A voice out of the wildernes, crying with many tears and strong perswasions to the world for repentance. Proving by undeniable grounds from the word of God, that the great day of his righteous judgment will certainly be in this present age, namely about the 45th. yeer after the ruine of Rome, in 1666. Wherein are unfolded many great and wonderful mysteries of God, foretold in his word to come to pass unto th' end of the world. This work consists of five small tracts: 1. To the church of Rome, printed first in an. 1588. 2. To Qu. Elizabeth, presented to her in an. 1589. 3. To the E. of Essex in her days, called, Babylon is fal'n 4. To K. James, being an exposition of the 11. 12, 13. ch. Apoc. 5. De fide, against Baro, since translated into English. / By T.L. sometime a student in the University of Cambridge in the daies of Q: Elizabeth.

VERS. 8.

And there was wages a battell in heaven, Michael and his Angels fought with the Dragon; and the Dragon fought, an•• his Angels.

ANd at the same tim•• that the Temple of God was opened in heaven, the Apostle also foresaw that great and bloody contention, then which (since the dayes of heaven) was ••ever waged greate••••, great in regard of the A••mes, and great in respect of the cause.

The Armies great, as well for the greatnesse of the Generals, as for the valour and number of their Forces.

The Generall on the o••e side, was the power of God, sciphered by Michael the Prince of the Cove∣nant, who stood for the children and people of the Highest. The G••nerall on the other side, was the po∣wer of Satan, figured by Ethnick Rome, here (as be∣fore) called the Dragon.

In their Forces are to be considered the Leaders and the Souldiers. The Leaders and Captaines on the part of Michael were Divus Petrus. Divus Paulus, Divus Johann••••, and the rest of that divine and No∣ble or••••r of Saints. And on the Dragons pa••t were Leaders and Chieftains, Divus Tiberius, Divus Caligula,

Divus Claudius, Divus Nero, and the rest of that most fil••hy and execrable traine.

So great was ••he multitude and number of Soul∣diers, that none of what degree, sex, age, or conditi∣on soever, but must be prest for the one side or for the other; the valour and ve••tue of the S••uldiers exceeded all praise; few subdued many, the weake overcame the stong, a handfull of Chr••stians a world of infidels.

The cause was great, and higher then the heavens; whether God or Be••al, Christ or Jupiter Christia∣nisme or Paganisme were more venerable for anti∣quitie, majest•• call for amplitude, more constant for continuance, and in all other respects of wisdome, honour and Majest••e more worthy to be imbraced and adored of the sons of men; which was for life conten••ed by the Dragon, his Angels and Assects, and was ••o•• life withstood and disapproved by Mi∣chael and his Angels, and their followers. The issue of this contention followeth.