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A89026	The key of the Revelation, searched and demonstrated out of the naturall and proper charecters of the visions. With a coment thereupon, according to the rule of the same key, / published in Latine by the profoundly learned Master Joseph Mede B.D. late fellow of Christs College in Cambridge, for their use to whom God hath given a love and desire of knowing and searching into that admirable prophecie. Translated into English by Richard More of Linley in the Countie of Salop. Esquire, one of the Bargesses in this present convention of Parliament. With a præface written by Dr Twisse now prolocutor in the present Assembly of Divines.; Clavis apocalyptica. English	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; More, Richard, d. 1643.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing M1600; Thomason E68_6; ESTC R12329	241,145	298

Kingdomes which shall so grow together by the Vers 14. government of the false Prophet their head shall fight with the Lambe yet at length the victory falling out on the part of our Lord the Lambe The Application That battell hath beene fought long since and even daily is in action this victory even in some sort i● accomplished but we hope shall be fulfilled sometime much more gloriously For truely out of the same tenne hornes or Kings they shall Chap. 17. be who at length shall hate the Whore whom they have so long Vers 16. borne which partly we perceive to be fulfilled shall make her desolate and naked shall eate her flesh and burne her with fire For God by whose providence it cometh to passe that with so marvellous a consent they should grow together into this Beast of the last head untill his appointed time he even the same will sometime put into their hearts that they shall execute his will also upon their Metropolis the Whore these things the Angel hath interpreted But what moreover is contained in the description of the parable Vers 4. that this Whore held in her hand a golden Cup full of abominations and filthinesse of her fornication likewise that she did Vers 5. beare her name written in her forehead that needed not the interpretation of the Angel For truely in both there is an Allusion to the custome of whores and stewes in time past Which whores were wont to drink to their Paramores philters in a golded Cup in the Stews the Cels had the name of the whores written upon them even as that of Tertullian declareth in his booke De Pudicitia under the very gates of lust under the very titles of lust But Seneca more perspicuously Controvers 2. lib. 1. Thou art called saith he a wh●re thou stoodest in a common place a title is put upon thy Cell See also Martiall lib. 11. Epig. 46. Moreover if a whore was famous it seemeth she bare her name and title not onely written on her Cell but in her forehead Seneca intimateth that in the place cited Thy name saith he hangeth in thy forehead thou hast received the reward of adultery and the hand that was to give sacred things to God hath received rewards To which I●venal also had respect Sat. 6. concerning the unbridled lust of Messalina the Empresse nuda papillis constitit auratis titulum mentita Lyciscae She stood naked with her gilded pappes bearing the title of Lycisc● But if that of Seneca be to be taken of the front of her Cell this also of Babylon may be so taken neither wil it be harsh for the nature of the figure which comprehendeth both as wel the Whore as the place or Brothelhouse in which she prostituteth her selfe The fall of Antichrist Chap. 15. OR The meaning of the seven Phyals as farre forth as is yet given us to understand And first Of the Phyals in generall THe holy Ghost propoundeth the history of the Phials and of At Chap. 15. the Angels pouring them out two manner of waies First in generall from the beginning of the 15. Chap. unto the end of the 5. vers where the vision of the seven Angels having seven Phyals being only briefly rehearsed before he cometh to the particular description either of the Angels or Phyals a narration is framed of another vision exhibited together with them wherein is figured for the time of the powring them out the state of the Church cleansed from idolatrous pollutions and filthinesse in that sacred Laver or Sea of the Temple not made of brasse as Solomons Vers 2 3. but of Crystall and singing the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tryumphant Song for the victory over the Beast the whole time of the effusion and that whiles yet she stood upon the brimme of the Laver as it were scarse gone out of the bath wherein she had cleansed her selfe Then he cometh to the cloathing and preparation of the Angels and to describe the Phyals particularly from those words of the 6. vers 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Vers 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. And the seven Angels came out of the Temple having the seven plagues clothed in pure and white linnen and having their breasts girded with golden girdles that is in their Priestly habite For take heed that thou joyne not the words which we Ezek. 44.17 18. Maiemon de vasis sanctuarii c. 10. sect 1. have set downe with those of the precedent vers for truly that which is there said of the Temple of the Tabernacle of the Testimonie opened in Heaven that pertaineth not to the beginning but to the event of the Phyals That is to say the Temple which in the meane space while the Phyals were poured out was filled Vers 5. with smoake from the Maiesty of God and from his power so that no man was able to enter vers 8. he all●deth to the seven dayes dedication as well of the Tabernacle Exod. 40. 34. as also of the Temple 1 King 8. 10. 2 Chron. 5. 13. the Phyals being past it Chap. 16. will be so cleere that the Arke of the Testimony it selfe Christ shall be apparent even as we have it at the sound of the seventh trumpet Chap. 11. 19. with which that the last of the Phyals doth contemporize hath been shewed Synch 3. part 2. * Hypotheses Suppositions concerning the Phyals particularly 1. The effusion of the Phyals signifieth the ruine of the Antichristian At Chap. 16. Beast It appeareth out of the Text for which see Synch 7. part 1. For even as that former and more ancient * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Politie of the Romane Kingdome was to be overthrowne by the plagues of the Trumpets so this last by the plagues of the Phyals This is the cause of so great li●●●esse betweene them twain sith even this last beareth the Image of the former Romane Politie 2. The seven Phyals are so many degrees of the ruine thereof For like as the Beast grew up by degrees he is also so to be abolished by degrees 3. Whatsoever then it is on which every of the Phyals is poured out that suffereth damage and losse from the Phyall since the effusion of the Phyals is the effusion of the wrath of God Chap. 15. vers 1. Therefore no interpretation can stand here whereby the effusion of a Phyall falleth out to the benefit of that upon which it is poured out 4. The Earth the Sea the Rivers the Sunne are something concerning the Antichristian Beast answering to the earth the Sea and the Sunne For all the Phyals are poured out upon the Beast therefore also every of them upon something of the Beast or at least which is inseparable from the safetie of the Beast or concerneth his benefit 5. The whole body of the Beast or the Antichristian universe is in like manner as it was done in the Trumpets tacitly compared by the

East winde I will scatter them that is the Iewes before the enemie that is the King of Babylon Hither also that of Daniel seemeth to be referred Chap. 7.2 3. Behold the foure windes of the heaven strove upon the great sea and foure great Beasts came up from the Sea that is out of the conflict of the Nations every where fighting together and striving for the dominion and Empire there arose foure great Kingdomes I saw saith he another Angel afcending from the Sunne rising Chap. 7. having the Seale of the living God happily therefore it is Vers 2. the Lord Christ and he cryed alowd to the foure Angels to whom it was given to wit by setting the windes at libertie which they had restrained to hurt the Earth and the Sea 3. Saying hurt not the Earth neither the Sea nor the trees untill we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads That is loose not the Windes no● suffer them to have power of going and raging upon the world For he nameth the Earth the Sea and Trees answerably to the representation of Windes as to which the Windes are wont to bring dammage to the Earth by the ruine of houses to the the Sea by shipwrack to the Trees by a manifold overthrow and rending Forbeare saith he untill we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads That is by imprinting some marke upon them we have distinguished as it were the elect company of God over whom these destroying Windes which shall destroy the other company of men have no power but over whom taking regard to their Seale the Divine providence would continually watch least in this ruine of the Romane state which the Trumpets should bring their sacred Progenie should be extinguished For so provision would be made that neither they who did hurt them could be free from punishment as having transgressed the bounds of that power which God had given them and moreover the dammage if any were done at length should be repaired by God It hath allusion p●rhaps to the place of Ezech. Chap. 9. Where those that sigh and cry out for the abominations of Ierusalem are marked by the Angel to this end lest they sustaine like destruction with the wicked and reprobate by the smiters And surely as touching the event if any shall weigh the state of the times here handled it will seeme almost miraculous how it could come to passe that the Romane Empire being scattered and destroyed with so great a destruction of the Cities and Inhabitants so that the ancient Inhabitants being well neere extinguished it was inhabited by barbarous nations and strangers from Christ Yet the Church there should continue in the middest of these evils and the world as it were conspiring her ruine Yea also as we shall heare in the proper place the Beast at the same Chap. 7. time polluting whole Christendome with Idolatrous worship should neverthelesse cherish in her bosome a company as this is uncorrupted and for that cause tenderly regarded by God Of such consequence was it to be fenced with Gods Seale And I heard saith he the number of the sealed there were Vers 4. sealed an hundred forty foure thousand of all the Tribes of the children of Israel that is twelve times twelve thousand out of every Tribe twelve thousand For even as in the beginning we have seene the Theatre of Visions or the Apocaliptique session described after the representation and state of the old Synagogue and a great part of the Types of this Booke hath relation to it so that even the counterfeit Christians in the Epistles to the Churches for that cause beare the name of counterfeit Iewes so here also the Catholique Church of the Gentiles to be ●enced with the Seale of God is figured by the Type of Israel the twelve Apostles of that aptly answering to so many Patriarchs of this And it is so done not without good cause as well for other causes as specially because the Church even from the first rejection of the Iewes hitherto is gathered out of the Gentiles succeeded in the room of Israel and is as I may so call it surrogated Israel and in that place for a little while estemed by God untill his old people againe obtaining mercy the fulnesse of the Gentiles shall Vers 9. come in that is that innumerable multitude out of all Nations Tribes People and Tongues which the sealing of this Israel at length being finished Iohn testifieth he saw singing prayses to God and to the Lambe For this indeed is that I speak of the surrogation that the Apostle Paul would teach Romans Chap. 11. whilest he urgeth vers 11. the fall of the Iewes to have brought salvation to the Gentiles and vers 15. their casting away to have beene the reconciling of the world Not that otherwise the Gentiles in their time should not have beene called sithence the whole Quire of Prophets proclaime that the Gentiles should be gathered to the glory of Israel and turned to the Lord which neither the Iewes of old nor at this day doubt of but that not by this calling which was by anticipation substitution and for provocation to jealousie except the Iewes had first renounced Christ The discreet Reader may know what I meane It was necessary saith Chap. 7. the Apostle Acts 13. 46. that the word of God should first have been opened to you but after you reiect it and iudge your selves unworthy of everlasting life loe we turne to the Gentiles But concerning the preventive conversion of the Gentiles that is which should goe before the restoring of the Iews that I may remember that also that testimony of Amos seemeth to be taken cited by Iames in the Councell of the Apostles Acts 15. and for that purpose perhaps then chosen before other Prophesies which otherwhere might have been had concerning the choosing of the Gentiles to be the people of God For he meaneth that not only the name of the Lord should be called upon by the Gentiles that is that Vers 17. the Gentiles should become his people but also that that in part should then happen whilest yet the tabernacle of David should lye Vers 16. fallen down that is the kingdom of Israel should not yet be restored by Christ After those things saith he I will returne and build Vers 16. again the tabernacle of David fallen down and I will build again the ruines thereof and will set it up vers 17. that the residue of men might seeke after the Lord and all the Gentiles upon whom my name 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is called that is that the rest of the men together with those Gentiles upon whom heretofore my name was called then at length should seeke after and worship me the true God For for that which is now had in the Hebrew Text 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that they may possesse the r●nant of Edom. The ancient

hand-writing of Ordinances which was against us and nayling it to his Crosse to have taken it out of the way Furthermore since God is said to have created the Sunne the greater light to rule the day but the Moone the lesser light to rule the night Why may not the Symbole of the Moone having rule over the night signifie the power of darkenesse or the tronpe of darkenesse that is the worshipping of Satan and of his spirits in idols So truely that the whole matter may be transferred to Baptisme whereby the Church being to be illuminated and to put on Christ trampleth under feete the worshipping of Idols Chap. 12. of Satan and his Angels by the renouncing of their ●ervices and pompes For all these things did that old short forme of renunciation plainly containe and furthermore they that were to make abjuration did turne themselves towards the West as it were to the climate of heaven whence night cometh as on the contrary being to make profession of their faith in Christ and the true God three in one they turned themselves towards the East as it were the Clymate whence the Sunne by expelling the darkenesse reduceth the day Dyonis Areop de Hierarch Eccles c. 2. Cyrill Hierosol Cateches 1. mystagog Gregor Naz. Orat. 40. Hieron upon Chap. 6. of Amos. Ambros de ●is qui mysteri●s initiantur c. 2. Moreover with respect to the same image or representation as before also is observed the continuance of Christian Apostacie or of Christianisme defiled with Idols is defined by moneths according to the motion of the Moone but of the woman and the Witnesses persevering in the ●aith of Christ by yeers and dayes according to the motion of the Sunne Yet to whether interpretation I should rather incline I am doubtfull and whether to one of the two onely or to both Surely the Apostle to the Galathians Chap. 4.3 seemeth to call both of them as well the Mosaicall paedagogie as the worship of the Idols of the Gentiles promiscuously the elements of the w●rld the Church of Christ glorieth that both are put under her feet Let the Reader use his judgement And she being with childe cryed travelling in birth and was in Vers 2. paine to be delivered The Church as universally and seperately considered as an Idea is a Mother but as she is considered in relation to the severall persons which are continually begotten in her she hath an off-spring which she is said to travell with and bring forth to God This in the Prophets is so familiar that concerning that there is no need to adde one word You may see Ezek. Chap. 16. unto vers 21. likewise Chap. 23. vers 4. Esay Chap. 54. Hosea Chap. 2. vers 4 5. The Allegorie therefore in this part is not to be wrested by any mans importunitie to wit that he seperate the Mother from her off●●ing which yet otherwise may grow together into one and the same Church Kimchi upon Hosea 2. vers 3 3. The Synagogue or Congregation is compared to a Mother 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by way of universality but 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in respect of Chap. 12. particulars to children But these 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 pangs and torments by reason of which the woman in travell cryed were those grievous persecutions which the Primitive Church suffered in bringing forth For it is plaine that tribulations and adversitie are likened to the sorrowes of childe bearing Whence those words of Esa Chap. 66. 7. Before she travelled she brought forth before her * Partus paine came she was delivered of a man childe The Chalde paraphraseth Before tribulation come upon her she shall be redeemed before great feare come upon her as the sorrowes of a woman in travell her King that is the Messiah shall be revealed But Ieremy Chap. 30. vers 6 7. ●e interpreteth this representation Aske ye saith he and see whether a man doth travell with childe Wherefore doe I see every man with his hands on his loynes as a woman in travell and all faces are turned into * Auriginem palenesse Alas for that day is great so that none is like it it is even the time of Iacobs trouble but he shall be saved out of it See also what our Saviour calleth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Matth. 24. 8.9 Mark 13. 8. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 these are the beginning of sorrowes c. And there appeared another wonder in heaven for behold a great Vers 3. red Dragon having seven heads and tenne hornes and seven crownes upon his heads And his taile drew the third part of the Starres of heaven and did Vers 4. cast them to the earth A wonder or representation of the Empire of Rome Heathen worshipping the Dragon whose marks are every were seven heads and ten hornes seven heads indeed as well for the seven hils upon which the Citie was builded as also for the seven sorts of ●overnours who were successively to governe that Citi● the ten hornes for the ten Kingdoms which were to arise in the time of the last head to which they gr●w which interpretation is not mine but the Angels Chap. 17. where the more proper place will be to handle these things if any thing be to be added In the meane time another Character of the Romane Empire is added to these whereas it is said he drew the third part of the starres of heaven with his tayle and did cast th●● to the earth that is he subjected the third part of the Princes and Rulers of the world to his Empire For even so much to wit the third part of the knowne world in Iohns age the Dominion of Rome did comprehend Chap. 12. within its limits But a tayle out of the learning of the Indians with Achmetes signifyeth the attendants and traine of authoritie Apot. 152. but what more the tayle of a Serpent intimateth shall anon be seene And these truly were the Characters of the Romane Empire generally but th● effigies of a Dragon doth more-over point out the worshipper of the Dragon and the enemy of the Seed of the woman in speciall that is Rome heathen enemy to Christian●tie and since he is red also this noteth that he is terrible and red with the blood of the Saints Moreover the type of the Dragon seemeth to have reference to Pharaoh the cruell and malignant enemy of the old Synagogue bearing children in Egypt in like manner as the Romane Dragon was of the Christian Church bringing forth her children For even he likewise for the same cause is represented by a Dragon Psal 74. 13 14. Tho● didst divide the Sea by thy streng●h thou brakest the heads of the Dragons that is of the Egyptians in the waters Thou brakest in pieces the heads of Leviathan the Chalde of Pharaoh thou gavest him to be meate to the people inhabiting in the wildernesse Esay 51. 9. Awake Awake thou put on strength oh arme of the Lord Awake thou as in the

their labours and their workes doe follow them I know very many referre this heavenly declaration to the former as it were to comfort the Saints now to suffer all grievous things from the Beast provoked by the precedent voyce Of which opinion lately also I my selfe was But now having waied the matter more exactly I incline to thinke rather that it should be referred to the matters following as it were a warning of the resurrection and judgement presently succeeding under the seveth trumpet the preparation of which should beginne to be taken in hand in the next vision So that that may be called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from this time not in respect of the matter exhibited in the former vision but the next following to be exhibited upon which immediately the resurrection of the dead and the judgement should follow As if he had said Now it i●●●me to that which onely remaineth to be fulfilled to that time wherein the dead in the Lord shall be raised up to a blessed life For in the Gospel of Matthew 23. the last vers the Lord saith to the Iewes You shall not see me 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 untill you shall say Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord that is not from the moment of time wherein he had spoken these things but from the time of the Passeover which he went then to celebrate after which he no more offered himselfe to be seene publikely of the Iewes Now the reason moving me so to thinke as I say is threefold First because I remember not that any where in the sacred Scripture the day of death but onely the day of resurrection and judgement is named a day of reward Secondly the denunciation from heaven with a commandement to write seemeth not to be used but to shew some notable importance of matters Certainely such like commandement is no where else to be found except in the beginning of the whole Prophesie To conclude if good attention be given to this thing declared in sense it altogether agreeth with that at the sounding of the seventh Trumpet Cap. ●1 when Vers 18. the time is said to be come wherein the cause of the dead to wit for Christ shall be iudged and that God should give reward unto Chap. 14. his servants the Prophets and to the Saints and to them that feare his name small and great and should destroy them which destroy the earth So here Blessed saith he are the dead from this time which die in the Lord that they ●ay rest from their labours that is henceforth they shall lead their life voyd of the former evils and calamities whereby surely is intimated their freedome from enemies and Tyrants and t●eir workes doe follow them that is they shall obtaine a most blessed reward of all their sufferings and good deeds In the meane while this interpretation being admitted I change nothing of the sense of the words 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 st●l understanding them with the followers of the former opinion not of any whosoever dying in the faith of Christ but specially of the Martyrs who have given their lives for Christ for of such consisteth the first resurrection so that I thinke it may be rendered with Beza Who die for the Lord or for his sake Even as Ephes 4.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prisner in the Lord is Prisoner for the Lord to wit the same that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Chap. 3 1. In which same sense the ancients as out of Tertullian is gathered tooke that 1 Thess 4. 16. The dead in Christ shall rise first that is the Martyrs which have beene put to death for the confession of Christ Thou mayest see him de anima c. 55. For as much as it is known that with the Latines the Ablative and with the Greeks in like manner the Dative which otherwise signifieth the instrument and manner of doing doth also expresse the cause for which or wherefore as verberat odio he beateth for hatred invidi● pulsu● est he is driven away for en●y and the like Now since the Hebrewes declare this Ablative or Dative by the preposition ●and in imitation of them the Greeke Scripture by 〈◊〉 thence it cometh to passe that E N also there signifieth the cause for which Indeed this signification is more rare with this particl● but I doubt not but a diligent observation will afford more examples then I have now in a readinesse So much for the declaration from heaven Now let us search out the meaning of the couple of visions before which we have said it is praemised as farre forth as we may in a future thing and with the modesty and sobriety beseeming us and first of the H●rvest wherein the first degree towards the consummation is laid And I saw saith he and behold a white cloud and upon the Chap. 14. cloud one sitting like unto the Sonne of man having on his head Vers 14. a golden crowne and in his hand a sharpe sickle 15. And a●other Angel went out of the Temple crying with a loud voyce to him that sate on the cloud thrust in thy sickle and reape for the time of reaping is come because the harvest of the earth is ripe 16. And he that sate upon the cloud thrust in his sickle on the earth and the earth was reaped The name of Harvest comprehendeth three things the cutting downe of co●e the gathering it and the threshing it Whence it cometh to passe that it frameth a two-fold parable in holy Writ and of contrary sense one while of slaughter and destruction as it were of cutting downe and threshing another while of restoring and safetie according to the property of gathering An example of the former is obvious in Leremy Chap. 51. 33. where he saith thus of the overthrow of Babylon The daughter of Babylon is a threshing fl●●re the time of her threshing is come Yet a little while and the time of her harvest will come Likewise of Esay Chap. 17. 3. Of the destruction of Damascus and the overthrow of Israel by Tiglatbpelesar The fort●esse shall cease from Ephraim and the kingdome from Damascus c. ver 5. And it shall be as when the harvest man gathereth the corne and reapeth downe the eares with his arme But an example of the latter is scarsly to be found any other where save in the New Testament The Harvest Luk. 10.2 saith our Saviour is great but the labourers are few Yet there are some who from this understanding doe interpret that complaint of Israel in ●erem 8. 20. The Harvest is past the Summer is ended and we are not saved that is the time is past wherein we thought we should be saved and we are not saved But whether of these the Harvest in this place representeth let us try out if we can by the order of things done which other where the holy Ghost hath represented concerning the same times of the Church The treading of the winepresse

● Heb. 3. 8 9. 13. c. likewise Chap 4 to conclude 2 Pet. 1. last vers where 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for ever a Day I say first to beginne at the particular and as it were morning Iudgement of Antichrist and the rest of the living enemies of the Church by the glorious 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appearing of our Lord in flaming fire and then at length to determine after the reigne of the thousand yeeres granted to new Ierusalem his most Chap. 20. holy Spouse upon this earth and after the utter destruction of new enemies yet to arise the great Day waxing toward evening and Satan being againe loosed at the universall resurrection and judgement of all the dead Which things being finished the wicked shall be cast into Hell to be tormented for ever but the Saints shall he translated into Heaven to live with Christ for ever This indeed is that time of the wrath of God upon the Gentiles and of judging the cause of them that died for Christ for which the triumphing Eld●rs give thankes at the sound of the seventh Trumpet Chap. 11. 18. For that then God would give reward to his servants the Prophets and Saints and them that feare his name small and great and would destroy them which destroy the earth This is that Day of Iudgement and perdition of wicked ones of which Peter 2 Epist Chap. 3. vers ● speaking presently addeth but be not ignorant of this one thing beloved to wit the day which I even now spake of that one day is with the Lord as a thousand yeeres and a thousand yeers as one day In which same day indeed the Apostle with his brethren of the same kindred the Iewes to whom he writeth expecteth that new forme of things to come of which by and by he saith vers 13. But we looke for new heavens and a new earth according to his promise wherein dwelleth righteousnesse Observe according to his promise But where was this promise of new heavens and a new earth extant when Iohn had not yet seene the Revelation except that of Esay Chap. 65. 17. and 66. 22. which promise surely whosoever shall read I should marvell if he should judge that it shall be fulfilled elsewhere then on earth This also is that Kingdome joyned with the appearance of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Christ ready to judge the world of which Paul to Timothy 2 Epist Chap. 4. vers 1. I charge thee before our Lord Jesus Christ who shall iudge the quicke and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdome For after the last and universall resurrection according to the same Apostle 1 Cor. 15. vers 24 25 26 27 28. Christ the last enemy being destroyed that is death shall deliver up the Kingdome to his Father that he may be subiect to him who subdued all things to himselfe so farre is he from being said then to enter upon any new Kingdome That Kingdome therefore which neither shall be before the * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 appearance of our Lord nor after the last resurrection Chap. 20. is necessarily to be concluded between them This is that Kingdome of the Sonne of man which Daniel saw who when the times of the horne of Antichrist were fulfilled or the times of the Gentiles come to end Luk. 21. 24. shall appeare in the clouds of Heaven when there shall be given him power glory and a Kingdome that all People Nations and Languages should serve him or when as the Angel by and by expoundeth it a Kingdome power and greatnesse of Kingdomes under the whole Heaven marke it well shall be given to the people of the Saints of the most High Dan. 7. 13. 14. Also the 18.22 ●6 27. Neither yet as I said even now shall this Kingdome be after the last resurrection since the Sonne of man is not to enter upon a Kingdome then but as Paul witnesseth to lay it downe and deliver it to his Father Now that the same Kingdome is handled in both places as well by Iohn as Daniel may be proved by these two Arguments First that both begin at the same terme to wit the overthrow of the fourth or Romane Beast that of Daniel when the Beast governing under that last regiment of the horne with eyes was slaine and his body given unto the burning flame Dan. 7. 11. 2● 27. That of the Revelation when the Beast and false Prophet that wicked Vers 10. horne in Daniel having mouth and eyes as a head are taken and both cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone Secondly from the same session of Iudgement premised to both For it will appeare that the one is borrowed from the other and altogether tend to the same purpose by comparing the words of the description of both Dan. Chap. 7.   Vers 9 I beheld till the thrones were set For so it is to be rendered with the Vulgar 70. and The●d and so the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for a throne is used in Targum at the 15. v. of the 1. cap. of Jer. And I saw Thrones Rev. 20. 4. Vers 10 And the iudgement was set That is the Iudges as in the great Sanedrin of the Iewes to the rule whereof the whole description is framed And they sate upon them   And iudgement was given to the Saints on high that is power of judging Hence is that of P●ul the Saints shall iudge the world And iudgement was given unto Chap. 20. them Vers 22. Chap. 20 Vers 22   And the Saints obtained the kingdom that is to say with the sonne of man who came in the clouds of heaven And the Saints lived and reigned with Christ a thousand yeers Furthermore I would have the Reader understand this Whatsoever almost is found from the Iews whatsoever is delivered by the Lord in his Gospel or any where in the new Testament by the Apostles concerning the day of the great judgement that is taken out of this vision of Daniel to wit that judgement to be accomplished by fire Christ to come in the clouds of heaven to come in the glory of his Father with multitude of Angels the Saints with him to judge the earth Antichrist to be abolished 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the brightnesse of his coming c. So that they goe about wholly to undermine the pillar of the Evangelicall faith concerning the glorious coming of Christ who neglecting the ancient tradition of the Church endeavour to turn this prophesie to another end Lastly that I may conclude this is that most ample kingdom which by Daniels interpretation was foreshewed to Nebuchadnezzar in that Propheticall Statue of the foure kingdoms not that of a Stone cut out of a Hill whiles yet the Series of Monarchies remained for this is the present state of the kingdome of Christ but of the Stone when they were utterly broken and defaced to become a Mountaine and to fill the