MYSTICAL BABYLON UNVAILED Wherein is Proved I. That Rome-Papal is mystical-Babylon II. That the Pope of Rome is the Beast III. That the Church of Rome is the great Whore IV. That the Roman-Priests are the false Prophet ALSO A CALL To all the People of God To come out of BABYLON By HANSERD KNOLLYS a Servant of Jesus Christ Isa 57.14 Take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my People Rev. 18.6 Reward her even as she Rewarded you Printed Anno Domini 1679. Isaiah Thomas NEC ELATUS NEC DEJECTUS An Epistle to the Reader Ingenuous Reader IT is an Astonishment beyond the â—â—nary Comprehensions of Nature Reason and Religion that the Papists espâ—â—â—â—â—â— the Priests and Jesuits of the Church of Rome so odious in their bloody Tenents so prodigious in their Hellish Plots such incâ—â—crable Incendiaries and furious Assâ—â—ns for murdering of Princes should be suffered to increase and indulged to multiply in a Protestant Nation as of late years they have done in this Kingdom Assuredly it could never have been so but that the Lord in his just Indignation against us for our God-provoking Sins of Atheism Idolatry Profaneness Adultery and other heinous wickedness intends and suffers us to ripen and be prepapared for some dreadful Judgment which God may justly bring upon this Land and Nation by the hand of the Papists if we Repent not of those Abominations and do not reform them It is more than Manifest by woful Experience that the main End of the Papists in all their Plots and Conspiracies is the utter Destruction of the Protestants whom they call Hereticks and the Protestant-Religion in England especially and the Re-establishment of the Popish-Religion of the Church of Rome in this Kingdom which End the Popish-Recusants in England in this Bloody and Traiterous design that Damnable and Hellish Plot contrived and carried on by them for Assassinating and Murdering the King Subverting the Government and for Rooting out and Destroying the Protestant-Religion as the King and Parliament have voted and declared are still endeavouring 〈◊〉 effect and bring to pass The concurrent 〈◊〉 our grand and greatest Enemies 〈◊〉 the World durst not entertain a Thought of Invasion did they not Hope when Time serves to find amongst us a Side and Faction of numerous and Seditious Papists to joyn with them Were we rid of the Papists and were Idolatry Atheism Whoredom and Blasphemy put away as in Policy Reason and Religion these ought to be The Royal Person of the King would be safe from Assassination and the Government secure from Subversion And the Protestants and Protestant-Religion free from utter Destruction by the blessed Protection of Almighty God Conformity unto all Oaths Tests and outward formal Satisfactions of State concurring with a full Mystical-Babylon Vnvailed The Method that I have chosen to Unvail Mystical-Babylon is by proving these four Propositions viz. 1. That Rome-Papal is Mystical-Babylon 2. That the Pope of Rome is the Beast 3. That the Church of Rome is the great Whore 4. That the Roman-Priests are the false Prophet Proposition I. That Rome-Papal is Mystical-Babylon EAstern Babylon of Nebuchadnezzar in Chaldaea was a famous City Called the Lady of Kingdoms (a) Isa 47.1 5. and the glory of Kingdoms (b) Isa 13.19 under whose Kings the People of God were Captivated and oppressed violently (c) 2 Chron. 36.14 -20. and Jer. 51.34 35. For which violence done to Zion and other God-provoking Sins that great City and Kingdom was destroyed by Cyrus King of Persia (d) Isa 45 1-4 and 47 1-9 whom God raised up to execute his righteous Judgments upon them for their Iniquities loâ—â— before Saint John's time Therefore Mysterie Babylon the great so Named Revel 17.5 is some other great City which doth resemble Old-Babylon for Idolatry Jerem. 5.47 Persecution Lam. 5.1.5 Violence Jerem. 51.25 Oppression Jerem. 50.33 Isa 14.4 and Pride Isa 47.1 5 7. And thou saidst I shall be a Lady for ever I am and none else besides me And so doth Mystical-Babylon say in her Heart Revel 18 7. I sit a Queen Also Blood-guiltiness Psalm 79.1 2 3. The blood of thy Servants have they shed like Water round about Jerusalem and so doth Mystical-Babylon Revel 26.6 For they have shed the Blood of Saints and Prophets Rev. 18.24 As the City Jerusalem was Spiritually called Sodom and Aegypt (e) Rev. 11.8 where our Lord was crucified So Rome Pagan and Papal is Mystically called Babylon where the Saints have been and shall be killed (f) Rev. 6.9 10 11. Rev. 11.7.16 6. Rev. 18.13 24. And in her was found the Blood of Prophets and of Saints and of all that were slain upon the Earth That which Jesus Christ revealed by his Angel unto his Servant John touching Mystical-Babylon in this Prophecy of the Revelation can agree to no other City but Rome only For first No other City in Saint John's time was built upon Seven Mountains or Hills but Rome only Revel 17.5 8 9 18. And the seven Heads are seven Mountains on which the Woman Sitteth called the great City verse 18. whose Name is Mysterie Babylon the great verse 5. So Propertius (g) Propert. Eleg. 10. l. 3. Septem urbs alta Jugis toti quae praesidet Orbi Virgil (h) Virgil. Georg. 2. ω. Pulcherrima Roma Septem quae una sibi Muro circumdedit arces Ovid. 1. de Tristibus l. 3. Elog. 7. Dumque suis victrix septem de Montibus Orbem Prospiciet domitum Martia Roma Legar Ovid i Cornel. à Lap. (k) Cornel. à Lap. in Apoc. 17.3 9. In septem Montibus patet denotari Romam Bellarm. l Bellar. de R. P. l. 2. c. 2. l. 3. c. 12. So do Viegas Suarez Ribera and divers others affirm That by Babylon in the Book of the Revelation Rome is Figured forth And the Remists in their Testament acknowledge That by Babylon is meant Rome See their Notes on 1 Pet. 5.13 and upon the 17. and 18. Chapters of the Revelation Secondly No other City in the World had seven Kings that is Seven several Kinds of Governours succeeding one another but Rome only Revel 17.10 And there are seven Kings five are fallen and one is and the other is not yet come The five Kings that were fallen past and gone before John's time are mentioned by Tit. Livius l. 6. What the Romans did saith Livy under their Kings and after under their Consuls Dictators Decemvirs and Consular-Tribunes whither as to Wars abroad or suppressing Troubles at home I have set forth in five Books And this One is (m) Rev. 17.10 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 viz. the Emperour for the Caesars were the the sixth Head of Rome who Reigned in St. John's time The other is not yet come viz. the Seventh Head of Rome or the Seventh King or Kind of Roman-Governour to wit the Popes of Rome Revel 17.11 And HE that is the POPE is of the Seven and goeth into Perdition This
next Place you shall receive of her Plagues Death and Mourning and Famine c. Rev. 18.8 And these shall drink of the Wine of the Wrath of God which is poured out without Mixture into the Cup of his Indignation Rev. 14.9 10 11 12. The Motives and Incouragements I shall propound to the People of God to Come out of Mystical Babylon and to Seperate from the Church of Rome are these 1. You cannot come to Sion until you come out of Babylon Isa 35.10 And the Ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with Songs and everlasting joy upon their heads 2. You cannot worship God in Spirit and Truth unless you first seperate your selves from false Worship and Worshipers John 4.22 23 24. Ye worship ye know not what The true worshipers shall worship the Father in Spirit and Truth 3. You cannot enjoy Communion with God whilst you hold a Communion with Idols and Image-worshipers 2 Cor. 6.14 15 16 17. What Communion hath Light with Darkness And what agreement hath the Temple of God with Idols Wherefore Come out from among them and be ye Seperate saith the Lord. Consider whilst you continue in Babylon the Church of Rome you are under the Guidance of the Pope and Roman-Priests who are so far from being infallible Guides as they pretend that they are erroneous false and blind Leaders of the blind into Perdition The Roman-Priests are those false Teachers Seducers Deceivers which were foretold by the Apostles of Christ 2 Pet. 2.1 2. and 2 John 7. and 2 Tim. 3.13 and 1 Tim. 4.1 and 1 John 2.26 These things have I written unto you concerning them that Seduce you Therefore look to your selves saith the Apostle 2 John 8. vers Beloved saith he (a) 1 Epist of Joh. 4.1 2. c. Believe not every Spirit but try the Spirits whether they be of God for many false Prophets are gone out into the World You may do well to Consider also what Diversities and Divisions in Principles Opinions and Practices in Religion there are at this Time in the World especially among Teachers false Teachers who privately bring in Damnable Heresies And many follow their pernicious ways 2 Pet. 2.1.23 By Reason of whom the WAY of TRVTH is evil spoken of Now God hath in great Mercy unto the Souls of his People out of the exceeding Riches of his free Grace and marvelous loving Kindness towards them That they might not be led away with the Errors of the Wicked appointed them a threefold Guide which God hath plainly declared in the holy Scripture of Truth to direct lead and guide his People in the WAY of TRUTH until they come to Heaven namely 1. His holy Spirit 2. His written Word and 3. his faithful Ministers First God hath given his holy Spirit unto his People Gal. 4.6 To lead them Rom. 8.14 and guide them into all the Truth John 16.13 and to Teach them all things John 14.26 and 1 John 2.20 27. And least his People should be deceived deluded or seduced by Satan's transforming himself into an Angel of Light or by false Apostles deceitful workers who are his Ministers transforming themselves into the Ministers of Christ 2 Cor. 11.13 14 15. God hath Secondly given his People a Sure Word his written Word to Guide them Psalm 43.3 2 Pet. 1.14 Unto which they do well if they take heed as unto a Light that shineth in a dark place c. And thus God Councelled and Cautioned his People of old by his Prophet Isa 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimony If they speak not according to that Word it is because there is no Light in them And the Apostle testifies 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17. That all Scripture is given by Inspiration of God and is profitable for Doctrine and for Instruction in Righteousness c. And thirdly God hath also given his people able Ministers of the New-Testament not of the letter only but of the Spirit 2 Cor. 3.5 6. and Ephes 4.11 12 13. And he gave some Apostles and some Prophets and some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the work of the Ministry c. Heb. 13 7 17. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. And God Set them in his Church 1 Cor. 12.4 28. to be Guides unto his people b Heb. 13.7 17. Remember your Guides ver 7. Obey your Guides ver 17. And submit your selves for they watch for your Souls as they that must give account Will any godly wise Man or Woman judge in themselves that it is safe for them to forsake and refuse this threefold Sure Guide of the Spirit Word and Ministery of Christ Math. 24.4 5 11.23 24 25.21 Act. 20.29 30. 1 Tim. 4.1 2 3. 2 Tim. 4.3 4. 2 Pet. 2.1.2 3. 1 Joh. 4.1 2 3. which God hath ordained and to give up the conduct of their Souls unto the Church of Rome to be guided by her Laws Canons Councels Popes Cardinals Jesuites and the rest of the Roman-Clergy who are blind Guides and Anti-Christian Ministers and so to hazard their own eternal Salvation which false Teachers and their false and damnable Errours Doctrines and Practices our blessed Saviour and his holy Apostles have forewarned us of in the Scripture of Truth 2. A Call to the Kings of the Earth to hate the Whore to make her Desolate and to burn her with Fire MY Warrant to give this Call to the Kings of the Earth is that Prophecy Rev. 17.16 And the ten Horns which thou sawest upon the BEAST these shall hate the Whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and shall burn her with Fire The ten Horns are those ten Kings which had formerly agreed and given their Kingdom Power and Strength unto the Beast Rev. 17.12 13 17. until the Words of God shall be fulfilled These ten horns are the Europaean Kings of Italy Spain Germany France England c. who have formerly submitted themselves and their Kingdoms unto the BEAST the Popes of Rome and to the Church of Rome that great Whore and Mother of Harlots As was here fore Prophesyed and as all Historians have testified But it is the Revealed Will of God recorded in the Scripture of Truth That the ten Horns shall hate the Whore c. And upon this Scripture Ground I take this humble boldness to give this CALL unto the Kings of the Europaean World to hate the Whore c. And the Reasons which I shall humbly Propose to them are these viz. 1. Because it is the Revealed Will of God that they should so do in this very Scripture Rev. 17.16 and They shall do so 2. Because the great Whore the Church of Rome hath given her golden Cup full of Abomination and filthiness of her Fornication into the Hands of the Kings of the Earth and caused them to drink and they and the Inhabitants of the Earth have been made drunk with the Wine of HER Fornication Rev. 17.1.2 4. 3. Because SHE the Church of Rome hath Raigned over the Kings of the Earth Rev. 17.18 Deposing Emperours and Kings putting down one and setting up another at the Pope's Pleasure who is HER Head Lord and Law-giver as hath been proved pag. 3.10 11. of this Treatise and appears (a) Century 8. Pope Zachary deposed Childerick King of France Gregory the 7th deposed Henry the fourth Cent. 11. Pope Sylvester the third Excommunicated Henry the fifth Cent. 12. Pope Innocent the 4th deposed the Emperour Frederick 2d Century 13. Pope Gregory the 2d deposed the Emperour Leo Isaurus because he was against Images Baron Annal ad annum 730. Num. 5. and ad annum 593 Num. 86. and Tom. 8. ad An. Christi 593. Num. 86. Non modo deponi sed etiam excommunicari in aeterno examine damnari Decrevit Damnatio Excommunicatio Hen. 8. by Pope Paul the 3d. Elizabethae by Pope Pius the 5th The Title fixed to the Pope's Bulls 4. Because SHE hath shed the blood of the Prophets Saints and Martyrs of Jesus Rev. 16 6 7. and 17.6 and 18.24 Therefore Reward her even as she Rewarded you and double to her double according to her Work Rev. 18.1 2 3 5 6 7 8 20 21-24 And of all the Nations in Europe no Kings or Kingdoms have more just Cause to hate and to be Avenged on Mysterie Babylon the great the Mother of Harlots that great WHORE the Church of Rome and her Head the Pope that BEAST and the Roman-Priests the false Prophet than this our Nation King and Kingdom If his Royal Majestie and his great Council Assembled in Parliament seriously consider all the Papists former Plots and Conspiracies against the Kings and Kingnom of England but most especially this late bloody traiterous design of Popish Recusants even this damnable and Hellish Plot (b) The Votes of the House of Commons approved by the Lords in a Conference Novemb. 1. 1678. contrived and still carrying on by them to Assassinate the King to subvert the Government and to Root out the Protestant Religion and all the Protestants in England All which I most humbly submit to the Wisdom of the King's Majestie and his great Council when Assembled in Parliament for whom I daily pray FINIS
Seventh Kind of Government of the roman-Roman-Kingdom by Popes was not come in Saint John's Time So then it is manifest that Rome is the City which had seven Kings Heads or Kinds of Governours that succeeded one another Now let any One shew us another City that hath had seven Kings or several Kinds of Governours Et erit mihi magnus Apollo And let him be Pope Thirdly No other City in Saint John's time did Reign over the Kings of the Earth but Rome only Rev. 17.18 And the Woman which thou sawest 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that City the Great verse 5. Mystery Babylon the Great viz. Rome which Reigneth over the Kings of the Earth Yea it is very evident by the Testimony and Confession of many Popish-Writers who for their Learning and Dignity in the Church of Rome were Eminent That Rome is that great City which by the Emperours Authority in Saint John's time and by the Pope's Power since hath Reigned and still Reigneth over the Kings of the Earth (n) Bellarm. lib. 3. de Pont. R. c. 13. Per Meretricem intelligi Romam Bellarmin saith That Rome is to be understood by the great Whore Cardinal Poole (o) Polus Cardinal de Concilio p. 91. Petri Cathedram super omnia Imperatorum Solia omnia Regum tribunalia Constituit Christus saith Christ hath set Peter's Chair above all the Thrones of Emperours and above all the Tribunals of Kings But Christ did not sit in any such Chair of Kingly State as the Pope doth nor did Saint Peter nor any of Christ's Apostles no not Saint Paul the chiefest of all the Apostles 2 Cor. 11.5 and 12.11 (p) Isodorus Musconius de Majestate Ecclesiae Milit. l. 1. c. 7. p. 26. Venetiis anno 1602. Pontifex Romanus est Judex universalis Rex Regum Dominus Dominantium Abra. Bzovius de Pont. Rom. Coloniae Agrip 1619. says Papa est Christianorum Monarcha Mortalium Supremus Judex Coeli Arbiter Orbis cap. 1.3 16 32 45. Celsus Mancinus de Juribus Principatuum Romae 1596. lib. 3. cap. 1 2 c. saith Papa est totius Orbis Dominus Potestas Papae temporalis est omnium aliarum Potestatum eminentissima Aliaeque Potestates omnes ab illo dependent Isodorus Musconius saith That the Pope of Rome is the Universal Judge HE is King of Kings and Lord of Lords However That Testimony recorded Luke 2.1 2 3. is undeniable And it came to pass in those Days that there went out a DECREE from Caesar Augustus the Roman Emperour that all the World should be Taxed From what hath been Confessed and Testified by the Papists themselves it is plain and evident That Rome-Papal is Mystical-Babylon (q) Viegas in Apoc. 17. Com. 1. S. 3. Inquit Nomine Babilonis urbem Romam significari in hoc Apocalypsis opere ubi toties Babilon nominatur vid. Orosium lib. 2. c. 3. Hist Par. in Apoc. 14.8 Proposition II. That the POPE of Rome is the BEAST THe great Monarchs and Monarchies of this World have been Figured forth by Beasts of Prey God shewed his Prophet Daniel the four great Kingdoms of this World viz. the Assyrio-Caldean the Medi-Persian the Grecian and the Roman Kingdoms by a Vision of four Ravenous and devouring Beasts Dan. 7.3 4. 8. (a) Dan. 7.7 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And behold a fourth Beast the Roman-Kings and Kingdoms with seven Heads and ten Horns and upon the Horns ten Crowns And upon his seventh Head two Horns like a Lamb Rev. 13.1.11 dreadful and terrible c. ver 7. Exceedingly And divers from all the other three Beasts And Jesus Christ shewed his Apostle John the same fourth Beast Rev. 13.2 And the Beast that I saw was like unto a Leopard and his Feet were as the Feet of a Bear and his mouth as the mouth of a Lyon And the Dragon (b) That old Serpent the Devil and Satan For the Devil and the Pope are alike as Father and Son in many Things The Devil contradicted Gods word Gen. 3.4 So doth the Pope 1 Tim. 4.3 forbidding to Marry This confesseth Christ Mark 3.11 but denies his Laws So doth the Pope Rev. 13.11 15 16 17. The Devil would be worshipped as God Matth. 4.6 The Pope would be Exalted above all that is called God or that is worshipped 2 Thes 2.4 gave him his Power his Throne and great Authority And he spake as the Dragon ver 11. The most full Description of the Roman-Papal Beast is expresly written in the 17. Chapter of the Revelation And the Angel said unto me ver 7. I will tell thee the Mystery of the Woman and of the Beast c. This BEAST the Angel described unto St. John in three particulars which can agree with no other Persons Powers Emperours Kings The Devil challengeth to be the disposer of all Kingdoms of the Earth Luke 4 5 6 7. So doth the Pope of Rome vid. Bellarm lib. 5. cap. 8. de Pont. Rom. nor Dominion in the World but the Popes of Rome only First by his Past Present and Future State ver 8. The Beast that Was and Is not and yet IS Secondly by his twofold Number ver 11. HE is the Eight and 〈◊〉 of the Seven Thirdly by his Rise and Ruine vers 8. 11. The Beast shall ascend out of the bottomless Pit and go into Perdition That lawless One the Son of Perdition and goeth into Perdition First The Beast is described by his PAST State Rev. 17.8 The Beast which thou Sawest WAS and is not that is to say The Roman State and Kingdom was formerly and even in St. John's Time what it is not now in our Time in divers Respects viz. 1. The Roman Kingdom was then a Power ordained of God Rom. 13.1.7 unto which Roman-Power our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ being then in the Form of a Servant Phil. 2.7.8 was obedient to Death So were Christs Disciples and the Primitive Christians Search those Scriptures (c) Mar. 12.17 Acts. 25.10.11 1 Pet. 2.13 14 15. Tit. 3.1 Not only Paul but Peter and Christ himself was Subject to the Roman-Pagan Emperours Kings and Governors But the Beast of the eighth Head the Pope of Rome will be the Supreme Power over all Kings Kingdoms In Bella Coenae Dom. Sect. 3 4 5. against Queen Elizabeth and all Hereticks vid. Remonstran Hibernorum per R. Caron part 1. cap. 3. Sect. 4. pag. 7. The Roman Powers though Pagan Persecutors of Christ and Christians WAS Gods Ordinance of Magistracy until the Ten Kings gave the Beast the Pope of Rome his Power his Throne and great Authority Rev. 13.2 And then the Angel told St. John HE is not viz. The Beast of the seventh and eighth Head is not Gods Ordinance of Magistracy nor a Power ordained of God Here let it be Seriously considered That the Dragon which gave the Beast his Power Throne and great Authority Was not the Roman-Pagan-Emperours for they never gave their Power and great Authority
unto the Beast of the seventh and eighth Head viz. the Pope of Rome The Roman-Heathen yea and Christian Emperours stood in the Popes Way and did let and hinder his Rise and Reigning Power until they were Removed out of his Way as was foretold by the Apostle Paul 2 Thes 2 3 4 7 8 9 10. And thus it came to pass Constantine the Great leaving Rome and making Constantinople the Imperial Seat thereby sede vacante the then Bishop of Rome got full Possession of that City And so the Chief Bishop of Rome continued his Primacy from that Time until at last the Western Empire determined in Augustulus anno 475. or thereabouts And about the year 607. the then Bishop of Rome Boniface the III. obtained from Phocas the Emperour of the East That not the Patriarch of Constantinople but the Bishop of Rome be universal-Bishop But for all this Rise and Advance Avent Annal. Boyor lib. 5. and pag. 447. and lib. 9. The Beast of the eighth Head the Pope of Rome IS NOT of the Seven that is to say HE is not Supreme as the Roman Emperours were For although the Emperours assumed the Title of Pontifex Maximus (e) Dionys Halicarnas Ant. Rom. 12. And Godwin's Antiq l. 2. Sect. 2. cap. 15. and added it to the Imperial Crown yet the Imperial Crown of the Roman Government and Kingdom was not added to the Pope of Rome (f) Petra dedit Petro Petrus Diadema Rodulpho Bellar. de Concil lib. 2. cap. l. 2. c. 17. until Henry the IV. Emperour whom Gregory the VII Excommunicated and Deposed and Made Rodulphus Emperour in his stead And afterwards when Henry the V. came to Rome to be Crowned by Pope Pascal II. The Pope would not consent to his Coronation untill the Emperour did give over all Right of Election of Popes and of Investures of Bishops by Staff and Ring And thus the Pope gained the Power of Temporal Soveraignty and so IS of the Seven Nor did all this Episcopal Pontificial and Imperial Dignity Power and Authority fill and satisfie the Beastly Pope of Rome until he obtained Supremacy above all general Councils (g) Bellarmine boasteth saying The last Lateran Council under Leo 10th expresly and professedly teacheth That the Pope is above all Councils Bellar. de Concil l. 2. c. 17. And so the Pope became Pontifex Maximus the chief high Priest who translated Kings and Emperours at his Pleasure Bellarmine (h) Bellar de trans Imp. Rom. in tribus libris per Episcopi Rom. authoritatem saith The Roman Empire was by the Authority of the Pope translated from the Graecians to the French and from Charles the Great and the French unto the Family of Otho and the Saxons which is now the Roman Papal Empire of Germany with its seven Electors Secondly The Roman Beast also that WAS is described by his Present State 1. Negatively And is NOT. 2. Affirmatively And yet IS (i) Rev. 17.8 9. Herein lyeth another Mystery And here is the Mind that hath Wisdom to know in what Respect the Roman Beast is NOT and yet IS I will not be positive nor dare I presume to make a determinate Judgment and to give a Resolution herein but I humbly offer my Opinion and submit it to the Mind that hath Wisdom and let him that hath understanding in this Mystery judge what I say It is said HE is NOT with Respect to those five Kings or Kinds of Kingly Government viz. Kings Consuls Dictators Decemvirs Ancients Irenaeus l. 5. adversus Haeres c. 28. Tertul. de Resur car c. 25. Ander Caesar Episc cap. 36. in Apoc. 13. v. 1. Beda in Apoc. 13. v. 1. and Tribunes which were fallen that is past and gone before St. John's time For this BEAST which rose out of the Sea of the Troubles and Confusions in Rome and in the Roman Empire and out of the Earth of the Apostacies (k) 1 Tim. 4.1 2 3. and 2 Thes 2.3 4 5. which the Apostle foretold should be in the latter Days and which the Angel was now Revealing unto John (l) Rev. 13.1 and ver 11. and Rev. 17.3.7 8. viz. Papal Rome Is NOT yet Come Rev. 17.10 that is HE was not in Being when St. John write this Book And yet HE IS that is to say ONE IS Modern Joan. Viguer Instit Theol. c. 21. Sect. 3. v. 4. Nich. Sander l. 8. de visib Eccl. Monarch c. 1. in Libro octavo Nich. Zegar in Apoc. 13. to wit the Emperour who IS the sixth King then in Being in St. John's time and sometime after Rev. 17.10 And there are seven Kings Five are fallen And ONE IS And the Other is not yet come viz. to be the Seventh head of the Roman Empire and the Supreme Governour of the Roman Monarchy The Roman-Papal BEAST is NOT that is to say HE is not God's Ordinance of Magistracy nor a lawful Power ordained of God but he IS an Usurper of the Roman Kingdom And an Instrument of the great Dragon Papists Benedict Pererius l. 14. in Dan. R. Bellarminus l. 3. de R. P. c. 2.8 Francis Rib. in Apoc. 13. Sect. 1. Hiomne Bestiam Apoc. 13.1 ipsissimum esse Antichristum interâ—retantur that old Serpent called the Devil and Satan Rev. 12.3.9 viz. The Roman Pagan Emperour And also the Dragon that old Serpent which is the Devil â—ad Satan Rev. 20.2 viz. He that beguiled Eve through his Subtilty 2 Cor. 2.11.3 gave the BEAST his Power and his Throne and his Supreme Authority So that Beast the Pope of Rome hath the Roman-Power but not Jure Divino HE IS NOT by God's Approbation And yet HE IS the Supreme Roman-Governour Yea HE IS of the Seven to wit the seventh King or kind of Kingly Government as is before said And HE even he is the Eighth Rev. 17.11 (m) Bestia sc Papa Rom. Is octavus est Et de septem illis est Quia nimirum Papa sc Antichristus Cornu illud parvulum Dan. 7.20 oriturus erat de medio Cornuum quartae bestiae quae Imperium adumbrabat Romanum c. J.W. lib. de ultimo Romae Exitio p. 6. Thirdly The Roman BEAST is described by his Future State Rev. 17.10 And the other is not yet Come that is to say the other King or Kind of Kingly Government viz. Popes had not gotten the Supreme Power neither Political nor Ecclesiastical But this Beast that was to Come that is to succeed the Emperours was the Popes and they are the Eight and of the Seven Rev. 17.11 Which will be made appear in the second Particular of the Angels Description of the BEAST by his twofold Number The Second particular or Part of the Angels Description of the Roman Beast is by his twofold Number Seven and Eight The Pope of Rome is of the Seven or the Seventh King or Kingly kind of Government with Respect of his Imperial or Magisterial Power (n) Bellar. contra Barcl c. 5. Non