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which_o i_o hear_v etc._n etc._n mean_v christ_n voice_n who_o have_v former_o promise_v to_o show_v to_o his_o servant_n thing_n that_o must_v short_o come_v to_o pass_v to_o wit_n hide_a thing_n of_o god_n secret_a counsel_n concern_v the_o condition_n of_o his_o church_n in_o this_o world_n verse_n 2._o and_o immediate_o i_o be_v in_o the_o spirit_n he_o be_v in_o a_o trance_n the_o second_o time_n and_o so_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n by_o christ_n commandment_n from_o patmos_n where_o the_o holy_a spirit_n represent_v these_o thing_n to_o his_o understanding_n and_o reveal_v the_o mystery_n thereof_o to_o he_o these_o kind_n of_o vision_n be_v call_v intellectual_a and_o behold_v a_o throne_n be_v set_v hereby_o be_v represent_v the_o dominion_n and_o judgement_n of_o god_n over_o all_o thing_n verse_n 3._o and_o he_o which_o sit_v on_o the_o throne_n he_n be_v not_o name_v yet_o doubtless_o it_o be_v god_n for_o it_o be_v call_v god_n throne_n chap._n 7.15_o be_v like_o a_o jasper_n this_o stone_n be_v green_a and_o clear_a though_o there_o be_v of_o other_o colour_n some_o say_v the_o jasper_n refresh_v the_o eye_n represent_v christ_n divinity_n and_o the_o sardine_n which_o be_v red_a christ_n humanity_n blood-red_n in_o his_o passion_n who_o come_v from_o bozra_n in_o red_a garman_n esay_n 63.1_o the_o emerald_n and_o this_o jasper_n be_v alike_o much_o and_o represent_v his_o divine_a majesty_n but_o i_o seek_v for_o no_o mystery_n the_o preciousness_n of_o the_o stone_n set_v forth_o the_o condition_n and_o of_o he_o on_o the_o throne_n the_o rainbow_n note_v his_o mercy_n for_o in_o genesis_n he_o set_v the_o rainbow_n in_o the_o cloud_n promise_v not_o to_o destroy_v the_o world_n any_o more_o it_o be_v round_o about_o the_o throne_n because_o he_o
or_o the_o gospel_n which_o christ_n hold_v open_a ver_fw-la 2._o in_o all_o the_o time_n of_o the_o heretic_n tyrant_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o locust_n that_o within_o the_o revelation_n this_o eat_v the_o book_n be_v a_o preparation_n to_o the_o act_n of_o the_o two_o witness_n fight_v with_o antichrist_n of_o which_o in_o ch_z 11._o which_o in_o some_o sort_n be_v act_v in_o this_o age_n hence_o observe_v that_o the_o open_a book_n do_v manifest_o set_v forth_o the_o mystery_n of_o god_n not_o the_o canon_n or_o tradition_n of_o papist_n verse_n 9_o and_o eat_v it_o up_o etc._n etc._n so_o john_n do_v however_o in_o the_o vision_n to_o eat_v it_o be_v to_o read_v preach_v meditate_v digest_v so_o all_o minister_n shall_v be_v devourer_n of_o book_n understand_v they_o before_o they_o preach_v christ_n bid_v john_n eat_v the_o book_n and_o then_o prophecy_n we_o must_v not_o then_o presumptuous_o rely_v upon_o the_o extraordinary_a revelation_n of_o the_o spirit_n without_o read_v verse_n 10._o and_o i_o take_v the_o little_a book_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v foretell_v john_n it_o shall_v be_v in_o his_o belly_n bitter_a yet_o he_o ready_o take_v the_o book_n so_o the_o bitterness_n of_o the_o event_n shall_v not_o dishearten_v we_o from_o preach_v now_o the_o word_n in_o itself_o be_v most_o sweet_a comfortable_a bring_v peace_n but_o in_o the_o event_n it_o bring_v by_o accident_n bitterness_n gripe_n hate_v the_o world_n fight_v with_o sin_n nay_o and_o persecution_n banishment_n martyrdom_n this_o bitterness_n to_o follow_v in_o the_o three_o act_n of_o this_o vision_n be_v foretell_v john_n that_o he_o may_v not_o be_v thereby_o trouble_v be_v already_o a_o exile_n verse_n 11._o and_o he_o say_v to_o i_o thou_o must_v prophesy_v again_o etc._n etc._n the_o true_a pteach_n of_o the_o gospel_n be_v destroy_v by_o antichrist_n but_o now_o to_o be_v renew_v purge_v from_o the_o dregs_o of_o antichrist_n and_o the_o locust_n reform_v mean_v by_o johns_n 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