20, 24.

Reafon of varying the Figure, under which this little Horn is reprefented, and that will ferve to Confirm the Observations already made.

In the Vifion of the four Monarchies, He comes in, in his Order, and as a Power that, had fmall Beginnings, in the laft Stage of the Dan. VII Fourth Beaft, as a little Horn after or behind the reft of the Horns: A. Bishop of Rome, who was not very confiderable at first, but that grew by Degrees to have Eyes like a Man, and a Mouth Speaking great Things,, till his Look was more stout than his Fellows,

Rev.

XII. 4.

In St. Johns XII Chapter, where the Hiftory of the old Heathen Empire, its Perfecution of the Chriftians, and its Deftruction by Conftantine are the Subject, This little Horn is represented as the last thing that would arife out of the Remains of this Roman Empire, and fo is pro perly expreffed by the Figure of a Tail.

In the XIII Chapter, where the rife of the new Western Empire is, defcribed, and the Wound it received by the Abolition of its Emperors, and the setting up the Ten Kings in their

Rooms

This

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Koom, by which the Wound was Healed, that is, the Disorders of the Empire Abated; little Horn is reprefented, not in his first State of Bishop of Rome only, who was not very great while the Emperors lafted, but when the Ten Horns had at laft fucceeded in their Room, then this little Horn fhewed himself in his advanced State, as defcribed by Daniel, of a Dan. VII Mouth Speaking great Things, and accordingly St John fays of the Beast that was Wounded and Healed,

And there was given unto him a Mouth Speaking great Things and Blafphemies.

Rev.

XIII. 3+

Exod.

In the fame sense that Aaron was given to Mofes, instead of a Mouth, where the Mouth is a different Person from him to whom it was given. IV. 16. And in the fame Chapter of the Revelations, that this Power may be more particularly defcribed, his original is traced meerly as it relates to himself..

"And I beheld another Beaft rifing up out of

Rev.

*the Earth, and he had two Horns like a Lamb, XIII.11

1

and he fpake like a Dragon."

This Power was to be diftinguished by its being a Succeffion of Perfons, taken out of the Earth, which fignifies, the Common People, as in fact, the Popes have always been; They are not

like other Princes, of Noble Families, but are 1 Kings, Elected out of a number of Cardinals, who rife xii 31 often to that Dignity from little Priefts, taken

2 Chron.

xi 15. from among the lowest of the People.

Rev. xiii

II.

The Two Horns like a Lamb, express emphatically his Pretension to be the Representative, or, as he calls himself, the Vicar of Jesus Christ, who was the Lamb Slam; and the Two Horns, fhew whence the Figure is first derived, viz. from the Lamb of the Paffover, which was to be without Blemish, and a Male, and this was

Exod. .xii. 5. Lovit. I. always the Rule of the Burnt Offerings, it was 10, to be a Male without Blemish; for, the Males #Exod. xiii. 12, were the Lords.

The speaking like a Dragon, fignifies, that notwithstanding his Pretences to be the Vicar of Chrift, he really would take upon him to Command with the Power and Cruelty of a Heathen Perfecuting Roman Emperor, who is described

by

by a Eragon standing before the Woman ready to Rev. xii be delivered, to devour ber Child.

And that Woman is Chrifts Church.

The last Character given of the See of Rome,is not of the Perfon of the Popes, or their Suc-ceffors, but of the Church of Rome, under the Figure of a Woman, who is called Babylon, who fitteth on many Waters, who are People and Nations, &c. and who Reigns over the Kings of the Earth

According to this Image it will follow, that the Succeffion of Popes will be expreffed by Bel, which was the Image of the old King Beluss worshipped in Babylon, and of this Jeremiah Prophefies,po

“And I will Punish Bel in Babylon, and I

"will bring forth out of his Mouth that which "he hath fwallowed up, and the Nations fhall "not flow together any more unto him, yea, "the Wall of Babylon fhall Fall.

Jor: LLA

44.·

And what Bel or Belus had been in the most ancient Time, Nebuchadnezzar was afterwards, and therefore is called the Head of Gold of the Dan. ii. Terrible Image; and for that reason in this New

38.

Babylon

Dan.

I

SECT. VII

Of the First Period.

Go on now to the other parts of his Defcription, which ferve to fix the Time of his Beginning.

"And he fhall fpeak great Words against the VII.25. Moft High, and fhall wear cut the Saints of

VIII. 24.

25.

"the Moft High, and think to change Times, “and Laws, and they fhall be given into his "Hand, untill a Time, Times.and the Dividing "of Time. ".

The Continuation of the Defcription which I have not yet mentioned in the next Chapter, where Gabriel interprets, is to the fame effect;

"And his Power fhall be mighty, but not by "his own Power, and he shall deftroy Wonder"fully, and shall profper and practise, and shall "deftroy the Mighty and the Holy People.

"And through his Policy also, he shall cause "Craft to profper in his Hand, and he shall "magnify