A view of the whole Revelation. Ch. s©.' t. At what time the Turks rife up, theftudy of the truth in many ix; the we- !tern parts is kindled: 9. By wbofe índeavour the interpretation ofScripture it rcftored again to 'he earth. Ch. it.. X. Prophef+e being rcftored,therewas amoreful knowledge ofthe agepaft,name ty; that theChurch from Conftantines time, fir z 26o. years, wasbidden in the (ecret part ofshe Temple, the Romans in themean time boaftingof the holy City, and out-moft court. , 7. And that at the endof tholeyears the Bifhop of Romefrail wagewar againit the Church, fhaU cut the throat of the scriptures with his Counncell of Trent ; yea make very carltales n f :bent triumph over them for three years and a balfe, fhould alfo by thehelp of force and ` :Ch tiles thefft, tread upon the Saints in Germany, wboyet after threeyears and mini the men of Magdeburgb andMauritius, ftroke the enemies with Lord f atn4'tenth part of the Empire of Rome. 11. The (eventbAngel Lathnot only fpokcn by dreams and vu? -,u4 himfelf newKingdoms,Eugland,Ireland, ven as often as he inlightneth themindes of his terr.,. : fearchout the hidden truth of his word, and to bring it forth into tile - °` wf Now he with whom the Lord Both in this manner communicate his counlells,cannot but fee a neceffity lying upon him , to declareabroad untoothers what he hashrecei- ved. For fhould a candle be lighted tobe put under a bulhell ? Or fhould-eómmon danger be difcovered to any one man in private, for his owne caufe alone ? and not ra- ther for this end; that he being fet as it were inawatsh-tuwer,fhpuld give warning to all others ofavoyding and preventing with all fpeed the evils and deftrtition that is rufhing inupon them ? Wifely doe thefoute Leapers conclude,that they fhould be culpable and liable tofornepunifhment, if they fhould have concealed but till the morning that joyfu jl vewes, a Kings y. 9. Then if one fhould conceals an imminent deflruetion , what punithment were he worthyof ? even fomuch the more grievous , by how much the worfe it is for one to be utterly undone, then to be deprived of joy the fpace or a few houres. Wherefore when as I had learned out of this bookof the Revelation,both that amoft grievous tryall was ftraightwayes to comeupon the whole Chriftian world, fo at the[word of the Lord was to bemade drunk with bloud in the heaaens, and all the hoftof themwas to befbaken; as alto that you the Chriftian Churches of Gernna- ny, France andBritanie, were by Epiftles written by nameunto, moll mercifully ad- monithed concerning this tempeft : I, that by Gods providencehad found three Epi- ftles call abroad,and underftood bythe Infcriptions to what Churches they were tent, durft not but give them unto you, left by intercepting, and keeping them clofe to my felfe, I fhould both treacheroufly indanger your fafety, and altomatte my fclfe wjr- thily guilty of high treafon againft Gods Majefty. There is no godly man that li- veth, or bath lived ofa long time, whole minds may not certainly give him, by that contempt of Gods worfhip, mockingof his holy . word , cane= careleífüeffe and ambition of Paftors,and the altogether diffoluteand wickedlives of all menof every order and condition, which are tobe leen every where, that forne horrible calamity will ftraight-wages enfue. But theft Epiftles doe not by 'a doubtfull conjefture gheffe at the matter, but inexpreflè rearmes doe teach, that there it an unmeafurable guile as it were full of miferies already prepared, and that we which live at this day doe Rand in the very brinköf it. Thou (O Spoufe) look I pray thee upon the tale, take notice ofthe words, bandana ftile of the writer. Thouknoweft bell the voyce of thy Husband,if th:y be Letters lent thee from him, as they make open chew tobe, it is more then time. for thee to call away all that filth whichby too too long fecurity thou haft gathered,left ifthou continue to be over n:, ligent herein, thou °íhouldef be purged prcfently withthe fire of the founder : . A n
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