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

Fifthly, He had power to give life to the Image of the Beast; what life? that it should both speak, and cause, That as many as would not worship the Image of the Beast should be killed: How doth he put this life into the Image of this Beast to speak? It is, to speak with authority, as in verse 5. A mouth speaking great things; He would speak, and speak with authority; ⟨p. 234⟩that now these Diocesan, Metropolitan, and Provincial Churches, they can speak with authority, as the Roman Catholic Church doth, and their words must take place, and he puts that life into it by his own canons and laws which they take up; the canons and laws made by the Church of Rome, do so animate Provincial, and Diocesan Churches, that they speak the same language, not altogether so corrupt, but with like authority, and require like subjection of all persons; and by your leave, they grow to it for very conscience sake; that those things which were indifferent before, yet being laws of the Church, now they must bind conscience; this is to speak great things. Now they have power likewise to cause as many as will not worship the Image of the Beast, they shall be killed; a sign none of them took that power like the beast; but yet though they have not power to kill them, yet to deliver them to the Secular power, and they must kill them • whatever the Diocesan Church doth agree on against her Heretics, that will not obey the Government or doctrine of the Church; what then? The deliver him to the Secular power, then they cause him to be put to death, and they deliver him to fire and faggot, so you see the mighty power of this Beast.

Fiftly, He had power to give life to the Image of the Beast; what life? that it should both speak, and cause, That as many as would not worship the Image of the Beast should be killed: How doth he put this life into the Image of this Beast to speak? It is, to speak with authorty, as in verse 5. A mouth speaking great things; He would speak, and speak with authority; ⟨p. 234⟩that now these Diocesan, Metropolitan, and Provinciall Churches, they can speak with authority, as the Roman Catholick Church doth, and their words must take place, and he puts that life into it by his own canons and laws which they take up; the canons and laws made by the Church of Rome, do so animate Provincial, and Diocesan Churches, that they speak the same language, not altogether so corrupt, but with like authority, and require like subjection of all persons; and by your leave, they grow to it for very conscience sake; that those things which were indifferent before, yet being laws of the Church, now they must binde conscience; this is to speak great things. Now they have power likewise to cause as many as will not worship the Image of the Beast, they shall be killed; a signe none of them took that power like the beast; but yet though they have not power to kill them, yet to deliver them to the Secular power, and they must kill them whatever the Diocesan Church doth agree on against her Hereticks, that will not obey the Government or doctrine of the Church; what then? The deliver him to the Secular power, then they cause him to be put to death, and they deliver him to fire and faggot, so you see the mighty power of this Beast.