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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37121	A cabinet of jewels, or, A glimps [sic] of Sions glory written by William Dyer ...	Dyer, William, d. 1696.	1663 (1663)	Wing D2931; ESTC R15940	49,743	152

Sodom and Egypt Chap. 11.8 That is in Antichrists Kingdoms and Dominions The Woman which thou sawest is that great City which reigneth over the Kings of the Earth Chap. 17.18 She is called Sodom for her filthiness and wickedness and Egypt for her cruelty and oppression Chap. 17.4 The true Servants of God and Members of Jesus Christ that bear witnesse for him against the evils of the Beast and against the evils of the world are here called two witnesses 1. Because of the fewnesse of them 2. Because two is a number sufficient to bear a witness John 8.17 3. Because Antichrists Beasts are called two Chap. 13. 4. They are called witnesses for Six Reasons First Because their work is to bear witness for Christ and his truth against the world the Flesh and the Devill A true believer is to bear a threefold testimony to and for Christ a word-testimony to and for Christ a word-testimony a life-testimony and a blood testimony Heb. 12. John 5.33 Secondly Christs Members are called witnesses because they stand up for Christ to maintaine his name his honour his cause his truth his worship his Glory in the world Dan. 3.16 17 18 and Chap. 6. And ye killed the Prince of life whom God hath raised from the dead whereof we are witnesses Act. 3.15 Be it known unto you all and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth whom ye crucified whom God raised from the dead even by him doth this man stand here before you whole Acts 4.10 11 12. Thirdly The Lambs followers are called witnesses because they keep the testimony of Jesus Christ Rev. 12.17 Chap. 6.9 a testimony to all the Offices works and Kingdom of Jesus Christ as King of Saints and King of Nations Fourthly Gods chosen and precious ones are called witnesses because they doe appear boldly and openly for his truth they own it they love it they love it they publish it they hold it fast and suffer for it who through the teachings of the Spirit in the word and by the power of the same spirit are found in the practise of Christs Appointments they cannot deny the truth which is a Testimony to it Acts 24.14 Fifthly The true VVorshippers of God are called witnesses because they do bear witness against the beast and all the whole mistery of iniquity against the whore of Babylon who hath committed fornication with the Kings of the earth and made her self drunk with the blood of the Saints Rev. 17.6 Christs faithful witnesses bear an eminent Testimony against all her abominations and filthiness and wickedness against the Pope his Government his clergy his Doctrine his worship his Religion and all his abominable proceedings Rev. 19.7 Sixthly Christs redeemed ones are called witnesses because in dying they bear witnesse for him for to dye for the truth is a living standing testimony to it He who for Christs sake loves not his life unto the death dyes a most glorious witnesse of Christ Chap. 12.11 And they loved not their lives unto the death And the beast that came out of the bottomlesse pit made war against him and overcame them and killed them Chap. 11.7.9 Antichrist riseth in a double beast In his civil power and his Ecclesiastical power First In his civil power so he makes up one beast with the ten Kings Chap. 17.12 And this is that Beast that rise up out of the Sea which hath seven heads and ten horns and upon his horns ten Crowns and upon his heads the name of blasphemy And the beast which I saw was like unto a Leaper and his feet was as the feet of a Bear and his mouth as the mouth of a Lyon and the Dragon gave him his Power and his Seat and great Authority Chap. 13.1 2. Secondly In his Ecclesiasticall power so he makes up another beast with the Clergy and this is that beast that rise up out of the Earth He hath two horns like a Lamb and he speaks like a Dragon vers 11. Now these two monstrous beasts Antichrists Magistrates and Ministers slay the faithful witnesses of Jesus Christ and rejoyce over their dead bodies and make merry and send gifts one to another Chap. 11.10 Oh how do graceless faithless Christless men rejoyce at the afflictions and calamities of Gods people saying where is now your God and Christ your King Psal 42.10 As touching the nature of the VVitnesses death we are not to conceive thereof as though the same were to be a corporeall killing or slaying but a civill killing or slaying not so much their bodies as their testimonies deprive and strip them of their Liberty Worship Ordinances Religion and the free exercise of their Gifts suffering not a Servant of Jesus Christs to bear an open testimony against the abominations of the beast nor against their National wickedness but make Laws against them and lye in wait for them stoping their mouths and imprisoning their bodies hating and hunting them up and down afflicting and tormenting them and taking possession of their possessions Killing and slaying them all the day long and account them as sheep for the slaughter Rom. 8.33 This is to be broken in the place of Dragons and covered with the shadow of death Psal 44.19 This is to be killed all the day long And upon this account the witnesses are said to be slain And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entred into them and they stood upon their feet and great fear fell upon them that saw them Chap. 11.11 A spirit of boldnesse and courage zeale and undauntednesse and resolution to appear for Christ and his cause against Antichrist and the whole brood Therefore rejoyce all ye Saints and be glad all ye of upright heart though the witnesses be dead they will not alwayes be dead but rise again 3. After the slaying time the true Church is with the Lamb on Mount Sion Chap. 14.1 And I looked and lo a Lamb stood on Mount Sion and with him an hundred forty and four thousand having his fathers name written in their foreheads which notes a fixed state Those which trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Sion which cannot be moved Psal 12.5 before the slaying time the Church is very low but under the slaying time lower but after the slaying time the Church is very high she is rejoycing shining and triumphing on Mount Sion And they sung as it were a new song before the throne and before the four beasts and the Elders and no man could learn that song but the hundred forty and four thousand which were redeemed from the Earth The true Church having gotten the glorious presence of the Lamb in the midst of her and having gotten some victory over the beast they do rejoyce mightily And I heard a voice of Harpers harping with their Harps but this is not till after the resurrection of the witnesses are risen the Church is exceeding joyful This chapter out of which my Text

Another Vial is poured out upon the Sun that is Princes and Magistrates Vers 8. Fifthly Another Vial also upon the Seat that is Rome it self the throne of the Beast Vers 10. So that all that worship the Beast and receive his Mark and belong to him whether they be high or low rich or poor if they do not come off from him they shall share with him in all his plagues Come out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins that ye receive not of her plagues Rev. 18.4 The second misery of them that follow the Beast is they shall cry to the Rocks and to the Mountains of the Earth And the great men and rich men and the chief Captains and the mighty men and every Bondman and every Freeman hid themselves in the Dens and in the Rocks of the Mountains and said to the Mountains and Rocks fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the Throne and from the wrath of the Lamb for the great day of his wrath is come and who shall be able to stand Rev. 6.15 16 17. They that are here cloathed in Silk and Velvet shall wish for the mountains to cover them which would be but a poor shelter for the Mountains melt at the presence of the Lord and the Rocks rend asunder when he is angry They that made others fly away from them as innocent Lambs from devouring wolves shall be afraid of the wrath of the Lamb that sitteth on the throne Oh how will those great men dare to appear before his Tribunal that have stained the Sword of Authority with the blood of innocency by turning its back against the vicious and whetting its edge against the righteous Many an unjust Judge that now sits confidently upon the Bench shall then stand trembling at the Bar. Oh how will they be able to lift up their heads before Christ who have lifted up their hands against Christ The Kings of the earth stood up and the Rulers were gathered together against the Lord and against his Christ Act. 4.26 Rev. 17.14 Instead of helping the Lord against the Mighty they help the Mighty against the Lord Psal 2.2 Oh how many great men are there that make no other use of their greatnesse but to be great in wickednesse great Swearers great Drunkards great Sabbath-breakers great Persecutors great Adulterers great Atheists who instead of denying or forsaking the Devil and all his works follow the Devil and all his works who sin with content and are content with their sins Thy Princes are rebellious and companions of Thieves Isa 1.23 But the great God against whom they sin is greater than the greatest before whom all the Nations of the world are but as a drop of a Bucket and as the small dust of the Ballance Isa 40.15 Who will not fear thee O King of Nations forasmuch as there is none like unto thee O Lord Thou art great and thy name is great and thy power is great Jer. 10.6 He toucheth the mountains and they smoak before whom the Devils fear tremble Therefore wo wo be to them that forsake him and follow the Beast they shall cry and call for help but there will be none to help them The third misery of those that follow the Beast is They shall be cast into a Lake of fire with the Beast And the Beast was taken and with him the false Prophet that wrought miracles before him with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the Beast and them that worshipped his Image these both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone Rev. 19.20 The Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty Angels in flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his power 2 Thes 1.7 8 9. Oh what a dreadful thing is it to lye under the wrath of God! to lye in burning flames and for ever to be banished from the presence of God and his holy Angels This will be the portion of the Beasts followers Oh will they not wish then that they had never been born and that they might be turned into stocks and stones but alas all their wishes will do them no good Christ will say to them then Depart ye cursed into everlasting fire prepared for the Devil and his Angels Mat. 25.41 42 43. O ye Rulers and great Ones of the Earth It will be no dishonour to your Honours to lay your honour at his feet in whose presence the Angels vail their faces and before whose Throne the Elders cast their Crowns Isa 6. Rev. 4.10 O is it not better then with patience to suffer with Sion and the Churches party a while rather than joyn with the Romish party and be ruined with them in the end Rev. 14.12 Here is the patience of the Saints Ye shall suffer a while and be troden down by them and you must stay for the full accomplishment of this promise for your deliverance But I will surely come and will recompence all your patience And therefore be not discouraged and faint in your minds let not your hearts turn back unto Egypt and hanker after Rome those remnants of Baal which God will surely destroy Fifthly I shall shew you now how the Lambes Followers may be known from the Beasts followers First You may know them by their number They are in number the fewest Many are called but few are chosen Mat. 20.16 Though all Israel be as the sand of the Sea yet but a remnant shall be saved Rom. 9.27 And Christ calls his flock a little flock Luke 12.32 And truly Beloved they are but a few that follow the Lamb and believe in him The Heathens follow the Devil the Turks follow Mahomet the Jews follow Moses the Papists follow the Pope and loose Protestants and carnal Professors they follow the world the flesh and the Devil and false Teachers false Doctrine and false Worships And all the world wondred after the Beast Rev. 13.3 The waters which thou sawest where the Whore sitteth are Peoples and Multitudes and Nations and Tongues Chap. 17.15 Believers though their natures are the sweetest yet their number is the smallest In Heaven are the best but in Hell are the most O dear Christians there are but few upright Christians there are many Thorns but few Lillies Secondly By their Characters you may know them You have nine lovely Characters of them in this fourteenth Chapter First they stand with the Lamb upon the Mount Sion Secondly They have their Fathers name written in their foreheads Thirdly They sing a new Song which none can learn but onely the hundred forty and four thousand Fourthly They are such as are redeemed from the Earth Fifthly They are Virgin-Saints not defiled with women Sixthly They follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth Seventhly