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i_o why_o be_v thy_o countenance_n sad_a see_v thou_o be_v not_o sick_a this_o be_v nothing_o but_o sorrow_n of_o heart_n then_o i_o be_v very_o sore_o afraid_a and_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n let_v the_o king_n live_v for_o ever_o why_o shall_v not_o my_o countenance_n be_v sad_a when_o the_o city_n the_o place_n of_o my_o father_n sepulcher_n lie_v waste_n and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v consume_v with_o fire_n then_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o i_o for_o what_o do_v thou_o make_v request_n so_o i_o pray_v to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n and_o if_o thy_o servant_n have_v find_v favour_n in_o thy_o sight_n that_o thou_o will_v send_v i_o unto_o judah_n unto_o the_o city_n of_o my_o father_n sepulcher_n that_o i_o may_v build_v it_o and_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o i_o for_o how_o long_o shall_v thy_o journey_n be_v and_o when_o will_v thou_o return_v so_o it_o please_v the_o king_n to_o send_v i_o and_o i_o set_v he_o a_o time_n moreover_o i_o say_v unto_o the_o king_n if_o it_o please_v the_o king_n let_v letter_n be_v give_v to_o the_o governor_n beyond_o the_o river_n that_o they_o may_v convey_v i_o over_o till_o i_o come_v into_o judah_n and_o a_o letter_n unto_o asaph_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n that_o he_o may_v give_v i_o timber_n to_o make_v beam_n for_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o palace_n which_o appertain_v to_o the_o house_n and_o for_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n and_o for_o the_o house_n that_o i_o shall_v enter_v into_o and_o the_o king_n grant_v i_o according_a to_o the_o good_a hand_n of_o my_o god_n upon_o i_o this_o be_v plain_o a_o grant_n from_o the_o king_n to_o nehemiah_n to_o build_v the_o city_n of_o jerusalem_n and_o to_o wall_n it_o about_o we_o will_v add_v also_o out_o of_o chap._n 4._o what_o strait_n they_o be_v put_v to_o at_o the_o build_n of_o the_o wall_n v._o 7._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o when_o sanballat_n and_o tobiah_n and_o the_o arabian_n and_o the_o ammonite_n and_o the_o ashdodite_n hear_v that_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v make_v up_o and_o that_o the_o breach_n begin_v to_o be_v stop_v than_o they_o be_v very_o wroth_a and_o conspire_v all_o of_o they_o together_o to_o come_v and_o fight_v against_o jerusalem_n and_o hinder_v it_o and_o v._o 16._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v from_o that_o time_n forth_o that_o the_o half_a of_o my_o servant_n wrought_v in_o the_o work_n and_o the_o other_o half_a of_o they_o hold_v both_o the_o spear_n the_o shield_n and_o the_o bow_n and_o the_o habergeon_n they_o which_o build_v on_o the_o wall_n and_o they_o which_o bare_a burden_n and_o those_o that_o jade_a every_o one_o with_o one_o of_o his_o
hand_n wrought_v in_o the_o work_n and_o in_o the_o other_o hand_n hold_v a_o weapon_n i_o have_v set_v before_o the_o reader_n eye_n that_o passage_n in_o the_o prophecy_n that_o describe_v the_o epocha_n from_o whence_o the_o seventy_o week_n be_v to_o commence_v it_o be_v from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o a_o decree_n or_o grant_v to_o restore_v and_o build_v jerusalem_n the_o street_n say_v the_o decree_n or_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v build_v again_o and_o the_o wall_n and_o that_o in_o troublous_a time_n now_o in_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o ezra_n in_o the_o seven_o of_o artaxerxes_n reign_n there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o build_v the_o city_n much_o less_o of_o the_o wall_n nor_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o that_o decree_n any_o mention_n of_o troublesome_a time_n but_o quite_o contrary_a it_o be_v say_v ezra_n 8.36_o and_o they_o deliver_v the_o king_n commission_n unto_o the_o king_n lieutenant_n and_o to_o the_o governor_n on_o this_o side_n the_o river_n and_o they_o further_v the_o people_n and_o the_o house_n of_o god_n but_o in_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o nehemiah_n the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o both_o build_n the_o city_n and_o the_o wall_n and_o in_o the_o history_n of_o the_o execution_n of_o the_o commission_n there_o be_v mention_n of_o troublous_a time_n indeed_o when_o they_o be_v force_v to_o defend_v the_o worker_n at_o the_o wall_n by_o arm_n nay_o the_o very_a man_n that_o wrought_v at_o the_o wall_n be_v fain_o as_o they_o do_v their_o work_n with_o one_o hand_n to_o hold_v a_o sword_n in_o the_o other_o so_o exquisite_o do_v this_o decree_n and_o the_o history_n of_o the_o execution_n thereof_o suit_n with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n which_o respect_n the_o epocha_n and_o decree_n so_o that_o it_o can_v be_v but_o with_o infinite_a violence_n do_v to_o the_o sacred_a text_n to_o pitch_v upon_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o ezra_n in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n instead_o of_o that_o give_v to_o nehemiah_n in_o the_o twenty_o i_o must_v confess_v that_o the_o full_a of_o ezra_n commission_n be_v set_v down_o in_o write_v in_o a_o more_o formal_a and_o ample_a way_n whenas_o that_o commission_n to_o nehemiah_n seem_v rather_o to_o be_v by_o word_n of_o mouth_n or_o nuncupatory_n save_v that_o the_o letter_n to_o the_o governor_n beyond_o the_o river_n for_o safe-conduct_n and_o a_o letter_n to_o asaph_n the_o keeper_n of_o the_o king_n forest_n etc._n etc._n but_o this_o be_v so_o far_o from_o diminish_v that_o it_o add_v if_o any_o thing_n more_o need_n be_v add_v to_o the_o certainty_n that_o the_o commission_n give_v to_o nehemiah_n be_v the_o decree_n which_o be_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o seventy_o week_n for_o the_o word_n of_o the_o original_a which_o our_o english_a translation_n render_v from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o commandment_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v as_o much_o as_o to_o say_v from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o word_n or_o pronounce_v the_o word_n that_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v rebuilt_a etc._n etc._n and_o both_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a and_o vatablus_n render_v it_o ab_fw-la exitu_fw-la sermonis_fw-la and_o the_o lxx_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d now_o as_o this_o be_v unexceptionable_o plain_a in_o itself_o so_o it_o bear_v a_o most_o exact_a correspondency_n with_o more_o passage_n of_o the_o history_n than_o i_o have_v yet_o take_v notice_n of_o nehem._n chap._n 1._o there_o anani_n tell_v nehemiah_n inquire_v of_o the_o welfare_n of_o his_o brethren_n at_o jerusalem_n that_o the_o remnant_n that_o be_v leave_v of_o the_o captivity_n there_o in_o the_o province_n be_v in_o great_a affliction_n and_o reproach_n for_o the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n be_v break_v down_o and_o the_o gate_n thereof_o be_v burn_v with_o fire_n this_o i_o conceive_v be_v the_o natural_a sense_n of_o the_o place_n we_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o praeterea_fw-la or_o also_o as_o our_o english_a translation_n do_v but_o for_o it_o be_v a_o grief_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o a_o reproach_n and_o disgrace_n to_o they_o whenas_o their_o temple_n be_v rebuilt_a and_o they_o have_v house_n such_o as_o they_o be_v and_o some_o better_a than_o they_o deserve_v before_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v which_o be_v in_o the_o six_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n that_o the_o wall_n of_o the_o city_n be_v yet_o unbuilt_a whereby_o they_o lie_v open_a to_o insolence_n of_o their_o neighbour_n and_o be_v obnoxious_a to_o their_o taunt_n and_o jeer_n this_o sad_a condition_n anani_n be_v exceed_v sensible_a of_o himself_o nor_o do_v he_o tell_v it_o as_o a_o piece_n of_o news_n to_o nehemiah_n for_o he_o know_v the_o wall_n of_o jerusalem_n have_v be_v demolish_v this_o long_a time_n and_o that_o the_o gate_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n but_o with_o a_o move_a and_o empassionate_v rhetoric_n he_o put_v he_o in_o mind_n of_o it_o who_o be_v a_o hearty_a lover_n of_o his_o country_n and_o serious_o consider_v it_o what_o a_o huge_a thing_n be_v yet_o want_v to_o complete_a their_o felicity_n it_o first_o cast_v he_o into_o tear_n and_o present_o after_o into_o a_o serious_a religious_a sadness_n so_o that_o he_o fast_v and_o pray_v for_o some_o day_n nor_o do_v conceal_v the_o sorrow_n of_o his_o heart_n when_o he_o wait_v on_o the_o king_n and_o give_v he_o the_o cup_n of_o wine_n but_o the_o king_n read_v it_o easy_o in_o his_o countenance_n wherefore_o the_o thing_n be_v of_o such_o vast_a consequence_n to_o have_v this_o evil_n redress_v by_o procure_v a_o decree_n to_o build_v the_o city_n and_o wall_n it_o about_o it_o be_v plain_a they_o never_o have_v any_o leave_n to_o build_v it_o till_o the_o commission_n grant_v to_o nehemiah_n for_o if_o it_o have_v be_v grant_v to_o ezra_n in_o his_o commission_n it_o be_v so_o transcend_v a_o favour_n and_o privilege_n that_o he_o can_v not_o but_o have_v take_v notice_n of_o it_o in_o his_o thanksgiving_n to_o god_n chap._n 7._o v._n 27._o where_o he_o say_v bless_a be_v the_o lord_n god_n of_o our_o father_n which_o have_v put_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o this_o in_o the_o king_n heart_n to_o beautify_v the_o house_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v in_o jerusalem_n but_o for_o the_o building_n or_o rather_o the_o rebuild_n of_o the_o city_n he_o speak_v not_o a_o word_n though_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n of_o that_o vast_a moment_n that_o it_o cost_v nehemiah_n many_o sigh_n tear_n fasting_n and_o prayer_n wherefore_o ezra_n have_v be_v very_o ungrateful_a to_o omit_v give_v god_n thanks_o for_o this_o as_o well_o as_o beautify_v the_o temple_n if_o the_o king_n have_v grant_v he_o any_o such_o thing_n visionum_fw-la apocalypticarum_fw-la tabula_fw-la generalis_fw-la pref_n page_n 13_o but_o be_v that_o those_o that_o resort_v to_o jerusalem_n on_o this_o occasion_n be_v not_o to_o live_v like_a beast_n without_o house_n it_o be_v a_o force_a thing_n to_o imagine_v but_o that_o by_o the_o natural_a consequence_n of_o that_o grant_v or_o necessary_a connivance_n private_a house_n will_v be_v build_v in_o jerusalem_n and_o so_o in_o some_o mean_a kind_n of_o sense_n the_o city_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v in_o build_v thereby_o and_o this_o be_v consonant_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophet_n esay_n chap._n 24._o v._n 28._o that_o say_v of_o cyrus_n he_o be_v my_o shepherd_n and_o shall_v perform_v all_o my_o pleasure_n even_o say_v to_o jerusalem_n thou_o shall_v be_v build_v and_o to_o the_o temple_n thy_o foundation_n shall_v be_v lay_v and_o chap._n 45.13_o i_o have_v raise_v he_o up_o in_o righteousness_n viz._n cyrus_n he_o shall_v build_v my_o city_n and_o let_v go_v my_o captive_n which_o will_v be_v but_o a_o hard_a bargain_n if_o they_o may_v not_o build_v themselves_o house_n when_o they_o come_v to_o jerusalem_n wherefore_o in_o that_o mean_a sense_n cyrus_n may_v be_v say_v by_o his_o decree_n though_o it_o be_v no_o decree_n to_o build_v the_o city_n to_o build_v it_o or_o because_o his_o first_o decree_n for_o build_v of_o the_o temple_n be_v the_o ground_n of_o all_o the_o good_a grant_n they_o afterward_o obtain_v of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n in_o that_o sense_n all_o in_o fullness_n may_v be_v attribute_v to_o he_o as_o be_v the_o first_o founder_n of_o all_o nor_o will_v god_n suffer_v the_o word_n of_o his_o servant_n the_o prophet_n to_o fall_v to_o the_o ground_n and_o according_a to_o that_o mean_a sense_n may_v also_o be_v understand_v that_o passage_n in_o ezra_n prayer_n ezr._n 9.9_o thou_o have_v extend_v thy_o mercy_n unto_o we_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o king_n of_o persia_n to_o give_v we_o a_o revive_n to_o set_v up_o the_o house_n of_o our_o god_n and_o to_o repair_v
with_o very_o solid_a reason_n from_o history_n see_v his_o recensio_n cap._n 6._o and_o consentaneous_o to_o this_o he_o cite_v that_o famous_a historian_n and_o antiquary_n hubertus_n golizius_n who_o in_o his_o annalis_n historia_n of_o augustus_n mention_n the_o numerousness_n of_o his_o soldier_n at_o that_o time_n and_o the_o distribution_n of_o his_o ordinary_a legion_n throughout_o the_o province_n and_o the_o institution_n of_o the_o settle_a revenue_n in_o the_o consulate_a of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n which_o immediate_o precede_v that_o of_o aelius_n catus_n and_o sentius_n saturninus_n in_o which_o the_o middle_a tax_n be_v finish_v as_o appear_v out_o of_o dion_n from_o who_o authority_n alone_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o this_o middle_a tax_n end_v the_o next_o year_n follow_v that_o of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n how_o easy_a be_v it_o then_o to_o conceive_v that_o it_o begin_v at_o least_o that_o very_a year_n if_o not_o the_o year_n before_o whence_o it_o will_v be_v plain_a that_o this_o be_v the_o tax_n and_o time_n when_o christ_n be_v bear_v viz._n in_o the_o year_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n according_a as_o the_o right_a epocha_n of_o daniel_n week_n require_v and_o the_o age_n of_o christ_n when_o he_o be_v baptize_v of_o john_n demonstrate_v to_o be_v true_a see_v chap._n 8._o when_o the_o thing_n be_v bring_v so_o near_o even_o by_o profane_a history_n we_o may_v be_v sure_a the_o exquisite_a truth_n of_o it_o will_v reach_v to_o that_o which_o we_o know_v to_o be_v true_a by_o testimony_n divine_a but_o second_o it_o be_v observe_v out_o of_o the_o same_o dion_n that_o such_o be_v the_o policy_n of_o augustus_n that_o he_o make_v a_o show_n as_o if_o he_o will_v keep_v the_o government_n such_o as_o he_o receive_v of_o the_o senate_n which_o be_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d magister_fw-la correctorque_fw-la morum_fw-la which_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o more_o fair_a and_o plausible_a title_n than_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d censor_n and_o so_o for_o his_o be_v emperor_n that_o he_o use_v to_o resume_v this_o censorian_a power_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o do_v the_o imperatorial_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o for_o a_o set_a time_n namely_o from_o ten_o year_n to_o ten_o year_n now_o the_o time_n of_o these_o resume_v power_n at_o a_o complete_a decennial_a interval_n follow_v the_o first_o of_o they_o the_o first_o tax_n of_o augustus_n begin_v agrippa_n be_v then_o his_o colleague_n but_o the_o latter_a viz._n the_o resumption_n of_o his_o imperatorial_n power_n follow_v the_o say_a tax_n transact_v and_o begin_v in_o the_o year_n when_o augustus_n be_v the_o seven_o time_n and_o agrippa_n the_o three_o time_n consul_n and_o end_n with_o the_o year_n when_o p._n cornelius_n lentulus_n and_o cn._n cornelius_n lentulus_n be_v consul_n as_o the_o other_o with_o the_o year_n before_o saturninus_n and_o vespillo_n be_v consul_n wherefore_o reckon_v on_o still_o by_o complete_a decennium_n the_o three_o decennium_fw-la from_o saturninus_n and_o vespillo_n of_o the_o censorian_a power_n will_v end_v in_o the_o year_n before_o the_o consulship_n of_o silius_n and_o munatius_n but_o the_o three_o of_o the_o imperatorial_n in_o that_o very_a year_n in_o which_o dion_n say_v that_o augustus_n do_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o he_o then_o enter_v upon_o the_o five_o ten-year_n of_o his_o imperial_a reign_n or_o government_n but_o now_o count_v backward_o from_o the_o year_n before_o inclusive_o his_o last_o ten_o year_n of_o censorian_a rule_n will_v reach_v into_o the_o year_n of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n the_o middle_a year_n in_o all_o likelihood_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n three_o the_o time-eaten_a name_n of_o the_o consul_n in_o that_o monumentum_n ancyranum_n abovementioned_a as_o riddle_v out_o by_o t._n l._n fair_o confirm_v that_o the_o midst_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n be_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n for_o as_o he_o note_v well_o censorum_fw-la sinio_n choose_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o this_o in_fw-la consulatu_fw-la fi_n the_o former_a of_o these_o can_v be_v understand_v of_o asinius_n gallus_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o who_o be_v ten_o year_n before_o vinicius_n and_o alfinius_n because_o in_o dion_n lib._n 55._o neither_o in_o the_o consulship_n of_o drusus_n and_o crispinus_n immediate_o before_o he_o nor_o in_o tiberius_n and_o piso_n that_n immediate_o follow_v nor_o in_o his_o own_o be_v there_o any_o mention_n of_o any_o tax_n or_o lustral_a sacrifice_n wherewith_o they_o wont_v to_o be_v conclude_v to_o which_o i_o add_v it_o be_v say_v in_o that_o monument_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n nuper_fw-la lustrum_fw-la solus_fw-la feci_fw-la legi_fw-la censorum_fw-la sinio_n choose_fw-la it_o be_v at_o least_o twenty_o year_n from_o the_o erection_n of_o this_o monument_n by_o augustus_n to_o asinius_n gallus_n his_o consulship_n nuper_fw-la will_v be_v very_o improper_o apply_v in_o this_o case_n and_o circumstance_n but_o more_o natural_o to_o ten_o year_n late_a the_o true_a time_n of_o this_o middle_a tax_n and_o therefore_o this_o sinio_n t._n l._n do_v not_o rash_o fancy_n to_o be_v for_o sentio_fw-la for_o the_o consul_n sentius_n saturninus_n which_o haply_o may_v proceed_v from_o hence_o that_o he_o that_o read_v this_o monument_n to_o the_o scribe_n that_o be_v to_o write_v it_o fair_a for_o the_o carver_n in_o stone_n pronounce_v the_o e_o in_o sentio_fw-la like_o a_o i_o as_o one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o the_o hebrew_n of_o old_a serve_v for_o both_o e_o and_o i_o and_o in_o sundry_a word_n we_o may_v observe_v how_o e_o be_v change_v into_o i._o thus_o the_o jonians_n for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o in_o derivation_n of_o word_n out_o of_o greek_a as_o for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o say_v 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non_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sed_fw-la eae_fw-la demum_fw-la quae_fw-la translatae_fw-la sunt_fw-la sub_fw-la solium_fw-la gloriae_fw-la ut_fw-la loquuntur_fw-la hebraei_n sic_fw-la vocant_fw-la perfectissimum_fw-la statum_fw-la animarum_fw-la ante_fw-la resurrectionem_fw-la vniversalem_fw-la and_o upon_o those_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d say_v he_o illa_fw-la martyrum_fw-la in_o caelum_fw-la evectio_fw-la potest_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d dici_fw-la wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o not_o a_o political_a nor_o moral_a but_o a_o physical_a sense_n here_o in_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v acknowledge_v also_o by_o grotius_n but_o be_v it_o not_o more_o full_a easy_a and_o natural_a to_o take_v it_o in_o the_o proper_a physical_a sense_n than_o in_o this_o more_o maim_a and_o dwindle_a sense_n and_o to_o confess_v that_o this_o first_o resurrection_n be_v also_o a_o resuscitation_n of_o the_o soul_n into_o a_o perfect_a bless_a immortality_n by_o her_o union_n with_o a_o heavenly_a or_o glorify_a body_n and_o yourself_o also_o acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v a_o great_a fitness_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o when_o the_o millennial_a state_n take_v the_o martyr_n shall_v receive_v some_o crown_n or_o triumphal_a honour_n in_o heaven_n and_o if_o then_o be_v their_o evectio_fw-la in_o coelum_fw-la as_o grotius_n speak_v how_o fit_o do_v it_o fall_v in_o that_o they_o shall_v then_o be_v invest_v in_o heavenly_a body_n think_v serious_o on_o that_o heaven_n be_v the_o fit_a place_n for_o a_o heavenly_a body_n be_v it_o not_o but_o you_o will_v say_v if_o they_o be_v thus_o aforehand_o clothe_v with_o heavenly_a body_n this_o seem_v to_o anticipate_v the_o general_a day_n of_o judgement_n which_o our_o saviour_n luke_n 14.14_o emphatical_o call_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a till_o which_o time_n the_o crown_n or_o their_o be_v clothe_v with_o celestial_a body_n be_v a_o depostium_fw-la which_o 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first_o and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o we_o may_v demand_v if_o that_o be_v the_o first_o political_a resurrection_n which_o be_v the_o second_o unless_o we_o will_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o how_o it_o can_v be_v appropriate_v to_o this_o first_o resurrection_n as_o a_o special_a privilege_n of_o the_o partaker_n thereof_o that_o the_o second_o death_n shall_v have_v no_o power_n over_o they_o this_o by_o promise_n belong_v to_o all_o true_a believer_n though_o not_o martyr_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o to_o obtain_v a_o glorify_a body_n before_o the_o second_o death_n or_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n be_v in_o be_v which_o by_o its_o own_o nature_n exempt_v from_o the_o harm_n thereof_o or_o of_o any_o thing_n like_o it_o in_o be_v this_o be_v a_o peculiar_a privilege_n indeed_o and_o bless_v and_o holy_a and_o peculiarly_a happy_a be_v he_o that_o have_v his_o share_n in_o such_o a_o first_o 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on_o earth_n other_o of_o the_o state_n in_o heaven_n among_o these_o latter_a be_v s._n augustine_n especial_o and_o after_o he_o ribera_n alcazar_n pareus_n and_o other_o among_o the_o former_a justin_n martyr_n grotius_n dr._n hammond_n brightman_n with_o other_o and_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o altogether_o of_o that_o opinion_n that_o it_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n after_o the_o ruin_n of_o antichrist_n and_o so_o have_v expound_v it_o continued_o throughout_o in_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o have_v careful_o suggest_v argument_n all_o along_o from_o the_o text_n itself_o that_o it_o be_v so_o to_o be_v expound_v so_o that_o there_o want_v nothing_o for_o any_o further_a confirmation_n thereof_o unless_o i_o shall_v take_v notice_n how_o there_o be_v no_o expression_n so_o high_a in_o this_o description_n but_o what_o be_v in_o other_o place_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o general_o understand_v by_o interpreter_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n on_o earth_n namely_o such_o expression_n as_o these_o in_o that_o prophetical_a thanksgiving_n of_o tobit_n chap._n 13._o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v build_v up_o with_o sapphir_n and_o emerald_n and_o precious_a stone_n thy_o wall_n and_o tower_n with_o pure_a gold_n and_o the_o street_n of_o jerusalem_n shall_v be_v pave_v with_o beryl_n and_o carbuncle_n and_o stone_n of_o ophir_n in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o isaiah_n chap._n 65._o v._n 17._o behold_v i_o create_v new_a heaven_n and_o a_o new_a earth_n and_o the_o former_a shall_v not_o be_v remember_v nor_o come_v into_o mind_n but_o be_v you_o glad_a and_o rejoice_v for_o ever_o in_o what_o i_o create_v for_o behold_v i_o create_v jerusalem_n a_o rejoice_n and_o her_o people_n a_o joy_n see_v also_o chap._n 66.22_o in_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n my_o tabernacle_n also_o shall_v be_v with_o they_o yea_o i_o will_v be_v their_o god_n and_o they_o shall_v be_v my_o people_n again_o isa_n 25.8_o the_o lord_n will_v wipe_v away_o tear_n from_o all_o face_n and_o 54.11_o oh_o thou_o afflict_a toss_v with_o tempest_n and_o not_o comfort_v behold_v i_o will_v lay_v thy_o stone_n with_o fair_a colour_n and_o thy_o foundation_n with_o sapphir_n i_o will_v make_v thy_o window_n of_o agate_n and_o thy_o gate_n of_o carbuncle_n and_o all_o thy_o border_n of_o pleasant_a stone_n and_o chap._n 60.19_o the_o sun_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o thy_o light_n by_o day_n neither_o for_o brightness_n shall_v the_o moon_n give_v light_a unto_o thou_o but_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v unto_o thou_o a_o everlasting_a light_n and_o thy_o god_n thy_o glory_n thy_o sun_n shall_v no_o more_o go_v down_o neither_o shall_v thy_o moon_n withdraw_v itself_o for_o the_o lord_n shall_v be_v thy_o everlasting-light_n and_o the_o day_n of_o thy_o mourning_n shall_v be_v end_v what_o more_o exalt_a expression_n than_o these_o be_v there_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n in_o the_o description_n of_o 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who_o be_v very_o stiff_a for_o this_o opinion_n produce_v no_o few_o than_o seven_o argument_n for_o the_o same_o the_o first_o be_v the_o authority_n of_o s._n augustine_n who_o blunt_o say_v in_o his_o de_fw-fr civitate_fw-la dei_fw-la lib._n 20._o cap._n 17._o that_o it_o be_v mere_a impudence_n to_o assert_v otherwise_o because_o it_o be_v say_v absterget_fw-la deus_fw-la omnem_fw-la lacrymam_fw-la ab_fw-la oculis_fw-la eorum_fw-la &_o mors_fw-la jam_fw-la non_fw-la erit_fw-la neque_fw-la luctus_fw-la neque_fw-la clamour_n sed_fw-la nec_fw-la ullus_fw-la erit_fw-la dolour_n and_o at_o the_o end_n of_o that_o chapter_n he_o say_v that_o these_o thing_n be_v so_o clear_o speak_v of_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o the_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n of_o the_o saint_n that_o we_o must_v not_o pretend_v that_o any_o thing_n be_v manifest_a in_o scripture_n if_o this_o place_n be_v obscure_a the_o second_o be_v take_v
it_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o a_o large_a meaning_n than_o to_o be_v gross_o put_v out_o of_o office_n this_o death_n i_o mean_v be_v gradual_a and_o the_o first_o degree_n thereof_o be_v when_o those_o that_o stand_v up_o for_o the_o truth_n against_o the_o introduce_v the_o pagano-christian_a rite_n etc._n etc._n be_v find_v so_o weak_a that_o they_o can_v not_o stop_v the_o tide_n of_o ecclesiastical_a corruption_n flow_v in_o but_o their_o attempt_n be_v ineffectual_a so_o that_o as_o to_o any_o efficiency_n to_o stop_v the_o encroach_a paganochristianism_a they_o be_v as_o mere_a cipher_n or_o dead_a man_n that_o can_v do_v nothing_o this_o be_v include_v in_o political_n death_n in_o that_o large_a sense_n i_o take_v it_o in_o i_o mean_v this_o inefficiency_n or_o inability_n to_o carry_v on_o thing_n that_o appertain_v to_o the_o order_n or_o polity_n of_o the_o church_n or_o of_o the_o state_n in_o matter_n respect_v religion_n against_o the_o author_n and_o countenancer_n of_o the_o grow_a corruption_n and_o the_o apostasy_n be_v the_o very_a wilderness_n of_o the_o church_n the_o woman_n be_v in_o it_o as_o soon_o as_o it_o be_v these_o be_v hint_n of_o a_o answer_n to_o your_o former_a letter_n i_o shall_v offer_v the_o like_a to_o your_o latter_a chap._n xxvii_o hint_n of_o a_o answer_n to_o a_o second_o letter_n from_o the_o same_o hand_n a_o semitime_n the_o unite_v in_o compute_v the_o event_n of_o the_o medial_a vision_n prove_v by_o the_o author_n not_o four_o hundred_o thirty_o two_o but_o three_o hundred_o ninety_o three_o the_o author_n be_v epocha_n for_o the_o medial_a vision_n the_o odd_a semitime_n in_o daniel_n add_v to_o good_a purpose_n the_o prevail_a of_o the_o little_a horn_n dan._n 7._o how_o to_o be_v understand_v the_o meaning_n of_o after_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a his_o friend_n mistake_n touch_v the_o second_o query_n his_o use_n of_o a_o prophetic_a henopoeia_fw-la in_o answer_n to_o the_o six_o query_n 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this_o be_v a_o slip_n of_o he_o in_o no_o wise_a commendable_a for_o first_o it_o be_v against_o the_o genius_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n to_o understand_v by_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d any_o other_o than_o a_o body_n politic_a not_o one_o single_a or_o some_o few_o person_n this_o be_v a_o general_a rule_n from_o which_o there_o be_v no_o exception_n save_v that_o of_o the_o lamb_n which_o signify_v the_o person_n of_o christ_n though_o it_o may_v be_v with_o a_o connotation_n of_o his_o church_n his_o body_n and_o then_o second_o it_o seem_v wondrous_a harsh_a to_o interpret_v the_o four_o wight_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o the_o twenty_o four_o elder_n of_o the_o jewish_a whenas_o without_o all_o question_n as_o mr._n mede_n have_v unexceptionable_o make_v it_o out_o that_o vision_n be_v a_o representation_n or_o have_v
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mitrae_fw-la foeminarum_fw-la it_o be_v the_o head-cove_a also_o of_o the_o lydian_n and_o phrygian_n but_o account_v less_o manly_a whence_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v a_o reproachful_a title_n give_v to_o the_o soft_a and_o effeminate_a though_o the_o arabian_n be_v not_o repute_v such_o see_v martinius_n mr._n mede_n cite_v rather_o the_o sense_n than_o the_o word_n of_o pliny_n but_o whether_o we_o read_v &_o or_o aut_fw-la it_o be_v plain_a these_o arabian_n order_v their_o hair_n as_o woman_n which_o therefore_o be_v a_o fit_a character_n of_o the_o saracen_n in_o these_o locust_n in_o the_o eighteen_o chapter_n v._o 23._o i_o content_v myself_o in_o note_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o bridegroom_n and_o bride_n be_v no_o more_o hear_v in_o babylon_n signify_v that_o there_o shall_v be_v no_o more_o propagate_a of_o their_o pseudo-catholick_n religion_n the_o end_n of_o marriage_n be_v propagation_n and_o this_o be_v a_o true_a sense_n 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prophetical_a meaning_n of_o the_o place_n and_o not_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n for_o sin_n which_o be_v disease_n death_n briar_n thorn_n the_o labour_n and_o sweat_v of_o tillage_n and_o the_o like_a that_o curse_n we_o shall_v never_o be_v deliver_v from_o till_o we_o come_v to_o heaven_n and_o those_o that_o fancy_n such_o thing_n here_o on_o earth_n in_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n state_n as_o in_o this_o passage_n so_o in_o all_o other_o passage_n that_o sound_v so_o high_a they_o be_v to_o remember_v that_o the_o proper_a fulfil_n of_o they_o be_v to_o be_v in_o heaven_n though_o in_o a_o figurative_a sense_n they_o will_v be_v fulfil_v here_o and_o that_o the_o description_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem_n on_o earth_n be_v so_o frame_v as_o to_o be_v also_o typical_a of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o heaven_n as_o i_o have_v more_o full_o declare_v in_o chapter_n 20._o of_o these_o paralipomena_fw-la but_o forasmuch_o as_o beside_o this_o mistake_n in_o s._n e._n i_o find_v a_o sober_a and_o judicious_a writer_n w._n a._n in_o his_o treatise_n of_o the_o state_n of_o the_o church_n in_o the_o latter_a age_n of_o the_o world_n to_o incline_v to_o the_o opinion_n that_o there_o will_v be_v even_o a_o change_n of_o nature_n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o new_a jerusalem-state_n of_o the_o church_n i_o will_v a_o while_n here_o divert_v into_o what_o he_o say_v chap._n 10._o and_o produce_v the_o most_o material_a reason_n he_o have_v for_o the_o prove_v that_o in_o those_o day_n there_o will_v be_v a_o change_n of_o the_o world_n natural_a as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n moral_a as_o he_o phrase_v it_o those_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o seem_v to_o promise_v plenty_n of_o thing_n and_o increase_v of_o people_n i_o conceive_v imply_v no_o such_o radical_a change_n in_o the_o world_n natural_a for_o mere_o from_o the_o moral_a temperance_n of_o man_n in_o those_o time_n there_o will_v be_v length_n of_o day_n and_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o
the_o seven_o seal_n which_o take_v in_o also_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n must_v be_v after_o the_o reformation_n when_o no_o less_o than_o a_o dozen_o vision_n the_o first_o six_o seal_n and_o the_o first_o six_o trumpet_n be_v before_o which_o plain_o show_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d can_v signify_v so_o as_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v it_o but_o that_o it_o denote_v only_o the_o order_n of_o time_n in_o see_v these_o vision_n not_o the_o order_n of_o event_n 4._o four_o whenas_o that_o vision_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n which_o commence_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n be_v usher_v in_o with_o a_o great_a voice_n as_o of_o a_o trumpet_n and_o a_o like_a voice_n here_o as_o of_o a_o trumpet_n speak_v to_o s._n john_n again_o will_v not_o this_o alarm_n or_o awaken_v any_o heedful_a reader_n be_v animadversion_n and_o invite_v he_o to_o conceive_v that_o sure_o here_o begin_v or_o be_v begin_v a_o new_a prophecy_n ab_fw-la ovo_fw-la or_o from_o the_o same_o epocha_n as_o before_o especial_o consider_v what_o be_v note_v in_o the_o second_o place_n that_o there_o be_v here_o in_o this_o follow_a prophecy_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o pass_v out_o of_o a_o epistolar_n prophecy_n to_o another_o of_o a_o huge_a different_a contexture_n 5._o but_o five_o and_o last_o consider_v that_o general_a preface_n to_o this_o whole_a book_n of_o prophecy_n set_v down_o stilo_fw-it tenui_fw-la in_o a_o simple_a plain_a stile_n chap._n 1.1_o that_o it_o be_v the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n which_o god_n give_v he_o of_o thing_n to_o come_v to_o pass_v and_o impart_v by_o a_o angel_n to_o john_n and_o that_o the_o thing_n to_o come_v to_o pass_v be_v most_o magnificent_o set_v out_o in_o prophetic_a figure_n and_o symbol_n as_o also_o jesus_n christ_n the_o revealer_n of_o they_o in_o this_o first_o vision_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n which_o glorious_a representation_n of_o he_o in_o his_o sacerdotal_a habit_n amid_o the_o seven_o golden_a candlestick_n be_v a_o vision_n introductory_n to_o the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n and_o christ_n make_v to_o dictate_v those_o epistle_n to_o john_n thereby_o to_o insinuate_v what_o be_v say_v in_o more_o meager_a term_n that_o this_o epistolar_n prophecy_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o his_o servant_n john_n i_o say_v he_o that_o consider_v this_o and_o after_o the_o finish_v the_o prophecy_n light_v upon_o another_o glorious_a vision_n chap._n 4._o and_o 5._o which_o be_v most_o easy_o and_o natural_o expound_v to_o the_o same_o sense_n that_o the_o introductory_n vision_n of_o the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n be_v and_o something_o more_o full_a viz._n that_o the_o slay_a lamb_n jesus_n christ_n receive_v from_o the_o sitter_n on_o the_o throne_n god_n the_o father_n the_o seal_a book_n of_o prophecy_n with_o power_n of_o open_v the_o seal_n and_o exhibit_v orderly_o the_o prophetic_a vision_n to_o his_o servant_n john_n for_o it_o be_v the_o lamb_n that_o 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the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seal_a book_n and_o its_o introductory_n vision_n and_o therefore_o though_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v not_o here_o serve_v to_o show_v the_o order_n of_o event_n yet_o it_o be_v not_o true_a that_o it_o serve_v to_o no_o use_n at_o all_o it_o serve_v so_o manifest_o for_o a_o transition_n 3._o to_o the_o three_o i_o say_v in_o these_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v mere_o a_o adverb_n of_o time_n and_o signify_v as_o beza_n and_o our_o english_a translation_n have_v it_o posthac_fw-la and_o hereafter_o thing_n that_o must_v be_v in_o time_n to_o come_v which_o be_v the_o general_a sense_n of_o expositor_n not_o thing_n that_o be_v to_o succeed_v the_o event_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o laodicea_n or_o the_o time_n of_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n as_o the_o objector_n will_v have_v it_o for_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v set_v in_o the_o front_n or_o propose_v in_o general_a it_o imply_v that_o all_o the_o vision_n that_o follow_v must_v be_v of_o thing_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o sense_n of_o which_o word_n if_o it_o be_v after_o the_o event_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o laodicea_n that_o be_v after_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o reformation_n according_a to_o the_o objector_n surmise_n the_o assertion_n will_v be_v gross_o and_o repeated_o false_a for_o there_o be_v above_o twenty_o vision_n that_o follow_v this_o general_n propose_v title_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d who_o fulfil_a be_v before_o the_o reformation_n so_o evident_a be_v it_o from_o hence_o that_o beza_n and_o our_o english_a translation_n be_v in_o the_o right_n and_o that_o the_o general_a sense_n of_o expositor_n be_v sound_v in_o this_o matter_n but_o indeed_o view_v slight_o the_o outward_a cortex_fw-la of_o the_o vision_n and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v as_o well_o after_o these_o thing_n as_o hereafter_o and_o there_o be_v the_o 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