2 â— Holy duties of all sorts towards God and Man Heb. 13 21. to Withdraw sig To distrust God in his word Heb 10 29. without the camp gate sig To bee accounted for vnpure and wicked men Heb. 13 12. within the vaile sig In Heauen Hebr. 6. without Father and mother sig Without mention or rehearsall eyther of Father or Mother in the sacred Story Heb. 7 3. written in Heauen sig Chosen of God to aeternall life by Christ Iesus Heb. 12 23. Word of righteousnesse sig The Gospell which teacheth the righteousnesse of God and the way to attaine to it Hebr. 5 13. Y. E. Yeares sig The aeternity or perpetuity of Gods being without end or limit of time Heb. 1 11. Yesterday and to day sig At all times both before and after the comming of Christ. Heb. 13 8. FINIS Author to the Reader I Gentle Reader notwithstanding the Printers very great care and diligence yet by the badnesse of the Copy and by absence as also partly by forgetfulnes of the Author there are more faults committed then were thought of Might it please thee with patience to beare with lesser and first with thy Pen to amend these eare thou beginne to vse this Booke Farewell I Faults escaped PAge 2. line 11. read Luke 21 11. after people page 11. line 12. strike out or departing page 12. in the Marg. read anguish for annointing and after annointing for anguish pa. 19. line last strike the whole line out pa. 22. li. 10. read this pa. 2. li. 32. read imitation pa. 26. line 7. put in which before well page 30. read Eumenides in the Marg. pa. 35. read boldnesse for bonds and after bonds for boldnesse in the Marg. page 37. line 12. strike out that is pa. 57. line 4. read Deut. 11 22. page 68. li. 34 35. strike both these lines out p. 100. line 27. read Cant. 5 2. p. 113. read Rom. 8 9. p. 114. line last read Rom. 8 9. p. 117. read collections in the Marg. pa. 119. line 12. read word for figure and line 28. read Metonimie and so through the Booke page 128. ouer line 8. read sig page 132. strike out Eye in the last place of the Marg. and for these figures 1 2 3 4. reade 4 5 6 7. page 142. line 4. read not for now page 172. line 28. strike out that is page 177. strike out Apostles and read Moses page 181. read fruit of lips in Marg. ouer line 2. page 186. line 13. reade New before Man page 195. line 15. 16. strike both lines out page 196. read-Note ouer line 17. and strike out foure page 199. line foure strike out it is and read sig by line 12. and strike out this is created goodnesse in line 14. page 201. line 22. strike it out page 220. line 11. read it is partiall or totall page 222. line 19. reade Rom. page 237. line 32. read Luke 1 33. page 244. strike out is nothing after Idoll and set Idoll is nothing ouer line sixe with sig page 265. line 20. read Commutatiue page 270. line 35. read Rom. page 275. line 19. read Metonimie of the signe for Metaphor page 293. line 20. reade selfe for life page 298. strike out Sée Lippes line the third page 341. line 24. read this is an offence taken page 350. line 1. read grosly for glory pa. 353. li. 10. read euen for men p. 371. li. 30. strike out eyther page 372. lines 25 26 27. strike quite out page 383. li. three read this is ill applied by some to mans purpose page 412. li. 35. read the rock in after of page 414. lines 18 19. strik out and for them read King Dauid Sonne of Iesse out of whose stock Christ came according to the flesh page 419. line 33. read holy for vnholy page 432. line 2. read things for tydings pa. 437. lines 27 28 29 30. strik out page 452. line 19. Marg. read Smell for smite ibid. line 21. Mar. read Smite for Smoke page 476. line 16. reade and Church after Kingdome page 495. line 21. reade subsistance for substance page 515. line 4. read a mighty page 524. line 20. read hence for heare page 537. line 12. read wise men for wisedome page 547. line one adde also Papists which reckon for good works such as God neuer commaunded page 549. line 7. read condition for contention In the first Dedicatory Epistle read dimme for Diuine Ioh 5. 39. Mat 22 29. â— Cor 4. 7. Eph 3 8 Col. 1 10. Ioh 13. 17 and 17. 3. â—a 1 22. 1. Significations 2. Definitions 3. Distinctions 4. Controuersall words 5. Fundamentall 6. Ecclesiasticall Required vnto right vse of all 1. Thankefulnesse 2. Humility 3. Prayer A Rule whereby to iudge a fundamentall word Note Note * All Wordes which concerne Christ his mediation are to be vnderstood exclusiuely shutting out all creatures * It may seeme straunge that one word should be put not only in a diuers but quite contrary signification Som think it is because the verbe whence it commeth hath diuers acceptions Others think the word which sig things coÌ„secrate in Lu. 21. to be writ with H the other word with ε But I thinke they both are thus called of separating or departing either to destruction as the former or to honourable vse a the latter * This is an Hebraisme the reason whereof is because such as begin to speake do either answere the necessity of the matter or the desire of the hearers Note Note The foure Monarchs signifyed by the foure beastes in Daniell are by the learned held to be first the Assyrians or Babylonians 2. The Medes or Persians 3. The Grecians 4. The Romaines Note * We blesse God wl eo we praise him God blesseth vs either when be sendeth good things vnto vs or remooueth euill thinges from vs or turneth all to our good wee blesse one an other by our mutuall prayers * This is vsual in other tungs as in Greeke Eâ—â—â—ymâ— and Eâ—mâ—mined good Names for worse things as Furies c. Old Latines for Nothing would say Well Italians call loathsome diseases Gods disease Rom. 6,6 Note Brotherly fellow-ship what it is Inward Calling what it is Note What a christian is Circumcision what it is Being referred to God sig Being referred to Men. Sig 1. Originall 2. Actuall 1. Unuoluntary 2. Uoluntarie Note Confirmation or Corroboration what it is * Despondi hic nuptijs dictus est dies Terenc Note Gnaula Day of wrath destruction Rom. 2 5. 2. Pet. 3 7 Day of Redemption Luke 21 28. Day of reuelation Ro. 2 5 Day of Iudgement 2. Pet. 2 9. That Day 2. Pet. 3 12 Last Day Great Day Iohn 6 39. Note * These senses and collections be not contrary but diuerse and may wel stand together Note They erre who hold election vnto life to be coÌ„mon or to depend on foreseene faith or workes for it is most free Exod. 23 4 5. Note * So it is in the Originall * Pâ—pists doo
Sea to signifie that at first it did arise out of the contentions and diuisions of other Nations which are as a raging Sea that the Rule kingdome of the Emperors should bee turbulent tempestuous variable and vnconstant Of this Empire the estate acts effects and vse for instruction of the Godly are described in the 10. verse of this 13. Chapter where beginneth the History of another Beast the Ecclesiasticall and Prophetical body or corporation to wit the Pope of Rome and his Cleargy Others expound this Beast of that Anti-christ and apply to him the things heere spoken but the former is plainest and soundest for hauing in the 12. Chapter described the Arch-enemy to the Christian Church to wit the diuell good order required the two principall instruments to wit the ciuill and ecclesiastical estate of Rome should be opened which is done in this 13. Chapter Reuel 13 1. And I saw a Beast arise out of the Sea hauing seauen heads and ten hornes a Beast comming out of the bottomlesse pit sig Antichristian kingdome and power which in the spirituall combate shal be inferiour to the witnesses or seruants of Christ but not so in the bodily and carnall warre wherein Antichrist shall preuaile Hee is said to come out of the bottomlesse pit not to signifie as some thinke that the great Antichrist should be a diuel but because the beastly power of Antichrist should be giuen him of the Diuell As Chap. 13 â— and exercised for the diuell to establish his kingdome of darknesse by fighting against the true Doctrine and Religion with the faithfull followers of it for the vpholding of Haeresie and Idolatry Reuel 11 7. And the Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit shall warre against them and kill them In Chap 9. hee is there called the Angell of the bottomlesse pit Bed sig Not pleasure and delicacy but affliction calamity as punishment of adulterous Doctrine Reuel 2 22. Beginning sig Christ the eternall sonne of God in respect of his aeternity who himselfe is before all thinges created and of whom all things which bee made had their beginning and without whose sustaining Vertue they all should quickly come to nothing Sée Iohn 1 1 2. also Col. 1 15 16. Therefore such as couet to bee blessed must resolue to cleaue to him out of whom there is nothing saue corruption and destruction Ren. 1 8. I am Alpha the beginning and the end 2 Christ in respect not so much of aeternitie as of his preheminence and principality which hee holdeth ouer all things euen as Mediator God man hauing all things subiect vnto him Sée Ephe. 1 22. And hath made all thinges subiect vnto him c. Therefore all Creatures reasonable and vnreasonable owe to him their whole entyre obedience as Phil. 2 10. That at the name of Iesus euerie knee should bow Reuel 3 14. That beginning of the Creatures of God Behold See the word Behold in the common Dictionary Be with you all sig The continuall presence of all spirituall blessings euen vnto the saluation of the Church and euery member of it Reuel 22 20. The grace of our Lord Iesus Christ be with you all bitter Belly sig The indignation and greefe of godly ministers to see the Doctrine of the word despised errors preferred Also the molestations which they are put to suffer for the publishing of it Reuel 10 9. It shall make thy Belly bitter B. L. Black horse sig Famine dearth which is full of sorrow therefore resembled by a blacke colour which is a sad and dolefull colour and well agreeth to persones famished whose bodies lacking â—uyce and blood are discouered and become blackish Lam 4 7. Reuel 6 5. Loe a Blacke horsse to Blaspheme sig To vtter reproachfull and railing words against God as the Papists do sundry wayes First they ascribe the plagues wherewith God plagueth them to his iniustice not to their owne iniquities 2. they raile vpon the holy Gospel and charge it to be the cause of all euils in the world 3. It is an vsual thing with Italians and Spaniards the Popes creatures in their rage and fury to vtter blasphemous speeches against God Reuel 16 9. They boyled in great heat and Blasphemed the name of God Agayne verse 11. name of Blasphemy sig The vnlawfull primacy and damnable Soueraignty whereby ciuil Rome first and afterwarde Rome Ecclesiasticall ambitiously exalted it selfe aboue God euen to the reproch of God according to that in 2. Thess. 2. Reuel 13 1. Upon his head the name of Blasphemy Thus Romish Synagogue boasts it selfe to be the Church of Peter the foundation and forme of all Churches which tooke their beginning that shee onely cannot erre that they are to be iudged Haereticks who dissent from her in articles of faith or Sacraments names of Blasphemy sig Infinit Blasphemies and most plentifull reproches which in progresse of time the Antichristian Kingdome did abound in being full of all kind of impieties and iniustices in the Pope their head and in the whole body in their orders decrees Doctrines worship and manners nothing amongest them free from Blasphemies Rome now especially since the Counsell of Trent being an heape of most execrable Blasphemies hauing many names whereas at first it had but a name of Blasphemie borne in the head onely Reuel 17 3 Full of names of Blasphemy Who so considereth with how many horrible errors saith one the three great Volumes of Bellarmine bestuffed will say there is not one leafe but it is spotted with blasphemy to be Blessed sig To be endowed in this life with spirituall and heauenly blessings and after a short life led in the fauour of God stored with graces and comforts of the Spirite to bee at last lifted vp into blisse and glory in the kingdome of God first in soule afterward in body This is the fruite which is promised to them who in all ages since Christ reade and keepe know and do the words of this Reuel See Chap. 1 3. Blessed are they which read and heare the words of this Prophesie Also Chap. 22 9 13. Ch. 14. Away then with that dotage of the Iesuite who straineth this prophesie and the fruite of it vnto the three years next before the comming of Christ to iudgement to be Blessed fully or to be henceforth Blessed sig To be perfectly happy when the soules of the faithfull after martyrdome constantly suffered shal enter into that Coelestiall glory which they had long looked for and greatly longed after Reuel 14 13. The dead which dye in the Lord are fully blessed If it be translated are Blessed from henceforth that is presently or forthwith the Greeke Word a parti will beare it wel and the truth also What then becomes of Popish Purgatory wherein soules departed are sore tormented with infernall paines if we beleeue them do not rest froÌ„ their labors Blood sig Cruell slaughter and death which should happen by the plague of Warre vpon the Antichristian armies
all destruction Reuel 18 18. What Citty was like to this great Citty White sig Pure from all spot by imputation of Christes Righteousnesse shining in glory both in themselues by sence of Gods loue and with others by praises rendered to God for his grace towarde them Reuel 3 4 And shall walke with me in White white array sig Eternall glory happinesse and life by a perfect participation with Christ. Reuel 3 5. He that ouercommeth shall be cloathed in White aray white cloud sig Earthly Principalities Powers and Rulers lifted on high as a Cloud and for their benignity clemency compared to White clouds Reu. 14 14. Behold a White cloud This is commonly vnderstood of the last Iudgement and referred to Christ who shall come from Heauen in a cloud representing his vprightnesse by the Whitenesse But this seemes not to agree with verse 15. Where hee that sate on the Cloud is saide to doo nothing but by the commandement of another Angell white horse sig The gladsome tydinges of the Gospell by the Ministry of the Teachers and Pastors spred abroad with great celerity and power conuerting subduing many people farre and neere vnto Christ and his blessed truth Reuel 6 2. Loe there was a White Horse and he that sat on him had a Bow They seem then to be wide which vnderstand this of the Arrowes of Pestilence mightily and speedily striking men Other farre more probably referre this to the victory which the truth had vnder the Emperor Adrian who by mediation of certaine Phylosophers pleading the cause of Christians before him was mooued to make a ioyful decree that no Christian should bee condemned but for ciuill crimes punishable by law Euseb. lib. 4. cap. 3. as afterward by Edict of the next Emperour Antoninus Pius at the motion of Iustinus Martir it was proclaimed that no Christian should be troubled because hee was a Christian and their accusers should bee iudged to punishment Euseb. lib. 4 11 white robe sig The holinesse purity and innocencie of Christ put vpon the elect by faith Reuel 7 13. Arrayed in long White Robes White throne sig A Tribunall seat most Princely and glorious as full of mercy as of Maiesty Reuel 20 11. I sawe a great White Throne Whore great sig A notable Harlot herselfe committing whoredome spiritually and enticing others high and low Princes and people to pertake with her in Idolatry This plainly is Popish Rome for Heathenish Rome left euerie people to their owne Religion Reuel 17 1. I will shew thee the damnation of that great Whore Reuel 19 2. Hee hath condemned the great Whore W. I. Widdowe sig One bereft of her dignitie as a Wife of hir husband Reuel 18 7. No Widdow Wife sig The Church collected of Gentiles and Iewes which being two Sisters do both make vp but one Wife as Leah and Rachell were to Iacob Reu. 19 7. And his Wife hath prepared her selfe Wildernes sig A solitary and secret place fit for one to hide himselfe in also free from the pompe and glorie of the world Reuel 12 6. And the Woman fled into the Wildernesse Wine of wrath sig Idolatry which is spirituall fornication and kindleth Gods indignation and anger yet superstitious persons drinke it in as Drunkards doo draw in sweet wine Reuel 14 8. To drinke of the Wine of the wrath of her fornication 2 The most seuere paine euen Fire and Brimstone due to Idolatry wherein superstitious persons tooke not so great delight to practise it but the righteous God will take as much pleasure in punishing it Reuel 14 10. He also shall drink of the Wine of the wrath of God c. and shall be Tormented with fire and brimstone two wings sig Meanes of flight and swift escape The two wings be Gods prouidence protecting and his Oracles directing the Church in her speedie flight Reuel 12 14. To the woman were giuen two Wings of a great Eagle Winepresse sig Hell whereinto the Wicked enemies of the Church shall bee cast to bee tormented as Clusters of Grapes be cast into a Wine-Presse to be there pressed Reuel 14 19. Were cast into that great Wine-presse of Gods wrath How some vnderstand this not of the last and great Iudgement in the end of the world but referre it to that sharpe iudgment executed vpon Popery in the daies of Henrie the 8. King of England by the downfal of their religious houses in this ours and other Contryes of Europ ye may read in the words Uine and Uineyard to Wipe all teares sig To deliuer and set free from teares and from sorrowes and calamities the causes of teares and with all to restore vnto a more ioyful estate Reuel Wisedome sig Vnderstanding Learning and skill to search and by serching to find the number of the name of the beast Reu. 13 18. Heere is Wisedome Let him that hath vnderstanding let him count c. Learned Iunius giues this Interpretation of this verse The name and marke of the Beast saith he doo easily happen to any but it is wisedom to haue the number of the Beast that is onely the wise and such as haue vnderstanding can come by that number for they must be most illuminated Doctors which attaine thereto But I like the former better Witnesse sig A Minister of the word which by Doctrine and good life and Martyrdome if need be doeth giue Testimony to the word of God Reuel 11 3. I will giue the same to my two Witnesses Sée two Witnesses W. O. Woe woe woe sig Three exceeding grecuous plagues and euils to be sent vpon the wicked world more feareful then any former calamities The first Woe was the sending or stirring vp of Anti-christ or the Kingdome of Popery whereof chap. 9. verse 2 3. The second Turcisme Ch. 9. v. 13 14 15 c. The third is that most dreadful Vengeance both heer eternally executed on the wicked whereof wee may read Chap. 11. verses 14 15 16 17 18 c. Reuel 8 13. Saying with a loude voyce Woe Woe Woe Woman sig The true Church of Christ often in the Scripture called his wife and his spouse Reuel 12 1. A Woman cloathed with the Sun 2 Idols Reuel 14 4. These are they which are not defiled with Women This Text no whit speakes against marriage in any kinde or degree of persons but as the Scriptures vsually call Idolatry Fornication and Whoredome so after the same forme of speaking Idolles are in this Verse called Women 3 The Cittie of Rome as it is become the seat of Anti-Christ Reuel 17 3. And I saw a Woman sit on a Scarlet coloured Beast This Woman being all glorious not within but outwardly cannot be that true Spouse of Christ whose rare beauty is spirituall and in word Wonder sig Some strange and maruellous thing worthy to be wondered at for the greatnesse and rarenesse of it Reuel 12 1. I saw a great Wonder in heauen Also chap 12. verse 3. Word sig The whole will of GOD reuealed in