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A85605	The great mysterie of God: or, The vision of the evening and the morning opened. Whereby comparing Scripture with acts of divine providence, will plainly appeare that the ruine of mysticall Babylon, and the erecting of spirituall Jerusalem are the ground of these present commotions; which are not to cease till by meanes of this present Parliament. The worke being so compleated, that Christ shall in and by his saints in tranquility reigne on earth one thousand yeares.		1645 (1645)	Wing G1713; Thomason E276_4; ESTC R209877	70,009	80

is noted in the Scripture of truth That he took away the Jewa sacrifice the same yeer called Dan. 9 11. The daily Sacrifice therefore it is said that an host was given him against the daily sacrifice Dan. 6.12 The Spirit of God charactariseth him by a little horne which none of the other Monarchs were ever set forth by and because he is said to wax great to the host of Heaven which none of the other did Vers 12. And by him saith the Text was the daily sacrifice taken away and an host was given him by the Roman Emperour against the daily sacrifice Dan. 11.31 and armes shall stand on his side and they shall pollute the Sanctuary of strength and shall take away the daily seerifice and they shall set up the abomination that maketh desolate Antichrist the Bishop of Rome could not be against the Jews way of worship 1 Thes 1.7 so as to destroy it and take it out of the way nor pollute Gods House and Sanctuary and set up his abomination untill the Roman Emperour was taken out of the way that is untill he had resigned the civill power of the Empire to him or most of it And therefore it is said that an host was given him against the daily sacrifice and armies shall stand on his part So it 's cleare the daily sacrifice was taken away by Antichrist and those armies and hosts were given him by the Roman Emperour and this he did by an host and by the power of aims which was the civill power of the Empire and he tooke the daily sacrifice away about 365. as Carion affirms Carian Chron. lib. 3. But the Spirit of God doth not begin his time when Antichrist took the power of the Empire into his hand nor when he tooke away the Jews daily sacrifice for if he had not entred into the Christians Churches and true Temple of God and dis-throned Christ and stripped his Spouse of her vale and scattered the power of the holy people by the civill sword of the Empire but ruled for God and Christ and the welfare of his people the Spirit of God would not have looked upon him as Antichrist And therefore the Lord begins Antichrists time when he first entred into his Temple 2 Thess 24. and sat as God himselfe lording it over the consciences of men in matters divine which only belong to God and to Christ From this time doth the Spirit of God begin Antichrists reigne and the Churches slavery and bondage under him which he did not doe so soon as he entred upon any of the power of the Empire either 320. or 365. for this is noted of him He came in saith John like a Lambe Rev. 13.11 seeming to all the Churches of the Saints and to the people of the whole Empire to be an innocent Lamb one that would doe no harme which he did not from 320. when he had the civill power of Rome and other places adjacent resigned up to him untill he had through his policy and craft made a League with the Roman Emperour Anno 365. or thereabouts Ban. 11.23 Then after this the Spirit of God notes that he shall worke deceitfully as indeed he did now at the comming in of Constantine that great persecution for 320. yeers against the Churches ceased and the Saints had through Constantines becomming a Christian respite and reviving for now the Roman Beast had such a wound given him at this time as if that he would die presently and not live again But after some few yeers this wound was cured and Antichrist starts up in the former Beasts stead Rev. 13.11 Dan. 7.8 20. and speaks like a Dragon very great things against the people of God and wrought deceitfully against the Saints pretending at the first to be all for them but now having got the civill power in his hand is quite against them and by this civill horne or power enters into the Temple where the people of God was congregated according to the order of the Gospell and takes away their power and so is said to be a Lambe that had two horns two powers the Civill and Ecclesiasticall Eev 13.11 which was done about the yeere of Christ 375. some ten yeers after the daily sacrifice was taken away From this time doth the Lord reckon Antichrist begins his reigne and thus Antichrist is said to begin his reigne 375. and reigns 1260. yeers and the two witnesses to be in sackcloth and to prophesie the full space of time 1260. yeeres Then they are to end in the yeere 1635. for 375. and 1260. makes 1635. untill this time is Antichrist to reigne and the witnesses to prophesie That he began Anno 375. will appeare more fully when we come to speak of the witnesses arising and ascending up to Heaven and Antichrist his fall God having promised Hab. 2.3 That at the end the vis●on shall speake and not lie Now it must speake by those great acts of Gods providence by which God is pleased to open visions and mysteries For this time of Antichrists reigning over the Saints was hid from all men both in Heaven and Earth he not beginning when he tooke the Civill power as all our former writers have supposed none looking to the time when he entred into the Temple and made war with the Saints which were in a Church way and this he tooke but by parcels And in that he is said not to begin untill he enter into the Temple and when he entred is not recorded in Ecclesiasticall History truly as I conceive the reason may be That it might be hid CHAP. IV. The tyranny and cruelty of Antichrist against the people of God all his time he was to continue and the Saints to prophesie and likewise when they had ended their testimony with the worke and imployment of the Saints and witnesses while they were in sackcloth THe tyranny of Antichrist is set forth by this that he exercised all the power of the former Beast Rev. 13.2 Rev. 17.3 7. the former Beast having given him his seat power and great authority This Antichristian Whore now rides upon the Roman Emperour and makes him her stalking beast Vers 2. not onely to commit spirituall fornication with the Kings of the earth and make all the Inhabiters of the earth drunk with the wine of her fornication but likewise to devour breake in pieces and stamp the residue under his feet even the poore Saints and Churches of Christ for 1260. yeeres and he is said to exercise all the power of the former Beast the Roman Emperour Daniels fourth Beast Rev. 13.14 15 First steps of Antichrist cruelty against the Saints Dan. 11.38 Dan. 11.30 Dan. 11.32 Dan. 11.28 who did the same to the Saints as ye may see Dan. 7.7 And fitly called the Image of the Roman Beast both in his malice cruelty and strength First he breaks the Saints or Churches of Christ in pieces the

the throne and of the foure beasts and in the midst of foure and twenty Elders he onely was counted worthy because he had beene slaine and redeemed his Church and people not onely from the wrath of God and Hell and Death but out of every kinred and tongue and people and nation and hath made them to God Kings and Priests and they shall reigne with Christ upon the earth 1000. yeers Rev. 20.4 This mysterie being now finished and this little booke and seales broken open Rev. 11 12. which were done the yeere the witnesses ascended up to Heaven 1639 when the tenth part of that Antichristian City fell as shall be shewed at large in its place then the Lord commanded his Prophet to make it plaine upon tables Vers 13. that he may run that readeth it Hab. 2.2 3. Dan. 12.10 And saith further that at the end the vision shall speake and not lye The Lord promising they that are wise shall understand this vision at the time of the end Rev. 1.3 Prov. 1.6 Now they are counted wise and blessed in this respect to understand a vision or mystery and the interpretation thereof Dan. 9.2 the words of the wise God and his darke saying who search and read the books and rolls wherein God hath wrapped and folded up these great mystery of the enemys ruine and the Churches deliverance and that trace and eye God in those secret wayes of his providence as that holy man of God did Psal 107. By which acts the Lord makes his vision and mystery plain upon tables that he that runs may read The Lord of his free love and grace having given some understanding in this great mystery and vision accordingly we will by Gods assistance endeavour to hold forth this light knowing that it is a great and hainous sinne inexcusable before God at that great day either to put our light under a bushell or to hide that talent in the earth which the Lord hath giuen us to trade with for his glory his Churches good and our owne everlasting comfort Therefore we will declare and make knowne what we understand of this great mystery in severall Chapters What is gold and pure mettall will endure the day of fiery triall but what is hay and stubble shall be burned which is my hearts desire THE MYSTERY OF God opened CHAP. I. The Vnion and Onenesse of those five grand enemies of the Church Daniels foure Beasts and little Horne set forth by one Image and one Beast THese foure Beasts and little Horn that carried the Church of God captive at the first into Babylon some 600. yeers before Christ and hath kept them in bondage 1600. yeers and upwards Isa 28.15 all these were confederate together to break devour and trample under their feet with great fury rage Dan. 7.7 and malice all the time of their reigne Isa 21.15 are therefore said to make a Covenant with Hell and Death for the same purpose First Dan. 2.31 the enemies are set forth by one Image the King of Babylon being the head of it who carried the Church of God first captive ver 38. is the first Beast chap. 7.4 The King of Persia which is the Breast and Armes of this Image who took the Kingdome from the King of Babylon Dan. 5.31 was Daniels second Beast Dan. 7.5 The Belly and Thighs of this Image was the King of Graecia who took the Kingdom from the King of Persia Dan. 8.6 7. 20 21. which was Daniels third Beast Dan. 7.6 The Legges and feet was the King of the Romans who took the Kingdome from the Grecians Dan. 11.20 set forth by this Character a raiser of Taxes as indeed he was as we may see plainly Luk. 2.1 2 he was Daniels fourth Beast Dan. 7.7 and was more terrible in his persecuting the people of God then any of the three Kings or Monarchs were that went before him set forth in these words Verse 7. Dreadfull terrible and strong exceedingly and had great iron teeth who devoured and broke in pieces and stomped the residue under his feet Dan. 2.41 And in this Kings dayes this great Kingdome and Monarchy was divided into ten Provinces or Kingdomes set forth by ten hornes Dan. 7.7 and by ten toes Dan. 2.41 which were on his feet but yet all under his power and jurisdiction and therefore he is said to have ten horns ten Kings that had ten powers under him and these ten Kings are not absolute Kings Rev. 17.12 therefore are said to have received no Kingdome but reigne as petty Kings under him and so receive power as Kings one houre with the Beast not distant from him Dan. 7.8 Rev. 13.11 but one with him Now this little horne which Daniel saw come up amongst those ten hornes which is that second Beast which John saw come out of the earth from amongst the common men of the earth as indeed he did was Antichrist for he did not come or issue from any royall race or blood therefore called by the Spirit of God Dan. 11.21 verse 24. a vile person to whom they shall not give the honour of the Kingdome but he shall come in peaceably and obtaine the Kingdome by flatteries as you may read ver 24. So that the Roman Monarch who is set forth by a raiser of Taxes was destroyed neither in anger nor in battell ver 20. but this little horne through his policy caused craft to prosper in his hand Dan. 8.25 he is noted to be very deep and subtill understanding darke sentences ver 23. shewing signes and wonders Marke 13.22 Rev. 13.13 14. and miracles making fire to come downe from Heaven by which signs he deceives the whole world would have seduced the Elect if it had been possible and by his policy and craft he began to work himself into favour with Constantin 320. who gave him the power of the civill sword in Rome and the other places adjacent in his time Rev. 13.2 afterward obtained the whole Kingdom or Monarch by flattery from the Dragon the Roman Emperour and therefore he is said to give him his power seat great authority Rev. 13.2 Dan. 11.23 for after he had made a league with the Roman Emperour about 365. he works deceitfully became strong with a small people therfore saith the Spirit of God his power shall be mighty but not by his own power no Dan. 8.14 for he got the power from the Roman Emperour by flattery and deceit and not by strength of Armes neither did the Romans give him the honour of the Kingdome at the first but he by his policy and craft like a Serpent wound himselfe into the Roman Beast and so became one with him and so this Antichristian Whore made the Roman Emperour her stalking-horse to carry her to the Kings of the earth that shee might commit spirituall fornication with them Rev. 17.3 7. Rev. 18.3 and