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In this book is the figure of the dividing the land of Israel among the tribes of Israel ... wherein is the figure of the bigness of the priest's portion, and temple therein, and of the Levite's portion, and of the city Jehovah Shammah ... and of the ground for food for them that minister in the city ... and of Prince Jesus his portion ... and of the bigness of the city New Jerusalem ... and all or most of the signs of Christ's coming explained [in] verse, with other mysteries, by the aforesaid [sic] author.
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Rannew, Thomas.
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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. 4.1 2 3. chap. 5.1 6 8. chap. 6.12 17. which Scriptures in the plain literal sence plainly confute that opinion And here I challenge any Astronomer whatsoever to render any other meaning hereof if he can than the plain literal meaning But if he be not able then let him believe what is therein written in the book that God gave to the Lamb chap. 5.1 7. chap. 6.12 17. which agrees with Christ's words Matth. 24.29 30. Luke 21.25 27. and with Isai 13.10 11. and Joel 2.31 And if so many Stars fall to the earth as there fall green figs to the earth from a fig tree when she is shaken with a mighty wind then multitudes of Stars will fall to the earth and probably some of them which are of the first magnitude For according to Bagwell in his Mystery of Astronomy which is highly praised by John Booker and five others he tells us that a Star of the first or greatest magnitude of which there are 15 that every one of them is 107 times bigger than all the Earth Of the next degree 46 each of them 87 times bigger than all the Earth Of the third sort 208 every one of them 22 times bigger c. Of the fourth sort 280 54 times bigger c. Of the next degree 221 36 times bigger c. And of the least sort 55 which are set down to be every one of them 88 I suppose he meant 8 times bigger than all the Earth John Seller in his Atlas Coelestis of the 6 degrees aforesaid saith thus of them According to Ptolomy's computation they amount to 1022. Pliny he saith reckons them 1600 and the absolute number of all the Stars to be innumerable at least by humane calculation And according to Tycho and Boyer a Star of the first magnitude is compared to the Earth as 68 to 1. That is 68 times bigger than the Earth A Star of the second magnitude is as 28½ to 1. The third sort for greatness as 11 to 1. The fourth as 41 to 1. I suppose he meant as 4 to 1. The fifth as 1 / 18 to 1. And the sixth as â…“ to 1. That is three times bigger than the Earth See I pray how they differ Bagwell aforesaid saith thus also that some other of the ordinary Stars are much bigger than the whole compass of the Earth and that the least of all the Stars in that heaven are bigger than the Moon Believe him who will but I will not For I read in the Scripture of Truth that God said let there be Lights in the firmament of heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so God then made two great Lights the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night he made also the stars and set them in the firmament of heaven Gen. 1.14 15 16 17. Which foresaid Scripture enlightneth my understanding to believe that the Sun or Moon are bigger than any of the Stars And if there be such a number of Stars and that they be so many Worlds as Cardinal Cusanus and Jornandus Brunus affirm This is set down in the Book said to be made by Bishop Wilkins to prove that 't is probable there may be another habitable World in the Moon they will so cover the Earth that the Kings of the Earth c. sha'l not need to say to the Rocks and Mountains Fall on us and hide us from the face of him that sitteth upon the Throne When they are then hidden with so many Worlds probably some of them 107 times bigger than all the Earth And if their sayings be true it will be impossible for the Kings of the Earth and their Armies to make war against Christ and his Armies which they will doe as God's word declares Rev. 19.9 11 19. And concerning the Sun's bigness it is so great as a great Astronomer told me at Greenwich that it is impossible if his words be true that the Moon should shadow all the Sun from all the Earth at one time as Tycho affirms it cannot doe but he is therein contradicted by the supposed Bishop aforesaid who saith That the Diameter of the Moon for the most part appears to be bigger than the Sun 's and also saith That Tycho is therein singular being opposed by Keplar and all other Astronomers I say it is impossible that she should totally eclipse the Sun if she be less than the Earth 45 times as Atlas Coelestis saith she is and that the Sun is many Millions bigger than the Earth as the Astronomer aforesaid saith he is And now Countryman what doest thou think of this bigness The Astronomers laugh at thee for thinking that the Sun is no bigger about than thy Cart-wheel I will tell thee what I think and that is That it is not so much about as the Nave of the Wheel But they tell us that his distance proves him to be vastly bigger than the Earth Why so Countreyman there 's no reason for them to say so for Lights appear biggest when they are farthest off I remember that the Fields men in Dullingham Field thought that they had seen a Scare-fire that is an House in flames of fire when it was nothing else but a Candle shone through the glass upon the top of the Lord Gorâ—e's Chamber in Stechworth a mile or two off And thou mayest take notice that the Sun shows bigger when he rises and sets than at noon time of the day when he is at the highest and nighest to us And thou mayest take 〈◊〉 Hat and prove this plainly Suppose the hole of thy Hat wherein thou puttest thy head doth signifie the round Earth If thou measurest from the place right against the knot of thy Hatband to that part of the verge of the Hat that is nighest the knot that part of verge is nearer the knot than the other part of the verge is that is farthest of from the knot As for example Suppose the hole in thy Hat be 8 Inches over and the verge of thy Hat be 4. If thou measurest from the knot aforesaid to that part of the brim that is nighest to it it is but 4 Inches but if thou measurest to the farthest part of the brim it is 12. Now suppose the Earth to be round like a ball as it is if the Waters be measured with it and that it is about 8 thousand English miles thick as I shall afterwards demonstrate it is if I have occasion to write again of this subject The Sun must needs be 8 thousand miles farther off from thee when he is right under thy feet than when he is right over thy head as he doth so move in 12 hours time to those that live under the
righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees in teaching the Law ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven Ye have heard said he that it was said by them Scribes and Pharisees of old time Thou shalt not kill and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment There was all that they taught about killing But I say unto you said Christ That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment Which is as much punishment as they taught for killing their brother without a cause And whosoever shall say unto his brother without a cause Racha shall be in danger of the counsel but whosoever shall say Thou fool shall be in danger of Hell-fire Therefore said he if thou bring thy gift to the Altar to be offered by the Priests and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought against thee Leave there thy gift before the Altar and go thy way first be reconciled to thy brother and then come and offer thy gift Matth. 5.1.17.24 And in his Sermon in the Temple probably his last Sermon that he preached there He said unto the multitude and his disciples The Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses seat All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe of Moses's law that observe and doe Matth. 23.1 2 3. I think I have spoken enough of this matter at this time I therefore will give an answer to them that would know the Signs when the times of the restitution of all things shall begin IF you would know of me some Signs when Jesus Christ will come To the valley of Josaphat and give to Men their doom When Sion's City 's built so large as by me is set down And that the Lord therein doth dwell which is her chief renown And that the Saints are divine born doe eat and drink the best Adorn'd like Kings doe judge the World with Seed by wives are blest Then I 'll you tell what I have read shall happen before then War Plague Famine Fear Pit and Snare shall thin the World of Men. Heav'n powers doe shake the Sun turns black the Moon blood and I find Heav'n Stars doe fall like Figs from trees shak'd with a mighty Wind. The Mountains melt Mount Ol'vet cleaves to East West North and South Such as fight Christ are kill'd by the two-edg'd sword of his Mouth Before those glorious times begin wherein the Saints alway In holiness without fear serve their God both night and day The Mountains of Isr'el yield fruit and food doth grow upon The hills and dales and valleys and upon the Mount Sion The Son of Strengths with twelve times twelve thousand chast ones appears Whose presence in that Holy place is gained by the tears Of those that weeping to Sion that Mount do ask the way And there a Cov'nant with the Lord do make to last for ay These hundred forty four thousand are men bought from the Earth In whose mouths there was found no guile and therefore they go forth With the Lamb wheresoe'er he goes and they have also right To be before God's Throne and there to serve him day and night And many such are then in Heav'n when Rome shall be no more And Hallelujahs sing to God for judging that great Whore. These first-fruit men are cloath'd with Robes long pure trim white and fine Procured by the bloud of God and they as Stars do shine But lo a Dragon great and red doth wait Christ to devour But then the Son unto God's Throne is caught up that same hour And then in Heaven a fight is fought by Mich'el and his Men Who throw the Dragon down from thence not to come there agen For neither Satan nor his Sp'rits are able to prevail ' Gainst Mich'el and his Angels bold which make them for to quail The field they win by the Lambs blood and by his Test'ment-word Which makes them careless of their lives not fearing Satan's sword When as that Satan sees himself cast down upon the Earth Then he against the Isr'elites in malice marcheth forth But they from him doe flee as fast as Eagles with great wings Then he on the Sea-sand doth stand and thence a Sea-flood flings After them in their flight that so he may cause them be drown'd But his intent prevented is by a gulf in the ground Before Jehovah Shammah's built where Christ and Christians dwell A thousand years 'fore New Salem comes down from Heav'n I tell A Nor-west King of Japhet's line doth march and conquer Babel Roma Palestine Egypt and rules Phut and Cush the Sable Paras Gomer Mesheth Tubal the Togarmites and Gaul With all the Nations under Heav'n upon this mighty Ball. The Princes of Europe burn Rome the last Pope he is slain Whose wondred at by the whole World because he lives again And opeâ— his mouth in blasphemies and proves an angry rod To those that will not worship him in that same house of God That placed at Jerusalem is the Holy City call'd For in a part of that same house as God he is install'd Where he doth sit and vaunt himself above all Gods to be And the false Prophet fire and stars makes t' come down from the Sky And other Miracles he doth the Nations to deceive For he an Image makes to speak that they a mark receive In their right hand or else forehead for therein doth he fix To be seen the print of his name Six hundred sixty six To honour him as God it is that killed was with sword And so fall from the God of Gods and Christ his Son and Word If not they kill'd must be with Sword this is it that he saith And then it will be manifest who patience hath and faith But whoso takes the mark of him that killed was with sword Shall drink the wine of God's fierce wrath this is God's Angel's word And from Gog's mouth goes like a Frog doth Wonders not the least For he o'er dry'd Euphrates brings the Kingdoms of the East Unto Jerus lem not Rome where Gog Magog will dwell For to the first not to the last that Flood 's an obstacle And there in Mauzim he adores a strange God which his Sire Ne'er knew with gold and precious stones provoking God to ire Whom he regards not but Women he lusteth after much And to ascend above the Stars in heart his thoughts are such And to change Times and Laws his thoughts are fixed much upon And he hath power to doe so till three years and half be gone In all which time he makes to cease the daily sacrifice And heads an Hoast ' gainst Jesus Christ when he comes from the Skies O Lion rais'd from thy dark house which hast the snorting horse To stand against the chiefest Prince this is not thy best course For he with six Plagues will the strike Blood Pestilence and Fire Brimstone Hailstones and great Flood-rain as tokens of his ire Then dead