to_o such_o a_o useful_a and_o edify_a interpretation_n as_o be_v here_o give_v by_o the_o expositor_n ver._n 13._o our_o saviour_n be_v clothe_v with_o a_o garment_n down_o to_o his_o foot_n and_o gird_v about_o the_o pap_n with_o a_o golden_a girdle_n seem_v to_o respect_v not_o only_o his_o priestly_a but_o also_o his_o kingly_a office_n the_o garment_n signify_v the_o first_o and_o the_o girdle_n that_o righteousness_n which_o be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o loin_n and_o that_o faithfulness_n which_o be_v the_o girdle_n of_o his_o reins_o esa._n ch_n 11._o v._n 5._o where_o he_o be_v describe_v as_o a_o glorious_a spiritual_a prince_n and_o as_o in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o philadelphian_a church_n his_o calling_n himself_o holy_a and_o true_a respect_v both_o his_o office_n of_o priest_n and_o king_n so_o his_o garment_n seem_v to_o refer_v to_o the_o one_o and_o his_o girdle_n to_o the_o truth_n wherewith_o he_o be_v gird_v whereby_o he_o be_v our_o prince_n ans._n that_o his_o priestly_a office_n be_v here_o aim_v at_o be_v without_o question_n and_o the_o expositor_n be_v for_o such_o exposition_n as_o be_v most_o unquestionable_a if_o what_o be_v add_v have_v be_v as_o certain_a he_o will_v have_v take_v it_o in_o but_o it_o seem_v not_o only_o uncertain_a but_o unlikely_a for_o king_n wear_v not_o their_o girdle_n about_o their_o pap_n but_o about_o their_o loin_n but_o the_o priest_n do_v and_o aaron_n girdle_n be_v interweave_v with_o gold_n see_v cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la on_o the_o place_n and_o last_o as_o for_o holy_a and_o true_a truth_n as_o well_o as_o holiness_n respect_v his_o priestly_a office_n according_a as_o the_o seventy_o render_v vrim_n and_o thummim_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ver._n 15._o to_o say_v that_o the_o voice_n of_o christ_n be_v as_o the_o sound_n of_o many_o water_n do_v plain_o discover_v that_o christ_n be_v here_o represent_v as_o in_o union_n with_o his_o church_n be_v scarce_o sense_n for_o the_o union_n of_o he_o with_o his_o church_n be_v spiritual_a can_v bad_o be_v represent_v by_o the_o sound_n of_o a_o voice_n nor_o do_v what_o be_v say_v here_o of_o his_o voice_n signify_v more_o than_o what_o be_v describe_v psal._n 29._o viz._n that_o the_o voice_n of_o the_o lord_n be_v upon_o many_o water_n and_o be_v powerful_a and_o full_a of_o majesty_n etc._n etc._n and_o though_o water_n in_o the_o prophetic_a style_n be_v use_v to_o signify_v a_o multitude_n yet_o it_o follow_v not_o that_o they_o must_v always_o do_v so_o but_o may_v also_o be_v use_v in_o a_o literal_a sense_n as_o they_o be_v ch_z 20._o v._n 13._o the_o sea_n give_v up_o the_o dead_a etc._n etc._n ans._n whenas_o it_o be_v say_v express_o that_o his_o voice_n be_v as_o the_o sound_n of_o many_o water_n and_o water_n in_o the_o prophetic_a style_n signify_v multitude_n of_o people_n what_o can_v be_v more_o easy_a and_o obvious_a than_o to_o interpret_v it_o that_o his_o voice_n be_v as_o the_o voice_n of_o a_o multitude_n and_o how_o fit_o do_v that_o then_o signify_v that_o christ_n be_v here_o represent_v in_o union_n with_o his_o church_n through_o who_o mouth_n by_o the_o breathe_n of_o his_o holy_a spirit_n in_o they_o he_o speak_v to_o the_o world_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v not_o the_o expositor_n conceit_n alone_o st._n gregory_n tychonius_n haymo_n seraphimus_fw-la and_o peresius_n interpret_v it_o of_o the_o sound_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o be_v preach_v by_o zealous_o inspire_v emissary_n and_o the_o truth_n thereof_o testify_v by_o innumerable_a witness_n in_o union_n with_o christ_n by_o his_o spirit_n and_o indeed_o what_o can_v better_a signify_v the_o spiritual_a union_n of_o the_o church_n of_o christ_n with_o his_o live_a member_n than_o that_o all_o their_o voice_n shall_v be_v as_o it_o be_v one_o voice_n breathe_v out_o from_o the_o mouth_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n for_o that_o show_v that_o they_o also_o have_v one_o heart_n and_o one_o spirit_n which_o be_v the_o spirit_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n with_o which_o they_o be_v all_o unite_a ver._n 17._o john_n fall_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o christ_n as_o dead_a proceed_v not_o from_o his_o fear_n that_o the_o vision_n may_v portend_v great_a evil_n to_o the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o from_o such_o a_o astonishment_n as_o make_v daniel_n chap._n 10._o on_o the_o like_a vision_n of_o christ_n there_o fall_v on_o his_o face_n in_o a_o dead_a sleep_n have_v no_o strength_n remain_v in_o he_o and_o his_o comeliness_n turn_v into_o corruption_n and_o make_v a_o great_a quake_a fall_n upon_o they_o that_o be_v with_o he_o though_o they_o see_v not_o the_o vision_n and_o as_o also_o make_v joshua_n fall_v on_o his_o face_n on_o his_o appearance_n to_o he_o as_o a_o captain_n of_o the_o host_n of_o the_o lord_n ans._n that_o it_o be_v not_o only_o from_o the_o glory_n but_o the_o terror_n of_o the_o vision_n his_o leg_n stand_v in_o fire_n and_o a_o sword_n come_v out_o of_o his_o mouth_n that_o cause_v john_n to_o fall_v down_o as_o dead_a appear_v far_a from_o his_o comfort_v of_o he_o in_o tell_v he_o that_o himself_o be_v dead_a but_o be_v now_o alive_a and_o have_v the_o key_n of_o hell_n and_o death_n etc._n etc._n to_o fortify_v he_o against_o the_o dread_n of_o persecution_n that_o even_o then_o be_v exercise_v the_o church_n and_o john_n may_v well_o suspect_v that_o this_o vision_n do_v portend_v great_a ver._n 19_o the_o thing_n which_o thou_o have_v see_v respect_v the_o precedent_a vision_n of_o the_o seven_o church_n the_o follow_a word_n the_o thing_n that_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o shall_v be_v both_o the_o thing_n which_o be_v and_o shall_v be_v hereafter_o and_o so_o make_v the_o vision_n contain_v both_o a_o literal_a and_o prophetical_a sense_n whereas_o the_o take_n of_o the_o word_n in_o the_o sense_n suppose_v viz._n to_o signify_v the_o past_a ephesine_n state_n of_o the_o church_n and_o the_o present_a smyrnean_a state_n of_o it_o and_o the_o future_a state_n of_o the_o other_o church_n destroy_v the_o literal_a sense_n and_o also_o spoil_v the_o coherence_n not_o only_o with_o the_o precedent_a vision_n but_o also_o with_o the_o follow_a verse_n ans._n this_o remark_n upon_o the_o expositor_n be_v very_o impertinent_a he_o profess_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o the_o literal_a sense_n but_o that_o account_n which_o he_o give_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o prophetical_a be_v so_o easy_a unstrain_a and_o natural_a haste_n see_v so_o plain_o denote_v the_o time_n past_a that_o d._n pareus_n on_o the_o place_n write_v thus_o ità _fw-la rest_n apocalypseos_fw-la christus_fw-la ipse_fw-la in_o tres_fw-la ordines_fw-la distinguit_fw-la quasdam_fw-la jam_fw-la viderat_fw-la johannes_n inde_fw-la ab_fw-la exordio_fw-la evangelii_n sub_fw-la nerone_n &_o sequentibus_fw-la imperatoribus_fw-la ad_fw-la domitianum_fw-la usque_fw-la gestas_fw-la quasdem_fw-la in_o praesenti_fw-la videbat_fw-la majorem_fw-la partem_fw-la 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letter_n of_o the_o vision_n chap._n 11._o vers_fw-la 7._o nor_o do_v the_o prohibit_v to_o buy_v and_o sell_v imply_v that_o death_n of_o the_o witness_n for_o 1260_o year_n together_o there_o be_v no_o intimation_n of_o the_o extent_n of_o time_n in_o the_o business_n whence_o there_o be_v a_o necessity_n that_o the_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a which_o be_v the_o three_o time_n and_o a_o half_a equivalent_a to_o 1260_o day_n must_v denote_v the_o time_n of_o the_o political_a death_n of_o the_o witness_n that_o the_o 42_o month_n war_n and_o the_o beast_n overcome_v the_o saint_n chap._n 13._o vers_fw-la 5._o both_o the_o victory_n and_o war_n may_v be_v expound_v according_o as_o equal_v to_o and_o coincident_a with_o the_o three_o day_n and_o a_o half_a or_o three_o time_n and_o a_o half_a and_o to_o the_o 1260_o day_n whence_o we_o may_v understand_v that_o this_o answer_n of_o the_o remarker_n be_v most_o miserable_o force_v weak_a and_o far-fetched_a e_o the_o expositor_n 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