C áP.13. - f evelattogofthe Apeca.lypCe. 45 up into the ancient glory ofthe former Popes, that feemed to be ut- terly extinguifhed with the wars and Empireofthe Gothes in Maly? Do not the famemen woríhip this new found and framed Imagé of his like an Idol ? See for this what we have faidupon the 6. and 8.. verfe, to which many other things might be added, but that it were more then needed, to faymore in mater that is clear enough, and known to the whole world. Verf. ig. Andit Was permitted to him, togive life to the Image of the Beaß. After that men havebegun to adore the Beaff like to an Idoli, when he was revived, being the Image of the former; to the intent that this crafty fox might the more bewitch and gull the peo- ple, he fhould endue the Imagewith vitali power. He alludeth to devilifh conveiances of the Idolaters, whereby they made the Idols to pour out oracles with diftinft voices like to men, that fo they might intangle theminds ofmenwith the greaterfuperftition.So like- wife the Pope, having once gotten to be efteemed as a God among men,did no longer make a dumb fhew, but began prefently to fpeak, tocommand, t o forbid, to make, to cancell Imes, to bleffe, to ctirfe, to fpeak thus likea braggard; By me Kings `raigne, as e 4drla.nPaid in an Epift. to the Arch-Bill-lop ofTrevir,Whencebath the Emperour' his Empire butfrom tu; therefore he ruteth by us ? Alfo, Whatfeever the Empereur bath, he bath it *holyfrom ut. Ado, Behold,. the Em- pire is in ourpoWer, togive it towhom We Will,for thù caufe are We ft by Godover Nations andKingdoms, to defiroy and pluek up, to build and to plant. This was a terrible voyceof an Image, but it was far more terrible then that ofthe firft Beaff whereof he was an Image, who durft never once mutter out any fuch matter..It is nomarvel! .. if the Canonifts trembling at this voyce within their Court, do in- genioufly profeffe; That the Popes will ferveth him for reafon enough in Whatfoever matters he Will, andyet that it may not bePaiduntohim, Why doe.ft thou fo andfo; Capit. unto. ofthe Tranflaton of a Bi- f:hop. And this is the third miracle, which is far more marvellous then tohear a Picture or ftatue pattering outwords diftinaly; For this is no ftrange thing, as being well known both by thofe fame fa- mous oracles among the Heathen, being alto anufuall juggling trick oftheMagitians; but there was good caufe why the 'world fhould be aftonied with fear ofthis Popifhlmage that thundred with fohor- rible a noife. And thus we fee this wonder-worker the Pope, to be famous for workingthole three kinds of miracles, which even in the judgement of the Papifts themfelves, fhould make Antichrift noto- rious. And
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