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B09229	The apocalyps unveyl'd, or, A paraphrase on the Revelation of the holy apostle and evangelist John the Devine in which the syncronisms of Mr. Joseph Mede, and the expositions of other interpreters are called in question, and a new exposition given of the prophecies of the Revelation, never before extant in any author, from the 6th chapter to the 18th, with variety of reasons for the exposition / by An Orthodox Divine.	Hayter, Richard, 1611?-1684.; Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638. Clavis apocalyptica.	1676 (1676)	Wing H1224; ESTC R202384	176,063	254

therefore these that are counted here be only Males and not Females 2. The first Fruits that were dedicated to God of men and of Beasts were the Males only and we may not think that the first Fruits were only of vegetables for then these sealed ones could not be first Fruits as they are said to be Rev. 14.4 but the first born of men and Beasts were first Fruits as well as vegetables Exod. 22.29 30. and such were males only Exod. 34.19 20. Exod. 13.2.12.15 Now these sealed ones are called the first Fruits to God and to the Lamb Rev. 14.4 not in respect of sanctification as all believers are Iam. 1.18 but by peculiar dedication to God and to the Lamb as the first born were and therefore they be Males only 3. Because these are said to be redeemed from among men Rev. 14.4 Now what redemption is this not the common redemption by the blood of Christ from sin and condemnation which belongs to all the elect in general but the peculiar redemption of the first born which belongs to the Males only Exod. 13.2.12.13.15 Exod. 34.19 20. Lastly because it is said Rev. 14.4 These are they which were not defiled with Women and therefore they be men and not women and what kind of defilement doth he mean not a spiritual defilement with Idols which is as much as to say that these men be not Idolaters nor yet a carnal defilement with Harlots which is as much as to say that these men be not Adulterers but a ceremonial defilement with VVives which is as much as to say that these men be Virgins and unmarried persons and had not known a woman of which kind of defilement see Exod. 19.15 1 Sam. 21.4 5. 1 Cor. 7.5 4 Quest VVhat kind of Seal is meant in this place whether the Seal of Sanctification or of corporal preservation Ans 1. The seal of sanctification is not committed to the Angels but to the Spirit of God Eph. 4.30 but the seal here spoken of is committed to the Angels v. 2 3. 2. The seal of sanctification is chiefly inward in the heart but this here spoken of is only outward in the forehead v. 3. 3. They are called the Servants of God before that they be sealed v. 3. and therefore they are sanctified before this seal is given unto them 4. The seal of sanctification is a common seal and doth belong to all believers but this is peculiar to the persons here spoken of 5. The seal of sanctification doth not exempt from bodily danger Rev. 11.7 Rev. 13.7 But this is therefore given them that their bodies might not be hurt Rev. 9.4 see the like Ezek. 9.4 5 6. Exod. 12.13 Gen. 4.15 6. The seal of sanctification is given successively in all ages of the World but these are sealed all at once in one day 7. The seal of sanctification is given by degrees to some more to others less but these are all sealed alike one as far forth as another 8. The seal of sanctification doth admit degrees after it is given and a man is sanctified more at one time than another 2 Pet. 3.18 but these were sealed as much at one time as another and as the mark which Cain had Gen. 4.15 and which the men in Ierusalem had Ezek. 9.4 did not diminish or increase so the seal which these men had continued in the same condition all their life afterward 5 Quest VVhether the great multitude mentioned v. 9. were sealed Ans 1. It is not said that they were sealed and therefore we may not think they were unless we have some reason for it 2. They are a distinct company from the sealed v. 4.9 3. They are more in number than the sealed and therefore they could not all be sealed for the number of the sealed is but finite one hundred fourty and four thousand and no more but this great multitude were so many that no mortal man could number them v. 9. 4. Iohn knew the sealed who they were and what their number was v. 4. but he knew not these who they were nor the number of them v. 9.14 5. The sealed were preserved from destruction and the seal was therefore given that they might be secured v. 1 2 3. Rev. 9.4 But these are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb v. 14. and therefore these be Martyrs but the others are not 6. The sealed be the men which are to live in the time of the seven Trumpets but are not to suffer under them Rev. 9.4 Rev. 14.3 4. but these latter be the men which shall suffer for the Faith of Christ before the Trumpets shall begin and the reason why they are introduced in this place is not to shew the time or causes of their sufferings but to shew the blissful state and happiness which they have in Heaven at this very time when the other shall be sealed upon earth 7. The sealed be the men which are to get the Victory over the Beast and over his mark and over the number of his name Rev. 14.2 3. Rev. 15.2 3. but these latter be the men which shall die for the Faith of Christ before the Beast begins his Reign and shall be then in Heaven in unconceiveable bliss and happiness when the other shall be sealed upon earth 8. The sealed be some eminent members of the Church Militant which shall be in jeopardy of their lives in the time of the ensuing Prophecies but are therefore sealed that they might be preserved from suffering in the time of those dangers the latter be some eminent members of the Church Triumphant which suffered while they lived but when the sealed ones are sealed they shall be in Heaven secured from suffering any more CHAP. VIII The Prophecy of the seventh Seal divided into seven Prophecies called seven Trumpets 1. ANd when he had opened the seventh Seal it did not immediately appear what the Prophecy of that Seal should be there came nothing forth of that Roll as there did out of the other Rolls to shew the Prophecy thereof whereupon there was silence in Heaven for the space of half an hour every one expecting what would happen and shew the Prophecy of this seventh Seal 2. And after the space of half an hour I saw there were given to the seven mighty Angels which stood before the Throne of God seven Trumpets whereby I understood that these seven Trumpets contain the Prophecy of the seventh Seal 3. And when they had received their Trumpets another Angel came and stood at the Altar where the Souls were that prayed to God for Vengeance of their bloud with a Golden Censer in his hand and much sweet Incense in it that he might add it to the prayers of the Saints which were under the Altar that as they prayed for Vengeance of their bloud before their fellow Servants and their Brethren were slain so now they being slain take up the

same Request again and their fellow Servants and their Brethren joyn with them therein and the Angel offers Incense upon the Altar at the same time 4. And the Incense which the Angel offered was added to the prayers of the Saints so that the prayers of the Saints which were under the Altar did not ascend alone but the smoke of the Incense which the Angels offered ascended with them and both of them made a sweet perfume before Almighty God 5. And when the Incense was consumed the Angel took the fire which remained upon the Altar and filled the Censer with it and cast it to the ground in token that the Offering of the Incense with the prayers of the Saints was ended and presently after that there was a great Noise of Thundering and Lightning and a very great Earth-quake denoting God's heavy Judgments which were now to fall upon the World for the wrong they did to his Saints and for the bloud of his Saints which they had shed till this time and many Years before The Prophecy of the first Trumpet 6. Then the seven Angels prepared themselves to sound their Trumpets successively one after another 7. So the first Angel sounded and the Prophecy of his Trumpet was Exod. 9.22 23 24 25. that it should rain Hail and Fire Ps 105.32 33. and Blood upon the Land of Asia as heretofore there rained Hail and Fire upon the Land of Egypt so that the third part of Trees should be burnt up and all the green Grass should be burnt up and this is to be done not in Europe but in Asia The Prophecy of the second Trumpet 8. And after the first Angel the second Angel sounded and the Prophecy of his Trumpet was that a Sulphureous Mountain burning with Fire should be cast into the Sea of Asia Exod. 7.19 20 21. and the third part of that Sea should be turned into Blood as the Waters of Egypt sometimes were 9. And thereupon the third part of the fish that shall be in the Sea shall die and the third part of the Ships shall be destroyed The Prophecie of the third Trumpet 10. And after him the third Angel sounded and the Prophecy of his Trumpet was that a great blazing Star should fall from Heaven burning and flaming like a Torch and that in burning it should part asunder and fall into the third part of the Rivers and into the third part of the Springs of waters throughout the Land of Asia 11. And the Name of the Star from that day forward shall be called Worm-wood and the third part of the waters shall be as the juyce of Worm-wood and many men shall die by drinking of the Waters Exod. 15.23 because they be made exceeding bitter as the juyce of Worm-wood is and as the waters of Marah were The Prophecy of the fourth Trumpet 12. And the fourth Angel sounded and the Prophecy of his Trumpet was that the third part of the Sun should be smitten with darkness and the third part of the Moon and the third part of the Stars and the day should want the third part of that Light it had before and the Night likewise 13. And before the fifth Angel sounded I saw an Angel flying through the midst of Heaven and I heard him say as he fled along Wo wo wo to the Inhabitants of the Land of Asia by reason of the plagues of the three other Angels which are yet to sound their Trumpets more grievous and calamitous than any of the former were Disputation IV. Quest 1. Whether the four first Trumpets were fulfilled in Judaea before the Siege of Jerusalem by Vespasian and be meant of the Seditions and Slaughters that were there Answ 1. No Prophecy is fulfilled before it be revealed but these four Trumpets were revealed to John in the Reign of Domitian therefore not fulfilled in Judaea before the Siege of Jerusalem by Vespasian 2. No Prophecy is fulfilled before it be written by the Prophet and made known unto the people for then it is a History and not a Prophecy but these Visions in their Opinion were written in the Reign of Vespasian therefore not fulfilled before the siege of Jerusalem which began in the Reign of Nero. 3. The seventh Seal is not fulfilled before the sixth but if these four Trumpets be meant of the seditions and slaughters in Judaea before the siege of Jerusalem a good part of the seventh Seal even so much of it as is comprized in the four Trumpets will be fulfilled before the sixth for the sixth Seal in their opinion is a Prophecy of the siege of it self and by the Kings and the great Men and the rich Men which hid themselves in Dens they understand the men that hid themselves in Caves at the taking of the City 4. If these Trumpets be meant of the seditions and slaughters of the Jews before the siege of Jerusalem what is the difference between these Trumpets and the second Seal For they say the second Seal is meant of the slaughters and seditions of the Jews by one another before the siege of Jerusalem and if these Trumpets be meant of them too what difference is between them 5. If these Trumpets be a Prophecy of the seditions of the Jewes why do they not tell us what sedition is meant by the first Trumpet what sedition by the second and what sedition by the third And if it be said that they are meant of the seditions of the Jews in grosse what is this but to make a Chaos of the Revelation To which may be added that they told us before Chap. 6. vers 1. that the things which Christ foretold concerning the Jews Mat. 24. are set down in gross in the sixth Chapter and more particularly as they have their Execution in the Chapters following and now I am come to the eighth Chapter here be no particulars neither but the seditions of the Jews in gross what is this but to gain-say here what they said before 6. The Angels be not the Authors or Executioners of sedition but four Angels be the Authors or Executioners of the four first Trumpets and the prime Agents under God whereby they come to pass as appears not only vers 7.8.10 but also Rev. 7.2 3. 7. Where shall we find in all the Scripture that by Fire is meant sedition I find it sometimes taken for affliction persecution and temptation Psal 66.12 Zach. 13.9 Mal. 3.2 1 Pet. 4.12 but for fedition never 8. If by Fire in these Trumpets be meant sedition what is meant by Hail in the first Trumpet is that sedition too where have they a president for that How is it that men interpret Scripture and have no Scripture for what they say To which may be added that Fire is hot and dry but Hail is cold and moist and how can these two be symbols of the same thing in one and the same Prophecy surely if the Fire be sedition the Hail must be some other thing 9. If