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

The war that he speaks of (as I conceive) in this place, is not a spiritual war (though that also this beast did make, for he caused all that dwelt upon the Earth to admire and adore him, and that was spiritual war:) But he speaks of such a war here, the effect whereof is killing with the Sword; He that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword, vers. 10. As if God would reward him in his own kind: He that slays many thousands of Christians with the ⟨p. 99⟩sword, that is, by the power of war, he himself shall at length be destroyed by war also: So that he speaks of a war fought by Arms, by slaughter and blood-shed, by open expedition of Military persons fighting in the quarrel of this beast against the Saints of God. There is another war mentioned in the 17. Chap. of this book, where it is said, this Beast, and the ten Horns, that is, the Christian Kings, that shall give their power and authority to this Beast, shall make war with the Lamb; and they which are of the Lambs side, are called, and chosen, and faithful, and here they are called Saints: But there you shall see it is not the same kind of war, but differing there from what is here; for there it is said, They shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; but here it is said, He shall make war with the Saints, and overcome the Saints: So that one of these wars he speaks of, when he that hath smitten others, he shall be smitten himself; that is, towards the end of his Authority; then the Lamb shall make war, and overcome him; but in the mean time he hath power to make war, and overcome them, it is therefore a bloody war: And it is not said that he began this war as soon as he began to do; for here are sundry acts and passages of Authority, before he comes to this transcendent power to violent war: He was admired and adored in the consciences of all Roman Catholics; He had done many things, spake great blasphemies many a day, and year together: And in the end he receives also this power, to make war with the Saints; that he was able to muster up such an Army of his own, or his Horns, that is, those Princes that were obedient to him, as he was able to make war. Now this Scripture (I conceive) was accomplished in his wars against the Waldenses and Albigenses in the 12.

The warre that he speaks of (as I conceive) in this place, is not a spirituall warre (though that also this beast did make, for he caused all that dwelt upon the Earth to admire and adore him, and that was spirituall war:) But he speaks of such a warre here, the effect whereof is killing with the Sword; Hee that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword, vers. 10. As if God would reward him in his owne kind: He that slayes many thousands of Christians with the