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

For the use of it:¹ First, let it be some word of encouragement and comfort unto all the servants of God, that have got the victory over this number, though with their loss, not to look at their losses as an unexpected thing, or new matter, but prophesied of above 1500. years agone. John wrote of it in his time, what you lost in your liberties in the Church wherein you lived, it is no more then what the Lord foretold ⟨p. 256⟩you, that you should not have liberty to buy and sell if you did bear witness against the beast, and his mark, and name, and number of his name; then there is no abiding for you in any Church in Christendom, which is either Catholic, or framed after the image of it, as National, Diocesan, or Cathedral, or Provincial, it is not possible you should get the vict• over these things, and have liberty of commerce. It is not enough that we have cast off the Pope: and what is an image of Popery (which we sometimes have submitted unto) and have born against it, and it is not enough to abhor the name of a Papist so far as we have been corrupted: It is well that ye have born witness against the Hierarchy and the papal government; but may we not hearken to the Canon of the Church maintained by a whole National Council? and may we not yield to the orders of these Canons, and bear witness to the number of the Name? Suppose the Cross, or Surplice, or kneeling at the the Sacrament, many Christians have strong reasonings about this, that they may keep their liberty of Commerce, their buying and selling, and will not God have mercy and not sacrifice?

For the use of it:¹ First, let it be some word of encouragement and comfort unto all the servants of God, that have got the victory over this number, though with their losse, not to look at their losses as an unexpected thing, or new matter, but prophecyed of above 1500. years agone. John wro•e of it in his time, what you lost in your liberties in the Church wherein you lived, it is no more then what the Lord foretold ⟨p. 256⟩you, that you should not have liberty to buy and sell if you did beare witnesse against the beast, and his mark, and name, and number of his name; then there is no abiding for you in any Church in Christendome, which is either Catholicke, or framed after the image of it, as Nationall, Diocesan, or Cathedral, or Provincial, it is not possible you should get the vict over these things, and have liberty of commerce. It is not enough that we have cast off the Pope: and what is an image of Popery (which we sometimes have submitted unto) and have born against it, and it is not enough to abhor the name of a Papist so far as we have been corrupted: It is well that ye have born witnesse against the Hierarchy and the papall government; but may we not hearken to the Canon of the Church maintained by a whole National Councel? and may we not yield to the orders of these Canons, and beare witnesse to the number of the Name? Suppose the Cross, or Surplice, or kneeling at the the Sacrament, many Christians have strong reasonings about this, that they may keep their liberty of Commerce, their buying and selling, and will not God have mercy and not sacrifice?