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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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12 17And doth exercise the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth, and them which dwell therein, 18to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.
- 17The history of the acts of this beast, containeth in sum three things, hypocrisy, the witness of miracles, and tyranny: of which the first is noted in this verse, the second in the three verses following; the third in the sixteenth and seventeenth verses. His hypocrisy is most full of leasing, whereby he abuseth both the former beast and the whole world: in that albeit he hath by his cunning, as it were by lime, made of the former beast a most miserable [Greek or Hebrew] or anatomy, usurped all his authority unto him self, and most impudently exerciseth the same in the sight and view of him: yet he carrieth him self so, as if he honoured him with most high honour, and did in very good trueth cause him to be reverenced of all men.The historie of the actes of this beast, containeth in summe three things, hypocrisie, the witnesse of miracles, and tyrannie: of which the first is noted in this verse, the second in the three verses following; the third in the sixteenth and seuenteenth verses. His hypocrisie is most full of leasing, wherby he abuseth both the former beast and the whole world: in that albeit he hath by his cunning, as it were by lime, made of the former beast a most miserable 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or anatomie, vsurped all his authoritie vnto him selfe, and most impudently exerciseth the same in the sight and view of him: yet hee carrieth him selfe so, as if he honoured him with most high honour, and did in verie good trueth cause him to be reuerenced of all men.
- 18For unto this beast of Rome, which of a civill Empire is made an Ecclesiastical hierarchy, are given divine honours, and divine authority: so far, as he is believed to be above the Scriptures, which the gloss upon the Decretals declareth by this devilish verse, Articulos soluit, synodumque facit generalem. That is, He changeth the Articles of faith, and giveth authority to general Counsels. Which is spoken of the Papal power. So the beast is by birth, foundation, seat, and finally substance one: only the Pope hath altered the form and manner thereof, being him self the head both of that tyrannical Empire, and also of the false prophets: for the empire hath he taken unto him self, and thereunto hath added this cunning devise. Now these words whose deadly wound was cured, are put here for distinction sake, as also sometime afterwards: that even at that time the godly readers of this prophecie might by this sign be brought to see the thing as present: as if it were said; that they might adore this very Empire that now is, whose head we have seen in our own memory to have been cut off, and to be cured again.