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TroposchemmalogiaTroposchēmalogia
Troposchemmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. KTroposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K
London: printed by John Darby, 1682
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
sometimes deposing and banishing some proud Prelates, when they showed at what they levelled their Designs. But after the Power of Rome, which before was entire in one Emperor, fell into ten Parts and Divisions, which happened in the Year of our Lord 456, as* Du-Moulin, and the Learned† Mede show at large, out of the Roman Histories. Upon this Division, and weakening of the Empire, the Bishop of Rome took his advantage, to make his Advance, and rose up to Regal Power, enacting Laws, raising Taxes, and levying Soldiers; by which means he struck in with Parties, and encroached upon Italy, and the Parts adjacent. II. This Power arising upon the Weakening and Division of the old State of the Fourth Monarchy or Kingdom, is called a little Horn, because truly so at its first beginning. Dan. 7.8. And behold, there came up amongst them another little Horn, &c. | II. The Papal Power, or Bishop of Rome, before this Division, was but low and small, being confined to his Episcopal Power over the Church, till by his Arts he had got up gradually to the Regal Seat, and Power of the Temporal Sword, which he managed with so much Craft and Policy, that afterwards he enlarged his Dominions; but is very rightfully in his Infancy styled a little Prince, Power, or Horn, arising up amongst, or after the rest, which began presently after the Death of Julian, about the Year 365, in which Time was a most fearful Earthquake, the like never known before, betokening the Decay of the Fourth Kingdom, in its Civil State or Power, by a Division or falling of Nations, who set themselves against the Power of Rome, and harassed, wasted, and destroyed the Provinces thereof, for near forty five Years together. See Mede, lib. 3. p. 659. III. This little Horn, after his Rise to Temporal Power, plucks up three of the ten Horns by the Roots. Dan. 7.8. Before whom there were three of the first Horns plucked up by the Roots. | III. The Papal Power having gained the Temporal Sword, tho but a little Horn at his beginning, did practise and prosper so, that betwixt the Year 365, and the Year 456, or soon after, when Rome was sacked by Gensericus, he gained such Enlargements, that he came to possess about three parts of ten of the former or old Roman Dominions, according to the Rules or Measure of the Compass; as we find in Mr. Mede, lib. 3. p. 658. and famous Du-Moulin, ubi suprà.