An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…

Secondly, It is against his Tabernacle; that may be either meant the body of Christ, as 1 John 14. He tabernacled amongst us. Or it may be meant the visible Churches, such as are instituted by him. For the body of Christ, it is blasphemy to go to every Mass Priest, to make him the body and blood of our Saviour. Or if you understand the Tabernacle to be the Church; that is the Temple of God, 1 Cor. 3. 16. Now to call the Church of Christ a Conventicle of Heretics and Schismatics, it is blasphemy, and so they count all the Churches here: And for the Saints in heaven, to put upon them divine worship, to build Temples to them, to put up Prayers to them, to keep Holy-days to them, it is blasphemy to them, it is a great dishonour. Paul and Barnabas, when they saw men to come and offer sacrifice to them, Men and brethren why do you these things? you cannot do us a greater injury. And for the Saints in heaven, that is, pure Churches, he condemns them for Heretics, and Schismatics, and as unworthy of Christian communion, and Christian burial, these are blasphemies: So you see the meaning of this Scripture; There was given him a mouth to speak great things, and to blaspheme God, in his Name, in his Tabernacle, in those that dwell in Heaven: Thus hath he done many years, and thus doth he still.

Secondly, It is against his Tabernacle; that may be either meant the body of Christ, as 1 John 14. He tabernacled amongst us. Or it may be meant the visible Churches, such as are instituted by him. For the body of Christ, it is blasphemy to go to every Masse Priest, to make him the body and blood of our Saviour. Or if you understand the Tabernacle to be the Church; that is the Temple of God, 1 Cor. 3. 16. Now to call the Church of Christ a Conventicle of Hereticks and Schismaticks, it is blasphemy, and so they count all the Churches here: And for the Saints in heaven, to put upon them divine worship, to build Temples to them, to put up Prayers to them, to keep Holy-dayes to them, it is blasphemie to them, it is a great dishonour. Paul and Barnabas, when they saw men to come and offer sacrifice to them, Men and brethren why doe you these things? you cannot do us a greater injury. And for the Saints in heaven, that is, pure Churches, he condemns them for Hereticks, and Schismaticks, and as unworthy of Christian communion, and Christian burial, these are blasphemies: So you see the meaning of this Scripture; There was given him a mouth to speake great things, and to blaspheme God, in his Name, in his Tabernacle, in those that dwell in Heaven: Thus hath he done many yeares, and thus doth hee still.