382 4 eelation of the Apocaly%. C A P. II. us of this eternal! Kingdome; in that fo great confpiracies and at- tempts, of fo many and mighty enemies againft England alone, Bair moftgracious iteen, have vanilhed away like fmoke, and come to nothing ? He wiiofe Scepter they ftrive to overthrow, laugheth at their foolifh andvain enterprifcs. And I hope,that he who hath begun this everlafting Kingdom,will make our Queen alfo to be the Type of this his eternal! Kingdome. There is no good man that doth not delire with all his heart that it may be fo.Only we muff take heed,left that we fuller his Truth to be corruptcd,and his Majcftie tobe wronged and offended,by bringing in Antichri/lianfuperiitions afrefh again, ofwhole power, love and faithfulneffe in de finding us, we have had filch notable experience. We have made Chrift angry againft es already, in that we are fo far off from coming to a full and due reformation; but ifwe fhall return unto our vomit, with what fury will he berne out againft us? They therefore that favour the Papifts privily, and that take pains to get them liberty to defileour holy Kingdom with bringing in again their Rites and Ceremonies, thatare fo hatefull in the fight of God, do indeavour withal!, to overthrow our Kingdome ; yea, that which my heart tremblethat, but once to think of: they feek the death and deftruftion ofourmot facred Queen.For howfoever that Chrisbath now begun this eternal! Kingdome, yet hath he not tied it to cer- tain Countries. He will not want a Kingdome, although he should tranflate his Court and Palace to fome other place, which he is able to do at his plealure. But I hope that this Bo,:kofthe Revelation will demonftrate, and that with filch unanfwerable and infallibleargu- ment, the Pope of Rome rs that Amtichrif ; that if any man should not be fufficently enough perfwaded thereof, he will be ready at length when he hath confidcred of matters better, even to fly from him, as from a molt certain and hellifh plague of all the world. But to return to the matter in hand : We fee nowwhat it is, at which thofe voyees did fo rejoyce; namely, that the Chriftian Empire is augmented with new people, that are now converted to the knowledge and profliïon of the Golpel. And indeed it could not be, but the Whole reformed churchwas glad at the very heart root, for this joy that befell our Countrey, by the reftoring of the Golpe! unto us. Neither can it be doubted,but thatthe firft fo- 1,emnity that was kept here in England,at the inveftingofour into this kingdom ofbers,was molt dclightfull,farabove all that can be
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