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

you hear them coming as on a stage, representing the Lamb in their carriage and conversation, and follow the Lamb wheresoever he goes: but for the Beast, a stranger, they will not follow; but both their faith and experience yield them a third cause, and that is, the spirit of God carrying them an end: My sheep hear my voice, and they follow me; but they know not the voice of strangers, they see a difference between good and evil; and therefore if they hear a man speak, and doth not speak of salvation by him, but of the world, or of himself, they will not follow him, John 10. 45. Thus you see the Reason why none of them worship the Beast: But on the other side, all the rest of the world do, meaning where Antichrists power comes, speaking of those times when there was great power given to him, to speak great things, and no man might say, Sir, why do you ⟨p. 143⟩so: in that time when he had power to be active forty & two months, when he had power to make War with the Saints, and to overcome them, and when all Nations worshipped him, and did not shake off that Religion; but in former times, before reformation of Religion, this was an universal practice; they all, Nations, Kindreds, and Tongues gave their power to the Beast; and the reason of that was, from Gods just judgement, for their not receiving the truth in love, therefore he gave them over to strong delusions to believe lies.

you hear them coming as on a stage, representing the Lambe in their carriage and conversation, and follow the Lambe wheresoever he goes: but for the Beast, a stranger, they will not follow; but both their faith and experience yeild them a third cause, and that is, the spirit of God carying them an end: My sheep hear my voyce, and they follow me; but they know not the voyce of strangers, they see a difference between good and evill; and therefore if they hear a man speak, and doth not speak of salvation by him, but of the world, or of himselfe, they will not follow him, John 10. 45. Thus you see the Reason why none of them worship the Beast: But on the other side, all the rest of the world doe, meaning where Antichrists power comes, speaking of those times when there was great power given to him, to speak great things, and no man might say, Sir, why do you ⟨p. 143⟩so: in that time when he had power to be active forty & two months, when he had power to make Warre with the Saints, and to overcome them, and when all Nations worshipped him, and did not shake off that Religion; but in former times, before reformation of Religion, this was an universal practice; they all, Nations, Kindreds, and Tongues gave their power to the Beast; and the reason of that was, from Gods just judgement, for their not receiving the truth in love, therefore he gave them over to strong delusions to believe lyes.