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

But that which most of all prevails with me, and which wholly captivates my Judgment to lean another way, is this, That whereas they say the first beast was the Pope, as Dominus in Temporalibus, as Lord in Temporals; and the second beast is the Pope, as he is Dominus in Spiritualibus. It is evident that the Pope did not invest himself with temporal authority at ⟨p. 7⟩the first: But at first claimed spiritual and universal Episcopacy, over-sight over all the Churches; he was first supreme head of the Church in his spiritual Jurisdiction, and did not claim dominion in Temporals till after his wound was healed, and then he took power to depose the Emperor of the East, and translated his Empire from Greece to France, this was his Dominion in earthly Monarchies which he took in the latter place: And therefore I would rather say, that the second beast is the Pope in both respects, as Lord and Sovereign, high Priest in Spirituals, and the high Priest also over the Kings of the world in Temporals: He had two horns like a Lamb, as the successor of Peter, and as if he had nothing but from Christ, but he spake like a Dragon; When he had once power by his Lamb-like horns, he then spake like a Dragon: Therefore to speak that which I conceive to be the truth, I do look at this first beast as indeed of like condition with the Pope, and very nearly joined to him. The Pope is one of the heads and rulers of this Beast, but yet distinguished from the beast it self, and is not the same with the beast.

But that which most of all prevailes with me, and which wholly captivates my Judgment to leane another way, is this, That whereas they say the first beast was the Pope, as Dominus in Temporalibus, as Lord in Temporalls; and the second beast is the Pope, as he is Dominus in Spiritualibus. It is evident that the Pope did not invest himselfe with temporall authority at ⟨p. 7⟩the first: But at first claimed spirituall and universall Episcopacy, over-sight over all the Churches; he was first supream head of the Church in his spirituall Jurisdiction, and did not claime dominion in Temporalls till after his wound was healed, and then he took power to depose the Emperour of the East, and translated his Empire from Greece to France, this was his Dominion in earthly Monarchies which he took in the latter place: And therefore I would rather say, that the second beast is the Pope in both respects, as Lord and Soveraign, high Priest in Spiritualls, and the high Priest also over the Kings of the world in Temporalls: Hee had two hornes like a Lamb, as the successor of Peter, and as if he had nothing but from Christ, but he spake like a Dragon; When he had once power by his Lamb-like horns, he then spake like a Dragon: Therefore to speak that which I conceive to be the truth, I do look at this first beast as indeed of like condition with the Pope, and very nearly joyned to him. The Pope is one of the heads and rulers of this Beast, but yet distinguished from the beast it selfe, and is not the same with the beast.