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A36033	Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly: vvith other things of great importance. By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White.; Annotationes in Biblia. English	Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1510; Wing D1509A; ESTC R5893	1,521,231	922

they ought to rise againe to be judged some to death and damnation others to rewards and everlasting Crownes CHAP. XII Vers. 1. APpeared Here begins the second propheticke part of this Book which containes the executions done upon earth of those celestiall decrees which were described before A woman many circumstances induce us to understand this Vision of the Jewish Nation and of that which hath befallen it since the Birth of Christ. Clothed the Italian environed that is to say A Nation honoured with the glorious Title of People of God environed with his presence light and grace Under her feet that is to say whose sight in the world was very variable in increases prosperities decreases failings appearings again c. even as the Moon A crown this is clearly meant by the twelve Tribes see Gen. 37. 9. V. 2. With childe that is to say having the promises of the Messias whose comming she had long before conceived by faith and the time of the accomplishment whereof drew neer Cried this may be referred to the dolorous state into which the people of God were brought about the time of Christs comming being oppressed by the Roman Empire and sighing after their deliverance by the Messias V. 3. A great A figure of the Prince of devils working by the Roman Empire described Rev. 13. 1. with the same heads and hornes to suppresse Christ at his Birth which having been first attempted by Herod made a King by the Romans was afterwards prosecuted by their Magistrates induced thereunto by the Jewes even to his death V. 4. His tail A figurative description of the apostasie of one part of the Angels adhering to the head of it And did cast them that is to say which part he drew after him in the societie of his rebellion whereupon it was for ever banished out of Heaven Jude 6. V. 5. A man-childe namely Christ Jesus in respect of his humane nature Isai 9. 6. Was caught up Though he died yet was he not devoured by the devill but did rise again and was taken up into Reaven in glorio V. 6. The woman this seemes to point at the dispersion of the Jewish Nation without any forme of common-wealth of its own or of any Church without any grace or blessing of God or food of the soul in which miserable state it is notwithstanding preserved untill the time of its last conversion A thousand that is to say a certain space of limited and prefixed time as the three yeares and an halfe of Antiochus his persecution were Dan. 7. 25. and 12. 7. V. 7. There was war A figurative description of the devils judgement renewed by Christ glorified who hath been made the true Michael and Head of the Angels see Luke 10. 18. John 12. 31. V. 8. Their place that is to say they were everlastingly banished from it V. 9. The devill that is to say a slanderer of God to men Gen. 3. 5. and slanderous and malicious accuser of men to God verse 10. Satan that is to say adversarie and accuser Zech. 3. 1. V. 10. Is come that is to say God hath undertaken to save those who are his perfectly and to reigne powerfully in the person of his Son having beaten down the tyrannicall usurpation of the devill V. 11. By the bloud that is to say opposing against his accusations Christs most perfect satisfaction for their expiation Rom. 8. 33 34. and persevering untill death in the faith and confession of Christ. V. 12. To the inhabitants of the Italian hath it to thee O earth other Texts have it To ye that inhabit the earth and the sea That he hath but namely to execute the rest of his rage against Christs kingdom before he be eternaly shut up in hell V. 13. He persecuted this seemes should be wholly understood of the desolations of the Jewish people after Christs Ascension into Heaven V. 14. Two wings A figurative description of the miraculous meanes by which the remainder of the Jewish Nation was saved from the Romans rage see Matth. 24. 22. Of a great it being a very certain thing that there is a kinde of Eagles of an unmeasurable and prodigious greatnesse Nourished that is to say maintained in her being A time that is to say A year two yeeres and halfe a year which are the thousand two hundred and sixty dayes of vers 6. V. 15. Cast out of that is to say did raise up great persecutions against the Jewes on every side V. 16. The earth the meaning seemes to be that the great commotions in the Roman Empire did cause them to let the Jewes alone in rest and that they did not utterly destroy them V. 17. With the remnant namely with those few Jewes which were converted to the Christian faith upon whom began the first persecution against the Church CHAP. XIII Vers. 1. SAw This Vision hath a plain relation to the Roman heathenish Empire to which may be applied many qualities of that of Antiochus Dan. 7. 8 20 21. Out of the sea figure of the world for its vastnesse confusion and continuall agitation A beast namely an Empire and state according to the propheticke stile Dan. 7. 3. and 8. 3 4 20 21. Ten hornes This is attributed to heathen Rome conformable to that which is said of the kingdom of the Seleucides and Antiochus Dan. 7. 7. and is expounded Revel 17. 9 12. The name he seemes to have a relation to that there was a God-head attributed to the Citie of Rome and it was called The everlasting Citie head of the world c. V. 2. A leopard The three severall figures of the Beasts which represented the Monarchies of the Chaldeans Persians and Grecians Dan 7. 4 5 6. are all put together to describe Rome as if it were a gathering together of the tyrannie crueltie and ravenousnesse of all the former Empires Gave him in as much as by Gods permission the devill is prince of the world and of the adverse part to God and to his Kingdom he made this Empire as it were his great Lieutenant and gave it all the meanes as he himselfe had to obtain maintain encrease and exercise his tyrannie see Luke 4. 6. V. 3. One of it is likely that here is meant one of the seven formes of Government of the Roman Empire namely that of the People and Senate which was subverted by the Emperours see Rev. 17. 9. And his the Italian but his that is to say this so dangerous alteration did not for all that overthrow the state of Rome yea the Monarchie confirmed it and made it flourish and powerfull as before V. 4. Worshipped that is to say the Roman Empire did greatly confirme and amplifie the worship of idols in which the devill is alwayes worshipped Rev. 9. 20. V. 5. There was given that is to say God by his secret Providence suffered it to rise to a great height of commanding and threatning even to opposing it selfe against God and his kingdom and to

maintain and establish the devils kingdom Dan. 7. 20 25. To continue other Texts have it To war namely with the Church which seemes to agree best with the figure of Antiochus Fourty and two according to the letter they are the three yeares and an halfe of Antiochus his persecution Dan. 7. 25. and 12. 7 11. but being referred to Rome this terme seemes to be indefinite to signifie the whole time of Gods patience in suffering of heathen Romes persecution V. 6. His Tabernacle that is to say his Church And them that namely Christ and all his who were gathered up in glorie V. 7. Given unto him that is to say he was permitted To overcome them namely in the world and corporally for a time V. 8. Of the Lambe the Italian whose names are not written from the foundation of the world in the Book of life of the Lambe who was slain shall worship him namely of Christ 1 Pet. 1. 19 20. to whom this Booke of life is attributed whether it be because that in Christ all Gods children are chosen Ephes. 1. 4. or whether it be because that he is prince and authour of everlasting life whereunto they are chosen Others set down the words of the Text in this manner Whose names are not written in the Book of life of the Lambe who was slain from the foundation of the world that is to say in Gods decree and foresight and in the efficacie of his death which hath been present to God from all eternitie V. 10. He that A summarie and obscure description of the Roman Empire through Gods just judgement Is the that is to say one ought to shew and exercise it in persevering constantly in the faith and in bearing all manner of assaults expecting the time which God hath appointed V. 11. Another this can apparently belong to no other but to a power used under the Name of Christ which hath brought in and established it selfe by meanes of and after the ruine of the Roman Empire Two hornes that is to say usurping two powers Secular and Ecclesiasticall even as Christ is both King and High-priest or counterfeiting the mildnesse of Christs Kingdom which proceedeth not with outward force nor violence of armes even as the hornes of a lambe are not good to butte with or to do any harme He spake that is to say he used an absolute command over the consciences raised himselfe through devilish pride and execrable boasting Rev 18. 7. V. 12. Before him The Roman Empire subsisting yet a long time after the being of this second Beast especially in these Easterne parts To worship that is to say to have religious conceits of the place where Rome stood as being consecrated to a perpetuall presence of God and to yield divine honours and religious obedience to it Whose deadly wound This seemes to be another wound then that of verse 3. and to have a relation to the desolations of Rome by the Northerne Nations V. 13. Fire come this seemes to be meant by thunders darted out as it were in God and Christ his Name whereby the world hath oftentimes been set on fire with warres and troubled with terrible confusions V. 14. That they should make namely that they should establish a new forme of Roman politicke Empire which should have some name and resemblance of the ancient Empire which was ruined And did live namely by the establishment of the universall Empire pretended to be spirituall V. 15. To give life the Italian to give spirit that is to say force and vigour to command Speak that is to say make Lawes and statutes with penalties to the disobedient and to the contemners of the majestie of this new Empire stiled sacred by its adherents V. 17. That no man that is to say forbidding all manner of commerce and communication with those that did not acknowledge this power V. 18. Count the This is very obscure and doubtfull A Christian Authour of the ancientest hath left in writing or peradventure by tradition that this was the name Latine as the Grecians write it for the Grecians using letters in stead of cyphers of numbers do out of the foresaid name make up the number which is here set down and indeed this number can have no relation to yeares for that as hath been said Rev. 15. 2. CHAP. XIV Vers. 1. I Looked It seemes that by this Vision the heavenly glorie is represented wherewith the ancient Martyrs were crowned who suffered death under heathen Rome or they who by vertue of their election have not adhered to the false dominion of the soules whilest it reigned in the world without any contradiction and they are brought in giving God thankes therefore V. 3. Redeemed that is to say acquired to God by the price of Christs bloud 1 Cor. 7. 23. 2 Pet. 2. 1. V. 4. Which were not that is to say who have kept themselves pure from all idolatrie which is spirituall fornication and have loyally adhered to Christ the onely Bridegroom of the Church see 2 Cor. 11. 2. Ephes. 5. 27. V. 6. Having the The sequele of these Visions sheweth that this cannot be understood of the first preaching of the Gospel by the Apostles and that it must be referred to a miraculous renewing of it V. 8. Is fallen This first crie is the proclamation of Gods sentence against the spirituall Babylon and of the beginnings of the execution thereof by the spirituall ruine of her plots the other proclamation Rev 18. 2. will be that of the final execution Made all nations drinke by her frauds and false perswasions she hath in such sort besoted mens spirits as with a compounded drinke that they have thereby lost their right judgement and have suffered themselves to be induced to spirituall fornication of idolatries and superstitions which deceit is neverthelesse an effect of Gods just judgement upon the world which hath not entertained the love of Truth 2 Thess. 2. 10 11 12. V. 10. Without mixture without any temperament of grace and of mercie with which God moderates the cup of believers afflictions V. 12. Here are they that is to say in these occasions they shall make themselves to be known by most certain proofes V. 13. From henceforth namely after the doctrine of the Gospell and faith shall be re-established in the world in its own puritie and vertue by which alone man can die happily in present comfort and confidence of eternall salvation Their workes that is to say the reward of them cannot fail them after their labours and combates V. 15. Out of the Temple represented oftentimes in this Book in Vision to be in Heaven now from this place to the end of the Chapter seem to be foretold the warres and desolations which were to happen in the world by reason of the Gospels re-establishment as if that after this last effect of Gods grace there were no more any mercie or patience to be expected but onely a finall destruction as a harvest or a vintage when

the fruits of the earth are come to full maturitie CHAP. XV. Vers. 1. THe seven namely the commission of putting them in execution V. 2. Of God that is to say divine harpes resounding the praises of God in a manner altogether heavenly V. 3. The song that which he sung after the utter discomfiture of Pharaoh in the red sea Exod. 15. 1. A figure of the triumphal song for Christs victories over all his enemies Of Saints the Italian Of nations other Texts have it Of ages V. 6. The seven A more particular description of the plagues of the world for the refusing of the Gospell touched in general Rev. 14. 15. CHAP. XVI Vers. 1. TO the seven There is great likelihood that these seven Angels with their vials which represent the reiterated executions of Gods judgements upon great Babylon are correspondent to those seven Rev. 8. 6. who had with their trumpets pronounced the sentence thereof in all these plagues there is a great deal of obscuritie impenetrable to any humane understanding clear it is that part of them are expressed under the figure of the ancient plagues of Aegypt by Moses V. 5. Of the waters namely that had commission to change the water of the rivers into bloud V. 12. The water it seemes that to describe the preparations for the last ruine of the spirituall Babylon he takes this circumstance from the taking of the ancient Babylon by Cyrus who turned away the waters of the river Euphrates and came into the City through the drie channell of it see Jer. 50. 38. and 51. 32. V. 13. Of the false Prophet according to some this may have a relation to Mahomet but most likely it is to be understood of that particular person that shall possesse the throne of the Empire intimated Rev. 13. 11. V. 15. Keepeth that is to say constantly and in a pure conscience retaineth the gift of faith by which he is clothed with my righteousnesse and covered with my Spirit V. 16. Armageddon the meaning of this word is very doubtfull peradventure he meanes that God will suffer his enemies to assemble themselves to make war against him to the end that it might befall them as it befell the Cananeans who were miraculously destroyed neer the waters of Megghiddo Judges 4. 15. and 5. 19 20. by meanes of which accident peradventure that place was anciently called Armageddon that is to say the discomfiture of Megghiddo Or this name was newly framed by the Holy Ghost for the same correspondencie V. 17. Saying that is to say the final sentence is given against the Beast presently shall follow the execution of it V. 21. Of a talent which was the weight of one hundred five and twenty pounds and twelve ounces see upon Exod. 38. 25. CHAP. XVII Vers. 1. THe great whore so is the spiritual Babylon and all her state called not onely for her idolatries and superstitions but also for her arts and practices with the Kings and Nations of the earth onely to satisfie her unsatiable covetousnesse of goods and honours see Isai 23. 15 17. That sitteth that is to say as the ancient Babylon was situated upon the great river Euphrates Jer. 51. 13. so the spiritual Babylon hath dominion over many People and Nations verse 15. V. 3. Into the Wildernesse the Italian into a Wildeinesse so seemes to be meant the state of the Church desolated by the foresaid damnable Dominion A Scarlet coloured beast which signifies the great City or state which is the seat of that great whore Of blasphemy that is to say usurping the titles which belong onely to God and to Christ see 2 Thess. 2. 4. Seven heads see v. 9. 12. V. 4. Filthinesse namely of the spirituall pollutions of Idolatry and adherence to her selfe to which she induceth the world stupifying it as by Witchcraft or by a love-drinke such as strumpets use to compound of abominable ingredients V. 5. Mystery it may be this sheweth that the following names ought to be understood mystically that is to say not in a litterall but in a figurative and spirituall sence see Rev. 11. 8. or that her whole state is a mystery of iniquity 2 Thess. 2. 7. that is to say A form of religious state which hath outward seemings clean contrary to her inward state As Gods mysteries have weake and corporall appearances in their signes but inwardly have their power and being altogether divine spirituall and heavenly this contrariwise hath a religious out-side but the inward being and end is altogether wicked and worldly Babylon named so figuratively for the oppression of the Church for its pride and for its pretence to the universall empire over all the world The mother that is to say The great mistresse of idolatries and arts to captivate and ensnare mens spirits into her love V. 8. Was for the Angel shewed that great City to Saint John in a vision no more as a heathen City but as the head of Apostasie And yet is because that the Roman Empire is in a manner revived by this second beast Revel 13. 11 12. V. 9. Here is that is to say in these things it is necessary to be enlightned by the Spirit of divine wisdom to understand them and to gather the fruit of instruction out of the revelation that is given of them Seven mountains this particular doth sufficiently declare of what place he notoriously speaks V. 10. Kings that is to say Divers forms of government which may be gathered out of Histories One is namely now at this present that I speak unto thee which was the Monarchi●all form of government And the other namely that other form pointed at Revel 13. 11 12. V. 11. The eighth the Italian an eighth King that is to say an eighth form in as much that though it be grounded upon the seventh yet it is by reason of its new absolute and infinite usurpation so far different that it is become as it were a new beast And goeth into that is to say I will in this vision readily shew thee her future destruction V. 12. Ten Kings he seems to mean the Kingdoms which are framed in the western parts out of the ruines of the Roman Empire whether he take the number of ten for a certain and definite number or whether he meane it for an indefinite number according to that which is said Dan. 7. 7 24. V. 13. These have that is to say all these kingdoms shall voluntarily submit themselves to the foresaid domination V. 14. Shall make warre namely by persecutions and oppressions of the truth and of the Church of Christ untill the time prefixed for their conversion vers 16 17. Shall overcome namely in the end the obstinate by destruction and others by a sweet spirituall subjection And they that namely his true Church which is as it were his armie by which and with which Christ spiritually fighteth against the powers of the world V. 16. These shall hate the Italian are they that shall hate