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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A43282	Seder olam, or, The order, series or succession of all the ages, periods, and times of the whole world is theologically, philosophically and chronologically explicated and stated also the hypothesis of the pre-existency and revolution of humane souls together with the thousand years reign of Christ on earth ... : to which is also annexed some explanatory questions of the book of the Revelations ... : and an appendix containing some translated out of Latin by J. Clark, M.D., upon the leave of F.M., Baron of Helmont.; Seder olam. English	Helmont, Franciscus Mercurius van, 1614-1699.; Clark, J., M.D.	1694 (1694)	Wing H1394; ESTC R235336	106,660	246

71. Now what is the seventh Head whose coming Iohn foretold Is it yet come or is it rather to come Aâ—d how is the eighth Head distinguished from the seventh And why doth Daniel number no more than four Kings and Iohn seven Doth not the seventh Head seem to be some new Monarchy which is not as yet come but is now very near under which will fall the last Persecution of the Church which will be the greatest of all and shall last but three Years and an half and therefore it is said it shall continue but a short time Lastly is not the eighth Head one of the seven and only in certain Circumstances distinâ—guished and one of the ten Hoâ—ns of the Beast which will at length prevail over thâ— other Horns according to Daniel 7. v. 20 21 And whereas Daniel numbers four Kings and Iohn reckons two was it not because Daniel looked no highâ—r than Nebuchadnezzar but Iohn to the first King of all that Peâ—secuted the Chuâ—ch of God and this was Pharaoh King of Egypt And why should these seven Monarchies be called one Beast but because tho' these Men were personally distinct in such and such Ages of the World yet were they Acted by one and the same Spirit to Pâ—rsecute the Church Quest. 72. Doth not Iohannes Sleiâ—anus in his Treatise of the four Monarchies truly distinguish and comâ—ute the number of the ten Kingdoms which Iohn call'd the Horns of the Beast into the which the Roman Monarchy was at last divided in the following order 1 Syria 2 Egypt 3 Asia 4 Greece 5 Affrica 6 Spain 7 France 8 Italy 9 Germany 10 Brittaine And why is it said that those ten Horns or Kings in Iohn's time had received no Kingdom chap 17 12. but had Power given them as Kings with the Beast for the space oâ— one hour Was it not because for the space of a Mystical hour or 333 years aâ—â—er Ioâ—n's time those Kings were not to have a distinct but a jâ—ynt Power to Reign with the Beast but after the expiration of that hour the ten Kings aforesaid arose up having their Kingdoms divided and as it were pluckt by â—orce from the Roman Monarchy â— and these indeed did more vehemently Persecute the Church of God Quest. â—3 What is to be undersâ—ood by that passage where one of the Heads of the seven Beasts is said to be smitten with a mortal wound and was made whole again May not this propeâ—ly signifiâ— that the Râ—man Emperors received this wound after the Empire was transferr'd from the Heathens to thâ— Châ—isâ—iâ—ns then that bitâ—er Spirit of Persecution that dwelt in the preceding Emperors was afflicted as it were with a mortal wound â—or some considerable time as appears in the case of Constantine the Great the first Christian Emperor who granted to all Liberty of Conscience and suddenly after Constantine his Successor under the name and profâ—ssion of Christianity as severely persecuted the true Servants of God as the Heathen Emperors had done before Aâ—d in this respect may it not be truly said that the deadly wound of the Beast was healed again when the Sâ—irit of Persecution had recovered fresh strength in new Christian Emperors so called Quest. â—4 What aâ—â— those 42 Months in which â—â—wer is given ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ the Beast that he should continuâ— during all that time and make War wiâ—h â—hâ—â—â—iâ—ts and overcome them Is not the â—â—ore-mentioned number of 12â—0 Yâ—â—rs to be understood by those Months Mâ—reover doth not the too certain and â—â—â—â—ntable experience of the aforesaid â—â—ges as appears from History sufficiently prove that this Spirit of Antichrist flourishing in the Christian Kings and Emperorâ— so called did persecute the true Servants of God and faithful Followers of Christ almost 1â—60 Years And is not that space of 1260 Years almost come to an end And shall not he that lives to the Year of Christ 1700 or there-abouts see the total end and period oâ— iâ— Quest. 75. How are those woâ—ds to be understood chap. 13. v. 10. He that leads into Captivity shall go into Capâ—iviâ—y and he that kills with the Swâ—rd shall be killâ—d with thâ— Sword And why are those following words added which run thus Here is the Faith and Patiâ—nce of â—he Saints For did not a great many Persecutors Die a natural Dâ—ath in their Bedâ— and in their own Houses and we have not aâ— yet heâ—rd any thing oâ— their Captiviâ—y Did he not theâ—eâ—ore say this is the Patience and Faiâ—h of the Saints Because that Judgment was to be fulfilled upon the Persecutoâ—s aâ—ter some long tract of time which how it shall come to pass deserves an Explanation oâ— which in another place Quest. â—6 What is the Beast which Iohn saw arising out of the â—arth for the first Beast rose out of the Sea having two Horns like a Lamb but speâ—king like thâ— Dragon and exercising all the power of the first Beast And â—inally why is his numbâ—r â—â—id to be 666 and he that is endued with undeâ—standing was bid to compute the number Is not this sâ—cond Bâ—aâ—t the Papal power arising out oâ— the Earth For the Popes are very oâ—â—â—n of a low extraction and of an inferior Race and Descent even as the Earth is inferior to the Sea and other Elements And do not his two Horns like a Lamb plainly denote the twofold Authority which the Popes pretend is commitâ— to them to wit both Spiritual and Temporal And whereas he spoke as a Dragon doth not this eminently express the Pope's Bulls and Sentences of Excommunications which he thundred out against Men of all Ranks and Degrees that were not Obedient to his Decrees And from the Year of Christs Nativity 1034 An. 1034 which is from his Resuâ—rection 1000 did not the Popes excercise all the Power of the first Beast advancing and liâ—ting themselves above Emperors and all Kings and making them Instruments and Ministers of his Wrath and Malice against the Elect Servants of God And whereas 't is said he had power to give Life to the Image of the Beast what else can be hereby signifiedâ— but that the Popes have snatched all their power and Authority from the Emperors and settled it upon themselves leaving in a manner nothing but a kind of an Image or Shadow of an Empire For it is manifest that from the time the â—econd Beast arose the Christian Kings and Emperors derived all the Life and Power they had to Rule or Command from the â—econd Beast to witâ— the Pope For whereas anciently the Popes where dependent on the Emperors after the Popes were arrived to that greatness the Emperors became dependent on the Popes Moreover doth not this papal number 666 point out so many Years An. 666 which signifie two Mystical Hours or Revolutions beginning at the Year of Christs Resurrection 100â— and ending at the Year 1666 or at the Year of his Nativity 1700 An. 1700 And indeed within this time the Popes of Rome thus advanced

in the Revelations ch 5. v. 13. who saith that he saw in his prophetical Vision every Creature in Heavâ—n and Earth and under the Earth c. praising God saying Blessing Honour and Glory and Power to â—im that sits on the Throne and to the Lamb for ever and ever the same also the Apostle Paul openly enough declares Eph. 1.10 Phil. 2.10 Colos. 1.20 67. Now forasmuch as whâ—n any human Judge punishes a delinquent he ought to love him and direct his punishments to this end that the punished Oâ—fender may be benefitted and bettered thereby how much rather will God love those he punishes and iâ—flict such punishmâ—nts on every Offender by which at length in their due and appointed timesâ— according to the transcendant VVisdom of God every Sinner may return from a state of Sin and Misery unto a stâ—te of Righteousness and everlasting Happiness 68. Nor doth that hinder which is vulgaâ—ly objected that every Sin deserves an exceeding great and everlasting punishment because it is against God who is infinite Goodness for because God is infinite Goodneâ—s therefore God's VVill to forgive Sins is as necessary as his VVill to punish it Again this clearly appears â—s well from Scripture as from maniâ—old experience and obseâ—vation that God does not punish the smallest and greatest Sins in the same degree but is wont to punish the lesser Sins witâ— lighter and the greater with the more grievous and heavy Judgments therefore that consequence drawn from the infiniteness and greatness of the Object is weakâ—nd invali'd for otherwise a Sinâ—er would be punished for the lightest and smallest transgression with the highest and infinite punishment 69. Because therefore there are degrees of punishments according to the degrees of Sins and no Sin is in its own nature infinite therefore all the punishments of the damned as well of fallen Angels as of Menâ— will have an end after long Tracts of time according to God's Appointment â—0 The longer any one hath been a Sinner the longer will God punish him for his Sins 71. The diversiâ—y of punishments is manifestly apparent from the words of Christ some Sinners says he are worthy to bâ— punished by the Council some are worthy of thâ— Judgment others of Hell Fire And then again some Sins are remitted in this VVorld others neither in this VVorld nor that which is to come which neverthelâ—â—s may be forgiven in some third or fourthâ— c. These words of Châ—ist also ought to be wâ—ll conâ—â—â—ered that those that were cast into Prison should not depart thence till they had paid the last Faâ—thingâ— lastly where he says it shall be more tollerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of Judgment than for that unbelieving Generation of the Iews Moreover such as are to be saved in the end of this World and such as are not to be saved till the end of the next that is till thâ— Expiration of fourteen thousand Years seem to be faiâ—ly tho' Aenigmatically describ'd Exod. 12. For the Woman that brought forth a Male Child was unclean seven days and on the eighth day the Male was Circumcised â—or this eighth day plainly signiâ—ies the â—lorification of the mortal Bodies at the Expiration of 7000 Years that is in the beginning of the eighth Millenium But if she brought forth a Female Child she was unclean 14 days by the Male our spiritual Generation by Christ seems to be signified by but tâ—e Female Man's own Rigâ—teousness For those who are only Righteous by tâ—eir own Righteousness cannot be saved in this World but are committed to the next that denying their owâ— Righteousness thâ—y mâ—y be regenerateâ— in Christ and thus having put on the tâ—â—e Righteousness oâ— Christ in a sâ—iâ—iâ—tual Regeneâ—aâ—ion finally obtained ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Salvation 72. But the words for ever and for ever and ever when they have a relation to the punishments of the damned are not to be understood at farâ—hest than of certain Ages 73. But when they have relation to God and the blessed Life of Saints then indeed oâ—ght to signifie never ceasing and inâ—inite Ages for to punish for inâ—inite Ages is against the nature of God who is infinite Love and to do good for infinite Ages is most agreeable to the divine Nature 74. The plurality of Worlds succeeding one another â—â—ems to be evinâ—ed by the â—2 â—ilgrimages of the Children of Israel in the Wildeâ—ness till they came at last to Gilgal where by the command of Ioshua they were Girâ—nmâ—ised now Gâ—lgal seems a Wheel or Revolutionâ— And because all things happen'd to them in the Type and Figure as St. Paul had aâ—â—irmed those â—2 peregrinations seem to signifie six Worlds that is 42000 Years whâ—ch bâ—ing expired all of them will â—inally obtain the Glorification of their Souls and Bodies in the Heavensâ— What can their coming to the twelve Fountains of Water and seventy Branches of Palm Trees in theâ—r Pilgrimage signifie unless it be this that in the fifth Millenium of this World the most benign and gracious God would send them the 12 Apostles and seventy Disciples for them to hear and this place of Pilgrimage was called Elim 75. Moreover this Succession of Worlds is clearly proved from what we read in Scripture of a thousand yea of thousands of Generations and yet from the beginning of this VVorld to the end thereof consisting of 7000 Years there cannot be rekoned 400 â—enerations 76. Therefore after the end of this VVorld another VVorld will be prepared wherein the Multiplication and Propagation of Mankind will proceedâ— and be carried on as in this present VVorld and therefore also before this VVorld there did another VVorld heretofore exist in which the Propagation of Mankind was made by successive Generations But the number of all the preceeding and succeeding VVorlds is not only undeterminable by any Mortal but by any creature 77. Bâ—t as out of the conâ—â—agration of this VVorld another VVorld will arise which will be produced as it were out of the Ashes of this present VVorld â—o out of the Ashes of the past VVorld aâ—ter the burning and conflagration of it is this VVorld framed and brought forth aâ— it were de novo or a new and so indeed the Generation and Fabrication of one follows the destruction and dissolution of another in a continual order 78. But as to what pertains to the Creation of this VVorld described by Moses in Genâ—sis this certainly is not Creation in a strict Sense but Construction Fabrication or Faction which is made of Pre-existent matter therefore they err extreamly who think this VVorld was made of nothing and that too in the spâ—ce of six days for God the great Contriver and Artificer did not make or frame it out of nothing but out of the matter of the preceding VVorld which Fabrication or Structure of this World in the space of six days may be well enough understood in a Litteral Sense 79. They who have attained to the Glorification of their Bodies in the end of

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