8i6 ARevelationoftheApocalypse. CA P. 20, he declareth his loofing in this verfe, (for he rageth and he lyeth quietly at Gods Commandement and pleafure) and this he fheweth came to paffeafter the expiring of thofe thoufand yeares, not thofe which hee fpake of immediately before in the end of the former verle, but thofe ofwhichhe made mention in the s. 3. 4. and S. verfes, thebeginning and endwhereofwe have (hewed at the 2.and 3. verfes. Satanfball be loafed out of his prifon. The open enernie (hall then invade the Church againe, as it came to paffe when the Turkes rote up, which thing we fpake of at the 3. verle. Verf 8. erindhe(hallgo out to deceive. The fist work which he (hall befuir him in affoone as he is looted, shall be to make ready an Army to battell in this verfe, whereof he propoundeth a threefold defigne and enterprife. This Army fhall be huge and mighty, being gathered together of many and fundry Countries, as it is declared by the fourequarters of the earth, the South,the North, the Eli?, the Weft. In which foure quarters 4'eeing the whole world is contained, leaf any man fhould think, that this Empire reacheth as far and as wide alike on all fides; he fhutteth up thofe foure quarters within the bounds of two Nations, Gog and Magog; as if he fhoukl fay, leaf ye should think, that the whole earth shall afford Souldiers to make up this deteftable Army, he (hall onelq gather together fo much ofthe South, and ofthe ref of the quarters of the earth, to the preparingof thefe Forces, as there be Provinces in them, that are within the power ofGag, and Magog. This power therefore and Army ofthe enemy which is here fpoken of, (hall confift chiefely of the people of thofe two Nations. Now what Countries they be, is cannot be unknown, ifwe once know the Captaine and Comman- derof them. To the findingout of whom, the very time leadethus as it were by.the hand. For he rifeth up after the thoufand years ofthe devils imprifoning; Which timewe haveproved both often and by many arguments, to come forth at the yeere x oo. Nowwhat other Devill that was an openenemy ofthe Church, did come forth into the world at that rime, but the bloody and cruel Turk, that furpaffed all the former by far,in all manner of inhumanity,andourragioufnes? Andthis enemie Both indeed notably aci the Devils part in all horrible favagenes,as who knoweth,but a littletime remaineth for him ofthis loofing. And therforehe loth now rige,as ifhe weréa vifible dcvil,in the perfon of the Turk,whom he[nth appointed tobe chief ColonelofhisArmies to fupplf
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