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with_o he_o in_o heaven_n and_o so_o those_o that_o have_v not_o worship_v the_o beast_n nor_o receive_v his_o mark_n etc._n etc._n they_o answer_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o eodem_fw-la genere_fw-la that_o be_v to_o say_v in_o a_o political_a sense_n to_o those_o that_o in_o daniel_n be_v to_o be_v in_o shame_n and_o everlasting_a contempt_n one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d imply_v the_o opposite_a thereto_o and_o the_o opposite_a to_o that_o in_o daniel_n be_v here_o make_v choice_n of_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n for_o it_o be_v the_o genius_n of_o the_o prophetic_a stile_n in_o these_o two_o prophet_n daniel_n and_o john_n to_o intimate_v one_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o another_o i_o have_v observe_v several_a example_n though_o i_o have_v not_o the_o command_n of_o they_o in_o my_o memory_n for_o the_o present_a that_o in_o
the_o book_n see_v by_o john_n be_v write_v with_o all_o those_o word_n contain_v in_o that_o part_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n but_o it_o be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o compage_n of_o those_o prophetical_a representation_n and_o of_o the_o inward_a meaning_n of_o they_o contain_v in_o the_o mind_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o holy_a angel_n send_v to_o john_n and_o that_o as_o the_o book_n in_o general_n be_v a_o symbol_n of_o the_o figurative_a representation_n and_o the_o inward_a meaning_n of_o they_o in_o the_o mind_n of_o the_o angel_n or_o of_o the_o inward_a prophetical_a sense_n of_o they_o so_o the_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o distinct_o signify_v the_o latter_a the_o external_a representation_n or_o symbol_n of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o the_o be_v write_v within_o the_o real_a prophetic_a sense_n of_o those_o figure_n that_o this_o be_v the_o necessary_a sense_n of_o this_o book_n be_v be_v writ_n within_o and_o without_o may_v appear_v from_o hence_o because_o there_o be_v no_o evasion_n from_o it_o but_o suppose_v the_o vision_n and_o prophecy_n so_o large_a that_o the_o inside_n or_o concave_a side_n of_o this_o roll_n of_o paper_n will_v not_o contain_v they_o to_o denote_v the_o exuberancy_n or_o fullness_n of_o this_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n as_o that_o of_o poetry_n scriptus_fw-la &_o in_fw-la tergo_fw-la necdum_fw-la finitus_fw-la orestes_n this_o be_v the_o general_a account_n of_o interpreter_n which_o be_v a_o very_a lank_a empty_a and_o a_o useless_a account_n but_o this_o intimation_n of_o those_o two_o sense_n i_o have_v note_v be_v useful_a and_o weighty_a the_o wildness_n and_o vanity_n of_o those_o interpreter_n be_v discover_v thereby_o that_o confound_v the_o symbolical_a sense_n with_o the_o real_a or_o prophetical_a as_o r._n h._n have_v do_v see_v my_o epilogue_n to_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n sect._n 10._o and_o there_o be_v those_o so_o weak_a as_o to_o give_v credit_n to_o his_o exposition_n whence_o we_o 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be_v of_o make_v use_n of_o both_o side_n so_o needless_o but_o that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o as_o a_o symbol_n of_o a_o twofold_a sense_n belong_v to_o these_o prophecy_n that_o of_o the_o cortex_fw-la or_o letter_n and_o that_o of_o the_o thing_n prefigure_v and_o as_o the_o cortical_a or_o literal_a sense_n be_v first_o and_o most_o obvious_a so_o according_a to_o our_o mechanical_a frame_n of_o this_o seven-sealed_n book_n the_o convex_a or_o outward_a side_n of_o the_o vision-leaf_n upon_o open_v each_o seal_n offer_v itself_o first_o to_o the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n the_o concave_n be_v underneath_o not_o to_o be_v see_v but_o by_o the_o turn_n up_o of_o the_o vision-leaf_n and_o so_o read_v downward_o but_o if_o john_n declare_v the_o book_n seal_v with_o seven_o seal_n be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o before_o any_o of_o the_o seal_n be_v open_v insinuate_v that_o there_o be_v real_o no_o such_o mechanical_a frame_n of_o this_o seven-sealed_n roll_v within_o as_o we_o have_v describe_v then_o it_o be_v a_o plain_a indication_n to_o any_o one_o of_o a_o ordinary_a sagacity_n that_o this_o be_v say_v mere_o to_o intimate_v those_o two_o sense_n of_o the_o vision_n the_o external_a cortical_a sense_n which_o be_v so_o contrive_v as_o if_o it_o be_v a_o complete_a thing_n of_o itself_o and_o the_o real_a prophetical_a sense_n that_o lie_v hide_v under_o this_o symbolical_a cortex_fw-la nor_o do_v it_o seem_v likely_a that_o john_n at_o the_o open_v each_o seal_n see_v in_o the_o book_n those_o vision_n mention_v at_o each_o seal_n open_v but_o they_o be_v represent_v to_o he_o as_o other_o vision_n be_v and_o that_o he_o see_v they_o no_o more_o in_o the_o book_n at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o seal_n than_o he_o read_v the_o open_v book_n when_o it_o be_v give_v he_o before_o he_o eat_v it_o but_o the_o open_n of_o the_o seal_n by_o the_o lamb_n and_o the_o angel_n give_v he_o the_o book_n unseal_v to_o eat_v be_v only_o to_o signify_v that_o both_o those_o prophecy_n of_o the_o seal_a book_n and_o open_v book_n be_v the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n to_o his_o servant_n john_n as_o you_o hear_v in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n but_o if_o it_o may_v be_v think_v that_o when_o john_n receive_v the_o open_v book_n he_o may_v then_o observe_v that_o there_o be_v thing_n write_v on_o the_o convex_a side_n and_o concave_a side_n of_o what_o i_o call_v the_o vision-leaves_a and_o from_o hence_o pronounce_v in_o the_o beginning_n that_o this_o seven-sealed_n book_n be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o according_a to_o some_o such_o mechanic_n way_n as_o i_o have_v describe_v than_o our_o former_a reason_n will_v take_v place_n and_o so_o every_o way_n we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o this_o be_v the_o right_a meaning_n of_o the_o book_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n its_o be_v say_v to_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o that_o thereby_o be_v intimate_v a_o external_a literal_a sense_n and_o internal_a mystical_a sense_n of_o which_o the_o other_o be_v but_o a_o hieroglyphic_n type_n or_o figure_n and_o this_o be_v so_o plain_a and_o assure_v in_o this_o apocalyptick_a seven-sealed_n book_n or_o roll_n that_o to_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o signify_v a_o external_a or_o literal_a sense_n and_o a_o sense_n internal_a and_o mystical_a and_o we_o find_v in_o ezekiel_n a_o roll_n so_o describe_v chap._n 2.9_o and_o when_o i_o look_v behold_v a_o hand_n be_v send_v unto_o i_o and_z lo_o a_o roll_n of_o a_o book_n therein_o and_o he_o spread_v it_o before_o i_o and_o it_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o which_o answer_v with_o strange_a exactness_n to_o this_o of_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o still_o more_o full_a if_o you_o read_v the_o follow_a chapter_n where_o he_o be_v bid_v to_o eat_v this_o roll_n and_o do_v so_o according_o and_o declare_v it_o be_v in_o his_o mouth_n as_o sweet_a as_o honey_n as_o if_o what_o we_o find_v apoc._n chap._n 10._o v._n 9_o 10._o be_v transcribe_v out_o of_o ezekiel_n and_o as_o this_o happen_v to_o john_n after_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o angel_n with_o a_o rainbow_n viz._n christ_n or_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n so_o this_o happen_v to_o ezekiel_n immediate_o after_o he_o have_v see_v the_o appearance_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n which_o be_v as_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o bow_n which_o be_v in_o the_o cloud_n in_o the_o day_n of_o rain_n which_o be_v a_o further_a confirmation_n that_o it_o be_v the_o god_n of_o israel_n that_o be_v signify_v by_o this_o note_n of_o the_o rainbow_n in_o both_o place_n wherefore_o i_o say_v this_o be_v so_o plain_a that_o to_o be_v write_v within_o and_o without_o bear_v such_o a_o sense_n in_o this_o place_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n viz._n a_o exterior_a and_o interior_a meaning_n of_o the_o vision_n or_o prophecy_n and_o this_o of_o the_o roll_n in_o ezekiel_n be_v so_o exact_o parallel_v thereto_o and_o set_v at_o the_o begin_n of_o his_o prophecy_n after_o the_o introductory_n vision_n how_o can_v we_o avoid_v conclude_v that_o the_o prophecy_n of_o ezekiel_n the_o main_a of_o they_o be_v part_n of_o the_o roll_n write_v within_o and_o without_o and_o have_v a_o interior_a sense_n as_o well_o as_o a_o exterior_a and_o so_o those_o vision_n or_o prophecy_n that_o in_o their_o first_o or_o exterior_a sense_n may_v seem_v only_o to_o concern_v jerusalem_n suppose_v and_o samaria_n edom_n and_o mount_n seir_n the_o prince_n of_o tyre_n and_o pharaoh_n king_n of_o egypt_n the_o army_n of_o gog_n the_o jewish_a city_n and_o temple_n and_o the_o like_a may_v in_o their_o interior_a sense_n concern_v the_o state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n or_o of_o its_o enemy_n and_o prove_v type_n of_o their_o condition_n
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for_o the_o subdue_a our_o corruption_n a_o fix_a and_o continue_a resolution_n of_o not_o offend_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n in_o any_o thing_n small_a or_o great_a a_o close_a guard_n upon_o our_o word_n and_o action_n as_o have_v a_o sense_n of_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o divine_a majesty_n all_o the_o day_n long_o a_o perpetual_a exercise_n of_o mortify_v the_o impetuosity_n of_o our_o own_o will_n and_o of_o extinguish_v all_o the_o sweet_a relish_v of_o self-interest_n and_o vainglory_n and_o a_o constant_a endeavour_n of_o whole_o resign_v ourselves_o to_o god_n and_o his_o service_n who_o have_v whole_o make_v we_o body_n and_o soul_n and_o strict_o and_o conscientious_o walk_v according_a to_o his_o will_n reveal_v in_o his_o write_a word_n that_o be_v the_o method_n of_o attain_v to_o a_o more_o near_a communion_n with_o god_n and_o the_o only_a way_n of_o more_o full_o participate_v of_o his_o spirit_n and_o this_o certain_o may_v as_o well_o be_v do_v hold_v still_o 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some_o external_a authority_n to_o support_v their_o faith_n and_o thereby_o lie_v obnoxious_a to_o the_o solicitation_n of_o the_o emissary_n of_o rome_n who_o boast_v so_o much_o of_o the_o safe_a anchorage_n of_o their_o church_n to_o these_o man_n therefore_o i_o appeal_v what_o can_v be_v more_o safe_a for_o they_o than_o to_o adhere_v to_o the_o authority_n and_o profession_n of_o the_o ancient_a apostolic_a and_o true_o catholic_n church_n such_o as_o it_o be_v find_v before_o the_o apostasy_n and_o be_v bear_v witness_n to_o in_o the_o oracle_n of_o the_o holy_a scripture_n as_o i_o have_v above_o declare_v to_o adhere_v i_o say_v and_o keep_v close_o to_o this_o steady_a rock_n and_o stop_v their_o ear_n against_o the_o vain_a pretence_n of_o any_o idle_a fanatical_a new_a light_n or_o bold_a enthusiast_n now_o he_o that_o adhere_v to_o the_o church_n of_o england_n do_v adhere_v to_o this_o ancient_a apostolic_a church_n the_o church_n of_o england_n be_v reform_v according_a 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sense_n at_o least_o and_o most_o what_o in_o the_o very_a same_o word_n i_o write_v and_o publish_v about_o two_o or_o three_o year_n ago_o to_o fence_v people_n mind_n from_o popery_n and_o reclaim_v they_o from_o schism_n and_o persuade_v they_o to_o adhere_v to_o the_o ancient_a primitive_a church_n according_a to_o which_o our_o english_a church_n be_v reform_v and_o who_o principle_n she_o profess_v and_o have_v ever_o practise_v as_o to_o the_o point_n of_o the_o primitive_a christian_n their_o not_o resist_v the_o sovereign_a power_n though_o with_o undaunted_a courage_n they_o profess_v the_o truth_n of_o christianity_n against_o the_o vanity_n and_o idolatry_n of_o paganism_n and_o now_o for_o its_o present_a seasonableness_n and_o usefulness_n i_o have_v here_o transcribe_v it_o if_o the_o sincere_a vehemence_n wherewith_o i_o write_v it_o may_v but_o have_v a_o suitable_a effect_n for_o the_o persuade_v the_o sectary_n to_o leave_v off_o their_o schism_n and_o reconcile_v 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worthy_a to_o open_v the_o book_n and_o to_o loose_v the_o seal_n thereof_o and_o no_o man_n in_o heaven_n nor_o in_o earth_n nor_o under_o the_o earth_n be_v able_a to_o open_v the_o book_n neither_o to_o look_v thereon_o and_o i_o weep_v much_o because_o no_o man_n be_v find_v worthy_a to_o open_v and_o to_o read_v the_o book_n neither_o to_o look_v thereon_o but_o at_o last_o the_o slay_a lamb_n v._o 7._o come_v and_o take_v the_o book_n out_o of_o the_o right_a hand_n of_o he_o that_o sit_v upon_o the_o throne_n and_o thereupon_o the_o four_o beast_n and_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n fall_v down_o before_o the_o lamb_n and_o to_o their_o harp_n chant_v out_o this_o new_a song_n v._o 9_o thou_o be_v worthy_a to_o take_v the_o book_n and_o open_v the_o seal_n thereof_o for_o thou_o be_v slay_v and_o have_v redeem_v we_o to_o god_n etc._n etc._n and_o immediate_o upon_o this_o v._o 11._o there_o be_v hear_v the_o voice_n of_o many_o angel_n about_o the_o throne_n even_o of_o ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o and_o thousand_o of_o thousand_o say_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n worthy_a be_v the_o lamb_n that_o be_v slay_v etc._n etc._n let_v we_o therefore_o in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n consider_v not_o only_o how_o ridiculous_a but_o how_o blasphemous_a a_o thing_n it_o be_v to_o think_v that_o this_o pompous_a introduction_n than_o which_o nothing_o can_v be_v contrive_v more_o high_o solemn_a and_o pompous_a shall_v be_v to_o a_o book_n of_o prophecy_n that_o be_v utter_o unintelligible_a as_o if_o the_o incarnate_a wisdom_n do_v not_o only_a sport_n with_o the_o child_n of_o man_n but_o delude_v and_o mock_v they_o what_o can_v be_v conceive_v more_o horrid_a and_o impious_a wherefore_o without_o doubt_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o book-prophecy_n be_v clear_o intelligible_a and_o for_o the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n the_o epistle_n to_o the_o seven_o church_n that_o they_o be_v also_o clear_o intelligible_a may_v appear_v from_o the_o introductory_n vision_n there_o also_o for_o christ_n in_o his_o pontifical_a habit_n there_o dictate_v they_o and_o therefore_o they_o be_v as_o so_o many_o oracle_n give_v out_o from_o the_o urim_fw-la and_o thummim_n of_o our_o highpriest_n christ_n jesus_n which_o the_o seventy_o interpret_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v clear_a declaration_n and_o certain_a truth_n in_o counterdistinction_n to_o the_o obscure_a and_o ambiguous_a answer_n of_o the_o heathen_a oracle_n and_o the_o uncertainty_n of_o their_o event_n and_o this_o be_v a_o argument_n for_o the_o intelligibleness_n and_o truth_n of_o the_o whole_a book_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n it_o be_v all_o the_o revelation_n of_o jesus_n christ_n the_o true_a highpriest_n with_o his_o urim_n and_o thummim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d clear_a declaration_n to_o they_o that_o understand_v the_o prophetic_a style_n synchronism_n and_o history_n and_o such_o as_o will_v be_v accompany_v with_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o event_n
and_o it_o be_v a_o flat_a contradiction_n to_o the_o very_a inscription_n of_o this_o book_n the_o apocalypse_n or_o revelation_n if_o it_o be_v not_o intelligible_a for_o than_o nothing_o thereby_o will_v be_v reveal_v wherefore_o to_o admit_v the_o apocalypse_n to_o be_v a_o book_n inspire_v and_o not_o intelligible_a that_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n may_v be_v edify_v thereby_o be_v plain_o to_o reproach_n christ_n and_o the_o spirit_n of_o prophecy_n and_o to_o set_v the_o title_n of_o the_o book_n and_o the_o book_n itself_o at_o odds_o nor_o be_v this_o argument_n from_o the_o urim_fw-la and_o thummim_n of_o our_o highpriest_n to_o be_v confine_v to_o the_o apocalypse_n but_o it_o will_v reach_v into_o daniel_n vision_n also_o forasmuch_o as_o in_o the_o introduction_n to_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n chap._n 10._o christ_n appear_v there_o also_o in_o his_o pontifical_a habit_n and_o impart_v the_o whole_a prophecy_n chap._n 11_o 12._o of_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n unto_o daniel_n and_o as_o palmoni_n christ_n our_o highpriest_n employ_v the_o angel_n gabriel_n to_o make_v daniel_n understand_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o evening_n and_o morning_n chap._n 8._o so_o questionless_a all_o the_o prophetic_a vision_n in_o daniel_n be_v from_o the_o direction_n and_o illumination_n of_o palmoni_n our_o design_a highpriest_n from_o everlasting_a and_o for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchizedeck_v and_o who_o have_v ever_o have_v the_o archetypal_a urim_n and_o thummim_n with_o he_o and_o therefore_o impart_v no_o oracle_n or_o prophecy_n but_o such_o as_o have_v both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d certain_a intelligible_a sense_n and_o signification_n and_o truth_n or_o assuredness_n of_o event_n nor_o do_v what_o the_o reverend_a and_o learned_a dean_n of_o ely_n have_v write_v in_o his_o de_fw-fr legibus_fw-la hebraeorum_n ritualibus_fw-la touch_v aaron_n urim_n and_o thummim_n at_o all_o clash_n with_o this_o interpretation_n of_o the_o seventy_o in_o their_o translate_n it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d if_o he_o have_v but_o make_v thummim_n to_o signify_v angel_n as_o well_o as_o urim_n which_o latter_a there_o be_v no_o question_n but_o it_o do_v for_o teraphim_n and_o seraphim_n be_v the_o same_o word_n and_o differ_v only_o in_o dialect_n and_o signify_v the_o same_o that_o urim_n viz._n ignes_fw-la splendentes_fw-la and_o the_o teraphim_n and_o ephod_n though_o at_o first_o use_v lawful_o by_o the_o ancient_a patriarch_n be_v after_o pervert_v into_o a_o idolatrous_a way_n of_o divination_n by_o the_o heathen_a whereby_o these_o name_n may_v seem_v to_o have_v contract_v a_o pollution_n as_o to_o this_o use_n therefore_o urim_n be_v put_v in_o lieu_n of_o they_o viz._n of_o teraphim_n or_o seraphim_n which_o have_v the_o same_o signification_n as_o i_o note_v before_o denote_v angel_n who_o be_v of_o a_o fiery_a nature_n but_o now_o be_v several_a bad_a angel_n as_o well_o as_o good_a be_v so_o thummim_fw-mi be_v add_v to_o denote_v their_o holiness_n uprightness_n and_o perfection_n as_o it_o be_v say_v in_o daniel_n chap._n 4.13_o and_o behold_v a_o watcher_n and_o a_o holy_a one_o come_v down_o etc._n etc._n which_o be_v speak_v of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o angel_n denote_v that_o it_o be_v a_o good_a angel_n and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o join_v watcher_n and_o holy_a one_o v._o 17._o wherefore_o hence_o it_o may_v appear_v that_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v not_o two_o kind_n of_o thing_n but_o one_o kind_n of_o be_v viz._n the_o holy_a angel_n of_o god_n of_o who_o the_o cherubim_n over_o the_o ark_n in_o the_o holy_a of_o holies_n be_v the_o symbolical_a presence_n and_o from_o betwixt_o they_o he_o give_v his_o answer_n when_o he_o be_v consult_v by_o moses_n whence_o that_o most_o holy_a place_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o word_n the_o seventy_o leave_v untranslate_v and_o call_v it_o dabir_n which_o signify_v locutorium_fw-la as_o the_o high-priest_n breastplate_n be_v translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la as_o dabir_n be_v from_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d verbum_fw-la because_o the_o answer_n or_o oracular_a word_n be_v hear_v from_o betwixt_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n in_o the_o breastplate_n as_o well_o as_o from_o betwixt_o the_o cherubin_n in_o the_o sanctum_fw-la sanctorum_fw-la which_o be_v the_o large_a dabir_n or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d they_o both_o signify_v the_o same_o thing_n but_o aaron_n breastplate_n be_v the_o lesser_a dabir_n and_o answer_v exquisite_o in_o analogy_n to_o the_o great_a for_o in_o all_o likelihood_n the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n be_v no_o other_o shape_n than_o those_o of_o the_o cherubin_n nor_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o philo_n seem_v to_o intimate_v but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d one_o cloth-contexture_n artificial_o wrought_v with_o gold_n and_o silk_n represent_v two_o angelical_a image_n over_o a_o ark_n in_o imitation_n of_o the_o great_a dabir_n where_o the_o work_n be_v statuary_n but_o be_v both_o a_o symbolical_a representation_n of_o the_o divine_a presence_n and_o therefore_o thither_o to_o be_v resort_v to_o to_o hear_v the_o answer_n of_o god_n but_o in_o neither_o to_o be_v see_v by_o he_o that_o consult_v the_o oracle_n this_o seem_v to_o i_o infinite_o more_o credible_a than_o that_o conceit_n of_o christopher_n caster_n that_o make_v two_o statuary_n poppet_n of_o the_o urim_n and_o thummim_n which_o must_v needs_o bear_v out_o aaron_n breastplate_n very_o ugly_o and_o ill-favoured_o while_o they_o be_v there_o beside_o the_o scandal_n of_o bring_v they_o out_o into_o view_n and_o of_o converse_v so_o with_o visible_a vocal_a image_n which_o be_v the_o degeneracy_n of_o the_o ancient_a ephod_n and_o teraphim_n as_o i_o note_v above_o but_o this_o square_a cloth-texture_n of_o gold_n and_o silk_n be_v place_v handsome_o and_o easy_o within_o the_o breastplate_n and_o remain_v invisible_a but_o a_o voice_n be_v hear_v come_v forth_o as_o from_o before_o the_o breastplate_n and_o be_v the_o sure_a and_o true_a oracle_n of_o god_n and_o utter_v haply_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o some_o inspire_a good_a angel_n as_o urim_n and_o thummim_n put_v together_o signify_v and_o therefore_o carry_v with_o it_o both_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d both_o clearness_n of_o sense_n and_o certainty_n of_o truth_n as_o i_o note_v before_o and_o all_o oracle_n and_o prophecy_n our_o highpriest_n christ_n jesus_n be_v entitle_v to_o we_o may_v be_v sure_o be_v such_o which_o be_v the_o thing_n i_o drive_v at_o nor_o do_v i_o i_o hope_v rash_o dissent_v from_o the_o opinion_n of_o that_o reverend_a author_n who_o have_v so_o much_o oblige_v the_o world_n by_o his_o learned_a pain_n in_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o ritual_a law_n of_o moses_n quà _fw-la politicus_fw-la if_o either_o he_o or_o any_o one_o else_o will_v take_v the_o like_a pain_n to_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o say_a law_n of_o moses_n quà _fw-la propheta_fw-la it_o will_v be_v a_o very_a useful_a and_o commendable_a work_n for_o i_o must_v confess_v i_o be_o prone_a to_o think_v that_o the_o main_a of_o the_o moysaicall_a constitution_n and_o frame_n of_o thing_n be_v one_o wonderful_a and_o illustrious_a prophecy_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n that_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n which_o be_v call_v prophetia_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o other_o prophecy_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o that_o this_o be_v the_o chief_a scope_n of_o the_o moysaicall_a rite_n and_o ceremony_n as_o appertain_v not_o to_o one_o nation_n a_o handful_n of_o people_n in_o comparison_n and_o but_o for_o a_o small_a time_n but_o to_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v to_o fill_v the_o whole_a world_n and_o to_o last_o to_o the_o end_n of_o age_n beside_o that_o the_o resolve_v of_o the_o ritual_a law_n of_o moses_n into_o his_o political_a skill_n only_o testify_v he_o be_v a_o prudent_a lawgiver_n and_o a_o wise_a governor_n of_o the_o people_n but_o the_o show_v they_o be_v easy_a natural_a and_o lively_a type_n of_o christ_n and_o his_o church_n demonstrate_v that_o moses_n be_v a_o singular_a prophet_n indeed_o and_o illustrate_v the_o stupendous_a foreknowledge_n of_o god_n and_o his_o providence_n over_o his_o church_n that_o he_o have_v so_o lively_a and_o exquisite_o prefigure_v the_o state_n thereof_o in_o the_o oeconomy_n of_o moses_n so_o many_o age_n before_o as_o the_o crucifixion_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o benefit_n thereof_o be_v lively_o set_v out_o by_o the_o erection_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n to_o say_v nothing_o of_o the_o paschal_n lamb_n the_o red_a heifer_n and_o the_o like_a and_o in_o
postulatum_fw-la that_o we_o be_v to_o acknowledge_v that_o sense_n of_o any_o passage_n of_o a_o prophecy_n whether_o it_o respect_v the_o epocha_n thereof_o or_o any_o other_o part_n to_o be_v the_o true_a sense_n that_o be_v least_o force_v or_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o natural_a and_o most_o plain_o agreeable_a to_o the_o word_n of_o the_o prophecy_n and_o that_o do_v the_o least_o or_o no_o violence_n to_o the_o word_n of_o that_o passage_n who_o sense_n be_v controvert_v this_o postulatum_fw-la be_v of_o itself_o so_o clear_o reasonable_a that_o nothing_o can_v be_v add_v to_o make_v it_o more_o firm_a unless_o this_o ill_a consequence_n of_o deny_v it_o that_o we_o shall_v not_o ever_o know_v when_o we_o have_v the_o right_a sense_n of_o any_o prophecy_n or_o indeed_o of_o any_o place_n of_o scripture_n else_o if_o this_o be_v not_o the_o touchstone_n thereof_o the_o second_o postulatum_fw-la when_o historian_n disagree_v in_o their_o story_n or_o chronology_n forasmuch_o as_o profane_v history_n as_o it_o be_v vulgar_o call_v be_v not_o infallible_a but_o some_o may_v be_v right_a in_o one_o thing_n some_o in_o another_o we_o be_v to_o embrace_v that_o story_n or_o passage_n of_o chronology_n that_o suit_v best_a with_o or_o do_v the_o least_o violence_n to_o the_o certain_a verity_n of_o the_o sacred_a writ_n and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o historian_n that_o vary_v from_o himself_o or_o write_v in_o one_o place_n what_o be_v repugnant_a to_o what_o he_o have_v write_v in_o another_o we_o be_v to_o account_v that_o passage_n the_o true_a that_o agree_v best_a with_o the_o holy_a scripture_n and_o to_o acknowledge_v as_o touch_v the_o other_o that_o ignorance_n or_o inadvertence_n have_v misguide_v his_o pen._n this_o postulatum_fw-la be_v as_o reasonable_a and_o undeniable_a as_o the_o former_a because_o as_o aristotle_n say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d truth_n be_v always_o consonant_a to_o truth_n whence_o that_o which_o be_v dissonant_n thereto_o must_v necessary_o be_v false_a wherefore_o that_o historian_n that_o speak_v consonant_o and_o consistent_o with_o the_o infallible_a holy_a writ_n in_o the_o thing_n that_o he_o so_o speak_v he_o be_v to_o be_v judge_v to_o speak_v true_a compare_v with_o the_o other_o that_o in_o the_o point_n contradict_v the_o holy_a writ_n or_o if_o one_o and_o the_o same_o historian_n speak_v repugnant_o to_o himself_o if_o one_o part_n of_o that_o repugnancy_n agree_v with_o the_o sacred_a text_n the_o same_o be_v to_o be_v esteem_v the_o right_n the_o other_o a_o error_n or_o mistake_n now_o for_o that_o passage_n of_o the_o prophecy_n that_o respect_v the_o epocha_n of_o the_o week_n the_o word_n be_v these_o dan._n 9.25_o know_v therefore_o and_o understand_v that_o from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o the_o commandment_n to_o restore_v and_o build_v jerusalem_n unto_o the_o messiah_n the_o prince_n shall_v be_v seven_o week_n and_o threescore_o and_o two_o week_n the_o street_n shall_v be_v build_v again_o and_o the_o wall_n even_o in_o troublous_a time_n here_o the_o epocha_n be_v to_o be_v take_v without_o all_o controversy_n from_o the_o go_v forth_o of_o a_o command_n or_o decree_n of_o which_o there_o be_v four_o one_o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o cyrus_n another_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o darius_n hystaspis_n a_o three_o in_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la and_o a_o four_o in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n but_o the_o first_o decree_n and_o consequent_o the_o epocha_n from_o they_o be_v pitch_v so_o high_a that_o they_o fall_v many_o year_n short_a even_o of_o the_o nativity_n of_o christ_n so_o that_o they_o be_v plain_o shut_v out_o from_o any_o pretence_n of_o claim_n to_o be_v epocha_n of_o this_o prophecy_n the_o competition_n therefore_o be_v only_o betwixt_o the_o edict_n or_o decree_n give_v out_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n longimanus_fw-la to_o ezra_n and_o that_o give_v out_o in_o the_o twenty_o of_o his_o reign_n to_o nehemiah_n let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v the_o history_n of_o each_o and_o whether_o of_o they_o agree_v best_a with_o the_o prophecy_n ezra_n chap._n 7._o v._n 11._o now_o this_o be_v the_o copy_n of_o the_o letter_n that_o the_o king_n artaxerxes_n give_v unto_o ezra_n the_o priest_n v._o 13._o i_o make_v a_o decree_n that_o all_o they_o of_o the_o people_n of_o israel_n and_o of_o his_o priest_n viz._n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o levites_n in_o my_o realm_n which_o be_v mind_v of_o their_o own_o free_a will_n to_o go_v up_o to_o jerusalem_n go_v with_o thou_o and_o so_o from_o this_o 13._o v._o to_o v._o 25._o all_o be_v concern_v the_o temple_n and_o the_o priest_n and_o the_o worshp_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n but_o v._o 25._o his_o commission_n be_v enlarge_v to_o civil_a judicature_n and_o thou_o ezra_n after_o the_o wisdom_n of_o thy_o god_n that_o be_v in_o thy_o hand_n set_v magistrate_n and_o judge_n which_o may_v judge_v all_o the_o people_n which_o be_v beyond_o the_o river_n all_o such_o as_o know_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o teach_v you_o they_o that_o know_v they_o not_o and_o whosoever_o will_v not_o do_v the_o law_n of_o thy_o god_n and_o the_o law_n of_o the_o king_n let_v judgement_n be_v execute_v speedy_o upon_o he_o whether_o it_o be_v unto_o death_n or_o to_o banishment_n or_o to_o confiscation_n of_o good_n or_o to_o imprisonment_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o decree_n give_v out_o the_o seven_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n unto_o ezra_n now_o that_o commission_n give_v to_o nehemiah_n be_v set_v down_o thus_o nehem._n chap._n 2._o and_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v in_o the_o month_n nisan_fw-la in_o the_o twenty_o year_n of_o artaxerxes_n the_o king_n that_o wine_n be_v before_o he_o and_o i_o take_v up_o the_o wine_n and_o give_v it_o to_o the_o king_n now_o i_o have_v not_o be_v before_o time_n sad_a in_o his_o presence_n wherefore_o the_o king_n say_v unto_o 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
the_o tradition_n be_v nor_o do_v any_o within_o the_o first_o 500_o year_n as_o t._n l._n allege_v define_v what_o year_n of_o herod_n christ_n be_v bear_v but_o these_o see_v the_o first_o chapter_n of_o his_o recensio_n wherefore_o the_o main_a business_n be_v now_o to_o inquire_v when_o herod_n die_v and_o according_a to_o the_o testimony_n of_o the_o abovecited_a father_n if_o christ_n be_v bear_v aelius_n lamia_n and_o servilius_n geminus_n be_v consul_n herod_n must_v die_v in_o the_o consulship_n of_o metellus_n and_o nerva_n for_o that_o be_v four_o year_n after_o the_o consulship_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n and_o that_o he_o die_v then_o first_o be_v manifest_o prove_v out_o of_o josephus_n that_o tell_v we_o more_o than_o once_o that_o herod_n when_o he_o die_v be_v about_o seventy_o year_n old_a and_o the_o same_o author_n say_v express_o that_o when_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_a of_o galilee_n by_o antipater_n his_o father_n antiq._n jud._n lib._n 14._o cap._n 17._o this_o charge_n be_v confer_v upon_o he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d when_o he_o be_v extreme_o young_a he_o have_v arrive_v only_o to_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age._n now_o this_o prefecture_n be_v bestow_v upon_o he_o in_o the_o year_n of_o the_o consulship_n of_o calenus_n and_o vatinius_n in_o which_o julius_n caesar_n have_v dispatch_v the_o alexandrian_a war_n in_o egypt_n make_v antipater_n for_o his_o good_a service_n do_v perfect_a of_o judaea_n wherefore_o reckon_v now_o in_o helvicus_n all_o the_o consulate_v from_o calenus_n and_o vatinius_n to_o metellus_n and_o nerva_n inclusive_o and_o you_o will_v find_v they_o to_o be_v fifty_o four_o and_o whereas_o josephus_n say_v that_o herod_n be_v arrive_v to_o no_o more_o year_n than_o fifteen_o let_v we_o but_o suppose_v he_o betwixt_o fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o preterpluperfect_a tense_n do_v plain_o imply_v when_o he_o be_v make_v perfect_a of_o galilee_n by_o his_o father_n and_o add_v these_o year_n to_o the_o fifty_o four_o and_o we_o shall_v come_v i_o trow_v very_o near_o to_o seventy_o year_n and_o josephus_n himself_o do_v not_o say_v absolute_o that_o he_o live_v to_o the_o seventi_v year_n of_o his_o age_n but_o in_o one_o place_n that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d antiq_n jud._n lib._n 17._o cap._n 8._o and_o bell._n jud._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 21._o that_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d about_o the_o seventi_v year_n and_o near_o seventy_o year_n and_o so_o he_o be_v i_o think_v that_o have_v arrive_v to_o the_o sixty_o nine_o year_n of_o his_o age._n we_o see_v therefore_o how_o well_o this_o passage_n of_o josephus_n suit_n with_o the_o place_n of_o the_o nativity_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o consulship_n of_o lamia_n and_o geminus_n nor_o be_v there_o any_o evasion_n out_o of_o this_o clear_a proof_n that_o be_v worth_a the_o take_a notice_n of_o for_o in_o vain_a do_v they_o pretend_v that_o it_o be_v a_o lapse_n of_o the_o scribe_n and_o that_o it_o shall_v have_v be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d twenty_o five_o not_o fifteen_o whenas_o photius_n in_o his_o bibliotheca_fw-la not_o in_o figure_n but_o in_o word_n declare_v express_o that_o his_o age_n be_v fifteen_o year_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o let_v any_o one_o judge_n how_o the_o peruse_n of_o the_o business_n in_o josephus_n can_v suit_v with_o such_o a_o fond_a conceit_n when_o he_o say_v that_o herod_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d excessive_o young_a as_o if_o he_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o chick_n new_o come_v out_o of_o the_o shell_n as_o the_o say_v be_v and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d again_o argue_v the_o paucity_n of_o his_o year_n that_o they_o be_v but_o betwixt_o fifteen_o and_o sixteen_o for_o how_o absurd_o will_v it_o run_v if_o it_o be_v twenty_o five_o he_o be_v excessive_o young_a be_v twenty_o five_o year_n of_o age_n but_o his_o youngness_n say_v josephus_n be_v no_o hindrance_n to_o he_o because_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o manly_a mind_n or_o courage_n and_o quick_o take_v occasion_n to_o give_v a_o specimen_fw-la of_o his_o valour_n in_o apprehend_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o arch-thief_n or_o robber_n ezechias_n that_o infest_a the_o border_n of_o syria_n but_o herod_n be_v but_o a_o stripling_n of_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a accompany_v with_o part_n of_o the_o militia_n of_o galilee_n take_v the_o knave_n and_o slay_v he_o with_o other_o of_o his_o thieve_a companion_n be_v not_o this_o a_o exploit_n indeed_o to_o argue_v one_o of_o twenty_o five_o year_n old_a to_o have_v part_n and_o courage_n beyond_o the_o pitch_n of_o his_o age_n whenas_o augustus_n when_o he_o be_v but_o nineteen_o year_n of_o age_n or_o thereabouts_o apply_v himself_o to_o civil_a and_o military_a affair_n so_o speak_v the_o monumentum_n ancyranum_n for_o he_o annos_fw-la undeviginti_fw-la natus_fw-la exercitum_fw-la privato_fw-la consilio_fw-la privatâque_fw-la impensâ_fw-la comparavi_fw-la be_v one_o of_o the_o triumvir_n reipublicae_fw-la constituendae_fw-la with_o m._n antony_n and_o lepidus_n and_o have_v make_v himself_o master_n of_o spain_n by_o that_o time_n he_o be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a and_o alexander_n the_o great_a beside_o what_o he_o do_v in_o his_o father_n philip_n time_n for_o when_o he_o be_v but_o sixteen_o year_n old_a he_o overthrow_v certain_a thracian_n border_v on_o macedonia_n which_o have_v revolt_v while_o his_o father_n be_v absent_a in_o his_o war_n against_o the_o byzantine_n take_v their_o city_n expel_v the_o barbarian_n and_o let_v it_o to_o other_o and_o call_v it_o alexandropolis_n after_o his_o own_o name_n and_o when_o he_o be_v eighteen_o year_n old_a in_o a_o battle_n with_o his_o father_n against_o the_o greek_n at_o chaeronea_n he_o quit_v himself_o as_o well_o as_o philip_n himself_o or_o any_o commander_n in_o the_o army_n beside_o these_o exploit_n i_o say_v when_o he_o succeed_v his_o father_n be_v then_o but_o twenty_o year_n old_a and_o enter_v upon_o a_o very_a disturb_a kingdom_n yet_o he_o do_v not_o only_o compose_v all_o at_o home_n among_o the_o greek_n but_o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n undertake_v his_o expedition_n into_o asia_n vanquish_v darius_n and_o make_v himself_o master_n of_o the_o persian_a empire_n by_o that_o time_n he_o be_v twenty_o five_o year_n old_a so_o ridiculous_a be_v it_o to_o fancy_n that_o josephus_n set_v down_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o the_o oscitancy_n of_o the_o scribe_n have_v change_v the_o kappa_n into_o a_o jota_n for_o it_o be_v no_o strange_a thing_n to_o josephus_n that_o herod_n shall_v be_v fit_a for_o such_o a_o province_n at_o fifteen_o year_n of_o age_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o he_o speak_v of_o he_o bell._n jud._n lib._n 1._o cap._n 8._o be_v of_o a_o mighty_a active_a 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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 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the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o just_a
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the_o jew_n conversion_n from_o these_o three_o place_n of_o scripture_n as_o for_o that_o other_o point_n in_o your_o letter_n which_o you_o right_o deem_v a_o less_o needful_a curiosity_n viz._n whether_o the_o jew_n be_v not_o to_o be_v convert_v by_o some_o miraculous_a way_n suppose_v by_o voice_n and_o vision_n from_o heaven_n mr._n mede_n though_o not_o full_o satisfy_v himself_o therein_o be_v likely_a to_o give_v you_o the_o best_a satisfaction_n of_o any_o that_o i_o know_v there_o be_v three_o place_n of_o scripture_n that_o he_o take_v notice_n of_o not_o impertinent_o the_o first_o be_v zach._n chap._n 12._o v._n 10._o they_o shall_v see_v he_o who_o they_o have_v pierce_v which_o sentence_n though_o consider_v alone_o may_v seem_v to_o have_v little_a force_n in_o it_o yet_o if_o you_o read_v it_o with_o the_o context_n which_o seem_v to_o predict_v and_o describe_v the_o very_a conversion_n of_o the_o jew_n and_o excellent_a state_n of_o the_o christian_a church_n at_o 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gloss_v thus_o foelix_fw-la sit_fw-la rex_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la nobis_fw-la datus_fw-la that_o they_o shall_v see_v he_o no_o more_o till_o the_o time_n when_o they_o shall_v say_v bless_a be_v he_o that_o come_v in_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n i.e._n shall_v say_v foelix_fw-la sit_fw-la rex_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la nobis_fw-la datus_fw-la and_o so_o acknowledge_v he_o their_o king_n and_o promise_a messiah_n that_o this_o must_v be_v understand_v of_o see_v he_o again_o after_o his_o be_v go_v into_o the_o other_o world_n be_v plain_a because_o it_o have_v not_o be_v true_a if_o he_o have_v understand_v it_o of_o see_v he_o again_o before_o his_o death_n for_o certain_o they_o see_v he_o at_o his_o arraignment_n and_o crucifixion_n wherefore_o the_o
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ellipsis_n be_v supply_v thus_o he_o measure_v from_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o low_a gate_n unto_o the_o forefront_n of_o the_o inner_a court_n from_o without_o a_o hundred_o cubit_n eastward_o and_o he_o measure_v also_o a_o hundred_o cubit_n from_o south_n to_o north._n or_o more_o brief_o thus_o vminnegeb_n meah_o ammah_o hatzaphon_fw-mi and_o a_o hundred_o cubit_n from_o the_o south_n to_o the_o north._n sweet_z africus_n nw_n caurus_n see_fw-la eurus_n ne_fw-fr aquilo_n the_o second_o area_n you_o be_v full_a north_n ezek._n 40._o v._o 23._o and_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o inner_a court_n be_v over_o against_o the_o gate_n towards_o the_o north_n and_o towards_o the_o east_n and_o he_o measure_v from_o gate_n to_o gate_n a_o hundred_o cubit_n according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n read_v thus_o and_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o inner_a court_n against_o the_o north_n gate_n and_o then_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d read_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o inner_a court_n against_o the_o east_n gate_n the_o east_n gate_n be_v at_o e_o the_o north_n gate_n at_o n_n and_o when_o it_o be_v say_v he_o measure_v from_o gate_n to_o gate_n a_o hundred_o cubit_n it_o may_v be_v understand_v from_o gate_n to_o gate_n in_o z_o as_o well_o as_o in_o you_o though_o it_o chief_o speak_v of_o the_o square_a y_fw-fr but_o imply_v that_o from_o gate_n to_o gate_n in_o each_o it_o be_v a_o hundred_o cubit_n this_o be_v the_o best_a sense_n unless_o haply_o for_o towards_o the_o east_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v to_o be_v write_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d towards_o the_o south_n the_o three_o area_n be_v full_a south_n viz._n the_o area_n x_o ezek_n chap._n 40._o v._n 27._o and_o there_o be_v a_o gate_n in_o the_o inner_a court_n towards_o the_o south_n and_o he_o measure_v from_o gate_n to_o gate_n towards_o the_o south_n a_o hundred_o cubit_n but_o now_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o these_o three_o the_o angel_n measure_v another_o square_a area_n viz._n the_o area_n a_o equal_a to_o the_o foresay_a area_n which_o he_o call_v the_o inner_a court_n ezek._n chap._n 40._o v._n 47._o so_o he_o measure_v the_o court_n 100_o cubit_n long_o and_o 100_o cubit_n broad_a four_o square_a and_o the_o altar_n before_o the_o house_n where_o note_n that_o this_o middle_a area_n be_v express_o say_v to_o have_v the_o length_n of_o 100_o cubit_n and_o the_o breadth_n of_o 100_o cubit_n and_o that_o it_o be_v square_a that_o its_o be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o three_o other_o area_n which_o be_v measure_v only_o from_o gate_n to_o gate_n and_o find_v 100_o cubit_n that_o the_o squareness_n of_o this_o area_n show_v they_o to_o be_v 100_o cubit_n cross-way_n as_o well_o as_o from_o gate_n to_o gate_n and_o consequent_o that_o all_o four_o be_v equal_a square_a area_n and_o it_o be_v here_o further_o observable_a from_o this_o note_n that_o though_o the_o septuagint_n read_v be_v admit_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o but_o 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that_o the_o whole_a entire_a area_n of_o the_o temple_n be_v square_a and_o that_o porticus_n likewise_o run_v through_o the_o whole_a ground-plot_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o divide_v it_o into_o nine_o equal_a square_a area_n as_o you_o see_v in_o the_o ichnography_n thereof_o it_o be_v evident_a from_o the_o place_n quote_v that_o there_o be_v five_o equal_a square_a area_n with_o their_o porticus_n dispose_v into_o the_o form_n of_o a_o cross_n but_o now_o it_o be_v plain_a out_o of_o ezekiel_n chap._n 46._o v._n 19_o 20_o 21_o 22._o where_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o court_n for_o boil_a and_o bake_v that_o there_o be_v a_o square_a area_n encompass_v with_o like_a porticus_n over_v against_o the_o five_o square_a area_n upon_o a_o great_a part_n of_o which_o the_o temple_n stand_v forasmuch_o as_o there_o be_v four_o atriola_n or_o little_a court_n in_o every_o corner_n of_o that_o exterior_a court_n so_o place_v as_o be_v say_v and_o there_o be_v the_o same_o reason_n of_o the_o 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on_o which_o the_o temple_n stand_v be_v right_o gather_v by_o villalpandus_n may_v further_o appear_v from_o ezek._n chap._n 42._o v._n 15._o now_o when_o he_o have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o measure_v the_o inner_a house_n he_o bring_v i_o forth_o towards_o the_o gate_n who_o prospect_n be_v towards_o the_o east_n and_o measure_v it_o viz._n the_o house_n round_o about_o when_o he_o have_v finish_v the_o measure_n of_o the_o inner_a house_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o house_n as_o to_o its_o inner_a part_n and_o near_o to_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o whole_a house_n which_o be_v in_o the_o middle_a point_n of_o the_o thysiasterion_n a_o he_o bring_v i_o by_o the_o way_n of_o the_o gate_n which_o look_v towards_o the_o east_n way_n so_o the_o original_a and_o he_o measure_v it_o not_o the_o east_n way_n as_o i_o note_v above_o but_o the_o house_n for_o the_o hebrew_n have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d where_o the_o affix_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v the_o mascline_v gender_n and_o agree_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o house_n not_o with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o way_n for_o if_o that_o have_v be_v intend_v it_o will_v have_v be_v the_o feminine_a affix_v to_o show_v that_o it_o agree_v with_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v feminine_a as_o well_o as_o masculine_a beside_o the_o east_n way_n can_v be_v measure_v round_o about_o because_o it_o be_v only_o one_o side_n but_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v through_o the_o whole_a perimeter_n of_o the_o house_n which_o plain_o imply_v that_o there_o be_v porticus_n or_o a_o building_n binian_n all_o along_o the_o whole_a perimeter_n otherwise_o the_o perimeter_n of_o the_o house_n have_v be_v
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viz._n that_o they_o may_v not_o be_v understand_v till_o the_o time_n of_o the_o end_n also_o isai_n 29.11_o mention_n be_v make_v of_o a_o seal_a book_n viz._n a_o book_n which_o no_o man_n can_v understand_v also_o that_o open_v signify_v explain_v be_v manifest_a from_o luke_n 24_o 32._o where_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o have_v open_v the_o scripture_n and_o act_v 17.3_o s._n paul_n be_v say_v to_o have_v open_v and_o allege_a viz._n out_o of_o the_o prophecy_n of_o the_o scripture_n that_o christ_n must_v needs_o have_v suffer_v whence_o it_o can_v be_v doubt_v as_o to_o i_o it_o seem_v but_o that_o by_o open_v the_o seal_a book_n or_o mystery_n be_v mean_v explain_v it_o answ_n this_o make_v a_o pretty_a confident_a show_n and_o may_v impose_v upon_o the_o heedless_a but_o the_o wary_a will_n easy_o perceive_v that_o unless_o he_o can_v prove_v that_o the_o word_n open_v simple_o in_o itself_o signify_v explain_v and_o seal_v hide_v the_o sense_n of_o a_o write_n by_o mystical_a 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seven_o vial_n and_o the_o vial_n be_v plague_n that_o the_o slaughter_n by_o the_o sword_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n can_v signify_v conversion_n forasmuch_o as_o conversion_n be_v no_o plague_n but_o a_o blessing_n 4_o nor_o can_v i_o say_v he_o find_v any_o where_n in_o scripture_n that_o the_o word_n slay_v by_o the_o sword_n of_o god_n mouth_n or_o breath_n of_o his_o lip_n be_v use_v in_o so_o favourable_a a_o sense_n as_o to_o signify_v the_o conversion_n of_o man_n from_o sin_n but_o either_o the_o denounce_v or_o execute_v evil_a against_o they_o 5_o and_o in_o pursuance_n of_o this_o sense_n of_o a_o carnal_a war_n only_o he_o interpret_v the_o great_a city_n rev._n 16.19_o divide_v into_o three_o part_n of_o the_o great_a city_n spiritual_o call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n 6_o and_o be_v inclinable_a to_o interpret_v the_o great_a earthquake_n and_o the_o great_a hail_n v._o 18_o 21._o literal_o also_o but_o to_o each_o of_o these_o i_o shall_v brief_o make_v answer_n to_o the_o first_o that_o christ_n garment_n only_o distain_v with_o blood_n and_o that_o before_o the_o battle_n do_v not_o signify_v that_o a_o bloody_a execution_n literal_o take_v be_v to_o be_v attribute_v to_o christ_n alone_o but_o it_o signify_v the_o meritorious_a passion_n of_o christ_n which_o belong_v alone_o to_o he_o and_o yet_o in_o virtue_n of_o which_o alone_o be_v this_o great_a victory_n under_o this_o seven_o vial_n which_o be_v a_o argument_n that_o the_o warfare_n be_v spiritual_a to_o which_o that_o of_o esay_n very_o well_o agree_v when_o the_o enemy_n shall_v come_v in_o like_o a_o flood_n the_o spirit_n of_o the_o lord_n shall_v lift_v up_o a_o standard_n against_o they_o the_o standard_n indeed_o intimate_v war_n but_o the_o spirit_n that_o it_o be_v spiritual_a the_o victory_n therefore_o
shall_v be_v except_v i_o see_v not_o whence_o it_o follow_v that_o the_o event_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o chap._n 4._o must_v follow_v that_o of_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n wherefore_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n do_v not_o conclude_v the_o world_n 2._o beside_o unless_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serve_v to_o show_v the_o order_n of_o the_o event_n of_o vision_n it_o serve_v to_o no_o use_n at_o all_o for_o as_o for_o the_o order_n of_o s._n john_n receive_v of_o they_o it_o be_v well_o enough_o know_v by_o his_o order_n of_o relate_v they_o 3._o to_o which_o i_o may_v add_v that_o for_o sureness_n sake_n it_o be_v not_o only_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o voice_n tell_v he_o withal_o that_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o shall_v see_v be_v such_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d whereby_o it_o seem_v to_o i_o that_o we_o be_v enjoin_v of_o necessity_n to_o expound_v that_o vision_n of_o chap._n 4._o of_o something_o that_o be_v to_o succeed_v the_o vision_n of_o laodicea_n for_o i_o hope_v you_o will_v not_o deny_v but_o that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d have_v respect_n to_o the_o thing_n next_o before_o speak_v as_o well_o here_o as_o in_o all_o other_o place_n 4._o there_o be_v also_o other_o consideration_n to_o prove_v the_o connexion_n and_o order_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o 3._o and_o 4._o chapter_n such_o as_o these_o christ_n promise_v philadelphia_n a_o open_a door_n which_o no_o man_n shall_v be_v able_a to_o shut_v i._n e._n he_o tell_v she_o he_o have_v set_v this_o door_n before_o she_o meaning_n as_o i_o conceive_v that_o the_o church_n be_v not_o yet_o arrive_v to_o this_o open_a door_n but_o in_o some_o time_n she_o shall_v in_o the_o next_o epistle_n we_o have_v christ_n knock_v at_o this_o door_n for_o what_o other_o can_v it_o be_v to_o get_v it_o open_a in_o the_o very_a entrance_n of_o chap._n 4._o the_o door_n be_v open_v be_v these_o three_o door_n the_o same_o or_o no_o sure_o the_o text_n seem_v to_o intimate_v they_o be_v the_o same_o 5._o another_o consideration_n may_v be_v this_o when_o christ_n promise_v the_o victor_n that_o he_o shall_v sit_v with_o he_o in_o his_o throne_n even_o as_o he_o be_v set_v down_o with_o his_o father_n in_o he_o and_o then_o immediate_o after_o exhibit_v a_o most_o glorious_a representation_n of_o this_o throne_n viz._n the_o throne_n of_o god_n and_o of_o christ_n do_v not_o this_o seem_v to_o look_v as_o if_o the_o throne_n exhibit_v to_o view_n be_v that_o which_o be_v just_a before_o promise_v 6._o that_o the_o laodicean_n interval_n do_v not_o reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n may_v be_v evidence_v from_o the_o place_n of_o the_o promise_n to_o the_o victor_n before_o the_o parabolical_a epiphonema_n which_o argue_v it_o to_o be_v a_o political_a promise_n when_o no_o such_o can_v take_v place_n that_o time_n when_o a_o end_n shall_v of_o course_n be_v put_v to_o all_o worldly_a polity_n and_o therefore_o if_o it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o promise_n but_o simple_o a_o promise_n of_o heaven_n it_o ought_v to_o have_v be_v place_v after_o the_o parabolical_a epiphonema_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o evasion_n from_o the_o strength_n of_o this_o argument_n allow_v the_o rule_n of_o place_v the_o parabolical_a epiphonema_n to_o be_v true_a on_o chap._n 2.11_o 7._o and_o last_o suppose_v the_o throne_n to_o be_v heavenly_a in_o a_o literal_a sense_n will_v it_o not_o hence_o follow_v that_o the_o victor_n shall_v sit_v in_o as_o high_a a_o place_n in_o heaven_n as_o the_o father_n and_o the_o son_n do_v for_o it_o be_v promise_v to_o the_o victor_n to_o sit_v with_o christ_n in_o his_o throne_n even_o in_o like_a manner_n as_o christ_n sit_v with_o his_o father_n in_o he_o and_o that_o must_v be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o throne_n because_o christ_n and_o the_o father_n be_v one_o wherefore_o it_o can_v be_v no_o heavenly_a throne_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v a_o earthly_a that_o be_v promise_v and_o consequent_o this_o 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will_v have_v it_o after_o the_o event_n of_o this_o vision_n i_o look_v i_o demand_v how_o can_v john_n in_o domitian_n time_n be_v say_v to_o look_v up_o etc._n etc._n after_o a_o event_n in_o queen_n elizabeth_n time_n which_o seem_v a_o plain_a repugnancy_n whenas_o john_n look_v up_o be_v about_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n on_o this_o side_n of_o that_o event_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o from_o any_o force_n or_o virtue_n of_o the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o the_o vision_n they_o belong_v to_o be_v not_o expound_v of_o any_o event_n antecedent_n to_o the_o event_n of_o the_o vision_n next_o before_o but_o from_o other_o clear_a circumstance_n or_o that_o the_o vision_n be_v in_o the_o same_o order_n as_o the_o event_n they_o prefigure_v and_o no_o weight_n of_o reason_n appear_v to_o the_o contrary_n and_o for_o his_o appeal_n to_o my_o exposition_n of_o the_o apocalyse_v his_o ground_n fail_v there_o also_o for_o chap._n 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d etc._n etc._n some_o thing_n there_o be_v expound_v of_o what_o be_v antecedent_n to_o the_o prediction_n chap._n 17._o v._n 14._o of_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o lamb._n but_o suppose_v all_o place_n where_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v find_v have_v be_v so_o expound_v by_o i_o as_o the_o objector_n fancy_n it_o do_v not_o follow_v that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d must_v be_v so_o expound_v here_o because_o there_o be_v such_o notable_a indication_n to_o the_o contrary_n 1._o for_o first_o there_o be_v seven_o interval_n from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n apostolic_a it_o do_v both_o according_a to_o the_o apocalyptick_a and_o cabbalistick_a sense_n of_o seven_n imply_v all_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o say_a church_n from_o that_o first_o term._n as_o the_o seven_o seal_n begin_v from_o the_o same_o term_n reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o so_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n from_o the_o term_n they_o do_v commence_v reach_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o the_o same_o i_o doubt_v not_o of_o the_o seven_o thunder_n that_o they_o last_o to_o the_o very_a last_o the_o conflagration_n itself_o and_o the_o seven_o head_n of_o the_o beast_n take_v in_o all_o the_o head_n of_o he_o that_o be_v wherefore_o it_o be_v rational_a that_o the_o seven_o interval_n of_o the_o church_n take_v in_o all_o the_o interval_n of_o the_o church_n that_o be_v and_o therefore_o i_o think_v i_o see_v reason_n that_o this_o place_n however_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v to_o be_v expound_v in_o other_o shall_v be_v except_v 2._o but_o again_o how_o harsh_a and_o absonous_a be_v it_o to_o make_v the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n to_o reach_v but_o to_o the_o reformation_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o prophecy_n thereof_o to_o be_v continue_v in_o vision_n and_o prophecy_n of_o quite_o another_o mode_n and_o fashion_n do_v not_o this_o look_n like_o a_o strange_a heterogeneous_a patch_n or_o botch_v and_o be_v it_o not_o infinite_o more_o smooth_a and_o elegant_a to_o conceive_v the_o epistolar_n prophecy_n a_o complete_a prophecy_n of_o its_o own_o kind_n and_o manner_n of_o contexture_n reach_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o after_o this_o begin_v a_o new_a prophecy_n of_o the_o same_o extent_n but_o of_o another_o texture_n and_o nature_n without_o any_o connexion_n to_o this_o ne_o gryph_n jungantur_fw-la equis_fw-la 3._o three_o if_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d signify_v after_o the_o event_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o church_n of_o laodicea_n which_o according_a to_o he_o be_v the_o reformation_n than_o all_o the_o whole_a prophecy_n that_o follow_v at_o least_o that_o of_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 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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 vision_n of_o laodicea_n immediate_o precedent_n which_o they_o seem_v to_o respect_v one_o may_v if_o he_o be_v not_o heedful_a fancy_n unaware_o that_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o laodicea_n be_v the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d after_o which_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o succeed_a prophecy_n be_v to_o be_v but_o this_o show_n in_o the_o cortex_fw-la be_v but_o a_o artificial_a blind_a that_o which_o i_o call_v lemmatosynechia_n intend_v as_o several_a other_o artifices_fw-la for_o the_o concealment_n of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n which_o be_v as_o serious_o aim_v at_o in_o the_o frame_n thereof_o as_o the_o certainty_n of_o revealment_n and_o the_o objector_n mind_n seem_v to_o be_v catch_v and_o entangle_v in_o this_o snare_n 4._o to_o the_o four_o i_o answer_v that_o christ_n tell_v philadelphia_n in_o his_o
of_o he_o yet_o the_o generality_n of_o the_o vision_n be_v applicable_a to_o he_o proper_o and_o the_o text_n say_v express_o the_o vision_n do_v belong_v to_o tyre_n and_o consequent_o tyre_n may_v be_v a_o type_n of_o rome_n but_o then_o as_o to_o the_o latter_a horn_n of_o the_o dilemma_n though_o all_o the_o expression_n be_v compatible_a to_o tyre_n which_o they_o be_v not_o and_o therefore_o do_v more_o certain_o assure_v we_o that_o the_o vision_n have_v a_o further_a completion_n in_o the_o concern_v of_o rome_n yet_o there_o be_v a_o very_a good_a ground_n for_o stretch_v the_o sense_n of_o the_o vision_n to_o a_o further_a completion_n than_o in_o tyre_n itself_o from_o that_o intimation_n in_o the_o begin_n of_o ezekiel_n book_n of_o prophecy_n of_o which_o the_o roll_v write_v within_o and_o without_o be_v a_o symbol_n or_o figure_n this_o hint_n be_v sufficient_a you_o may_v collect_v a_o more_o full_a answer_n out_o of_o chap._n 22._o of_o these_o paralipomena_fw-la towards_o the_o end_n of_o the_o chapter_n query_n 12._o whether_o the_o joyful_a annunciation_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n rev._n 14.8_o be_v not_o before_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o seven_o trumpet_n because_o the_o fall_v itself_o be_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n and_o a_o prophetical_a annunciation_n can_v respect_v no_o time_n but_o at_o which_o the_o fall_n happen_v answ_n a_o prophetical_a annunciation_n of_o a_o event_n respect_v the_o time_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o the_o event_n for_o what_o can_v it_o respect_v else_o but_o the_o event_n that_o it_o annunciate_n be_v the_o fall_n of_o babylon_n or_o of_o the_o city_n at_o the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n so_o that_o it_o be_v plain_a there_o be_v nothing_o hinder_v but_o that_o though_o the_o fall_v of_o babylon_n be_v at_o the_o close_a of_o the_o six_o trumpet_n the_o joyful_a annunciation_n thereof_o may_v be_v just_a at_o the_o entrance_n of_o the_o seven_o because_o the_o mention_n of_o the_o annunciation_n of_o the_o event_n be_v a_o prediction_n or_o prophecy_n of_o the_o annunciation_n not_o simple_o of_o the_o event_n itself_o but_o imply_v only_o that_o the_o event_n have_v late_o happen_v query_n 13._o whether_o the_o second_o vial_n rev._n 16.3_o may_v not_o be_v a_o vision_n or_o prediction_n of_o the_o reformation_n itself_o as_o well_o as_o of_o the_o settlement_n of_o it_o in_o the_o respective_a place_n where_o it_o be_v the_o reformation_n be_v not_o too_o great_a a_o change_n to_o be_v typify_v thereby_o because_o the_o settlement_n seem_v a_o perfect_a thereof_o and_o so_o as_o great_a or_o great_a a_o thing_n than_o the_o reformation_n itself_o answ_n it_o be_v impossible_a the_o second_o vial_n shall_v predict_v the_o reformation_n because_o all_o the_o vial_n follow_v the_o rise_n of_o the_o witness_n and_o therefore_o if_o the_o second_o vial_n be_v a_o type_n of_o the_o fresh_a appearance_n of_o the_o reformation_n there_o will_v be_v no_o event_n answer_v to_o the_o precede_a rising_n of_o the_o witness_n which_o will_v be_v infinite_o absurd_a and_o though_o it_o be_v true_a that_o the_o settlement_n of_o the_o reformation_n be_v a_o further_a perfection_n add_v thereto_o yet_o that_o be_v but_o a_o modificative_a addition_n to_o it_o but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o main_a the_o form_n and_o substance_n of_o the_o reformation_n be_v before_o and_o be_v like_o the_o take_n of_o a_o city_n of_o huge_a consequence_n upon_o which_o will_v follow_v loud_a shout_n and_o sign_n of_o joy_n but_o the_o repair_n and_o further_a fortify_v this_o great_a city_n take_v by_o storm_n that_o will_v be_v carry_v on_o in_o a_o more_o silent_a or_o less_o triumphant_a way_n query_n 14._o whether_o the_o two_o witness_n their_o 1260_o day_n prophesy_v do_v not_o plain_o imply_v that_o they_o can_v not_o at_o all_o be_v slay_v till_o the_o 1260_o day_n be_v expire_v especial_o it_o be_v suppose_v that_o their_o be_v slay_v put_v a_o absolute_a end_n to_o the_o torment_a the_o world_n by_o their_o prophesy_a and_o there_o be_v solemn_a rejoice_v and_o send_v gift_n one_o to_o another_o at_o their_o be_v slay_v as_o if_o the_o business_n than_o be_v quite_o dispatch_v at_o once_o answ_n it_o be_v gross_a rudeness_n and_o ignorance_n for_o any_o one_o to_o imagine_v thus_o and_o he_o that_o so_o do_v he_o set_v his_o tooth_n only_o in_o the_o cortex_fw-la but_o reach_v not_o the_o pith_n of_o this_o parabolical_a vision_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n this_o conceit_n be_v a_o perfect_a contradiction_n to_o the_o truth_n of_o history_n which_o ample_o relate_v to_o we_o the_o slay_v of_o the_o witness_n in_o more_o sense_n than_o one_o long_o before_o the_o expiration_n of_o the_o 1260_o day_n wherefore_o this_o cortical_a sense_n be_v utter_o impossible_a but_o that_o assure_a prophetic_a figure_n which_o we_o call_v henopoeia_fw-la which_o as_o it_o represent_v a_o succession_n of_o man_n under_o the_o type_n of_o one_o single_a man_n single_a woman_n or_o single_a beast_n so_o it_o do_v likewise_o the_o successional_a action_n suffering_n or_o occurrence_n appertain_v to_o the_o say_v single_a typical_a man_n woman_n or_o beast_n under_o one_o single_a action_n suffer_v or_o occurrence_n this_o be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o genuine_a key_n to_o unlock_v this_o mystery_n by_o which_o i_o have_v do_v to_o the_o reader_n be_v hand_n already_o in_o my_o answer_n to_o a_o learned_a and_o ingenious_a friend_n touch_v the_o difficulty_n of_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o witness_n in_o chap._n 39_o of_o this_o present_a treatise_n i_o will_v send_v he_o thither_o to_o receive_v the_o same_o satisfaction_n with_o that_o learned_a and_o pious_a person_n and_o so_o conclude_v my_o paralipomena_fw-la prophetica_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d finis_fw-la
which_o consideration_n will_v justify_v against_o the_o idle_a cavil_n of_o the_o unskilful_a what_o we_o have_v write_v in_o synopsis_fw-la prophetica_fw-la book_n 2._o chap._n 16._o touch_v the_o vision_n of_o the_o king_n of_o tyre_n in_o ezekiel_n apply_v they_o to_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n and_o now_o in_o the_o next_o place_n we_o may_v also_o note_v that_o as_o in_o ezekiel_n his_o eat_n of_o the_o roll_n do_v not_o signify_v that_o he_o be_v thereby_o to_o expound_v prophecy_n but_o to_o utter_v prophecy_n himself_o so_o in_o like_a manner_n s._n john_n take_v the_o open_v book_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o angel_n and_o eat_v it_o and_o his_o be_v bid_v thereupon_o to_o prophesy_v do_v not_o signify_v expound_v prophecy_n but_o the_o utter_v prophecy_n himself_o as_o he_o begin_v to_o do_v immediate_o in_o the_o next_o chapter_n so_o that_o a_o man_n may_v just_o wonder_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v blind_v any_o one_o so_o as_o to_o interpret_v john_n being_n bid_v to_o prophesy_v after_o his_o eat_v the_o book_n of_o either_o preach_n or_o expound_v prophecy_n and_o three_o and_o last_o as_o ezekiel_n his_o sight_n of_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o lord_n as_o of_o the_o bow_n in_o the_o cloud_n in_o the_o day_n of_o rain_n be_v a_o introductory_n vision_n to_o his_o eat_n of_o the_o roll_n and_o prophesy_a john_n also_o see_v this_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n this_o great_a angel_n of_o the_o covenant_n christ_n with_o the_o rainbow_n on_o his_o head_n from_o who_o hand_n he_o take_v the_o open_v book_n eat_v it_o and_o prophecy_n what_o can_v this_o signify_v more_o natural_o than_o that_o this_o appearance_n of_o this_o glorious_a angel_n be_v a_o introductory_n vision_n to_o s._n john_n open_v book-prophecy_n as_o the_o appearance_n of_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o god_n of_o israel_n be_v to_o ezekiel_n prophecy_n as_o be_v conclude_v before_o in_o the_o forego_n chapter_n chap._n xxiii_o his_o reason_n of_o 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his_o eat_v the_o roll_n and_o what_o be_v set_v down_o chap._n 11._o be_v plain_o a_o prophecy_n it_o be_v plain_a this_o be_v the_o first_o prophecy_n of_o the_o open_v book_n and_o therefore_o according_a to_o indispensable_a method_n if_o any_o vision_n of_o the_o open_v book-prophecy_n begin_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n this_o first_o must_v and_o not_o be_v visio_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o decollate_v vision_n with_o its_o head_n strike_v off_o but_o that_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o fight_n of_o michael_n with_o the_o dragon_n and_o of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o pang_n of_o childbirth_n commence_v with_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o church_n which_o be_v part_n of_o the_o entire_a vision_n of_o the_o twelve_o thirteen_o and_o fourteen_o chapter_n be_v so_o plain_a a_o thing_n that_o impudence_n itself_o if_o not_o stark_o blind_a can_v deny_v it_o wherefore_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o eleven_o chapter_n must_v begin_v from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o 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those_o five_o phaenomena_n put_v in_o the_o whole_a apocalypse_n so_o that_o the_o first_o of_o these_o two_o vision_n end_n in_o the_o seven_o vial._n that_o the_o second_o do_v so_o too_o be_v plain_a for_o that_o it_o end_v with_o the_o tread_n of_o the_o wine-press_n where_o blood_n come_v out_o even_o to_o the_o horse-bridle_n which_o therefore_o must_v be_v the_o slaughter_n by_o that_o mighty_a heros_n on_o the_o white_a horse_n apoc._n 19_o commander_n of_o the_o army_n in_o the_o battle_n of_o that_o great_a day_n of_o god_n almighty_n which_o be_v plain_o under_o the_o seven_o vial._n wherefore_o these_o two_o vision_n begin_v from_o one_o epocha_n and_o end_v with_o the_o seven_o vial_n do_v synchronize_v second_o as_o the_o forepart_n of_o these_o two_o synchronize_a vision_n represent_v a_o pure_a church_n conflict_v with_o the_o pagan_n over_o who_o at_o last_o they_o get_v the_o victory_n chap._n 12._o v._n 9_o 10._o so_o in_o the_o next_o or_o middle_a part_n of_o 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