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nakedness_n and_o again_o that_o in_o great_a necessity_n and_o distress_n he_o approve_v himself_o 4._o the_o minister_n of_o god_n and_o in_o that_o notable_a gloriation_n that_o nothing_o be_v able_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o 35._o the_o love_n of_o god_n he_o will_v not_o have_v make_v mention_n of_o persecution_n famine_n nakedness_n if_o in_o this_o life_n the_o saint_n of_o god_n be_v not_o subject_a unto_o they_o but_o all_o these_o misery_n end_v with_o our_o mortal_a death_n life_n no_o relic_n of_o they_o shall_v remain_v in_o the_o heaven_n ibi_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la paupertatis_fw-la metus_fw-la non_fw-la â—…gritudinis_fw-la 37._o imbecillitas_fw-la no_o fear_n of_o famine_n no_o sense_n of_o sickness_n there_o nullum_fw-la cibi_fw-la desiderium_fw-la no_o desire_n of_o meat_n there_o and_o how_o can_v there_o be_v a_o want_n of_o that_o whereof_o there_o be_v not_o so_o much_o as_o a_o desire_n ibi_fw-la est_fw-la vita_fw-la sine_fw-la morte_fw-la ibi_fw-la iwentus_fw-la sine_fw-la senectute_fw-la lux_fw-la 49._o sine_fw-la tenebris_fw-la gaudium_fw-la sine_fw-la tristitia_fw-la voluntas_fw-la sine_fw-la iâ—…iuria_fw-la regnum_fw-la sine_fw-la commutatione_n there_o we_o shall_v have_v life_n without_o death_n youth_n without_o old_a age_n light_n without_o darkness_n joy_n without_o sadness_n will_v without_o all_o wrong_n a_o kingdom_n without_o any_o kind_n of_o exchange_n in_o this_o life_n hunger_n and_o thirst_n come_v not_o of_o perceive_v want_n only_o but_o of_o wealth_n also_o let_v there_o be_v give_v thou_o such_o abundance_n as_o thou_o desire_v yet_o can_v it_o not_o keep_v thou_o from_o hunger_n and_o thirst_n and_o in_o this_o appear_v the_o vanity_n of_o our_o life_n present_a that_o it_o have_v need_v of_o daily_a help_n and_o supply_v feed_v as_o thou_o will_v now_o thou_o becom_a hungry_a ere_o it_o be_v long_o drink_v as_o thou_o will_v thou_o shall_v thirst_v again_o yea_o the_o abundance_n of_o drink_n rather_o increase_v then_o quench_v thy_o thirst_n the_o same_o creature_n which_o we_o daily_o use_v for_o the_o help_n of_o our_o silly_a life_n tell_v we_o if_o we_o will_v hear_v they_o that_o we_o can_v live_v long_o such_o a_o life_n as_o they_o have_v they_o must_v lose_v it_o before_o they_o can_v nourish_v we_o if_o we_o use_v they_o not_o they_o putrify_v and_o corrupt_v of_o their_o own_o accord_n and_o when_o we_o have_v use_v they_o most_o abundant_o yet_o as_o i_o say_v can_v they_o not_o keep_v we_o from_o hunger_a and_o thirst_v again_o thus_o the_o help_n of_o our_o life_n proclaim_v to_o we_o the_o vanity_n of_o our_o life_n it_o be_v a_o vanish_v shadow_n and_o can_v continue_v all_o our_o life_n be_v but_o a_o course_n of_o exchange_n for_o a_o sun_n time_n and_o be_v sure_a a_o very_a short_a time_n a_o man_n may_v say_v he_o have_v enough_o but_o come_v short_a of_o that_o which_o here_o be_v speak_v that_o he_o will_v no_o more_o if_o wcc_fw-la look_v to_o the_o sea_n it_o eb_v and_o flow_v every_o day_n if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o moon_n it_o wax_v and_o wain_v every_o month_n if_o we_o look_v to_o the_o sun_n it_o come_v and_o return_v every_o year_n all_o creature_n teach_v we_o that_o in_o our_o life_n there_o be_v a_o flow_a and_o a_o ebb_a a_o wax_a and_o a_o wane_a a_o come_n and_o a_o go_v all_o by_o a_o continual_a change_n be_v turn_v in_o their_o course_n but_o after_o this_o life_n it_o shall_v not_o be_v so_o any_o more_o they_o shall_v hunger_n and_o thirst_n no_o more_o hic_fw-la omnes_fw-la morbâ—…_n laboramus_fw-la qui_fw-la 74._o tandem_fw-la ad_fw-la mortem_fw-la diducit_fw-la we_o have_v in_o all_o estate_n here_o a_o sickness_n which_o at_o length_n lead_v so_o unto_o death_n sanitas_fw-la immortalitas_fw-la erit_fw-la our_o sanity_n or_o health_n shall_v be_v our_o immortality_n there_o we_o shall_v be_v sick_a no_o more_o yet_o shall_v it_o warn_v we_o so_o long_o as_o we_o live_v here_o to_o walk_v circumspect_o it_o be_v a_o point_n 15._o of_o true_a wisdom_n and_o valour_n inter_fw-la transeuntia_fw-la stare_n neither_o shall_v the_o sun_n light_n upon_o they_o etc._n etc._n persecution_n that_o be_v true_a which_o some_o of_o the_o interpreter_n have_v that_o the_o sun_n and_o heat_n thereof_o in_o holy_a scripture_n be_v use_v many_o time_n to_o signify_v the_o heat_n of_o persecution_n and_o it_o be_v indeed_o out_o of_o all_o question_n that_o saint_n in_o heaven_n have_v pass_v all_o danger_n of_o persecution_n but_o because_o they_o expound_v this_o of_o the_o estate_n of_o the_o church_n militant_a i_o do_v but_o remit_v they_o to_o their_o own_o warrant_n the_o simple_a meaning_n be_v that_o saint_n glorify_v in_o creature_n the_o heaven_n shall_v neither_o need_v the_o commodity_n of_o the_o creature_n nor_o feel_v the_o incommodity_n thereof_o the_o sun_n be_v a_o very_a excellent_a creature_n yea_o a_o mother_n and_o nurse_n of_o the_o creature_n by_o the_o heat_n and_o warmness_n thereof_o but_o there_o we_o shall_v have_v no_o benefit_n by_o it_o we_o shall_v surmount_v the_o sphere_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o leave_v it_o under_o our_o foot_n yea_o the_o face_n of_o every_o saint_n there_o shall_v shine_v like_o the_o sun_n in_o the_o noonday_n that_o city_n have_v no_o need_n of_o the_o sun_n nor_o 23._o of_o the_o moon_n to_o shine_v into_o it_o for_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n do_v light_v it_o and_o the_o lamb_n be_v the_o light_n thereof_o ibi_fw-la iugis_fw-la 37_o est_fw-la splendour_n none_o be_v qui_fw-la nunc_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la tantò_fw-la clarior_fw-la quanto_fw-la foelicior_fw-la in_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o perpetual_a splendour_n not_o such_o as_o we_o have_v now_o but_o so_o much_o more_o bright_a than_o this_o as_o it_o be_v more_o happy_a than_o this_o nor_o any_o heat_n they_o feel_v no_o incommodity_n of_o people_n the_o creature_n the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n intend_v parch_v &_o burn_v they_o who_o be_v under_o torrida_fw-la zona_fw-la and_o to_o many_o other_o people_n extreme_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n engender_v many_o disease_n for_o this_o cause_n the_o lord_n provide_v for_o israel_n in_o the_o wilderness_n not_o to_o guide_v they_o only_o but_o to_o guard_v they_o also_o from_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n so_o also_o he_o provide_v a_o gourd_n for_o jonas_n to_o shadow_v he_o from_o the_o burn_a heat_n of_o the_o sun_n but_o no_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v there_o to_o trouble_n us._n verse_n 17._o for_o the_o lamb_n which_o be_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o throne_n shall_v govern_v they_o and_o shall_v lead_v they_o to_o the_o lively_a fountain_n of_o water_n and_o god_n shall_v wipe_v away_o all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n he_o proceed_v in_o the_o description_n of_o their_o felicity_n us._n &_o set_v down_o the_o great_a cause_n thereof_o to_o wit_n that_o the_o lord_n shall_v feed_v they_o illuminate_v they_o govern_v &_o comfort_v they_o not_o by_o his_o creature_n as_o he_o do_v now_o but_o by_o himself_o now_o great_a comfort_n have_v we_o by_o the_o creature_n we_o shall_v not_o need_v they_o there_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v all_o in_o all_o unto_o we_o &_o he_o shall_v give_v we_o vitam_fw-la aternam_fw-la non_fw-la de_fw-la his_fw-la quae_fw-la condidit_fw-la sed_fw-la de_fw-la seipso_fw-la 28._o life_n eternal_a not_o of_o thing_n which_o he_o have_v make_v but_o of_o himself_o qâ—…icunque_fw-la hic_fw-la varia_fw-la quaeris_fw-la ipse_fw-la tibi_fw-la 4._o unus_fw-la erit_fw-la omne_fw-la whosoever_o thou_o be_v that_o here_o seek_v many_o and_o diverse_a thing_n remember_v that_o there_o thou_o shall_v have_v one_o for_o all_o who_o shall_v abundant_o satisfy_v and_o content_v thou_o the_o lamb_n shall_v govern_v they_o the_o word_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d import_v that_o he_o shall_v do_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o shepherd_a unto_o they_o and_o govern_v they_o as_o a_o shepherd_a govern_v his_o flock_n strange_n be_v the_o manner_n of_o speech_n but_o comfortable_a be_v the_o matter_n itself_o that_o the_o lord_n be_v here_o bring_v in_o to_o be_v a_o shepherd_a or_o pastor_n of_o lamb_n for_o our_o lord_n have_v none_o in_o his_o flock_n but_o lamb_n indeed_o lamb_n feed_v my_o lamb_n he_o tame_v and_o make_v meek_a all_o that_o be_v he_o be_v they_o before_o fierce_a and_o cruel_a like_a lion_n be_v they_o raven_n wolf_n such_o as_o s._n paul_n be_v answerable_a to_o the_o bloody_a badge_n of_o his_o tribe_n benjamin_n a_o raven_a wolf_n before_o his_o 50._o conversion_n it_o be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o breathe_v out_o 1._o threaten_n and_o slaughter_n against_o the_o disciple_n of_o the_o lord_n yet_o from_o the_o time_n that_o he_o become_v one_o of_o lamb_n christ_n he_o lay_v aside_o his_o cruel_a nature_n and_o become_v meek_a peaceable_a and_o patient_a like_o a_o lamb_n take_v heed_n above_o all_o thing_n that_o we_o be_v partaker_n of_o
destruction_n revel_v 13._o 8._o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o pope_n his_o destruction_n be_v two-sold_a 1_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o speech_n typical_a where_o first_o there_o precede_v preparation_n than_o there_o follow_v execution_n in_o the_o 15._o and_o 16._o chapter_n 2_o it_o be_v set_v down_o in_o speech_n simple_a the_o presumption_n of_o blind_a papist_n scorn_v at_o the_o ruin_n of_o rome_n reu._n 18._o 7._o revel_v 18._o 21._o but_o the_o destruction_n there_o of_o be_v conclude_v by_o the_o lord_n revel_v 16._o 1_o 1._o sam._n 5._o 3._o jesuit_n do_v well_o in_o time_n to_o inquire_v for_o a_o new_a seat_n for_o their_o pope_n zach._n 5._o 11._o a_o warning_n to_o papist_n amos_n 6._o 3._o revel_v 18._o 8._o the_o four_o &_o five_o chapter_n have_v no_o vision_n of_o prediction_n but_o only_o of_o preparation_n reu._n 1._o 12_o 13_o 14._o the_o first_o prophecy_n of_o thing_n which_o be_v have_v before_o it_o a_o preparatory_a vision_n revel_v 1._o 14._o so_o the_o second_o prophecy_n of_o thing_n to_o come_v have_v before_o it_o a_o conveniâ—…t_o preparatory_a vision_n and_o that_o twofold_a 1_o a_o vision_n of_o god_n the_o creator_n rule_v all_o chap._n 4._o verse_n 11._o 2_o a_o vision_n of_o god_n the_o redeemer_n reveal_v all_o to_o his_o church_n ch_n 5._o reu._n 5._o 9_o how_o both_o these_o preparatory_a vision_n be_v proper_o convenient_a to_o the_o vision_n of_o prediction_n subsequent_a john_n 16._o 1._o the_o time_n wherein_o saint_n john_n see_v this_o vision_n revel_v 1._o carthus_n a_o threefold_a â—…ight_n 1_o natural_a common_a to_o the_o creature_n rom._n 1._o 10._o 2_o supernatural_a or_o prophetical_a this_o be_v make_v by_o revelation_n representation_n or_o both_o numb_a 24._o gen._n 41._o dan._n 2._o carthus_n how_o the_o sight_n which_o saint_n johâ—…_n see_v be_v internal_a imaginary_a intellectual_a 3_o spiritual_a proper_a to_o saint_n choose_v and_o call_v 2._o cor._n 3._o 18._o 2._o cor._n 5._o 7._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 1._o john_n 3._o 2._o 1._o pet._n 1._o 8._o the_o natural_a sight_n can_v be_v no_o comfort_n without_o the_o spiritual_a numb_a 24._o two_o thing_n increase_v grace_n in_o a_o preacher_n 1_o conscientious_a use_v of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v ber._n in_o psal._n qui_fw-la habitat_fw-la 2_o careful_a crave_v of_o that_o which_o he_o have_v not_o no_o entrance_n can_v we_o have_v to_o thing_n heavenly_a except_o god_n open_v the_o door_n act_n 14._o 27._o 2._o cor._n 6._o 9_o 2._o cor._n 2._o 12._o heaven_n in_o this_o place_n can_v signify_v the_o militant_a church_n heaven_n three_o way_n take_v in_o holy_a scripture_n 1_o for_o the_o church_n triumphant_a reu._n 11._o 2_o for_o the_o church_n militant_a 3_o for_o the_o church_n representative_a s._n john_n learn_v not_o these_o mystery_n in_o the_o church_n militant_a nor_o from_o it_o but_o for_o it_o 2._o cor._n 12._o 2_o 4._o the_o lord_n who_o teach_v he_o to_o know_v they_o must_v also_o teach_v we_o or_o else_o we_o can_v learn_v they_o 2._o cor._n 3._o of_o the_o voice_n which_o s._n john_n hear_v how_o this_o voice_n be_v utter_v we_o need_v not_o inquire_v sufficient_a be_v it_o for_o we_o that_o s._n john_n understand_v it_o and_o make_v we_o also_o to_o understand_v it_o if_o we_o wait_v on_o god_n he_o shall_v reveal_v himself_o unto_o us._n how_o this_o voice_n be_v compare_v to_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o trumpet_n manuscript_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n be_v loud_a &_o lively_a rom._n 1._o heb._n 4._o 12._o joh._n 5._o 25._o miserable_a be_v they_o that_o can_v hear_v it_o nor_o yet_o be_v waken_v by_o it_o a_o sweet_a voice_n by_o which_o god_n speak_v to_o his_o own_o he_o must_v go_v out_o of_o himself_o that_o will_v go_v up_o unto_o god_n psal._n 45._o 10._o exod._n 20._o a_o warning_n to_o preacher_n the_o voice_n of_o god_n call_v man_n to_o come_v up_o jude_n 6._o 2._o pet._n 2._o satan_n voice_n call_v they_o downward_o math._n 8._o 22._o job_n 1_o god_n his_o voice_n to_o apostate_n man_n be_v come_v to_o i_o math._n 11._o 28._o psal._n 65._o 4._o this_o voice_n never_o sound_v to_o apostate_n angel_n god_n his_o prediction_n be_v argument_n of_o his_o providence_n isaiah_n 41._o 23._o satan_n his_o prediction_n wherefrom_o come_v they_o 2._o chro._n 18._o 19_o 19_o or_o sargeant_n miserable_a be_v they_o who_o consult_v with_o satan_n about_o thing_n to_o come_v 1._o sam._n 28._o 19_o magdeburg_n câ—…_n rom._n 11._o psal._n 40._o 7._o thing_n foretell_v in_o this_o prophecy_n must_v be_v do_v a_o answer_n to_o profane_a mocker_n who_o think_v they_o shall_v not_o be_v do_v zach._n 6._o 1._o this_o prophecy_n be_v not_o to_o be_v understand_v of_o thing_n past_a under_o the_o old_a testament_n manuscript_n god_n work_v in_o his_o child_n that_o which_o he_o crave_v how_o be_v it_o to_o be_v understand_v that_o s._n john_n be_v in_o the_o spirit_n carthus_n haymâ—…_n not_o that_o he_o want_v a_o body_n but_o it_o be_v leave_v senseless_a for_o a_o time_n the_o soul_n 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