A discourse concerning Antichrist grounded upon the angel's interpreteration of the vision, Rev. xvii 3 and from thence proceeding to a particular explication of the xiith and xiiith chapters. Shewing, that the Church of Rome is that woman mentioned Rev. xvii. 3. and the bishops of Rome that eighth King spoken of v. 11. who is usually known by the name of Antichrist. By Walter Garrett, vicar of Titchfield, sometimes fellow of Trinity College in Cambridg.

Title: A discourse concerning Antichrist grounded upon the angel's interpreteration of the vision, Rev. xvii 3 and from thence proceeding to a particular explication of the xiith and xiiith chapters. Shewing, that the Church of Rome is that woman mentioned Rev. xvii. 3. and the bishops of Rome that eighth King spoken of v. 11. who is usually known by the name of Antichrist. By Walter Garrett, vicar of Titchfield, sometimes fellow of Trinity College in Cambridg.

Author: Garrett, Walter.

Collection: Early English Books Online 2

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other King, who is not typified by any Head: who was to be a King, and of like Royal Dignity with the six Kings that were before him. But being of a different nature from the rest, he is not represented as a Head of that Beast, who is said at ver. 3. to have bin full of Names of Blasphemy; but has a Type peculiar to himself, as we shall find here∣after in the xiith and xiiith Chapters of the Revelation; where the History of the Head that reigned in St. John's time, of this other King, not typified by any Head; and of the Beast that was, and is not; who is the eighth King, and one of the seven Kings, that are typified by the seven Heads, is more at large descri∣bed and foretold of.This other King then that was to in∣terpose between the sixth and seventh Heads of the Blasphemous Beast, are the Christian Roman Emperors. Who be∣cause they were not guilty of the like Blasphemy or Idolatry with the rest (for by Blasphemy is meant Idolatry, as shall be shewn hereafter) are not typified by 0