Sad and Serious Political Considerations, Section
That this future History of Europe, may be more fully and clearly understood, I intend to set it down by way of Chronology upon the principall passages in Ezekiel and the Revelations, as I lately collected it out of the two MSS. of Grebner and Ioannes Baudensis, and afterward subscribed certain Notes and Animadversions upon the same.
THe woman travelleth, viz. The Jewish Synagogue bringeth forth Christ, whereupon ensueth the battel between Anno Christi. 1 Michael and the Dragon (Christ and the Devil) Anno Mundi. 3947 Christ being persecuted of the Devil by Herod in his Infancy, flieth into Aegypt, in his appointed time of 34 years, suffereth and ascendeth into Heaven; The Devil enraged Anno Christi. 34 that he could no more persecute Christ, raiseth persecutions Anno Mundi. 3981 Anno Christi. 65 against the Primitive Church by Nero and others, Revel. 12. per tot. Anno Mundi. 4012
Anno Christi. 70 The first Seal opened… The white Horse and his Rider, with Anno Mundi. 4017 the crowned Bow, signifieth the purity of the Gospel in the Primitive Church, Revel. 6.2.
Anno Christi. 71 Satan is bound for a 1000 …ears from raging against the Church, Anno Mundi. 4018 Revel. 20.2.8.
Anno Christi. 65 The second Seal opened, The red Horse is the massacre of Anno Mundi. 4020 Christians in the ten general Persecutions about A…no 65, to An. 330. Revel. 6.3, 4.
Anno Christi. 104 The third Seal opened, Simon Magus, Ebion and Corinthus Anno Mundi. 4051 trouble the Church with damnable and infectious Heresies, Revel. 6.9, 6.
Anno Christi. 173 The fourth Seal opened, Horrid Famine, devouring Pestilences Anno Mundi. 4120 and outragious Wars, waste and depopulate the Roman Empire for cruelty to Christians, Revel. 6.7, 8.
Anno Christi. 194 The fifth Seal opened, Mutual Massacres of the wretched Caesars, Anno Mundi. 4141 beginning at Pertinax, and ending at Licinius, slain by Constantine the Great, Revel. 6.9, 10, 11.
Anno Christi. 288 The sixth Seal opened, Dioclesian and Maximilian give over Anno Mundi. 4235 their Caesarships, because they could not eradicate Christianity. Constantine strengthened with their Armies and Provinces, warreth upon Licinius, slayeth him, destroyeth the Pretorian-Camp, abolisheth Heathenism, and setteth up the true Worship of God, Revel. 6.12. to the end.
The seventh Seal opened, And silence in Heaven for half an hour, viz. The Church enjoyeth rest thirty years, all the time that Constantine Anno Mundi. 4255 the Great reigned, Revel. 8.1. Yet clouds of persecution Anno Christi. 308 Anno Mundi. 4286 arise in the interim in the sky of the Church; and the seven Angels Anno Christi. 339 prepare themselves to blow the seven Trumpets for the space of 23 years, even all the reign of Constantines three sons, Revel. 8.2, 3.
Anno Mundi. 4310 Iulian that wretched Apostata bending his utmost endeavours to Anno Christi. 363 ruine the Gospel, licenceth 17000 Jews to return to Ierusalem to rebuild their Temple; but God destroyeth them all by Lightnings and Pestilences: Horrible Earthquakes cast up into the Air the foundations which had been buried in rubbish till then. Therefore Daniels compute of the Temples finall ruine must but begin then; there begin his two Numbers (Chap. 12. ver. 11, 12.) of 1290, and 1335, which in all must but make 1335 years, which added to 363, make up and point to Anno Christi 1698, the joyfull Jubile of the Churches Deliverance from all Adversity.
Anno Mundi. 4373 The first Trumpet blown. Fire and hail (war and bloudshed) Anno Christi. 426 cast into the troublesome Sea of the Roman-Western-Empire by Valentinian, and the succeeding Emperours, untill the end of the Western-Empire, The savage Inundations of Goths, Huns, Vandals and Bulgarians into Italy, Revel. 8.7.
Anno Mundi. 4553 The second Trumpet blown, Boniface that Mountain of fiery Anno Christi. 606 Combustions obtaineth of Phocas the Popish Supremacy. Hence wars betwixt the Emperours and Popes, Revel. 8.8, 9.
Anno Mundi. 4613 The third Trumpet blown, The Romish Bishop (the great Anno Christi. 666 Star of the Western Christian Clergy) falleth from the Heaven of Truth and Godlinesse, and of a vigilant Pastour becomes a ravenous Robber of the Church, and the gifts thereof, Revel. 8.10, 11.
Anno Mundi. 4946 The fourth Trumpet blown, The Pope fallen from Piety, Anno Christi. 999 and his Clergy from the Pulpits, Christ the Sun of righteousness with his Merits, the Church the Moon, and the Ministers the Stars thereof are eclipsed, and vilified by Sylvester II, Revel. 8.12, 13.
Anno Mundi. 5018 Satan loosed out of prison beginneth to rage by Gregory VII Anno Christi. 1071 against the Gospel of Christ, Revel. 20.4.
Anno Mundi. 5140 The fifth Trumpet blown, The Vicar of Christ with his Anno Christi. 1195 Keyes openeth hel's mouth to let out his Cloister-fiends and satanical Locusts to overspread the Earth of Christendome, described by Iohn most graphically, Revel. 9.9. to 13.
Anno Mundi. 5245 The sixth Trumpet blown, The Ottoman Empire ariseth, invadeth Anno Christi. 1300 first the Eastern-Empire of Constantinople, and winneth it: then flieth upon the Germane Emperour with barbarous millions of invincible Armies, Revel. 9.13. to the end.
The saying, Revel. 9.15. of the Turks preparation for a day, a monethmonth, and a year, beginneth now. Which Number allegorically taken maketh 398 years:☜ which added to A. 1300, the year of the original of the Turkish Empire, sheweth that A. 1698. shall be the final down…al of the same.
Anno Mundi. 5462 The last Trumpet is blown, The Thrones, Principalities and Anno Christi. 1517 Dominions in Heaven rejoyce, that God would now at length take his Churches Cause in hand, and raise up Luther, and other Sons of Thunder to vindicate the quarrel thereof against the Romish Antichrist to the ruine of his Kingdom, Revel. 11. from ver. 15. to the end.
By eating of the Book,☜ Chap. 10. Measuring the Temple and slaying the Witnesses, Chap. 11. is understood the Reformation by Luther, and downfall of the Papacy under Charles the fifth.
Anno Mundi. 5504 The first Vial poured out, England, Scotland and Ireland by Anno Christi. 1559 the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, renounce the Papacy; which generates the ulcers of spight and malice in the Romish Church against England, Revel. 16.2.
Anno Mundi. 5518 The second Vial poured out, Martin Chemnitius and others, pronounce Anno Christi. 1572 the vengeance of God against the mortiferous Sea of the Councel of Trent, Revel. 18.3.
Anno Mundi. 5528 The third Vial poured out, The stinking Waters of the Papacy Anno Christi. 1583 are infected with bloud in murthering of the Popes and Romanists in Rome, the slaughters of the Spaniards in the Low-Countreys, and the Discomfiture of the Spanish-Armado in Anno 1588. Revel. 16.5, 6, 7.
Anno Mundi. 5540 The fourth Vial poured out, The Protestant Champions Pareus, Anno Christi. 1605 Polanus, Whitakers, Perkins, Andrews, King Iames and others, pour light upon the Sunne of the Gospel, in writing against Bellarmine, Stapleton, Campian, and other Papists, Revel. 16.8, 9.
Anno Mundi. 5565 The fifth Vial is now pouring out, The Swedes in Germany, Anno Christi. 1630 An. 1632. The English in England, 1640, combine against the Papists, Jesuites proscribed in Poland and Swethland, Anno 1648. This Vial shall end in the ruine of Rome, Anno 1666. Revel. 16.10, 11.
Anno Mundi. 5594 The sixth Vial beginneth to be poured out, Three barbarous Anno Christi. 1659 Nations sack Hydruntum in Apulia, made enrodes into the Eastern Coasts of Italy, and sack them with fire and sword. Factions and Massacres in Rome and Tuskany. The Pope contemned and invaded, The Western Christians make an Army, and fire Rome in the 2419 year after Romulus laid the foundation thereof, as Sibylla prophesied. Oracul. lib. 4. Revel. 16. from ver. 12. to 17.
Anno Mundi. 5595 The faithfull and true Warriour riding upon a white Horse Anno Christi. 1660 descendeth from heaven with his Souldiers riding upon white horses, to fight against the enemies of his Church. The Angel in the Sun calleth to all the fowles of heaven, to come to the feast of God, to eat the flesh of Kings, Captains, mighty Men and horses. Rev. 19.11, 17, 18. And I saw the beast and the Kings of the earth, and the Warriours gathered together, to warre against him that sate on the horse, and against his Souldiers. But the beast was taken, and with him the false Prophet, that worketh miracles before him, whereby he deceived them that have received the beasts mark, and them that worship his image: These two were cast alive into the lake burning with fire and brimstone, &c. Ibid. 19, 20.
Anno Mundi. 5601 Vrbs antiqua ruit, multos dominata per annos: Anno Christi. 1666
Destruitur que armis gens scelerata suis.
Go out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, nor receive of her plagues. Forasmuch (O Rome) as thou glorifiedst thy self, and livedst in pleasure, saying, I sit a Queen, am no widdow, and shall see no sorrow: therefore shall thy plagues come upon thee in one day, death, sorrow and famine, and thou shalt be burnt with fire; for strong is the Lord God that judgeth thee. The Kings of the earth shall bewail thee, and thou shalt never more be inhabited, the light of a candle shall shine no more in thee, and the voice of the Bridegroom and of the Bride shall be heard no more in thee. Rejoyce (O heavens!) for righteous are Gods judgements, He hath condemned the great Whore. Then they sung Hallelujah, and her smoak arose up for evermore. Rev. 18.7, 8, 20. & 19.3.
Anno Mundi. 5614 Rome being destroyed, Jews dwell amongst Protestants, and begin Anno Christi. 1679 to search into the Scriptures, and learn the waies of God.
Anno Mundi. 5618 A g…eat Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in Leo. The Jews Anno Christi. 1684 converted in the West, prepare to unite with their Brethren in the East, and raise a Combination to propagate the Gospel and destroy the Headless Turks.
Anno Mundi. 5622 Praise our God all ye his Saints and Servants, and ye that fear Anno Christi. 1687 him both small and great. And I heard the voice of a great multitude both small and great, as it were the sound of many Waters, and as the voice of strong thundrings, saying, Hallelujah, for the Lord our God reigneth. Let us rejoice and be glad and give glory to him, for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath Anno Mundi. 5633 made her self ready, Rev. 19.5, 6, 7.
The dreadfull and terrible Battell of the Jews with the enraged Anno Christi. 1698 Turks in the land of Judea, where the Turks are destroyed with an eternall destruction. Ezech. 38. & 39. chap. all.
Gog and Magog, (viz. Turks and Tartarians) gather themselves together to battell, whose Number is as the sand of the Sea, and they went up into the plain of the Earth, and incompassed the Tents of the Saints abo…t, even the beloved City, but fire came down from God out of Heaven, and destroyed them Revelat. 20.8, 9.
Anno Mundi. 5635 THE FIFTH MONARCHY. Anno Christi. 1700
Anno Mundi. 5645 ANd I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven Anno Christi. 1710 and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea. The new Jerusalem came down from God out of heaven, trimmed like a Bride to meet her husband. And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, behold the Glory and Tabernacle of God with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be their God with them: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, neither crying, neither shall there be any more pain, for the first things are passed away. Rev. 21.1, 2, 3, 4, &c.
Anno Mundi. 5698 No more Germany, no more any Western Empire or any footstep Anno Christi. 1763 thereof; for God hath now transplanted his Gospel from Europe unto a more gratefull and pregnant soyl, which will bring forth the fruits thereof in due season.
Anno Mundi. 5699 Iam nova Progenies coelo demittitur alto, Anno Christi. 1764
Exoritur que atris Lucifer albus equis.
Anno Mundi. 5702 The holy Temple restored at Jerusalem: the holy utensils prepared: Anno Christi. 1767 the glory of God fil…eth the house, God lovingly upbraideth the Israelites for their infidelity and Idolatry, for which they were Vagabonds in all Coasts of the World 2400 years, without King, Law, Priest and Temple, and rehearseth their blessed and joyfull estate now being converted and victorious over all their enemies. Ezech. 12. last chap. per tot.
Anno Mundi. 5705 Behold I make all things new. Rev. 21.5. Anno Christi. 1770
Anno Mundi. 5728 The Jewish Magistrates and Ministers labour in the Conversion Anno Christi. 1793 of the World to the Gospel of God. Ezech. 46. per. tot.
Anno Mundi. 5765 The seventh Viall powred out, And now are all things fulfilled Anno Christi. 1830 which are contained in the Scriptures. After which all Nations may expect the comming of the great Judge, to render to every man according to his works.
Thus farre reacheth the Observations of Grebner and Baudensis.