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

To this I answer; The holy Catholic Church we make it an Article of our Creed, that is, a company of the Godly called out of the world; we look at them all as those for whom Christ shed his blood: But we must not look at this as a visible Catholic Church, much less the Roman Church as the Catholic Church: we believe the Catholic Church is invisible; we believe no visible Church, but Congregations; and therefore if you come to hear of a Roman Catholic visible Church, whereof the Pope is the head, and who takes upon him all this Sovereignty and power here described, we look at such a body as a great B•ast: Communion of Saints we acknowledge, and that all the Churches of Christ have one and the same power amongst them: The Church of this Congregation hath power within it self equal to what others have, and none have power one over another: None of us are like Leopards to other beasts, perfumed to draw other beasts after us, and then like Bears to clasp them in to be subject to this Church, & then speak like Lyons, that all shall be subject to our commands: This is a Beast, and this is no Catholic Church; This is a Catholic Church of the Devil, but not of Christ. Thus have you the two first verses opened unto you.

To this I answer; The holy Catholick Church we make it an Article of our Creed, that is, a company of the Godly called out of the world; we look at them all as those for whom Christ shed his bloud: But we must not look at this as a visible Catholick Church, much lesse the Roman Church as the Catholick Church: we believe the Catholick Church is invisible; we believe no visible Church, but Congregations; and therefore if you come to heare of a Roman Catholick visible Church, whereof the Pope is the head, and who takes upon him all this Soveraignty and power here described, we look at such a body as a great B•ast: Communion of Saints wee acknowledge, and that all the Churches of Christ have one and the same power amongst them: The Church of this Congregation hath power within it selfe equall to what others have, and none have power one over another: None of us are like Leopards to other beasts, perfumed to draw other beasts after us, and then like Beares to clasp them in to be subject to this Church, & then speak like Lyons, that all shall be subject to our commands: This is a Beast, and this is no Catholick Church; This is a Catholick Church of the Devill, but not of Christ. Thus have you the two first verses opened unto you.