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Apocalypsis A brief and learned commentary upon the revelation of Saint John the apostle…Apocalypsis A briefe and learned commentarie vpon the reuelation of Saint Iohn the apostle…
Apocalypsis A brief and learned commentary upon the revelation of Saint John the apostle and evangelist, applied unto the history of the Catholic and Christian Church. Written in Latin by M. Francis Junius Doctor of Divinity, and professor in the University of Heidelberg: And translated into English for the benefit of those that understand not the Latin.Apocalypsis A briefe and learned commentarie vpon the reuelation of Saint Iohn the apostle and euangelist, applyed vnto the history of the Catholicke and Christian Church. Written in Latine by M. Francis Iunius Doctor of Diuinitie, and professor in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberge: And translated into English for the benefit of those that vnderstand not the Latine.
London: printed by Richard Field for Robert Dexter, 1592
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14 Saying to the sixth Angel, which had the trumpet; 12Loose the four Angels, which are bound at the great river Euphrates.
14 Saying to the sixt Angell, which had the trumpet; 12Loose the foure Angels, which are bound at the great riuer Euphrates.
- 12As if he should have said, these hitherto have been so bound by the power of God, that they could not freely run upon all men as themselves lusted, but were staved and restrained at that great flood of Euphrates, that is, in their spiritual Babylon (for this is a Periphrasis of the spiritual Babylon, by the limits of the visible Babylon long since overthrown) that they might not commit those horrible slaughters, which they long breathed after. Now, go to, let loose those four Angels, that is, administers of the wrath of God, in that number that is convenient to the slaughtering of the four quarters of the world: stir them up, and give them the bridle, that rushing out of that Babylon of theirs, which is the seat of the wicked ones, they may flee upon all the world, therein to rage and most licentiously to practise their tyranny, as God hath ordained. This was done when Gregory the ninth by public authority established for law, his own Decretals; by which he might freely lay trains for the life of simple men. For, who is it that seeth not that the laws Decretal most of them are snares to catch souls withal? Since that time (O good God) how great slaughters have there been? how great massacres? All histories are full of them: and this our age aboundeth with most horrible and monstrous examples of the same.As if he should haue sayd, these hitherto haue bene so bounde by the power of God, that they could not freely runne vpon all men as themselues lusted, but were staved and restrained at that great floud of Euphrates, that is, in their spirituall Babylon (for this is a Periphrasis of the spirituall Babylon, by the limites of the visible Babylon long since ouerthrowne) that they might not commit those horrible slaughters, which they long breathed after. Now, goe to, let loose those foure Angels, that is, administers of the wrath of God, in that number that is conuenient to the slaughtering of the foure quarters of the world: stirre them vp, and giue them the bridle, that rushing out of that Babylon of theirs, which is the seate of the wicked ones, they may flee vpon all the world, therein to rage and most licentiously to practise their tyrannie, as God hath ordeined. This was done when Gregorie the ninth by publique authoritie established for law, his owne Decretals; by which he might freely lay traynes for the life of simple men. For, who is it that seeth not that the lawes Decretall most of them are snares to catch soules withall? Since that time (O good God) how great slaughters haue there bene? how great massacres? All histories are full of them: and this our age aboundeth with most horrible and monstrous examples of the same.