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

I have sought for salvation where it was not to be had, and prayed those to whom he spoke, not to take it ill, for it was not out of any neglect of them, but out of his faithfulness, having had experience, that the course they prescribed, that was not the way; but it so far prevailed, as that he was marvellously esteemed; but he was taken up by Latimer, he made Bilney hear him Preach a most fearful Sermon against Lutherans, that were then better then he; yet Bilney saw that he had zeal, but not according to knowledge, and he knew not how to come within him; but he went to him in private, and desired to speak with him, and he must not say him nay; then he up and tells him what a miserable wretch he had been, how he had wounded his conscience; how he had confessed his sin to this and that Priest; how unprofitable all those means were to him which they prescribed; and there was no means in the world to find peace till the Lord applied that everlasting redemption in the blood of Christ; why saith Latimer, he comes to seek for pardon from me to his soul; and saith he, I saw I stood in more need of being taught by him, and therefore stiles him in his Sermon Saint Bilney, that caught his ⟨p. 139⟩soul, and revealed that to him which he never heard of. Therefore it is possible that Latimer and Bilney may be devout Catholics for a time; but now when this electing love of God puts forth it self in the fruits of it, which is effectual calling; now they are fully satisfied that all this devotion, believing as the Church believes, they see they are so far out of the way, as faith is contrary to sense and reason: So that those whom God reserved and chosen to life, they are preserved from total and final adoration of the Beast, they may for a time through ignorance worship the Beast, as the best of Gods servants in those times did, and many times have been most zealous for the Catholic cause; and yet when the Lord hath called them effectually to his grace, then, not one that are written in the Lambs book of life do worship him; so that though they worship him before, yet now they do not, when they come to see their folly, and have the love of God made known to them.

I have sought for salvation where it was not to be had, and prayed those to whom he spoke, not to take it ill, for it was not out of any neglect of them, but out of his faithfulness, having had experience, that the course they prescribed, that was not the way; but it so farre prevailed, as that he was marvellously esteemed; but he was taken up by Latimer, he made Bilney hear him Preach a most fearfull Sermon against Lutherans, that were then better then he; yet Bilney saw that he had zeal, but not according to knowledge, and he knew not how to come within him; but he went to him in private, and desired to speak with him, and he must not say him nay; then he up and tells him what a miserable wretch he had been, how he had wounded his conscience; how he had confest his sin to this and that Preist; how unprofitable all those meanes were to him which they prescribed; and there was no means in the world to finde peace till the Lord applyed that everlasting redemption in the bloud of Christ; why saith Latimer, he comes to seek for pardon from me to his soul; and saith he, I saw I stood in more need of being taught by him, and therefore stiles him in his Sermon Saint Bilney, that caught his