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Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be…
Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be the present Church of Rome wherein all objections are fully answered : to which is added, the time of the end, or a clear explanation of Scripture prophecies, with the judgment of divers learned men concerning the final ruin of the Romish Church, that it will be in this present age : together with an account of the two witnesses, who they are, with their killing, resurrection & ascension : also an examination and confutation of what Mr. Jurieu hath lately written concerning the effusion of the vials ... : likewise a brief review of D. Tho. Goodwins exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelations, concerning the witnesses, and of that street in which they should lie slain, proving it to be meant of Great Britain : and a brief collection of divers strange prophecies, some very ancient / by Benj. Keach ... ; to which is annexed, a short treatise in two parts : 1. The calculation of Scripture numbers by Scripture only, without the help of humane history, 2. Upon the witnesses, giving light to the whole book.Antichrist stormed, or, Mystery Babylon the great whore, and great city, proved to be the present Church of Rome wherein all objections are fully answered : to which is added, the time of the end, or a clear explanation of Scripture prophecies, with the judgment of divers learned men concerning the final ruine of the Romish Church, that it will be in this present age : together with an account of the two witnesses, who they are, with their killing, resurrection & ascention : also an examination and confutation of what Mr. Jurieu hath lately written concerning the effusion of the vials ... : likewise a brief review of D. Tho. Goodwins exposition of the 11th chapter of the Revelations, concerning the witnesses, and of that street in which they should lie slain, proving it to be meant of Great Brittain : and a brief collection of divers strange prophecies, some very antient / by Benj. Keach ... ; to which is annext, a short treatise in two parts : 1. The calculation of Scripture numbers by Scripture only, without the help of humane history, 2. Upon the witnesses, giving light to the whole book.
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1689
Chapter 2: Wherein is clearly proved that all the marks of mystery Babylon doth fully meet in, and…
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3. Great in multitude. There are no People besides, that are in a spiritual united Body, and visible community, professing Christianity, comparable to her, for multitude, or the vast numbers of her Children.
4. Great in actions, vile actions, such as deposing and poisoning Princes, fomenting jealousies, raising Wars, setting Nations together by the Ears, invading rights and properties of Nations and Kingdoms by subtle ensnarements, and cunning stratagems, making tumults and uproars, contriving Massacres, burning Cities, and carrying on dreadful devastations, where she is gain-said; and that which adds to her greatness, is that invincible confidence she hath, that all persons and things are made for her, and given to her, so that all things she doth are allowed as Legal and Just in Heaven, tho the actions are most vile and as unhumane as any can ⟨p. 50⟩be, in the Judgment of any undeceived mortal: from whence we shall frame this argument.
4. Great in actions, vile actions, such as deposing and poysoning Princes, fomenting jealousies, raising Wars, setting Nations together by the Ears, invading rights and properties of Nations and Kingdoms by subtile insnarements, and cunning stratagems, making tumults and uproars, contriving Masscres, burning Cities, and carrying on dreadful devastations, where she is gain-said; and that which adds to her greatness, is that invincible confidence she hath, that all persons and things are made for her, and given to her, so that all things she doth are allowed as Legal and Just in Heaven, tho the actions are most vile and as unhumane as any can ⟨p. 50⟩be, in the Judgment of any undeceived mortal: from whence we shall frame this argument.