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Mystical Babylon availed wherein is proved, I. That Rome-papal is mystical-Babylon, II. That the…
Mystical Babylon availed wherein is proved, I. That Rome-papal is mystical-Babylon, II. That the Pope of Rome is the beast, III. That the Church of Rome is the great whore, IV. That the Roman-priests are the false prophet : also A call to the people of God to come out of Babylon / by Hanserd Knollys ...
London : s.n., 1679
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Proposition IV. That the Roman-Priests are the false Prophet.
BY the Roman-Priests, I mean and intend the Pope, the Cardinals, the Jesuits, and all those Priests that do receive Orders of Priest-hood from the Church of Rome, and acknowledge HER to be the Catholic Church, believe Her Doctrines, obey her Canons, and Teach Her damnable Heresies. That the Roman-Priests are the false Prophet doth plainly appear by the false Doctrines of the Church of Rome, which they believe, and teach. I call them the Doctrines of the Church of Rome, which are approved by the public Authority of that Church by their established Laws, their Popes Bulls, Decretals, and Constitutions, or the Canons of their Provincial, National, or general Councils, All which are approved and confirmed in their Trent Council(a). And all their Secular Clergy, and all who have Cure of Souls, &c. are sworn to approve, to profess, and teach the same— And to Anathematize, Reject, and Curse all contrary opinions and Doctrines.(b) I shall at present instance in three known Doctrines of the Church of Rome, 1. The Doctrine of the Popes Supremacy over all Princes, Kings, and Emperors of the Earth. This pernicious Doctrine of the Church of Rome is taught by the Roman-Priests(c) Blasius Bagnus a Prior general tells us, That the Popes Empire is over all the World: and that HE is the only Vicar of ⟨p. 23⟩God, who hath Supreme Power and Rule over all Kings and Princes of the Earth; (d)