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A86948 A wonder and yet no wonder a great red dragon in heaven. Hyde, Edward, 1607-1659. 1650 (1650) Wing H3869; Thomason E1361_2; ESTC R209183 27,059 66

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A WONDER and yet no WONDER A GREAT Red Dragon in Heaven REVEL. 12. 3. And there appeared another Wonder in Heaven And behold a great red Drogon c. 2 COR. 11. 14. And no marvel for Sathan himself is transformed into an Angel of light LONDON Printed by J. Macock for Giles Calvert at the black spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1651. To my deerly beloved friends which are in Christ Jesus Grace Mercy Peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ THat which at this time moved me to present you with this ensuing Discourse is that heavenly and glorious shape and form wherewith the great Red Dragon is now come forth in the Spirits of Professors never was the Dragon in more glorious habit then now O how he is arrayed how his mouth is ful fraught with pretended immediate and perfect enjoyments of God in the Spirit under colour of which he seeks to deceive and by his taile to draw those down out of heaven into the earth that have shined as stars in heaven he is great and he is red that is to say he is mighty and he is bloody His mightiness and bloodyness lye hid under his glorious appearances He is called in Scripture that old Serpent whose tail is full of windings and turnings who was of old in the begining Gen. 3. He is called likewise the Devil and Sathan a Deceiver and an Adversary he is all these names under beautiful Discoveries and appearances of God he is wrapped up and covered in and under Doctrines Speakings Writings of men and Discoveries of God he ushereth in Errors with glorious truths In his appearing to Professors he looks first how their Natures are inclined he casteth an eye first at the bent of their Spirits That way which they are inclined he wil sute himself in apparell if they be inclined towards Notions Fictions Forms or pretended high injoyments of God without power he sutes himself accordingly he makes use of Scripture likewise to strengthen him in his Designs These and many others are his subtilties now adayes this Dragon is described to be a wonder in heaven Revel. 12. because of his seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads a wonder indeed you wil say it is when you come to be taken up with John into the Spirit The Dragon wants no wisdome to tempt deceive and devour for he hath seven heads no power to bring about his designs for he hath ten horns and he wants no glory wherewith to promise to professors if they will fall down and worship him because he hath seven Crowns Beloved Friends therefore I have written this ensuing Discourse likewise to shew you the multiplicity of subtilty power and glory that is in him to deceive and which I have seen to be in him Do not therefore O do not slight what I have written though confused and scattered it is the day of smal things which God would not have you despise consider well what I have written before you begin to censure it and if you finde any truth in what I write mind that more then he that writ it If you inquire whose this Discourse is it is the discourse of a bruised Reed and of smoaking flax of a suckling of a babe in Christ out of whose mouth God will perfect his praise Yours in him who is the truth and no lye Edw. Hide Junior REVEL. 12. 3 4. And there appeared another wonder in heaven and behold a great Red Dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven crowns upon his heads And his taile drew the third part of the stars of heaven and did cast them to the earth And the Dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered for to devour her child assoon as it was born IN the beginning of this Chapter There is a great wonder spoken of which appeared to John and which he saw a door being opened in heaven to him The wonder is as followeth A woman clothed with the Sun and the Moon under her feet and upon her head a Crown of twelve stars This woman is the Church of Christ his Spouse the Lambs bride as appears by many places of Scripture as Ephes. 5. 32. Revel 31. 9. The Sun wherewith she is cloathed is that light and glory which shines forth in the Gospel which is Christ the Son of Righteousness for so he is called in Malac. 4. 2. but unto you that fear my Name shall the Sun of Righteousness appear with healing in his wings The Moon is a light below the Sun and borroweth its light from the Sun and is nothing but that light and glory which shined and doth now shine forth in the Law The terme under her feet is nothing else but beneath her the Crown of twelve stars which is upon her head holds forth that Royall and Kingly glory wherewith the Church of Christ is cloathed so that the meaning of the wonder is this It holds forth that multiplicity of glory which the Church of Christ is in and under for there is a glory of the Sun a glory of the Moon and a glory of the stars a crown of twelve stars above her the Sun of righteousness in the midst of her and the Moon under her feet so that there is glory above her glory in the midst of her and glory beneath her insomuch that she is hem'd in with glory or it holds forth that variety of glory under which the Church is for there is one glory of the Sun another of the Moon another of the stars for one star differeth from another in glory 1 Cor. 5. 41. This woman so cloathed with glory being with child and cryed travelling in birth and pain to be delivered there appears presently another wonder in heaven which is that which I intend now to speak to And there appeared another wonder in heaven and behold a great red Dragon having seven heads and ten horns and seven Crowns upon his heads c. The words are one of the Wonders which John saw being taken up by the Spirit into heaven there being a door opened to him It is said in heaven it appeared to him from whence we may draw this conclusion That there is no seeing of a Wonder but in heaven there is no seeing of heaven without being taken up by the Spirit into it unless a door be opened in heaven to us If we have a desire friends to see a Wonder we must desire God to take us up into heaven and there to open the door of heaven to us for so Iohn was taken up into heaven see Revel. 1. 10. and there a door was opened to him see Revel. 4. 1. This Wonder is a Wonder indeed What That a great Red Dragon should be seen in heaven Stand astonished and be amazed ô ye heavens was there ever such a thing heard of If you could but see it you would stand astonished and admire But to come neerer to