NAPIERS' NARRATION: OR, AN EPITOME OF HIS BOOK ON THE REVELATION.  
Wherein are divers Mysteries disclosed, touching the four Beasts, seven Vials, seven Trumpets, seven Thunders, and seven Angels, as also a discovery of Antichrist: together with very probable conjectures touching the the time of his destruction, and the end of the WORLD.  
A Subject very seasonable for these last Times.  REVEL. 22.12. 
And behold I come shortly, and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be.  
LONDON, Printed by R. O. and G. D. for Giles Calvert. 1641.   

NAPIERS' NARRATION: OR An EPITOME of his BOOK on the REVELATION.  ROLLOCK. 
WEll Sir, sigh it hath pleased our Lord JESUS CHRIST to reveal unto you many Mysteries contained in the Revelation of Saint John; I beseech you be pleased to open some of them to me: and first I desire to know what is meant by the four Beasts mentioned, Chap. 4.6.  Nap. 
The four Beasts are the four Evangelists, as it is evident; in that the ●aces which the Text saith those four Beasts had, and the beginnings or 〈…〉 four Evangelists Gospels are alike; as for Exa … 〈…〉  
The Text saith the first Beast had a face like a man; so Matthew who first of all wrote, and that in Hebrew, gins his first face or leaf, at the genealogy of Christ, as he is Man.  
The second beast is said to have a face like a Lion: so Mark, who was the second that wrote, gins his first face or leaf at the voice, crying like a roaring Lion in the Wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord.  
The third Beast is said to have a face like a Bullock; so Luke was the third that wrote, beginneth his first face or leaf at Zacharias, offering incense as it were a Bullock at the Altar.  
The fourth Beast is said to be like a flying Eagle; so John that wrote the fourth Evangell gins his first face at the high and divine essence of Christ's Godhead flying so high in his Style, that he is compared to an Eagle.  Rol. 
Well Sir, you have satisfied me in this; wherefore in the next place, I pray tell me what is meant by the opening of the seven Seals mentioned Revel, 6.  Nap, 
The opening of every Seal must continue the space of seven years, and that because of removing and gining seven years to every seal, you shall find the effect of every Seal to be performed within the seven years of that seal; and so the Harmony to be perfect betwixt those Seals and the just History.  Rol. 
And when did the first Seal begin to be opened?  Nap. 
This behoved only to begin at that time that Christ was baptised and began to preach and open up the sealed doctrine of our Salvation which was in the end of the 29th. year of the age of Christ, and about the beginning of his thirtieth year, as Luke testifieth.  Rol. 
Well then Sir, I pray you proceed to show the harmony betwixt the Text and the History, that so according to your saying, we may see the effect of every Seal to be performed within the space of every seven years.  Nap. 
For the clearing of this, I pray take notice, that the precise time of the four Evangelists writing, and the occasion why they did write agreeth with the History and time of the four first Seals.  
As for example, when the word of God passed out on the white horse in the time of the first seal, betwixt the year of Christ 29. and 36. then saith the Text, one of the four Beasts said come and see; that is Matthew the Apostle, who at that time wrote the first Evangell in Hebrew, exhibiting the same to be seen of the jews, expressly for the conversion of them; and as the Text saith, he that sat on the white horse had a bow and a Crown given him and he went forth conquering that he might overcome: even so at that time Christ by his doctrine, Miracles death and victory over death so touched and moved the hearts of all the faithful; that suddenly he with his disciples got the victory over all the world.  
●he in the second s●ale betwixt the year 36. and 43. the Text saith the second Beast said, Come and see, that is Mark the Apostle set out the second Evangel to be seen of all men, for the comfort of the afflicted Church; for as the Text saith, there was power given to him that sat on the red horse to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another; so within the space of these second seven year's Saint Sephen suffered Martyrdom for Christ's sake: and james the brother of John likewise was beheaded.  
Then in the third seal betwixt the 43. and 50. year of Christ the third Beast said, Come an see, and that was Luke whose Evangel came to light at that time, and as the Text makes mention of a Famine, even so was there one at that time, whereof Agabus prophesied, Acts 11. and Luke in his Book of the Acts maketh mention. In this dearth the bushel of Wheat was sold for five times the accustomed price, and the bushel of barley for three, as testifieth Suetonius, and Dion.  
Then in the fourth seven years betwixt the year of Christ 50. and 57 the fourth Beast said, Come and see; and that was the Apostle john, who at that time wrote the fourth Evangelion; for as the Text saith, His name that sat on the pale Horse was death, and hell followed after him; even so at that time were there certain Heretics arose, as Cerinthus, Nicolaus and Ebion, who held deadly Heresies against the Divinity of Christ; whereupon in the time of these fourth seven years John wrote the fourth Evangel, and published it, beginning at the description of Christ's Divinity, expressly against those Heretics.  Rol. 
As you have showed the effect of the four former seven seals to be performed in the four first seven years; so I pray proceed to do the like of the three latter.  Nap. 
Then in the fifth seven years, even the year of Christ 57 (as the Text saith) there was seen under the Altar the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained, even so in that very year arose the Tyrant Nero, on whose bloody seat, the blood of the Saints cry-up to the heavens to God to revenge their blood.  
Then in the sixth seven years as the Text saith, there was a great earthquake, and the Sun was black as sackcloth of hair, and the Moon was like blood; and even so after the year of Christ 64. a great change and defection came in all estates of the Roman Empire, for now Nero raised great persecutions against the true spiritual Professors, to have utterly darkened and extinguished the light of the Gospel; so that the true Church of God was forced to lurk in secret, for the revenge whereof, God moved the Kingdoms of France, Spain, and I'll of Britain to Revolt from this Tyrant.  
Then in the seaventh seven years which was betwixt the year of Christ 70. and 77. the Text saith, At the opening of this seal, there was silence in heaven about half an hour; even so at that time God's Church had peace a little while.  Rol. 
Well Sir, now in the next place tell me what you understand concerning the seven Trumpets mentioned in the eighth and 9 Chapter?  Nap. 
I understand those seven Trumpets mentioned in those Chapters, and the seven Vials mentioned in the 16. Chapter to be all one.  Rol. 
How doth that appear?  Nap. 
It appeareth to be so in that they are both of them the seven last plagues, as also in that they agree in their principal terms, the second Trumpet with the second Vial, the third Trumpet with the third Vial, and so that thereby we may assuredly conclude that both those Trumpets, with those Vials, and also the rest of the Trumpets with the rest of the Vials respective in purpose, meaning, time, and in all other circumstances, to be one and the self same thing.  Rol. 
And when did the seven Trumpets or seven Vials begin?  Nap. 
The last of the seven seals, and the first of the seven Trumpets or Vials begin both at once in An. 71.  Rol. 
How doth that appear?  Nap. 
This appeareth evidently for even by the Text, Chap. 8. the seaventh Seal being opened that very hour the seven Angels received their Trumpets to blow; for having said in the first verse, and when he had opened the seaventh seal there was silence in Heaven about half on hour, he subjoineth immediately, (verse 2.) And I saw the seven Angels, etc. receive their seven trumpets: and further, after he hath showed verse 5. how Christ poured out the fiery coals of his wrath in revenge of the blood of his Saints, which doubtless was upon jerusalem which shed it, incontinent he subjoineth verse 6, and 7. that then the seven Angels prepared themselves to blow, and the first blew his Trumpet, &c, so therefore justly at this destruction of jerusalem in Anno Christi 71. make we both the last Seal and the first Trumpet or Vial to begin.  Rol. 
And how many years doth every Trumpet or vial contain?  Nap. 
Every Trumpet or vial containeth the space of 245. years, which is the just space of 5. Jubilees, and that this 71. year of Christ, and consequently the first year of every the other Trumpet or vial was Jubilee, you may consider by the discourse of Josephus Scaliger de emendat temporum.  Rol. 
But Sir, I pray tell me what you conceive these seven Trumpets or seven Vials do signify?  Nap. 
I do conceive them to signify the seven Ages that were then to come to the world's end; and I am the more confirmed to believe they do so, for that I find in Histories that great mutations of Empires fol owed the end of these 245. years one after another, as for example: In the year of Christ 71. Jerusalem was destroyed by Titus and Vespasian: this was the year that Jesus Christ procured the revenge of his blood and the blood of his Saints upon the Synagogue of the jews.  
Secondly, 245. years after, which was in the year 316. Constantine the Emperor of Rome transported the Imperial Seat from Rome to Constantinople, and in Rome Pope Silvester began the Papistical Kingdom, and Italy was left as a prey to the Goths and Vandals who destroyed Rome and subdued all Italy, slaying and spoiling great and small, even every third man.  
Thirdly, 245. years after, that is, in Anno 561. or thereabouts, Totila King of Goths burned Rome and usurped the Dominion thereof.  
Fourthly, 245. years after, that is in Anno 806. Charlemaigne received the new Empire of Germans and Romans.  
Fiftly, 245. years after, that is in Anno 1051. Zadok began the first dominion of the Turks.  
Sixthly, 245. years after, that is in the year 1246. Otoman began the first Empire of the four Nations Mahometans.  
7. Lastly, 245. years after, that is in the year 1541. arose our true Professors against the Kingdom of Antichrist; so then for conclusion you see that every Trumpet or vial endureth 245. years.  Rol. 
Then Sir, it seemeth by this account that this seaventh Trumpet or Vial which we are now under, is not to end till the year of Christ 1786. shall the world continue so long think you?  Nap. 
No, I do not think that the World shall continue so long, because it is said, Math. 24.22. that for the Elects sake the time shall be shortened.  Rol 
How long do you think the World shall continue; or can you conjecture when the day of Judgement shall be?  Nap 
Although it be said in Mark 13.32. that the day or Judgement and hour thereof none doth know but the Father only; yet let none be so base of judgement as to conclude thereby, that the year or age thereof is unknown to Christ, or unable to be known any ways to his servants; wherefore I tell you it appears to me that betwixt the year of Christ 1688. and 1700. the said latter day shall fall.  Rol. 
I pray▪ Sir let me hear your grounds for this your conjecture.  Nap. 
In the 14. of the Revelation there is mention made of seven Angels, which are all one with the seven Thunders mentioned in the 10 Chapter; and every one of the first three thundering Angels (as I may call them) contain a Jubilee, and then the four last all at once compleateth the day of Judgement, by which it appears to me that the day of Judgement shall fall about that time.  Rol. 
But I pray you Sir speak more particularly of these things, and first show how it appears that the seven Angels and the seven thunders are all one.  Nap. 
If we do but confer the tokens or the seven Angels with the tokens of the seven thunders, we shall find them to agree; for first in Ch. 10. at the coming in of the 7. thunders Christ doth offer the open book of his truth; so Ch. 14. the first of the 7. Angels bringeth the everlasting Gospel, and openly preacheth out the same. Secondly in Ch. 10. Christ by the mighty voice of his Word as a roaring Lion in the mouths of his Preachers proclaimed the truth, than came the 7. thunders: so also Ch. 14. the voice of God's heavenly Elect is here as a mighty sound of Waters, and as thunder; then came the seven Angels; so that you see in respect of the harmony betwixt them we may conclude them both to be one.  Rol. 
Well Sir, and how doth it appear that every one of the first 3. thundering Angels contain a Jubilee?  Nap. 
After the Custom both of the Levits and Prophets, who divide all great dates by jubilees, and small dates by weeks of years, we judge most apparently this last Age to be divided by jubilees, and so every thunder or Angel of these 3. that are said in the Text Ch. 14. v. 6.8.9. to pretend Gods great Harvest to contain a jubilee, which is 49. years.  Rol. 
And how doth it appear that the four last thundering Angels all at once compleateth the day of judgement?  Nap. 
In the 14. Chapter, verse 14. and 16. it is said that the fourth thundering Angel which is Christ himself, enters actually into his great Harvest, to gather up his Elect at the warning of the fifth Angel, even God's holy spirit ver. 15. like as contrarily the sixth thundering Angel executor of God's fierce wrath, mentioned vers. 17. and 19 is admonished and warned by the seventh Angel commander thereof to cut down, and 〈…〉 the Vines of the earth in the winepress of God's 〈◊〉 and so by these four last Angels or Thunders, 〈…〉 Christ himself and by his whole ministering Angel● 〈◊〉 the figure of these last Angels, all the 〈…〉 of God's harvest and latter judgement is accomplis●●●.  Rol. 
And when did the first of the three first 〈◊〉 jubilee begin?  Nap. 
Even as I said, before the last of the seven s … and the first of the seven Trumpets began both at once in the year of Christ 71. so in like manner the last of the seven Trumpets, and the first of the seven thunders began both at once, in the year of Christ, 1541.  Rol. 
What moves you to think it beginneth that year?  Nap. 
In the 11. Ch. v. 15. it is said, that at the blast of the 7th. Trumpet, the Kingdom of the World becometh Christ his Kingdom, that is then the Kingdom of Antichrist & all other profane Kingdoms shall fall, and Christ his Kingdom shall be spread and enlarged over all; and this can no other way come to pass, then by the preaching of the Evangel, which was of new opened up and preached at the coming of the first Angel, whom the Text saith to have an everlasting Gospel to preach unto them that dwell upon the earth, which Angel, as I said before, is manifest to be the first of the seven thunders; therefore it followeth consequently that the new restoring of the Evangell, the seventh trumpet or Vial, and the first thunder, or thundering Angel come all at once even in Anno Christi, 1541. About which year God stirred up openly his first Ministers and servants, Luther, Calvin, Melancthon and others, ver. 6.7. to preach out during all this jubilee, the perfect verity of the Gospel publicly, which before was hid and obscured under the Antichristian Reign; so that now the true Church lurketh no more, but God's truth to all the world is made apparent by these Ministers teaching them according to the Text, to fear God only, and leaving all other superstitious worshipping to give glory only unto him.  Rol. 
And when did this first of these 3. jubiles end.  Na. 
If you reckon, you shall easily find that it ended in Ann. Christi. 1590. And then came the second of the seven thundering Angels, 
ver. 8.  declaring even presently the horrible fall and decay to become of that figurative Babylon, and great Antichristian City, about which time, to wit, the end of the first jubilee, and beginning of the second, God hath showed marvellous indices that the Empire of Rome and Papistical Kingdom shall shortly fall, the Antichristian and Spanish Fleet is destroyed, the late King of France, Duke of Guise and his Brother, Papists and Committers of the Parisian Massacre, all murdered by other, a Protestant now made King of France; so that before the end of this jubilee (God willing) Rome and the whole Papistical Kingdom thereof shall be ruined.  Rol. 
And what year shall this second jubilee end?  Nap. 
In the year, 1639.  Rol. 
And what follows upon that?  Nap. 
After that comes the third jubilee, or the third thundering and threatening Messengers openly and loudly threatening, that if any be now that do worship or reverence that Antichristian Empire, or that receive the old superstitious marks thereof on their foreheads or on their hands, the same shall drink of God's wrath; so that in this third Jubilee the Ministers and Messengers of God shall (God-willing) have only the latter dregs of that Romish seat▪ to admonish and threaten by open intimation, that if any be in whose hearts the reverence of that ruined Empire, or if any now be marked with Chrism or Cross on hand or head, he shall be tormented eternally in the fire of Hell.  Rol. 
Well Sir, now I see plainly that if we add to 1639. 49. years, then according to your account the day of judgement appears to fall about 1688. I had not thought it could have been so plainly proved by Scripture.  Nap. 
I do assure myself that all the prophecies of the latter day shall be known, and manifested to God's Church before Christ come to judgement, and if we do confer all prophecies and prophetical figures thereof together, we shall find them come so near to that time that verily the matter is wonderful.  Rol. 
I pray Sir proceed on to do it.  Nap. 
First as touching the Cymbal of the Saboth, it is thought by the most learned, that the six days of labour weekly observed, doth mean and bear the simbal of 6000. years, that mankind shall endure the travels and cares of this world, and that is confirmed by Peter, who speaking of the day of judgement, noteth that a thousand years shall be as one day in God's sight, and a day as a thousand years, and so consequently the six days of work to represent six thousand years, after the which six thousand years, of worldly cares and travels, then shall come our eternal Saboth and rest in the glory of Heaven, signified by the seaventh day's rest, for that truly there is no institution appointed by God to Moses, which besides the civil commodity had not also a spiritual figure, and sure it is that no figure agreeth more consonant with these six days of work, and seventh day of rest then the present miseries of this world, and eternal Saboth hereafter: secondly agreeable to the former, there is a sentence of the house of Elias, reserved in all Ages bearing these words, the world shall stand six thousand years, and then it shall be consumed with fire, two thousand years void or without Law, two thousand years under the Law, and two thousand years shall be the days of the Messiah, and for our offences which shall be manyand great, shall these years lack which shall lack, thus fare saith Elias; Now the term of these six thousand years, doth expire about the 2000 year of Christ, which term both by the said saying of Elias, and by Christ's own saying in Matthew appeareth to be shortened, and therefore thirdly by Daniel we shall approach nearer that term, for he in his 12. chap. entreating both of the first Resurrection, which is the Resurrection from the Antichristian errors, and of the second Resurrection which is the general resurrection from the dead, such an Angel as afterward appeareth to john, Rev. 10. teaching him concerning the latter day, doth here appear to Daniel, swearing solemnly a term of prophetical days to every one of those questions doubled of by the Prophet of which the greatest term is expressed to be 1335 prophetical days, which are so many years, whose beginnings are determined in these words, and 〈◊〉 the time that ●he daily sacrifice shall cease, and the Abomination pu● to desolation or made desolate, shall be 1290 days, blessed is he that awaiteth and abideth to the 1335. day, as if he would say, from that time that both the jewish daily sacrifice shall utter●y cease, and the abominable rites of the Gentiles be abolish d to the completing of the great resurrection from the Antichristian errors, and utter decay of his Kingdom shall be 1290. years, and then blessed shall he be that abideth and remaineth constant in the small ●ime, tha● shall be betwixt that and the latter day, which shall fall in the 1335. year from the taking away of the said jewish Ceremonies, and Gentiles su●…ersti●ions, but so it is that these were neither actually taken away by christs Passion, neither in the destruction of jerusalem, nor otherways till miraculously in the days of Julian the Apostate. Anno Christi 365. This Apostate having in despite of Christ ordained the Jews to build up, and repair their Temple of jerusalem on the one part, and on the other part having sent his Legates to offer sacrifice in the chief Ethnic Temple of the Gentiles in Delphos, and to consult with that Oracle of Apollo there, God sent his Thunder from above, and Earthquake from beneath, and thereby overwhelmed both those chief Temples about one time so utterly, that to this day all the jewish daily sacrifice of the one, and the abominable Ethnic superstitions of the other have ceased, and been put to utter confusion and desolation, but if after the opinion of some learned men, this Text doth mean in the Original Hebrew, not the abomination, to be put in desolation, but contrarily a desolating and wasting Abomination, to be set up together also with the taking away the former, and foresaid daily sacrifice in this case apearing by the same date is not the less established, for who was a more horrible and wasting Abomination than was the aforesaid julian that bloodthirsty Apostate, together with his detestable Idolatrous Magical decrees, which publicly he acted and set up, to bring Christianisme to utter desolation: so that howsoever this abomination be expounded, either passively to be made desolate as the Gentiles chief abominable, and Idolatrous Oracle of Apollo at that time was made desolate, or actively, that the abomination should make a wasting or desolation, and that that wasting Abomination should be then erected, as the abominable Tyrant and Apostate julian was promoted Emperor, and his cruel decrees of persecution at that time set out, even always in that very same year, 365. all the foresaid Accidents occurred, for in that one year, both first the foundations of the jewish Temple of daily sacrifice, as secondly (in the passive sense) the said Temple of the Ethnics Abominations in Delphos were by Thunder and Earthquake both destroyed, as thirdly in the Active sense, that abominable julian and his decrees, for desolating and devouring Gods servants, were then set up; Therefore from this year of Christ, 365. we are commanded to reckon 1335. years, which falls in Anno 1700. And then saith Daniel, verse the 6. shall be the end of all wonders, even the wondrous and great day of the Lord, but yet as this prophecy doth abridge the aforesaid prophecy of Elias, so also Christ's foresaid saying in Matthew that came after this prophecy, doth apparently abridge somewhat of this time, therefore as men said before, every thundering Angel of three contained 49. years and then comes the great day of the Lord, and we proved that the first thundering Angel began in Anno 1541. to which add thrice 49. years, which is 147. years, and so by that account the latter day will fall in Anno 1688. wherefore appearingly betwixt this 1688. according to the Revelation, and the 1700. year according to Daniel, the said latter day should fall, and for further confirmation thereof, there is a number put in the end of the 14. Chapter of the Revelation, which appears to be a date of the latter day, for that Chapter altogether speaks of the Lords great harvest and latter judgement, there saith john the blood came out of the Winepress unto the horse bridles, by the space of 1600. stades or courses, as if appearingly he would mean Metaphorically, as Wine may be thought to flow from the Press, or the blood of slain men in a Field to ascend to the horse bridles; so eternally shall the torment of the wicked ascend after that a thousand and six hundred years be accomplished, for these stades agree well to mean years, seeing a stade is that Race or course, that one may be thought to run with one breath, before he begin to renew his breath against, as one year is that race or course, that the Sun maketh in a circuit, before he begin to renew his circuit again, now counting therefore a thousand and six hundred years, from the time that this was written, which was about the 97. year of Christ, as Eusebius in his Chronicle saith, or in the end of the reign of Domitian as Freneus saith, which was in Anno Christi 199. the end of the account shall fall about the year of Christ 1697. or the year 1699. which is betwixt the said term 1688. and 1700. and so the difference of these dates is but small, and if the time of Histories were surely written, and observed, it may be thought that the difference would be either less, or utterly nothing at all.  ] Rol. 
Well Sir, you have fully satisfied me concerning this point, as also concerning the ruin of Antichrist, yet one thing more I desire to be further satisfied in before we part, and that is, how it is manifest that the Pope is that Antichrist spoken of in Scripture.  ] Nap. 
That is manifest first, in that all the notes and tokens of Antichrist given us by the Scriptures, are most evident properties of the Pope, secondly by the notable contrarieties between Christ and the Pope.  ] Rol. 
First then I pray you, show how the notes of Antichrist in Scripture, and properties of the Pope agree together?  ] Nap. 
First the Apostle saith, 2 Thess. 2. Antichrist must be the head of that Apostasy, or falling away from the truth, and it is well known, that chrysostom, Augustine, Theodoret, Theophalect, and Oecumenius, by that Apostasy understand Antichrist, yea Bellarmine himself affirmeth that by Apostasy in that place, Antichrist himself may be fitly understood.  
Secondly the same Apostle in the same place saith that Antichrist shall exalt himself against all that is called God, and so doth the Pope style himself God, and causeth Emperors and Kings to kiss his feet; yet Pope Alexander the third trod with his feet upon the head of Frederick Barbarossa.  
Thirdly, in the same Chapter it is said, that Antichrist shall come with all deceivableness of unrighteousness, therefore Antichristianisme is called the Mystery of iniquity; so that the impiety of Antichrist is mystical, cloaked under the name of godliness; and as in the Pope's Mitre was wont; so also in the whore of Babylon's forehead is written a Mystery, Rev. 17.5. oppugning Christ and his truth, under the outward show and profession of Christian Religion, he must be called most holy when indeed he is most wicked, he calls himself the servant of servants, when in truth he makes himself the King of Kings.  
Fourthly, it is said 1 Tim 4.3. that the Antichrist speaking lies through hypocrisy shall forbid to marry, and shall command abstinence from certain meats: and so doth the Pope under hypocrisy and lying pretext of chastity and abstinence forbidden all his Clergy to marry and to eat flesh in Lent, or on Fridays.  
Fifthly, it is said 2 Pet. 2. that Antichrist shall deny the Lord that bought them, and through covetousness shall with feigned words make merchandise of Christians, yea and shall sell their souls, as it is said Revel. 18.13. so hath the Pope's Clergy brought in Pardons and Indulgences whereby they promise remission of sins and the Kingdom of Heaven privily and in effect thereby denying Christ to be their only Redeemer, and so have they through covetousness under feigned pretext of Religion made merchandise of poor Christians, selling by such devilish ways even their souls to the Devil.  
Sixthly, the Antichrists coming, saith Paul, is by the coming of Satan, with all power and signs, and lying wonders in all deceivableness. So hath the Pope advanced his credit in deceiving the simple sort by his feigned fables, and alleged Miracles of the Legendary, and by such juggle as they use; and no marvel, when as Platina and others affirm 22. Popes came to the Popedom being abominable Necromancers. And thus have I shown you how the notes of Antichrist in Scripture, and properties of the Pope do agree together.  Rol. 
I pray likewise show the contrarieties betwixt Christ and the Pope.  
First Christ came so soberly and meekly that he would not have broken a bruised Reed, but the Pope came proudly overwhelming the most mighty Empires, he changed the Kingdom of France from Chilperick the lawful King to Pipin the Pope's Confederate.  
Secondly, Christ would not worship the Devil to gain all the Kingdoms of the world; but 22. Popes bound themselves slaves to the Devil for ever to be made Popes, as testifieth Platina and other unsuspected Writers.  
Thirdly, CHRIST cast the Merchandise out of the Temple: But the Pope establisheth the Merchandise in the Temple to sell his Pardons, Masses and Indulgences.  
Fourthly, Christ washed his poor Disciples feet; but the Pope maketh the most mighty Emperors to kiss his feet.  
Fifthly, Christ honoured Marriage at Cana in Galilee, had some married Apostles, and commanded them to marry that could not live chaste; but the Pope forbiddeth his Clergy to marry though they were never so filthy Whoremongers.  
Sixthly, Christ forbiddeth Whoredom: But the Popes were seven of them Whore-Mungers, and erecters of Brothel houses, and Pope Joan was a Whore, and died with child in open Procession; and these are named in their own Histories.  
Seaventhly, Christ paid Tribute to Caesar; But the Pope bereft the Emperor both of Lands and Tributes within Italy.  
Eighthly, Christ had not so much money of his own as to pay his Tribute: But the Pope's propriety is said to be eighteen thousand Ducats every day. And Pope John of Anjou left in store 25. Millions of gold.  
9 Christ misliketh the observing of days, months, and years: But the Pope commandeth to observe his Festivals and Holidays.  
Tenthly, Christ is the only Mediator betwixt God and Man: But the Pope makes and canoniseth his Saints whom he calls Mediators betwixt God and us.  
Eleventhly, Christ had not whereon to repose or rest his head: But the Pope hath store of Towns, Castles, and Princely Palaces.  
Twelfthly, Christ forbids much babbling and vain repetitions in our Prayers: But the Pope commandeth to repeat over your Prayers, and to say five Pater Nosters, and five Ave Mar●a's.  
Thirteenthly, Christ teacheth a Religion wholly in spirit, and void of all external Ceremonies, except his two Sacramental Seals: But the Pope hath constituted a Religion consisting wholly in bodily Rites, ●nd full of external Superstitions.  
Fourteen, Christ was crowned with a Crown of Thorns: But the Pope is crowned with a threefold imperial Crown.  
Fifteenthly, to conclude, Christ shed his blood once, that we might reign spiritually: But the Pope sheds our blood daily, that he might reign temporally.  Rol. 
There be some other things which I could desire to be resolved in; but at this present time will not permit: and therefore giving you many thanks for what you have done, I take my leave of you for this time.  Nap. 
The Lord be with you.  
FINIS.