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fifth_monarchy_men--A62873	Tombes, John, 1603?-1676.	Saints no smiters, or, Smiting civil powers not the work of saints being a treatise, shewing the doctrine and atempts of Quinto-Monarchians, or, Fifth-Monarchy-Men about smiting powers, to be damnable and antichristian / by John Tombes ...	1664.0		.xml	application/xml	57354	1964	67	And is it not then blind fury , that hurries men to such frantick determinations as to date the relaxation of so plain a precept , as that Rom. 13. 1. is , from such a time , as they know not when it begins , and to infer thence a warrant for some supposing themselves Saints upon no better evidence , than their conceit of Gods Revelation of this by his Spirit from his word , to attempt the smiting of all the Powers of the great Image Civil and Ecclesiastical ; whose derivation is from Rome ( others not excepted nor freed ) the Kingdoms of the Romish Iron Legs , or the Roman Kingdom divided into the Eastern and Western Monarchies ( wherein the whole Dominion , Power and Monarchy of the Ottoman Family , or that of the Turkes is comprehended ) and the Beasts , ten Horns or Antichrists Civil Powers ( equivalent to the ten Toes ) and also the little Horn , together with all powers whatsoever , that shall be found opposers of the Lords Kingdom , whether they be of the golden Babylonish , Silver Persian , Brasen Grecian , or Iron Roman , Dan. 2. and ch . being meant only of those Kings who received power as Kings one hour with the Beast , and give their power and strength to the Beast , which sure cannot be meant of the Protestant Princes , or Prelates , or Powers , it being expresly declared by the Apostles , Acts 4. 25 , 26 , 27. to have been fulfilled in the conspiracy of Herod , and Pontius Pilate , the Gentiles and Princes of Israel , putting Christ to death .	cache/fifth_monarchy_men--A62873.xml	txt/fifth_monarchy_men--A62873.txt