2. But that is not all, There is another branch comes nearer the full meaning of the Text; that was for the honouring of the Bishop of Rome, and of the Catholic Church, viz. taking another doctrine for the Gospel, their Idolatry for pure worship, their Government for the discipline of Christ, their pardons for Justification of sin by Christ; In all this they do indeed give true worship to the Dragon, for what are all these but Images, they are none of Gods Ordinances; if you refer them to the heads of Scripture, they are but Images of Christ; In stead of the Ministry of Christ, you have doctrines ⟨p. 54⟩of men; In stead of justification by the righteousness of Christ, you have justification by works; In stead of pardon of Sin from Christ, you have it from the Pope; All things are in another form, an Image of another form set up, devised, contrary to what the word establisheth: Now you shall find this to be true; if you do vary from the kingdom of God, and Christ, then you worship the Dragon: You read in 2 Chron. 11. 15. Jeroboam ordained him Priests, for the high places, and for the Devils, and for the Calves, which he had made: he had no Priests but for the golden Calves, and what were they? they were but Images, and his intendment was not to bring in another object of worship, but another manner of worship; Jeroboam worshipped Jehovah in Images, which God had not appointed, and so he worshipped the Divill, and not God. And you shall read, when the Turk was brought in to revenge the Idolatry of Christendom, Rev. 9. 20. It is said, The people that were not cut off with the plague, they repented not of the work of their hands, that they should not worship Devils, and Idols of Gold and Silver, and brass, and Stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: which shows, that when men worship Images, that is, God in Images; it is not God that is so worshipped, but the Divill, and all such worship doth not advance the kingdom of God, but the kingdom of the Devil, therefore it is real honour to him: and therefore this their taking all this vast honour (all Churches receiving all from them) is none of Gods Institution, but the Devils practice, for it was the Devil that gave him his power and great authority; Therefore saith the holy Ghost, they worshipped the Dragon who gave power unto the Beast, and they worshipped the beast:
2. But that is not all, There is another branch comes neerer the full meaning of the Text; that was for the honouring of the Bishop of Rome, and of the Catholick Church, viz. taking another doctrine for the Gospell, their Idolatry for pure worship, their Government for the discipline of Christ, their pardons for Justification of sinne by Christ; In all this they doe indeed give true worship to the Dragon, for what are all these but Images, they are none of Gods Ordinances; if you referre them to the heads of Scripture, they are but Images of Christ; In stead of the Ministery of Christ, you have doctrines ⟨p. 54⟩of men; In stead of justification by the righteousnesse of Christ, you have justification by works; In stead of pardon of Sin from Christ, you have it from the Pope; All things are in another forme, an Image of another forme set up, devised, contrary to what the word establisheth: Now you shall finde this to be true; if you doe vary from the kingdome of God, and Christ, then you worship the Dragon: You read in 2 Chron. 11. 15. Jeroboam ordained him Priests, for the high places, and for the Devils, and for the Calves, which he had made: he had no Preists but for the golden Calves, and what were they? they were but Images, and his intendment was not to bring in another object of worship, but another manner of worship; Jeroboam worshiped Jehovah in Images, which God had not appointed, and so he worshipped the Divill, and not God. And you shall read, when the Turke was brought in to revenge the Idolatry of Christendome, Rev. 9. 20. It is said, The people that were not cut off with the plague, they repented not of the worke of their hands, that they should not worship Devils, and Idols of Gold and Silver, and brasse, and Stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk: which shews, that when men worship Images, that is, God in Images; it is not God that is so worshipped, but the Divill, and all such worship doth not advance the kingdome of God, but the kingdome of the Devill, therefore it is reall honour to him: and therefore this their taking all this vast honour (all Churches receiving all from them) is none of Gods Institution, but the Devils practice, for it was the Devill that gave him his power and great authority; Therefore saith the holy Ghost, they worshiped the Dragon who gave power unto the Beast, and they worshipped the beast:
