1:3a. t Bellarm de de Korn ponti. 16.3.cap,5. C H A P.2. a4n Expof tion ^Jponthe fecond V E x.6. fiian knew their firength,they easily bare not infolencie of Chriliian Bifhops. 3 Is it now remoued ? In no wife faith the Cardinall; for though he haue now nor pailace nor territorie in Rome or Italie, though not fo many Kingdomes as they of old, yet fiìll remaines the fucce$ion of Emperour to En perour in the faine power and dignitie ; fill the Name of Roman Emperours. Whence is the Inference; therefore Antichrifi not yet come, becaufe yet no whole dcfolation of the Empre. Refp. ,9uid audio ? A Romano Emperour without ter- ritorie,palace or dominion in Rome ? that is to fay,an Em- .perour without rule ; Romane without pofhetfon, or any interefi in Rome. The name and title makes not an Em pernur ; but the power of gouernment and co; &lion, and that more then Regali, ouer Kings and Prouinces. 2 And is the ancient dignitie and power of the Roman Emperour, to obtaine precedence onely, and fuck like ceremonious complements ? vt verbo expediam. Confider r what the Turks in the Eau bath taken from it. z How many King - doms.Chrifiian haue wrought to themfelues an immunity, and are now become abfolute Monarchies in thernfelues, without any reference to the Empire. 3 How, euen. in Germane, where the Name remains ; he is z precarió, Inch and at the Popes pleafure. z Titular onely without fouereignty, tribute, homage, or ought elfe, except cere. monious complements. 4 Specially how in Rome and Ita- lic, pof efiien and right is wholly felzed by the Pope, you wil be forced to confeffe an ownimodous defolation of the Roman.Empire,except perhaps empcie names and ceremo- nies make up the nature of Imperiali fou.ráignty... If this then be the let of Antichrifis difcouerie intended by:Paol, which one!), hindered hi Revelation and ifwith reinouall ef,his impediment the diicouery of that lavaleflè one be fo coniuni,as ` Paule vow & 7or6 intimate;what fhould hin- der vs to conclude,both that he is reuealed;and that out of the ruins of that Ernpire,he bath had his immediate fpring, and railing to his now magnificence ? The
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