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the_o lion_n denote_v the_o same_o the_o swiftness_n of_o who_o expedition_n viz._n of_o the_o king_n of_o babylon_n jeremy_n compare_v to_o the_o slight_a of_o eagle_n chap._n 4._o and_o chap._n 40._o wherefore_o these_o four_o wing_n of_o this_o leopard_n answer_v exquisite_o to_o the_o description_n of_o the_o he-goat_n in_o the_o next_o chapter_n which_o be_v the_o same_o empire_n viz._n the_o greek_a behold_v a_o he-goat_n come_v from_o the_o west_n on_o the_o face_n of_o the_o whole_a earth_n and_o touch_v not_o the_o ground_n what_o do_v he_o then_o but_o in_o a_o manner_n fly_v and_o what_o can_v better_v set_v out_o such_o a_o fly_a than_o wing_n so_o fit_o do_v these_o two_o vision_n explain_v one_o another_o as_o to_o this_o passage_n but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n the_o remarker_n profess_v himself_o of_o a_o wonderful_a indistinct_a conception_n that_o can_v distinguish_v the_o nature_n of_o the_o four_o wing_n in_o general_a from_o the_o number_n of_o they_o wherein_o 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any_o spirit_n abide_v in_o they_o 1._o the_o four_o face_n and_o the_o four_o wing_n of_o the_o live_a creature_n i_o take_v to_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n viz._n the_o complication_n in_o humane_a nature_n of_o the_o nature_n of_o those_o four_o animal_n signify_v by_o the_o face_n that_o be_v of_o reason_n religion_n courage_n and_o industry_n of_o these_o four_o do_v humane_a nature_n consist_v and_o subsist_v by_o they_o they_o be_v the_o life_n and_o support_v of_o humane_a affair_n the_o four_o wing_n may_v signify_v the_o several_a spirit_n from_o which_o these_o operation_n be_v produce_v and_o the_o man_n hand_n under_o each_o wing_n the_o management_n of_o all_o these_o operation_n by_o reason_n and_o prudence_n the_o four_o beast_n all_o of_o they_o represent_v the_o same_o body_n or_o society_n of_o christian_n have_v the_o same_o signification_n with_o the_o four_o face_n and_o wing_n of_o each_o live_a creature_n but_o it_o will_v not_o have_v agree_v with_o they_o that_o each_o of_o they_o shall_v have_v have_v four_o face_n as_o it_o do_v with_o the_o erect_a stature_n of_o the_o live_a creature_n and_o also_o it_o will_v have_v be_v needless_a be_v the_o same_o thing_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o four_o several_a beast_n beside_o those_o beast_n have_v six_o wing_n there_o will_v have_v be_v face_n want_v to_o two_o of_o they_o 2._o which_o two_o wing_n add_v to_o the_o other_o four_o i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o with_o the_o two_o wing_n with_o which_o the_o seraphim_n fly_v isaiah_n 6._o these_o six-winged_n beast_n be_v the_o same_o with_o those_o seraphim_n and_o to_o signify_v that_o grace_n and_o truth_n which_o come_v by_o jesus_n christ_n or_o that_o life_n and_o truth_n which_o he_o say_v he_o be_v and_o thereby_o the_o way_n to_o the_o father_n and_o we_o be_v by_o this_o grace_n or_o life_n and_o truth_n quicken_v and_o raise_v unto_o newness_n of_o life_n in_o christ_n jesus_n whereby_o we_o cease_v to_o be_v of_o the_o world_n and_o be_v deliver_v from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o our_o lord_n and_o so_o raise_v up_o and_o make_v to_o sit_v together_o in_o heavenly_a place_n in_o christ_n jesus_n ephes._n 2.6_o they_o thereby_o become_v true_o wing_n to_o we_o in_o exalt_v we_o from_o a_o worldly_a or_o earthly_a unto_o such_o a_o heavenly_a state_n ezekiel_n vision_n therefore_o of_o the_o live_a creature_n and_o wheel_n i_o take_v to_o be_v a_o representation_n of_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n over_o his_o people_n in_o a_o natural_a state_n under_o a_o legal_a or_o judaical_a dispensation_n as_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n and_o the_o four_o beast_n represent_v the_o same_o rule_n in_o a_o christian_a state_n under_o the_o dispensation_n of_o the_o divine_a life_n the_o latter_a of_o which_o be_v to_o be_v fulfil_v in_o the_o millennium_n but_o the_o former_a be_v never_o fulfil_v complete_o because_o the_o jew_n fail_v of_o live_v up_o to_o the_o height_n of_o that_o dispensation_n 3._o but_o this_o vision_n of_o ezekiel_n and_o his_o other_o also_o of_o the_o temple_n seem_v to_o be_v design_v for_o the_o like_a purpose_n as_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v plant_v in_o paradise_n viz._n to_o signify_v that_o dispensation_n of_o life_n which_o man_n in_o due_a time_n be_v to_o be_v admit_v unto_o but_o not_o then_o the_o natural_a earthly_a state_n of_o man_n not_o admit_v thereof_o 4._o so_o likewise_o the_o two_o mention_a vision_n the_o first_o of_o they_o seem_v to_o signify_v the_o spiritual_a power_n wherewith_o god_n will_v have_v rule_v over_o his_o people_n and_o the_o last_o the_o spiritual_a communion_n he_o will_v have_v have_v with_o they_o with_o the_o blessing_n attend_v the_o same_o if_o they_o have_v walk_v perfect_o with_o he_o according_a to_o all_o his_o righteous_a judgement_n in_o that_o legal_a dispensation_n 5._o hence_o the_o close_a of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n from_o that_o day_n shall_v be_v the_o lord_n be_v there_o that_o be_v from_o the_o time_n they_o shall_v keep_v and_o observe_v all_o the_o law_n and_o ordinance_n then_o deliver_v 6._o and_o hence_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n on_o send_v ezekiel_n to_o prophesy_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n and_o captivity_n of_o the_o people_n do_v to_o render_v their_o iniquity_n more_o heinous_a show_v himself_o to_o the_o prophet_n in_o the_o glory_n of_o that_o government_n which_o their_o transgression_n make_v they_o fail_v of_o or_o fall_v from_o to_o be_v cast_v off_o 7._o two_o instance_n of_o their_o fall_n from_o that_o government_n be_v first_o their_o make_v the_o calf_n whereon_o god_n who_o exod._n 29.45_o 46._o have_v promise_v to_o dwell_v among_o they_o do_v chap._n 33.2_o 3._o say_v he_o will_v send_v his_o angel_n before_o they_o but_o refuse_v to_o go_v up_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o they_o lest_o he_o destroy_v they_o second_o their_o desire_v a_o king_n which_o be_v say_v to_o be_v not_o the_o reject_v of_o samuel_n but_o of_o god_n to_o rule_v over_o they_o 8._o the_o wheel_n i_o take_v to_o be_v the_o same_o to_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n as_o the_o four_o beast_n be_v to_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n viz._n as_o the_o govern_v to_o the_o governor_n 9_o and_o both_o the_o wheel_n and_o live_a creature_n be_v under_o the_o throne_n and_o not_o rise_v but_o as_o lift_v up_o nor_o move_a but_o as_o act_v by_o the_o spirit_n which_o be_v in_o both_o seem_v to_o signify_v the_o natural_a earthly_a state_n of_o those_o they_o represent_v whereby_o they_o be_v as_o mere_a passive_a subject_n to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n upon_o they_o like_a as_o the_o prophet_n be_v to_o
there_o have_v want_v a_o animal_n to_o typify_v reason_n unless_o you_o make_v man_n the_o type_n of_o both_o and_o put_v the_o eagle_n quite_o out_o of_o office_n thus_o crude_a and_o break_a be_v the_o remarker_n conceit_n in_o this_o matter_n again_o there_o be_v good_a scriptural-phrase_n produce_v about_o the_o two_o fly_a wing_n of_o the_o seraphin_n which_o he_o will_v have_v the_o same_o with_o the_o three_o pair_n of_o wing_n of_o the_o beast_n but_o the_o application_n be_v methinks_v much_o of_o the_o hook_n for_o the_o two_o fly_a wing_n of_o the_o seraphin_n isaiah_n 6._o signify_v the_o readiness_n and_o expediteness_n of_o their_o ministry_n enjoin_v by_o god_n to_o the_o service_n of_o his_o church_n whenas_o he_o refer_v it_o to_o the_o exalt_v of_o one_o self_n from_o a_o worldly_a and_o earthly_a to_o a_o heavenly_a state_n three_o that_o seem_v a_o precarious_a groundless_a conceit_n or_o rather_o false_a that_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v not_o set_v in_o paradise_n for_o adam_n to_o eat_v of_o but_o to_o play_v at_o chop-cherry_n with_o he_o and_o to_o mock_v he_o whenas_o the_o text_n say_v the_o lord_n command_v the_o man_n say_v of_o every_o tree_n of_o the_o garden_n thou_o shall_v eat_v and_o i_o hope_v the_o tree_n of_o life_n be_v one_o of_o they_o the_o original_a be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d thou_o have_v plenary_a commission_n if_o not_o command_v to_o eat_v of_o all_o save_v the_o tree_n of_o knowledge_n of_o good_a and_o evil_n which_o have_v be_v a_o mere_a mock_n of_o adam_n if_o he_o have_v no_o power_n of_o eat_v of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o now_o four_a this_o be_v a_o fundamental_a mistake_n of_o the_o remarker_n in_o the_o case_n of_o adam_n the_o like_a discover_v itself_o in_o his_o conceit_n touch_v the_o jew_n and_o the_o two_o vision_n of_o ezekiel_n that_o of_o the_o four_o live_a creature_n and_o that_o other_o of_o the_o temple_n god_n give_v no_o impossible_a command_n to_o the_o jew_n but_o 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apply_v to_o it_o as_o repeat_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o relate_v to_o the_o camp_n of_o the_o jew_n a_o figure_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n to_o come_v be_v that_o the_o church_n of_o god_n at_o last_o will_v answer_v the_o pattern_n of_o the_o angelical_a kingdom_n and_o god_n will_n will_v be_v do_v on_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v in_o heaven_n five_o the_o name_n of_o the_o city_n the_o lord_n be_v there_o be_v the_o very_a indication_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v a_o demonstration_n it_o be_v never_o intend_v for_o the_o jew_n under_o their_o legal_a dispensation_n upon_o any_o term_n six_o ezekiel_n be_v not_o here_o send_v to_o prophesy_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o city_n and_o temple_n they_o both_o have_v be_v destroy_v fourteen_o year_n before_o but_o they_o be_v destroy_v he_o in_o this_o hylastick_a and_o israelistick_a way_n prophecy_v of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o the_o apocalypse_n also_o describe_v seven_o therefore_o the_o jew_n their_o make_v a_o golden_a calf_n and_o crave_v a_o king_n whatever_o other_o inconvenience_n it_o may_v cause_v to_o they_o it_o can_v not_o make_v they_o forfeit_v that_o which_o be_v never_o intend_v they_o in_o that_o state_n eight_o if_o the_o beast_n be_v the_o govern_v and_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n the_o governor_n how_o come_v the_o beast_n to_o be_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n only_o about_o it_o nine_o the_o wheel_n and_o live_a creature_n be_v not_o move_v but_o as_o act_v by_o the_o spirit_n do_v not_o signify_v a_o earthly_a state_n in_o they_o but_o the_o most_o divine_a and_o heavenly_a viz._n a_o vnselfwilledness_n in_o they_o that_o they_o have_v no_o self_n excursion_n of_o mind_n or_o will_n but_o that_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o the_o eternal_a mind_n be_v the_o perpetual_a principle_n of_o their_o motion_n and_o rest_n ten_o that_o the_o four_o beast_n be_v not_o upon_o 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