C A P.13. Íevelation ofthe Apöcalypre. 435' for fo he faith the Whole earth. It íhould therefore come to pale, that the Beaji fhould rule with far more large bounds after his head was healed then before. Profper faid that Rome grewmore ample upon the firft receiving of this dignity, by means of the Tower of Religion ,then by the Throneof power. Whichmuff be underfl:ood, as it feemet,herof the confent unto the truth, thenof the domini- on of the City of Rome, although it was very great at that time ; as if he fliould fay, The truthwas-further propagated, then the Em- pireof Rome,but as for the domineritìg power of Reme in the mat- ter ofReligion, Brirany had not as yet acknowledged it, till that afterwards Augufline the Monke of Rome, did compell our country- men to bear the yoke,'under the Popedom of Gregory the fief, that is, after there was force hope ofhealing the Beafls Wound;neither did France, Freeze-land, Denmark, Gcrmany',Srlavonia, muchdepend upon Rome, before that Boniface or Venefride the Englifhman brought thefe countries, or the chief parts of them under the obe- dience of the Bishop of Mme , about the yeer (even hundred and twenty. Now therefore was the.time, when the Whole earth didad- mire the Beaf',at which cime betides thefeandthe reit of the Princes of Europe, the molt remote countries alto of Ireland,. Scotland, 2orWay, the Gothe.r, the people of SWevel id, Luten, and other countriesof Sermatia did admire the Beafi, as if he had been force petty God. Let the Pope therefore bragof his urliverfality, the more huge multitudeof followers he had, the more certain argu- ment have we, that he is this Teal' here fpokenof. Now as touching this admiration, it was great indeed for force ages before this, and many of themweremoil: famous lights of the Church, that did admire him , who being carried away with the too to great gliliring ihew that the Beafi. made, and not confider- ing warily enough what mifchief would come of it at hft , .did extoll the Primacy of the Apoftolike Chair with more fwelling words then was meet., And yet they did not admireafter theDeaf, fo as they thought it fit to embrace whatfoevet he decreed, butthey held the moll Holy truth of God tobe theonely rule of Piety and every duty. Neither were the praifes which the menof thefe times gaveunto him, any thing to that admiring of him, which followed after the healing of the Wound. Hear what Bernard faith, fpeaking to the Pope ; Tbou,faith he, art a great Priefl, the highell Pope, thou iìrt the Pripet ofAilbops,thott art theheirofthe Apofles,thouart Abelfor thy L I 1 Primacy,
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