Ho 44 evelatiàriof.the Apocalyfe.. C A P.16, Vert io.Then thefift Angelpouredout hip viall upon the Throne. This Vial poured on theThrone ofthe Bey,jf,hath forhis formereffec}, the darkningofhis k ngdom.For thefecond,the rage,blarphemy,&'obfli_ navy, of the Beafts, verf. z z. Who this Angel is, we shall fee in the next Chapter,verf17. Where the further declaring of this matter is fet upon. The things which.wehave heard before, do informe us fufficiently as touching the Throne ; for it is the City Which the Dra- gongave the Beafl by deed ofgift,Chap. z-3. 2. Which City we have ihewed to be Rome,which!hall be made cleare yet by thofe things that follow. Therefore after that evidence of the Scrnptures, where- by the Reaft !hall be made to boy le withheat in a marvellous man- ner,an outward calamity fisall fall upon this felt=fame City-,the Beaus Den, and this is the next thing that is to be expeted.' Now this !hall be no light calamity, whereby the former dignity thereof fhall be a little diminifhed onely,but a finali dcftruftion by which it (hall come to an utter ruine,and !hall fall, and with a vengeance', as it (hall be made manifeft afterwards; at which time that faying of Sibylfháli: beproved true,and thenl1,alt thou,p Rome ,eWhe/17 tur- nedinto a Wafle wildernefe;ras ifthou hadfl never been. This plague therefore fits neerer toAntiehrifts skirts then the former; The Sun can his darts againít him,but it was aloofe oflfnow !hail the taps of his execrable Pallace kifle the ground, whereby the glorious £hew ofhis Popifh Kingdome (hall be turned into darkneffe. For how !hail he fit howling and foriorne in the dirke, when` as his. Palace and Chaireahall be overthrown:, which they were wont to boaft ofas if it lhould beeternal! ,fo that the gates of HellJhould never pre- y. vaneagainflit ? To whichpurpofe. Rellarmine makes many great difputes,but this event which !hall be haftened, !hall n;ake all men fee,what a falfe Prophet hehash been And yet fome Iefuites being conftrained by force ofthe truth, be- gin to fpeak now 'ache overthrow of Rome ; which yet they hold, !hall not be,becaufeof Antichrifl;but beforehe (hail be born,at leaft before that he !half enter upon his Kingdorne. But we will wafh downe this washy device in its own place. Let us obferve fromhence for our learning, hon' long ruffering;andfioW to anger God is; He bath convinced this whore ofher foule and thamefùll tricks, a thoufand times before. But yet, he will not overthrow' her utterly, before he have placed herfiinnes in amore cleare Sunne thine then ever they faw yet. Which Peeing it bath been ánd !hall be: all in ' vaine aifo, what
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