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And first, in that it is said, the Beast, and the false Prophet (which went out from the Beast) were taken; it noteth, that Christ as it were in a rage, seemeth to lay hold on those his principal enemies, the Beast and the false Prophet, taking them, in contempt as it were, by the necks, even as a strong man in his fury, in scorn taketh his weak enemy (with whom he disdaineth to fight) by the Collar of the neck, and casteth him away; even so Christ violently taketh them and casteth them quick into a Lake of fire & brimstone.

And first, in that it is said, the Beast, and the false Prophet (which went out from the Beast) were taken; it noteth, that Christ as it were in a rage, seemeth to lay hold on those his principall enemies, the Beast and the false Prophet, taking them, in contempt as it were, by the neckes, euen as a strong man in his fury, in scorne taketh his weake enemie (with whom he disdaineth to fight) by the Collar of the necke, and casteth him away; euen so Christ violently taketh them and casteth them quicke into a Lake of fire & brimstone.

The remnant are slain with the sword; to wit, the Kings and the People, noting the difference of their judgement, from the judgement of the Beast, and the Prophet; not that they were not also to be condemned, as well as these, but it is only to show, that their condemnation should not be so terrible as the condemnation of the Beast, and the false Prophet: for as it is in earthly judgements, according to the heinousness and greatness of the fact, such is the grievousness of the punishment, the more heinous offenders being to be burnt to death, those that are less grievous offenders, to be slain with the sword, or ⟨p. 119⟩with some less violent death: even so it shall be in this judgement of Christ, the Beast and false Prophet being chief offenders and ring-leaders in this rebellion, shall have a more terrible judgement, and deeper condemnation.

The remnant are slaine with the sword; to wit, the Kings and the People, noting the difference of their iudgement, from the iudgement of the Beast, and the Prophet; not that they were not also to be condemned, as well as these, but it is onely to shew, that their condemnation should not be so terrible as the condemnation of the Beast, and the false Prophet: for as it is in earthly iudgements, according to the heinousnesse and greatnesse of the fact, such is the grieuousnesse of the punishment, the more heinous offenders being to be burnt to death, those that are lesse grieuous offenders, to be slaine with the sword, or