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book_n of_o prophecy_n seem_v to_o be_v apocalypse_n the_o excellency_n whereof_o be_v notable_o set_v out_o if_o not_o also_o the_o necessity_n of_o read_v and_o understand_v it_o chap._n 1._o vers_fw-la 3._o bless_a be_v he_o that_o read_v and_o they_o that_o hear_v the_o word_n of_o this_o prophecy_n and_o keep_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v therein_o which_o they_o can_v do_v unless_o they_o understand_v they_o and_o so_o chap._n 22._o vers_fw-la 7._o bless_a be_v he_o that_o keep_v the_o say_n of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o this_o book_n which_o be_v chief_o perform_v by_o faith_n and_o constancy_n to_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n against_o either_o the_o dragon_n or_o antichrist_n which_o he_o can_v do_v if_o these_o prophecy_n be_v unintelligible_a nor_o can_v there_o any_o blessedness_n accrue_v to_o a_o man_n from_o read_v a_o book_n he_o understand_v not_o but_o the_o say_n thereof_o understand_v and_o keep_v be_v so_o effectual_a a_o way_n to_o blessedness_n it_o 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intend_v and_o what_o the_o clear_a result_n thereof_o will_v be_v revel_v chap._n 17._o vers_fw-la 8._o there_o begin_v the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n and_o the_o beast_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n ride_v by_o she_o the_o beast_n that_o thou_o see_v say_v the_o angel_n be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o shall_v ascend_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n and_o go_v into_o perdition_n and_o here_o it_o be_v remarkable_a how_o the_o angel_n do_v not_o go_v about_o to_o explain_v what_o a_o beast_n be_v it_o be_v so_o well_o know_v that_o according_a to_o the_o prophetic_a stile_n it_o be_v a_o kingdom_n state_n or_o empire_n cruel_a and_o idolatrous_a such_o as_o they_o be_v that_o be_v describe_v in_o daniel_n and_o call_v there_o by_o the_o septuagint_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o this_o beast_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v a_o cruel_a wild_a beast_n wherefore_o the_o angel_n interpretation_n plain_o import_v thus_o much_o that_o the_o beast_n which_o john_n see_v denote_v a_o kingdom_n state_n or_o empire_n cruel_a and_o idolatrous_a and_o withal_o who_o condition_n be_v such_o that_o at_o some_o time_n it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o it_o true_o that_o it_o be_v a_o cruel_a idolatrous_a kingdom_n state_n or_o empire_n but_o be_v not_o but_o will_v be_v again_o a_o cruel_a idolatrous_a kingdom_n state_n or_o empire_n and_o then_o afterward_o quite_o perish_v at_o least_o as_o to_o its_o cruelty_n and_o idolatry_n that_o be_v the_o bestiality_n of_o it_o shall_v perish_v this_o be_v the_o name_n or_o nature_n of_o this_o beast_n in_o general_n and_o though_o it_o may_v already_o very_a well_o be_v
the_o church_n in_o the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n of_o which_o it_o be_v say_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o night_n there_o and_o they_o need_v no_o candle_n nor_o the_o light_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o the_o lord_n god_n give_v they_o light_n and_o they_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 17._o and_o when_o i_o see_v he_o i_o fall_v at_o his_o foot_n as_o dead_a as_o be_v exceed_o afraid_a that_o this_o fight_n may_v portend_v some_o great_a evil_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o he_o lay_v his_o right_a hand_n upon_o i_o say_v unto_o i_o fear_v not_o i_o be_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o and_o though_o there_o may_v be_v some_o great_a affliction_n and_o trial_n of_o my_o church_n represent_v to_o thou_o in_o what_o thou_o see_v yet_o thou_o must_v remember_v nothing_o shall_v come_v to_o pass_v without_o my_o providence_n who_o be_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o and_o will_v carry_v you_o through_o all_o persecution_n and_o death_n and_o make_v you_o at_o length_n more_o than_o conqueror_n 18._o i_o be_o he_o that_o live_v and_o be_v dead_a and_o behold_v i_o be_o alive_a for_o evermore_o amen_o and_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o of_o death_n as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v for_o i_o be_o now_o alive_a though_o i_o be_v myself_o dead_a once_o and_o crucify_a but_o behold_v i_o be_o alive_a for_o ever_o amen_n this_o be_v most_o certain_o true_a of_o he_o who_o this_o vision_n represent_v and_o that_o he_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n and_o therefore_o no_o man_n need_v fear_n to_o undergo_v martyrdom_n for_o his_o cause_n who_o will_v certain_o make_v he_o partaker_n of_o a_o bless_a immortality_n and_o plunge_v his_o barbarous_a persecutor_n into_o everlasting_a perdition_n wherefore_o after_o this_o encouragement_n to_o john_n he_o say_v 19_o write_v the_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v see_v and_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v and_o the_o thing_n which_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o that_o be_v write_v the_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v see_v and_o know_v already_o as_o be_v past_a and_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v present_a and_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o come_v after_o viz._n the_o affair_n of_o the_o first_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o ephesine_n succession_n the_o affair_n of_o the_o present_a succession_n of_o the_o church_n in_o which_o saint_n to_o john_n write_v these_o vision_n which_o be_v the_o smyrnean_a and_o of_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v to_o come_v afterward_o 20._o which_o affair_n thus_o distribute_v into_o seven_o succession_n or_o interval_n be_v indeed_o the_o mystery_n of_o the_o seven_o star_n which_o thou_o see_v in_o my_o right_a hand_n and_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n for_o the_o seven_o star_n be_v the_o angel_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n that_o be_v the_o seven_o succession_n of_o bishop_n and_o pastor_n that_o be_v to_o shine_v forth_o in_o the_o brightness_n and_o purity_n of_o their_o life_n and_o doctrine_n in_o the_o seven_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o seven_o candlestick_n which_o thou_o see_v be_v the_o seven_o succession_n of_o the_o apostolic_a church_n here_o call_v seven_o church_n note_n chapter_n i._o vers._n 1._o manifest_o show_v already_o by_o he_o or_o that_o be_v past_a etc._n etc._n this_o be_v speak_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o absurd_a interpretation_n of_o grotius_n in_o the_o first_o six_o seal_n and_o the_o first_o six_o trumpet_n who_o fix_v the_o scene_n of_o all_o those_o vision_n in_o judea_n and_o end_v they_o with_o the_o sack_n of_o the_o city_n which_o be_v before_o saint_n t_o john_n write_v the_o apocalypse_n for_o he_o write_v it_o in_o domitian_n time_n but_o what_o will_v not_o prejudice_v wit_n imagine_v rather_o than_o stoop_v to_o the_o truth_n see_v my_o mystery_n of_o godliness_n book_n 5._o chap._n 16._o and_o synops._n prophetic_a book_n 2._o chap._n 2._o sect_n 4_o 5_o etc._n etc._n vers._n 4._o true_o catholic_n and_o apostolic_a church_n etc._n etc._n this_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o name_n asia_n in_o allusion_n to_o the_o hebrew_n word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d asia_n signify_v fundamentum_fw-la as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v to_o all_o the_o church_n that_o keep_v the_o apostolical_a foundation_n in_o doctrine_n and_o practice_n that_o keep_v in_o it_o and_o swerve_v not_o from_o it_o by_o admit_v any_o thing_n contrary_a thereto_o and_o disperse_v on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o earth_n etc._n etc._n this_o also_o be_v comprise_v in_o the_o word_n asia_n by_o allusion_n to_o another_o hebrew_n word_n of_o a_o like_a nearness_n of_o sound_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v asia_n again_o and_o be_v the_o low_a of_o those_o four_o world_n notorious_o know_v among_o the_o cabalist_n aziluth_n briah_n jetzirah_n asia_n of_o which_o last_o the_o low_a part_n be_v this_o earth_n we_o tread_v upon_o so_o evident_o be_v the_o allusion_n to_o the_o nearness_n of_o sound_n in_o word_n make_v use_v of_o in_o this_o book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n see_v another_o reason_n from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n vers._n 19_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o first_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v the_o ephesine_n succession_n the_o affair_n of_o the_o present_a etc._n etc._n that_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o ephesine_n succession_n be_v pass_v when_o saint_n t_o john_n receive_v those_o vision_n in_o patmos_n be_v plain_a from_o hence_o because_o he_o receive_v they_o about_o the_o end_n of_o domitian_n reign_n but_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o smyrnean_a succession_n be_v in_o the_o ten_o of_o nero_n or_o not_o long_o before_o which_o be_v about_o thirty_o year_n before_o saint_n t_o john_n receive_v the_o vision_n in_o patmos_n beside_o that_o the_o ephesine_n succession_n be_v describe_v among_o other_o character_n as_o not_o yet_o be_v stain_v with_o the_o doctrine_n and_o deed_n of_o the_o nicolaitan_n but_o the_o nicolaitan_n appear_v in_o the_o twelve_o year_n of_o nero_n as_o you_o may_v see_v in_o spandanus_fw-la the_o epitomiser_n of_o baronius_n therefore_o the_o ephesine_n succession_n be_v to_o expire_v before_o that_o time_n so_o plain_o be_v it_o that_o it_o be_v past_a when_o saint_n t_o john_n be_v in_o patmos_n but_o hence_o emerge_n a_o difficulty_n that_o well_o may_v stumble_v some_o viz._n be_v the_o ephesine_n succession_n be_v then_o past_a why_o shall_v there_o be_v a_o epistle_n direct_v to_o it_o which_o be_v as_o if_o one_o shall_v write_v to_o the_o decease_a to_o which_o i_o answer_v that_o this_o book_n of_o prophecy_n be_v design_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o the_o empire_n in_o reference_n to_o the_o church_n from_o the_o very_a beginning_n of_o the_o church_n that_o the_o representation_n may_v be_v the_o more_o complete_a by_o not_o leave_v out_o that_o little_a time_n that_o be_v then_o past_a to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n in_o that_o way_n i_o say_v it_o be_v comprise_v whether_o epistolar_n or_o other_o it_o be_v to_o be_v begin_v and_o continue_v throughout_o and_o therefore_o in_o the_o prophetical_a vision_n of_o the_o seal_n as_o the_o first_o seal_n be_v rather_o a_o history_n than_o a_o prophecy_n though_o disguise_v under_o prophetic_a iconisme_n for_o the_o time_n of_o the_o thing_n signify_v there_o by_o the_o rider_n of_o the_o white_a horse_n which_o the_o whole_a stream_n of_o interpreter_n understand_v of_o christ_n guide_v and_o assist_v the_o apostle_n and_o his_o church_n in_o the_o apostolic_a time_n be_v in_o a_o manner_n quite_o expire_v when_o john_n write_v the_o apocalypse_n so_o this_o epistle_n to_o the_o ephesine_n succession_n of_o the_o church_n be_v to_o be_v conceive_v a_o historical_a description_n of_o that_o state_n of_o the_o church_n rather_o than_o a_o epistle_n though_o for_o conformity-sake_n it_o be_v put_v into_o this_o epistolar_n disguise_n and_o since_o it_o be_v not_o so_o proper_a to_o write_v epistle_n to_o any_o but_o those_o who_o be_v in_o present_a be_v sure_o they_o who_o be_v satisfy_v there_o be_v no_o absurdity_n in_o write_v in_o this_o epistolar_n way_n to_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o church_n not_o yet_o come_v aught_o to_o think_v the_o use_v this_o epistolar_n form_n to_o a_o succession_n already_o past_a the_o more_o tolerable_a but_o suppose_v the_o apocalypse_n a_o design_a representation_n as_o i_o hint_v above_o of_o the_o affair_n or_o state_n of_o the_o church_n set_v out_o by_o a_o triple_a prophecy_n this_o of_o the_o seven_o church_n the_o second_o of_o the_o seal_a book_n and_o the_o last_o of_o the_o open_v book_n and_o that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seal_a book_n and_o of_o the_o open_v book_n each_o
chap._n 8._o the_o apostle_n john_n call_v love_n and_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v amor_n as_o also_o dilectus_fw-la amatus_fw-la which_o will_v answer_v to_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o platonist_n which_o be_v the_o high_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o all_o vers._n 14._o and_o who_o name_n denote_v the_o nature_n thereof_o etc._n etc._n for_o laodicea_n signify_v either_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o people_n that_o be_v a_o external_a popular_a mode_n of_o righteousness_n the_o inward_a life_n and_o spirit_n decay_v which_o be_v too_o much_o the_o state_n of_o laodicea_n or_o it_o signify_v the_o judge_n of_o the_o people_n because_o in_o this_o interval_n of_o the_o church_n namely_o at_o the_o end_n thereof_o christ_n will_v come_v visible_o to_o judge_n and_o sentence_n all_o people_n to_o their_o final_a doom_n chapter_n iu._n hitherto_o reach_v the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o book_n of_o prophecy_n which_o have_v this_o peculiar_a and_o distinct_o from_o the_o other_o two_o that_o follow_v that_o as_o they_o run_v altogether_o upon_o real_a symbol_n or_o iconisme_n representation_n or_o image_n of_o what_o be_v foretell_v take_v from_o thing_n this_o first_o part_n do_v most_o what_o run_v upon_o nominal_a or_o paranomastical_a iconisme_n or_o image_n consist_v in_o allusion_n to_o word_n or_o name_n that_o signify_v the_o condition_n of_o thing_n foretell_v as_o be_v obvious_a to_o observe_v in_o the_o explication_n of_o that_o first_o part_n of_o this_o book_n the_o second_o part_n now_o begin_v and_o that_o as_o high_a and_o reach_n as_o far_o as_o the_o first_o that_o be_v it_o reach_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o it_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o as_o this_o former_a part_n the_o so_o far_o extend_v prophecy_n of_o the_o church_n be_v usher_v in_o by_o a_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n and_o the_o glorious_a representation_n of_o christ_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o golden_a candlestick_n so_o here_o in_o this_o seal_a book-prophecy_n here_o be_v again_o the_o voice_n like_o a_o trumpet_n and_o christ_n again_o represent_v in_o a_o glorious_a manner_n to_o show_v the_o parity_n of_o these_o two_o prophecy_n and_o that_o they_o be_v of_o the_o like_o concern_v and_o extent_n which_o will_v appear_v more_o plain_a in_o the_o interpretation_n after_o the_o introduction_n in_o this_o seal_a book-prophecy_n which_o take_v up_o the_o four_o and_o five_o chapter_n be_v explain_v 1._o after_o this_o i_o look_v and_o behold_v a_o door_n be_v open_v in_o heaven_n after_o this_o vision_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n be_v past_a and_o i_o come_v to_o myself_o again_o have_v occasion_n to_o look_v upward_o behold_v a_o door_n seem_v to_o be_v open_v in_o heaven_n and_o the_o first_o voice_n which_o i_o hear_v be_v as_o if_o it_o be_v of_o a_o trumpet_n talk_v with_o i_o and_o lo_o the_o first_o voice_n which_o i_o hear_v before_o 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