The Pedigree of Popery;  
OR, The Genealogy of Antichrist.  

THE Devil begat Sin,  
Sin begat Ignorance,  
Ignorance begat Error and his Brethren,  
Error begat Pride,  
Pride begat freewill,  
freewill begat Merit,  
Merit begat Forgetfulness of Grace,  
Forgetfulness of Grace begat Transgression,  
Transgression begat Distrust,  
Distrust begat Dissatisfaction,  
Disstisfaction begat the Sacrifice of the Mass,  
The Sacrifice of the Mass begat Superstition,  
Superstition begat Hypocrisy,  
Lying Hypocrisy begat Gain, of her that was the Wife of the Offertory,  
Gain begat Purgatory,  
Purgatory begat Anniversary or yearly Masses, or Trentals,  
Anniversary (being a foundation) begat the Patrimony of the Church,  
The Patrimony of the Church begat Wicked Mammon,  
Mammon begat Luxury,  
Luxury begat Usurpation,  
Usurpation begat Cruelty,  
Cruelty begat Immunity,  
Immunity begat Lordship,  
Lordship begat Pomp,  
Pomp begat Ambition,  
Ambition begat Simony,  
Simony begat the Pope and his Brethren the Cardinals, in the Transportation into Babylon; and after the Transportation into Babylon,  
The Pope begat the Mystery of Iniquity.  
The Mystery of Iniquity begat School-Divinity,  
School-Divinity begat the Casting away of Holy Scripture,  
The Casting away the Holy Scripture begat the Legend,  
The Legend begat Monkery,  
Monkery begat Blind Zeal,  
Blind Zeal begat the Murdering of Saints,  
The Murdering of Saints begat the Contempt of God,  
Contempt of God begat Dispensation,  
Dispensation begat Licence to Sin,  
Licence to Sin begat Carnal Policy,  
Carnal Policy begat Jesuitism,  
Jesuitism begat Four Monsters, Equivocation, Mental Reservation, Probable Opinion and Direction of the Intention;   
These Four Monsters survive to this day, and begat a Multitude of Sons and Daughters, viz. Atheism, Tyranny, Treason, Assassination, Perjury, Inquisition, Massacre, Masquerade and Open Popery, City-Burning, Chequer-Stopping, Charter-Catching, Large Finings, Severe Whip, Non obstante, Closetings, Subscribings, Member make, Addressing, and all kind Abominations, which walking abroad in a Dress of Religion and Dissimulation, complete the whole Train of Antichrist, etc. To the perpetual Establishing and Setting up of Popery, and the putting down of and forever subverting and casting away all Christianity.   

Printed in the Year 1688.