The ruin of RomeThe ruine of Rome

After him succeeded sundry other Popes, which were notorious monsters, some of them murderers, some poisoners, some sorcerers, some conjurers. By whom the devil was fully loosed, all light of the gospel, and true religion being in a manner clean put out, & most abominable Idolatry, & all manner of villainy spreading over the face of the earth, & therefore S. John saith, that Satan being thus fully loosed, he went forth to deceive the people, which were in the four corners of the earth, even Gog and Magog, &c. This seducing by Satan, here spoken of, is the same with that which is spoken Chapter 13. only this excepted, that this of Gog and Magog is more general. We read there how all nations, kindreds, and tongues, were made to worship the image of the beast, and to receive his mark: but that is to be extended no further, then to those kingdoms which were subject to the papacy. But here by these armies of Gog and Magog, are understood all the chief enemies of the Church, in these last days, since the loosing of Satan, both open and secret, both Turk and Pope: for the Turk is an open enemy: the Pope a more close enemy. Gog signifieth covered, Magog uncovered, whereby is noted the Pope & the Turk. For the Pope cometh covered under the name of Christ, and Christs vicar, Peters successor &c. But ⟨p. 278⟩the Turk cometh uncovered, for he openly denieth, and impugneth Christ.

After him succeeded sundry other Popes, which were notorious monsters, some of them murderers, some poisoners, some sorcerers, some coniurers. By whom the diuell was fully loosed, all light of the gospell, and true religion being in a manner cleane put out, & most abhominable Idolatrie, & all manner of villany spreading ouer the face of the earth, & therefore S. Iohn saith, that Sathan being thus fully loosed, hee went forth to deceiue the people, which were in the foure corners of the earth, euen Gog and Magog, &c. This seducing by Sathan, heere spoken of, is the same with that which is spoken Chapter 13. onely this excepted, that this of Gog and Magog is more generall. Wee reade there how all nations, kindreds, and tongues, were made to worship the image of the beast, and to receiue his marke: but that is to bee extended no further, then to those kingdomes which were subiect to the papacie. But heere by these armies of Gog and Magog, are vnderstood all the chiefe enemies of the Church, in these last daies, since the loosing of Sathan, both open and secret, both Turk and Pope: for the Turk is an open enemie: the Pope a more close enemie. Gog signifieth couered, Magog vncouered, wherby is noted the Pope & the Turk. For the Pope cōmeth couered vnder the name of Christ, and Christs vicar, Peters successor &c. But