from_o the_o order_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o have_v set_v down_o at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o precede_a chapter_n a_o description_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n and_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a it_o necessary_o follow_v that_o in_o the_o next_o place_n shall_v be_v set_v down_o a_o description_n of_o the_o everlasting_a glory_n and_o happiness_n of_o the_o elect_a in_o heaven_n the_o three_o be_v from_o that_o it_o be_v say_v chap._n 20._o v._n 11._o that_o the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n flee_v away_o from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o white_a throne_n and_o there_o be_v find_v no_o place_n for_o they_o and_o this_o to_o have_v be_v in_o the_o last_o day_n of_o judgement_n wherefore_o the_o new_a heaven_n and_o the_o new_a earth_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o next_o chapter_n forasmuch_o as_o the_o universe_n can_v be_v without_o a_o heaven_n and_o earth_n must_v be_v the_o renew_a heaven_n and_o earth_n after_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n in_o which_o the_o glorify_a saint_n enjoy_v themselves_o in_o their_o heavenly_a state_n which_o be_v call_v the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o four_o be_v take_v from_o chap._n 21.7_o 8._o he_o that_o overcome_v shall_v inherit_v all_o thing_n but_o the_o fearful_a and_o unbelieving_a etc._n etc._n shall_v have_v their_o part_n in_o the_o lake_n which_o burn_v with_o fire_n and_o brimstone_n which_o be_v the_o second_o death_n whence_o say_v he_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o it_o be_v the_o heavenly_a bliss_n that_o be_v here_o promise_v to_o the_o victor_n and_o that_o this_o jerusalem_n therefore_o be_v a_o state_n in_o heaven_n not_o on_o earth_n five_o the_o side_n of_o the_o square_a area_n of_o ezekiel_n city_n by_o which_o the_o church_n militant_a be_v prefigure_v be_v but_o four_o thousand_o five_o hundred_o reed_n or_o forty_o five_o furlong_n but_o the_o side_n of_o the_o square_n of_o the_o area_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v extend_v unto_o twelve_o thousand_o furlong_n which_o make_v the_o area_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n seventy_o one_o thousand_o and_o a_o hundred_o and_o eleven_o time_n big_a than_o the_o area_n of_o ezekiel_n city_n and_o therefore_o ezekiel_n city_n be_v the_o church_n militant_a this_o new_a jerusalem_n by_o reason_n of_o the_o vast_a difference_n in_o their_o capaciousness_n and_o s._n john_n city_n contain_v not_o the_o elect_a of_o some_o one_o time_n but_o of_o all_o age_n must_v needs_o be_v the_o church_n triumphant_a six_o those_o word_n i_o see_v no_o temple_n there_o imply_v that_o this_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o triumphant_a for_o the_o church_n militant_a be_v not_o without_o temple_n seven_o and_o last_o in_o that_o it_o be_v say_v there_o be_v no_o night_n no_o death_n no_o pain_n no_o curse_n that_o without_o be_v dog_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o the_o inhabitant_n of_o this_o city_n shall_v always_o enjoy_v the_o sight_n of_o the_o face_n of_o god_n and_o the_o lamb_n these_o be_v manifest_a indication_n that_o the_o state_n describe_v be_v not_o of_o the_o church_n militant_a but_o triumphant_a these_o be_v the_o notable_a argument_n of_o alcazar_n which_o pareus_n also_o applaud_v or_o approve_v as_o stiff_a in_o alcazar_n opinion_n as_o himself_o but_o i_o shall_v answer_v they_o in_o order_n to_o the_o first_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o the_o true_a understanding_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n be_v by_o divine_a providence_n reserve_v for_o these_o latter_a time_n as_o it_o be_v manifest_o intimate_v in_o daniel_n chap._n 12.9_o as_o it_o be_v no_o disparagement_n for_o the_o ancient_a father_n not_o to_o be_v know_v in_o matter_n which_o the_o wisdom_n of_o god_n think_v fit_a to_o conceal_v from_o they_o so_o it_o be_v no_o rudeness_n or_o injury_n to_o their_o authority_n that_o it_o be_v not_o admit_v in_o case_n wherein_o they_o be_v no_o competent_a judge_n they_o have_v not_o the_o advantage_n we_o have_v who_o have_v so_o much_o of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n so_o clear_o fulfil_v before_o our_o eye_n the_o fulfil_n of_o prophecy_n be_v the_o most_o certain_a key_n for_o the_o open_n of_o they_o it_o be_v not_o likely_a that_o s._n austin_n understand_v that_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n be_v the_o apostatise_v church_n that_o great_a city_n or_o polity_n antichristian_a and_o idolatrous_a that_o be_v to_o be_v destroy_v by_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o vial_n upon_o the_o destruction_n whereof_o one_o of_o the_o vial-angel_n show_v this_o city_n or_o polity_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n to_o john_n as_o that_o power_n or_o polity_n that_o be_v to_o succeed_v in_o the_o other_o room_n in_o which_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n that_o adhere_v to_o the_o pure_a gospel_n nor_o will_v submit_v to_o the_o roman_a superstition_n and_o idolatry_n be_v cruel_o persecute_v torture_a and_o murder_v many_o hundred_o thousand_o of_o they_o which_o can_v not_o be_v without_o the_o tear_n of_o they_o that_o be_v concern_v these_o thing_n i_o say_v s._n austin_n be_v ignorant_a of_o we_o may_v well_o excuse_v he_o for_o his_o confident_a mistake_n who_o if_o he_o have_v know_v they_o will_v have_v easy_o discern_v the_o speech_n to_o have_v be_v figurative_a when_o it_o be_v say_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n nor_o cry_v nor_o sorrow_n nor_o pain_n and_o that_o god_n will_v wipe_v all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n viz._n that_o by_o a_o synecdoche_n generis_fw-la those_o kind_n of_o death_n sorrow_n pain_n cry_v and_o tear_n be_v point_v at_o that_o be_v cause_v by_o that_o antichristian_a polity_n that_o so_o barbarous_o persecute_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n that_o in_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n state_n they_o shall_v be_v free_a from_o these_o which_o be_v a_o easy_a and_o obvious_a sense_n thus_o understand_v and_o indeed_o the_o observe_v that_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v in_o opposition_n to_o the_o polity_n of_o babylon_n which_o it_o succeed_v be_v a_o special_a key_n for_o the_o right_o open_v the_o meaning_n of_o the_o description_n all_o along_o as_o may_v be_v observe_v in_o my_o exposition_n thereof_o to_o the_o second_o i_o answer_v 1._o that_o the_o object_n of_o the_o open_a book-prophecy_n of_o which_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v part_n be_v not_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n but_o the_o state_n thereof_o on_o earth_n and_o therefore_o though_o a_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n will_v follow_v here_o handsome_o yet_o it_o be_v quite_o heterogeneous_a to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o prophecy_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a it_o be_v not_o here_o describe_v but_o a_o state_n on_o earth_n in_o the_o millennium_n and_o that_o therefore_o there_o be_v a_o go_v back_o into_o those_o time_n in_o this_o description_n the_o place_n of_o the_o vision_n be_v no_o certain_a argument_n of_o the_o order_n of_o time_n they_o belong_v to_o as_o all_o know_v that_o know_v any_o thing_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n again_o that_o there_o be_v a_o holy_a and_o happy_a state_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n in_o his_o millennial_a reign_n on_o earth_n be_v plain_a and_o that_o that_o state_n or_o polity_n opposite_a to_o the_o polity_n or_o city_n of_o babylon_n be_v not_o where_o so_o full_o describe_v as_o the_o whore_n of_o babylon_n be_v chap._n 17._o be_v as_o plain_a wherefore_o what_o can_v be_v more_o likely_a than_o that_o this_o city_n the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v describe_v as_o a_o polity_n opposite_a to_o the_o city_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v drink_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o saint_n and_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o martyr_n of_o jesus_n from_o which_o barbarous_a persecution_n the_o saint_n be_v secure_v in_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n state_n whence_o it_o be_v say_v there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o death_n nor_o sorrow_n nor_o cry_v but_o that_o god_n will_v wipe_v all_o tear_n from_o their_o eye_n etc._n etc._n chap._n 21.4_o three_o those_o many_o passage_n note_v in_o my_o exposition_n of_o this_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n which_o be_v needless_a here_o to_o repeat_v plain_o demonstrate_v it_o to_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n and_o last_o the_o vial-angel_n the_o last_o doubtless_o as_o be_v near_o to_o this_o time_n that_o show_v john_n the_o bride_n the_o lamb_n wife_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o bloody_a whore_n of_o babylon_n destroy_v by_o he_o under_o the_o seven_o vial_n how_o natural_o do_v his_o show_v john_n the_o city_n new_a jerusalem_n upon_o his_o have_v destroy_v the_o city_n of_o babylon_n imply_v that_o he_o show_v he_o that_o polity_n that_o be_v to_o succeed_v that_o of_o babylon_n and_o that_o therefore_o this_o new_a
the_o thousand_o year_n be_v finish_v may_v be_v understand_v of_o the_o wicked_n revive_v political_o after_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o millennium_n and_o the_o rather_o because_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o place_n carry_v it_o for_o those_o that_o at_o the_o millennium_n be_v heretofore_o dead_a either_o natural_o or_o political_o and_o so_o judgement_n proceed_v upon_o they_o apoc._n 20.4_o which_o the_o wicked_a be_v not_o in_o a_o political_a sense_n and_o therefore_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o live_v not_o again_o must_v refer_v to_o that_o physical_a resurrection_n we_o contend_v for_o add_v to_o all_o this_o that_o if_o the_o first_o resurrection_n be_v understand_v in_o a_o political_a sense_n and_o mean_v in_o general_a as_o well_o of_o they_o that_o be_v behead_v as_o those_o that_o worship_v not_o the_o beast_n and_o in_o no_o other_o sense_n than_o so_o there_o be_v no_o reason_n why_o s._n john_n shall_v use_v the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d at_o first_o and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o may_v demand_v if_o that_o be_v the_o first_o political_a resurrection_n which_o be_v the_o second_o unless_o we_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o how_o it_o can_v be_v appropriate_v to_o this_o first_o resurrection_n as_o a_o special_a privilege_n of_o the_o partaker_n thereof_o that_o the_o second_o death_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o this_o by_o promise_n belong_v to_o all_o true_a believer_n though_o not_o martyr_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o to_o obtain_v a_o glorify_a body_n before_o the_o second_o death_n or_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n be_v in_o be_v which_o by_o its_o own_o nature_n exempt_v from_o the_o harm_n thereof_o or_o of_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o in_o be_v this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a privilege_n indeed_o and_o bless_v and_o holy_a and_o peculiarly_a happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v his_o share_n in_o such_o a_o first_o resurrection_n as_o this_o for_o he_o be_v actual_o out_o of_o the_o reach_n of_o all_o harm_n that_o may_v come_v from_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n the_o be_v within_o the_o reach_n of_o who_o power_n be_v to_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o second_o death_n and_o according_a to_o the_o apocalyptick_a antithetical_a implication_n or_o intimation_n he_o be_v possess_v already_o of_o everlasting_a life_n in_o a_o glorify_a body_n whenas_o other_o be_v but_o candidate_n for_o the_o same_o i_o hope_v by_o this_o time_n you_o perceive_v how_o easy_a smooth_a and_o natural_a my_o exposition_n of_o the_o first_o resurrection_n in_o a_o physical_a sense_n be_v and_o how_o intricate_a harsh_a and_o perplex_v the_o contrary_a way_n will_v be_v etc._n etc._n chap._n xx._n that_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n be_v a_o description_n of_o a_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n the_o high_a expression_n therein_o but_o such_o as_o be_v use_v in_o the_o prophet_n touch_v the_o people_n of_o the_o jew_n the_o plea_n of_o those_o that_o will_v have_v it_o mere_o a_o description_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n consist_v of_o seven_o argument_n out_o of_o alcazar_n a_o answer_n to_o those_o seven_o argument_n a_o more_o moderate_a way_n betwixt_o they_o that_o hold_v the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o one_o to_o signify_v mere_o such_o a_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n the_o other_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n viz._n that_o though_o it_o be_v a_o prophecy_n of_o a_o excellent_a state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n yet_o the_o description_n of_o that_o state_n be_v a_o intend_a type_n also_o of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n triumphant_a in_o heaven_n there_o be_v a_o wide_a difference_n betwixt_o some_o interpreter_n touch_v the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n apoc._n 21._o some_o understanding_n it_o to_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n other_o of_o the_o state_n in_o heaven_n among_o these_o latter_a be_v s._n augustine_n especial_o and_o after_o he_o ribera_n alcazar_n pareus_n and_o other_o among_o the_o former_a justin_n martyr_n grotius_n dr._n hammond_n brightman_n with_o other_o and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o altogether_o of_o that_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o antichrist_n and_o so_o have_v expound_v it_o continued_o throughout_o in_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o have_v careful_o suggest_v argument_n all_o along_o from_o the_o text_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v expound_v so_o that_o there_o want_v nothing_o for_o any_o further_a confirmation_n thereof_o unless_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n how_o there_o be_v no_o expression_n so_o high_a in_o this_o description_n but_o what_o be_v in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o general_o understand_v by_o interpreter_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n namely_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o in_o that_o prophetical_a thanksgiving_n of_o tobit_n chap._n 13._o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v build_v up_o with_o sapphir_n and_o emerald_n and_o precious_a stone_n thy_o wall_n and_o tower_n with_o pure_a gold_n and_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v pave_v with_o beryl_n and_o carbuncle_n and_o stone_n of_o ophir_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 65._o v._n 17._o behold_v i_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n but_o be_v you_o glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o in_o what_o i_o create_v for_o behold_v i_o create_v jerusalem_n a_o rejoice_n and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n see_v also_o chap._n 66.22_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n my_o tabernacle_n also_o shall_v be_v with_o they_o yea_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n again_o isa_n 25.8_o the_o lord_n will_v wipe_v away_o tear_n from_o all_o face_n and_o 54.11_o oh_o thou_o afflict_a toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o not_o comfort_v behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o fair_a colour_n and_o thy_o foundation_n with_o sapphir_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o agate_n and_o thy_o gate_n of_o carbuncle_n and_o all_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n and_o chap._n 60.19_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o thy_o light_n by_o day_n neither_o for_o brightness_n shall_v the_o moon_n give_v light_a unto_o thou_o but_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v unto_o thou_o a_o everlasting_a light_n and_o thy_o god_n thy_o glory_n thy_o sun_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v down_o neither_o shall_v thy_o moon_n withdraw_v itself_o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o everlasting-light_n and_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o mourning_n shall_v be_v end_v what_o more_o exalt_a expression_n than_o these_o be_v there_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n in_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n all_o which_o place_v notwithstanding_o be_v understand_v of_o a_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n and_o so_o the_o city_n which_o ezekiel_n describe_v by_o which_o be_v understand_v the_o church_n on_o earth_n the_o twelve_o gate_n the_o river_n tree_n and_o fruit_n they_o be_v all_o transcribe_v into_o the_o description_n of_o this_o new_a jerusalem_n in_o the_o apocalypse_n so_o assure_v a_o thing_n be_v it_o that_o the_o apocalyptick_a description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n do_v denote_v a_o state_n of_o the_o church_n here_o on_o earth_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o more_o fit_a thing_n to_o bring_v into_o view_v the_o plea_n of_o the_o other_o party_n who_o be_v so_o confident_a that_o it_o be_v a_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o heaven_n than_o to_o concern_v ourselves_o in_o any_o further_a proof_n that_o it_o be_v a_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n that_o we_o may_v give_v a_o right_a judgement_n of_o the_o matter_n alcazar_n who_o be_v very_o stiff_a for_o this_o opinion_n produce_v no_o few_o than_o seven_o argument_n for_o the_o same_o the_o first_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o blunt_o say_v in_o his_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 20._o cap._n 17._o that_o it_o be_v mere_a impudence_n to_o assert_v otherwise_o because_o it_o be_v say_v absterget_fw-la deus_fw-la omnem_fw-la lacrymam_fw-la ab_fw-la oculis_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la neque_fw-la luctus_fw-la neque_fw-la clamour_n sed_fw-la nec_fw-la ullus_fw-la erit_fw-la dolour_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o clear_o speak_v of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o the_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v manifest_a in_o scripture_n if_o this_o place_n be_v obscure_a the_o second_o be_v take_v
jerusalem_n be_v here_o upon_o earth_n to_o the_o three_o i_o say_v that_o that_o high_a expression_n of_o the_o heaven_n and_o earth_n fly_v away_o or_o vanish_v from_o the_o face_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o that_o there_o be_v find_v no_o place_n for_o they_o be_v only_o to_o set_v out_o the_o exceed_a great_a glory_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n that_o they_o can_v neither_o see_v earth_n nor_o the_o azure_a sky_n their_o eye_n be_v so_o fill_v and_o take_v up_o with_o the_o great_a resplendency_n and_o brightness_n of_o that_o light_n but_o the_o real_a stress_n of_o the_o argument_n if_o there_o be_v any_o in_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n after_o the_o conflagration_n which_o accompany_v the_o last_o judgement_n mention_v in_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o ensue_a chapter_n but_o from_o what_o have_v be_v faid_fw-we to_o the_o second_o argument_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o it_o be_v a_o mere_a lemmatosynechia_n that_o be_v the_o continue_v together_o of_o the_o vision_n in_o the_o outward_a cortex_fw-la of_o the_o apocalypse_n as_o if_o that_o be_v the_o very_a order_n of_o time_n in_o the_o thing_n they_o prefigure_v when_o it_o be_v quite_o otherwise_o in_o the_o true_a sense_n of_o the_o vision_n this_o be_v one_o part_n of_o the_o artifice_n of_o concealment_n affect_v by_o the_o apocalypse_n of_o which_o there_o be_v many_o instance_n as_o that_o chap._n 4.1_o where_o after_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n john_n be_v bid_v to_o come_v up_o that_o he_o may_v be_v show_v what_o thing_n must_v come_v to_o pass_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o these_o thing_n which_o lemmatosynechia_n have_v so_o impose_v upon_o some_o otherwise_o learned_a and_o of_o notable_a part_n that_o they_o have_v join_v the_o beginning_n of_o the_o seal_a book-prophecy_n with_o the_o end_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o laodicea_n that_o also_o seem_v to_o be_v a_o lemmatosynechia_n chap._n 13.14_o where_o the_o two-horned_n beast_n be_v say_v to_o make_v a_o image_n to_o the_o beast_n that_o have_v the_o wound_n by_o the_o sword_n and_o do_v live_v as_o if_o the_o ten-horned_n beast_n in_o the_o immediate_o forego_v vision_n be_v mean_v which_o be_v a_o glib_a correspondency_n in_o the_o cortex_fw-la when_o the_o inward_a sense_n be_v otherwise_o but_o there_o be_v not_o a_o more_o elegant_a lemmatosynechia_n than_o that_o chap._n 11.9_o where_o the_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a of_o the_o witness_n be_v dead_a be_v immediate_o place_v after_o the_o twelve_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n of_o their_o mournful_a prophesy_v when_o yet_o the_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a be_v the_o same_o time_n or_o synchronal_a to_o the_o twelve_o hundred_o and_o sixty_o day_n as_o i_o have_v elsewhere_o prove_v by_o impregnable_a argument_n i_o will_v only_o add_v one_o instance_n more_o chap._n 16._o v._n 18_o 19_o where_o the_o city_n be_v say_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o 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intend_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o i_o call_v lemmatosynechia_n have_v produce_v that_o for_o a_o strong_a argument_n which_o the_o matter_n right_o understand_v have_v no_o strength_n in_o it_o at_o all_o to_o his_o four_o i_o answer_v that_o we_o be_v both_o agree_v in_o this_o that_o the_o 7._o and_o 8._o verse_n of_o chap._n 21._o respect_v the_o state_n of_o man_n to_o come_v after_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o inheritance_n of_o heaven_n for_o i_o declare_v in_o my_o exposition_n that_o from_o the_o second_o verse_n to_o the_o nine_o be_v a_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n from_o the_o second_o thunder_n to_o the_o last_o or_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n to_o the_o last_o reward_n of_o the_o godly_a and_o punishment_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o as_o after_o a_o brief_a mention_n of_o the_o destruction_n of_o babylon_n chap._n 16._o v._n 19_o there_o be_v a_o large_a description_n of_o she_o and_o 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chap._n 3.5_o be_v a_o ensign_n of_o regal_a dignity_n answ_n the_o ingenious_a objector_n seem_v to_o mistake_v in_o the_o propriety_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n which_o as_o in_o the_o symbol_n of_o a_o woman_n a_o man_n or_o beast_n do_v not_o intimate_v one_o single_a individual_a but_o a_o body_n of_o man_n and_o their_o succession_n so_o by_o the_o single_a person_n he_n be_v not_o mean_v this_o or_o that_o single_a man_n but_o the_o whole_a successive_a body_n of_o man_n that_o be_v overcomer_n which_o according_a to_o the_o prophetic_a style_n be_v signify_v by_o this_o single_a person_n he_n those_o that_o stand_v out_o through_o faith_n and_o patience_n to_o the_o last_o in_o those_o country_n where_o the_o paganochristians_a domineer_v over_o they_o these_o with_o their_o prince_n and_o ruler_n will_v have_v the_o dominion_n over_o the_o paganochristians_a and_o will_v become_v the_o beginning_n or_o commencement_n of_o the_o great_a empire_n of_o christ_n so_o far_o 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with_o the_o opinion_n of_o christ_n personal_a reign_n be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o reason_n in_o that_o it_o bring_v down_o the_o persecute_a saint_n great_a reward_n in_o heaven_n which_o christ_n promise_v matt._n 5.12_o to_o a_o lesser_a reward_n here_o on_o earth_n chap._n thirty-nine_o two_o objection_n more_o out_o of_o the_o same_o letter_n the_o first_o touch_v the_o palm-bearing_a company_n whether_o they_o synchronize_v with_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n the_o other_o touch_v the_o intricateness_n and_o obscurity_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n with_o answer_n to_o both_o objection_n the_o first_o objection_n be_v upon_o pag._n 67._o mr._n mede_n argument_n say_v he_o for_o the_o synchronism_n of_o the_o palm-bearing_a company_n with_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n seem_v not_o firm_a if_o they_o be_v and_o we_o can_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o palm-bearing_a company_n be_v personal_o citizen_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n it_o will_v argue_v that_o the_o new_a 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with_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n beside_o what_o mr._n mede_n allege_v the_o methodicalness_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n may_v assure_v we_o for_o the_o prefix_v of_o the_o 144000_o seal_a one_o with_o the_o residue_n of_o that_o vision_n in_o that_o chapter_n before_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n be_v according_a to_o exquisite_a method_n the_o seven_o trumpet_n be_v a_o more_o distinct_a and_o particular_a representation_n of_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o same_o time_n nor_o do_v it_o follow_v from_o the_o palm-bearing_a company_n be_v be_v citizen_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n that_o those_o individual_a martyr_n that_o suffer_v either_o under_o paganism_n or_o antichrist_n that_o they_o live_v in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n here_o on_o earth_n but_o by_o a_o prophetic_a henopoeia_fw-la the_o whole_a successive_a body_n of_o the_o pure_a apostolic_a suffering_n church_n under_o the_o persecution_n of_o antichrist_n be_v understand_v when_o this_o one_o
the_o wolf_n and_o the_o lamb_n shall_v feed_v together_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v literal_o with_o answer_n thereto_o six_o particular_n in_o order_n to_o or_o compliance_n with_o the_o make_v the_o war_n of_o the_o heros_n on_o the_o white_a horse_n apoc._n 19_o literal_a only_a or_o carnal_a with_o a_o answer_n to_o the_o say_a particular_n in_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o church_n in_o pergamus_n i_o interpret_v the_o nicolaitan_n to_o be_v a_o people_n that_o sit_v loose_a enough_o as_o to_o the_o romish_a church_n but_o be_v also_o unchaste_a and_o loose_a of_o their_o body_n and_o that_o there_o be_v such_o within_o the_o pergamenian_a interval_n which_o reach_v from_o an._n dom._n 324._o to_o an._n dom._n 1242._o be_v apparent_a from_o history_n this_o the_o reverend_n and_o learned_a dean_n of_o paul_n dr._n stillingfleet_n have_v make_v good_a to_o our_o hand_n in_o the_o fanaticism_n of_o the_o roman_a church_n where_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o this_o nicolaitan_a doctrine_n which_o afterward_o prove_v the_o very_a doctrine_n of_o henry_n nicolas_n the_o father_n of_o the_o family_n of_o love_n do_v obtain_v among_o they_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o thirteen_o century_n viz._n that_o every_o person_n of_o the_o holy_a trinity_n have_v his_o successive_a time_n of_o rule_v the_o world_n that_o the_o law_n of_o the_o father_n continue_v till_o christ_n come_v the_o law_n of_o the_o son_n till_o their_o time_n and_o then_o the_o time_n of_o the_o holy_a ghost_n be_v to_o begin_v in_o which_o the_o use_n of_o sacrament_n be_v to_o cease_v and_o all_o external_a administration_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o so_o high_o extol_v love_n that_o what_o will_v have_v be_v a_o sin_n without_o it_o they_o think_v to_o be_v none_o with_o it_o as_o fornication_n adultery_n etc._n etc._n this_o be_v the_o primitive_a nicolaitism_n which_o be_v again_o renew_v by_o h._n n._n alias_o henry_n nicolas_n from_o whence_o our_o modern_a familist_n spring_n as_o also_o at_o first_o the_o quaker_n who_o still_o cast_v away_o the_o sacrament_n and_o make_v nothing_o of_o external_a administration_n this_o business_n be_v relate_v in_o nauclerus_fw-la and_o that_o before_o an._n dom._n 1190._o so_o full_o be_v it_o within_o the_o pergamenian_a interval_n it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o to_o set_v down_o his_o word_n concern_v the_o latter_a part_n of_o their_o description_n charitatis_fw-la etiam_fw-la virtutem_fw-la sic_fw-la ampliabant_fw-la ut_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la alias_o peccatum_fw-la esset_fw-la si_fw-la fieret_fw-la in_o charitate_fw-la jam_fw-la illud_fw-la non_fw-la esset_fw-la peccatum_fw-la unde_fw-la stupra_fw-la &_o adulteria_fw-la &_o caeteras_fw-la corporis_fw-la voluptales_fw-la nomine_fw-la charitatis_fw-la perpetrabant_fw-la mulieribusque_fw-la cum_fw-la quibus_fw-la peccabant_fw-la &_o simplicibus_fw-la quos_fw-la decipiebant_fw-la impunitatem_fw-la promittebant_fw-la deum_fw-la tantummodo_fw-la bonum_fw-la &_o justum_fw-la praedicantes_fw-la this_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o christ_n say_v he_o hate_v and_o abhor_v apoc._n 2.15_o and_o it_o be_v a_o surprise_v hit_v that_o henry_n nicolas_n shall_v be_v so_o eminent_a a_o reviver_n of_o this_o nicolaitan_a doctrine_n but_o i_o have_v say_v enough_o already_o to_o confirm_v our_o exposition_n of_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n i_o will_v pass_v hence_o to_o chap._n 8._o v._n 7_o 8_o etc._n etc._n where_o the_o three_o part_n mention_v at_o least_o half_a a_o score_n time_n i_o interpret_v to_o be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o there_o be_v very_o good_a reason_n for_o it_o from_o what_o occur_v chap._n 12.4_o where_o the_o great_a red_a dragon_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n which_o most_o certain_o denote_v the_o roman_a empire_n according_a to_o all_o interpreter_n be_v say_v to_o have_v draw_v down_o with_o his_o tail_n the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o star_n of_o heaven_n and_o to_o have_v cast_v they_o to_o the_o earth_n that_o be_v to_o have_v bring_v the_o three_o part_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n under_o his_o subjection_n which_o passage_n be_v a_o intend_a key_n to_o that_o in_o the_o eight_o chapter_n as_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n be_v chief_o to_o the_o eleven_o and_o thirteen_o in_o the_o nine_o chapter_n v._o 8._o where_o the_o locust_n be_v say_v to_o have_v hair_n as_o the_o hair_n of_o woman_n i_o as_o mr._n mede_n before_o i_o interpret_v of_o the_o saracen_n which_o be_v arabian_n of_o who_o pliny_n write_v nat._n hist_o lib._n 6._o cap._n 28._o n._n 30._o arabe_n mitrati_fw-la degunt_fw-la aut_fw-la intonso_fw-la crine_fw-la and_o the_o vision_n describe_v the_o locust_n as_o have_v face_n of_o humane_a shape_n but_o that_o they_o wear_v their_o hair_n as_o woman_n as_o do_v the_o arabian_n as_o be_v mitrati_fw-la that_o be_v have_v woman_n head-tire_a on_o for_o so_o mitra_n signify_v pilea_fw-la virorum_fw-la sunt_fw-la mitrae_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la it_o be_v the_o head-cove_a also_o of_o the_o lydian_n and_o phrygian_n but_o account_v less_o manly_a whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o reproachful_a title_n give_v to_o the_o soft_a and_o effeminate_a though_o the_o arabian_n be_v not_o repute_v such_o see_v martinius_n mr._n mede_n cite_v rather_o the_o sense_n than_o the_o word_n of_o pliny_n but_o whether_o we_o read_v &_o or_o aut_fw-la it_o be_v plain_a these_o arabian_n order_v their_o hair_n as_o woman_n which_o therefore_o be_v a_o fit_a character_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o these_o locust_n in_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n v._o 23._o i_o content_v myself_o in_o note_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o bridegroom_n and_o bride_n be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o babylon_n signify_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o propagate_a of_o their_o pseudo-catholick_n religion_n the_o end_n of_o marriage_n be_v propagation_n and_o this_o be_v a_o true_a sense_n and_o unexceptionable_a but_o it_o may_v have_v be_v full_a if_o we_o have_v note_v also_o that_o there_o may_v be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o usurp_a title_n of_o the_o pope_n who_o call_v himself_o sponsus_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la for_o then_o the_o proselyte_n of_o nation_n and_o country_n to_o the_o papal_a religion_n and_o jurisdiction_n will_v look_v ever_o like_o a_o new_a marriage_n but_o the_o joy_n of_o such_o marriage_n will_v cease_v after_o the_o final_a fall_n of_o babylon_n which_o be_v describe_v in_o this_o eighteen_o chapter_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n see_v gabriel_n powel_n in_o his_o de_fw-fr antichristo_fw-la l._n 1._o c._n 14._o in_o chapter_n 22._o v._n 3._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o curse_n this_o i_o expound_v of_o the_o furious_a papal_a anathema_n or_o excommunication_n to_o depose_v king_n and_o prince_n and_o to_o involve_v the_o christian_a world_n in_o blood_n which_o i_o do_v not_o doubt_v but_o be_v the_o proper_a prophetical_a meaning_n of_o the_o place_n and_o not_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v disease_n death_n briar_n thorn_n the_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o tillage_n and_o the_o like_a that_o curse_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v deliver_v from_o till_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n and_o those_o that_o fancy_n such_o thing_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n state_n as_o in_o this_o passage_n so_o in_o all_o other_o passage_n that_o sound_v so_o high_a they_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o proper_a fulfil_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v in_o heaven_n though_o in_o a_o figurative_a sense_n they_o will_v be_v fulfil_v here_o and_o that_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n on_o earth_n be_v so_o frame_v as_o to_o be_v also_o typical_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n as_o i_o have_v more_o full_o declare_v in_o chapter_n 20._o of_o these_o paralipomena_fw-la but_o forasmuch_o as_o beside_o this_o mistake_n in_o s._n e._n i_o find_v a_o sober_a and_o judicious_a writer_n w._n a._n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n to_o incline_v to_o the_o opinion_n that_o there_o will_v be_v even_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v a_o while_n here_o divert_v into_o what_o he_o say_v chap._n 10._o and_o produce_v the_o most_o material_a reason_n he_o have_v for_o the_o prove_v that_o in_o those_o day_n there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n natural_a as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n moral_a as_o he_o phrase_v it_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o seem_v to_o promise_v plenty_n of_o thing_n and_o increase_v of_o people_n i_o conceive_v imply_v no_o such_o radical_a change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a for_o mere_o from_o the_o moral_a temperance_n of_o man_n in_o those_o time_n there_o will_v be_v length_n of_o day_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o
rising_n of_o the_o witness_n for_o all_o the_o vial_n be_v after_o their_o rise_n and_o if_o any_o one_o will_v be_v so_o freakish_a as_o notwithstanding_o to_o pitch_v upon_o some_o one_o of_o the_o vial_n to_o be_v a_o prediction_n of_o the_o late_a reformation_n i_o demand_v what_o event_n before_o the_o reformation_n be_v the_o fulfil_n of_o that_o illustrious_a vision_n of_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n for_o the_o event_n that_o answer_v to_o it_o must_v be_v so_o notorious_a that_o it_o can_v be_v pass_v by_o in_o history_n it_o necessary_o therefore_o follow_v that_o the_o aforesaid_a reformation_n only_o can_v be_v the_o event_n that_o answer_v to_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o partial_a fall_n of_o babylon_n and_o rising_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o consequent_o be_v that_o which_o the_o song_n of_o moses_n and_o the_o lamb_n give_v thanks_o for_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v demonstrate_v chap._n xxiv_o whether_o the_o witness_n wear_v sackcloth_n for_o any_o 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well_o agree_v with_o all_o those_o moral_a exhortation_n and_o increpation_n precede_v this_o passage_n and_o last_o that_o door_n open_v in_o the_o entrance_n of_o chap._n 4._o be_v a_o prophetical_a door_n through_o which_o john_n pass_v be_v admit_v to_o behold_v divine_a vision_n and_o be_v a_o witness_n of_o christ_n receive_v from_o his_o father_n and_o reveal_v the_o follow_a prophecy_n touch_v the_o affair_n of_o his_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o be_v the_o easy_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o these_o three_o door_n from_o the_o very_a text_n of_o each_o place_n to_o he_o that_o will_v not_o nodum_fw-la in_o scirpo_fw-la quaerere_fw-la 5._o to_o the_o five_o i_o say_v that_o if_o the_o throne_n exhibit_v chap._n 4._o be_v intend_v for_o christ_n throne_n which_o be_v promise_n the_o victor_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o forego_n chapter_n the_o scene_n seem_v to_o be_v very_o ill_o contrive_v for_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n be_v not_o 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