John Trapp on Revelation 16:9

Verſe 9. [non-Latin text not transcribed]. And men were ſcorched] Or parched, ſcalded, roaſted: This is by accident in regard of the Scriptures: for the Lord ſpeaketh peace to his people; and his word is good to thoſe that are good, Orig. in Num. Homil. 27. Mic. 2.7. But as Origen ſaith of devils, ſo may we ſay of Papiſts; there is no greater torment to them, then the Word of God. Sp[illegible: 1 letter]c. Europ. In hoc eorum omnis flamma eſt, in hoc uruntur in[illegible: 2 letters]ndio, Hence they burn up Bibles, tanquam doctrinam peregrinam, as ſtrange doctrine:En[illegible: 1 letter]bir loc. com. cap. E[illegible: 2 letters]leſ. Hence they cenſure S. Paul as ſavouring of hereſie, and could finde in their hearts to purge his Epiſtles. Eckius is not afraid to ſay, That Chriſt did never command his Diſciples to write, but to preach only. Bellarmine ſaith, the Bible is no more then commonitorium, a kinde of ſtore-houſe for advice. Hoſius ſaith,Ipſiſſimum Dei [illegible: 1 word]. That the Popes interpretation, though it ſeem never ſo repugnant to the Scripture, is nevertheleſſe the very Word of God. The Councel of Baſil anſwered the Huſſites (requiring Scripture-proofs for ſuch doctrines as were thruſt upon them) that the Scriptures were not of the being of the Church, but of the well-being only: that traditions were the touchſtone of doctrine, and foundation of faith.

And blasphemed the name of God] The truth of God contained in the Scriptures. What a devil made thee to meddle with the Scripture?Act. and Mon. ſaid Stephen Gardiner to Marbeck. They tell us of divers, that have been poſſeſt by that means: and aſſure us, that [illegible: 1 letter]u[illegible: 1 letter] condemnation is ſo expreſly ſet down in our own Bibles, and is ſo clear to all the world, that nothing more needs hereto, then that we know to read, and to have our eyes in our heads,Alex. Cook. at the opening thereof.