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A07226	A revelation of the Revelation wherein is contayned, a most true, plaine, and briefe manifestation of the meaning and scope of all the Reuelation, and of euery mystery of the same : whereby the pope is most plainely declared and proued to bee Antichrist / by Thomas Mason ...	Mason, Thomas, 1580-1619?	1619 (1619)	STC 17623; ESTC S1299	31,570	120

approacheth to inlarge and decke with his graces his Spouse the Church which shall bee vpon the destruction of Rome that the number of the elect being fulfilled Christ may come to iudgement and exalt vs vnto his eternall glory And because the more neere the Diuell seeth his time of eternall torments to approach the more hee rageth against Gods Children therefore this flaming starre must certifie vs that euen now the Diuell by his priuie Counsellors the Iesuites is most busily plotting and practising the destruction of all Protestant Kings and Countries and it ought to prouoke vs to earnest prayer vnto our chiefe Captaine Iesus Christ to confound their enterprises and to destroy them in the same suare which they haue laid for others To the Prince of the Kings of the earth that loued vs and washed vs from our finnes and made vs Kings and Priests vnto God to him bee all honour glory and power now and for euermore Amen A REVELATION of the Reuelation CHAP. I. EVen as GOD so much loued faithfull Abraham that hee would not destroy Zodome vntill hee had foretold him thereof and likewise his chosen Children Israell that he would doe nothing but he would foretell them therof by his Prophets Likewise as Christ so loued his Disciples that hee foretould them his Sufferings Death Resurrection Ascension and the comming of the holy Ghost their troubles that they should suffer for his name the successe of the Gospell the destruction of Ierusalem the glory that they the faithful should haue with him in Heauen such immeasurable riches of his loue hath God shewed vnto his faithfull ones in these last ages in shewing vnto them what shall happen vnto his Church from the blessed Ascension of his Sonne Iesus Christ vntill his glorious comming to Iudgement And because he hath exalted Iesus Christ on his right hand and giuen all power vnto him in Heauen and earth and made him the onely saluation of all that are or shal be saued hee hath likewise giuen vnto him this Reuelation and because Angels be his ministring spirits for our saluation Christ hath sent it by an Angell and because the Lord will not vse the ministry of Angells immediatly for our instruction the Angell brought it to Iohn to conuey it to the seauen Churches of Asia and although it is directed of God onely to the seauen Churches of Asia it doth as properly belong to all Churches people of God as vnto them In that it is said to bee of things that shall shortly come to passe a thousand yeares with the Lord is but as one day with vs In that they are pronounced blessed that read heare and keepe the things of this Prophecie it should stirre vs vp neuer to be weary of knocking asking and seeking vntill the true vnderstanding here of be giuen vs and this as the onely meanes S. Iohn by his example commends vnto vs in that hee beginneth with Prayer to the Father Son and holy Ghost for grace and peace for them In that he calleth the holy Ghost which is one Spirit seauen Spirits it is in respect of the seauen folde operation therof in the 7. churches And hauing now seene Iesus Christ in heauen hee cannot passe by him by barely naming him but declareth what hee hath seene of knowne of him That he is a faithfull witnesse the first begotten of the dead Prince of the Kings of the earth that loued vs and washed vs from our sinnes with his bloud and made vs Kings Priests vnto God he commeth with clouds and euery eye shall see him yea they that pierced him and all kindreds of the earth shall wayle before him euen so Amen In that by persecutions hee was faine to leaue his Churches and to saue himselfe in a desolate place he might think that God had forsaken his faithfull Churches and him his faithfull seruant but wee know that all things work for the best for Gods children now euen now in this desolate place he seeth more comfort then euer he did and receiueth the greatest Reuelation that euer was and most beneficiall to the comfort and direction of the Church to the end of the world and fends this vnto his Churches farre passing the comfort of his presence In that the seauen golden Candlestickes which by Christ is interpreted the seauen Churches the gold thereof sheweth the puritie of their Religion without any drosse of humane traditions or Iewish ceremonies The office of a Candlesticke is to hold vp the candle that it may lighten all the place where it is whereby is noted vnto vs their care and loue of the Gospell and the conuersion of others vnto the same by holding vp and maintaining their Ministers to edifie themselues and to bee a light to them that be in darknesse And as Christ walked amongst these golden Candlesticks so wil he neuer be absent from such golden Candlestickes No man as he is flesh and blood can see Christ as he is therefore he appeares vnto S. Iohn by vision and so no doubt hee did vnto S. Stephen when he saw the heauens open and Christ sitting at the right hand of God Christs long garment golden girdle was after the manner of Kings and Priests declareth that he is the King of kings and Lord of lords and the onely Ruler of all things in heauen and earth and our onely high Priest In his haire he resembles auncient Senators which sheweth his wisedome and that he is the first and the last Alpha and Omega hee that was and that is and that is to come His flaming eyes sheweth that hee is the searcher of all reynes and hearts and that nothing is hid from his eyes with whō we haue to doe His brasen feet declare that hee shall stampe the diuell and all his instruments his and our enemies vnder his feet His loud voyce manifesteth that hee shall be heard vnto the end of the world how forcible his Gospel is to conuert the elect how it shall be able to awake to life all that are dead and to make the elect to meet him in the ayre and to follow him vnto glory and to cast the diuell and all the wicked into hell His two-edged Sword out of his mouth sheweth his wrath and indignation vnto the enemies of his Church and their destruction His shining face sheweth his louing fauour vnto his children and assureth them of his saluation In that the Ministers of the seauen Churches are called Stars they are shewed their office euer to bee inlightning those that are in darkenesse with the bright beames of the Gospell and to shew forth their loue vnto God and his children by their good workes that men may glorifie their Father in heauen In that he holds them in his hand whereas hee is said but to be in the middest of the Candlestickes it assureth vs if wee be such Starres he will haue a speciall care ouer vs he will hold vs in his hand and none shall be able to hurt

vs or take vs from him S. Iohn at the first sight did think him to be like Christ but lest hee should be deceiued Christ telleth him that He is he that was dead is aliue and bade him behold him and told him that he liued for euer and had the keyes of hell and of death In that Iohn is commanded to write these things it sheweth how necessary they are to be read of his Children and in that Christ interpreteth the hardest things to be vnderstood in these visions it certifieth vs that wee may attaine vnto the meaning of all the rest by earnest prayer CHAP. 2. 3. IN that Iesus Christ commands Iohn to write seauen Letters vnto the seauen Churches and indites euery Epistle with the words of his owne mouth wee are assured that hee is the only head of the Church and that his care and loue vnto the Church is no lesse then when hee was vpon earth and that hee seeth whatsoeuer is done whether it be good or bad Therefore let euery one of vs in his calling serue the Lord Iesus as walking alwayes before his face for such an high Priest it behooued vs to haue which is holy harmelesse vndefiled seperated from sinners and made higher then the heauens and which once hath offered himselfe a sufficient sacrifice for all the elect and is consecrated for euermore All Ministers must striue to serue Christ in those things which hee commends in the Ministers for they concerne all Ministers to the end of the world The Minister of Ephesus is commended for his workes his labour his patience his zeale that he cannot forbeare the euill but examines false Apostles findes them lyars and for suffring patiently for his name and not fainting for hating the workes of Seducers as the Nicholaitans Hee saith to the Angell of the Church of Smyrna I know thy workes and thy labour and pouerty but thou art rich He saith vnto the Angell of the Church of Pergamus I know thy workes and where thou dwellest euen where Sathans throne is and thou keepest my name and hast not denyed my faith when Antipas my faithfull Martyr was slaine amongst you He saith to the Angell of Thyatyra I know thy workes thy loue and seruice and faith patience and thy works are more at last then at the first If we follow these things vnto the end we shall ouercome then shall wee eat of the Tree of life in the midst of Paradice which is Christ wee shall eate the Manna that is hid which is the ioy of the holy Ghost and peace of conscience wee shall haue a white stone and a new name that wee are Christs written on it which none can read but them which haue it that is the Spirit shall assure vs that wee are Gods Children and none but our selues can know the assurance of our hope then shall we haue power to rule the Nations with a rod of Iron that is we shall ouercome the Diuell and sinne and his instruments and in the world to come breake them in pieces like a Potters vessell As Christ receiued the morning starre of his father so he will giue it vs that is the spirit of wisdome wee shall be clothed in white that is with his righteousnesse and not bee put out of the booke of life but Christ will confesse our names before his father and his Angells we shall be made pillars in the temple of God and goe out no more and wee shall haue the name of our God and the Citty of our God and Christs new name written vpon vs Christ will grant vs to sit in his throne as hee sits in his fathers throne In that the aduersaries vnto the truth vnto Gods Ministers are in the letter vnto the Smyrnians in that to Philadelphia called the synagogue of Sathan in the letter to Pergamus their dwelling is called the dwelling of Sathā the throne of Sathan and in the letter to Thiatyra their false doctrine is called the deepenesse of Sathan let all such know of whom they are and call to God for his grace in Christ that they may repent with Saint Paul and be translated from the power of Sathan into the Kingdome of Christ neither needs Gods Ministers and Children bee afraid of them their lies subtile practises or persecutions for he that is with vs is greater then he that is against vs. Likewise let all Gods Ministers and Children marke what things the Ministers are blamed for that they may be wary not to offend in the same Christ remembers the Angell of Ephesus that hee is fallen from the loue he had at the first belike because hee reaped vnthankfulnesse and ill will for his labour this must not discourage vs wee must looke for our reward of God and if wee had neuer so many afflictions they are not worthy of the great glory wee shall haue in Christ Christ threatneth him to come against him shortly and remoue his Candlesticke out of his place if he amend not and surely this want of loue was it that remoued all these Candlestickes out of their places and long time these places haue beene inhabited of Idolaters See what a many of commendable vertues euen of Christ himselfe the Minister of Ephesus had and lost the reward of them all by loosing his loue if hee did not amend Christ findes fault with the Angell of Pergamus for suffering the doctrine of Balaam and of the Nicholaitans to be maintained there and threatneth to come against him for it this must make vs wary not to suffer false doctrines to bee maintained The Angell of Thiatyra is found fault with for suffering Iesabel to intise Christs seruants to sinne we must take heed of such Christ findes fault with the Angell of Sardis that hee had a name that he liued but he was dead let vs therefore examine our selues well whether wee liue in the spirit or be dead in any sinne and let vs awake and repent else Christ will come vpon vs suddenly and destroy vs. Christ findes fault with the Angell of Laodicea because hee was neither hot nor colde and threatens to spue him out and in that he boasted of his riches and trusted in them saying that hee lacked nothing and telleth him that hee was poore and councelleth him to buy heauenly treasure and that hee was blinde and willeth him to buy the eye salue of the spirit that he might see the riches of Christ and therefore for the want of Christs righteousnesse imputed vnto him was naked and miserable Christ telleth him that as many as hee hath he rebuketh and chasteneth and telleth him that he stands at the dore and knocks that is at the heart and if any heare and open hee will come in and suppe with him and he shall suppe with Christ that is Christ will reioyce to saue him and hee will reioyce that he is saued of Christ In that Christ from heauen stileth the seauen Ministers and in them all other Minsters