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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04032	The secrets of numbers according to theologicall, arithmeticall, geometricall and harmonicall computation. Drawne, for the better part, out of those ancients, as well neoteriques. ... By William Ingpen, Gent.	Ingpen, William.	1624 (1624)	STC 14089; ESTC S107425	91,591	122

the Chapter going before Now Isaas was born of this seed which some write with six elements agreeable to the promise couched in six words Otherwise it may signifie those six places he dwelt in Canaan Ægypt Gerar Beersheba Sodome and the Caue wherein he was buried for the graue in many places of the Bible is called An house or dwelling by a metaphor much vsed among the Hebrews Besides these there are proper Names belonging to God which either diuided into Numbers by parting of their clements or without Numbers haue secret and mysticall significations Which beeing seuen in number Septenarius nusmerus est omnium aliorum perfectisimus As touching the signification of these words see more in Lemnius exhor ad vitam optim insh cap. 59. according to the septenarie perfection it is admirable to tell what they signifie in the Hebrew Tongue The first is Eloth signifying GOD. The second Eloi as much as to say My God The third El which if it be pronounced with a thin aspiration it signifieth God if with a sharp one that is strong or valiant The fourth is Adonai signifying Lord. The fift Sabbath that is Lord of the Sabbath some others interpret it Lord of vertues The sixt Saddai that is apt or potent The seuenth Am which is a name ineffable according to that spoken to Moses I am that I am or My Name is from one generation to another The Greeks call this 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is wanting vowels or syllables The Samaritanes called him Iube The erth fiddib 2. cap. 29. not knowing the force and etymologie of that word as you may reade in Nicetas from whom I haue borrowed this interpretation Now the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in Greek is not without his numerall application For whether you will haue him called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Hee that is signifying his essence or Bonus because it is the proper appellation of God saith Denuis or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 because by his course or ambite hee containeth all things both in heauen and earth or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is God is called A consuming fire in Scripture because he consumeth the tents of the wicked from burning making all a quadruple Etymon it cannot be but that vnspeakable mysteries are contained vnder these appellations Now the words Good just holy being but his attributes represent his nature well but not his essence which to speak truely is ineffable To call him Lord King and so forth signifieth his habite to things opposite because his power stretcheth from foure denominations Hee is Lord vnto those who are subject to his dominion King to others who are vnder his gouernment Creator of all things created Pastor ouer those whom he feedeth Wee will come now to the Apocalypse to see what secret Numbers wee can finde there There is no place of the old and new Testament that affordeth such plenty The first Number is α and ω representing the duall number Chap. 1. ver 3. which I haue vnfolded in our fourth chapter Seuen Churches of Afia are not without a mystery Verse 11. which some will haue to be an Antitype of our Protestant Churches Helvetia Swizerland Geneva France Flandirs Scotland England how truely according to historical narration let others indifferently consider For my part I dare not contradict them seeing the spirits of former Prophets according as hath been fore-prophecied must be subject to those later And in prophecying we finde it true as well as in other learning which One saith Semper deprehendit posterior atas quod non vidit prior Seuen Candlesticks signifie seuen Churches 13 By those seuen Starres 16 are vnderstood 7 famous Doctors of the Primitiue Church C. 3. v. 1. Seuen Spirits represent those seuen distinctions of gifts abounding in those seuen Churches mentioned before By tenne daies C. 2. v. 10. are mystically vnderstood ten yeers and those ten yeers make a type of the ten-yeers persecution vnder Traian the Emperor C. 3. v. 12 By the word Hierusalem is meant a twofold Hierufalem One in this life when the Church of God shall come to his perfection and purity anon after the fall of Antichrist the other an heauenly Hierusalem where the soules shall rest symbolizing two Sabbaths mentioned in our fourth Chapter C. 4. v. 3 By the Iasper stone Sardine and Rain-bowe are represented the three Persons of the Trinity The Iasper signifieth the Father Sardine the Sonne Rain-bowe the holy Ghost Foure beasts signifie foure ages of men wherein the Gospell shall be preached 8 others apply them to foure principall teachers in God's Church C. 7. v. 1. By foure Augels are meant these 4 Contention ambition heresie warre 〈◊〉 which are foure messengers sent from God to punish the earth And all these proceed from foure corners of the earth that is Contention from the East ambition from the West heresie from the South war from the North. What could be more contentious than the Eastern or Greeke Church What more ambitious than the Roman who hath enricht herselfe with the spoils of other Churches As touching the South parts it could not be but much heresie preutiled there seeing Pelagius the Monk came from thence Concerning the North it hath euer been a Pronetb Ab Aquilome awnemalum By those Numbers of Tribes C. 7. v. 4. is meant not onely the calling of the Iewes but of the Gentiles C. 8. v. 10. By the great Starre which fell from heauen is meant Arr●us who with his bitter heresie of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 hath corrupted the Fountains that is the pure and incorrupted water of God's Word By the second Star is vnderstood the Pope or Mahomer which you will Those two Witnesse● signifie the two Testaments In that it is said C. 11 v. 3 V. 18 The Gentiles were angry wee may finde the Papall malice truely represented furiously enraging against two worthy instruments of God's Church Iohn Husse and Ieroms of Prague for maintaining the doctrine of Christ C. 12. v. 7 By Michael and his Angels is meant Constantane the Emperor and his Christian Army by the Dragon Maxentius Maxemi●ius Litinius and others sighting against him The beast that riseth out of the sea is the Bishop of Rome his seuen heads and ten horns signifie those 7 hil● about Rome his power and principality being defended with ten mighty Kings of the earth As touching the word Lateinos reade our third demonstration prouing that the Bishop of Rome is Antichrist C. 14. v. 19 By those 1600 furlongs some vnderstand the whole Region of England burning with persecution in Queen Maries time for 1600 furlongs make 200 English miles C. 17. v. 9 Seuen Kings signifie so many kindes of Romish Gouerners successiuely succeeding one another Vnder those ten horns ten Kings are figured which shall fight against the Beast answerable to the other te●ne which took his part By Babylon is signified