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which_o he_o be_v fall_v be_v watchful_a that_o be_v stir_v thyself_o up_o for_o he_o be_v not_o only_o require_v to_o be_v more_o faithful_a and_o careful_a over_o the_o church_n then_o former_o he_o have_v be_v but_o also_o call_v upon_o as_o it_o be_v to_o live_v again_o for_o so_o faith_n christ_n but_o thou_o be_v dead_a now_o death_n in_o scripture_n be_v frequent_o compare_v to_o a_o sleep_n so_o that_o this_o place_n and_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n speak_v unto_o man_n fall_v into_o a_o deep_a sleep_n of_o sin_n be_v of_o the_o like_a interpretation_n 14_o ephe._n 14_o a_o wake_v thou_o that_o sleep_v and_o arise_v from_o the_o dead_a and_o christ_n shall_v give_v thou_o light_n not_o as_o if_o we_o can_v of_o ourselves_o arise_v from_o the_o death_n of_o sin_n for_o this_o be_v a_o work_n of_o grace_n but_o because_o the_o lord_n by_o his_o precept_n powerful_o work_v in_o we_o that_o which_o he_o require_v of_o we_o and_o by_o the_o operation_n of_o his_o own_o spirit_n 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from_o feed_v my_o flock_n montanus_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o thou_o be_v ready_a to_o lose_v that_o be_v destroy_v by_o thy_o negligence_n which_o be_v a_o more_o heavy_a expression_n for_o i_o have_v not_o find_v thy_o work_n perfect_a these_o word_n contain_v a_o reason_n wherefore_o god_n require_v he_o to_o be_v watchful_a but_o it_o may_v seem_v that_o this_o reproof_n be_v not_o equal_a &_o just_a 13.9_o 1_o cor._n 13.9_o consider_v that_o no_o man_n work_n on_o earth_n be_v perfect_a before_o god_n if_o he_o shall_v enter_v into_o judgement_n with_o we_o for_o we_o know_v but_o in_o part_n we_o prophesy_v in_o part_n and_o there_o be_v not_o a_o just_a man_n on_o earth_n that_o do_v good_a 7.20_o eccle._n 7.20_o and_o
sin_v not_o i_o answer_v christ_n speak_v not_o here_o of_o the_o common_a infirmity_n of_o the_o saint_n but_o accuse_v this_o bishop_n for_o his_o notable_a hypocrisy_n and_o condemn_v he_o not_o for_o not_o be_v full_o and_o absolute_o perfect_a but_o because_o he_o find_v he_o not_o upright_o in_o his_o way_n before_o he_o for_o he_o be_v only_o a_o eye_n servant_n outward_o show_v a_o zeal_n to_o piety_n and_o in_o the_o meanwhile_n secret_o a_o selfe-seek_a and_o one_o who_o fulfil_v his_o own_o lust_n not_o at_o all_o care_v what_o become_v of_o his_o flock_n now_o forasmuch_o as_o christ_n know_v this_o his_o close_a and_o wicked_a deceit_n it_o prove_v again_o that_o he_o search_v the_o heart_n &_o so_o be_v true_a god_n se_fw-la argument_n x_o and_o xviii_o before_o god_n montanus_n arethas_n and_o the_o old_a version_n read_v it_o before_o my_o god_n hence_o some_o heretic_n thus_o reason_n if_o christ_n have_v a_o god_n than_o he_o be_v not_o god_n himself_o i_o answer_v all_o other_o copy_n read_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d before_o god_n and_o it_o seem_v that_o these_o by_o some_o oversight_n here_o add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d my_o take_v it_o from_o v._o 12._o but_o be_v it_o grant_v 20.17_o io._n 20.17_o that_o the_o text_n shall_v so_o be_v read_v yet_o it_o help_v they_o not_o for_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v man_n have_v a_o god_n i_o ascend_v to_o my_o god_n and_o to_o your_o god_n now_o howsoever_o in_o this_o respect_n he_o be_v not_o god_n yet_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n he_o be_v true_a god_n and_o life_n eternal_a and_o coessential_a with_o the_o father_n but_o here_o we_o see_v how_o many_o thing_n approve_v of_o by_o man_n be_v indeed_o very_o vile_a before_o god_n who_o see_v all_o thing_n with_o eye_n of_o flame_a fire_n bless_a therefore_o be_v he_o 2.29_o rom._n 2.29_o who_o approve_v himself_o sincere_a not_o before_o man_n only_o but_o especial_o before_o the_o lord_n remember_v therefore_o how_o thou_o have_v 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this_o inability_n upon_o themselves_o and_o also_o by_o a_o voluntary_a obstinacy_n augment_v it_o whereby_o they_o have_v make_v themselves_o inexcusable_a and_o self_n guilty_a before_o god_n if_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v not_o watch_v that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o awaken_v christ_n add_v to_o the_o exhortation_n a_o sharp_a commination_n threaten_v he_o except_o he_o be_v watchful_a to_o come_v on_o he_o as_o a_o thief_n that_o be_v sudden_o and_o unaware_o to_o take_v vengeance_n on_o he_o for_o his_o hypocrisy_n by_o some_o horrible_a judgement_n on_o thou_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d upon_o thou_o or_o to_o thou_o not_o in_o a_o good_a sense_n as_o that_o say_n thy_o king_n colb_v to_o thou_o to_o wit_n for_o thy_o good_a but_o in_o a_o evil_a sense_n that_o be_v to_o thy_o destruction_n and_o therefore_o beza_n more_o significant_o render_v it_o against_o thou_o thus_o christ_n also_o speak_v of_o himself_o mat._n 24.43_o and_o reve._n 16.15_o behold_v i_o come_v as_o a_o thief_n bless_a be_v he_o that_o watch_v etc._n etc._n so_o paul_n 1_o thes_n 25._o which_o comparison_n as_o it_o be_v not_o dishonourable_a unto_o christ_n in_o use_v it_o so_o do_v it_o no_o way_n countenance_n or_o allow_v thievish_a course_n for_o the_o similitude_n respect_v not_o the_o evil_a practice_n of_o thief_n but_o their_o sudden_a break_n and_o enter_v in_o upon_o man_n while_o they_o sleep_v secure_o 24.43_o math._n 24.43_o and_o thus_o the_o lord_n himself_o expound_v it_o but_o know_v this_o that_o if_o the_o good_a man_n of_o the_o house_n etc._n etc._n so_o here_o and_o thou_o shall_v not_o know_v what_o hour_n i_o will_v come_v upon_o thou_o to_o wit_n to_o inflict_v punishment_n on_o thou_o for_o thy_o security_n ribera_n understand_v it_o of_o death_n when_o thou_o least_o think_v of_o it_o thou_o shall_v die_v and_o be_v call_v to_o judgement_n the_o use_n christ_n show_v in_o the_o place_n before_o cite_v therefore_o be_v you_o also_o ready_a for_o 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description_n here_o seem_v not_o fit_o to_o agree_v to_o these_o natione_n for_o these_o locust_n be_v raise_v and_o spread_v over_o the_o earth_n by_o the_o key_n of_o the_o apostatical_a star_n that_o be_v by_o antichrist_n power_n they_o come_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n but_o antichrist_n do_v neither_o raise_v up_o nor_o send_v forth_o the_o vandal_n &_o goth_n unless_o it_o be_v by_o accident_n that_o be_v as_o occasion_v by_o his_o idolatry_n the_o lord_n to_o punish_v man_n by_o these_o adversary_n beside_o they_o do_v not_o torment_n but_o miserable_o murder_v many_o &_o not_o the_o wicked_a alone_o but_o the_o godly_a also_o &_o this_o not_o for_o five_o month_n but_o many_o year_n together_o junius_n interpret_v it_o of_o evil_a spirit_n molest_v the_o world_n interpretation_n junius_n interpretation_n but_o the_o description_n little_o agree_v therewith_o beside_o it_o be_v needless_a that_o any_o such_o thing_n shall_v be_v type_v out_o unto_o john_n see_v it_o 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agree_v unto_o they_o it_o be_v give_v that_o they_o shall_v not_o kill_v they_o but_o that_o they_o shall_v be_v torment_v now_o heretic_n torment_v not_o their_o disciple_n and_o favourer_n but_o such_o as_o be_v sound_a in_o the_o faith_n who_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o god_n whereas_o the_o locust_n be_v command_v not_o to_o torment_v those_o which_o have_v the_o seal_n of_o god_n in_o their_o forehead_n to_o which_o we_o may_v also_o add_v that_o the_o state_n of_o heretic_n be_v before_o describe_v in_o the_o three_o &_o four_o trumpet_n as_o also_o in_o chap._n 6._o at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o three_o and_o four_o seal_n whereas_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o here_o the_o rise_n and_o kingdom_n of_o antichrist_n be_v prefigure_v i_o therefore_o leave_v all_o these_o do_v in_o this_o ascent_n unto_o the_o ecclesiastical_a gloss_n to_o the_o gloss_n also_o of_o illyricus_n and_o bullinger_n who_o follow_v bede_n and_o anonymus_fw-la understand_v by_o these_o locust_n the_o disciple_n of_o antichrist_n vindicate_v the_o application_n of_o the_o locust_n to_o antichrist_n disciple_n vindicate_v that_o be_v the_o innumerable_a troop_n of_o the_o popish_a clergy_n neither_o be_v there_o any_o weight_n in_o what_o be_v object_v to_o the_o contrary_n first_o they_o say_v that_o antichrist_n kingdom_n be_v describe_v hereafter_o in_o chap._n 13._o now_o howsoever_o this_o be_v true_a yet_o be_v it_o not_o a_o sufficient_a ground_n to_o prove_v the_o thing_n they_o bring_v it_o for_o for_o as_o it_o be_v both_o there_o and_o here_o describe_v so_o also_o as_o we_o have_v show_v it_o be_v before_o prefigure_v in_o the_o second_o vision_n at_o the_o open_n of_o the_o sixth_o seal_n yea_o it_o shall_v be_v also_o again_o describe_v in_o the_o five_o &_o sixth_o vision_n for_o in_o every_o one_o of_o these_o prophetical_a vision_n the_o same_o be_v repeat_v and_o more_o clear_o illustrate_v second_o they_o object_n that_o these_o locust_n shall_v only_o rage_v for_o the_o space_n of_o five_o month_n whereas_o the_o power_n of_o the_o romish_a clergy_n have_v already_o continue_v much_o long_o but_o neither_o be_v this_o to_o the_o purpose_n for_o the_o time_n of_o five_o month_n be_v not_o here_o precise_o to_o be_v understand_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n for_o in_o this_o sense_n it_o will_v as_o little_o agree_v with_o the_o vandal_n and_o heretic_n who_o time_n of_o rage_n &_o cruelty_n last_v many_o year_n but_o the_o word_n allude_v to_o that_o space_n of_o time_n in_o which_o the_o locust_n be_v in_o their_o chief_a vigour_n &_o strength_n as_o we_o shall_v hear_v hereafter_o three_o they_o object_n that_o the_o power_n give_v to_o the_o locust_n be_v not_o over_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n but_o they_o that_o be_v not_o seal_v whereas_o antichrist_n have_v power_n over_o the_o seal_a one_o for_o he_o shall_v kill_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o truth_n but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o kill_v and_o another_o thing_n to_o hurt_v he_o shall_v indeed_o kill_v the_o two_o witness_n yet_o not_o hurt_v they_o for_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n from_o god_n shall_v enter_v into_o they_o chap._n 11._o vers_fw-la 11._o therefore_o proper_o he_o only_o shall_v hurt_v they_o that_o be_v not_o seal_v by_o seduce_v and_o lead_v they_o to_o destruction_n 2_o thess_n 2.10_o last_o they_o object_n that_o the_o locust_n have_v power_n grievous_o to_o torment_v man_n the_o which_o say_v they_o can_v be_v true_o say_v of_o they_o in_o the_o papacy_n who_o have_v live_v in_o all_o kind_n of_o carnal_a licentiousness_n but_o we_o be_v to_o distinguish_v betwixt_o the_o outward_a condition_n of_o the_o flesh_n and_o the_o inward_a state_n of_o the_o conscience_n outward_o indeed_o idolater_n rejoice_v great_o &_o abound_v in_o all_o pleasure_n but_o inward_o when_o conscience_n come_v to_o work_v they_o feel_v secret_a torment_n because_o seek_v life_n and_o salvation_n out_o of_o christ_n they_o never_o find_v any_o rest_n for_o their_o soul_n but_o be_v torment_v with_o perpetual_a anguish_n fear_n and_o torture_v of_o hell_n or_o purgatory_n of_o which_o more_o hereafter_o notwithstanding_o therefore_o all_o the_o foresay_a objection_n we_o understand_v by_o the_o locust_n the_o romish_a clergy_n unto_o who_o the_o whole_a description_n &_o all_o the_o effect_n thereof_o do_v fit_o agree_v i._o the_o locust_n remain_v skip_v on_o the_o ground_n and_o fly_v not_o up_o into_o the_o air_n clergy_n application_n of_o the_o locust_n to_o the_o romish_a clergy_n so_o this_o wicked_a clergy_n savour_v nothing_o but_o earthly_a thing_n seek_v only_o after_o they_o and_o not_o the_o thing_n that_o be_v above_o ii_o the_o locust_n go_v forth_o in_o great_a troop_n so_o in_o the_o papacy_n there_o be_v see_v innumerable_a swarm_n of_o religion_n order_n in_o so_o much_o that_o one_o of_o their_o general_n as_o sabellicus_n record_v promise_v sometime_o unto_o the_o pope_n to_o send_v a_o complete_a army_n of_o thirty_o thousand_o soldier_n consist_v only_o of_o franciscane_a friar_n to_o war_n against_o the_o turk_n without_o any_o interruption_n of_o divine_a service_n unto_o their_o cloister_n iii_o the_o locust_n sing_v and_o skip_v in_o summer_n and_o delight_n in_o ease_n what_o do_v this_o sinful_a clergy_n but_o perpetual_o sing_v dance_v and_o delight_n in_o pride_n and_o luxuriousnesse_n be_v in_o the_o mean_a time_n serviceable_a neither_o to_o god_n or_o man_n iv_o the_o locust_n though_o but_o little_a yet_o be_v gorbellied_a creature_n &_o fall_v upon_o consume_v and_o destroy_v most_o pleasant_a field_n &_o garden_n the_o false_a romish_a clergy_n love_v to_o be_v in_o the_o great_a and_o chief_a city_n possess_v the_o pleasant_a valley_n insinuate_v themselves_o into_o great_a man_n favour_n &_o family_n spoil_n &_o devour_v widow_n house_n build_v their_o cloister_n college_n and_o palace_n in_o place_n most_o commodious_a gather_v infinite_a
4._o 3._o from_o the_o efficacy_n and_o authority_n of_o their_o office_n v._o 5._o 6._o ii_o their_o war_n with_o the_o beast_n where_o 1._o we_o have_v the_o description_n of_o the_o beast_n his_o hostile_a invasion_n and_o victory_n ver_fw-la 7._o 2._o the_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o place_n of_o reproach_n v._o 7._o 8._o 9_o 3._o the_o joy_n of_o the_o wicked_a for_o the_o slaughter_n of_o the_o prophet_n with_o the_o cause_n of_o this_o their_o great_a rejoice_v vers_fw-la 10._o iii_o the_o avengement_n of_o the_o prophet_n where_o 1._o we_o have_v their_o restore_n to_o life_n vers_fw-la 11._o 2._o the_o astonishment_n &_o fear_n of_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n 3._o their_o glorious_a ascend_v up_o into_o heaven_n v._o 12._o 4._o the_o shake_n and_o ruin_n of_o antichrist_n kingdom_n iv_o a_o acclamatory_n conclusion_n of_o the_o end_n of_o the_o church_n calamity_n &_o of_o judgement_n at_o hand_n v._o 14._o the_o latter_a part_n the_o seven_o trumpet_n sound_v declare_v the_o change_n of_o the_o church_n warfare_n in_o three_o particular_n 1._o a_o heavenly_a triumph_n because_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n be_v become_v god_n and_o christ_n ver_fw-la 15._o 2._o a_o triumphant_a song_n of_o the_o first_o company_n viz._n of_o the_o four_o and_o twenty_o elder_n who_o reverend_a carriage_n &_o gratulatorie_a hymn_n be_v recite_v in_o which_o 1._o they_o give_v thanks_n to_o christ_n for_o free_v his_o church_n and_o kingdom_n from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o the_o adversary_n v._o 17._o 2._o they_o declare_v the_o vain_a fret_a &_o wrath_n of_o the_o wicked_a hereat_o v._o 18._o 3._o they_o proclaim_v the_o resurrection_n of_o the_o dead_a with_o the_o last_o judgement_n ibid._n 4._o they_o denounce_v reward_n unto_o the_o godly_a and_o punishment_n unto_o the_o wicked_a ibid._n the_o excecution_n of_o judgement_n on_o the_o godly_a &_o ungodly_a to_o the_o godly_a heaven_n be_v open_v that_o they_o may_v see_v jesus_n christ_n the_o ark_n 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