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withstanding they are in their natures no other but frogs, sent forth by these two spirits aforesaid, to deceive them that dwell upon the earth.

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CHAP. LVI.

HIRDLY, The other unclean spirit it came out of the mouth of the false prophet.

This false prophet signifies the chief and head governor of spiritual worship, as the Pope, or any head minister, of any religion whatsoever, but more especially of that head minister, or head priest that is upheld by the beast, or the civil power. For there is a spiritual power invested upon the false prophet by the beast, or civil power, so that none shall exercise or officiate the office of a minister, but such as the false prophet shall send forth. So that those men this false prophet, or chief priest doth send forth to preach, these are sent forth from that unclean spirit that cometh out of the false prophet's mouth. For the false prophet hath full power to ordain and send forth men to preach, to deceive the people in a way of false worship, as the dragon had to the physician; and as the beast had to the lawyer.

And as the doctor of physic by his deceit came to be cloathed in velvet, and the lawyer by his deceit came to be cloathed in scarlet; so likewise the preachers ordained by the false prophet, they came by their deceit to be cloathed in sheeps cloathing, made of the finest wool, with garments down to the heel.

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So that the outward garb and cloathing of these three, they do carry such a glory, honour, and majesty among the people in outward appearance, that the people do believe or think there is more honour and glory within, whereby they are mightily deceived in their expections. For these three sorts of men aforementioned, are counted by the spirit of revelation in John, no other but three sorts of frogs; and those three spirits that sent them out, they were but three unclean spirits.

And the work those frogs aforesaid are to do, it is to go forth to deceive the people of the earth; for where is there a man hardly to be found, not fourteen years ago upon the earth, but they were deceived either by the physician, lawyer, or priest; nay, they deceive one another; for the priest is deceived by the doctor of physic; and the doctor of physic he is deceived by the priest; for the priest deceives his soul, in that the doctor thinks he can. preach such saving doctrine that may save his soul; but alas, he is altogether deceived, for the priest dòth not know what will become of his own soul after death, much less of another's. So likewise the doctor of physic he deceives the priest, making him believe and think that he will give him such a portion of physic, as shall restore him to life and health, when as many times it doth cause the want of health, and life both; so that he deceives the priest both of his health, and money also, just as the priest did him in the matter of his salvation.

And as for the lawyer, he cheats the doctor and the priest both, for they are both forced to make use

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of him, and they do the like by him; for the lawyer he must have the priest for his minister to save his soul, and the doctor to be his physician; so that they get pretty even one with another; but all people besides that deal with them, are sure to be deceived, and to lose by them.

These three sorts of men are esteemed by the world, the most honourable men of all, but by the spirit of faith, they are branded for the worst of all men, in that they are called frogs; for experience doth shew that these three sorts of men do overflow the earth, like croaking frogs in the water, on a hot sun-shiny day; so that hardly a man can escape being persecuted, or deceived or cheated by them.

These are those that are sent forth by those three unclean spirits, which are called the spirits of devils, which go forth to the kings of the earth, and of the whole world, to gather them together to the battle of that great day of God Almighty. That is, these three sorts of men shall incite and invite all ignorant kings of the earth, or head magistrates, and all ignorant people to persecute, and kill the innocent saints, who cannot fight with any other weapons, but faith and patience; and such spiritual weapons as these, must destroy all the great army of the whole world, when they are gathered together, because this battle will be the last battle that will be fought between the seed of faith, and the seed of reason; therefore called the great day of God Almighty; and the place where this great battle must be fought, where they were gathered together, it is called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. That signifies

signifies the whole world, or that great city mystery Babylon, the mother of harlots, who hath made all nations drink of the cup of the wine of the wrath of her fornications. When that city is destroyed, the whole world will be destroyed also.

But I shall have occasion to speak more of that in the seventeenth chapter; so that the reader may see a little more clear what is meant by those three unclean spirits like frogs, what they are, and from whom they did proceed. Also I have interpreted what followed upon the pouring out of the vial of the sixth angel, with many other things which may satisfy the reader's spirit, if understood. So I shall pass by a verse or two, there being nothing of any great concernment in them, and shall go on to verse 17.

CHAP. LVII.

AND the seventh angel poured his vial into the air,

and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done.

This seventh angel he poured out his vial into the air. Now this is to be minded, that the vials of God's wrath they are poured out upon the earth, and upon the sea, and upon the sun, and upon the seat of the beast, &c. and now last of all upon the air, so that the wrath of God is poured out upon every thing, and place, that doth yield comfort and refreshment unto the heart of man. And air being the greatest refreshment of life of any thing else, especially when life is like to die; this experience doth shew the truth of it. Also air is the last refuge that life hath to fly unto,

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for many people will in sickness call for air, because for want of it they die for air, is the life of nature, and when life is weak, and not strong enough, to take in air into it, then it doth die, for so long as life can receive air into it, it doth live. So that this seventh and last vial of God's wrath, it is poured out upon the air; because the air is the last, and greatest refreshment unto a natural life, and not only so, but it is the conclusion of life the want of it. So that the last vial of God's wrath, it is poured out into the air, only to signify the anihilation of all natural life, which he created at the begining of this world.

So now at the latter end of this world, his vial of wrath being poured out upon, or into the air, it will destroy that natural life of man and beast, and all other creatures that have life. Therefore it is that great voice out of the temple of heaven from the throne, saying, It is done; signifying that the vial of God's wrath being poured into the air, is the conclusion and end of all God's plagues, upon natural life in this world. For though God had destroyed the life of many thousands and millions, more than can be numbered by those six vials poured out before, as that of the earth, and of the sea, and of the sun, and of the seat of the beast, as aforesaid; I say, they are not to be numbered, the multitude these vials, did destroy. Yet this vial poured out into the air, it destroyeth more than all the rest, it being the last, and the utter anihilation of all natural life, and the end of the world; therefore it is said by the voice out of the temple in heaven, It is done; that is, all the vials

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