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
Benjamin Keach 1640–1704London: printed by John Darby, 1682
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Whose Looks were more stout, &c. | VI. The Pope of Rome has Looks more stout than the Horns that have been contemporary with him; which appears in three things: (1.) In his terrible Bulls, that he makes to roar and stare most dreadfully. (2.) In his Power and Acts of deposing Princes. (3.) In asserting himself to be God's Vicegerent, against whom no Person, upon any Cause or Pretence whatsoever, ought to lift up Hand or Tongue, upon the Penalty of a total Ruin in this World, and an eternal Ruin in the World to come.
VII. The little Horn makes War with the Saints. Dan. 7.21. I beheld, and the same Horn made War with the Saints, and prevailed against them, and that for a long Time, even to the wearing out of the poor Saints of the Most High. Verse 25. |
VII. The Pope of Rome hath made War with the Saints, and prevailed against them, and that to their Ruin, as to Liberty, Estate, and even Life it self; as the true Witnesses of Christ have most sadly experienced in many Countries, in divers by-past Ages, even for such a Series of Time, that may be properly called a wearing out of the Saints of the Most High; for his Cruelty ended not in a Month, or a Year, but hath lasted for many hundred Years: So that for Length of Time, Numbers of Countries, and Multitude of Persons, there is no Power that ever reigned, hath out-done, or equalized this vile and bloody Monster; upon which we frame this Argument.
If the Pope of Rome may be more fitly said to have Eyes like the Eyes of a Man, a Mouth speaking presumptuous Things, and Looks more stout than his Fellows; to have made War with the Saints, to have prevailed against them, and wore them out, more than any other Power that ever yet reigned: Then he is the little Horn, or vile Person, under Consideration.
But the former is true: — Ergo, so is the latter.
⟨p. 328⟩VIII. The little Horn is diverse from the rest of the Horns. Dan. 7.24. And he shall be diverse from the first, and shall subdue three Kings. | VIII. The Pope of Rome is diverse from the rest of the Potentates in these four respects: 1. The Manner of his Rise. 2. His Pretensions to Power. 3. In his progress to his Height of Dignity. 4. In his Management of the Power he has usurped. 1. He was small or little in his Rise, but an ordinary Bishop, before he came to be a Temporal Prince. 2.
Whose Looks were more stout, &c. | VI. The Pope of Rome has Looks more stout than the Horns that have been contemporary with him; which appears in three things: (1.) In his terrible Bulls, that he makes to roar and stare most dreadfully. (2.) In his Power and Acts of deposing Princes. (3.) In asserting himself to be God's Vicegerent, against whom no Person, upon any Cause or Pretence whatsoever, ought to lift up Hand or Tongue, upon the Penalty of a total Ruine in this World, and an eternal Ruine in the World to come.
VII. The little Horn makes War with the Saints. Dan. 7.21. I beheld, and the same Horn made War with the Saints, and prevailed against them, and that for a long Time, even to the wearing out of the poor Saints of the Most High. Verse 25. |
VII. The Pope of Rome hath made War with the Saints, and prevailed against them, and that to their Ruine, as to Liberty, Estate, and even Life it self; as the true Witnesses of Christ have most sadly experienced in many Countries, in divers by-past Ages, even for such a Series of Time, that may be properly called a wearing out of the Saints of the Most High; for his Cruelty ended not in a Month, or a Year, but hath lasted for many hundred Years: So that for Length of Time, Numbers of Countries, and Multitude of Persons, there is no Power that ever reigned, hath out-done, or equalized this vile and bloody Monster; upon which we frame this Argument.
If the Pope of Rome may be more fitly said to have Eyes like the Eyes of a Man, a Mouth speaking presumptuous Things, and Looks more stout than his Fellows; to have made War with the Saints, to have prevailed against them, and wore them out, more than any other Power that ever yet reigned: Then he is the little Horn, or vile Person, under Consideration.
But the former is true: — Ergo, so is the latter.
⟨p. 328⟩VIII. The little Horn is diverse from the rest of the Horns. Dan. 7.24. And he shall be diverse from the first, and shall subdue three Kings. | VIII. The Pope of Rome is diverse from the rest of the Potentates in these four respects: 1. The Manner of his Rise. 2. His Pretensions to Power. 3. In his progress to his Height of Dignity. 4. In his Management of the Power he has usurped. 1. He was small or little in his Rise, but an ordinary Bishop, before he came to be a Temporal Prince. 2.
He pretends not to hold his Kingdom by Inheritance, or Gift of the People, as other Kings do, but by a special and Divine Patent. 3. In his progress to the Height of his Dignity, by leaving his fixed Station, as Pastor of a Church, and by Deceit, Treason, and Violation of all Laws, mounts the Throne of Imperial Grandeur. 4. He rules by a supreme Ecclesiastical Power, as well as Temporal; pretends to the Keys of Heaven, as well as the Sword of Justice on Earth, showing himself to be the Beast that hath two Horns like a Lamb, spoken of, Rev. 13.11.
IX. This little Horn hath so many Marks upon him, that they are too numerous to handle distinctly after our usual Method; and therefore we shall put the remaining part into a general Rank, and conclude this Subject. | IX. The Pope of Rome hath so many Marks or Characters upon him, that are too numerous to be handled distinctly in a little room; and therefore we shall but touch upon them, so far as they show the Texts made good, and form an Idea of Truth in the Minds of Men.
1. He must change Times and Laws. | 1. The Pope hath changed Times and Laws, in two respects: (1.) He hath set up, and plucked down Kings, which is called a changing of Times and Seasons, Dan. 2.21. (2.) He has made strange Alterations of the Laws, Orders, and Institutions used in the Church, in respect of Officers, Administration of Sacraments, and Celebration of Days.
2. Continue a long space of Time. | 2. Hath continued above twelve hundred Years.
3. He is a vile Person. | 3. He is as vile a Person as any in the World, tolerates all kind of Wickedness, by his Dispensations, Pardons, &c.
4. Had not the Honour he hath, fairly given to him, either by God or Man, but gained it by Flattery. | 4. Had his Exaltation neither by Inheritance, lawful Conquest, nor rightful Gift from rightful Donators.
5. Removed the preceding Power by the Arms of a Flood. | 5. He had the help of Phocas, to kill the Emperor Mauritius; and by the help of Goths and Vandals enlarged his Power.
6. He became strong by a small People. | 6. Became strong by a small People, having only a declining Church, and Apostate Christians to assist him.
7. He shall have power over the fattest Places of the Province, and there scatter his Riches. | 7. He hath power over Italy, which is reputed the Garden of Europe, &c.
8. Such as do wickedly against Religion, he shall accept. | 8.
He pretends not to hold his Kingdom by Inheritance, or Gift of the People, as other Kings do, but by a special and Divine Patent. 3. In his progress to the Height of his Dignity, by leaving his fixed Station, as Pastor of a Church, and by Deceit, Treason, and Violation of all Laws, mounts the Throne of Imperial Grandure. 4. He rules by a supreme Ecclesiastical Power, as well as Temporal; pretends to the Keys of Heaven, as well as the Sword of Justice on Earth, shewing himself to be the Beast that hath two Horns like a Lamb, spoken of,
He hath accepted, entertained, and encouraged the People of any Nation, that would turn wicked, and sacrifice all Piety and Religion, to serve his Interest.
9. Under him the Saints fall by Captivity and Spoil, by Sword and Flame, many days. | 9. Under him the Saints have fallen, by Flames, Captivity, and Spoil, many days.
10. Shall do according to his own Will, not accounting himself tied to any Laws. | 10. He hath done according to his own Will, and doth not look upon any Laws to be obligatory to him, either from God or Men.
⟨p. 329⟩11. He shall exalt himself above every God, and speak marvellous things against the God of Gods. | 11. He (the Pope) hath exalted himself above every God, (that is, such as are so accounted amongst Men, or Gods on Earth,) by excommunicating, deposing, treading upon their Necks, and kicking off their Crowns; by his blasphemous Edicts and Injunctions he exalts himself above God himself, and his written Laws, &c.
12. Shall not regard the God of his Ancestors. | 12. He doth not regard the God of his Ancestors, either the Idols of the Emperors, or the God of the good Bishops that went before him.
13. Nor the desire of Wedlock. | 13. He hath been remote from the desire of Women in a lawful way, nay, and frights his Clergy from it too, who are made uncapable of spiritual Promotion, and censured as heinous Transgressors, if married.
14. Nor any God in a pious way. | 14. He hath not regarded any God in a pious way; for tho he doth name the true God often, and in Words profess him, yet in Works he doth defy him, and profane his holy Name.
15. Shall give Honour to them that have armed Forces. | 15. He gives honour to them who have armed Forces, and lends them Assistance to carry on his black and diabolical Designs.
16. Shall own a strange God, with splendid Ceremonies, Dan. 11.38. | 16. He hath owned a strange God; a Mark completely made up in the Mass, which is adored with splendid Ceremonies. Upon all which, we fairly frame this Argument.
He hath accepted, entertained, and encouraged the People of any Nation, that would turn wicked, and sacrifice all Piety and Religion, to serve his Interest.
9. Under him the Saints fall by Captivity and Spoil, by Sword and Flame, many days. | 9. Under him the Saints have fallen, by Flames, Captivity, and Spoil, many days.
10. Shall do according to his own Will, not accounting himself tied to any Laws. | 10. He hath done according to his own Will, and doth not look upon any Laws to be obligatory to him, either from God or Men.
If all these sixteen Characters meet no-where so clear and evident as upon the Pope of Rome; then the Pope of Rome is the little Horn, and vile Person, set forth in the Book of Daniel:
To these Characters we shall add a few more out of the Evangelist Matthew, the 20th of the Acts, the first Epistle to Timothy, and the second to the Thessalonians, and so draw to a Conclusion.
Christ foretold that Enemies should come in his Name, and own him to be the true Christ, with an Intent to deceive; that they should appear in Sheeps clothing, and under this Visor hide their devouring Teeth. And, Mat. 27.15. Beware of false Prophets, which come to you in Sheeps clothing, but inwardly are ravening Wolves; that is, have a design to destroy you. |
The Popes of Rome, in their Succession, have been clothed with Sheeps clothing, covered their Design with the Name of Christ, the true Christ, but with an intent to deceive; for all their Pretences of Jesus being the true Christ, have been but as a Visor to hide their devouring Teeth; whilst they hid themselves under the Notion of Christianity, they have carried on most pernicious and destructive Designs, showing their wolfish and devouring Nature in these three respects. (1.) If there have appeared any Kings in the Christian World, that have been piously disposed, they have forthwith endeavoured to pervert them by their Diabolical Doctrines, or destroy them by their Holy Poison. (2.) If any Ministers, or Men of Parts, have risen up, to set forth God's holy Truth, and bless the World with Gospel-Light, and saving Doctrine, they have either choked them with Preferments, affrighted them by dreadful Fears, or by a ravenous thirsting after their Blood, have most wickedly and treacherously destroyed their Lives. (3.) If collective Bodies of pious Congregations of Saints have sprung forth in the World, they have ⟨p. 330⟩followed them like Blood-hounds, and devouring Wolves, with Fire and Sword, fearful Massacres, Devastations, Murders and Slaughters, till they have spoiled them, torn in pieces, and devoured them: Completely fulfilling that Prediction of the Apostle, Acts 20.29, 30. For I know this, that after my departure shall grievous Wolves enter in amongst you, not sparing the Flock: Also of your own selves shall Men arise, speaking perverse Things, to draw away the Disciples after them. Who can this Prophecy so exactly agree to, as the bloody Popes, who at first arose out of the Church, and acted the •art of Wolves to purpose, (1.) By affrighting the Flock: (2.) By dispersing and scattering them ab•oad: (3.) By drinking or sucking the Blood of any of them they could fasten upon, in a most astonishing and prodigious manner?
As for those two eminent Gospel-Prophecies, viz. the beginning of
and of 1 Tim. 4. we will give a brief Abstract by way of Parallel, showing how these relate only to the Pope of Rome, and no other.
The Apostle expressly tells us, that a Man of Sin shall arise, who shall be a lawless One,1 that will lift up himself against God, to sit in the Temple of God; that was hindered in his wicked Design by the Imperial Power; who gets up by a falling away: That he was to be so considerable, as to be easily discerned and discovered by the Christian World; that he was to manage a great Mystery of Iniquity: His coming up was to be by the Assistance and Working of the Devil: He was to have a twofold Power, Civil and Ecclesiastical, comprehending all earthly Power: He was to suggest Signs and lying Wonders to the People: He was to make use of all Treachery or Deceivableness, and Lies; his Followers were to be given up to strong Delusions; his Party was to speak desperate Lies in Hypocrisy, to have scared Consciences: That he should be against Matrimony; that he should command a long Lent, and to abstain from Meats. | If the Pope of Rome be not a Man of Sin, then Beelzebub is not a Devil, as is largely demonstrated in the foregoing Sheets; for no Divine or Humane Law can set any Bounds to his Ambition, and spiritual Tyranny. That he exalts himself against God, in polluting his pure Worship, and against Kings, by his usurped Supremacy, is before evidenced: That he was hindered by the Roman Imperial Power, is the Opinion and Judgment of the Learned; and also that he was the monstrous Spawn of the Great Apostasy. That he manages a great Mystery of Iniquity, in which his grand Counsellor, the Devil, lends him Politics, to a double Usurpation, and Encroachment upon Soul and Body; pretends to Miracles, and false Wonders; acts like the Metropolitan Cheat and Impostor of Christendom: That his Followers are strongly deluded, mere Liars and Hypocrites, with seared Consciences, forbidding honest Marriage, but allowing Canonical Whoredom: That he forbids Meats, but can dispense with the grossest Debaucheries: All these, I say, with those other Marks the Holy Spirit gives of him, are so legible upon the Pope, as if the very Sun-Beams had writ them in Capitals upon his Brazen Forehead. Therefore we dismiss him with this full-proved Conclusion, That He, and only He, is [Greek or Hebrew] the Antichrist, and the very Man of Sin.
Thus you have had a brief Description of Mystery Babylon, and the Antichristian Beast, who hath been so long a time so great a Plague to the World, but more especially to God's Church; and we did intend to have added some probable Conjectures concer•ing the Time of her Fall, which, according to most Authors, will be in this present Age, &c. according to Peter du Moulin, Brightman, and others, before the Year 1690. 'Tis said, The ten Horns shall hate her, &c. And I have met with a very ancient Prophecy, that says, There shall arise a Prince of the Illustrious Lilly, that should make War with •landers, &c. And that he should fall out with Rome, and make War against Italy, and in the fortieth Year of his Reign should burn Rome with Fire. And according to the Description there given of the Person, it should seem to be the present French King; the Difference there seems now to be between him and the Pope, causeth many to speak of it, &c. But this we must leave to what Time shall produce.
Luke 10.30. And Jesus answered and said, A certain Man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among Thieves, which stripped him of his Raiment, and wounded him, leaving him half dead, &c.
Luke 10.30. And Jesus answered and said, A certain Man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among Thieves, which stripped him of his Rayment, and wounded him, leaving him half dead, &c.
This is generally taken for a Parable, tho 'tis not so called, and before I run the Parallel concerning Sin and a Thief; I shall very briefly open the whole Parable, according to my present Understanding, and commit it to better Judgments.
THis is generally taken for a Parable, tho 'tis not so called, and before I run the Parallel concerning Sin and a Thief; I shall very briefly open the whole Parable, according to my present Understanding, and commit it to better Judgments.
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IX. This little Horn hath so many Marks upon him, that they are too numerous to handle distinctly after our usual Method; and therefore we shall put the remaining part into a general Rank, and conclude this Subject. | IX. The Pope of Rome hath so many Marks or Characters upon him, that are too numerous to be handled distinctly in a little room; and therefore we shall but touch upon them, so far as they shew the Texts made good, and form an Idea of Truth in the Minds of Men.
1. He must change Times and Laws. | 1. The Pope hath changed Times and Laws, in two respects: (1.) He hath set up, and pluck'd down Kings, which is called a changing of Times and Seasons,
. (2.) He has made strange Alterations of the Laws, Orders, and Institutions used in the Church, in respect of Officers, Administration of Sacraments, and Celebration of Days.
2. Continue a long space of Time. | 2. Hath continued above twelve hundred Years.
3. He is a vile Person. | 3. He is as vile a Person as any in the World, tolerates all kind of Wickedness, by his Dispensations, Pardons, &c.
4. Had not the Honour he hath, fairly given to him, either by God or Man, but gain'd it by Flattery. | 4. Had his Exaltation neither by Inheritance, lawful Conquest, nor rightful Gift from rightful Donators.
5. Remov'd the preceding Power by the Arms of a Flood. | 5. He had the help of Phocas, to kill the Emperor Mauritius; and by the help of Gothes and Vandals enlarged his Power.
6. He became strong by a small People. | 6. Became strong by a small People, having only a declining Church, and Apostate Christians to assist him.
7. He shall have power over the fattest Places of the Province, and there scatter his Riches. | 7. He hath power over Italy, which is reputed the Garden of Europe, &c.
8. Such as do wickedly against Religion, he shall accept. | 8.
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11. He shall exalt himself above every God, and speak marvellous things against the God of Gods. | 11. He (the Pope) hath exalted himself above every God, (that is, such as are so accounted amongst Men, or Gods on Earth,) by excommunicating, deposing, treading upon their Necks, and kicking off their Crowns; by his blasphemous Edicts and Injunctions he exalts himself above God himself, and his written Laws, &c.
12. Shall not regard the God of his Ancestors. | 12. He doth not regard the God of his Ancestors, either the Idols of the Emperors, or the God of the good Bishops that went before him.
13. Nor the desire of Wedlock. | 13. He hath been remote from the desire of Women in a lawful way, nay, and frights his Clergy from it too, who are made uncapable of spiritual Promotion, and censured as heinous Transgressors, if married.
14. Nor any God in a pious way. | 14. He hath not regarded any God in a pious way; for tho he doth name the true God often, and in Words profess him, yet in Works he doth defie him, and prophane his holy Name.
15. Shall give Honour to them that have armed Forces. | 15. He gives honour to them who have armed Forces, and lends them Assi•tance to carry on his black and diabolical Designs.
16. Shall own a strange God, with splendid Ceremonies, Dan. 11.38. | 16. He hath owned a strange God; a Mark compleatly made up in the Mass, which is adored with splendid Ceremonies. Upon all which, we fairly frame this Argument.
Christ foretold that Enemies should come in his Name, and own him to be the true Christ, with an Intent to deceive; that they should appear in Sheeps cloathing, and under this Vizard hide their devouring Teeth. And, Mat. 27.15. Beware of false Prophets, which come to you in Sheeps cloathing, but inwardly are ravening Wolves; that is, have a design to destroy you. |
The Popes of Rome, in their Succession, have been cloathed with Sheeps cloathing, covered their D•sign with the Name of Christ, the true Christ, but with an intent to deceive; for all their Pretences of Jesus being the true Christ, have been but as a Vizard to hide their devouring Teeth; whilst they hid themselves under the Notion of Christianity, they have carried on most pernicious and destructive Designs, shewing their wolfish and devouring Nature in these three respects. (1.) If there have appeared any Kings in the Christian World, that have been piously disposed, they have forthwith endeavoured to pervert them by their Diabolical Doctrines, or destroy them by their Holy Poyson. (2.) If any Ministers, or Men of Parts, have risen up, to set forth God's holy Truth, and bless the World with Gospel-Light, and saving Doctrine, they have either choaked them with Preferments, affrighted them by dreadful Fears, or by a ravenous thirsting after their Blood, have most wickedly and treacherously destroyed their Lives. (3.) If collective Bodies of pious Congregations of Saints have sprung forth in the World, they have ⟨p. 330⟩followed them like Blood-hounds, and devouring Wolves, with Fire and Sword, fearful Massacres, Devastations, Murthers and Slaughters, till they have spoiled them, torn in pieces, and devoured them: Compleatly fulfilling that Prediction of the Apostle, Acts 20.29, 30. For I know this, that after my departure shall grievous Wolves enter in amongst you, not sparing the Flock: Also of your own selves shall Men arise, speaking perverse Things, to draw away the Disciples after them. Who can this Prophecy so exactl• agree to, as the bloody Popes, who at first arose out of the Church, and acted the •art of Wolves to purpose, (1.) By affrighting the Flock: (2.) By dispersing and scattering them ab•oad: (3.) By drinking or sucking the Blood of any of them they could fasten upon, in a most astonishing and prodigious manner?
As for those two eminent Gospel-Prophecies, viz. the beginning of 2 Thess. 2.
. we will give a brief Abstract by way of Parallel, shewing how these relate only to the Pope of Rome, and no other.
The Apostle expresly tells us, that a Man of Sin shall arise, who shall be a lawless One,
that will lift up himself against God, to sit in the Temple of God; that was hindred in his wicked Design by the Imperial Power; who gets up by a falling away: That he was to be so considerable, as to be easily discerned and discovered by the Christian World; that he was to manage a great Mystery of Iniquity: His coming up was to be by the Assistance and Working of the Devil: He was to have a twofold Power, Civil and Ecclesiastical, comprehending all earthly Power: He was to suggest Signs and lying Wonders to the People: He was to make use of all Treachery or Deceivableness, and Lies; his Followers were to be given up to strong Delusions; his Party was to speak desperate Lies in Hypocrisy, to have scared Consciences: That he should be against Matrimony; that he should command a long Lent, and to abstain from Meats. | If the Pope of Rome be not a Man of Sin, then Beelzebub is not a Devil, as is largely demonstrated in the foregoing Sheets; for no Divine or Humane Law can set any Bounds to his Ambition, and spiritual Tyranny. That he exalts himself against God, in polluting his pure Worship, and against Kings, by his usurped Supremacy, is before evidenced: That he was hindred by the Roman Imperial Power, is the Opinion and Judgment of the Learned; and also that he was the monstrous Spawn of the Great Apostacy. That he manages a great Mystery of Iniquity, in which his grand Counsellor, the Devil, lends him Politicks, to a double Usurpation, and Encroachment upon Soul and Body; pretends to Miracles, and false Wonders; acts like the Metropolitan Cheat and Impostor of Christendom: That his Followers are strongly deluded, meer Lyars and Hypocrites, with seared Consciences, forbidding honest Marriage, but allowing Canonical Whoredom: That he forbids Meats, but can dispense with the grossest Debaucheries: All these, I say, with those other Marks the Holy Spirit gives of him, are so legible upon the Pope, as if the very Sun-Beams had writ them in Capitals upon his Brazen Forehead. Therefore we dismiss him with this full-prov'd Conclusion, That He, and only He, is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the Antichrist, and the very Man of Sin.
