The exposicion of Daniel the prophete gathered oute of Philip Melanchton, Iohan Ecolampadius, Chonrade Pellicane [and] out of Iohan Draconite. [et] c. By George Ioye. A prophecye diligently to be noted of al emprowrs [and] kinges in these laste dayes

But he shall worship in his owne kingdom the god Mayzim / euen the god whom his fathers neuer knewe / him shal he honour withe gold and syluer / perte / and gemmis / and withe other preciouse ornaments.

Mayzim / signifieth stronge defences as bulworks and castels. This god May zim / which oure fathers as Abraham / I∣saac y^e prophetes & the apostles with our fathers in the primitiue chirches neuer knewe / is it which the shauen anticristes of late haue made and fayn themselues euery daye to make it / which sleighthy leger de maine (say they) no aungel nor yet marye herself cannot do / but onely y^e popis false anoynted Anticrystis. This their stronge god and castell Mayzim / is not onely their owne made God / but also all their rytes / cerem▪ lawes / doctrynes / tradiciōs with their transsubstanciaciōs

all their lyinge prophane papistrye / false worship and idolatry belonging ther vnto Brede in scripture is the most strong staf∣••e (as Moses and the prophetes call it) wherwith man is sustained and norished Mayzimis a made mighty god of and in ••ondre temples. The arke and the temple of god were called Maysa / that is / their strong castell or tower / as it is afore sayd But Mayzimin y^e plural nowmber signi∣fieth yet more stronger thinges then they all / euen their most strongest helpe and holde whereby anticrystis kingdom think themselues to be for euer defended & pre∣serued. For as long as their Mayzim in misses with their adpertinences maye stonde thei thinke their kingdoms inex∣pugnable. So longe as they maye holde styll their hyghe honor and priuilege in making their vnmighty Marzi / thei dout not but to stonde faste and sewer ayenste god and cryste and his gospell. The Ie∣wes hauing to greate a confidence in the arke (& yet was it made by gods precept and so is not Mayzim) caryed it forth into the bataill ayenst the Philistens calling it the God of the Hebrewes / as they call Mayzim the god of the crystians / suppo∣sing therby to haue had the victorie / but the arke was taken and they miserable

slayne / for to miche trustinge in their al∣to weak Mayzim not instituted for siche ententis. What perels / plages bataill so∣res sykenesses wether fyer feare we / but a non the makers of Mayzim causse their misses to be song and sayd / yea and May∣zim in a maske muste be caryed about in processions for helpe & defence. But cryst instituted not his holy souper into these endes and vses. Make fast (my masters) youre mustye and mistye Mayzim with your misses / for if ye lese him in this your bataill and cōtencion ayenst cryste / sewr∣ly ye lese the strongest hold ye haue. If he fall / youre kingdom is in the duste. Dout∣les his legges be broken. For the aungell affirmed it / and Daniel sawe before his fete to be made and bakt but of britle bak∣kery / his bodye therfore now reseth and staggerth. Make miche of / and hold fast youre golde and syluer / youre preciouse stones and so ryche iewels begged to or∣nowerne to honor and to magnifie May∣zim / and all for youre owne aduauntage. For the tyme drawth faste on that youre selues and youre god Mayzim shall lese all / yea you shall lese Mayzim to. This is and shall come to passe / where and when the very vse and firste institucion of the lordis souper shalbe restored to crystis or∣dinance

/ and youre prophane popish mis∣ses be abolisshed / as they be well minis∣shed and put downe now in many places with the abbeys. Some expositors call Mayzim the god of strength or the most strong god of anticryst / because he shalbe defended mayntained and strengthened by the most strong weapens as by swerde fyer / water / and by the strong powers of y^e most mighty emprours / kinges and secu∣lare armes / & also of & by y^e most subtyle crafty lerning and studye of the popisshe preistis deuilish doctours of lawe / blody bisshops / and cruell cardinals. And of y^e most fraud••lent foxes the holy hypocri∣t••s / euen the mischeuo{us} monkis and fyer∣••e fryers. Of which it foloweth in the text sayinge.

Notes

• Text.
• Mayzl.
• Leuit. 26 Ezech. 4
• 1. reg. 4.