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A86457	An exposition, or, A short, but full, plaine, and perfect epitome of the most choice commentaries upon the Revelation of Saint John. Especially of the most learned and judicious authors, as Bullinger of Helvetia, Francis Iunius, Thomas Brightman, Aug. Marlorate, Aug. de Civitate dei, but especially (among many) the excellent and learned David Pareus. With severall remarkable notes, observations, and doctrines very profitable. / As it was for the most part delivered by way of commentary in the parish-church of Sutton-Valence, Kanc [sic]. By Hezekiah Holland Anglo-hibernus, Minister of the Gospell at Sutton-Valence.	Holland, Hezekiah, fl. 1638-1661.	1650 (1650)	Wing H2426; Thomason E606_1; ESTC R5543	143,079	206

years more for the City to be trod down and so many years remain for the two witnesses to preach against Antichrist Vers 3. And I will give power to my two Witnesses and they shall prophesie Some have thought Christ and the spirit or annoynting were these witnesses but Christ makes them distinct from himself saying I will give to my two Witnesses Also Christ nor the Spirit can't be killed as these were Christ was to die but once lastly the Revelation is an history though mystical and in this particular almost literally fulfilled as shal appear Here also is a plain allusion to Zerubbabel Zach. 4. ver last who brought literally Israel out of captivity with Ioshua Nehem. 12.1 Zach. 3. and 4. And are called annointed ones Now certainly the first Kings States and chiefly Ministers of the Gospel who endeavoured to bring Gods People out of Antichrists spiritual thraldome are here to be understood being a plain allusion to the history of Zerubbabel and Joshua as will appear John Husse and Hierome of Prague were the first witnesses olive trees and candlesticks of Reformation in Bohemia and thereabout who in their successours prophesied or preached a thousand two hundred and sixty days Of which anon Not indeed as if the witnesses should ever quite give over preaching before the last day in their successors but because chiefly they should manifest their testimony when Antichrist was exalted and trod down the Church in a most violent cruel manner Certainly notice may be taken that since Hierome of Prague John Husse and others began to witnesse the truth of the Gospel against Antichrist the truth hath increased farre and near Thus whiles Antichrist trod down the Church most they witnessed most earnestly and shall do till the burning of Rome as will appear in this chapter to a diligent Reader After which as Antichrist will with weakned strength survive so shall the witnesses powerfully to the end But most notice is to be taken of the first fourty two moneths and the thousand two hundred and sixty days being all one as shall appear Now if any yet object that annointed ones will not agree with Kings or Ministers of the Gospel I answer that neither Ioshua nor Zerubbabel were as we read of annointed yet Conductors of Israel from Babylon Nehem. 12.1 and called annointed Zach. 4. last Now certainly every minister of Christ nay every true Christian is annointed with the spirit 2 Cor. 1.21 but enough Only note that the first witnesses had the spirit and power was given them in a peculiar manner to oppose Antichrist and therefore are called the olive trees By the two witnesses therefore we are not to understand the two testaments who though they do testifie of Christ yet can't be said to be killed properly and restored to life by two therefore a sufficient company of witnesses we are to understand alluding to Moses and Aaron who also by their successors should preach and maintain the truth of Christ after the Court of Priests was departed from the Church to Paganism and idolatry and Antichrist had troden underfoot the holy city They shall prophecy Thus Iohn in the two Witnesses doth prophecy again A thousand two hundred and sixty dayes Here is the same time allowed to the witnesses to Prophesie and to Antichrist and his Gentiles to tread down so that the beginning of the treading down the Church and the Prophecying of the witnesses was at the same time for though Christ raised up two faithfull witnesses that is some more then ordinary towards the time of the Gentiles treading down and taking full possession of the Church yet he never from the first beginning to tread down left himself without some witnesses Berengarius Scotus Wickliffe nay the very Romish Bishops and Emperours have complained of the tyranny of Popes after Boniface the thirds usurping Thus the witnesses time of Prophecying is not yet expired nor shall be till the Gentiles give over treading down Cloathed in sack-cloth Either because they prophecyed to gain men to repentance sackcloth and ashes or because they mourned and were in bitternesse for the miseries of the Church intimated by sack-cloth or because they were poor and contemptible in the worlds eyes not clothed with silk as the Romanists Vers 4. These are those two Olive trees and the two Candlesticks To wit mentioned Zach. 4. meaning Jehoshua and Zerubbabel who brought the people from captivity Where observe these two witnesses have some allusion to these two as to Moses and Aaron sufficient witnesses against Pharaoh and so by two witnesses a sufficient company are meant to whom Christ gave to wit power to prophecy that is courage and ability to teach his truth and oppose Antichrist when the holy city was much trod under by Antichrist and his Gentiles Christ raised up his two witnesses John Husse and Ierom of Prague to prophecy against these Gentiles and after their martyrdom God stirred up Luther Melancthon Zuinglius Calvin and others to witnesse his truth But observe the dignity of these witnesses they are Olive trees and Candlesticks the Candlestick bears up light by which darknesse is expelled so the witnesses bear the true light and bear witnesse of the true light Then an Olive is alwayes green bringing forth wholesome fruit so the Ministry of the witnesses is efficacious and lively and the oyle of the spirit or the holy anointing comes upon Gods people by it perchance hence may be observed that Emperours Kings and Princes called son of oyle out of zeal to God might be witnesses reformers of Religion and nursing fathers to the Church Zerubbabel Zach. 4 a Prince is called an Olive in this sense and an anoynted one then as Zerubbabel a civil Magistrate rebuilded the Temple and city so God raised ud faithful Princes and Magistrates as witnesses of his Truth in every age of late Standing before the god of the earth Here the dignity of the witnesses is set forth who though vile in the worlds eyes yea in sack-cloth that is poor neglected contemned yet are acknowledged by the god of the earth who therefore will regard them prophecying on earth Vers 5. If any man will hurt them fire proceedeth out of their mouth c. This fire is spiritually to be understood the word is a hammer and a fire in Jeremy 23.29 Nay and his Ministry is compared to fire Jer. 5.14 Behold I will make my words in thy mouth as fire and the people as chaffe The fire is light and consumes so the word of the witnesses shall detect the dark abominations of those that hurt them opposing their prophecy they shall confound the Idols and Purgatory of Antichrist and refute his lyes Thus the two witnesses shall spiritually devour the Adversaries though otherwise they shall slay the witnesses Here is an allusion to the fire procured by Moses and Elias Numb 16. 2 Kings chapter 1. thus the Gospel has prevailed over those that laboured to hinder it Thus be killed The witnesses of late

will be bitter in the working it brings sorrow not to be repented of to the Saints though it torment the consciences of wicked men accidentally the Physick works most upon the fowlest stomach where the fault is not in the Physick but in the body so the word will have its proper effect The locusts are the wicked tormentors ch 9. ver 5. Vers 1. But after three days and an half c. That is after a litlle while the spirit entred into them to wit in the Vision to Iohn The truth is the same spirit being immortal shall enter one day into the bodies again when to be glorified but here 't is meant that God would raise up such men with the like spirit as the spirit of Elias is said to be in the Baptist to witnesse his truth against Antichrist Thus God raised up Luther and Melancthon to succeed the former witnesses in whom they are said to live c. But litterally Antichrist never got the bodies to burn yet the locusts have exposed them to what shame they can in writing this may comfort the godly and encourage them not to fear them that can kill the body hence 't is plain God is not left without a witnesse so that the terme of the witnesses prophecying is not come to an end Lastly you see the Locusts and Abaddon their King can kill the witnesses yet not hurt them nor their testimony God will raise them up in their successors here and glorifie them hereafter Vers 12. And they heard a great voice from heaven c. The witnesses did not the enemies Great Because of the power thereof for it shall bring the witnesses to glory Saying unto them come up hither To wit to Christ who is not bodily everywhere but in glory Now Iohn saw the witnesses ascend perchance bodily in the Vision teaching how after the death of the Saints their souls immediatly are in glory This confirms the doctrine of the witnesses though by the enemy condemned as heresie And their enemies beheld them So in the Vision Truly thus have the enemies beheld the witnesses whom they slew raised up to life in Luther Calvin and standing upon their feet as it were and consequently beleeve they ascended into glory after death though they rage against their successours Thus at this restauration of the witnesses to life in their successours the Antichristian adversaries are amazed seeing their doctrine so glorious And fear fell upon the beholders They beheld them dead with delight but at their ascending to honour they are amazed and afraid These as the enemies in the Gospel raged at Christ to wit and the disciples yet feared them against whom they raged they fear because they feel though perhaps too late that they warred against Christ and Truth Therefore also they shall fear their kingdom riches and they shall dread the judgment of GOD but not escape it Vers 13. And there was a great earthquake the same houre Antichrist raised an earthquake against Christ Chap. 6. Now Christ against Antichrist By this earthquake I understand not only the great stir among themselves about Religion which much shakes great Britaine at this houre but Luthers preaching and before that the Bohemians war but to say no more experience shews how both multitudes of witnesses the revolt by the witnesses means of many Kingdomes from papacy the many wars made aganst Spaine Romes most beloved son have made a most terrible earthquake in that great city I mean the Church of Rome The same houre That is presently after the killing of the witnesses I know not one whole Kingdom God be praised for it except Spaine and Italy and herein the Venetian begins to hare the Locusts that totally adheres to his unholinesse the Pope Thus the tenth part of the city fell In the Vision Nay by Luthers Ministery great part of the Romish Religion and tyranny or jurisdiction fell in Germany which was a great part of the Romish city and in England and other places upon it Seven thousand names were slaine c. By the fall of the city names are put for men Now as Brightman has it the revenues and profits of many parish Churches as I may adde Monasteries and Colledges being lost by the rising of the Gospel impoverished and as it were shew many Priests also by the preaching of the Gospel many Papists being more hardened perished And the remnant were affrighted c. The falling of the great city builds Christs little one this proved a good fear many seeing the works of God turned to the Gospel of which experience and histories speak Vers 14. The second Woe is past and behold c. To Iohn in the Vision The first woe t was under Antichrist from his rising to the councell of Constance when the city began to fall The second is yet under both Antichrist Pope and Turke The third lasts to the seveth trumpet to the end for the wicked Vers 15. And the seventh Angel sounded This is the Archangell mentioned 1 Thes 4.16 so the seventh trumpet is that which shall sound when the dead shall rise And their were voyces in heaven saying To wit of the 24. elders or heavenly inhabitants rejoycing for the just judgment to come so the Woe threatned belongs to Antichrist and the damned which Woe Christ uttered in those words Go you cursed and is now to be fulfilled The former woes did belong to the godly and wicked alike under both Antichrists Turk and Pope this only to the wicked Now the cause of the heavenly rejoycing was in part because the kingdomes of the world which the adversaries had violently taken into their possession and as much as in them lay thrust out Christ now returne to Christ who having destroyed his enemies shall raigne alone after which time Christ shall deliver up his Kingdom for now he rules by his word Spirit Sacraments Ministery as Mediatour but then as God and one with the Father for ever of which see 1 Cor. 15. hereafter Antichrist and the wicked shall not rivall with him but our Lord and Christ that is our Lord Christ Jesus alone with the Father and Spirit Vers 16. Then those foure and twenty Elders which sate before God c. Of which before largly chap. 4.4 Here all the heavenly host shut up the third Vision with a song of triumph humbly falling down on their faces in the Vision otherwise they are not bodily in heaven giving thanks to him that is and was and is to come the Almighty of which before chap. 1.8 the cause is Vers 17. Because thou hast taken to thee thy great power and hast raigned Taken that is doest exercise thy great power destroying all thine enemies and delivering thy afflicted Spouse blessing her with thy selfe eternally in heaven Vers 18. And the nations were angry c. The heavenly host give this a reason why they rejoyce in the great judgment because the Nations have sufficiently been angry and raged against thy Church and to

these feet are the large grants of Emperours Canons of Councils His mouth as the mouth of a Lyon Now thus Antichrist roares in his Buls Excommunications and devoures very much as the Lyon who knows not the devouring Inquisition of Spaine and the covetous Clergy forgiving any sin for money And the Dragon gave him power All these things will I give thee said he to Christ Now all lawfull power is from God but the Beasts is as his key chap. 9. usurped and unlawful the Dragons power is his malice deceit power to hurt God permitting And his seat Or throne Satan is the Prince of this world and the Pope his Vicegerent or Vicar And great authority Thus Antichrists coming is after the working of Satan with all power and lying wonders Vers 3. And I saw one of his heads were wounded to death c Here is the weakning of the beasts power treated of understood by the Beasts head being wounded which Brightman doth refer to the Barbarians Goths Vandals Hunni and the like sacking Rome for by the space of 42. yeare she was by them taken and spoiled no lesse then five times but the wound was healed by Belisarius and Narses two famous Captaines who drove the Barbarians out of Italy and restored the Pope with enlarged dignities and power by command of Justinian the Emperour but in this sense the wound of the Beast is healed even before Antichrists rising which was not till after to wit at the reigne of Phocas who exalted Boniface the third to the Chaire this wound therefore with my Pareus I refer to the great schisme of Popes Anno 1378. wherewith the Papacy was afflicted more then 40. yeares when almost Antichrists kingdome was ruined this wound the Dragon not enduring the Beasts pride gave God permitting as a punishment for two or three Popes strove together for the Popedome so that all was endangered now also Jerom of Prague and especially John Husse in Bohemia began to stir two witnesses of the Gospel which encreased the deadly wound But the Council of Constance strove to be the beasts Chirurgion causing the two witnesses to be burnt displacing three Antipopes confirming Martin 5. the Bohemian war in behalf of the witnesses which opened the wound wider is husht up upon termes they being allowed their conscience in many things now Luther and Melancthons preaching like a sword wounded but now some Kings command upon paine of fire and fagot men to obey the Beast now many massacres healed the wound and many notable Jesuites as Cajetan Faber Staphylus applyed their skil who by writing boldnesse and craft have been with many others the Popes best Physicians at all times and our own dissentions saies my Pareus have been as wine and oyle powred into the wound to heale it And all the earth wondered after the Beast They wondered after the Beast I meane his followers before he was wounded but perchance the healing might encrease admiration they wondered at the seat of Peter at the keyes though false at his power though from Satan and even worshiped the Beast as God The whole earth Here observe 1 The admirers are men of the earth not Saints 2. The admiration is general their Catholick Church admires after him meaning the Romish Vers 4. And they worshipped the Dragon which gave power unto the Beast c To wonder thus after the Beast is to worship the Dragon for religious Worship and admiration in this sense is to be appropriated only to God thou shalt worship the Lord thy God and him only Deut. 6.13 Now it is to be feared for it is certaine these admirers give divine Worship to the Beast for they say Who can war with him Who is like him as if they had took up that of the Prophet Who is like the Lord our God Esa 40.18 or as Paul Who hath resisted his will Rom. 9 19. So who can war with the Beast Thus he is called Antichrist that is against Christ exalting himself above Kings nay Angels being called by some Jesuites God upon earth Now though the worshippers excuse themselves when they worship Antichrist and his Images Crucifixes and say they worship God I answer as Saint Paul 1 Cor. 10.20 the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils not to God yet I beleeve they aime at God in their sacrifice But enough Vers 5. And to him was given a mouth speaking great things c. By the Dragon for he gave him this power now by his speaking great things and blasphemies great blasphemies are understood as Antiochus in Dan. 7. did ver 20. who afflicted the Jews as Antichrist the Christians To do That is to rage and destroy Forty and two months Then the Beasts power is not absolute God hath set him a time by the 42. months the time of the Beasts treading down the holy City or Church is signified as chap. 11. then the Beast shall rage but 216. yeares more but last to the end Vers 6. And he opened his mouth in blasphemy c. Calling himself God upon earth Christs Vicar Peters successor highest Priest having the keyes of heaven alone forgiving sins and taking a was as he teaches iniquity from the world his blasphemies against God his Tabernacle and them that dwell therein against God for he opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God whether they be Judges as Magistrates or Angels for they are called Gods or that is worshipped shewing himself that he is God sitting in the Temple or insteed of a Temple God and Oracle Thus he arrogates to himself the name and worship of God against his Tabernacle that is his Church above whom he exalts himself as head and Lord thereof or against the flesh of Christ that Tabernacle of the Deity whom he saies he can create with some few words in the Sacrifice of the Masse also he utters his blasphemies against the Office of Christ boasting himself to be the greatest high Priest when Christ is called but the great high Priest And them which dwell therein His Tabernacle is chiefly his Church against whom the Beast blasphemes not only against the Church and Saints on earth but against the Saints and Angels in heaven for he exalts himself above Angels also obtrudes false worship upon the Saints and the Angels the Inhabitants of heaven for his own gaine sake setting them over Towns and Cities Horses Hogs as Tutelar gods as the Heathens did Vers 7. And it was given to him to make war with the Saints Here is another usurpation of his power this also is spoken of the little horne Dan. 7.20 that Type of Antichrist to which our Gospel Daniel here alludes This is the war spoken of chap. 11. with the two witnesses that is many as is said alluding to Moses and Aaron who were instead of a thousand this war is to last but 42. months of which already Note the Beasts swords usurped are two secular by Kings and Emperours but Chiefly Ecclesiastical by