and_o have_v on_o the_o white_a robe_n the_o pure_a fine_a linen_n which_o be_v interpret_v to_o be_v the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o linen_n ephod_n of_o old_a do_v stand_v at_o the_o altar_n with_o much_o incense_n in_o the_o golden_a censer_n offer_v it_o with_o the_o prayer_n of_o all_o saint_n rev._n 8.34_o and_o so_o serve_v he_o day_n and_o night_n in_o his_o temple_n rev._n 7.15_o and_o this_o to_o fulfil_v what_o christ_n himself_o affirm_v to_o the_o woman_n of_o samaria_n john_n 4.23_o 24._o that_o the_o hour_n be_v come_v and_o then_o be_v that_o the_o true_a worshipper_n shall_v worship_v the_o father_n in_o spirit_n and_o truth_n and_o that_o he_o seek_v to_o worship_v he_o and_o that_o in_o opposition_n to_o their_o go_v up_o to_o this_o or_o the_o other_o consecrate_a and_o dedicate_v place_n of_o worship_n as_o samaria_n or_o jerusalem_n hold_v out_o hereby_o the_o truth_n purity_n and_o spirituality_n of_o gospel_n worship_n that_o 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heathenish_a addition_n and_o invention_n to_o make_v this_o their_o temple_n complete_a babylonish_n and_o for_o none_o of_o which_o be_v their_o the_o least_o syllable_n in_o christ_n gospel_n concern_v his_o new_a testament_n temple_n and_o service_n full_o demonstrate_v and_o fulfil_v what_o the_o apostle_n paul_n foretell_v 2_o thess_n 2._o concern_v this_o mystery_n of_o iniquity_n and_o man_n of_o sin_n that_o shall_v thus_o sit_v in_o the_o temple_n of_o god_n show_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v god_n who_o by_o his_o thus_o change_v time_n and_o law_n dan._n 7.25_o esa_n 24.5_o shall_v oppose_v and_o exalte_n himself_o above_o all_o that_o be_v call_v god_n and_o worship_v and_o who_o hereby_o be_v true_o say_v rev._n 13.6_o to_o open_v his_o mouth_n in_o blasphemy_n against_o god_n to_o blaspheme_v his_o name_n and_o his_o tabernacle_n and_o they_o that_o dwell_v in_o heaven_n and_o to_o tread_v the_o holy_a city_n under_o his_o foot_n rev._n 11.2_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n that_o bring_v their_o glory_n to_o it_o and_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v bring_v their_o glory_n and_o honour_n into_o it_o 21.24_o as_o it_o be_v in_o old_a jerusalem_n the_o type_n in_o solomon_n day_n when_o it_o be_v say_v 2_o chron._n 9_o 23.24_o that_o all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n seek_v his_o presence_n and_o bring_v every_o man_n his_o present_n vessel_n of_o silver_n and_o vessel_n of_o gold_n and_o raiment_n harness_n and_o spice_n horse_n mule_n a_o rate_n year_n by_o year_n so_o must_v it_o be_v in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n there_o shall_v be_v a_o come_n up_o of_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n with_o their_o glory_n and_o honour_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v either_o such_o king_n or_o ruler_n that_o be_v convert_v to_o the_o faith_n that_o be_v instruct_v become_v wise_a do_v kiss_v the_o son_n serve_v the_o lord_n with_o fear_n and_o rejoice_v with_o tremble_a ps_n 2.11.12_o whilst_o other_o be_v break_v to_o piece_n in_o their_o opposition_n or_o of_o such_o that_o be_v holy_a and_o gracious_a be_v make_v ruler_n and_o governor_n for_o only_o such_o that_o be_v man_n of_o truth_n and_o fear_n god_n be_v to_o be_v entrust_v therewith_o and_o these_o king_n in_o the_o text_n that_o come_v in_o to_o the_o city_n can_v be_v understand_v no_o other_o for_o we_o can_v suppose_v any_o wicked_a unconvert_v person_n have_v their_o admission_n because_o it_o be_v say_v rev._n 21.27_o that_o in_o no_o wise_a there_o shall_v enter_v into_o it_o any_o thing_n that_o defile_v or_o that_o work_v abomination_n or_o that_o make_v a_o lie_n or_o that_o be_v not_o write_v in_o the_o lamb_n book_n of_o life_n and_o in_o such_o a_o sense_n that_o these_o follow_a scripture_n be_v fulfil_v viz._n because_o of_o thy_o temple_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n shall_v king_n bring_v present_n to_o thou_o the_o king_n of_o tarshish_n and_o of_o the_o isle_n shall_v bring_v present_n to_o thou_o the_o king_n of_o sheba_n and_o seba_n shall_v offer_v gift_n yea_o all_o king_n shall_v fall_v down_o before_o he_o and_o all_o nation_n shall_v serve_v he_o the_o king_n shall_v see_v and_o arise_v and_o prince_n shall_v worship_v because_o of_o the_o lord_n etc._n etc._n the_o king_n shall_v come_v to_o thy_o light_n and_o prince_n to_o the_o brightness_n of_o thy_o rise_n the_o king_n shall_v see_v thy_o righteousness_n and_o all_o king_n thy_o glory_n all_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n shall_v praise_v thou_o o_o lord_n when_o they_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o thy_o mouth_n yea_o they_o shall_v sing_v in_o the_o way_n of_o the_o lord_n for_o great_a be_v the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n ps_n 68.29_o es_fw-ge 49.22_o 23._o ps_n 72.10_o 11_o 12._o isa_n 47.6_o 7.60.2_o 3_o 4_o 5.62.2_o psa_fw-la 138.44_o it_o be_v true_a babylon_n indeed_o have_v have_v the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n bring_v glory_n and_o honour_n into_o she_o whereby_o she_o have_v gloryfy_v herself_o at_o that_o monstrous_a rate_n say_v therefore_o she_o shall_v sit_v as_o a_o queen_n and_o see_v no_o sorrow_n the_o ten_o king_n have_v to_o fulfil_v god_n word_n give_v their_o power_n strength_n and_o kingdom_n to_o she_o rev._n 17.4.17_o â—ut_fw-la what_o king_n be_v they_o not_o such_o king_n as_o be_v before_o mention_v but_o such_o as_o be_v make_v drink_v with_o the_o whore_n cup_n commit_v lewdness_n and_o fornication_n with_o she_o rev._n 18.9_o but_o yet_o thus_o much_o for_o her_o comfort_n let_v she_o know_v that_o the_o day_n be_v hasten_v when_o the_o nation_n that_o have_v support_v she_o shall_v fall_v off_o from_o she_o and_o the_o ten_o kingdom_n that_o by_o their_o power_n or_o horn_n have_v bear_v she_o up_o shall_v by_o their_o horn_n also_o push_v she_o down_o yea_o they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o shall_v make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a and_o shall_v eat_v her_o flesh_n and_o burn_v she_o with_o fire_n when_o those_o other_o word_n of_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v fulfil_v the_o delicate_n that_o thy_o soul_n lust_v after_o thou_o shall_v find_v they_o no_o more_o at_o all_o and_o babylon_n the_o glory_n of_o kingdom_n shall_v be_v as_o when_o god_n overthrow_v sodom_n and_o gomorrah_n isa_n 13.19_o 20._o and_o god_n will_v be_v avenge_v of_o thou_o and_o will_v not_o meet_v thou_o as_o a_o man_n isa_n 47.1_o when_o all_o that_o know_v thou_o among_o the_o people_n shall_v be_v astonish_v at_o thou_o thou_o shall_v be_v a_o terror_n and_o never_o shall_v thou_o be_v any_o more_o eze_fw-mi 28.12_o to_o 20._o and_o when_o thou_o be_v spoil_v what_o will_v thou_o do_v though_o thou_o cloathe_v thyself_o with_o crimson_a though_o thou_o deck_v thou_o with_o ornament_n of_o gold_n though_o thou_o painte_v thy_o face_n with_o paint_v in_o vain_a shall_v thou_o make_v thyself_o fair_a
in_o torment_n beast_n and_o false-prophet_n 4._o by_o the_o extremity_n and_o endlesness_n of_o it_o and_o shall_v be_v torment_v day_n and_o night_n for_o ever_o and_o ever_o then_o what_o follow_v the_o damn_v of_o the_o dragon_n viz._n the_o general_a judgement_n wherein_o be_v to_o be_v consider_v 1._o the_o majestical_a enthronement_n of_o the_o judge_n upon_o his_o tribunal_n or_o judgement_n seat_n partly_o by_o the_o glory_n thereof_o partly_o by_o the_o power_n of_o his_o presence_n and_o i_o see_v a_o great_a white_a throne_n and_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o it_o from_o who_o face_n the_o earth_n and_o heaven_n flee_v away_o and_o there_o be_v find_v no_o place_n for_o they_o 2._o the_o order_n and_o manner_n of_o his_o judicial_a proceed_n 1._o by_o his_o convent_v all_o before_o his_o tribunal_n that_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v and_o i_o see_v the_o dead_a both_o small_a and_o great_a stand_n before_o god_n the_o sea_n give_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o it_o and_o the_o grave_n deliver_v up_o the_o dead_a which_o be_v in_o they_o 2_o by_o his_o final_a doom_a or_o sentence_v of_o they_o wherein_o note_n 1._o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n 2._o the_o evidence_n produce_v for_o coviction_n and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v and_o another_o book_n be_v open_v which_o be_v the_o book_n of_o life_n and_o the_o dead_a be_v judge_v out_o of_o those_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n according_a to_o their_o work_n 3._o the_o exccution_n of_o the_o judicial_a sentence_n both_o upon_o thing_n and_o person_n 1._o thing_n and_o death_n and_o hell_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n this_o be_v the_o second_o death_n 2._o person_n and_o whosoever_o be_v not_o find_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o life_n be_v cast_v into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n have_v thus_o lay_v down_o the_o part_n the_o next_o thing_n to_o be_v consider_v and_o inquire_v into_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o what_o be_v hold_v forth_o to_o we_o by_o this_o 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whole_a prophecy_n full_a of_o metaphor_n and_o almost_o altogether_o allegorical_a so_o as_o we_o must_v take_v heed_n that_o we_o look_v further_o than_o into_o the_o letter_n and_o naked_a relation_n of_o thing_n as_o they_o be_v set_v down_o otherways_o the_o book_n shall_v be_v full_a of_o absurdity_n impossibility_n falsity_n and_o flat_a contradiction_n unto_o other_o truth_n of_o scripture_n which_o be_v far_o from_o the_o word_n of_o god_n holy_a spirit_n which_o be_v ever_o holy_a and_o true_a for_o who_o can_v believe_v a_o lamb_n to_o have_v seven_o eye_n a_o mountain_n burn_v to_o be_v cast_v into_o the_o sea_n and_o this_o thereby_o to_o become_v in_o a_o three_o part_n blood_n a_o star_n to_o fall_v from_o heaven_n locust_n to_o be_v of_o so_o monstrous_a a_o shape_n as_o be_v set_v down_o in_o chapter_n 9_o h_z and_o horse_n with_o lion_n head_n fire_n smoke_n and_o brimstone_n come_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n dragon_n and_o beast_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o we_o must_v not_o stick_v in_o the_o letter_n but_o search_v out_o the_o historical_a sense_n which_o be_v the_o truth_n intend_v also_o we_o must_v note_v this_o careful_o that_o all_o this_o whole_a pprophecy_n be_v frame_v after_o the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o the_o ancient_a people_n of_o god_n the_o jew_n and_o after_o the_o word_n and_o vision_n of_o the_o ancient_a prophet_n as_o we_o may_v see_v by_o compare_v the_o word_n and_o vision_n of_o this_o book_n with_o moses_n and_o the_o prophet_n first_o to_o their_o suffering_n under_o their_o three_o enemy_n as_o pharaoh_n in_o egypt_n call_v a_o dragon_n 2._o by_o babel_n and_o the_o beast_n note_v in_o daniel_n 3._o by_o gog_n and_o magog_n 2._o to_o their_o whole_a state_n viz._n by_o the_o twelve_o tribe_n the_o wilderness_n thunder_n lightning_z earthquake_n to_o the_o tabernale_a the_o ark_n of_o his_o testament_n the_o priest_n to_o white_a raiment_n a_o golden_a girdle_n about_o the_o pap_n the_o altar_n incense_n odour_n lamp_n candlestick_n golden_a censer_n temple_n singing_n instrument_n of_o music_n smoke_n fill_v the_o temple_n to_o the_o trumpet_n to_o jerusalem_n king_n throne_n crown_n elder_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o for_o our_o better_a guide_n herein_o these_o know_a necessary_a and_o approve_a rule_n be_v lay_v down_o to_o be_v observe_v in_o the_o exposition_n of_o the_o difficult_a thing_n in_o this_o chapter_n viz._n that_o take_v it_o for_o grant_v as_o previous_a to_o all_o there_o be_v a_o absolute_a necessity_n of_o 27_o of_o james_n 1.17_o 1_o john_n 1.20_o 27_o prayer_n 29.30_o prayer_n rev._n 1.3_o act_n 8.28_o 29.30_o reading_n 1.12_o reading_n psal_n 1.12_o meditation_n 13._o meditation_n dan._n 12.4_o 8_o 13._o conference_n 12.3_o conference_n rev._n 1.3_o psal_n 119.98_o 99_o john_n 7.17_o dan._n 12.3_o practice_n we_o must_v diligent_o observe_v rule_n 1._o first_o to_o compare_v any_o obscure_a passage_n or_o phrase_n with_o other_o scriptrue_n and_o prophecy_n allege_v or_o allude_v to_o whereby_o much_o light_n will_v be_v gain_v to_o many_o dark_a place_n in_o this_o book_n and_o so_o scripture_n shall_v expound_v scripture_n which_o be_v the_o best_a interpreter_n as_o for_o instance_n rev._n 11.4_o 5_o 6._o wherein_o the_o two_o witness_n be_v compare_v to_o moses_n and_o aaron_n numb_a 16._o to_o elijah_n and_o â—lisha_fw-mi â—_o king_n 1._o to_o zerubbabel_n and_o joshua_n zach._n 73.11_o 12_o 14._o the_o song_n of_o moses_n rev._n â—â—_o 3_o with_o exod._n 15.1_o psal_n 145.17_o mystical_a babylon_n rev._n 17.24_o with_o literal_a babylon_n jer._n 51.7_o to_o separate_v from_o she_o rev._n 18.4_o with_o jer._n 51.6_o her_o destruction_n rev._n 18.7_o 8._o with_o isa_n 47.7_o 8_o 9_o to_o rejoice_v at_o it_o rev._n 18.20_o with_o jer._n 51.48_o saint_n come_v forth_o in_o vengeance_n rev._n 19.13_o isa_n 63.2_o rev._n 19.15_o with_o psal_n 29._o isa_n 63.3_o new_a heaven_n and_o earth_n rev._n 21.1_o with_o isa_n 65.7_o 2_o pet._n 3.13_o etc._n etc._n rule_n 2._o second_o to_o consider_v what_o vision_n or_o obscure_a passage_n the_o holy_a ghost_n have_v interpret_v in_o the_o revelation_n itself_o for_o of_o all_o such_o the_o exposition_n be_v undoubted_a and_o infallible_a and_o so_o will_v the_o revelation_n be_v the_o best_a expounder_n of_o the_o revelation_n and_o from_o those_o exposition_n proportionable_o borrow_v light_n for_o the_o discover_n of_o other_o obscure_a passage_n depend_v thereupon_o relate_v thereto_o or_o contemporaneous_a therewith_o as_o for_o instance_n rev._n 1.20_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o seven_o star_n in_o his_o right_a hand_n and_o of_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n interpret_v by_o christ_n viz._n the_o seven_o star_n be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n and_o the_o seven_o candlestick_n be_v the_o seven_o church_n so_o rev._n 17.7_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o woman_n and_o of_o the_o beast_n that_o carry_v she_o 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as_o his_o elder_n and_o minister_n which_o in_o happy_a conjunction_n make_v up_o this_o bless_a and_o glorious_a state_n of_o christ_n rule_n in_o this_o his_o kingdom_n of_o the_o second_o death_n on_o such_o the_o second_o death_n have_v no_o power_n this_o be_v another_o privilege_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o this_o happy_a estate_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o be_v liable_a to_o the_o second_o death_n by_o second_o death_n in_o the_o letter_n be_v to_o be_v understand_v hell-fire_n the_o place_n of_o the_o damn_a as_o interpret_v rev._n 21.9_o but_o mystical_o and_o metaphorical_o take_v for_o utter_a ruin_n destruction_n and_o perdition_n as_o for_o instance_n it_o be_v say_v in_o rev._n 19.20_o that_o the_o beast_n and_o false-prophet_n be_v cast_v alive_a into_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n burn_v with_o brimstone_n which_o must_v metaphorical_o be_v understand_v because_o as_o before_o explain_v page_n 2_o by_o beast_n and_o false-prophet_n we_o be_v not_o to_o understand_v two_o 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