A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…

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.

And whereas it is said, that from the Dragon, that is, from Sathan; 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 themselues thus destitute, made naked, and depriued of their defences and safeguards which they had before, there should be a certaine number of false Prophets raised vp by the Pope and his adherents, which should stirre vp and solicite the Kings to ioyne 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 eares of the Princes; which thing wee see effected by the Monkes, Fryers, and the rest of those cursed Prophets, who are alwaies perswading those whom they would haue to ioyne themselues vnto them, by these arguments; by defending their holy Father the Pope; of helping their holy ⟨p. 100⟩Mother the Church, &c. thereby stirring them vp against Christ and his seruants. Partly also these false Prophets are compared to frogs, by reason of their great multitudes, wherein they come.