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The reason of this is rendered, namely, that their might be way made for the Kings of the East, who should come for the aide and relief of this Beast of Rome; for whereas by this Judgement, and by these Plagues, they should have turned unto repentance, yet they would not, but in their distress would make rather all friends they could to be at one with the Kings of the earth, and use all means of reconciling themselves unto them; and joining to themselves the Kings which were from far, making them their defendants and maintainers.

The reason of this is rendred, namely, that their might be way made for the Kings of the East, who should come for the aide and reliefe of this Beast of Rome; for whereas by this Iudgement, and by these Plagues, they should haue turned vnto repentance, yet they would not, but in their distresse would make rather all friends they could to be at one with the Kings of the earth, and vse all meanes of reconciling themselues vnto them; and ioyning to themselues the Kings which were from farre, making them their defendants and maintainers.

And whereas it is said, that from the Dragon, that is, from Satan; from the Beast, that is, from the Empire; from the Prophet, that is, from that man of Rome, the Pope, are sent forth three spirits: It noteth, that when they should see themselves thus destitute, made naked, and deprived of their defences and safeguards which they had before, there should be a certain number of false Prophets raised up by the Pope and his adherents, which should stir up and solicit the Kings to join to the Church of Rome. These Prophets are compared to Frogs, partly because of their loud voice, and of that great noise which they should make, and whereby they should be continually crying in the ears of the Princes; which thing we see effected by the Monks, Fryers, and the rest of those cursed Prophets, who are always persuading those whom they would have to join themselves unto them, by these arguments; by defending their holy Father the Pope; of helping their holy ⟨p. 100⟩Mother the Church, &c. thereby stirring them up against Christ and his servants. Partly also these false Prophets are compared to frogs, by reason of their great multitudes, wherein they come.