The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XIII.

1.8 The beast deceiueth the reprobate. 2. 4. 12. And is con∣firmeth by another. 17 The priuiledge of the beastes marke.

1 ANd I sawe aa 1.1 beast rise out of the sea, ha∣uingb 1.2 seuen heads, andc 1.3 ten hornes, and vpon his hornes (were) ten crownes, and vp∣pon his heades the name of blasphemie.

2 And the beast which I sawe, was lyke a leo∣parde, and hys fete lyke a beares, and hys mouth as the mouth of a lion: and thee 1.4 dra∣gon gaue him his power and his throne, and great autoritie.

3 And I sawe one of hysf 1.5 heades as it (were) wounded to death, but hisg 1.6 deadlie wounde was healed, and al the worlde wondred (and) followed the beast.* 1.7

4 And they worshipped the dragon which ga∣ue power vnto the beast, and theyh 1.8 worship ped the beast, sayinge, Who is lyke vnto the beast! who is able to warre with 〈◊〉〈◊〉!

5 And there was giuen vnto hym a 〈◊〉〈◊〉, that spake greate thynges and blasphemies, and power was giuen vnto hym, to doi 1.9 two and fortie moneths.

6 And he opened his mouth vnto blasphemie against God, to blaspheme his Name ādhis tabernacle, and them that dwel in heauen.

7 And it was giuen vnto hym to make warre wyth the Saintes, and tok 1.10 ouercomethem, and power was giuen him ouer eueriel 1.11 kin∣red and tongue, and nation.

8 Therefore all that d well vpon the earth, shal worship hym, whosem 1.12 names are not * wri∣ten in the Boke of life of the Lambe, whiche was slainen 1.13 frō the beginning of the worlde.

9 If anie man haue an eare, let him heare.

10 If anie lead into captiuitie, he shal goo 1.14 into captiuitie: ifanie kill with a sworde; he must be killed by a sworde: here is the pacience, and the faith of the Saintes.

11 And I behelde another beast commyng vp out of thep 1.15 earth, whiche had twoq 1.16 hornes like the Lābe, but her 1.17 spake like the dragō.

12 And he did all that the firsts 1.18 beast colde do before him, and he caused the earth, ād them whiche dwel therein, to worship the firstet 1.19 beast, whose deadlie wounde was healed.

13 Andu 1.20 he did great wonders, so that he made fyre to come down frō heauen on the earth, in the sightof men.

14 And deceiued them that dwel on the earth by the signes, which were permitted to him to do in thex 1.21 sight of the beast, saying to thē that dwel on the earth, that they shuld make they 1.22 image of the beaste, whiche had the wounde of a sworde, and did liue.

15 And it was permitted to him to giue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spirit vnto the image of the beast, so that the ima∣ge of the beaste shuldea 1.23 speake, and shulde cause that as manie as wolde notb 1.24 worshyp the image of the beast, shulde be killed.

16 And he made al, bothe small and great, riche and poore, fre ād bonde, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 receiue ac 1.25 marke in their right hand or in their forheads.

17 And that no man might bye or sell, saue he that had the marke, or the name of the beast or the nomber of his name.

18 Heare is wi dome. Let hym that hathe wit, count the nomber of the beaste: for it is the nombere 1.26 of a man, and his nomber is six hun dreth, threscore and six.* 1.27 * 1.28 * 1.29

Notes

• a 1.1

  Here is the de∣scription of the Romaine empi∣re whiche stan∣deth in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and tyrannie.
• b 1.2

  Meanyng Ro∣me, because it was firste gouer∣ned by seuen kyngs or Empe∣rours after Ne∣ro, and also is cō∣passed aboure with seuen moū taines.
• c 1.3

  VVhich signifie manie prouinces
• e 1.4

  That is, the deuil.
• f 1.5

  This may be vn derstand of Ne∣to, who moued the first persecu∣tion againste the Churche, and af∣ter slewe hym self, so that the fa milie of the Ce∣sarsended in him
• g 1.6

  For the empire was established againeby 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.7

  d By these bea∣stes are signified the Macedoniās, Persians & Chal∣deās whom the Romaines ouer∣came.
• h 1.8

  By receyuinge the staturs, ordi∣nances, decrees, ceremonies, and religiō of the Ro maine empire.
• i 1.9

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 time and power is li∣mited.
• k 1.10

  In their bodies not in soule.
• l 1.11

  He meaneth that vniuersal de parryng where of S. Paul spea∣keth to the Thes salonians.
• m 1.12

  Antichryste hath not power ouer the elect.
• n 1.13

  As God ordei∣ned from before al beginning, ād all the sacrifices were as signes & sacramentes of Christ death.
• o 1.14

  They whiche soules captiues, go them selues in to captiuitie.
• p 1.15

  As the kyng∣dome of Christis from heauen, ād bryngeth men thither: so the po pes king dome is of the earth and leadeth to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and is begonne, and established by ambition, co∣uer ousnes, beast∣lines, craft, trea∣son and tyr 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• q 1.16

  VVhiche signi∣fie the priesthode & the kingdome and therefore he giueth in his ar∣mes two keis, and hathe two 〈◊〉〈◊〉 caryeē before him.
• r 1.17

  He spake 〈◊〉〈◊〉 doctrine, accused Gods worde of im perfection, set vp mans traditions, and spake things contrarie to God and his word.
• s 1.18

  For the Pope in 〈◊〉〈◊〉, crueltte, idolatrie, and blasphemie did folowe and imitare the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• t 1.19

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 them to idolatrie and astonished them with the name of that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 (asne 〈◊〉〈◊〉 meth it.)
• u 1.20

  The man of sinne according to the operation of Satan 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be with all power, signes ād miracles of lyes. *2 Thes. 2. 10.
• x 1.21

  Before the whole empi∣re whiche 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the firste beast, and is the imageth reof.
• y 1.22

  For the first empire 〈◊〉〈◊〉 was as the paterne, and this seconde empire is but an image and shadowe therof.
• a 1.23

  The same things whiche the Pope, or false prophets 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in.
• b 1.24

  Re ceiue the ordinances and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the seat of Rome, and to kisse the vilens rote, if he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 put ther eunto.
• c 1.25

  〈◊〉〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ: for as faith, the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Christians markes: so this Antichrist wil accept none 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 approue his doctrine: so that it is not ynough to confesse Christ, and to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉, but a man must 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to the Popes doctrine: moreouer their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 es, 〈◊〉〈◊〉, vowes, othes and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 are signes of this marke in so muche as no 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 excepted that had not manie of these marked beasts
• e 1.26

  Such as may be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after this reuelation the Pope or Antichrist be∣ga to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in the Worlde: for these characters, signifie 666: & this nomber is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the smale nomber, whiche in the whole marke 666: and signifieth Lateinus, or La∣tin, which note h the Pope or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 who 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in all things the Latin tongue, and in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 contemneth the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Greke wherin the worde of God was first and best writen: and because 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in oldetime was called Latinum, the Italians are cal∣led 〈◊〉〈◊〉, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 that hereby he noteth of what countrey chiefly he shulde come.
• * 1.27

  So 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ordeined the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, shewed him selfe one day in ap∣parel 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Pope, and the next day in harnes as the Emperour, and the two hornes to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hops 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 signes her 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
• * 1.28

  x For excepte he Pope 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the kyng Romaines, he is not estemed 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be made Emperour.
• * 1.29

  d He that is not sealed with 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ists mat ke, can not be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to liue among men.