some doe imagine any particular Country of Germany England c. saying that as the Gospell came out of the East into the West so it shall returne out of the West into the East and then say they these West Countries falling from the truth shall set themselues against the Church which thing can haue no allowance at all from hence But here onely is meant those most bitter enemies of the Church which being stirred vp by Sathan shall come with all might and malice that can be and shall fight against the Church compassing about it to destroy it But it is said the Church shall haue victory and that by Christ for fire that is the wrath of God shall come downe from heauen and consume them After he saith that the Diuell is taken for hauing spoken before of the Whore of the Beast and of the false Prophet he now sheweth what shall be done to the Diuell who was last to be destroyed and it is said that he was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone there to be tormented with the Beast and the false Prophet for euermore The second part of the Chapter is of the description of the last iudgement where first it is said there was a white Throne which of what matter it shall be no man knoweth yet seeing Christ is man as well as God he shall haue no doubt a royall and reall place wherein he shall sit most euidently His glory is further expressed in that the heauens and the earth shall flye away from before his face and shall passe away and shall burne with fire 2 Pet. 3. Then shall the dead be raised vp and all both great and small shall be summoned before God The Bookes were opened that is the Bookes of euery mans conscience shall be laid open and disclosed wherein is nothing but guiltinesse of conscience to condemne euery one Notwithstanding there is another Booke open which is the Booke of life to wit the Booke of Predestination which euery one shall be iudged by as he is elect or reprobate yet so as that election and reprobation doe not take away workes for it is said they shall be iustified or condemned according to their workes for they that are elected to life are also elected to sanctification the reprobate contrariwise The iust haue reward not for their good workes sake but according to their good workes wrought and that not before their calling conuersion and regeneration but which afterwards were done in faith and this onely for his owne mercie and promise sake in Christ The wicked are condemned according to their workes and for their workes sake their name being not found in the Booke of life Lastly it is said that death hell were cast into the lake that is were swallowed vp in immortality there being now no more danger of death hell Apoc. Cap. 21. 1 And I saw a new heauen and a new earth for the first heauen and the first earth were passed away and there was no more Sea c. VVEe haue heard heretofore of the straits of the Church militant being in warfare in this present world subject to many troubles and persecutions yet being defended and protected by God was not ouercome by any of them Now followes the state of the Church triumphant after this world And first here Saint Iohn sets forth the state of all the world then of the Church Euen as Moses in the Booke of Genesis describes first the beginning and creation of the whole world and then sets downe the condition and state of the Church The state of the world is declared in the first verse in that it is said there was a new heauen a new earth that is the heauens being partly corrupted and darkened by sinne and hauing lost somewhat of their glory they had before shall not onely haue that former but a better glory then the first so likewise should the earth and the sea also for in that it is said the Sea shall be no more it is not to be vnderstood that it should not afterwards be but that it should not then be the same that now it is namely raging tempestuous and disturbed as now wee see it to be but it should be still and quiet the waters and the fishes remaining still yet without roaring swelling and that distemperature which now it hath As for the Church it is described generally in the first seauen Verses particularly in the rest of the Chapter as also in some of the next In generall hee compares the Church to a braue Spouse prepared and trimmed for a King Christ being her Husband signifying the glory and beautie of the Church of God for as in the dayes of the solemnizing of marriage Brides vse to goe beyond their ordinary custome and kinde of apparell so the Church is now decked and beautified with full and perfect glory Secondly it is compared to a City comming downe from heauen that is a beautifull City hauing all her honour glory and good frame of building not from her selfe but from God not as the Cities which are builded by men but as one that is builded by God himselfe for as earthly Cities builded by men receiue their title from them so this City being built by God hath her name also from God Neither is here meant in that it comes downe from heauen that it should be in earth but onely that it is altogether heauenly Afterward the state and blessednesse of it is set forth in that God shall dwell in it continually as the Scripture testifieth that he shall more fully remaine and dwell with them then before for as it is said in the Scripture that in this life hee will Dine and Sup with them so now it is said he shall abide with them for euermore Then is set forth what they shall haue by the dwelling of God with them namely all happinesse first in that they shall drinke of the Well of life that is should receiue all pleasure and al comfortable good and desirable things Secondly God shall wipe away all teares from their eyes that is all things naught grieuous corrupt and painefull shall be taken from them And albeit to flesh and bloud this may seeme a strange thing and altogether impossible and incredible in regard of these miseries we now are in and of our sinfulnesse and wretchednesse yet to take away that infidelity of ours it is said that God himselfe speaketh it and bids Iohn write that all things shall be new for he will make all things new howsoeuer now they be troublesome and old And in that he biddeth Iohn for the further comfort of the Church of God to write that all old things are done and that new things are come and in that he saith that to him that thirsteth he will giue of the water of life and that he which ouercommeth shall inherite all things yet hee so saith it that none shall haue it without holinesse of life for as for
reuerence and partly in feare But the Lord raiseth him vp and vpholdeth him bidding him not to feare And in a word interpreteth all the mistery and setteth downe briefly the summe of the whole Booke following which was then to be reuealed vnto him namely that it was either of things present or of things to come The things present were those which were then done though Iohn knew not of them which are contained in the three first Chapters of the Booke The things to come are those which afterwards should be done vnto the end of the world and doe follow in the rest of the Booke Apoc. Cap. 2. v. 1. Vnto the Angell of the Church of Ephesus write These things saith he that holdeth the seauen starres in his right hand and walketh in the middes of the seauen golden Candlestickes c. THe Prophet hauing set downe the diuision of his Booke which is into two parts concerning things present and things to come He now commeth to the first namely concerning those things that were then done where first hee sets downe the Epistles which Christ sends to the Churches In the Epistles we are to consider those things that are common to them all those things that are proper to euery one The things common to all are first that they containe titles in them fit for the matter whereunto euery Epistle driueth In the titles it is common to all that it is directed first and principally to the Angell that is to the Minister as being principall in the Church Yet so as that it belongeth also to the whole Church as appeareth by the Exhortation in the end of euery Epistle Let him that hath eares heare c. Secondly this is common to all in that hee either commendeth their good things they haue or discommendeth their euill exhorting them to the good and dehorting them from the euill adioyning promises vnto their good things and threatning iudgements against their euill Lastly the attention vnto the promises which hee stirreth them vp vnto and this hee moueth diuersly In the three first Epistles he seemeth more especially to moue them with care by threatnings in the foure latter he more expresly sets downe their reward and thereupon hee sets downe this exhortation vnto attention Let him that hath an eare heare what the spirit saith to the Churches To come to the Epistles particularly In the first he writeth to the Church of Ephesus Christ describeth himselfe by that by which he is set downe Chap. 1. 13. 16. namely to be hee which hath the seauen Starres in his hand noting that all good things whatsoeuer are in the Ministers they come from him and the praise thereof is due vnto him And secondly in that hee walketh in the midst of the Candlestickes hee noteth that hee seeth all their doings and therefore he knoweth their workes and their labours And here he commends in them first their Patience then their Impatience the latter he handles first as is the manner of the Scripture namely that they could not forbeare those that fained themselues to be Apostles and yet were not and therefore they proued them and tried and found them to be lyars Secondly their Patience that they had borne much affliction and many troubles for the truths sake and did still beare in the maintenance thereof and were not weary which is required in true patience And hauing commended the good in them hee comes to the reproofe where hee teacheth those that are to reprehend others that they set downe in the first place the things that are praise-worthy in the parties to be reprehended and then to set downe the reproofe Which condemneth those which vse to rell the faults leauing out the remembrance of the good but the holy Ghost here contrariwise doth nominate and commend their vertues that the better they might be are the reproofe of their vices Verse 4. The reproofe is that hee saith they had fallen from their first loue Where hee reprehendeth their want of zeale shewing that the feruencie of their loue which first they had was now decayed and cooled therefore hee exhorteth them to a change first in their iudgement that they should reforme it which appeareth in that he saith Verse 5. Remember Then in their will and affections in that hee bids them repent Lastly in their actions in that hee commandeth them to doe their first workes So that he requireth of them a good and full reformation of all things that were amisse both inwardly and outwardly And hee sheweth further if they will not be reformed according as he exhorteth them that hee will remoue their Candlestickes that is either cast them into banishment and suffer them to be led into captiuity or remoue his Gospell from them And lest they should be too much discouraged and cast downe by this seuere and sharpe reprehension hee doth after mollifie the reproofe by praising them againe Verse 6. And hee saith that they haue this good thing that they hate the sinne of the Nicolaitans which he also hated to wit both spirituall and corporall fornication And lastly he shutteth vp the Epistle adding a promise if they returne and ouercome they shall eate of the tree of life that is be partakers of Christ who was represented and figured by the tree of life in Paradise of whom whosoeuer eateth shal neuer die Ioh. 6. Verse 8. The next is the Epistle to the Church of Smirna and amongst them hee findeth nothing but matter of commendation Verse 9. And here first hee praiseth them for their patient suffering of afflictions through which they were become poore yet so as that by the blessing of God that pouertie was turned to their further spirituall riches After hee comes to shew wherein their affliction consisted and was more grieuous vnto them namely in that they had such among them which professed themselues Iewes that is children of God that is Christians but yet were not but would maintaine the ceremonies of the Law and preferre them before the substance of the Gospell and would mingle the ceremonies of the Law with the Gospell Verse 10. And because they were afraide of future euils hee fore-telleth them of such troubles which should befall them that they might be the better prepared against them and the more comforted in them And hee telleth them that some of them should be cast into prison and that they should haue tribulation that is grieuous afflictions and persecution ten daies that is tenne yeares euery day being counted for a yeare according as that phrase is vsed and expounded in Daniel as afterward it came to passe from halfe the raigne of Traian to the time of Adrian for which space the Church suffered extreame persecution And howsoeuer their Persecutors might seeme to doe it in the seruice of God yet he sheweth them that it should be the onely hand of the Diuell and through his malice therfore they should not be discouraged but should rather be comforted for seeing the Diuell was
hinder him hauing for a time set aside all worldly things and cogitations to the end all the powers of his soule might be lifted vp and be more intent and that so hee might hearken more diligently to those things that were ready to be told him Which teacheth vs when wee goe about holy and heauenly matters wee must be as it were in a new world and we must separate our selues from all worldly things and worldly cogitations though otherwise at other times lawfull and addict and addresse our selues wholly to those holy things of our God Then he commeth to the vision it selfe Where first is set down the preparation and preface of that which is to come contained in this and in the next Chapter In the preface is described and set forth vnto vs the person of God the Father and that diuersly first by a Throne and one sitting thereon comparing him in likenesse to a Iasper and Sardy Stone that is very glorious to behold and of most exceeding valour not describing him by any forme or portraicture but by the glory which those most precious Iewels that can be doe represent This glory is declared by the reflection which was so great that it made all that was round about the Throne to be like a Rainbow that is glorious and excellent for as the brightnesse of the Sunne causeth those notable colours which wee see in the Rainbow so the glory of God maketh all round about him glorious After he is described by his Assistants to wit foure and twentie Elders that is the Church of God the chiefe whereof are in the Scripture twelue Patriarches in the old Testament and the twelue Apostles in the New vnder which number all the rest are comprehended These are said to haue white Robes and Crownes and to sit vpon Thrones in forme of Kings for all these are things belonging properly vnto Princes signifying that in Christ we are all Kings being made partakers of his Kingdome Afterward God is described by the effects which proceeded from the Throne to wit thunders and lightnings and voices and their immediate cause in that they came from the seauen Lamps which are the seauen spirits of God namely the holy Ghost whereby God doth all things that he doth This teacheth that seeing the thunders lightenings c. come from the Throne of God that therefore nothing can come by chance or fortune as men vainely suppose but onely by the direction and counsell of God and from him who is the Ruler and Disposer of all things in the world By lightnings thunders and voices seemeth to be meant the iudgements and anger of God to be executed on the wicked which doe follow in the next Chapters viz. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. for it is not vnmeet that in these the iudgements should be set forth seeing they are the fearefull workes of God And here God the Father is described to be a Iudge and to fit like a Iudge as being Iudge of all the world as he is called Gen. 18. 25. Then he is described by foure Beasts in the middes of the Throne and round about to wit the chiefe Angels of God wayting for to execute Gods will at all times And as Sargeants attend on their Iudge so are they being alwaies ready to receiue any commandement he enioyneth them So also our Sauiour Christ in Iohn is said to waite still on the will of his Father namely as he is Mediator In that these are said to be foure it is not to be thought that there were no more in number but hee vnderstandeth by foure a competent and sufficient number able to execute any thing which God will haue fulfilled in all the world in the East West South and North. These Beasts are also described to be full of eyes signifying their prouidence and singular direction they goe withall Then they are seuerally described the first of them is like a Lyon declaring their courage the second like an Oxe signifying their strength the third like a Man noting their wisedome the fourth like an Eagle shewing their swiftnesse and speedinesse in doing Gods will Their sixe wings expresseth their readinesse to goe to all places their wings full of eyes shew that they goe not at all aduentures These were about the Throne Vnder it was a Sea of Christall whereby seemeth to be meant the earthly creatures and all things in this present world compared to a Sea because of the vnconstancie of them likened to Christall because God seeth clearely into them and through them for as one may see easily into Glasse and Christall so these are euidently seene and discerned of God as being continually in his sight and presence hauing beene made by him and being gouerned by him After the foure Beasts are said to fall downe and praise him day and night for all his Power Glory and Maiestie and especially as it seemeth for those thunders that is for those iudgements to bee executed on the world acknowledging that they were iust and right And albeit they were sealed vp as appeareth in the next Chapter yet by these thunder-claps of Gods anger they could vnderstand that there were iudgements to come The like is in Esay the sixth Chapter where the Angels also glorifie God for his iudgements And albeit it may seeme to man to be a very hard and grieuous thing that God should harden the hearts of the people to the end hee may more fully expresse his iudgements on them yet neuerthelesse the Angels cease not to magnifie him for the same and so they doe here in this place And not onely they but the Elders the Church and Children of God do also ioyn with the Angels to praise the Lord as for all other his works in his Creatures so also for his iudgements they doe pronounce that God is worthy to haue glory in his iudgements as vnto whom alone all fulnesse of Honour Glory and Power doth belong and therefore they themselues fall downe and cast their Crownes before him acknowledging thereby that all their glory is due vnto the Lord and is his as hauing receiued it by him alone and that they themselues are altogether vnworthy of any such dignity Apoc. Cap. 5. 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sate vpon the Throne a Booke written within and on the backside sealed with seauen Seales c. IN the former Chapter is set forth the person of God the Father in his Maiesty as principall from whom all things come Here in this Chapter is set downe God the Sonne the second Person who is Mediator and meane betweene God and man of the manifestation of these iudgements to follow Which teacheth vs that through Christs intercession alone all good knowledge commeth to Gods children First in that Iohn saith he saw a Booke in the right hand of him that sate on the Throne that is of God the Father by his right hand is meant his Strength Power and Force whereby he so keepeth it that no
power whatsoeuer can winne it or wrest it out of his hand nor can be partaker of it vnlesse hee himselfe will giue it This Booke is written within and without signifying that the multitude of the plagues which were to come on the world were so many that the Booke could not containe them The subiect of these plagues vpon whom they should be executed is the world according as the Psalmist speaketh Lord poure out thy wrath vpon the Gentiles In that it is sealed it noteth that it is separate from all men and Angels so that none could attaine to the knowledge of it but God himselfe According to that which the Apostle speaketh who hath beene his Councellor Rom. 11. 34. that is who hath beene partaker of Gods counsell In the Gospell of Saint Iohn Christ answereth The Sonne hath reuealed it which came out of the bosome of his Father After hee heareth the voice of a strong Angell which saith Who can open the Booke Who is worthy to do it Which sheweth that the Angels themselues stoope to looke into these iudgements that is haue an earnest desire to behold the things of the Church and the misteries of God concerning the same as the Apostle Peter saith In that there was none found that could open the Booke no not so much as looke vpon it It sheweth that none can haue so much as the least measure of knowledge thereof Then Iohn wept for that none was found worthy It teacheth vs that when wee see our ignorance of those things which concerne vs wee are to weepe and be grieued at the same especially in those things which concerne our saluation After it is said one of the Elders comforted him bidding him not to weepe for the Lyon of the Tribe of Iudah had performed this so called by reason of his courage through which hee had ouercome all lets which might hinder the reading of it namely sinne and this he had taken away by his death and so had obtained this fauour at Gods hand for vs. The root of Dauid That is the cause and creator of Dauid and the begetter of his faith in regard of his God-head as in other places hee is called the seed of Dauid in regard of his man-hood which proceeded of the linage of Dauid After he is represented in another forme that is to say of a Lamb that had been slain as it seemeth bloudy which appeared in the midst of the Throne And he is said to haue seauen horns seauen eyes which are the seauen spirits that is the holy Ghost which is his spirit proceeding from him By his eyes meaning his infinite knowledge wherby he seeth into all things By his seauen hornes is signified his infinite power And he commeth to his Father taketh the Booke of his Father to open it and to vnloose the seales who would giue it to none else Then followes the effect of this his taking the Booke to wit a Song of thankesgiuing First of the chiefe and principall Angels who say that the Lambe onely is worthy to receiue this honour as to haue the Booke and to open it And as the foure Beasts being principall of the Angels and the Archangels begin so also the Elders which were the principall of the Church doe ioyne with them in praysing Christ And after as the chiefe of the Angels and of the Saints begin so the rest of the Angels follow euen thousand thousands viz. all the other Angels And in their Song they praise the Lambe attributing to him all Power and Riches and Wisedome and Strength which are causes and then the effects thereof Honour and Glory and Praise that all these belong vnto him Then followeth the praise and thankesgiuing of the rest of the Church and of all the Creatures which praise first God the Father for vouchsafing to giue the Book vnto his Son secondly God the Sonne for obtaining it at his fathers hands Lastly the chiefe Angels the foure and twenty Elders are brought in saying Amen to the thankesgiuing of the inferiour Angels and of the rest of the Creatures As they began the Chapter so they as it were make an end and answere to the rest in prayses shewing vs that they neuer cease continually to sound forth the praises of God Apoc. Cap. 6. 1 After I beheld when the Lambe had opened one of the seales and I heard one of the foure beasts say as it were the noyse of thunder Come and see HAuing heard before in the former Chapters of the preparation to the declaring of the things to come he now speaketh of the things themselues that were to follow and he speaketh of them as of great Misteries And first it seemeth in this Chapter is shewed to the Apostle rather a warning what things are to befall then any declaration of the befalling of those Iudgements as the execution of the things themselues set downe in the eight and ninth Chapters doe manifestly declare And also it appeareth because in the seauenth Chapter as it is familiar with the Scripture before the things doe come he sheweth matter of comfort to the Children of God to prepare arme them against those iudgements to be executed So here in this Chapter is contained a denunciation of the iudgements to come to passe on the wicked vnlesse there were speedy repentance as in the next Chapter a consolation to arme and strengthen the godly in that they should not be touched nor hurt with these iudgements And then last of all followeth in the eight and ninth Chapters the declaration of the very execution of the iudgements themselues In that he saith he heard one of the foure Beasts speaking to him as it were with the noise of a thunder it sheweth that though it were in the same vision yet hee is faine to be raised vp by this mighty voice of the Angell so that one stirring vp was not sufficient Which teacheth vs that in the same Sermon we are often to be raised vp if not by the Angell that is by the Minister yet by our selues We are as it were to renew our attention to receiue instruction reproofe correction or any other thing which the Lord would haue vs to know Come and see that is attend diligently and carefully with greater attention Not onely exhorting him to continuance but also to heare more fruitfully and profitably After that the first Seale is opened by the Lambe Christ the Apostle Saint Iohn saith he saw a white horse and a man sitting thereon In that he is said to sit on a white horse and to haue a Crowne giuen him it noteth victory By the Man is vnderstood the Ministers of the Sonne of God Christ Iesus sent forth to declare the iudgements of God to come vpon the wicked for the neglect of the word And whereas it is said for victory it signifyeth that the iudgements which they threatned should haue euent vnlesse they repented speedily The Bow which he hath signifieth the easinesse of the
haue heard that is said to be a Booke noting that it was of a greater volume this is said to be a little Booke namely of a lesser volume Againe in that it is said to be in the hand of God the Father this is in the hand of God the Sonne The reason is for that there is a more vniuersall gouernment of the world by God the Father considered by himselfe alone then betweene Christ and the World as he is ioyned with the office of Mediation which concerneth the Church And againe there is a more simple and immediate gouernement of Christ in his Church then of the Father Another difference is this in that it is said this Booke is open the other was shut which sheweth vs that through Christ onely these things are made manifest vnto vs for without his mediation all things in the will of God are hid and shut vp from vs that wee cannot know them For as the Deitie of God is considered in the three Persons wee can haue no participation of any good thing from the same but as Christ is the Mediator betweene God and vs all things which concerne vs are opened vnto vs yea the knowledge of all things wee are to know and therefore if hee come betweene vs and God then the things of our God shall be opened and reuealed vnto vs. His feet like two pillars of fire this is to shew his strength and power The pillars declare his steadinesse fire signifieth piercing and therefore where his power setteth there it cleaueth hard Whereby is set downe the incomparable vertue and power of Christ And whereas one foot is set on the Sea and the other on the Land it setteth forth vnto vs his full authoritie ouer all and that he is in all places in regard of his Godhead This doth not proue the being of Christs naturall body in many places at once for he did not set his feet of his naturall body at this time on the Land and Sea neither can it be in diuers places for then it leeses the nature of a body The right foot on the Sea This is said after the vse of the Scripture by his right foot meaning a greater measure of his strength that seeing the Sea is a most vnruly and raging creature he sets his right foot vpon it noting vnto vs that Christ as he ruleth all so euen those things more especially which are most vnruly and that which needeth most power he vseth most to the subduing and gouerning of it This is to teach vs not to feare at the great rage of the troubles that are in the world but to know according as they are more grieuous and as they doe increase so the Lord will ad more helpe and encrease his strength the more to the asswaging of them and when the earth beginneth to turmoile then will he set his left foot on it and when the Sea beginneth to rage then will he set his right foot vpon it And as in generall so in particular troubles we are to receiue notable comfort for if more grieuous sorrowes and afflictions doe assaile vs yet the Lord hauing his right foot on them all shall bee quiet and still with vs againe After he is described by his voice whereby hee declareth his terriblenesse that howsoeuer otherwise he was described to be like a Man yet because mans voice was too weake to expresse the force of it hee compares it to the voyce of a Lyon to strike the more terror and feare into our hearts According as it is said If the Lyon roare shall not the Beasts of the field tremble How much more when Christ speakes and thunders out his iudgements shall not wee which are filly Lambs nay not so much in respect of Christ as Lambs to the Lyon be afraide and if our Sauiour Christ shew forth the tokens of his wrath against sinners by denouncing and threatning iudgements against them should not wee tremble and be terrified for our sinnes After that he had thus extended his voice S. Iohn saith he heard the voices of seauen thunders and those not such as were confused but there was a discerneable and plaine speech in the voice of the thunders Now Saint Iohn as he was before commanded being ready to write the things which were spoken by the thunders is notwithstanding bidden to Seale them vp that is to keepe them close as being matters of secrecie for God of his good will was content to shew them and make them knowne to him for his particular comfort which he will not haue be reuealed vnto others Herein wee see how God disposeth of his word viz. some he reuealeth vnto his Seruants some hee keepeth hid in his owne euerlasting counsell To teach vs that seeing God hath kept many things of his to himselfe which he hath not reuealed vnto vs that therefore we should not dispaire in our troubles but seeing hee hath reserued secret to his owne counsell euen many things which concerne the speciall good of his Church and the singular comfort of his children wee are therefore rather to be stirred vp by prayer to come vnto him to intreate him that he would gouerne all things to the good of his Church Againe that is here further to be considered which Iohn speaketh else-where that wee are not able by reason of our carelesnesse and dulnesse of vnderstanding to attaine in any measure to the true knowledge of the meaning of this Booke how much lesse if greater matters had beene written downe nay rather wee would haue beene quite driuen backe from it And therefore this is to teach vs to be diligent in the searching out of those things he hath already set downe leauing to meddle as many foolishly and madly doe with those things that God hath hidden in his secret will And seeing we are so backward slacke and dull in the seeking out of those things which wee haue wee should haue beene much more carelesse of them if all the other had beene set downe After it followeth what our Sauiour Christ said to wit that hee swore wherein is set downe first the manner of taking his oath and then the oath it selfe The manner of the oath of our Sauiour Christ is first in his gesture in that he lift vp his hands to heauen which was the manner of taking an oath in those times and therefore he is here after this sort represented Then is set downe the Person by whom hee sweareth viz. by God described by his owne nature that he liueth for euermore and of his effects viz. of creation of heauen earth and all things therein His oath it selfe is this that after those things which were to be done vnder the seauenth Trumpet and the seauenth Seale were fulfilled there should be time no more that is there should not be distinction of time by the day and yeare as we vse now to count according to the course of the Sunne and of the Heauens This is done first for the declaring vnto