lonzs to him,as all power of Keaven and Earth is given to him,to fave | Dragon is {aid to give the Beaſt his Seat, Puwer, and Great Authorit';,
his people, and to deſtroy his Aaverlaries as it's ſaid of him, Pal. 97.
Kev, 13, 2, And this Dragon is the Devil in the Heathen Empire,wio
2. 4 fire greth before him, and burneth up kis enemies round about, As he | being, caſt out of his Seat and Power when the Emperour became Chri- is a refreſhing, direfing light to his people, ſo a conſuming fire to his | ſtian, founded the Anti-chriftian Church, and here exerciſed that Pow-
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2.24. lmites the Imape in the time of the fourth Monarchy when Chritt} Heathen Emperours, whence we may fee whence all that furious Zea!, caine into the World, and in the latter end of it under the Antt-chrt- I anil EBloudy Craelties appearing 1n the Popilt Church do ſ{yring, not- ſtian ſtate it is broken in pieces. g As was propheficd of him,-7/a.. 11. withitanding all their outward ihes's of Devotion. If we take the 4. with the breath of his mour* be ſhal! flay the wicked, even this wicked words in the latter Senſe, then }:is coming is 1tke the working of Sa- on? here in the Text, Kev. 18. $,and 19, 15. And this as ſome in-|tan either with great Power and Energy, as the Word imports. The terpret h< {hall do wich eaſe as by a word ſpeaking. Or by a word of Greez word is often uſed in a good lenſe ; tor God's workin i:1 command, ſaying, let it be done, and it ſhall be done. -Or as we may|the Heart, Phzl, 2, 13. for the working of the Word, 1 Theſe 2. 15.
read it, with the Spirit of his lips, becaule of the power or ſpirit that
tor the working of the Heart in Prayer, Fames 5. 17, or by the ſame
goes along with his word. But this breath of Chriſt's mouth Cajerane | methods, by Pretences of Piety and Devotion, as Satan transforms and others underftand of the word of the Goſpel, which is the breath of | himſelf into an Angel of Light ; or by keeping Men in Blindneſs and Chritt's mouth in the mouths of his Miniſters,calld the Everlaſting Goſ-| 13norance, ſo doth Satan by ſetting before Men ſecular Grandeur, and pel, Rev. 14. 6, which an Angel flying through the midft of Heaven is | the Pomp of the World ; as thus Satan dealt with our Saviour, 51.7, 4,
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ſ1id to have, to preach to them that dwell upon the Earth 3 and then] or by ſuggeſting Lyes inſtead of Truth, fo he dealt with our fri} followed by another Angel, ſaying, B15ylon is faln, is faln, verſ. 8. the | Parents, and is called a Lyar from the beginning, m *Ey may Juys#-
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myitery of iniquity will be unvailed by the clear preaching of the word 3 | p4zz. Beſides the Energy of Satan that works inwardly in this man of and the primitive pure inſtiturions of Chriſt, and Do&trines of the Goſ: | tin, which was mentioned before ; he hath outward firength or power pe] will be vindicated from the Anti-chriftian corruptions and innova-| wherein he comes, which may be here meant, He hath the ſecular tions, And the Spirit of Chriſt going forth with the Goſpel will make | power to aſſiſt him, the Kings of the Earth giving their power to it effetual hereunto. Theſe are the rod of his ſtrzngth whereby he rules | the Beaſt z and we read of ten Horns upon his Head, which are the in the midſt of his Enemies, Tſal. 110. 2. And whereby he ſhall conſume | Emblems of Strength and power, Rev. 13. 1. whereupon it's ſaid ; !/ho thiz man of tin. Nations and People will fall off from him as they come | zs 1ike unto the Beaſt, who is able to make War with him, ver. 4. 1 Som? to-underftand the truth by the word Preached. b After his conſuming | by the Figure called Zendyadis read it ; by the power of figns and lying follows his deftruQtion, x#Ja:q454, the word deſtroy here ſignifies to | wonders z but not properly. Obſerve how Satan . is God's Ape, God aboliſh, enervate, to mate of no force, and fo uſed often in the New | confirmed the Goſpel with Sizns and Wonders, Rom. 25, 19. Heb. 2.4. Teſtament. Sometimes applyed to the Law, Kom., 3. 31. ſometimes to | God bearing them wimeſs with ſigns and wonders, &c, and Satan brings the body of fin, Rom. 6. 6. ſometimes to perſons to whom Chriſt will this man of fin into the World in the ſame manner ; God did it to not be effetual, Gal. 5. 4. here to. the Man of fin, ſo that whatever | confirm the truth, but Satan to countenance a falſehood ; But thougi: remains there may be of him in the World, they ſhall be without any j he comes with ſigns and wonders, yet not properly with miracles, as efficacy or power. His juriſliftion ſhall be aboliſht, his keys ſhall not | the Greek word is rendred in#eb. 2, becauſe thongh the Devil can work be able to open or ſhut, the edge of both his Swords ſhall be quite | the one, he cannot the other : He can by his great natural Knowiedze blunted, his tripple Crown ſhall fall off his head, his purgatory Fire | and Experience improve natural cauſ.,s to their utinoft, but he cannot ſhall he pur out, his lmages ſhall loſe their veneration, the ſpell of the cect things above all poſhbility of Nature, which i the ſame Power Cro(s ſhall be dereQed, the interceſſion of Saints ſhall be found to be a | of Creating : The Schootmen give their diftinion between wonders and fiction, infallibility ſhall be found to be a deceit, Supremacy of the | miracles, which is not needful here to inſert ; All Mirac! + are Won= Church jhall fall co the ground, the Rivers of his large Revenucs [hall | ders, but all Wonders are not Miraeles z and yet are eſteemed miracles be dryed up, &c. and the Beaſt thar was and is not, and yet is, ſhall now | when their cauſe is not known. The Romiſh Legends are full of to- utterly ceaſe to be, 7 The breath of his mouth wafted him, and he] ries of miracles wrought to confirm their falle Dott: ines of Purgatory, brighireſnof this coming deftroys him.Some interpret this of Chriſt's Per-| of Reliques, invocation of Saints, Gc. which might be wonders rca!ly
ſonal coming to judgment, which will be with great brightneſs, as Mar,
wrought by the Devil ; ſuch as were wrought by Fannes and Fainvres
24. 27, As the lightning comirg out of the Eaſt, and ſhineth 10 the Weſt, ſo | in Egypt, and by Simon Magus, and Apolonius Tyaneus, 8&c, who ulel
ſhall the contre of the Son of man be, Coming in'the glory of Heaven,