C A P.115. A (evelation oftheApocalypfe. 5 i; being now at laft communicated to many more about the beginning of the laft Period, being no longer to be muttered in Corners, but tobe fling up and down in all ,ftreets and high-wayes without any fear. The Pope ofRome dothhate i oSong more then this ; as which be. curfed with Bell, Book and Candle, unto the pit ofHell ; be- caufe neither he nor any of his curledTrain hath ever tatted of. the fweetneffe thereof; neither can they ever learn it, whileft they con- tinue fuch as they are, fuch milerable wretches are they all, both Branch and.Root,Head and Tail. Gread and marvellousare rhy work!. Indeed the work of God in reftoringReligion, was exceeding great, and beyond.all that could be hoped. Luther himfelfe, when he fi: it gave onfet to the matter, thought nothing leffe, then to fee fuch a blefl'ed renewingof all things,and that not without caufe.For whodurft havehoped,that the Popes dignity couklbe in the leali manner impaired and ihapen,under whofe feet fo many ,Emperors had long before put their necks, which is a work to be wondred ar, as which far exceedeth the fha1- lowneffe.andtrarrowneffe of mans mind.. LordGod Almighty, God, for ©ss9s. 0God; or by wantofa word to be fupplied, :which-art God, which art Almighty.- ball and true are thy Vaaycs. They arejuft, becaufe he had.punifhed the wic- ked ; they are true, becaufe:thgtwhich he hadipromifed, was now performed : forme had taught inhis Holy Word, that it fhouldbe well with the goad, and ill-with the wicked. According to which generali promifes and threarnings, he govertieth the world, manic felting his truth to all men in the particular :execution: of hisDe- crees, by fulfilling both oftheni therein. Verfe4. For all the GentilesJhall come. That-is, a moreplentiful' hope Ofthe univerfall calling ofthe whole world.flaouldcome to the faithfullbymeans ofthis deliverance; Which is .a matter that was -not now firff of all fignified, but it is now again mentioned in this place,becaufe that there fhould be more plentiftill knowledge there- ofevery day in thefe laft times, whéreas all expectation thereof lay quite dead in former Ages, becaaufe -of the long delay; and the ex- ceeding great difficulty ofthe matter. Here the' matter is.ónly inge- neral( intimated, being to be handled more at large afterwards in bis proper place. For thy judgements are'manifef ed. That,is, by thefe things which than haftbegun, it raybe fiifficiently inanifeit to every one, what thou art td ea at Taft. Ands therefore, ORome 1 why doff thou not look
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