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He that leadeth into captivity, shall goe into captivity: hee that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword.
The next note is this.
THat as the Roman Catholicke Church have led the Churches and people of God into captivity, and have slaughtered many of them with persecution, and warre: So that state at length shall go in∣to captivity, and finally be destroyed with warre and slaughter.
You heard before, she made warre with the Saints, and o∣vercame them, and slaughtered many thousands of them, and shewed no mercy neither to man, woman, nor child: No more will the Lord shew compassion upon her. In Psal. 137. 8, 9. O daughter of Babylon who art to be destroyed! Happy shall he be that rewardeth thee, as thou hast served us. Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. It was spoken of old Babylon in Caldea, and is verified also in this Babylon. Happy shall he be that rewardeth her as she hath served us: and that taketh her young children and dasheth them against the stones. Rev. 17. 11. The beast that was, and is not, shall goe into perdition. And vers. 16. They shall hate the whore, and make her desolate and na∣ked, and shall eate her flesh, and shall burn her with fire. They shall drink of warre and slaughter.
Obj. But how is it said, that Christ shall consume him with the breath of his mouth there? 2 Thes. 2. 8.
Answ. I answer, these things are subordinate, but not op∣posite, for ever since Luther they have been wasting: But after his coming in the brightnesse of the Gospel, men shall be clearly convinced, that this is the great whore and Beast that destroys all the world: The Lord will then mightily disco∣ver her unto Princes, that have been darkned, and vailed in their judgments about her, they shall see the state of her, and grow to hate her with utter detestation.
The reason is from the wisdome and equity of Gods ju∣stice, expresly mentioned in the Text: For, he that leades into