A LITTLE VIEW OF THIS OLD VVORLD IN TVVO BOOKS I. A Map of Monarchy Wherein the state of the World is represented under Kings with their entrance Reign and Ends from King Saul to King Charls II. An Epitomy of Papacy VVherein is discovered the rise of Anti-christ with the Entrance Reign and Ends of the Popes of Rome for 740 years till the Pope was fully declared to be the Anti-christ A Work fitted for the Press Five years agone and now published by Tho. Palmer Pastor of a Church of Christ in Nottingham LONDON Printed for Livewell Chapman and are to bee sold at his Shop at the Sign of the Crown in Popes-head Alley 1659. To the Council of State of the Common-Wealth of England Honourable Worthies THe Lord God Almighty is the original of all Created beings and his glory is the great end he is carrying on both in Earth and Heaven Wisdome Grace and Power are the Essence of God and from himself he made and governs the whole Creation independently and none can say Why hast thou done thus There is some parity between a Saints Soul-state and the true Church-state Darkness and bondage precedes light and comfort sufferings goe before rest Abrahams true Seed are in AEgypt they pass the red Sea and wander in a houling Wilderness before they can possess the promised Land of Canaan and all these former dealings of God with his people in Covenant were written for examples and types for us upon whom the ends of the world are come Jehovab hath not usually made great promises to his people and inriched them with his Free Grace but he hath brought them to live upon him by faith for the performance of the word that went out of his mouth yet as God saw the state of future times he was pleased still to discover and fore-tell to his suffering Saints the enemies fall and the Churches advance and glory in this world The state both of the Jewish and Christian Church as to their sufferings union and glory were fully represented in Daniels Visions and Johns Revelations When Jesus Christ was in the Flesh hee was frequently Preaching and in Parables representing the Churches suffering and raised estate and after him the Apostles taught the same things The Prophets and Apostles spake not only of the Churches future sufferings under the Beasts false Prophet the Dragon and the Whore but God was pleased also to compute and measure the time of Saints sufferings to their promised Redemption In Christs fore-telling the events of time after his Resurrection hee gives not his Disciples the number of years but leaves with them several fore-going signs of their promised Redemption that both by computation of time and by signs the Saints might the better finde the time of the Beasts reigns and the appearing and Kingdome of Jesus Christ. Indeed Chronologies are imperfect and I judge the very year of the Beasts fall and Churches deliverance cannot be asserted by man yet I humbly conceive that both from computations and signs God hath begun his Churches deliverance in these Nations The Churches Restoration is as fully promised as her afflicted state fore-told and when the Dragon and the Whore have had their time of tyranny over the Saints why should we not certainly beleeve and look for promised rest If you please here to take a view of the Kings of the Earth and examine Antichrists plots and practices they have fulfilled the Word of God by the mouthes of his Prophets and answer them exactly as face answers face in a Glasse Great Senators I may be bold to say God hath honoured England above all the Nations of the earth and you above many Sons of men in making use of you to begin and prosess your resolutions for the establishment of Truth and Holiness in these Lands it was only the Lords free mercy that brought and hath continued the Gospel in England above any Country and Kingdom in Europe and may we not upon that ground beleeve that appearing and kingdom of the Son of Man promised shall here begin and from hence run from Nation to Nation till all the Vials of Gods Wrath be poured out upon the Churches enemies that great voyce out of the Temple in Heaven be fulfilled saying The Kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord and of his Christ and he shall reign for ever and ever Truely the night is not yet past and the Lords work in your hands is attended with great difficulty yet you shall ever have a Pillar and a Cloud to guide and defend if you keep your eye upon them I think I may say God now calls you to an unwonted work the bringing in of the New Heavens and New Earth wherein dwelleth righteousness which is the Kingdom of Saints in this World Carnal Counsellours and worldly Politicians know little of the Lords designs at this day and will doe as little in his work God is now staining worldly glory God is now fulfilling promises to his Son and his Saints and none but the Spiritual-wise understand the work before you I beseech you look much to God hearken after the teaching and light of the Spirit in the Churches of Christ and so act that you may render up your account with joy not with fear This is the end and all of my desires in this little peice I humbly present you with who shall rejoyce to bee found serviceable in his generation to promote the great design of Jesus Christ and shall abide Your Honours real and faithful Servant in my Lords Work Tho. Palmer From my Lodging upon London Bridge the 4th Mon. 1659. To all that beleeve and look for the Kingdom of Christ and glory of the New-Testamen-Church in this World Precious souls IT was the providence of my dear Father when he took me from more rough imployment in the Warrs of England to call me to preach the Gospel of Light in a dark corner which was not without success and comfort to my soul and refreshing to many at home and abroad but after a little time Satan raised so great opposition against some few painful Servants of the Lord who with my self joyned freely to preach the Gospel on week-days from Town to Town where we were invited by any of the Lords people that after the continuance of this course for about two years and some light especially in the order of the Gospel brake forth the Parish Ministers shut the doors of the Comman Meeting-places against us and by degrees put an end to those fruitful and blessed exercises My more publick Ministration of the Gospel being so prevented and my preaching in my Parish-relation by the same spirit of Antichrist made very ineffectual that young Converts were staggered about Church-order and many Christians drew back It was upon my heart to imploy my spare hours to prepare something for the Presse and preach in Print when I could not preach in other mens Pulpits
Henry the 8. and was crowned at 9. years of age In the 2. year of his reign he did so much towards reformation that the Church-service was turned into English In the Kings Minority the Duke of Somerset was made Lieutenant Protector but not long after was committed to the Tower and after was beheaded at Tower-hill King Edward about 16. years of age fell sick and died when he had reigned 6. years 5. months and odd daies An. 1554. After the death of Edward Lady Jane wife to the Lord Clifford fourth son to the Duke of Northumberland was proclaimed Queen as given to her by Edward the 6. But Lady Mary eldest daughter to King Henry had the grater party and so came to the Crown She soon restored the Pope Cardinal c. to his former Supremacy over England and dashed the reformation begun and appointed the Church-service again in Latine To make sure Queen Mary beheaded the Lady Jano Clifford the Duke of Suffolk the Lord Clifford and others to take them off from laying claim to the Crown Yet she did not sit quiet in the Throne But to compleat her sin she drunk deep of the bloud of the Saints and sent many multitudes to heaven in fiery chariots The Queen married Philip Prince of Spain Yet the Lord shut up her womb that she had no child and cut her off when she had raged over the Saints in this Nation 5. years 4. months and odd daies Anno 1559. Elizabeth sister to Queen Mary now came to the Crown she again rejected the Pope and did something towards Reformation of Religion She had great honour in the hearts of the people and was a terror to forain Nations and reigned 45. years An. 1604. After Queen Elizabeth James King of Scots descended from Margaret daughter to Henry the 7. came to the Crown of England He was a man of much learning and writ divers Books But his practice answered not his light and professions How he passed over the death of his son Prince Henry was observed by many and how the Lord reached him at last many have said more then I will write King James sawyed the Scepter of England Scotland and Ireland 22. years 3. days An. 1626. Charles succeeded his father James Contrary to the counsel once given by King James to Heary his son Charles did marry with Henerietta Maria of France a Papist and gave her the liberty of her Religion by Articles of Marriage By her interest Popery was advanced through corrupt Bishops and the true worship of God was little known in England what the life of Charles was is yet fresh in the memory of most alive at this day He set all the three Nations on a fire that yet is not quenched nor is like to be In England Ireland and Scotland the sword hath spilt the bloud of many thousands and as he was worthy the Lord gave him bloud to drink who was beheaded at White-hall West minster January 30. An. 1649. when he had born the Crown 24 years 10. months and 7. days Thus as in a Map I have represented some remarkable passages in the rise and succession of Kings from Saul to our present Age. If this little be laid up in the minds of men by this taste you may judge much of all their Lives and Reigns that is vailed under the Curtain To my best skill I have only run down sacred and prophane History and have taken the relations of others and written their Stories But if so much wickedness came to light what was done in the dark that is open to the all-seeing eye of Heaven Surely a woful sad burden have this sort of men I may well say Monsters been to all People and Nations where-ever they were And that the Dragon the Beast and all their limbs shall be utterly destroyed by Jesus Christ who is King of Kings I question not I am perswaded the work is now upon the wheel and as Jesus Christ is imbraced here will appear more and more to clear up to the Saints another way of governing his people then yet we see There is nothing hinders but our unworthiness But if I may discover what I see yet afar off I conceive the Governours call'd and set up by Jesus Christ shall be like Jesus Christ himself humble self-denying Saints such as shall set up a publike and not a self-interest Such as shall ease burdens and not oppress Such as shall deliver the poor and not seed upon them Such as shall guide the people by the rule of Gods sacred word and not make lust and self-will their law and force it by a long Sword For certain if the Lord did not leave wise-men to themselves they could not but easily reade their own ruine by multiplied examples in all times God is the same yesterday to day and for ever And in the same way that God did manifest his righteousness and justice under the sacred Scriptures the same hath been the Lords providences and dispensations in the world ever since the Scriptures were written and as the Apostle expresseth it These things were written for our examples upon whom the ends of the world are come I may say sin was the rise of Monarchy sin hath been the strength of Monarchy and Monarchy hath been the punishment of sin ever since it was Therefore when the sin of Kings grew high the Lord stirred up some to punish pull down these Kings by the shedding of much bloud and exhausting of treasure But when such had got into the Kings State they did the same that the King did before them when their sin again was full the Lord raised up others to destroy them and their Families And this is the track of times But when Jesus Christ is truly received there shall be an end of this proud oppressing sort of men the Saints shall rule then judgement and righteousness shall run down like mighty streams Now for the accomplishment of these blessed promises wait and pray till Christ say It 's done AN EPITOMY OF PAPACY THat there was a Gospel Church in the City of Rome in the times of the Apostles is clear by Divine authority And that this Church of Christ had ordinary Church Officers Bishops and Deacons I think there is no question But the better to discover the Roman Antichrist two things have been in debate amongst the godly 1 Whether the first Bishops of the Churches of Christ had and did exercise by power given from Jesus Christ a Lordly and Soveraign Jurisdiction over the Saints in their particular Churches 2 Whether the power of one Bishop or Pastor by the institution of Jesus Christ did extend to divers Churches The judgements of many learned men are published to the World upon these needful questions yet I desire to assert my thoughts in this place First That ordinary Church Officers
ought not nay may not put out a Lordly Soveraign power over the Church or Brethren is plain to all that will read it 1 Pet. 5. 2 3. Secondly That ordinary Church-Officers have not any power or charge given them over diverse Churches is plain from Scripture and Reason When Paul called the Bishops together and spake to them all present yet he presses every one to take care of his own particular Flock Acts 20. 28. If any through prejudice should seek other glosses to put upon this text to hold their own opinions they let goe natural reason and deal worse with Christian souls than they are willing to doe by their flocks of Sheep Certainly a Shepherd that takes charge of divers flocks in several places is very like to Rot them all But my business is to gather an Epitomy of the Papacy that the rise and growth of this proud scarlet Whore who rides the Roman Empire may bee yet more perfectly discovered and that the Antichrist of Rome may appear to bee the very Whore of Babylon shadowed out in Types and Figures unto John in his Revelations The Gospel was no sooner preached by the Apostles but Satan had some ministers ready to pervert the truth of it and turn away Disciples The Apostle Paul not only describes but discovered the working of Antichrist in his time Paul said then the Mystery of iniquity doth already work 2 Thes. 2. 7. that is in that very age pride end usurpation of false teachers corruption of Doctrine and Discipline grew fast on and many were drawn off from the simplicity of the Gospel to Idolatrous and Superstitious practices through ignorance and blind devotion It cannot be denied but that the first Bishops of the Church of Christ in Rome were many of them sound in the faith and sealed the truth of the Gospel with their bloud in Martyrdome yet in those times Heresies and Sects in Religion grew fast and after more and more I shall pass in silence all the first Bishops and begin with Elutherius the twelfth Bishop of Rome Elutherius was chosen Bishop of the Church at Rome in the fifteenth year of Antonius Verus the Emperour Anno 178. and governed that Church thirteen years untill this time the same Doctrin and Order in the Church which was left by the Apostles was observed in the Church of Rome In his time England received the Christian Faith and when Lucius the British King sent to Rome as a famous Christian Church and desired Elutherius to send them the Roman Lawes the good Bishop not dreaming then of a Supremacy modestly refused it and referring of the Christians to the Books of the Old and New Testament to gather out Lawes from thence urged this reason The Roman Lawes and the Emperours Lawes we may ever reprove but the Law of God wee may not out of them take yee a Law and by that Law rule your Realm of Britain At this time there was a Sect followed Marcus who denied the real suffering of Christ and that there was no resurrection of the Flesh and therefore lived in Adultery Victor succeeded Elutherius In his time there fell a great difference between the Eastern and Western Churches about the time of Easter or the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some observed it upon the fourteenth day of the Moon after the Jewish Passeover some upon the Sunday following Upon this contention many Synods of Bishops were called in all parts and so Victor called a Synod at Rome where he himself sate President In this Synod at Rome Victor took upon him to Excommunicate the Churches in Asia because they conformed not to the practice of the Western Churches But this insolent attempt of Victor was stoutly opposed and Victor overcome Soon after this Victor dyed when hee had governed twelve years anno 203. At this time sprung the Heresie of Artemon the Disciple of Theodotus a Tanner who denied the Divinity of Christ. Zephyrinus was the next Bishop of Rome and governed eighteen years Anno 221. In his time was Neotus who denied the Trinity of the Deity He called himself Moses There were also the Sect Melchisedechiani who held Melchisedech to bee greater than Christ. Some taught also that the Soul dyed with the Body yet rose again at the general resurrection Calistus now took the Chair and continued five years and dyed Anno 226. Urbanus followed Calistus and governed eight years Anno 234. Pontanus succeeded Urban and continued six years Anno 240. Anterus came next to the place It is Historied that when the Church was met upon the death of Pontanus for a new Election a Dove setled upon the head of Anterus and so the multitude cried out Anterus is worthy of the Bishoprick I repeat this as a Popish relation yet possibly this might be one of Antichrists Miracles to deceive which after were more frequent But however Anterus entred he held his honour but one Month and gave way to Fabian Fabian was Bishop of Rome and dyed a Martyr in the seventh Persecution raised by the Emperour Decius Anno 254. Cornelius followed Fabian and ruled three years Anno 257. Lucius followed Cornelius and kept the Sea not full eight months About this time was Novatus who called the Sect following him Puritans Hee refused to receive into their Fellowship again those that fell though they shewed their repentance He also denied second Marriages Stephen was chosen next Bishop of Rome and ruled two years Anno 260. In his time it was much controverted whether Hereticks converted or persons baptized by Hereticks should bee again baptized Also in Stephens Government some Bishops deposed in Spain and Africk fled to Rome and sought to bee restored by the authority of Stephen It seems Stephen was willing to close with such an opportunity or else in a brotherly way the Bishop of Rome writ to the Bishops of Spain and Africk to receive again those Bishops deposed the Bishops of Rome made other use of it in after times But whether Stephen writ to command or desire yet the Bishops to whom Stephen did write returned answer That the offenders running to Rome could not have those just Censures past upon them reversed c. Xystus came next in place and governed eleven years Anno 271. About this time the Heresie of Novatus was revived and some Bishops corrupted with it Dionysius governed nine years and died Anno 280. In this time were the Sect Origeniani These denied Marriage yet lived worse than Beasts using vile ways to keep Women from conceiving with childe Faelix had the next turn and ruled five years Anno 285. Eutychianus followed Faelix yet governed but ten Months Caius then had the rule of the Roman Church and continued fifteen years Anno 300. At this time the Heresie of the Origeniani was broached afresh by Adamantius a Priest in Alexandria and much increased These held there was
no Resurrection that Christ and the Holy Ghost were only Creatures that the Souls of men were first in Heaven and came down into bodies c. Marcelinus followed Caius who in the Persecution under Dioclesian denied Christ to save himself but soon after he sorely repented his great sin and under the same Emperour dyed a Martyr for Christ. Historians agree not about the time of this Bishops Government but it is said to bee five years Anno 305. Though this was a sad time of persecution yet then sprang the Heretick Manes of whom came the Maniches This Heretick Manes cald himself Christ and chose twelve Disciples Eusebius followed Marcellus and governed one year and seven months Anno 307. Miltiades next had the Ecclesiastical Chair he was Bishop of Rome when Constantine the Great was Emperour as appears by a Letter written from Constantine unto Miltiades about the beginning of Constantines reign untill this time the Bishops of Rome were poor and low in the world But as Constantine affected Religion and greatly tendred the growth of it so he gave revenues unto Christian Churches and especially to that of Rome I find no Chronologers setting down the time of Miltiades Government but by computation I judge hee continued six years and dyed in the fourth year of Constantines reign Anno 313. Sylvester succeeded Miltiades in the Church of Rome in the time of Constantine the Great In the time of Sylvester Arias or Arrias born in Lybia a Priest in Alexandria made great opposition against the Bishop of Alexandria and bestirred himself to get Disciples his Heresie he held was That the Son of God had a beginning of Essence c. This grew and spread much and brought great trouble to the Churches whereupon Constantine summoned a general Council at Nice some say Anno 325. some say 326. some 328 c. But in that Synod there was gathered together the chief Ministers of God of all the Churches of Europe Africk and Asia also Syrians Cilicians c. there were present also many of the Laity In this Council Arrias was condemned and the Creed ratified Sylvester continued his government twenty years and dyed anno 333. Mark was Bishop of Rome after Sylvester eight months Julius followed Mark and Governed fifteen years Anno 348. Heresies did now spread much especially the Arian Heresie whereupon the Sons of Constantine by consent called the general Council of Sardis This Council was summoned in the eleventh year after the death of Constantine and from the going forth of the Proclamation to the meeting of the Synod was one year and six months There met three hundred Bishops and Brethren of the West and but seventy six of the East The occasion of this Council was in behalf of Paulus Bishop of Constantinople and Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria These were deprived of their bishopricks by the Arrians and because these two Bishops were admitted to sit in the Council many of the Eastern Bishops rose and departed the Synod yet in that Council the Nicen Creed was confirmed Paulus and Athanasius restored and their accusers deposed It is said Julius Bishop of Rome writing to the Eastern Bishops blamed them for depriving Paulus and Athanasius in assuming that power to them that was committed to the Bishop of Rome by Divine command This was like Antichrist himself and the Popish Proctors have made great use of this to plead it for a sufficient proof of the Popes Supremacy But this attempt of Julius was condemned in the Council of Antioch about Anno 336. About this time also Monastical life began and many idle Fopperies Marriage was forbid strange Garments brought up the eating of Flesh forbid and many perswaded to leave their Possessions Liberius was chosen next Bishop of Rome Some Historians say well of him some say ill but it appears hee continued seventeen years Anno 366. By this time Supremacy had got some footing in this manner as the Christian Churches multiplied Sects and Seditions grew fast and to prevent these the Churches near Rome and other eminent Cities were made Provinces and consociated for Order and Government upon this account the Bishop of Rome with others became Metropolitan and chief Bishop in the Province and called Synods After in a Council at Antioch it was ordered That if in matters of importance the Bishops accord not that then the Metropolitan should call some Bishops of the next Province to judge and give definitive sentence Damasus followed Liberius but got the Chair with great difficulty the Sea of Rome was now greatly increased in wealth and pomp and so became a Bait to ambitious spirits and the dignity hardly obtained In the vacancy of the Sea Ursinus a Deacon of the Church made a strong Party against Damasus and the Faction was so great at the Election that the House of Prayer floated with bloud where there were left one hundred thirty seven dead bodies The pride and Usurpation of the Roman Bishops doth plainly appear by the several Lawes made by the Emperours to restrain them it is very manifest by the Epistles of Damasus that he claimed a Supremacy in the Sea of Rome in Ecclesiastical affairs but it seems the Bishops were ambitious also of the Civil Sword yet by the Emperours they were forbid to hear and determine offences between Person and Person except in matters of Religion Until this time the People had the Election of Bishops or Pastors but this great priviledge was taken from them by a Council held at Laodicea also that Lessons should bee read between certain Psalmes that the Gospel should bee read and other Scriptures upon the Sunday c. Here abominable Superstitions and Corruptions thronged fast in which I forbear to mention Now were the Sect of the Dimeritae who denied that Christ had a Soul c. Also the Massiliani a sort of idle Monks these said The Body of Christ in the Sacrament did neither good nor harm c. These were also call Euchitae c. It is said that Damasus kept the Episcopal Chair eighteen years and dyed Anno 384. Sericius succeeded Damasus Hee is said to be the first that forbid the Marriage of Priests now the name of Priest grew into fashion and was the ordinary stile of all common or inferiour Bishops Sericins governed fifteen years Anno 399. In this age were the Heresie of Proclianites who denied that Christ came in the Flesh also the Patriciani who say that God made not mans flesh but the Devil and therefore Murder themselves and others to be out of the flesh Anastatius was chosen next Bishop of Rome and continued but three years Anno 402. Innocentius next entred the stage of the Roman Sea and acted the part of Antichrist himself Damasus in an Epistle to the Bishop of Mauritiania stiled the Sea of Rome the
Firmament of all Bishops the Top of all Churches and Sericius in an Epistle to the Bishop of Arragon said It was not lawful for any Priest of the Lord to bee ignorant of the Decrees of the Sea Apostolick And Innocent would not so wrong Peters Chair as to let any Papal Dignity fall in him and therefore claimed Authoritative Censures in all greater matters to be only in the Apostolick Sea This Innocent begged what would not bee granted for fifteen years and ceased Anno 417. Zosimus was the Successor of Innocent and strongly followed his Plea for Supremacy He supposed having had three Predecessors before him that had begged hard for Supremacy hee might well require it In the first year of his Government was held the sixth Council of Carthage where were assembled two hundred twenty seven Bishops To this Council Zosimus sent three Legats requiring the Bishops of Africk to appeal to the Sea Apostolick But Zosimus obtained it not from the Council and dyed in the second year Anno 419. Boniface the First succeeded Zosimus He was also the first Bishop of Rome that assumed and exercised Kingly Authority over Secular people which he put out in banishing the Novatians and seizing their estates He pursued the claim of Zosimus in the Council of Carthage but obtained it not yet that I may the better discover the shamelesse impudence of the Bishop and the working of Antichrist in this age Zosimus pretended to the Council that this Supremacy was given to the Sea of Rome by the Council of Nice but the Bishops knowing of no such Canon past in that Council sent Letters presently to the Bishops of Constantinople Alexandria and Antioch desiring them to send the Acts of the Nicen Council sealed up In this interim Zosimus dyed and Boniface came to the Sea but the Council finding no such Canon in the Nicene Council it was not granted and so Boniface only pursued it yet saw no end of it and dyed in the third year of his Government anno 422. Coelestine was chosen next to the Episcopal Dignity now the Bishops of Rome exalted themselves exceedingly and affected great swelling Titles Coelestine blushed not to take into protection such Bishops and Priests as were justly excommunicate and banished for Heresie and Scandal out of Africk and other Countries and took up the names of Blasphemy that these flattering Parasites put upon him the very Titles of God himself yea and sent out his roaring Bulls much threatning those Churches if they did not again receive the banished Bishops Whereupon St. Augustine writ a tart Letter to Coelestine saying wee are threatned with a Posse comitatus and force of armes to put the sentence of the Apostolick Sea into execution Let not these things be so I doe conjure thee by the bloud of Christ and by the memory of the Apostle Peter who warneth those that are set over Christian Assemblies to be meek and humble not to domineer with violence over your brethren But Coelestine was above brotherly admonition and beat on boldly through all opposition to establish Supremacy in the Roman Sea yet after nine years deceased Anno 431. In this time Nestorius Bishop of Constantinople broached his Heresie against the union of the two Natures in Christ Cyril now Bishop of Alexandria opposed this Heretick but to determine the Controversie the Emperours Valentinian and Theodosius the second of the East called the General Council of Ephesus Anno 431. in which Council Nestorius was condemned and banished Sextus came next to the Sea of Rome he was accused of several Crimes laid to his Charge before the Emperour Valentinian and was put to purge himself in a Synod called at Rome This Bishop kept the Sea eight years Anno 439. Leo the first had the next turn and in his time hee mightily advanced the Supremacy of the Roman Sea In the Government of Leo a Provincial Council was called at Constantinople about Eutiches an Abbot who maintained the Heresie of Nestorius in which Council Eutiches was condemned and degraded yet by another Council of corrupt Bishops held at Ephesus Eutiches was again restored But after there was a general Council called at Chalcedon of six hundred and thirty Bishops to re-examine the Case of Eutiches in this Council the Heresie of Nestorius was again damned and Diascorus with other Bishops deprived the thirteenth of Octob. Anno 453. Unto this Council Leo sent his Legates to accuse Diascorus and the main matter of his complaint against Diascorus was that hee had rejected the Decrees of the Roman Church In this Council also it was ordered that no Clerk should bee admitted into two Churches By this time the Bishops of Rome had got some preheminence and in this Counil had the title of Pope The Empire of Rome was now in great confusion Enemies made invasions and to fulfill the Word of the Lord Leo took his time to raise the Episcopal Throne by the woeful distractions in the Civil State the Emperour had little power and all he could doe was to preserve himself But now Leo took his opportunity to advance the Sea of Rome and though hee could exercise but little Jurisdiction yet he took upon him the Title of Pope of the Roman Catholick Church and universal Bishop Thus Leo continued one and twenty years Anno 460. Hillary was Successor to Leo of whom I find little mentioned he had the Government six years Anno 466. Simplicius followed Hillary but now there arose much strife between the Church of Rome and the Church of Constantinople which should bee supream but Leo Emperour of the East gave the Supremacy to Constantinople as being his royal City Simplicius used his utmost endeavour to reverse the Edict of the Emperour and dyed in pursute of desired Supremacy when he had ruled fifteen years Anno 481. Faelix followed Simplicius in his Papal Dignity and in his eager pursute for Supremacy in the Roman Chair but left the Work undone and departed in his ninth year of Government Anno 490. Gelasius came next to the Chair but was a man of more modesty than many that went before him He neither pleaded his Supremacy from the Nicene Council or the antient custom of the Church but held to the text Tu es Petrus This goeth not said Gelasius by Synodal Decrees but by the very voyce of the Gospel Therefore hee spake it openly that the Sea of Rome might either absolve such as were wrongfully condemned by any Council or condemn such as deserved it yet after forgetting himself hee pleaded Synodal authority saying The Canon hath so ordained it that all Churches ought to appeal to this Sea and not from it Thus Gelasius laboured subtilly to advance the Roman Sea yet held it but four years Anno 494. Anastatius the second followed Gelasius To all other evils in
and changes and over-turnings can bee expected in Churches and States till he come and be lift up whose right alone it is to rule as King of Saints and King of Nations As yet the Lords people see little into this great Mystery of the Prophets and if you find slips and failings in my Computations of years or application of Prophecies cover them or correct them in love considering my love to Christ and his Saints hath ingaged me in this Work and as yet it is neither dark nor light I confesse the whole Book is little more than a Transcript of Divine and prophane Histories in all which I have been faithful to God and Men which Mite I now cast into the poor Saints Treasury and if the Lord Jesus Christ shall make it a seasonable word of truth to Saints it will bee the comfort and crown of him who waites and prayes for the promised Redemption of Sion T. P. A MAP of MONARCHY LIB I. ALL the dealings of God with man are works of wonder As the Lords electing Love hath been cast upon a few of old Adams children to evidence the freedome and riches of his grace So the infiniteness of his Almighty power is manifest in his guidance preservation and protection of these chosen ones through the oppositions and difficulties they meet with in this world For the sake of these was Christ promised Laws Ordinances and Government given For the first 2000. years sin reigned and there were few persons whom the Lord approved of as godly About which time the Lord singled out Abraham and made a special Covenant with him and his seed after his faith Abraham had one Isaac descending from him Isaac had but one Jacob coming out of his Loynes but from Jacob came the twelve Patriarchs I will omit many passages of Gods providence in those times yet it 's manifest that the Church of God then was contained in one Family and though Jacobs Family had in it seventy souls at his going into Egypt amongst themselves these were onely under houshold-Government The time of Israels bondage until their full deliverance was 430. years all which time till neer the end Israel in civil things were under the Government of the Kings of Egypt But when Israels oppressions brought them to their prayers the Lord heard their cries and made provision for their deliverance by the hand of Moses to whom the Lord gave the Government of his people Israel as Judge I cannot here let pass the glorious appearance of God in the multiplying of these people that in the Land of their sad afflictions and hard bondage the number of seventy souls entering Egypt were multiplied to six hundred thousand and 3000. and 550. men of War besides the Tribe of Levi. The Lord now having made good his promise to Abraham in so great a measure that from a Family they were increased into a Body Politick or Commonwealth For the well-ordering of whom God in his wisdom gave to them a sweet fatherly Government under the name and title of Judge many or most of which were Prophets and High-Priests elected by the people not to have a violent proud arbitrary or absolute dominion over them but to minister justice and guide them by the counsel of God Under this happy Government the Lord blessed this people about 450. years It is too manifest that upon the corruptions of some in Government the people would not be satisfied until they had cast off that Government the Lord had given them and blessed to them and would have a King to Judge them like all the Nations This Heathenish request sadly grieved good Samuel and much displeased the Lord yet God in his unsearchable wisdom having great designes to accomplish in the world granted Israel their desires though to be a scourge and a curse to them and commanded Samuel to tell them what oppressors and Tyrants these Kings should be to them And Israel groaned wofully under this Kingly Monarchical Government for about 517. years which ended with the last and great Captivity in Babylon but upon their restauration and return they again set up the Government by Judges according to the institution of God and so continued it many of which Judges ruling after the Captivity as before were High-Priests Now as Kingly Monarchical Government hath been most general in the world and these Kings and Emperours implacable enemies and bloudy persecutors of Christ and the interest of the Saints yea and such as have been the great instruments of the Devil to keep down or keep out Christ from his Kingly Monarchical visible Government over the Saints and Churches which God the Father hath promised to him and conferred upon him I will therefore spot a little Paper and spend a little time to run down the line of Monarchy to give a touch upon the enterance reign and ends of some Kings Emperours and Kings again in the latter times I will begin with the Kings of Israel at their ending I will come to Daniels four Kings and fall in with the Histories of the Kings of England until that name was taken away at White-hall West-minster The Map of Monarchy WHen nothing but a King would Saul content Israel Samuel caused all the Tribes of Israel and all the People to gather to Mizpeh where they chose Saul the son of Kish for chief Captain This was a free election of the People and no secret combination of any party Yet I cannot but note the modesty of the young man seeming to judge himself unfit for so great an honour and high trust hid himself from the Crown If we may judge affections by actions Saul sought the Asses with more desire then a Kingdom And possibly if he had continued in his Native imployment his life might have been longer and his sin less But being now lift up to the Throne Saul ruffles in the world and did something while God was with him yet when the Lord took from Saul the spirit of Government and courage he fell into gross wickedness in the life-time of Saul David was anointed King over Israel I will not insist upon the vile practices of this ungodly man which came to miserable end for not finding a man willing to separate his distracted soul from his miserable body he fell upon his own sword and became his own executioner But this I must further add the lusts of Saul cost Israel dear for he spent much treasure spilt much of their bloud and reigned with Samnel 40. years about Anno mun 2888. For the wickedness of Saul the Lord rejected him took away the spirit of Government he had and commanded Samuel to anoint David the son of Jesse when Saul had reigned but a few years yet David was not set upon the Throne until
smart of Tyranny Valerian going to War against the Persians was taken prisoner where he was made the Kings foot-stool when he got upon his horse and after flea'd alive and salted and so ended this miserable life Galienus left in Government still continued Emperour but he gave himself up to his pleasure and neglected the Publike Weale by which many Provinces took their opportunity to provide for their own safety and set up Emperours of their own In his reign also the Gothes made invasions upon the Romans all which together Gallienus grew into hatred and was soon slain Yet it is said Gallienus stayed the persecution against the Christians about An. 262. and with his father kept the Imperial Throne 15. years An. 272. Claudius next had the Empire But Historians agree not in the time of his reign or who succeeded therefore I follow Mr. Heylin who gives to Claudius one year An. 272. Quintilius had the Throne for one year and left it An. 273. Aurelianus then took his turn At first he favoured the Christians but after raised the ninth persecution against them It is said When this Emperour was about to sign his Edict against the Christians the Lord stroke that arm that he could not write his name upon which he was so terrified that he stay'd that persecution and after this sign from heaven the Church had peace through divers Emperours reigns Aurelius was a valiant Warriour and subdued divers Provinces to the Roman State Yet was after murdered by pretending friends when he had reigned 6. years An. 278. After Aurelius the Empire was vacant and no Emperour chosen for some time which never happened from Romulus to that instant Yet at length Tacitus was chosen Emperour and reigned 6. moneths Florianus then took the Scepter and held it 80. daies Probus was chosen to the Empire as some say By the nomination of Tacitus and confirmed both by the Army and Senate He by his wisdom so setled the Nations in such peace that on a time he said We shall not shortly need Armies or Garisons But this speech of the Emperour so greatly offended the Souldiers that they consulted new troubles and not long after Probus died when he had held the Crown 6. years An. 286. Carus succeeded Probus He took into Government with him his two sons Carinus and Numerianus Carus soon died and Numerianus following the Wars was slain by his father in law Upon this Dioclesian was chosen Emperour and raised an Army against Carianus but in battel Carianus lost his life when all three Emperours had reigned but 3. years Anno 289. Dioclesian now succeeded in the Empire and finding troubles and tumults arising in many places he took Maximinian into Government with him and divided the Empire into East and West That the Publike Weale might be yet more stable and better ordered Dioclesian adopted Galerius to succeed him and Maximinian chose Constantius Clorus to follow him Yet Galerius was sent to command in the East and Constantius kept the West These Emperours by this Policy kept peace at home and got Victories abroad by which they were exceedingly lift up in pride In such height was Dioclesian that he would be worshipped as God And to the rest of his sin he raised the tenth persecution against the Christians which rose very high In the 19. year of his reign neer the Feast of Easter the Emperour sent out his Edict by which he commanded all Churches to be laid even with the ground the holy Scriptures to be burnt the Pastours of Churches first to be imprisoned and then forced to offer sacrifice to idols or suffer death c. It cannot be said how much Christian bloud was shed in a little time Yet the righteous God suffered not these bloudy persecutors to go in peace to their graves In the 20. year of these Emperours Government they grew weary of their honours and resigned their Emperial trust to their Companions But Maximinus grew mad and hanged himself And Dioclesian fell into a horrible Disease his intrails and flesh rotting with innumerable lice swarming upon him and so wasted away An. 309. Though now the Empire be divided into East and West or West and East I shall only follow the Western Empire and speak only of the Eastern Emperours occasionally as this History requires Constantius now Emperour of the West had his abode in England and married Helena daughter of King Coel. Constantius was greatly affected with Religion and the worship of God which he much promoted but in the 7. year of his Government after the Resignation of the former Emperours he departed this life at York An. 316. Constantius being now dead Galerius Emperour of the East adopted Severus and Maximinus to succeed next in Government In the interim the Nobles and Souldiers at Rome elected Maxentius to be Emperour Upon this great troubles did arise and to quier both the parties up in arms the Nobility called Constantine son of Constantius out of France to deliver Rome from the Tyranny of Maxentius Constantine forthwith drew into Italy with his Army where he got the first Battel and after totally routed Maxentius neer to Rome Constantine was Proclaimed Emperour after the death of his father in England But now he had overcome his enemies he was established in the Imperial Throne Constantine bearing great affection to Licinius took him into Government and married his sister Constantia to him out of this respect that Licinius favoured the Christians But after some time his hypocrisie was discovered and it appeared that he intended secretly to murder Constantine and to raise persecution against the Christians Yet the All-wise God prevented the one and stay'd the other begun For this malicious bloudy cruelty being brought to light Constantine went against Licinius overcame him and after ruled alone Constantine now setled the afflicted Church in much peace and the Romans gave him the title of Constantine the Great It is Historied by Socrates That when Constantine was drawing up of his Army to relieve Rome from the Tyranny of Maxentius that he was yet unsetled in Religion But in the day-time there appeared a lightsome Pillar in the heavens like a Cross with this inscription In this overcome But this appearance was of these Greek characters 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which are the name of Christ As Euseb. This at first amazed the Emperour Yet he being assured by the restimony of others as well as himself of the reality of the vision Constantine did fully believe in Christ and in that strength prospered I will not spot paper with reciting the Popish fables reported of Constantine But without question he was a pious and peacable man and did much for the Church of God He was converted to the faith about the 41. year of his age Yet was not Baptized of long purposely
Flanders The Duke of Clarence followed the King to London where they set King Henry again at liberty after 9. years imprisonment and newly elected and crowned him King But soon after King Edward returned again to England with some Souldiers and then the Duke of Clarence his brother turned to him and so greatly increased the Kings strength that he came to London and took King Henry prisoner and then followed the Earl of Warwick whom he also overcame and slew with his brother the Marquess of Mountacute When Warwick was down the King pursued Queen Margaret wife to King Henry and getting the Victory in a battel at Tewksbury he took the Queen prisoner with Prince Edward her son And soon after King Henry was murdered in the Tower And after him the Duke of Clarence was murdered in the Tower a sad but just reward of a turn-coat To all other the bloud and Tyranny mention'd of this Usurper sad is the story recorded of Mr. Burdet of Arrow The King hunting in his Park with others kill'd one white Deer of which he set some esteem and for Mr. Burdets saying I would the Horns of the Buck was in the belly of him that shewed him the King the said Mr. Burdet was accused and condemned and executed for a Traytor and so lost both life and estate Indeed his words being a curse were sinful But yet a small offence to the King to have so sharp a censure But not long after the Lord shot the Dart of death at him summoning of him to appear before Divine Justice the 9. of April An. 1484. when he had reigned 22. years 1 month and odd days Edward the 5. about the age of 13. years was to succeed his father Edward the 4. But about 3. months after his fathers death his Uncle Richard Duke of Glocester caused him to be secretly murdered conveyed away that it was not known where he was buried and so set up himself An. 1484. Richard the 3. brother to Edward the 4. to get the Crown murdered Prince Edward and Richard Duke of York his brothers sons in the Tower with George Duke of Clarence his own brother also Henry Duke of Buckingham Hastings Rivers Vaâ—ghan Grey and very many others and his own wife Anne that so he might make way to marry his Couzen Elizabeth Yet this wicked Tyrant raged but a short time For Henry Earl of Richmond the heir apparent came out of France with the Earl of Pembrook his Uncle the Earl of Oxford many others to whom some of the Nobility joyned in England who gave battel to Richard the 22. of August neer Bosworth where Richard was slain when he had born his usurped Crown 2. years and 2. months Ann. 1486. Henry the 7. who was heir to the house of Lancaster when he came to the Crown married Elizabeth the daughter of Edward the 4. whom Richard intended to have taken and so united the houses of Lancaster and York Henry had also a strain of the British Race and of the French bloud In this Kings time were great Tumults Taxes and Taxes brought Tumults and the shedding of much bloud And when Taxes were not willingly paid the King craved or begged benevolence or something of their own good will Divers rebellions there were some from without and some within the Nation and it 's noted that Lambert was a chief rebel in these times The Scots also made inroads into the North parts But to quiet them the King gave his eldest daughter in Marriage to the King of Scots When Henry had reigned 23. years and 8. months he died An. 1510. Henry the 8. succeeded his father Henry the 7. He enjoyed the Crown in much quiet by union of the Families for which there had been fought 17. pitcht battels in which were slain 8. Kings 40. Dukes Marquesses and Earls besides Barons Knights and Gentlemen and about 200000. common people This King married his brother Arthur's widow which Arthur died before his father And so Henry began he was for Religion a Roman Catholike and in his zeal writ against Luther for which great act his father the Pope gave him the Title of Defender of the Faith which the Kings and Queens held to the last Yet when Henry the 8. grew great he cast off the Popes Supremacy over England and judged himself fit enough to be head in Church and State The King going to War in France James King of Scots came with a great Army into England but in a bloudy battel was repulsed About this time Mary the Kings sister was contracted to Lewis the 12. King of France but was before promised to the King of Castile Yet after Charles Duke of Suffolk wedded the Lady Anno 1516. About Ann. 1533. King Henry put off Katherine and married Anne Bullin and she was proclaimed Queen Upon this divorce many were discontented but the King sent out an Oath to be taken by all people especially to the Priests to swear fidelity to the King Queen Anne and their heirs But the Lord Chancellour some Bishops and many others for refusing this ungodly oath were committed to the Tower and other prisons But to the rest of this Kings sins when he had cast off the Popes Supremacy he became Pope of England and was made head of the Church of England having full authority over the same And withal took the first fruits and tenths An. 1535. In the next year the 2. of May Queen Anne was committed to the Tower and there beheaded Also the Queens brother with 18. of the Kings Privy Chamber were put to death the 17. of May and the 20. of May the King married Lady Jane Seymor The 12 of October 1537. Queen Jane brought forth Prince Edward and lost her life the 14. day The 3. of January 1539. the King married Anne of Cleve Thomas Cromwel Secretary to the King was a rising Favourite and promoted to places of trust and honour above any in his time beginning about An. 1536. and An. 1540. he was beheaded at Tower-hill and the new Queen Anne of Cleve divorced The King had another wife in good readiness if not already married for the 8. of August following the Lady Katherine Howard appeared openly as Queen But he made as speedy dispatch with her for the 13. of February following she was beheaded in the Tower yet after the King had cut off that Katherine the 12. of july following the King married the Lady Katherine Parr late wife to the Lord Latimer 1543. and the 35. year of the Kings reign All this Kings time were mutinies heading hanging and abundance of bloud-shed continually of all sorts Nobles Bishops Priests and people He cut down all that stood in his way who answered not his desires Thus this King spent 37. years 9. months and odd days An. 1548. Edward the 6. succeeded his father
that by the help of the Souldiery he kept his Chair and slighted the Emperor continued his government 13 years anno 701. John the sixth followed Sergius he still sought to promote the Papal Dignity as not having what was aymed at The better to perswade John to subscribe the General Councils Justinian sent to him a Confession of his Faith but John also refused it and gave this reason Because of certain Articles in them which were contrary to the Church of Rome This Pope ruled three years anno 704. John the seventh took the next turn but by this time the Popes of Rome began to grow great in the world and did cause others to know it The Eastern Empire was now brought low by the Lumbards in the West and the Saracens in the East that the Emperour was constrained quietly to put up all affronts from the Pope and speak him fair too It is said also that Aripert King of the Lumbards to keep John on his part gave to the Sea of Rome the Cottian Alpes Anno 705. yet John kept the Sea but three years anno 707. Zosimus the second came next to the Papal Dignity yet held it so little time that some Historians pass him by without naming Constantine followed next but did improve his time above many his Predecessors Upon offence given by the Patriarch of Constantinople to the Emperour he sent the Patriarch prisoner to Rome thinking thereby the more to please the Pope Anno 708. as yet the Emperours Exarchs at Ravenna kept the Pope under that he could not work his will but in this Popes time the Souldiers conspired against Justinian slew him and made Philipicus Bardanes Emperour By this means the Eastern Empire was brought near to ruine and a door was opened for the second Beast to enter Philipicus coming thus to the Empire thought to doe some eminent act to please the good people and so made an Edict That all Images should bee puld down in the Churches upon this the Pope took occasion to cast off the Emperor pronounced him an Heretick and forbad the people of Rome to receive the Emperours Commands his Image on their Coyn or mention him in their Service This was not so much an Excommunication as a final Deposition of the Emperour and soon after hee had his eyes put out and thrust out of the Empire This was the first Pope that proceeded so high against the Emperours and this doth sufficiently evidence that the Antichrist is now come and hath taken his Throne All this was accomplished by Constantine who governed seven years Anno 714. Gregory the second succeeded Constantine and was not inferiour to any that went before him in Pride Policy or Tyranny It is said that this Pope was so expert in Conjuring that he was called Gregory the Diabolist At this time Leo Isaurius General of the Emperours Army put down Theodotius from government and set up himself Emperour and having a little respit from the Saracens he renewed the Edict of the former Emperour against Images and hoped to maintain it in Italy But Gregory called in the Lumbards and by their help routed the Emperours Army now Gregory and the Lumbards shared Italy and by this means a huge Dominion was added to the Church Though the Lumbards had done the Pope great service in this expedition yet Gregory casts how to clear Italy to the Sea of Rome It seems the Pope feared a complyance of the Lumbards with Charls Martil of France who now grew great and to engage him for the Church Gregory sent an Ambassador to Charls with a present of the Keys of the Holy Sepulcher and St. Peters Chain These unheard of Relicks were greatly accepted and Charls Martil ratified an accord with the Pope Gregory did this for the Sea and after he had ruled seventeen years departed Anno 731. Gregory the third succeeded Gregory the first Hee Decreed in a Synod That whosoever would not doe religious honour unto Images should bee cut off from the Body and Bloud of Christ and the unity of the whole Church At this time Thrasamond Duke of Spoleto intending to revolt from Luitprand King of the Lumbards he fell in with Gregory and to ingage the Church on his Party Thrasamond delivered into the Popes handsome strong Holds which he had kept for the Lumbards and upon this ground the King of Lumbards raised an Army and came against the Duke and worsted him in that Battel The Duke fled to Rome and the King demanded him of the Pope but the Pope refused to deliver him thereupon he laid siege to Rome Gregory was now sore puzled and sent for Charls Martil to interpose upon the perswasion of Charls the King of Lumbards raised his siege and returned into Pavia and in that year Gregory dyed when he had ruled ten years Anno 741. Zachary next took place and carried on the main design stoutly and now an opportunity was offered to compleat the work Pipin Master of the Kings House to Childrick King of France had a great desire to get into the throne yet had some scruples how to be absolved from his Oath but in a little time Pipin was informed that the Pope had the power of Christ and St. Peter and could doe all things Pipin dispatches away Ambassadours to Pope Zachary about the businesse At first the Pope made a pause and thought the attempt vile but considering of what advantage this might be to the Roman Sea he put on impudence and exercised all his power Zachary deposed Childrick absolved the French people from their Allegiance and gave the Kingdom to Pipin This was such an ingagement upon Pipin that hee must not refuse the commands of his new Father the Pope and as a requital to Zachary Pipin drove the Lumbards out of Italy and gave the whole Dominion to the Church of Rome This Booty did so please Zachary that in token of thankfulnesse he confirmed Pipin in the Kingdom of France gave him the title of most Christian King and to answer this new kindness Pipin prostrated himself kist the Popes feet and sware Fealty to him Thus you have the advance of Antichrist and the ingagements of the French Crown to Peters Chair I need not seek further for the discovery of that Man of Sin that Son o Perdition spoken of by the Prophet and Apostles nor need any a sharp sight to discern him sitting in the Sea of Rome Now was that word of the Lord perfectly fulfilled spoken by the Prophets and Apostles who described the Antichrist by several marks some of which I will here observe These are the Prerogative Royal of God Almighty to dispose of Kingdoms and pardon Sin so that he who shall assume these out of the Hand of God is the Antichrist as described at large by the Apostle Paul and both these Pope Zachary took upon
money Johns endeavour to get the Crown Richard crowned the 2. time An. 1194 An unconscionable King had a sad end An. 1200 John England first resigned to the Pope The Kings miserable end An. 1217 Henry the 3. by a Concubine The beginning of the Barons Wars Many dreadful judgements upon England An. 1273 Edward the first The Jewes banished England Ann. 1254. Crosses built upon the ways from Lincolne to Westminster An. 1308 Edward the second A miserable man The King for protecting evil mâ—n against justice was himself deposed and they executed An. 1328 Edward the third King Edw. murdered in prison by the Queen A marriage with Scotland Earl of Kent murdered A great Victory over the Scots An. 1335 King Edw. the 3. took the title of King of France The Scots did great hurt in England King Edw. relieved the K. of Spain An. 1378 Richard the 2. the 8. and last King of Plantagenets race The wo of young Counsel Guns first invented Oppression oft the ground of civil war The Lord chief Justice Tresilian put to death for betraying the Law of England An. 1388. The Kings revenge upon London for refusing to lend him 1000. The Kings revenge upon the Barons The just desert of a Tyrant An. 1400 Henry the fourth 1. King of the Line of Lancaster King Richard murdered The Crown of England hath cost England dear An. 1414 Henry the 5. A Fleet of 1000 Ships An. 1432 Henry the 6. Hen the 6. crowned K. of France in Paris Old Court-Policy The battel at St. Albanes between the King and Duke of York Printing was brought into England The battel at Northampton between the K. Duke of York A battel between the Barons in Wales An. 1462 Edw the 4. first K. of the line of York The bloudy battel of Todcaster In the battel of Hexam King Henry was the fourth time overcame King Henry the 6 the 2. time crowned King of England The battel of Tewksbury Murder upon murder Deep severity An. 1484 Edw. the 5. murdered Richard the 3. This Tyrant â—â—â—â—ered by 〈◊〉 and â—â—â—â—ded in bloud An. 1486 Henry the 7. united the houses of Lancaster and York England was yet a free people A marriage with Scotland to make peace An. 1510 Henry the 8. Kingly Soverainly hath spilt abundance of bloud in England King Henry first wife Defender of the Faith a title given by the Pope to the Kings of England King Henry the 8. cast off the Popes Supremacy and took the Government of State and Church King Henry's 2. wife High Tyranny to inslave mens Consciences to a wicked mans lusts Horrid Blasphemy to usurpe the diginity of Christ. Tenths and first fruits taken by the King King Henry's 3. wife Prince Edward born King Hen. 4. wife Great changes King Hen. 5. wife Queen Katherine beheaded King Hen. 6. wife A sad time of bloud in England An. 1548 Edw. the 6. The first reformation from gross Popery in England The Protector beheaded An. 1554 Lady Jane Clifford was proclaimed Queen Queen Mary The Hierarchy of Rome restored in England Lady Jane beheaded D. of Suffolk c. A bloudy persecution An. 1559 Queen Elizabeth Elizabeth restored the Reformation of Edw. the 6. An. 1604. James King of Scotland An. 1626 Charles 2. King of the Scotish race A wosul wedding to England King Char-beheaded An. 1649 Note A caution for Kings 1 Cor. 10 11. Isa. 2. 2 3 c. Dan. 2. 44. and 7. 26 27. Isa. 32. 1. Act. 17. 31. Rom 1. â— The power of Bishops or Pastors Note Elutherius the 12 Bishop of Rome and dyed Anno 191. Euseb. England received the Christian Faith Victor the 13 Bishop The difference about Easter Euseb. Murnie Antichrist appears Anno 203 Euseb. Zepherinus the 14 Bishop Anno 221. Euseb. Calistus the 15 Bishop Anno 226 Urban the 16. Anno 234 Pontanus the 17. Anno 240 Anterus the 18. Bish Euseb. A lying Wonder Fabian the 19 Bish. Anno 254 Cornelius the 20. 257. Lucius the 21 Bish. Euseb. Stephen the 22 Bish. Anno 260 Euseb. Mystery of iniquity The beginning of Romes Supremacy Xystus the 23 Bishop Anno 271 Euseb. Faelix the 25. Anno 285 Eutychianus the 26 Bish. Caius the 27 Bishop Anno 300 Euseb. Marcellus the 28 Bishop Sleidon Anno 305 Socrates Anno 307 Miltiades the 30 Bish. Euseb. Anno 313 Sylvester the 31 Bishop The first Council of Nice Euseb. Sleidan Socrates Anno 333 Mark the 32. Julius the 23 Bish. Anno 348 The general Council of Sardis Anno 350 Sleidan Socrates Mystery of Iniquity The first open appearing of Antichrist Socrates Council of Antioch Anno 336 Sleidan Liberius the 34. Anno 366 The original of Episcopal Jurisdiction Sleidan Damasus the 35 Bishop Strife about election of the Bishop Mystery of Iniquity The Bishops began to usurp power in Civil affairs The Mystery of Iniquity The peoples liberty to chuse their Pastor first denied Socrates Anno 384 Sericius the 36 Bishop Anno 399 Anastatius the 37 Bishop Anno 402 Innocent the 38 Bishop Socrates Zosimus the 39 Bishop Socrates The sixth council of Carthage Anno 419 Boniface the first the 40 Bishop The first Bishop that exercised Secular power The Bishop forged a Lye to get Supremacy Anno 422 Coelestine the 41 Bish. August 261 Epist. Anno 431 The Council of Ephesus Anno 431 Sextus the 42 Bishop Socrates Anno 439 Leo the first the 43 Bishop The General Council of Chalcedon Pluralities of Benefices forbid The first title of Pope given to the Bishop of Rome Anno 460 Hillary the 44. Anno 466 Simplicius the 45 Bish. Evagri Anno 481 Faelix the 46 Bishop Anno 490 Gelasius the 47 Bish. Mystery of Iniquity Gelasius in Epist. ad Dardanos Anno 494 Anastatius the second the 48. Anno 496 Symachus the 49 Bish. Two Popes together Sleidan Mystery of Iniquity Anno 509 Anno 515 Hormisda the 51 Bishop Anno 524 John the first the 52 Bishop Sleidan This was an evil Omen to the Emperour Anno 527 Faelx the second the 53 Bishop Anno 529 Boniface the second the 54 Bish. Great strife about Electing of Bishops Latine Service used Anno 531 John the second the 55 Bishop The Bishops willingly took on them the names of Blasphemy Sleidan Anno 533 Agapete the 56 Bish Anno 534 Silverius the 57 Bish. Sleidan The plot of a wicked woman Vigilius the 58 Bish. Cruel murder Baronius Note Antichrist confessed The fifth general Council at Constantinople Anno 556 Pelagius the first the 59 Bish. Anno 567 John the third the 60 Bishop Mystery of Iniquity A sad threatning Anno 579 Benedict the first the 61 Bishop Anno 579 Pelagius the second the 62 Bish. John Bishop of Constantinople was first Universal Bishop The pride of Pelagius Anno 590 Grogory the first the 63 Bishop Antichrist described The title of Servant of Servants The murder of the Emperour Gregories Hypocrisie discovered Anno 605 Sabinian the 64 Bishop Boniface the third the first Pope Usurpers often finde trouble The Supremacy of Rome the Douation of Phocas Anno 606 Anno 607 Boniface the fifth the fourth Pope Prayers for the dead c. Anno 621 Honorius the first the fifth Pope The Popes policy to subject the Bishops The Council of Toledo condemned the Pope Note Anno 634 Severinus the first the sixth Pope Anno 636 Boniface the 7 Pope Theodore the first the 8 Pope Blasphemy Anno 643 Martin the first the 9 Pope Anno 651 Eugenius the 10. Pope Anno 653 Vitalion the 11 Pope Altars Organs Tapers c. brought into England Note Anno 668 Adeodate the twelfth Pope The Pope Excommunicated by the Bishop of Ravenna Anno 675 Domnus the 13 Pope Anno 682 Agatho the 14 Pope Blasphemy The Popes Lye Anno 684 Leo the second 15. Benedict the second the 16 Pope The Emperours Patent John the fifth the 17 Pope Anno 687 Conon the 18. Anno 688 Sergius the 19 Pope The Pope cast off the Emperour Anno 700 Anno 701 John the sixth the 20 Pope General Councils rejected by the Pope Anno 704 John the seventh the 21 Pope The Donation of Aripert Anno 707 Zosimus the 22 Pope Constantine the 23 Pope Image-worship inioyned by the Pope The occasion the Pope took to reject the Emperour and set up himself The wosul end of an Usurper Antichrist come Anno 714 Gregory the second the 24 Pope Gregory ae Cryurer Treachery and bloud hath raised Antichrist The Keys of the Holy Sepulcher and Peters Chain Anno 731 Gregory the third the 25 Pope Anno 741 Zachary the 26 Pope The King of France deposed by the Pope and the Kingdom given to Pipin Anno 750 The Pope and Pipin court each other The original of kissing the Popes Toe Prov. 8. 15 Psal. 75. 7 Mar. 2. 7 The Pope is the Antichrist Revel 17. 3