A commentary upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…A commentarie upon the book of the Revelation Wherein the text is explained, the…

This Mahomet lived a little before and about the 650. year (a little after Boniface the third had assumed the title of Universal Bishop) he was an Arabian, a subtle fellow, and no Christian, about the 630. With the help of one Sergius a Nestorian Monk, and Joannes Antiochenus an Arian, and some Jews he began to coin his blasphemous Alcoran, wherein he endeavoureth a mixture of Paganism, Judaism, and Christianity, but of the grossest kind, to wit, Arianism and Nestorianism. It were long to rehearse all his tenets. He called himself the great prophet, and blasphemously applied some Scriptures to that purpose; he allegeth that his writings (to wit, what he calleth his Alfurca and Alcoran) were given him from heaven, and are without error, and therefore joineth the Old Testament, the Gospel and the Alcoran together; he denieth the necessity of signs and wonders, but that the refusers of the Alcoran are to be persecuted with the sword, and yet that no man is to be persecuted for his Religion. To the receivers of the Alcoran be promiseth many great things, and asserteth it to be confirmed by many victories from the Lord; he asserteth One only true God, and denieth the Trinity of Persons, and absurdly asserteth a twofold personality of the God-head; he is against all Idols and Images, and allegeth himself to be specially commissionated against Idol-worship: and it may be that God having purposed him indeed to scourge that sin, hath also wisely ordered that, partly to make him the more instrumental in pursuing that sin, partly the more to convince and shame Christians that should be addicted to it. These things and such like may be more fully gathered from the Alcoran it self, and these who write of it. This is certain, that his monstrous absurdities became taking to many, and he himself to have great temporal power, especially on this occasion. Heraclius the Emperor in his wars against the Persians, had a considerable Army of Arabians in his service, who being dimitted after the war with reproachful speeches from their Officers, in stead of pay, did fall to mutiny. Upon these this Mahomet so insinuated himself, that he was received to be their head (from this came the name of Saracens;

This Mahomet lived a little before and about the 650. year (a little after Boniface the third had assumed the title of Vniversal Bishop) he was an Arabian, a subtile fellow, and no Christian, about the 630. With the help of one Sergius a Nestorian Monk, and Ioannes Antiochenus an Arian, and some Iews he began to coin his blasphemous Alcoran, wherein he endeavoureth a mixture of Paganism, Judaism, and Christianity, but of the grostest kind, to wit, Arianism and Nestorianism. It were long to rehearse all his tenets. He called himself the great prophet, and blasphemously applied some Scriptures to that purpose; he alleageth that his writings (to wit, what he calleth his Alfurca and Alcoran) were given him from heaven, and are without error, and therefore joyneth the Old Testament, the Gospel and the Alcoran together; he denieth the necessity of signs and wonders, but that the refusers of the Alcoran are to be persecuted with the sword, and yet that no man is to be persecuted for his Religion. To the receivers of the Alcoran be promiseth many great things, and asserteth it to be confirmed by many victories from the Lord; he asserteth One only true God, and denieth the Trinity of Persons, and absurdly asserteth a twofold personality of the God-head; he is against all Idols and Images, and alleageth himself to be specially commissionated against Idol-worship: and it may be that God having purposed him indeed to scourge that sin, hath also wisely ordered that, partly to make him the more instrumentall in pursuing that sin, partly the more to convince and shame Christians that should be addicted to it. These things and such like may be more fully gathered from the Alcoran it self, and these who write of it. This is certain, that his monstrous absurdities became taking to many, and he himself to have great temporall power, especially on this occasion. Heraclius the Emperour in his wars against the Persians, had a considerable Army of Arabians in his service, who being dimitted after the war with reproachfull speeches from their Officers, in stead of pay, did fall to mutiny. Upon these this Mahomet so insinuated himself, that he was received to be their head (from this came the name of Saracens;