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A43282	Seder olam, or, The order, series or succession of all the ages, periods, and times of the whole world is theologically, philosophically and chronologically explicated and stated also the hypothesis of the pre-existency and revolution of humane souls together with the thousand years reign of Christ on earth ... : to which is also annexed some explanatory questions of the book of the Revelations ... : and an appendix containing some translated out of Latin by J. Clark, M.D., upon the leave of F.M., Baron of Helmont.; Seder olam. English	Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Clark, J., M.D.	1694 (1694)	Wing H1394; ESTC R235336	106,660	246

equal intervals or distances than with others that are unequal Quest. 4. Do not the names of the seven Churches symbolically intima●e some certain marks and properties of the said Churches and whether or no that Term or Title of Asia signifies only that part of the World so called or rather the whole Globe of the Earth or visible World which by some learned Men is call'd Asia from the Hebrew Root Gnasa that is he made as dis●inguished from those superiour Worlds Iezirah Briah and Aziluth so call'd all which names of Wo●lds a●e to be found in Scripture Quest. 5. Whether or no the Name Title or Character of the Church * The Ephesian Church of Ephesus doth not properly agree to the State of the Church from the time of Christ's R●s●rrection to the year of his Ascension 333 which is the three Hundred si●ty and sixth year * Anno 366. from his Nativity for some render the Word in Latin Desiderabilis desirable or Amabilis Lovely and certainly such was the primitive Church from ●he days of the Apostles or as others read it Remittens Relaxatus importing to slack●n and r●l●nt as the Holy Ghost complains in Iohn ●aying Th●y ha●e f●rsaken their first Love for quickly a●ter the Apos●l●s Days the love of many waxed cold yet in many thing● that Church was to be commended as in their Works Labour and Patience not giving toleration to evil Men nor such who boasted that they were Apostles but were not when they came to the Tryal Quest. 6. Was not that threat of the Lord against them clearly fulfilled in the following the Interval of 333 years and ⅓ that unless they did timely repent the Lord himself would shortly come and remove their Candlestick from them For in many places where Christianity flourished heretofore in the next and succeeding Intervals there was scarce any visible Profession of it to be seen For the same places where anciently the Christian Religion flourished were afterwards under the Power and Dominion of foul and abominable Heathenism and Mahometism Quest. 7. And doth not the Name Title or Character of the Church * Smyrna of Smyrna aptly agree to the State of the Church from the year 333⅓ since Christs Resurrection unto the year † Anno 7000 from the 666⅔ Now Smyrna in Latin signifies Myrrh and truly the small number of the faithful and sincere were as I may so say in comparison of the vast multitude of false and unsound Christians that swarmed in the following Interval like unto a handful of Myrrh as well retaining their own purity as serving to purifie others and keeping themselves from the height of Corruption and Uncleanness And altho' the state of this Church happened in an exceeding Bad and most corrupt Age in ●espect of the former yet was the said Ch●rch blamed in nothing but comm●●ded for her Works and is said to be ri●● notwithstanding her Poverty and Tribulation For God mightily comforted and ●upported her under her Afflictions that she was to undergo and foretells her the ten days of Tribulations which he would bring upon her and that Satan should cast some of them into Prison And here also the Lord hath plainly painted out this false Church that arose in this second interval saying ` I know their Blasphemy who said they were Jews and are not but of the Synagogue of Satan Quest. 8. What was meant by those ten days of Tribulation which this Church was to undergo Are they ten natural or common days or rather ten certain times or days of persecution For the time of persecution is commonly called a day wherein that scorching Sun of the persecutors arises And lastly what are those a The ten persecutions conti●ued as it were but one ten days of Persecution For indeed it is commonly affirmed that there were ten persecutions which disquieted the Church within 300 years after Christ`s Resurrection and seeing they for the most part followed one another hence it is they rather merit the name of one continued persecution than ten but in the second Interval to wit from the year 33¾ to 66 6 ● after Christ's Resurrection the Church enjoyed some bright and glorious intervals and had a time of Respit Peace and Tranquility and that too under the shelter and protection of certain pious Kings and Emperours such as were Theodosius the first and the s●cond and others yet this Church suffered many sharp persecutions in this second Interval p●rtly by Heathen Kings and partly by ●mperours infected with the Arrian and Eu●ychian Heresies And ●inally what added most to the weight of her Af●liction was that she was fo●c'd to feel a far more grievous persecution under the Christians so called than she had suffered in the former Interval under the Heathens Moreover if any hath or will take the pains to read the ●i●●ory of this Ecclesiastical Interval and especially Lucas O●●andrus Alstedius or any other ancient ●cclesia●tical Writer he will find that ten very considerable persecutions o● the Church truly happen'd in this Interval And if any more were found to have happen'd in certain particular places or to private Persons ●hey may be referred to the ten aforemen●ioned whereby the number ●en will be the mo●e compleat Quest. 9 Doth not the Name and Cha●acter of the Church of *. Pergàmus Pergamus seem to agree well enough wi●h the third Interval of the C●urch from the Year after Chri●t's Resurrection 66 6 7 †. from the year 700 to 1666. to the Year 1000 For as Pergamus was ●he Metropolis or chief City of Asia abounding with lofty Towers and Magnificent Buildings so in the third Interval the outward form● and visible Face of the Church seemed exceeding high and stately in ●ime of Peace and the Popes of Rome became very proud and am●itious insomuch that it was at that time made no less than a capital Crime to ●esist their Authority yea and some wer● put to death for it Also in the same Interval there were divers Popes who were Magicians and Necromancers and ●herefore it might be well said● That Satan fixed his Sea● at Rome or in the Roman Ch. signified by the Church of Pergamus where Antipas was slain and is not the whole number of the faithful Witnesses of God compr●hended under the figure of Antipas who either in this or the succeeding Intervals were put to death for opposing the Antichristian Tyranny and Ambition of the Popes as the word Antipas seems plainly to intimate Quest. 10. And was not the Idolatry and Spiritual ●ornication of this third Interval wherein the Adoration of Images and worshipping of Saints was Ins●ituted by the Popes of Rome but especially by the second Nicaean Council predicted in these words which were s●oken to the Church of Pergamus ch 2. v. 14. Thou hast there such as hold the Doctrin of Balaam who taught Balak to ●ay an offence before the People of Israel that they should ●at things offered to Idol and commit

themselves above Kings and Emperors and the first papal Usurpation was observed in Benedict the ninth who attempted to depose the Emperor from his Imperial Seat and dispose of the Crown to whom he pleased about the Year of Christ's Nativity 1034 as Histories confirm and especially Lucas Osiander in Epitom Hist. Eccles. Which was afterwards more vigorously followed by Gregory the seventh alias Hildebrand about the Year 1073 An. 1073 and in succeeding Ages continued to this day Quest. 77. Doth not that number of 144000 whom Iohn saw upon Sion standing with the Lamb and Singing a new Song c. signifie the same described in the like number Chap 7. who shall be the first Fruits of the first Resurrection above cited When they shall be plainly distinguished from the four Beast●● and fo●r and twenty ●lders because they shall Sing a new Song before the Beasts and Elders and none was able to learn that Song except the 144000● and yet God will most certainly have other faithful Servants on Ea●th at that time also● tho' they cannot as yet learn the aforesaid Song which s●●ms to be some peculiar Property in those only that obtain the firs● Resurrection Quest. 78. Will not the time wh●r●i● the 144000 will appear be after the expiration of 42 Months or 1260 Years which are the Years of the ●irst Beas● And th● latter 666 years b●longing to the s●con● Beast will have the ●ame End and P●riod ending about th● Year of Christ's Nativity 1700 The Year 1700 in true Chronol●gy differs fr●m the common respect being ha● to true Chronology which many think differs some years ●rom the vulgar computation so as that the true is by some though● to preceed the vulgar by t●e space of two Years others think four years Quest. 79. About the time when t●e number of those that are Sealed 14400● shall appear will not an Angel fly throug● the midst of Heaven having the everlasting Gospel to preach to the Inhabitants o● th● Earth to every Nation People Tongue and Kindred And who is this Angel Is it not Jesus Christ Or some Angel having his Conmission And how shall this Angel preach the Gospel to all every where Shall he not do it by inspiring Good and Holy Men and stirring them up to go into other Nations whereby they shall declare and publish the Gospel of Christ over the whole Earth And so indeed there shall not be a Nation or People upon the whole Globe of the Earth to whom the Gospel shall not be both externally and internally preached and declared as Christ had foretold all the elect Children of God wheresoever dispersed shall be gather'd together and the rest shall be left without excuse And doth not this time belong to the Church of P●i●●delphia to whom the Lord had promised that he would open a door before her which no Man should shut And therefore shall not the Ears and Hearts of sundry in all Nations be effectually opened by Divine Power operating in the Ministers sent from God to believe and obey the holy Gospel whereby there shall be a great Conversion of many People of every Kindred Stock and Family unto Christ after this universal Publication of the Gospel And shall not also the Gift of Tongues and Miracles with divers other noble and excellent Gifts of the Divine Spirit once communicated to the Apostles be again restored to the Church which being restored shall be again produced when that time shall come Quest. 80. Shall not Babylon that great City fall suddenly after the P●omulgation of the Gospel in all Nations in the order and manner described by the Prophe● Iohn ch 14. where he first speaks of the 144000● s●anding with the Lamb upon Mount Sion Secondly of the general Publication of the Gospel to all Nation and thirdly and lastly of the Fall of Babylon Quest. 81. Is not the first Resurrection of all the Saints and that happy and glorious Sabbath which they shall enjoy upon Earth after the first Resurrection clearl● pointed out Chapter 1● Verse 1● Blessed are the Dead that die in the Lord from henceforth saith the Spirit that they rest from their Lab●urs and their Works follow them And why doth he say from henceforth but to intimate to us that excellent Sabbath of the Saints for altho' the Saints are perpetually blessed and do rest in Christ after Death yet is not some peculiar degree of Felicity intended in these words viz. That most noble and excellent Sabbath which the Saints shall enjoy in the Millennium Quest. 82. What signifies the reaping of the Earth and the gathering together of the Grapes of the Vineyards of the Earth Are not the fearful and terrible Judgments of God upon the unbelieving and disobedient to be understood by it after God shall have bountifully rewa●ded his faithf●l Servants Quest. 83. How are those Words to be understood Chap. 14.20 And the Wine-press was trodden without the City● and Blood came ●ut of the Wine-press even unto the H●rses Bridles● by the space of a th●usand and six hundred Furlongs Doth not this belong to the time of the Ba●●le of Armageddon under the seventh 〈◊〉 when Gog and Magog or the Ungodly 〈◊〉 ●ll ●orts shall joyn themselves in g●eat A●mi●● against God's People who follow the ●amb but at this time more especiall● against the Iews and Israelites now inhabiting their own Land Of which Bat●le see Ez●kiel ch 38 v. ●1 12. CHAP. XV. QU●st 84. To what Interval or space of time belongs the Vision of the seven * The seven Angels with their seven Phials belonging to the seventh Trumpe● Angels pouring out their seven Phials of Divine Wrath Do they not seem manifestly to belong to the time of the seventh Trumpet to wit from the Year of Christ's Resurrection 1740 to the Year 2000 For those Phials are said to contain the seven last Plagues and in them is the Divine Wrath fulfilled And therefore will they not belong to the seventh Trumpet which contains Horrible and Tremendous Plagues And finally before any of these Phials shall be poured fourth the Temple of God will be opened in Heaven and all such as have obtained Victory over the Beast and his Image and over the Mark and Number of his Name viz. after the expiration of 1666 years since the Death of Christ shall stand upon the Glassy Sea which is mixt with Fire Singing the Song of Moses and the Lamb and Prophesying of almost a general Conversion of the Nations And doth not this opening of the Temple belong to the beginning of the Interval of the Philadelphian Church And certainly if we well consider how great power the Antichristian Kingdom has had in the World to this very day it seems an Argument strong enough to conclude that no Phials have been as yet poured out Quest. 85. Who are those whom Iohn saw standing upon the Sea of Glass mingled with Fire having obtained Victory over the Beast and over his Image Mark and