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book_n	see_v	time_n	year_n	3,136	5	4.6262	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A89794	Napiers narration: or, an epitome of his booke on the Revelation. Wherein are divers miste[r]ies disclosed, touching the foure beasts, seven vials, seven trumpets, seven thunders, and seven angels, as also a discovery of Antichrist: together with very probable conjectures touching the the [sic] time of his destruction, and the end of the world. A subject very seasonable for these last times.; Plaine discovery of the whole Revelation of Saint John	Napier, John, 1550-1617.	1642 (1642)	Wing N153; Thomason E144_7; ESTC R212729	11,334	23

NAPIERS NARRATION OR AN EPITOME OF HIS BOOKE ON THE REVELATION Wherein are divers Misteries disclosed touching the foure Beasts seven Vials seven Trumpets seven Thunders and seven Angels as also a discovery of Antichrist together with very probable conjectures touching the the time of his destruction and the end of the WORLD A Subject very seasonable for these last Times REVEL 22.12 And behold I come shortly and my reward is with me to give to every man according as his worke shall be LONDON Printed by R. O. and G. D. for Giles Calvert 1641. NAPIERS NARRATION OR An EPITOME of his BOOKE on the REVELATION ROLLOCK WEll Sir sith it hath pleased our Lord JESUS CHRIST to reveale unto you many Mysteries contained in the Revelation of Saint John I beseech you be pleased to open some of them to me and first I d●sire to know what is meant by the foure Beasts mentioned Chap. 4.6 Nap. The foure Beasts are the foure Evangelists as it is evident in that the ●aces which the Text saith those foure Beasts had and the beginnings or 〈…〉 foure Evangelists Gospels are alike as for Exa … 〈…〉 The Text saith the first Beast had a face like a man so Mathew who first of all wrot and that in Hebrew begins his first face or leafe at the genealogie of Christ as he is Man The second beast is said to have a face like a Lyon so Marke who was the second that wrote begins his first face or leafe at the voyce crying like a roaring Lyon in the Wildernesse Prepare the way of the Lord. The third Beast is said to have a face like a Bullock so Luke was the third that wrot beginneth his first face or leafe at Zacharias offering incense as it were a Bullock at the Altar The fourth Beast is said to be like a flying Eagle so John that wrot the fourth Evangell begins his first face at the high and divine essence of Christs God-head flying so high in his Stile that he is compared to an Eagle Rol. Well Sir you have satisfied me in this wherefore in the next place I pray tell me what is meant by the opening of the seven Seales mentioned Revel 6. Nap The opening of every Seale must continue the space of seaven years and that because of removing and gining seven yeares to every seale you shall finde the effect of every Seale to bee performed within the seven yeares of that seale and so the Harmony to be perfect betwixt those Seales and the just History Rol. And when did the first Seale begin to be opened Nap. This behooved onely to begin at that time that Christ was baptised and began to preach and open up the sealed doctrine of our Salvation which was in the end of the 29th yeare of the age of Christ and about the beginning of his thirtieth yeare as Luke testifieth Rol. Well then Sir I pray you proceed to shew the harmony betwixt the Text and the History that so according to your saying we may see the effect of every Seale to be performed within the space of every seven yeares Nap. For the clearing of this I pray take notice that the precise time of the foure Evangelists writing and the occasion why they did write agreeth with the History and time of the foure first Seales As for example when the word of God passed out on the white horse in the time of the first seale betwixt the yeare of Christ 29. and 36. then saith the Text one of the foure Beasts said come and see that is Mathew the Apostle who at that time wrot the first Evangell in Hebrew exhibiting the same to be seene of the Iewes expressly for the conversion of them and as the Text saith he that sate on the white horse had a bow and a Crowne given him and he went forth conquering that he might overcome even so at that time Christ by his doctrine Miracles death and victory over death so touched and moved the hearts of all the faithfull that sodainly hee with his disciples got the victory over all the world ●he in the second s●ale betwixt the yeare 36. and 43. the Text saith the second Beast said Come and see that is Marke the Apostle set out the second Evangel to bee seene of all men for the comfort of the afflicted Church for as the Text saith there was power given to him that sate on the red horse to take peace from the earth and that they should kill one another so within the space of these second seven yeares Saint Sephen suffered Martyrdome for Christs sake and Iames the brother of John likewise was beheaded Then in the third seale betwixt the 43. and 50. yeare of Christ the third Beast said Come an see and that was Luke whose Evangel came to light at that time and as the Text makes mention of a Famine even so was there one at that time whereof Agabus prophecied Acts 11. and Luke in his Booke of the Acts maketh mention In this dearth the bushell of Wheat was sold for five times the accustomed price and the bushell of barly for three as testifieth Suetonius and Dion Then in the fourth seven yeares betwixt the yeare of Christ 50. and 57. the fourth Beast said Come and see and that was the Apostle Iohn who at that time wrot the fourth Evangelion for as the Text saith His name that sate on the pale Horse was death and hell followed after him even so at that time were there certaine Heretiques arose as Cerinthus Nicolaus and Ebion who held deadly Heresies against the Divinitie of Christ whereupon in the time of these fourth seaven yeares John wrot the fourth Evangel and published it beginning at the description of Christs Divinity expresly against those Hereticks Rol. As you have shewed the effect of the foure former seven seales to be performed in the foure first seaven yeares so I pray proceed to doe the like of the three latter Nap. Then in the fifth seaven yeares even the yeare of Christ 57. as the Text saith there was seene under the Altar the soules of them that were killed for the word of God and for the testimony which they maintained even so in that very yeare arose the Tyrant Nero on whose bloody seate the blood of the Saints cry-up to the heavens to God to revenge their blood Then in the sixt seaven yeares as the Text saith there was a great earth-quake and the Sun was black as sackcloth of haire and the Moon was like blood and even so after the yeare of Christ 64. a great change and defection came in all estates of the Roman Empire for now Nero raised great persecutions against the true spirituall Professors to have utterly darkned and extinguished the light of the Gospell so that the true Church of God was forced to lurk in secret for the revenge wherof God moved the Kingdomes of France Spaine and I le of Brittaine to Revolt from this Tyrant Then in the seaventh seaven yeares