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

You shall have many poor creatures that came hither to this Country, and will be ready to go back again, they look at things as mean and poor here; believe it, such a man hath not an ear, nor an eye open, he knows not whether he goes: Hagar, Sarahs maid, whether goest thou? saith the Lord to her: And so may I say to such, whether will you go? will you be gone back again to Egypt (God forbid I should count all our Native Country as Egypt) but if you go thither, you will have much ado to escape the paw of of the Bear: If you be once incorporated into any of their Parishes, you will find such beastly work in Church Government (I may speak it without wrong to any, but that I may bear witness against what is corrupt) that you will then find the blessing of those that enjoy liberty and piety together, you must worship the beast or the Image of the beast; A Diocesan, or National Church, it is but an Image of the great beast, it is a plain pattern of the same; and you will find the body of the Church rent from you, or you will be rent from the body, if you shall walk roundly and sincerely in the ways of God; you will find sad work to have your own officers or others to rise up against you: but we have here cause to praise God for our present liberties, and therefore you are to be wary what you do. If this be cause of thankfulness, turn not again to that from which the Lord by his stretched out arm hath delivered you: And this let me say further, as it may provoke us to thankfulness, so to forego all the Profits of this life, rather then to be drawn to subjection to such a Spiritual Government; you see what the holy Ghost counts it, seven heads, ten horns, heads full of names of blasphemy, horns crowned, and here is a beast like a Leopard, with feet like a Bear; that all the Government of it looks like rapine and robbery, catching and snatching, rending and tearing, this is the sum and scope of it: And therefore be not deceived; if men shall ⟨p. 21⟩tender you fair terms that may smell sweet, you shall have liberty in this and that, and protection of a good State, but it is but the smell of a Leopard; when you have yielded to such Conditions as may be tendered, you will find such strong hold got of you, that you will never get out: And then you shall find what ever Conditions are put in at first, the last Edition will be a mouth like a Lyon:

You shall have many poore creatures that came hither to this Country, and will be ready to go back againe, they looke at things as mean and poor here; believe it, such a man hath not an eare, nor an eye open, he knows not whether he goes: Hagar, Sarahs maid, whether goest thou? saith the Lord to her: And so may I say to such, whether will you goe? will you be gone back againe to Egypt (God forbid I should count all our Native Country as Egypt) but if you goe thither, you will have much adoe to escape the paw of of the Bear: If you be once incorporated into any of their Parishes, you will finde such beastly work in Church Government (I may speak it without wrong to any, but that I may bear witnesse against what is corrupt) that you will then finde the blessing of those that enjoy liberty and piety together, you must worship the beast or the Image of the beast; A Diocesan, or Nationall Church, it is but an Image of the great beast, it is a plain pattern of the same; and you will finde the body of the Church rent from you, or you will be rent from the body, if you shall walk roundly and sincerely in the ways of God; you will finde sad work to have your own officers or others to rise up against you: but we have here cause to praise God for our present liberties, and therefore you are to be wary what you doe. If this be cause of thankfulnesse, turn not againe to that from which the Lord by his stretched out arme hath delivered you: And this let me say further, as it may provoke us to thankfulness, so to forego all the Profits of this life, rather then to be drawn to subjection to such a Spirituall Government; you see what the holy Ghost counts it, seven heads, ten horns, heads full of names of blasphemy, horns crowned, and here is a beast like a Leopard, with feet like a Bear; that all the Government of it looks like rapine and robbery, catching and snatching, rending and tearing, this is the sum and scope of it: And therefore be not deceived; if men shall