did
not
vnderstand
Rome
for
the
topography
of
Rome
,
that
is
,
so
much
ground
onely
as
is
compassed
within
the
walles
of
that
city
,
but
for
the
regiment
,
gouernance
,
&
prerogatiue
that
is
claymed
,
by
reason
of
that
city
,
or
that
monarchie
,
wherof
Rome
is
the
head
:
and
then
I
shall
easely
proue
,
that
Christ
was
crucified
at
Rome
.
For
by
whom
was
he
condemned
?
Was
it
not
by
Pilate
the
Deputy
or
Liefetenant
of
the
Romane
Empire
?
For
what
cause
or
crime
was
he
adiudged
to
dye
?
Was
it
not
for
treason
pretended
to
be
committed
against
the
Romane
Empyre
?
With
what
kinde
of
Execution
was
he
put
to
death
?
Was
it
not
such
as
was
vsuall
by
the
lawes
of
the
Romanes
,
for
such
haynous
offences
as
were
vniustly
layd
to
hys
charge
?
Finally
,
was
not
the
place
wherein
he
suffered
,
within
the
circute
of
the
Romane
Empyre
?
May
I
not
then
iustly
affirme
,
the
he
was
crucified
at
Rome
,
when
by
the
Romane
Iudge
he
was
condemned
for
a
crime
against
the
Romane
state
,
and
executed
by
a
kinde
of
death
appointed
by
the
Romane
lawes
,
&
in
a
place
of
the
Romane
dominion
?
As
for
the
Iewes
,
they
had
at
that
time
no
autority
to
put
any
man
to
death
,
as
they
confesse
them selues
,
when
Pilate
had
them
take
him
,
and
iudge
him
according
to
their
owne
lawe
,
meaning
they
should
decrée
some
light
punishment
against
him
,
they
aunswered
:
It
is
not
lawfull
for
vs
to
put
any
man
to
death
,
&
he
hath
deserued
to
dye
.
As
touching
the
cause
,
although
they
accused
him
of
blasphemy
,
in
that
he
made
himselfe
the
sonne
of
God
,
yet
could
he
not
be
condemned
for
that
,
because
Pilate
would
admit
no
accusation
,
but
such
as
contayned
a
crime
agaynst
the
Romane
lawes
.
And
as
for
the
death
of
the
crosse
,
it
is
manifest
to
be
proper
to
the
Romanes
,
for
the
Iewes
would
haue
stoned
him
,
if
they
might
haue
condemned
him
for
blasphemy
,
according
to
the
law
of
Moses
.
And
that
the
Angel
in
the
place
by
no
meanes
can
vnderstand
Ierusalem
,
it
is
manifest
by
these
reasons
:
First
,
that
he
calleth
it
that
great
city
,
which
term
could
neuer
be
spoken
of
Ierusalem
:
also
he
calleth
it
Sodoma
and
Aegiptus
,
which
was
the
sea
of
the
monstrous
beast
Antichrist
,
which
in
other
places
is
often
called
Babylon
,
wheras
no
man
euer
did
imagine
,
that
Ierusalem
should
be
called
Sodoma
,
Aegipt
,
or
Babilon
.
Adde
hereunto
,
that
Ierusalem
,
the
place
where
Christ
suffred
,
was
vtterly
destroied
in
S.
Iohns
time
,
whereby
it
is
euident
,
that
by
thys
great
City
,
spiritually
called
Babilon
,
Sodoma
,
and
Aegiptus
,
is
ment
none
other
but
the
Romane
Empyre
,
which
crucified
the
head
,
and
should
also
bring
forth
the
monstrous
beast
Antichrist
,
which
should
torment
and
afflict
the
members
which
began
with
murther
of
the
Lorde
,
and
should
continue
,
till
it
were
destroyed
,
in
murthering
of
the
seruantes
.
And
by
thys
playne
text
,
which
cannot
be
wrested
to
any
other
sence
,
this
great
City
Babilon
,
where
Christ
was
crucified
,
is
proued
to
be
Rome
,
and
the
aucthority
,
rule
,
and
power
of
the
Romane
City
.
The
second
plaine
and
euident
proofe
which
I
will
vse
at
thys
tyme
,
shall
be
taken
out
of
the
13.
chapter
of
this
Reuelation
,
where
that
euil
shapen
beast
is
described
,
which
is
the
head
of
the
persecuting
malignant
church
:
hauing
.
vij
.
heads
,
&
ten
hornes
,
and
is
the
same
which
afterwarde
in
the.
17.
chapter
beareth
the
great
whore
Babilon
,
the
mother
of
all
abominations
of
the
earth
.
Who
so
therfore
that
wil
compare
these
things
that
are
written
in
this
booke
,
concerning
the
disposition
of
that
monstrous
beast
,
wyth
those
thinges
that
the
Prophet
Daniel
in
the.
7.
chapter
of
his
prophecy
describeth
of
the
●4
.
beastes
,
and
specially
of
the
fourth
,
which
all
men
confesse
to
be
the
Romane
Empire
,
except
●e
be
to
much
blynded
with
frowardnes
&
per●ers
affection
:
he
must
neede
acknowledge
,
that
●his
beast
which
Iohn
painteth
out
,
is
the
same
●hat
Daniel
setteth
out
:
which
contayning
in
it
●he
cruelty
of
the
Leoparde
,
the
Beare
,
and
the
Lyon
,
which
were
the
former
Monarchies
,
is
vnlyke
to
them
all
,
&
therfore
is
the
fourth
Empire
,
which
all
the
world
acknowledgeth
to
be
the
Monarchy
of
Rome
.
What
should
I
speake
of
the
number
of
the
hornes
,
equal
in
both
,
&
generally
of
all
other
partes
of
their
discription
,
which
is
set
forth
so
like
,
&
almost
with
the
same
words
both
of
the
one
,
&
of
the
other
,
that
it
were
mere
madnes
to
imagine
that
this
beast
which
Iohn
describeth
,
should
be
any
other
,
then
that
Daniell
had
so
long
before
portraited
.
Then
if
the
Beast
in
Daniels
discription
,
doth
signifye
the
fourth
kingdome
,
as
the
Angell
expoundeth
it
,
which
no
man
will
deny
to
be
the
Romane
Monarchie
:
The
same
monstrous
Beast
,
beyng
here
painted
out
in
this
Reuelation
,
wyth
the
same
shape
,
coulors
and
conditions
,
must
néeds
signify
the
Romane
Empire
,
and
so
Babylon
by
this
reason
also
is
proued
to
be
Rome
.
The
third
argument
or
proofe
is
taken
out
of
the.
17.
chapter
of
this
Reuelation
,
&
the.
9.
verse
Wher
the
Angell
expounding
to
S.
Iohn
the
mistery
of
the
beast
with
seuen
heads
,
declareth
in
very
plaine
words
,
that
the
seuen
heades
doo
signify
seuen
hyls
,
wheron
the
woman
sitteth
.
Now
seing
it
is
euident
,
that
the
woman
signifieth
a
great
City
,
we
must
see
where
we
can
finde
a
great
City
builded
vpon
seuen
hyls
,
and
that
by
the
interpretacion
of
the
Angell
is
Babylon
,
the
See
of
Antichrist
.
And
if
we
séeke
throughout
the
whole
world
,
wher
shal
we
finde
a
great
City
builded
vpon
seuen
hyls
,
but
that
great
City
in
Italy
?
Which
al
writers
,
Poets
,
Historiers
,
Cosmographers
,
with
one
consent
do
confesse
to
be
Rome
,
which
is
builded
vpon
.
vij
.
hils
,
whose
names
are
these
:
Palatinus
,
Capitolinus
,
Auentinus
,
Exquilinus
,
Viminalis
,
Quirinalis
,
and
Caelius
.
This
is
so
plain
a
notacion
of
Rome
to
be
Babylon
,
builded
on
seuen
hyls
,
that
the
Angel
could
not
more
plainly
haue
expressed
Rome
,
though
he
had
named
her
.
Nay
this
is
a
more
euident
and
certaine
description
of
Rome
,
to
be
the
See
of
Antichrist
,
then
if
in
plain
words
he
had
said
Babylon
is
Rome
.
For
it
might
be
that
some
other
City
then
that
here
was
ment
,
might
haue
the
name
of
Rome
,
but
no
other
Citye
could
haue
this
notacion
,
to
bée
builded
on
seuen
hyls
.
For
Constantinopolis
was
afterward
called
new
Rome
,
but
Constantinopolis
was
not
builded
vpon
seuen
hyls
like
vnto
old
Rome
.
Therfore
this
is
a
plain
&
manifest
circumlocution
of
Rome
,
which
with
no
reason
can
receiue
any
other
exposition
.
For
what
Boy
going
to
the
Grammer
schoole
,
and
reading
in
Virgils
Georgikees
thys
verse
:
Septem
quae
vna
sibi
muro
circundedit
arces
.
That
City
(
saith
Virgil
)
which
hath
compassed
seuen
hyls
within
her
wall
,
what
Boy
I
say
in
the
Grammer
schoole
,
doth
not
vnderstand
this
to
be
ment
of
the
City
of
Rome
,
although
the
Poet
in
that
place
,
doth
not
once
name
Rome
?
With
what
face
therfore
wyll
any
man
deny
,
that
the
Angel
here
meaneth
any
other
City
by
this
Periphrasis
&
circumlocution
,
then
Rome
?
For
it
any
man
wyll
be
so
froward
to
except
,
that
the
word
of
hyls
is
not
taken
in
the
proper
sence
,
but
figuratiuely
and
Metaphorically
for
some
other
thing
,
as
some
would
seme
to
interprete
seuen
hils
in
this
place
,
for
.
vij
.
kingdoms
,
he
shall
plainly
be
conuinced
by
these
reasons
:
First
it
wer
absurd
,
that
the
Angell
should
repeate
one
thing
twise
,
for
in
the
next
clause
hée
sheweth
,
that
the
seuen
heads
doo
signify
kyngdoms
also
.
But
specially
we
must
remember
,
that
this
is
an
interpretacion
of
the
Angel
,
which
must
either
be
plaine
&
easy
to
be
vnderstood
,
or
els
it
deserueth
not
the
name
of
an
interpretacion
.
Therfore
if
the
Angel
,
offering
to
expound
the
mystery
of
the
seuen
heads
,
geueth
this
exposition
,
that
they
signify
seuen
hyls
:
if
hyls
be
not
taken
in
their
proper
sence
,
to
what
purpose
serueth
this
exposition
?
For
if
the
name
of
hyls
hath
nede
of
an
other
exposition
,
he
had
bene
as
good
to
haue
left
the
name
of
heades
vnexpounded
.
And
as
for
the
interpretacion
of
hyls
to
signify
Kings
,
is
more
obscure
,
dark
,
&
far
fet
,
then
that
heads
shuld
represent
Kings
,
for
it
is
more
apt
by
Metaphore
,
to
call
a
King
an
head
,
then
to
call
him
an
hyl
.
Therfore
except
we
wil
say
,
that
the
interpretacion
of
the
Angel
is
in
vain
,
yea
more
darke
,
then
the
thing
that
is
expounded
by
him
,
we
must
needes
confes
,
that
hyls
ar
taken
in
their
proper
sence
for
hyls
,
and
then
the
Citye
builded
vpon
seuen
hyls
,
without
all
controuersy
is
the
City
of
Rome
.
The
fourth
&
last
proofe
that
I
wyll
take
out
of
the
holy
scripture
,
is
the
last
verse
of
the
same
17.
chapter
,
which
is
yet
a
more
plain
description
of
Rome
,
if
any
thing
can
be
more
plaine
,
then
that
hath
bene
already
spoken
of
.
For
ther
the
Angel
in
plaine
woords
expoundeth
,
that
the
woman
which
S.
Iohn
saw
,
which
was
the
great
whore
Babylon
,
is
that
great
City
which
hath
do●inion
ouer
the
Kings
of
the
earth
.
What
brasen
face
is
so
impudent
,
to
deny
that
Rome
was
that
great
city
,
which
had
dominion
ouer
the
Kings
of
the
earth
at
that
time
,
when
this
was
spoken
?
Or
what
other
city
had
dominion
ouer
the
Kings
of
the
earth
in
s.
Iohns
time
,
but
Rome
?
Who
is
therfore
so
froward
and
vntoward
,
the
he
will
not
acknowledge
Babylon
here
to
be
plainly
called
Rome
?
If
I
should
name
the
chiefe
City
of
England
,
who
would
not
vnderstand
London
?
If
I
should
speake
of
the
cheif
city
of
Eraunce
,
who
would
not
conceiue
Paris
?
And
when
the
Angel
named
the
chiefe
citie
of
the
world
,
who
could
be
ignoraunt
,
liuing
in
that
time
,
or
knowing
the
history
of
that
time
,
that
he
vnderstood
it
of
the
city
of
Rome
,
which
was
the
Sée
of
the
Empyre
,
and
from
whence
wee
should
looke
that
Antichrist
should
come
,
according
to
the
former
prophecies
.
For
it
is
a
shame
in
this
place
to
slée
vnto
Allegories
,
and
further
expositions
of
this
Angelicall
interpretacion
,
which
as
I
said
before
,
if
it
be
not
cleare
,
playn
,
and
easy
to
be
vnderstood
,
deserueth
not
that
name
of
an
exposition
:
as
when
one
knowen
thing
is
expounded
by
another
,
as
much
or
more
vnknowen
,
it
is
vayne
,
superfluous
,
and
ridiculous
.
Wherfore
,
whom
any
bandes
of
reason
wyll
hold
in
,
they
must
be
satisfied
with
the
exposition
of
the
Angel
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
.
For
seing
it
was
necessary
for
the
church
of
God
,
to
know
as
well
the
place
wher
Antichrist
should
sit
,
as
to
be
instructed
of
his
craft
and
cruelty
:
our
sauiour
Christ
,
the
Author
of
thys
Reuelation
,
would
not
suffer
his
congregation
to
be
ignorant
therof
,
but
sent
his
Angel
playnly
to
interprete
and
expound
the
vision
of
the
great
whore
,
that
the
Church
being
throughly
admonished
of
her
wickednes
,
&
instructed
perfectly
to
know
her
,
might
more
easely
take
heede
of
her
,
flée
from
her
,
and
abhorre
her
.
So
that
according
to
my
promise
I
haue
sufficiently
proued
by
autority
of
holy
Scripture
,
this
first
proposition
which
I
tooke
in
hand
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
.
But
because
some
ar
of
such
obstinate
&
wilful
frowardnes
,
that
nothing
will
satisfy
them
,
but
they
wyl
styl
grudge
and
repine
,
●arpe
and
obiect
against
my
interpretacions
of
the
holy
scriptures
(
for
the
text
they
cannot
deny
)
I
wish
them
that
are
such
,
if
they
like
not
these
expositions
which
I
haue
brought
to
the
defacing
of
Antichrist
&
his
religion
,
then
that
they
admit
and
reuerence
those
expositions
,
which
their
own
Authors
bring
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Popes
authority
,
&
his
religion
.
Of
which
sort
are
these
:
God
(
saith
Moses
in
Genesis
)
made
two
great
lights
,
the
Sunne
to
rule
the
day
,
and
the
Moone
to
gouern
the
night
:
That
is
,
saith
the
famous
Interpreter
,
God
ordained
the
Pope
and
the
Emperour
to
rule
the
world
.
By
the
Sunne
is
ment
the
Pope
,
&
by
the
Moone
the
Emperour
.
And
looke
how
much
greater
,
and
more
glorious
the
Sunne
is
then
the
Moone
,
so
much
greater
and
more
glorious
is
the
Pope
,
then
the
Emperor
.
And
not
content
with
this
he
counteth
by
Arithmatike
how
much
greater
the
Sunne
is
in
quantity
,
then
the
Moone
,
by
proportion
that
it
hath
to
the
earth
,
&
so
by
many
parts
be
concludeth
that
the
Pope
is
greater
then
the
Emperor
.
But
here
a
man
might
help
him
,
what
by
Geometry
,
&
what
by
Arithmatike
,
for
wher
as
the
Sunne
is
.
166
times
greater
then
the
earth
,
&
the
earth
.
39.
times
greater
then
the
Moone
(
as
is
proued
by
Mathematical
demonstration
)
the
Pope
shoulde
bée
6474.
times
greater
then
the
Emperor
.
This
is
one
noble
exposition
that
is
set
forth
to
aduaunce
the
dignity
of
the
Pope
,
and
his
kingdome
.
Another
like
to
this
,
is
vpon
the
words
of
the
Apostels
,
which
answered
vnto
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
when
he
commaunded
him
that
had
no
sword
,
to
sell
his
coate
&
bye
one
,
signifiyng
the
great
daunger
the
was
at
hand
:
Lord
(
say
they
)
here
are
two
swordes
.
These
words
(
sayth
the
Glosar
)
are
the
Ciuill
&
Ecclesiasticall
power
,
which
rem●ined
in
Peter
,
&
therfore
his
successor
the
Pope
hath
preheminence
of
both
.
No
doubt
a
worthy
interpretacion
,
&
that
agréeeth
wel
with
the
text
,
&
doth
the
Pope
great
worship
.
Againe
S.
Paule
saith
to
the
Corinthians
.
1.
Cor
2.
The
spiritual
man
iudgeth
althings
,
and
he
himselfe
is
iudged
of
none
.
This
spirituall
man
,
saith
the
Interpreter
,
is
the
Pope
,
which
is
Iudge
of
all
the
world
,
&
may
not
be
controlled
of
any
man
,
no
though
he
draw
with
him
innumerable
soules
into
hel
fier
,
ther
to
be
tormented
with
the
Deuil
&
him
for
euer
more
,
yet
no
man
must
be
so
bold
as
to
finde
fault
with
him
,
or
to
say
:
Domine
quid
ita
facis
?
Lord
,
why
do
you
so
?
Is
not
this
an
handsome
exposition
?
Yes
I
promis
you
,
euen
like
vnto
this
other
:
Statuimus
vt
Clerici
nec
ceruam
nutriant
,
nec
barbam
radant
:
We
decrée
(
sayth
the
Canon
of
an
auncient
Counsel
)
that
the
Clergy
shall
neither
weare
long
héere
,
nor
shaue
their
beards
The
Glosar
finding
this
Canon
to
be
so
cleane
contrary
vnto
the
custome
of
the
popish
Clergy
,
who
vse
to
weare
long
héere
,
and
to
shaue
their
beardes
,
thought
he
would
draw
it
at
the
least
,
if
it
would
not
come
by
faire
meanes
,
to
maintaine
the
lawdable
custome
of
the
popishe
Clergy
:
and
by
exposition
of
one
word
,
he
maketh
the
whole
Canon
to
serue
his
turne
.
Therfore
Statuimus
(
saith
he
)
which
is
we
decrée
,
is
to
be
expounded
for
Abrogamus
,
which
is
,
we
disanul
or
abrogate
,
and
so
the
sence
afterward
falleth
out
very
plaine
for
the
popish
Priestes
thus
:
We
disanul
that
Priests
should
go
with
out
long
héere
,
or
vnshauen
beards
.
A
right
cunning
interpretation
,
and
proper
for
the
place
,
&
such
in
effect
are
all
those
that
serue
for
the
maintenance
of
the
Popes
authority
&
the
religion
of
popery
.
Therfore
,
he
that
is
of
so
sharpe
iudgement
,
that
he
wil
mislyke
&
refuse
those
playne
expositions
,
which
I
haue
brought
of
the
places
before
alledged
,
&
except
against
them
,
as
enfor●ed
,
constrained
,
and
far
fetched
:
let
hym
lyke
of
,
prayse
,
magnify
,
and
admire
these
interpretations
,
which
are
sought
out
to
vphold
&
establish
the
Popes
throne
,
&
his
religion
,
as
rightly
,
faithfully
,
&
truly
collected
.
Atque
idem
iungat
Vulpes
,
&
mulgeat
Hircos
,
and
by
as
good
reason
let
him
ioyne
for
hys
plough
not
Oxes
,
but
Foxes
,
and
mylke
for
his
payle
,
not
shée
Goates
,
but
hée
Goates
,
as
the
Poet
saith
.
Now
that
I
haue
proued
Babylon
to
be
Rome
by
autorite
of
scripture
,
it
foloweth
that
I
must
shew
for
the
same
,
the
consent
of
auncient
Doctors
.
And
as
in
my
former
probation
I
touched
onely
such
places
as
did
plainly
,
directly
,
&
manifestly
set
forth
my
purpose
:
so
in
this
behalfe
I
wil
deale
with
the
Doctors
.
Not
such
as
they
are
woont
to
alledge
against
vs
,
names
in
déede
of
great
and
reuerent
antiquity
,
but
workes
of
mere
falsehood
and
forgery
,
bewraying
theyr
Authors
not
to
be
such
as
they
are
fathered
vpon
,
but
such
as
out
of
the
body
of
blindnes
and
superstition
of
much
latter
time
,
haue
begotten
them
.
Such
are
the
decretal
Epistels
of
the
old
Bishops
of
Rome
,
Linus
,
Clemens
,
Anacletus
.
&c
Of
which
Clemens
writing
to
s.
Iames
,
forsooth
in
his
second
Epistle
chargeth
him
very
earnestly
,
that
the
Pixe
be
cleanly
kept
,
so
that
ther
appere
no
Myse
doong
,
or
any
other
filthynes
among
the
fragments
of
the
body
of
Christ
,
with
many
other
apostolical
commaundements
.
The
impudence
of
whose
Authors
appeareth
notably
in
this
,
that
wheras
they
were
ignorant
Buzards
that
could
not
write
true
latin
,
they
would
ascribe
their
counterfet
Epistles
to
so
learned
fathers
,
as
though
at
that
time
when
women
and
children
spake
latin
,
naturally
as
their
mother
tong
,
the
bishops
were
so
vnlearned
,
that
they
did
write
so
barbarously
,
and
were
not
able
to
vtter
their
minde
in
true
latin
.
But
leauyng
those
delicates
for
such
as
long
after
them
,
I
wyl
vse
no
authority
for
this
purpose
,
but
such
as
they
cannot
refuse
,
but
that
it
is
auncient
,
catholike
,
&
authentical
.
I
wil
begyn
therefore
with
Irenaeus
,
one
of
the
most
auncient
and
authentical
writers
that
the
Church
hath
:
Who
in
the
fift
booke
of
his
treatise
agaynst
all
heresies
,
speaking
of
the
Sée
of
Antichrist
,
The
Latineman
,
or
Romane
,
in
the
numerall
Greeke
letters
,
containeth
thys
number
,
that
Antichrist
must
be
sought
at
Rome
.
His
woordes
are
these
:
Sed
&
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
no
men
sexcentorum
sexaginta
sex
numerorum
.
&c.
et
valde
veresimile
est
,
quoniam
verissimam
regnum
hoc
habet
vocabulum
Latini
enim
sunt
qui
nunc
regnant
.
Also
(
sayth
he
)
thys
name
Latemos
,
contayning
the
number
of
666
,
is
thought
to
be
the
name
of
Antichrist
,
and
it
is
very
like
so
to
be
,
for
that
which
most
vndoubtedly
is
a
kingdome
hath
that
name
,
for
they
be
Latines
which
now
doo
raigne
.
You
sée
by
this
testimony
of
Iraeneus
,
that
this
prophecy
of
old
time
was
vnderstood
of
Rome
,
and
therefore
it
is
no
new
interpretacion
that
Babylon
is
Rome
,
and
that
the
number
of
the
Beasts
name
is
to
be
found
in
one
that
beareth
rule
at
Rome
.
If
this
exposition
or
explication
of
that
Beasts
name
had
bene
deuised
by
Luther
,
Zwynglius
,
or
Caluine
,
it
might
haue
bene
suspected
,
as
a
thyng
imagined
of
spight
and
enuy
against
the
church
of
Rome
,
but
when
it
is
brought
forth
by
so
auncient
a
Doctor
,
which
liued
not
many
yeres
after
this
Reuelation
was
geuen
,
as
he
himselfe
saith
,
it
was
but
a
litle
before
his
tyme
,
vnder
Domitiane
the
Emperor
,
which
died
13.
hundred
yeres
before
Luther
was
borne
:
we
must
néedes
iudge
it
both
to
be
very
auncient
,
&
voyd
of
all
partiallity
.
Wherfore
I
wyll
passe
ouer
diuers
other
applications
of
that
number
to
other
names
,
whych
neuertheles
hyt
Babylon
home
,
because
they
haue
bene
sought
out
of
late
by
such
as
beare
yll
wyll
vnto
Rome
.
For
I
think
this
is
sufficient
with
all
reasonable
men
of
equal
iudgement
,
to
proue
that
this
is
no
new
opinion
to
séeke
the
See
of
Antichrist
at
Rome
.
They
them selues
to
prooue
their
doctrine
catholike
,
alledge
autority
of
a
11.
or
12.
hundred
yeres
antiquity
:
behold
this
opinion
is
13.
or
14
hundred
yeres
old
,
that
Antichrist
should
be
a
Romane
,
&
that
the
See
of
his
tyranny
is
at
Rome
.
The
second
witnes
of
this
assertion
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
,
is
Tertullianus
,
a
very
auncient
writer
also
:
Who
in
plaine
woords
affirmeth
that
Babylon
signifieth
Rome
,
in
that
third
booke
against
Martion
,
which
denyed
that
Christ
had
a
true
body
.
Wherfore
Tertulliane
vseth
this
reason
against
him
:
That
thing
which
hath
a
figure
of
it
,
must
be
a
thing
of
truth
,
&
so
discoursing
of
many
things
figured
,
&
the
figures
of
them
,
commeth
to
these
words
:
Sie
et
Babylon
apud
Iohannem
nostrum
,
Romanae
vrbis
figuram
portat
,
perinde
&
magnae
,
&
regno
superbae
,
&
sanctorum
debellatricis
.
That
is
to
say
:
Euen
so
doth
Babylon
(
in
the
Apocalips
)
of
our
s.
Iohn
,
beare
the
figure
of
the
city
of
Rome
,
which
is
altogether
as
great
,
and
as
proud
in
raigne
,
&
as
great
a
persecuter
of
the
Sayntes
,
as
Babilon
was
.
You
see
therfore
most
clearly
and
plainly
,
that
Tertulliane
with
al
his
learning
could
not
interprete
these
things
that
be
written
in
this
Reuelation
,
concerning
Babylon
to
be
applied
to
any
other
city
then
Rome
.
And
he
is
also
a
witnes
voyd
of
al
partiallity
or
affection
to
either
part
,
of
them
that
striue
in
our
dayes
.
For
he
departed
nere
about
,
xiij
.
hundred
yeres
before
our
tyme
:
why
should
we
not
then
bée
credited
in
this
case
?
Well
next
vnto
hym
I
wyll
ioyne
Chrysostome
,
in
his
Commentary
vpon
the
second
Epistle
to
the
Thessalonians
the
second
chapter
,
in
his
fourth
Homely
.
Where
as
s.
Paule
speaking
of
the
manifestation
of
Antichrist
,
sayth
,
they
knew
what
was
the
stay
,
that
he
was
not
presently
reuealed
:
But
when
that
stay
is
taken
away
,
he
shuld
be
reuealed
in
his
due
time
.
Chrysostome
expoundeth
this
stay
,
to
be
the
Romane
Empire
,
which
must
geue
place
vnto
Antichrist
.
That
like
as
the
Persians
came
in
place
of
the
Chaldeans
,
the
Grecians
in
place
of
the
Percians
,
and
the
Romanes
in
place
of
the
Graecians
,
euen
so
Antichrist
should
inuade
the
Empire
of
the
Romanes
:
Vacantem
imperij
principatum
inuadet
,
&
tentabit
ad
se
capere
hominum
&
Dei
imperium
.
Antichrist
(
sayth
he
)
shal
inuade
the
vacant
principallity
of
the
Empire
,
&
shal
assay
to
draw
vnto
him self
the
Empires
both
of
God
&
men
.
And
is
it
not
manifest
that
the
Papacie
grew
&
tooke
increase
by
the
decay
of
the
Empire
,
&
at
the
fall
of
the
Monarchy
challenged
full
possession
of
all
dominion
,
both
spirituall
and
temporall
?
Of
the
same
iudgement
is
s.
Ierome
,
writing
vpon
the
same
place
of
Paule
vnto
Algasia
,
in
the
eleuenth
question
,
whose
wordes
are
these
:
Nec
vult
aperte
dicere
Romanum
imperium
destruendum
,
quod
ipsi
qui
imperant
aeternum
putant
,
vnde
secundum
Apocalypsim
Iohannis
in
fronte
purpuratae
meretricis
scriptum
est
nomen
blasphemiae
,
id
est
Romae
aeternae
,
&c.
that
is
:
Neither
wil
he
openly
say
,
that
the
Romane
Empire
should
be
destroyed
,
which
they
that
gouerne
it
thinke
to
be
euerlasting
,
wherefor●
according
to
the
Reuelation
of
s.
Iohn
,
in
the
forehead
of
the
purple
whore
ther
is
written
a
name
of
blasphemi
,
which
is
,
Rome
euerlasting
Loe
here
another
witnes
of
good
antiquity
,
and
sufficient
credit
,
which
not
onely
agreeeth
plainly
with
Chrysostome
,
that
Antichrist
should
take
possession
of
the
Romane
Empire
,
when
it
should
be
decayed
in
the
Emperours
:
but
also
most
plainly
agréeing
with
Tertulliane
,
calleth
that
Babylonicall
strumpet
,
which
is
described
in
the
17.
chapter
of
this
Apocalips
,
that
purple
whore
of
Rome
,
&
the
name
of
the
blasphemye
to
be
,
Rome
euerlasting
:
As
though
hee
had
heard
the
Pope
brag
of
the
eternity
of
his
Sée
,
which
he
saith
is
the
Rocke
,
against
which
the
gates
of
hel
cannot
preuaile
.
But
he
is
fowly
be
giled
,
for
Rome
the
Sée
of
his
Popedome
,
is
by
s.
Ieromes
iudgement
,
that
Babylon
of
whom
the
Angel
preacheth
,
the
howsoeuer
the
boast
of
her
eternity
:
She
is
fallen
,
she
is
fallen
,
euen
Babylon
that
great
city
,
&
neuer
shal
rise
againe
.
They
cry
out
agaynst
vs
,
that
we
rayle
,
and
speake
contumeliously
of
the
holy
Sée
of
the
Pope
,
when
we
call
Rome
the
whore
of
Babilon
:
but
when
the
old
Doctours
(
to
whose
iudgement
they
themselues
appeale
from
the
authority
of
the
scripture
)
feare
not
so
plainly
in
their
writings
,
to
paynt
out
the
Babylonycall
strumpet
in
her
right
coulors
,
&
in
flat
words
to
say
she
is
Rome
the
mother
of
al
abominacions
,
&
the
Sée
of
Antichrist
:
why
should
we
be
blamed
for
saying
as
we
are
taught
by
them
?
And
especially
of
those
men
that
make
so
great
vauntes
,
that
the
iudgement
is
altogether
on
their
side
:
by
whom
they
offer
to
be
tryed
,
when
they
dare
not
abide
the
iudgement
of
the
Scriptures
.
Againe
,
consider
I
pray
you
of
the
old
Doctors
,
before
Antichrist
were
openly
reuealed
,
did
vnderstand
by
the
scriptures
,
that
he
should
●yt
at
Rome
:
what
thinke
you
would
they
haue
said
and
written
,
if
they
had
lyued
in
these
dayes
,
&
knowen
and
sene
all
that
was
prophecied
to
be
fulfilled
in
him
,
wyth
what
confidence
suppose
ye
,
they
wold
haue
inueyed
against
him
?
With
how
open
mouthes
would
they
haue
cryed
out
vpon
him
?
At
least
wyse
do
you
not
thinke
in
your
conscience
,
that
when
they
had
considered
the
autority
of
the
Pope
,
&
his
wholesome
doctrine
,
they
would
haue
chaunged
their
minds
,
and
recanted
their
writings
against
Rome
,
and
repented
that
euer
they
had
called
her
the
purple
whore
of
Babylon
,
seing
she
is
the
holy
mother
church
of
Rome
,
the
Sée
of
the
most
holy
father
the
Pope
,
the
head
of
the
same
church
?
I
must
néedes
say
thus
much
in
your
behalfe
(
O
ye
Papists
)
as
yll
as
I
loue
you
,
that
if
Hierome
,
Tertulliane
,
and
the
rest
of
the
Doctors
dyd
so
account
of
Rome
as
you
affirme
of
them
,
they
were
much
to
blame
to
defame
her
wyth
such
odious
names
,
as
to
call
her
the
purple
whore
of
Babylon
,
which
must
néedes
make
her
vehemently
suspected
to
be
the
church
of
Antichrist
,
and
not
of
Christ
.
For
what
Papist
in
these
dayes
dare
say
,
that
which
Hierome
sayd
,
that
Rome
is
that
purple
harlot
Babylon
which
S.
Iohn
speaketh
of
in
the
Apocalips
?
The
same
Hierome
in
his
13.
booke
of
Commentaries
of
the
prophecy
of
Esay
,
vpon
the
47
chap.
writeth
in
this
maner
:
Licet
ex
co
quod
iuxta
70
scriptum
est
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
〈◊〉
,
id
est
filia
Babylonis
,
non
ipsum
Babylonem
quidam
,
sed
Romanam
vrbem
interpretantur
,
quae
in
Apocalypsi
Iohannis
&
Epistola
Petri
Babylon
specialliter
appellatur
,
&c.
That
is
:
For
as
much
as
the
seuenty
Interpreters
write
,
not
the
daughter
Babylon
,
but
the
Daughter
of
Babylon
,
some
doe
interprete
therof
,
not
Babylon
in
Chaldea
,
but
the
City
of
Rome
,
which
in
the
Reuelation
of
saint
Iohn
,
&
the
Epistle
of
Peter
,
is
specially
called
Babylon
.
Note
that
Hierome
in
this
place
,
accompted
Rome
to
be
Babylon
the
yonger
,
daughter
of
Babylon
the
elder
.
And
secondly
,
that
this
was
not
his
opinion
onely
,
but
the
consent
of
many
other
in
his
time
,
and
namely
of
such
as
vsed
to
interprete
the
Prophet
Esay
.
Thirdly
,
and
especially
consider
,
that
he
affirmeth
Rome
in
the
Apocalips
,
to
be
specially
called
Babilon
.
So
that
Babylon
in
the
Apocalips
,
by
his
iudgement
,
cannot
be
vnderstood
for
nothing
els
but
Rome
,
because
Rome
is
there
specially
figured
by
Babylon
.
What
meaneth
Hierome
so
often
to
beate
in
this
naile
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
?
If
it
had
slipped
out
of
his
pen
but
once
,
he
myght
haue
bene
pardoned
for
his
ouersight
:
but
when
he
hath
neuer
done
writing
,
that
Rome
is
Babylon
,
and
in
the
Reuelation
specially
called
Babylon
,
why
should
we
accompt
him
any
longer
for
a
Catholike
?
For
in
hys
Preface
vnto
the
booke
of
Didimus
,
De
spiritu
sancto
,
which
he
translated
out
of
Gréeke
into
Latin
,
writing
to
Pauinianus
,
he
vttereth
these
wordes
:
Cum
in
Babylone
versarer
,
&
purpuratae
meretricis
essem
Colonus
,
&
iure
Quiritum
viuerem
,
&c.
Of
late
(
saith
he
)
when
I
was
in
Babylon
,
and
was
an
inhabitant
of
the
purple
harlot
,
&
liued
after
the
lawes
of
the
Romanes
,
I
thought
to
intreate
somewhat
of
the
holy
Ghost
.
What
néeded
Hierome
in
this
place
,
so
odiously
&
contumeliously
to
call
Rome
by
the
name
of
Babilon
,
but
that
he
could
neuer
consider
Rome
otherwise
,
but
to
be
that
See
appointed
for
Antichrist
?
for
in
other
places
,
wher
he
interpreteth
that
scriptures
&
Prophecies
,
concerning
Antichrist
,
we
may
lesse
maruel
if
he
interprete
Babylon
for
Rome
,
because
no
reason
could
leade
him
to
expound
it
otherwise
:
But
here
talking
pleasantly
with
his
friend
,
what
necessitys
compelled
him
to
vse
such
descriptions
of
Rome
,
but
that
this
persuasion
was
so
déepely
grauen
in
hys
minde
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
,
that
neither
in
earnest
noriest
he
could
forget
it
,
but
is
alwaies
harping
vpon
it
,
as
though
he
thought
scorne
to
call
Rome
by
any
other
name
,
then
that
he
had
learned
in
the
scriptures
,
to
be
Babylon
,
&
the
purple
Harlot
.
For
in
lyke
maner
,
writing
to
Marcella
a
vertuous
Gentlewoman
of
Rome
,
whom
he
allured
to
forsake
Rome
,
&
to
dwell
nere
vnto
him
in
Bethlehem
,
one
especial
reason
that
he
vseth
to
persuade
her
,
is
this
:
That
as
Bethlehem
whether
he
wold
haue
her
to
repaire
,
is
situate
in
the
holy
land
,
&
the
place
consecrated
to
the
birth
of
Christ
:
So
Rome
where
shee
desired
to
remaine
,
was
the
Babylonical
harlot
according
to
the
Reuelation
of
s.
Iohn
,
appointed
for
the
birth
of
Antichrist
,
which
ther
shuld
arise
,
&
exercise
tyranny
,
&
from
thence
should
deceiue
that
whole
world
with
his
wicked
wyles
.
But
who
so
wil
reade
the
workes
of
Ierome
,
may
finde
yet
more
places
,
in
which
he
is
bold
to
cal
Rome
Babylon
,
that
very
Sée
of
Antichrist
.
Whereby
it
is
apparant
,
that
it
is
no
new
or
straunge
matter
to
séeke
Antichrist
at
Rome
,
when
such
old
Doctors
of
the
church
so
commonly
in
Commentaries
,
Epistles
,
and
other
writings
,
do
teach
vs
that
Rome
is
Babylon
,
&
the
scripture
affirmeth
that
Babylon
is
the
Sée
of
Antichrist
.
But
let
vs
leaue
s.
Ierome
,
and
sée
what
other
say
of
the
same
matter
.
Saint
Ambrose
,
writing
a
Commentary
vpon
the
Reuelation
of
s.
Iohn
,
is
of
the
same
iudgement
.
Of
the
authority
of
the
woorke
,
I
wyll
moue
no
question
at
this
time
,
seing
it
is
commended
to
vs
by
Cuthbert
Tonstal
,
late
bishop
of
Duresme
,
who
found
it
in
an
old
Library
,
&
first
set
it
in
print
,
vnder
the
name
of
that
great
s.
Ambrose
,
and
is
willing
that
men
should
so
thinke
of
it
.
It
is
good
authority
I
say
,
against
the
Papists
,
being
commended
by
so
Catholike
a
Prelate
,
&
because
they
are
woont
to
receiue
whatsoeuer
commeth
vnder
the
name
of
an
old
Doctor
,
though
it
be
neuer
so
vnlyke
his
writing
,
and
cry
out
vpon
vs
for
reiecting
at
our
pleasure
the
workes
of
auncient
Doctors
that
make
against
our
doctrine
,
as
though
we
reiected
any
without
cause
,
or
they
refused
none
for
any
cause
:
wheras
Pighius
their
great
Patron
blusheth
not
to
reiect
the
report
of
two
general
Counsels
,
the
fift
&
sixt
of
Constantinople
,
which
are
commended
to
vs
by
publike
faith
of
that
church
of
Constantinople
,
because
in
the
one
Pope
Honorius
is
condemned
&
accursed
for
an
heretike
,
&
in
neither
of
both
the
Popes
Legats
could
haue
the
highest
place
,
according
to
that
request
of
their
ambicious
Maister
.
But
as
for
this
Ambrose
,
if
he
wer
not
Ambrose
of
Millain
,
yet
is
it
apparant
by
the
style
,
that
he
was
some
auncient
writer
of
the
Latin
church
,
&
he
throughout
this
prophecy
interpreteth
Babylon
to
be
Rome
:
&
Antichrist
to
be
sought
no
where
but
at
Rome
.
Primasius
also
,
a
very
auncient
writer
,
who
likewise
commenteth
vpon
the
Apocalips
,
expoundeth
these
prophecies
of
Antichrist
to
be
fulfilled
in
that
Romane
empire
,
&
of
the
city
of
Rome
.
S.
Augustine
in
his
worke
De
Ciuitate
Dei
,
not
once
or
twise
,
but
oftentimes
is
bold
to
cal
Rome
Babylon
,
&
Babylon
Rome
,
as
in
his
16.
booke
,
and
17.
chapter
,
he
calleth
Rome
an
other
Babylon
in
the
West
.
And
in
his
18.
booke
,
&
2.
chapter
he
calleth
Babylon
of
Chaldea
the
first
Rome
,
&
Rome
of
Italy
the
second
Babylon
,
willing
men
to
consider
,
that
in
the
beginning
of
the
city
of
God
,
which
was
the
church
in
Abrahams
time
,
the
first
Rome
that
was
Easterne
Babylon
her
enemy
was
builded
in
Chaldea
,
and
about
the
same
time
that
the
first
Babylon
was
destroyed
,
least
the
city
of
God
should
lack
her
enemy
,
the
second
Babylon
which
is
Rome
in
Italy
was
erected
.
It
is
a
straunge
matter
,
that
the
same
city
which
is
that
professed
enemy
of
the
city
of
God
,
should
be
the
mother
of
al
religion
,
&
the
very
city
of
God
it selfs
.
O
Augustin
,
thou
wast
not
wel
aduised
to
make
the
city
of
Rome
enemy
to
the
city
of
God
,
that
Rome
should
be
the
same
to
the
church
of
God
,
that
Babilon
of
old
was
at
Ierusalem
.
The
same
Augustine
in
the
22.
chap.
of
the
18.
booke
,
calleth
Rome
an
other
Babilon
,
&
daughter
of
the
first
Babilon
.
And
in
the
27.
chap.
he
calleth
Rome
Western
Babylon
.
By
these
&
other
testimonies
of
old●
writers
that
might
be
brought
,
but
for
tediousnes
I
suppose
it
is
sufficiently
proued
that
Babylon
in
this
my
text
spoken
of
,
is
Rome
,
and
that
we
should
not
seeke
Antichrist
to
proceede
from
any
other
place
then
from
Rome
.
But
what
neede
I
trouble
my selfe
to
seeke
further
testimonial
,
for
confirmation
of
this
matter
,
that
Babylon
is
Rome
,
then
of
the
Papistes
them selues
?
For
it
is
the
common
catholike
opinion
of
all
Papists
,
that
s.
Peter
in
his
Epistle
where
he
sendeth
salutacions
from
the
Church
gathered
in
Babilon
,
by
Babilon
vnderstandeth
Rome
.
And
they
learne
it
of
Ieronime
,
which
in
the
life
of
s.
Marke
doth
so
expound
it
.
So
gréedy
they
are
to
finde
a
place
in
Scripture
where
Peter
should
be
said
to
haue
bene
at
Rome
,
that
they
are
content
to
acknowledge
Babylon
in
the
scripture
to
be
vnderstood
of
Rome
.
And
thus
I
haue
performed
I
trust
sufficiently
,
that
which
I
tooke
in
hand
to
proue
,
both
by
the
autority
of
holy
scripture
in
plaine
&
manifest
textes
,
&
by
consent
of
many
auncient
writers
,
yea
by
the
confession
of
the
Papists
them selues
,
that
Babylon
in
the
scripture
is
taken
for
Rome
.
And
thus
much
for
the
first
part
,
in
which
because
I
haue
bene
ouer
long
,
I
wyl
be
shorter
in
that
which
remayneth
.
In
the
second
part
I
promised
to
declare
how
Babilon
which
is
Rome
is
fallen
,
according
to
the
prophecy
of
this
Angell
:
She
is
fallen
(
saith
the
Angel
)
she
is
fallen
.
He
repeateth
that
woord
of
falling
for
two
causes
:
First
,
to
declare
the
certainty
of
her
decay
,
that
howsoeuer
she
seemed
to
floorish
and
triumph
,
as
though
she
should
neuer
haue
fallen
or
come
to
ruine
:
yet
God
for
her
wickednes
most
righteously
,
&
for
the
comfort
of
his
church
most
mercifully
,
had
decréeed
vndoubtedly
that
she
should
fall
,
when
that
time
was
once
come
,
which
in
his
most
wise
&
well
ordered
councel
was
appointed
for
her
destruction
.
Secondly
,
he
repeateth
twise
that
she
is
fallen
,
to
shew
that
she
should
haue
an
vnrecouerable
fall
:
she
should
not
fall
as
other
cities
,
which
haue
risen
again
,
but
she
should
fal
without
al
hope
of
recouery
,
neuer
to
be
restored
again
.
Therfore
in
the
18.
chap.
a
mighty
Angel
taketh
vp
a
great
mylstone
,
&
throweth
it
into
the
sea
saying
:
With
such
violence
s●al
Babilon
that
great
city
,
be
throwne
downe
,
&
neuer
be
sene
any
more
.
So
that
as
it
is
impossible
for
a
great
milstone
,
throwne
with
great
forc●
by
a
mighty
Angel
into
the
bottom
of
the
sea
,
to
rise
vp
againe
,
&
swym
aboue
the
water
:
so
impossible
is
it
that
Babylon
,
when
she
is
at
the
lowest
of
her
fall
,
should
euer
be
set
vp
agayne
.
And
in
the
19.
chap.
it
is
said
:
That
the
smoke
of
her
burning
ascended
vp
for
euer
and
euer
.
Also
of
her
vtter
desolation
descriptions
ar
made
in
the
18.
chapter
,
wher
it
is
said
,
that
Babilon
is
made
a
dwelling
place
of
diuels
,
a
cage
of
vncleane
birds
,
according
to
the
prophecy
of
Esay
,
concerning
old
Babilon
,
that
Zyim
and
Ohyi●
which
be
Sprights
&
Goblins
shal
walke
in
he●
pallaces
,
Scrichowles
&
Ostriges
shal
cry
in
he●
houses
,
Apes
&
Satyres
shal
daunce
in
her
beutiful
buildings
.
No
voyce
of
men
shal
be
heard
in
her
,
no
sound
of
a
myl
shal
be
heard
,
no
lyght
of
a
candle
shal
be
seene
,
but
perpetual
solitude
&
sorrow
shal
dwel
ther
for
euermore
.
Therfore
saith
the
Angel
,
She
is
fallen
,
she
is
fallen
,
that
is
she
is
destroyed
,
and
neuer
shal
be
repaired
.
But
if
we
wyll
better
vnderstand
how
she
i●
fallen
,
we
must
consider
more
distinctly
wherin
the
is
fallen
.
First
,
in
wealth
and
riches
.
she
hath
sustained
a
great
fal
.
Consider
how
many
kingdoms
and
states
of
the
world
haue
renounced
her
obedience
,
&
al
these
haue
withdrawen
great
ren●s
,
reuenues
,
&
commodities
,
that
in
times
past
were
addict
to
the
mayntenance
of
Babylon
the
church
of
Rome
.
A
great
fal
without
peraduenture
,
&
that
will
neuer
be
recouered
.
Remember
so
many
Abbies
,
Monasteries
,
Nunneries
,
Frieries
,
Hospitals
,
Chauntries
,
Churches
&
Chappels
,
now
●uerthrowne
and
made
euen
with
the
ground
:
Al
lands
,
is
wels
,
ornaments
&
great
treasures
that
belonged
vnto
them
,
cleane
taken
away
from
them
:
&
you
wyl
confes
with
me
,
that
Rome
in
riches
hath
a
great
fall
.
Yea
,
if
you
would
see
with
your
eyes
●
manifest
example
of
Gods
iudgement
agaynst
Babylon
,
behold
that
euil
fauoured
mynes
and
●ea●●es
of
Monasteries
,
that
wer
somtyme
gor●eous
&
sumptuous
buildings
.
The
same
end
●emaineth
all
that
pompe
&
pride
of
Babylon
,
●or
yet
altogether
beaten
down
,
but
euen
now
●
falling
:
For
the
mouth
of
the
Lord
hath
spo●en
it
,
&
his
immutable
counsell
hath
decréeed
〈◊〉
,
and
he
hath
sent
an
Angel
to
proclaime
it
.
Some
wish
perchaunce
,
that
Monasteries
had
●ood
styl
,
&
bene
conuerted
to
better
vses
:
But
●ndoubtedly
the
prouidence
of
God
so
ordred
al
●●ings
that
his
cursse
which
was
vpon
them
might
●e
executed
,
&
the
prophecies
that
were
concer●ing
them
,
might
be
fulfilled
,
that
they
myght
be
a
monument
of
h●s
wrath
vnto
all
the
posterity
,
the
beginning
of
the
fall
of
Babilon
,
and
an
example
of
the
destruction
of
all
the
rest
that
should
followe
soone
after
.
Who
would
euer
haue
thought
that
so
great
ryches
,
treasures
,
&
reuenues
should
so
sodaynly
be
ouerthrowen
destroyed
,
and
come
to
nothing
?
Therefore
it
is
manifest
,
that
in
wealth
and
worldly
substance
,
whereby
the
pryde
,
voluptuousnes
,
and
intemperaunce
of
riotous
Rome
was
maintayned
,
and
grew
to
an
intollerable
exces
,
is
greatlye
diminished
,
sore
decayed
,
and
hath
a
foule
fall
,
and
shortly
shall
haue
a
finall
fall
.
Well
,
Babylon
is
not
fallen
onely
in
wealth
and
riches
,
but
also
in
power
and
autority
.
For
the
Kings
of
the
earth
,
which
somtimes
were
subiect
to
that
monstrous
Beast
,
haue
now
shaken
of
the
yoke
of
her
seruitude
;
&
wythdrawen
the
obedience
of
al
their
subiects
from
her
.
Yea
▪
the
most
part
of
the.
x.
hornes
,
which
somtyme
gaue
ouer
their
power
and
authority
vnto
th●
Beast
,
which
were
all
the
Kings
&
Potentate●
that
acknowledged
the
Pope
for
their
suprem●
head
,
&
soueraigne
Lord
,
do
now
hate
and
abhorre
the
Harlot
of
Rome
,
and
shall
make
he●
desolate
,
by
withdrawing
their
subiectes
from
her
obedience
,
and
nakedly
spoyling
her
of
he●
treasures
,
&
shall
eat
her
fleshe
for
pure
hatre●
and
burne
her
wyth
fier
:
For
great
is
the
Lor●
which
iudgeth
her
.
So
that
she
which
before
at
her
pleasure
might
commaund
all
Princes
to
begyn
war
,
to
cease
from
war
,
to
defend
her
quarrels
,
to
annoy
her
enemies
:
now
is
glad
to
flatter
a
few
seduced
Princes
to
take
her
part
,
that
she
be
not
vtterly
forsaken
of
al
men
:
Or
els
to
practise
by
treason
&
treachery
,
suborning
Roges
and
Vacabonds
to
styrre
vp
tumults
among
the
rude
people
,
to
trouble
godly
estates
&
common
wealthes
,
that
despise
her
dominion
,
but
without
all
hope
euer
to
recouer
her
auncient
tyranny
.
Her
thunderboits
of
Excommunication
,
which
were
somtime
terrible
to
all
men
,
are
now
feared
of
no
man
.
What
though
she
retayne
her
proud
&
presumptuous
stomacke
,
and
wyll
doo
while
her
breath
lasteth
,
to
pronounce
sentence
of
depriuation
against
Princes
that
abhorre
her
wickednes
?
Her
impudent
arrogancy
is
not
so
much
detested
of
many
,
as
laughed
to
scorne
of
all
.
Her
Proctors
and
priuy
practisers
,
though
they
chaunge
them selues
like
Proteus
,
into
neuer
so
vnlikely
shapes
,
are
espied
in
euery
corner
.
For
God
himselfe
reuealeth
their
pretences
,
&
wyl
not
suffer
her
to
preuaile
any
longer
.
So
that
in
power
&
autority
Babylon
is
fallen
and
falleth
dayly
more
and
more
into
vtter
contempt
with
all
men
,
vntyl
she
be
vtterly
consumed
,
&
brought
to
nothing
,
which
wil
not
be
long
before
it
come
to
pas
.
For
this
sentence
that
God
hath
throwne
agaynst
her
,
&
begun
also
to
execute
,
cannot
be
chaunged
,
or
much
longer
differred
.
But
especially
&
chiefly
Babylon
is
fallen
in
credit
of
her
doctrine
.
For
besides
so
many
princes
and
states
of
Christendome
,
that
by
publike
autority
haue
receiued
the
Gospel
,
&
vtterly
abolished
all
Babilonicall
doctrine
:
Euen
in
the
midst
of
her
tyranny
&
persecution
,
great
multitudes
daylye
are
lyghtened
wyth
the
bryght
beames
of
the
Gospel
,
that
for
all
Inquisitions
,
imprisonments
,
exquisite
torments
,
&
cruel
burnings
,
they
neuer
a
whit
diminish
,
but
rather
increase
,
as
God
hath
prouided
,
that
the
blood
of
the
Martyrs
should
be
the
seede
of
the
Church
.
And
they
ar
more
then
obstinate
,
if
they
do
not
acknowledge
that
this
matter
is
gouerned
from
God
aboue
.
For
if
it
had
bene
of
men
,
it
must
needes
haue
decayed
before
this
time
,
and
haue
come
to
naught
,
as
Gamaliel
sayd
of
the
doctrine
of
the
Apostels
.
Therfore
in
fighting
against
it
,
they
shew
them selues
but
after
the
maner
of
the
old
Giants
,
to
make
war
against
God
.
Or
as
it
is
contayned
in
this
prophecy
,
the
Antichrist
should
gather
together
the
Princes
of
the
earth
to
make
battail
against
him
that
sitteth
vpon
the
white
Horse
,
whose
name
is
the
woord
of
God
,
but
al
to
their
own
vtter
confusion
&
destruction
.
For
the
word
of
God
must
conquer
and
preuail
in
the
last
age
,
&
Antichrist
must
be
consumed
by
the
spirit
of
the
mouth
of
Christ
,
which
is
his
holy
word
,
&
vtterly
abolished
by
the
glorious
brightnes
of
his
comming
to
iudgement
,
as
s.
Paul
testifieth
in
the
second
chap.
of
the
second
Epistle
to
the
Thessalonians
.
Therfore
it
is
in
vaine
that
they
seeke
to
vnderprop
the
doctrine
of
Babylon
by
cruelty
&
tyranny
,
for
al
wil
not
serue
,
seeing
the
time
of
her
final
fall
approcheth
,
and
now
already
our
sauiour
Christ
with
the
spirit
of
his
mouth
,
hath
wasted
&
consumed
a
great
part
of
that
credit
&
estimation
,
in
which
the
doctrine
of
Babylon
of
long
tyme
hath
triumphed
.
And
it
is
our
parts
to
pray
,
that
her
credit
may
dayly
more
&
more
decrease
,
that
the
kingdome
of
Christ
may
be
perfectly
established
amongst
vs
,
&
the
kingdom
of
Antichrist
may
be
ouerthrowen
euen
from
the
foundacions
.
That
no
superfluous
relikes
of
Babylonical
religion
mai
remain
wher
the
church
of
Christ
is
in
building
:
but
that
the
doctrine
of
Babylon
may
fal
altogether
.
Thus
haue
I
declared
that
Babilon
in
wealth
and
substance
,
in
power
&
autority
,
in
credit
&
estimation
of
her
doctrine
,
is
fallen
,
&
that
with
out
hope
of
recouery
.
For
her
credit
is
cracked
not
onely
among
her
enemies
the
Protestants
,
but
euen
among
her
best
friendes
,
and
greatest
Archpapists
.
For
I
suppose
ther
is
none
in
the
world
so
blinde
,
so
supersticious
,
so
deuoutly
addict
in
all
points
of
popish
idolatry
and
supersticion
,
as
they
were
.
xxx
.
or
.
xl
.
yeares
past
.
Although
they
close
their
eyes
neuer
so
obstinatly
against
the
light
of
Gods
word
,
yet
some
effect
of
the
beames
of
force
wil
pearce
euen
through
their
eye
lids
.
And
that
they
them selues
cannot
dissemble
,
although
they
would
neuer
so
faine
,
but
that
they
haue
bene
deceiued
wyth
grosse
errors
,
&
shameful
supersticions
.
Their
Pardons
,
their
Pilgrimages
,
their
Legends
:
who
is
now
so
blinde
,
that
séeeth
not
how
the
world
hath
bene
seduced
by
them
?
And
the
simplicity
of
the
people
abused
to
satisfy
their
vnsatiable
couetousnes
.
As
for
the
greatest
Patrones
of
Popery
that
be
learned
,
they
cannot
deny
,
but
that
great
errors
haue
bene
receyued
&
taught
for
truthes
:
yea
the
Pope
himself
hath
acknowledged
,
that
many
errours
haue
crept
into
the
church
,
yea
euen
into
the
Masse
,
but
the
reformation
of
them
pertaineth
to
him
alone
,
&
the
general
councel
.
But
what
hope
of
reformation
is
to
be
looked
for
at
their
hands
,
let
it
be
sene
in
the
decrées
of
the
last
councel
of
Trent
.
What
litle
Mise
those
great
mountaynes
in
so
many
yeres
trauel
haue
brought
forth
.
In
fortye
or
fifty
yeres
consultacion
,
two
great
matters
reformed
:
One
for
Pardoners
not
to
be
common
Pedlers
,
another
for
the
Communion
in
both
kindes
,
to
those
that
desire
it
:
so
they
confes
it
were
as
good
in
one
kinde
,
and
agrée
with
them
in
al
other
pointes
of
Popery
.
Yet
all
was
not
wel
,
they
confes
by
their
correction
.
And
as
for
the
greatest
pillers
and
Proctors
they
haue
,
if
they
be
pressed
nere
,
acknowledge
a
great
deale
more
.
As
one
that
landed
lately
at
Yarmouth
,
before
witnes
of
good
credite
testified
,
that
if
he
might
be
satisfised
in
two
pointes
,
concerning
the
Popes
supremacy
,
&
the
real
presence
,
for
other
matters
he
would
not
greatly
striue
.
So
that
I
will
conclude
that
Babylon
is
fallen
in
riches
,
in
power
,
in
credit
of
doctrine
,
not
onely
with
protestants
,
but
euen
with
Papists
them selues
.
But
now
I
know
what
wyll
be
obiected
against
me
,
that
I
haue
traueled
all
in
vayne
,
to
proue
that
Babylon
is
fallen
,
&
that
Babylon
is
Rome
:
And
that
I
haue
abused
the
textes
of
scripture
,
and
sentences
of
old
Doctors
to
proue
the
●ame
.
For
what
soeuer
is
contained
,
either
in
●he
scripture
,
or
in
the
writing
of
the
auncient
Doctors
,
to
proue
that
Babylon
is
Rome
,
is
to
●e
vnderstood
of
Rome
vnder
the
heathen
Em●erours
,
&
not
vnder
the
Popes
:
And
that
all
●his
while
I
haue
wrested
the
scriptures
,
&
en●orced
the
Doctors
to
affirme
that
which
they
●euer
thought
of
.
In
dede
I
wil
confes
,
the
some
●rophecies
contained
in
this
Reuelation
,
were
●ulfilled
in
the
heathen
Emperours
,
&
that
the
●eathen
Empire
was
an
introduction
vnto
An●ichrist
:
but
that
Antichrist
the
great
enemy
of
the
church
of
Christ
,
&
which
is
principally
called
Antichrist
,
could
not
be
any
of
the
heathen
Emperors
,
neither
the
state
of
the
heathen
Monarchy
,
I
wil
make
it
manifest
by
plain
demonstrations
.
And
first
I
wil
retain
this
principle
,
sufficiently
proued
before
,
that
Rome
is
the
Sée
of
Antichrist
,
and
that
by
autority
of
scriptures
and
consent
of
auncient
writers
,
we
can
seeke
him
no
wher
,
but
in
the
Romane
Empire
.
And
now
the
controuersy
resteth
in
this
,
whether
that
heathen
Emperors
or
the
Pope
vs
them
.
First
s.
Paule
in
the
second
chap.
of
the
second
Epistle
to
the
Thessalonians
,
speaking
purposely
of
Antichrist
,
saith
expresly
that
he
shal
syt
in
the
temple
of
God
,
which
is
the
church
of
Christ
▪
But
it
is
manifest
,
that
the
heathen
Emperor●
did
not
sit
in
the
church
of
God
,
therfore
that
heathen
Emperor
is
not
this
Antichrist
.
And
by
that
same
reason
it
is
manifest
,
that
Mahomet
is
not
that
especial
Antichrist
,
because
he
sitteth
without
the
temple
of
God
,
as
ther
be
diuers
that
wold
haue
these
things
to
be
vnderstood
of
Mahomet
or
Ottomanus
:
but
it
is
as
clere
as
the
Sunne
at
noone
daies
,
for
as
much
as
neyther
the
heathen
Emperors
,
nor
Mahomet
,
nor
Ottomanus
sitteth
in
the
temple
or
church
of
God
,
that
none
of
them
is
that
great
Antichrist
,
o●
whom
the
prophecies
of
the
scripture
are
to
bée
expounded
.
And
where
as
some
of
them
interprete
the
abominacion
of
desolation
,
whereof
Christ
speaketh
,
to
be
ment
of
Antichrist
,
or
at
least
wise
to
be
a
figure
of
him
,
that
cannot
be
vnderstood
of
the
heathen
Emperors
,
or
any
other
that
is
without
the
Church
,
for
that
standeth
in
the
holy
place
,
which
is
the
temple
,
and
signifieth
the
church
.
Now
the
Pope
sitteth
in
the
midst
of
the
temple
of
God
,
&
boasteth
him self
to
be
God
,
challenging
to
him selfe
such
autority
,
as
is
proper
onely
to
God
,
&
vsurping
such
honor
as
is
peculiar
onely
to
God
.
Therefore
not
in
the
heathen
Emperors
,
but
in
the
Popes
,
is
this
prophecy
accomplished
.
Another
reason
to
proue
the
Antichrist
,
which
in
this
Reuelation
is
foreshewed
to
come
into
the
world
,
cannot
be
vnderstood
to
be
the
heathen
Emperors
,
is
taken
out
of
the.
17.
chap.
of
the
same
booke
.
For
there
the
Angell
interpreting
vnto
s.
Iohn
the
mistery
of
the
Beast
that
beareth
the
Harlot
,
which
hath
seuen
heads
:
after
he
hath
shewed
that
the
seuen
heads
signify
.
vij
.
hyls
,
he
declareth
that
they
signifye
also
seuen
Kings
,
or
principall
estates
,
or
formes
of
regiment
,
for
so
the
name
of
King
is
often
taken
in
the
Prophets
,
and
specially
in
Daniel
,
at
which
prophecy
s.
Iohn
borroweth
many
phrases
.
Of
●hese
seuen
heads
fiue
(
he
saith
)
were
fallen
,
the
sixt
was
then
presently
in
autority
,
and
the
●euenth
was
not
yet
come
,
which
seuenth
was
the
monstrous
beast
Antichrist
,
that
was
both
the
seuenth
and
the
eight
.
Now
it
is
euident
,
that
this
could
not
be
vnderstood
of
the
heathen
Emperors
,
for
Nero
the
first
persecuting
Paynim
,
was
come
and
gone
,
&
Domitian
an
other
persecuter
,
by
whose
tyranny
s.
Iohn
was
banished
into
the
Isle
of
Patmos
,
wher
he
saw
&
receiued
this
Reuelation
,
was
then
in
autority
:
So
that
of
the
Monarchy
or
tyranny
of
heathen
Emperors
,
this
could
not
be
vnderstood
,
&
of
the
Christian
Emperors
no
man
wil
expound
it
,
so
that
it
must
needes
be
turned
ouer
to
the
Pope
,
for
it
can
rest
in
no
place
els
.
And
being
referred
vnto
him
,
all
the
rest
hath
a
very
ap●
exposition
of
the
city
of
Rome
,
&
the
dominions
therof
hath
had
seuen
principal
states
or
formes
of
regiment
.
The
first
state
of
Kings
,
the
secon●
of
Consuls
,
the
third
of
Decemuiri
,
the
fourt●
of
Dictatores
,
the
fift
of
Triumuiri
,
the
sixt
o●
Caesars
or
Emperors
,
&
the
seuenth
of
Popes
Now
fiue
of
these
states
or
formes
of
regimen●
were
fallen
and
abolished
in
s.
Iohns
time
:
th●
sixt
which
was
the
Emperors
,
in
his
time
wa●
in
place
:
and
the
seuenth
which
is
the
Popes
was
not
yet
come
,
which
was
the
very
beast
i●selfe
:
the
Romane
Empire
reuiued
,
and
raise
vp
from
the
bottomles
pit
of
hel
,
into
the
vsurped
tyranny
of
the
Pope
.
And
this
is
that
Beas●
that
somtimes
was
of
wonderful
great
powe●
and
glory
,
in
the
daies
of
Augustus
,
and
some
other
of
his
successors
,
but
then
much
decayed
,
as
if
it
had
not
bene
,
although
in
some
sorte
it
wer
,
but
should
be
restored
in
the
vsurped
autority
of
the
Pope
,
that
claimeth
al
the
world
to
be
his
Diocesse
:
Which
power
commeth
not
from
God
,
but
from
the
Prince
of
pride
,
out
of
the
bottomles
pyt
.
But
chiefly
let
vs
consider
,
that
the
beast
,
although
he
be
but
one
,
yet
in
the
accompt
he
standeth
for
two
,
for
he
is
that
seuenth
head
,
&
the
sight
also
:
And
remember
that
the
Pope
challengeth
double
authority
,
namely
the
power
of
both
swordes
,
the
spiritual
&
the
temporal
.
So
that
in
this
exposition
,
althings
agrée
most
aptly
.
Againe
,
it
is
manifest
in
the
scriptures
,
that
Antichrist
should
deceiue
the
world
with
false
doctrine
,
vnder
pretence
&
coullor
of
true
religion
,
&
therfore
so
often
times
the
scripture
warneth
men
,
that
they
be
not
seduced
by
him
,
which
were
needeles
,
if
any
open
professed
enemy
of
Christ
should
be
that
Antichrist
.
For
there
is
no
likelyhood
,
that
an
heathen
man
,
a
Iew
or
a
Turke
,
shuld
deceiue
any
multitude
of
true
Christians
,
but
he
that
vnder
the
pretence
of
the
name
of
Christ
,
seeketh
most
of
all
to
deface
the
honor
of
Christ
:
he
is
a
subtil
aduersary
,
&
the
very
spirit
of
Antichrist
,
as
S.
Iohn
also
in
hys
Epistle
doth
testify
.
For
in
the
second
chap.
speaking
of
those
Antichristes
which
were
the
forerunners
of
that
great
Antichrist
,
be
sheweth
that
they
went
out
from
the
church
:
&
in
the
fourth
chap.
he
calleth
them
false
Prophets
,
and
teacheth
them
how
to
know
that
spirit
of
Antichrist
,
He
that
denieth
IESVS
to
be
Christ
,
he
that
denieth
that
IESVS
Christ
is
come
in
the
flesh
.
That
is
,
he
that
derogateth
anye
thing
from
the
honor
of
Iesus
to
be
Christ
,
and
in
his
flesh
to
haue
performed
the
ful
worke
of
mans
redemption
,
as
that
Pope
doth
most
blasphemously
,
he
is
Antichrist
:
and
who
so
teacheth
anye
such
doctrine
,
speaketh
by
that
spirit
of
Antichrist
:
For
the
testimony
of
IESVS
,
is
the
spirit
of
prophecy
.
Seing
therfore
that
S.
Iohn
accompteth
Antichrist
for
one
that
is
gone
from
the
Church
,
&
for
a
false
Prophet
,
it
is
cleare
that
Antichrist
is
no
heathen
Emperor
,
which
was
neuer
of
the
Church
,
nor
anye
false
Prophet
,
that
tooke
vpon
him
to
teach
in
the
church
.
The
same
may
be
said
of
Mahomet
,
who
neuer
professed
him selfe
to
be
a
Christian
,
nor
yet
a
Prophet
in
the
Church
of
C●rist
,
pretending
to
vphold
the
religion
of
Christ
,
but
an
open
enemy
or
the
Gospell
,
and
of
our
Sauiour
Christ
,
altogether
without
the
Church
.
By
these
arguments
I
doubt
not
,
but
all
men
may
see
,
that
see●ng
Babylo●
is
Rome
,
and
that
the
head
of
Babylon
is
Antichrist
,
that
he
cannot
be
any
of
the
heathen
Emperors
,
but
euen
the
Pope
him
selfe
.
And
therfore
I
conclude
,
according
to
my
text
,
that
Rome
is
fallen
,
if
Babylon
by
fallen
.
Now
remaineth
the
last
part
that
I
promised
to
entreate
of
,
namely
the
cause
of
Gods
so
seuere
iudgement
against
Babylon
,
that
he
hath
decreeed
her
vtter
ouerthrow
and
destruction
,
which
the
Angel
comprehendeth
in
these
words
:
Because
she
hath
made
al
Nations
dronke
with
the
wyne
of
the
fury
of
her
fornication
.
That
is
:
She
hath
deceiued
all
the
world
wyth
false
doctrine
,
which
he
compareth
vnto
two
kindes
of
vices
,
wherby
men
are
so
deceiued
,
that
they
léese
al
right
iudgement
:
Dronkennes
and
Fornication
.
For
as
these
two
vices
do
allure
men
to
commit
them
,
by
coueting
of
vayne
de●ectacion
that
is
in
them
:
euen
so
Babylon
hath
enticed
all
men
lyke
an
other
Circe
,
to
drinke
of
the
cup
of
her
delectable
errors
,
and
to
commit
most
filthy
fornication
with
her
idolatrous
religion
.
For
of
all
other
religions
to
the
carnall
man
,
none
is
so
pleasant
as
Popery
is
,
in
which
be
so
many
kindes
of
satisfaction
to
be
obtayned
,
both
in
this
life
,
&
after
men
be
dead
,
that
there
is
no
greater
security
of
an
hipocri●e
to
sleepe
in
,
then
in
the
faire
promises
of
Poꝑerye
.
And
that
causeth
so
many
willingly
to
embrace
it
,
&
so
loth
to
depart
from
it
,
because
they
wold
styll
continue
without
checke
of
true
doctrine
,
which
calleth
men
to
repentaunce
,
and
amendment
of
lyfe
,
or
els
threateneth
eternal
damnation
.
For
howsoeuer
it
pleaseth
them
to
charge
the
doctrine
of
the
Gospell
with
cause
of
security
,
it
may
easely
be
sene
by
comparison
of
it
,
with
the
doctrine
of
Popery
,
whether
be
cause
of
security
:
that
which
teacheth
no
satisfaction
but
one
,
for
them
that
be
penitent
in
this
lyfe
:
or
theirs
that
hath
so
many
waies
to
merite
rewardes
,
&
to
satisfy
for
synnes
,
not
onely
while
men
lyue
in
the
world
,
but
also
for
them
that
are
already
gone
out
of
it
.
And
ther
is
no
wine
so
swéete
to
the
taste
of
a
carnall
man
,
as
that
which
maketh
hym
droonke
with
opinion
of
his
own
righteousnes
,
as
it
is
the
nature
of
strong
wyne
,
to
make
very
Cowardes
thynke
them selues
to
be
valiant
Champions
:
and
such
is
the
cup
of
popish
doctrine
,
contayning
merites
and
satisfactions
.
Agayne
,
when
we
consider
that
Antichrist
should
make
men
droonke
wyth
hys
erroneous
doctrine
,
we
maruel
lesse
how
men
could
be
so
blinded
and
infatuate
,
that
they
could
not
sée
and
perceiue
such
grosse
errours
,
and
manifest
vntruthes
as
are
in
Popery
.
For
as
they
that
are
ouercome
with
the
strength
of
wyne
,
haue
lost
the
right
vse
,
both
of
their
wyt
,
and
of
their
sences
:
euen
so
they
that
are
droonke
with
the
hereticall
doctrine
of
Papistry
,
do
grope
in
the
cleare
light
of
the
Sunne
,
and
sée
not
their
own
deformity
,
though
all
the
world
beside
cry
out
of
them
.
In
like
maner
,
they
that
be
ouercome
with
the
vnhonest
loue
of
Harlots
,
haue
theyr
reason
so
imprisoned
in
corrupt
affection
and
foolish
fantasy
,
that
they
are
at
libertye
neither
to
see
their
own
folly
,
nor
admit
any
wyse
and
godly
counsel
.
So
it
fareth
with
those
that
the
Babylonicall
Circe
the
church
of
Rome
hath
al●ured
by
her
enchauntments
,
to
commit
spiritual
fornication
with
her
,
they
cannot
abide
to
heare
the
voice
of
them
that
calleth
them
out
of
that
damnable
estate
,
so
highly
they
please
them selues
in
their
own
misery
,
as
if
they
were
in
case
of
perfect
felicity
.
This
is
chiefest
of
their
●rokēnes
,
this
is
chiefest
of
their
fornication
,
and
this
is
the
iust
iudgement
of
God
,
that
they
which
haue
shut
vp
their
eares
from
hearyng
the
truth
,
should
be
deceiued
with
strong
delusions
,
that
they
myght
beleue
lyes
.
Furthermore
,
by
the
names
of
these
vices
,
the
Angell
comprehendeth
all
other
vices
that
followe
of
them
,
as
intemperancy
,
arrogancy
,
impudency
,
and
such
like
as
are
woont
to
follow
dronkennes
and
incontinence
.
For
these
crimes
go
not
vnaccompanied
,
for
wher
either
of
them
is
,
commonly
both
will
be
,
&
they
haue
either
of
them
,
and
both
together
,
their
trayne
to
wayte
vpon
them
.
And
all
these
we
sée
to
haue
ouerflowed
in
Rome
the
Westerne
Babylon
,
as
she
her
selfe
,
though
she
haue
a
brasen
forehead
,
and
be
past
al
shame
,
cannot
deny
altogether
.
And
because
of
these
so
great
and
haynous
enormities
the
iust
sentence
of
God
,
pronounced
here
by
the
Angel
,
is
come
vpon
her
,
that
she
is
now
in
her
fall
and
decay
,
as
she
was
once
in
her
ruffe
and
glory
.
But
this
especially
is
to
be
noted
,
that
the
Angell
here
saith
,
that
She
should
deceiue
al
nations
with
the
fury
of
her
fornication
.
For
thys
is
the
great
vniuersallity
that
they
make
so
great
bragges
of
,
and
would
haue
it
to
be
a
certaine
Note
and
Marcke
of
the
catholike
church
to
be
vniuersal
:
Behold
the
Angel
here
saith
in
playne
wordes
,
that
all
nacions
should
drinke
of
the
wyne
of
the
fury
of
her
fornication
.
Wher
is
then
the
vniuersall
consent
and
vnity
of
all
nacions
in
religion
,
that
maketh
a
true
religion
?
And
yet
vniuersallity
and
vnity
be
two
great
pillers
of
the
Church
of
Rome
.
And
for
my
part
I
do
not
enui
her
those
marks
which
shee
challengeth
of
vniuersallity
and
vnity
,
(
although
wee
might
stand
in
law
with
her
for
them
)
but
let
her
peaceably
enioy
them
:
for
they
may
helpe
to
proue
her
to
be
that
false
church
of
Antichrist
,
but
they
cannot
make
her
to
be
the
true
church
of
Christ
.
We
see
playnly
that
Babylon
hath
here
vniuersallity
and
vnity
,
for
she
maketh
al
nations
to
drinke
of
the
furious
wine
of
her
fornication
:
but
the
church
of
Christ
,
as
he
himself
saith
,
is
a
smal
flocke
,
and
him self
by
Symeon
is
said
to
be
a
signe
of
contradiction
,
a
marke
that
is
gaynsaid
of
most
men
.
And
here
also
is
answered
one
great
mighty
obiection
,
wherwith
they
thinke
to
chekers
:
That
séeing
the
church
of
Christ
,
is
the
Spouse
of
Christ
,
how
could
it
be
that
Christ
should
forsake
his
Spouse
,
and
suffer
her
to
continue
in
damnable
errours
,
so
many
hundred
yeares
?
Why
,
Christ
him selfe
declareth
,
that
the
deceites
and
errors
of
false
Prophets
should
be
so
great
,
that
if
it
were
possible
,
the
very
Elect
should
be
deceiued
.
Yea
,
ther
should
be
such
a
miserable
dispersion
,
that
scarse
two
true
Professors
of
his
name
should
remayne
together
in
one
plac●
,
and
yet
the
holy
hand
of
vnity
should
be
in
the
head
,
which
is
our
sauiour
Christ
:
for
wher
soeuer
the
carc●sse
is
,
thether
the
Eagles
would
be
gathered
.
And
S.
Paule
in
manifest
words
declareth
,
that
the
second
comming
of
Christ
should
not
bee
,
before
ther
were
a
generall
Apostasy
,
that
is
:
a
departure
from
the
true
faith
&
religion
of
Christ
,
and
that
the
sonne
of
perdition
Antichrist
were
openly
shewed
.
And
●n
this
Reuelation
how
often
is
it
sayd
,
that
●ntichrist
should
deceiue
all
the
world
,
all
na●ions
,
people
,
and
tonges
,
and
that
the
Church
of
Christ
should
be
driuen
into
the
wildernes
,
●ut
of
the
sight
of
the
world
,
and
ther
remayns
a
space
,
vntyll
she
should
be
brought
agayne
to
light
and
open
knowledge
of
all
men
?
As
it
is
come
to
passe
this
day
,
Gods
name
be
therfore
euerlastingly
praysed
.
But
because
I
haue
occupied
long
tyme
,
I
wyll
draw
to
an
end
:
For
by
that
I
haue
sayd
,
I
trust
it
doth
sufficiently
appeare
,
that
God
according
to
his
righteous
iudgement
,
hath
determined
vtterly
to
ouerthrow
Babylon
,
because
shée
hath
deceiued
all
nacions
wyth
the
wyne
of
the
fury
of
her
fornication
.
And
now
it
resteth
onely
,
that
I
speake
a
word
or
two
of
the
voyce
of
the
third
Angell
,
which
is
a
consequent
of
this
my
text
,
and
serueth
verye
aptly
for
the
conclusion
of
my
Sermon
.
The
third
Angell
followed
,
crying
wyth
a
loude
voyce
,
and
saying
:
If
any
man
shal
worship
the
Beast
or
hys
Image
,
or
receyue
hy●
marke
on
his
forehead
,
or
in
his
hand
,
or
shal●
acknowledge
anye
obedience
or
reuerence
to
him
,
as
willing
to
drinke
of
the
cup
of
Babylon●
fornication
,
thesame
shall
drinke
of
the
wyn●
of
the
furye
of
Gods
wrath
,
whych
is
poure●
forth
vnmingled
,
into
the
great
cup
of
God
anger
,
and
they
shall
be
tormented
wyth
si●
&
brymstone
,
before
the
Lambe
and
his
holy
Angels
,
and
the
smoke
of
their
torments
shal●
ascend
for
euermore
,
and
they
shall
haue
n●
rest
d●y
nor
nyght
from
extreme
tormentes
that
worship
the
Beast
,
or
shew
any
reuerence
vnto
Antichrist
.
The
effect
is
in
few
wordes
:
That
horirible
,
intollerable
,
and
eternall
tormentes
remayne
for
all
them
,
that
now
especially
,
when
Babylon
is
now
discouered
,
wyll
haue
any
thing
to
do
with
her
damnable
errors
and
pernicious
doctrine
.
For
howsoeuer
ignorance
before
her
fall
,
though
it
were
inexcuseable
,
yet
semed
to
diminish
the
greatnest
of
the
crime
:
Now
that
her
wickednes
is
openly
displaied
,
no
pretence
can
saue
men
from
the
extremity
of
Gods
wrath
,
if
they
wyl
styll
obstinately
continue
in
her
heresies
.
Let
vs
therfore
pray
vnto
almighty
God
instantly
,
that
al
men
in
their
vocation
may
seeke
the
vtter
ouerthrow
and
destruction
of
Babylon
:
that
Princes
and
Magistrats
may
,
according
to
the
prophecies
of
them
,
hate
her
with
a
perfect
hatred
,
and
vtterly
abolysh
what
soeuer
belongeth
to
her
:
that
they
may
reward
her
,
as
she
hath
rewarded
vs
,
and
geue
her
double
punishment
,
according
to
her
workes
:
and
in
the
cup
of
affliction
that
she
hath
poured
foorth
for
vs
,
they
may
poure
forth
double
as
much
to
her
.
And
looke
how
muche
she
hath
gloryfied
her selfe
,
and
lyued
in
wattonnes
(
which
was
without
measure
)
so
much
they
may
bestowe
vpon
her
of
sorrow
and
torments
.
That
Preachers
and
Ministers
of
Gods
word
,
may
plainly
and
without
dissimulation
or
halting
,
discouer
her
wickednes
:
&
earnestly
to
vrge
whatsoeuer
hath
yet
néede
of
perfect
reformation
.
That
all
Subiectes
may
continue
in
holye
obedience
,
first
to
GOD
,
and
then
to
theyr
Prince
,
to
the
aduauncyng
of
the
honour
and
glory
of
GOD
,
through
IESVS
CHRIST
.
To
whom
wyth
the
holy
Ghost
be
all
honour
,
glory
,
power
,
and
dominion
,
both
nowe
and
euer
.
AMEN
.