CAP. 2. .1107elationoftheA'pocalypfi. Spirit of his mouth, z Theft. 2.8. (Whichmanner of fpeaïkírigwhat High aná force it hath, we have learned already by experience, -namely-, that haughty after his errours are convinced, his lyes detened , his fraud and Pergamus. juglingslaid open in the cleare light, he fhould be brought to de- Itruetion ) thefewords feeme to have the fame meaning.. And in- deed after the Church was for fome long time fcourged by thofe Ba, barons people, out of the North and South, Chrift began tovex the hearts of the yuglers ofRome, and the Romifh Baalam, with the light ofthe truth. Forabout the yeare i a 2o. there arofe certaine godly men, who did openly preach, that Anrichrifh Was come ; that holy dayes to Saints, Church-broken mufckr, prayers for the dead, Pilgrimages, ogle, chrifine,andfach other thing r, were allmattersfull offìsperftition. The Tripartite worke and Henricus Toloffanus the Monk- .Unto thefe men were added fhortly ofcr the waidenfes, fllbingenfes,and they of`Paris; who let forth a Booke of the Perils ofthe Church ; and many other private men. From that timethe bat- tell here fpoken of began, but it was at firft eafie and light, terrible rather by the fhakingofthe fword, than for anywounds it gave, but after it carne to a let battell, aswe shall feeafterwards : which thing hath hitherto fallen out profperoufly on thegodly mens fide (thankes be to God therefore) but to them that dwell at Rome in the Throne of Satan, moll unhappily. 17.. He that hath an Bare to heare. Let all thofe that be drowned in Romifh fuperff itions attend and fee what reckoning God maketh ofthat Virgin Vicar of Chrifl, howpretious is that famous Rome fo much talked of, in his eyes, that chaire of Peter, that Pill.r of truth, that mother ofthefaith, andof all Churches, to wit, that that high Pontifical Pope is a moll turfed curling Balaam,that City which by the foolilh blazoningofvaine men is extolled asifit were theGate ofheaven, isthe very Pallace andThronewhere the Devill keepeth his Court. Neither let any man thinke that malice maketh a man that is a prole ffed adverfary to the Pope, fpeake thus, but let him compare together the prophecie with thefulfilling ofit in thefe times,without any partiality, and then ifhe (hall perceive that all things fall out ¡oft as they were foretold, let him then know; that he is adman jibed concerning the enfuing danger, not fo much by the words of any man, as of the HolyGhoft him felfe. To him that overcommeth Iwillgive to eat. The reward is three- fold, hidden Manna,a. whiteflone,and an unknown name Writtenon ir. All which thingsagree to the times marvelloufly. Touching Manna, it
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