510 Aevelation ofthe Apocalypfe. CAP.15, number ofhis game. We taught before that the number of his name was to becalled Latinsm, and that it was the moil: Bender bond of Society with which men were obliged to Antichrift,whichwaspro- per co the grecians, whoby receiving this badge, had leave granted them to tratficke mutually with the Popifh people. But the weitern people, who did before eafily endure to have thetrafelves made the Popes brandedf1aves,and to be called Papifs and Tope/use, fhould now curieeven the very name of Latinos, which the Grecians re- ceived fo hardly, and after fo long a time. This vie`fory therefore fhould be full, as it is (ignified by this particular reciting of the I- mage, the Marke,and the number of the name. But (will fome man fay) when happened this vié ory ? At the time when the feventh Trumpetfounded, when the Protefiant Princes in Germany having erewhiles wrung a free profeflionoftheir Religion from Charles the fife, got it confirmed and ratified by Fcrdinandus the Emperaur, ftraight after that Charles was dead, whichwas at the yeare 1558.at which time our moftgraciosu Elizabeth alfo being crowned 9,ueeve, did make it appeare openly to all the world,that the Beaft was over- come in England, which had begun againe to raigne a few yearec before, had not been thoroughly vanquifhed hitherto, but was re- ferved by God for this time, that he might beautifie the Charet, and triumph of that excellent Princeffe : The next yeare after,the Beaf was trampled upon in Scotland. Before thefe times the Truth fought floutly,but yet doubtfull whofhould get the victory, fheor her ene- miesat this timefhe killed and difcomfited herenemies down right. .. f o thefe ifwe (hall joya thofe multitudes of the Frenchmen, of the . people of Suez,iel in Germany, Denmark , Suetia, Prtffia, we (hall out ofall thefejoined together, make up that glorious Quire ofthofe that fiend by the glaffÿ Sea. Standing by :heg1jÇy Sea. That is, maintaining true and fincere doarine, to the voyce wherof they do continually Band buckfome and obedient. He alludeth to the Ifraelites Who food upon the /kore of the Red Sea., beholding that marvellotas fakvation, which God wrought for them, when he deftroyed their enemies. Seeing ther -- fore all we whom the Lord hash delivered out from Antichra(csTy- ranny, do Rand as yet upon the brink of this newly efcaped danger ,iherein we all were, whaemifchievotas fury of hell is it that vexed' ßs9 and makes us thus to rage like-mad men, one brother of -us a- .gainff anoehet, with all kinde of opprobrious reviling and fpite- bll fpeeches,and actions? How foul a thing had it been, yea how wicked
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