CAP. 5. touchingAntichrifL: 65; Chap. 12.3., Bcfides the ten Horns do not lignifie the diífolution of° that Empire, as .whofe body retr aineth after thofe are fprung up. And fo the viG®n it fell teacheth plainly, that the Beajf it fell; namely the fourth,ris not to be [lainbefore, nor his body tobe de- ftroved, before that Horn (hoaldbe brokenand taken away which fhould arife after thole ten Horns, Dan. 7. 11. Wherefore the ten Horns do byno means lignifie the deftrnftioa andfall of the Roman Empire, fo that they canyield us no help to finde out the comingof eflntichrift. To thefe things we may adde, that his argument [lath this in common with the former, that here is no mention neither, made of Antichrift. The little Horn indeed groweth úp after the reft of the Horns, which many learned men apply toAntichrij?, but you doe not infd now upon this Horn, and wee have (hewed before in the fecond Chapter of this Çonfutation, that this expofïtion is contrarie to she truth. The third place is, Rev. 1 7.16. Where you will have the ten Horns tobe ten Kings, Whickfhall raign together, and that they are net Kings of Rome, becaufe thefe Kings (Ball hate the Whore, andinane her - "elate, and ro they(hall divide the Empire of Rome among' themfelves, 4nddeftrey it utterly. I anfwer, that it is very marvellous that yon fee not, that the cleancontrary to that whichyou intend, is proved out ofthis place. For if this hatred, whereby the ten Kings (hall hate thewhore, and make her defolate, be the very fall and ruine ofthe empire of Reme, then Antichrijt (hall comebefore theEmpire of Rome (hail be laid wafte; For he fhall fubfifc long before this hatred, and the ten Kings (hall ferve him a long time, before they do thus .burnout in anger againff the where, according to that which is let down;verf. a a. &.13 . ofthat Chapter. No* the ten Horns that thou faweft,are ten Kins, who havenot received a Kingdomas yet,but they ,(hall receive a pother an Kings at the[ame hour With the 734. There have oneminde togive their flrength andpower to the Bull. Befides theeace the. Her* ofthe Beaft hinnfelf, nor of the Empire of Rome that is divided, .Chap. 17. 3. Which if they Gguifie any diviliion, the _ Beaft (Hall be divided from his fir{f upri{ing. Moreover, f..eing they (hail arifeat thefame hour with the Peaft, they flan not go before him ; foas they may lignifie by any forerunningof their, that he is following themat the heels. Wherefore nothing is hence to bega- thered atall touching t:he defolationofthe Roman Empire, asbeing any figne ofAntichnsjtr coming into the world. O000 The
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