〈◊〉_d the_o prophetical_a scripture_n write_v before_o daniel_n receive_v this_o prophecy_n whenas_o there_o be_v not_o one_o interpreter_n that_o i_o can_v ever_o lay_v my_o hand_n on_o or_o find_v mention_v by_o any_o but_o they_o understand_v thereby_o only_o what_o be_v decree_v and_o record_v in_o the_o divine_a mind_n the_o stand_a intellect_n of_o god_n in_o which_o be_v describe_v all_o the_o law_n and_o decree_n of_o his_o providence_n be_v that_o write_n or_o book_n of_o god_n which_o be_v so_o often_o mention_v in_o the_o bible_n as_o exod._n 32._o blot_v i_o out_o of_o thy_o book_n and_o psal._n 56._o be_v not_o these_o thing_n note_v in_o thy_o book_n and_o psal._n 139._o and_o in_o thy_o book_n be_v all_o my_o member_n write_v and_o that_o book_n represent_v to_o john_n seal_v and_o unseal_v be_v but_o a_o symbol_n of_o this_o book_n or_o write_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v and_o this_o scripture_n of_o truth_n in_o daniel_n in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v the_o first_o ground_n of_o that_o apocalyptick_n seal_v and_o unseal_v book_n if_o by_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n have_v be_v understand_v the_o various_a prophecy_n of_o the_o precedent_a prophet_n it_o will_v have_v be_v say_v the_o scripture_n not_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n beside_o it_o will_v be_v hard_a to_o find_v all_o the_o thing_n of_o this_o prophecy_n any_o how_o write_v in_o the_o forego_n prophet_n but_o it_o be_v not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o confute_v so_o groundless_a a_o paradox_n which_o be_v indeed_o a_o unaccountable_a essay_n of_o a_o distort_a fancy_n but_o to_o make_v the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n to_o signify_v a_o declaration_n of_o the_o divine_a counsel_n and_o purpose_n in_o a_o plain_a way_n without_o enigme_n be_v no_o distortion_n at_o all_o of_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o word_n but_o be_v most_o easy_a and_o natural_a as_o to_o one_o part_n there_o be_v not_o one_o interpreter_n but_o who_o have_v hit_v of_o it_o or_o approve_v it_o that_o scripture_n here_o signify_v the_o decree_n or_o counsel_n of_o god_n and_o that_o truth_n in_o the_o style_n of_o daniel_n signify_v plainness_n in_o opposition_n to_o aenigmaticalness_n have_v be_v prove_v over_o and_o over_o again_o and_o that_o it_o do_v particular_o signify_v so_o here_o appear_v from_o chap._n 11._o vers_fw-la 2._o and_o now_o will_v i_o show_v thou_o the_o truth_n as_o if_o none_o of_o daniel_n vision_n be_v true_a till_o now_o but_o the_o apparent_a sense_n be_v now_o will_v i_o communicate_v a_o plain_a prophecy_n to_o thou_o without_o any_o enigmatical_a figure_n or_o involution_n which_o therefore_o show_v that_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n be_v particular_o restrain_v to_o this_o prophecy_n here_o and_o not_o understand_v of_o the_o write_n of_o the_o precedent_a prophet_n at_o large_a who_o abound_v with_o enigme_n or_o parable_n if_o the_o angel_n in_o say_v now_o will_n i_o show_v thou_o what_o be_v write_v in_o the_o scripture_n of_o truth_n mean_v only_o i_o will_v show_v thou_o what_o already_o be_v show_v in_o the_o write_n of_o the_o prophet_n it_o be_v a_o very_a sorry_a way_n of_o exciting_a attention_n in_o daniel_n who_o may_v have_v say_v to_o the_o angel_n it_o be_v a_o needless_a thing_n to_o give_v himself_o that_o trouble_n if_o what_o he_o will_v predict_v be_v already_o predict_v in_o the_o prophetic_a write_n so_o extravagant_a be_v the_o remarker_n in_o this_o remark_n vision_n 6._o vers._n 22._o i_o take_v this_o verse_n to_o be_v a_o general_a account_n of_o what_o be_v more_o particular_o relate_v in_o the_o follow_a verse_n and_o the_o covenant_n the_o same_o with_o what_o be_v after_o call_v the_o holy_a covenant_n and_o the_o prince_n of_o it_o the_o same_o with_o the_o prince_n of_o the_o host_n against_o who_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n be_v say_v to_o magnify_v himself_o vis._n 3._o whenas_o demetrius_n can_v very_o bad_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o right_a only_a be_v say_v to_o be_v prince_n of_o antiochus_n and_o his_o confederate_a force_n whenas_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o be_v describe_v to_o be_v real_o king_n act_v in_o his_o own_o behalf_n ans._n the_o indistinctness_n of_o the_o remarker_n fancy_n will_v crumple_v up_o thing_n together_o which_o grotius_n by_o virtue_n of_o his_o skill_n in_o history_n have_v explicate_v more_o articulate_o and_o nothing_o be_v allege_v against_o he_o of_o any_o value_n for_o demetrius_n be_v real_o by_o right_a though_o absent_a the_o sovereign_n of_o his_o uncle_n antiochus_n and_o of_o attalus_n and_o eumenes_n wage_n war_n against_o heliodorus_n though_o in_o behalf_n of_o their_o sovereign_a king_n demetrius_n only_o in_o show_n demetrius_n may_v very_o well_o just_o and_o proper_o be_v call_v the_o prince_n of_o these_o confederate_n against_o his_o open_a enemy_n heliodorus_n their_o be_v perfidious_a to_o he_o do_v not_o extinguish_v his_o real_a right_n and_o relation_n of_o be_v their_o king_n nor_o be_v antiochus_n yet_o declare_v or_o acknowledge_v king_n the_o remarker_n shall_v have_v prove_v that_o vers._n 27._o these_o two_o king_n meditate_v mischief_n in_o their_o heart_n seem_v to_o be_v against_o the_o jew_n and_o not_o against_o one_o another_o for_o that_o will_v not_o be_v so_o agreeable_a with_o their_o meeting_n then_o in_o a_o friendly_a way_n and_o the_o word_n do_v import_v some_o mischief_n which_o they_o concur_v in_o and_o not_o mischief_n project_v against_o one_o another_o and_o the_o lie_v they_o speak_v may_v then_o signify_v what_o they_o say_v of_o the_o jew_n by_o way_n of_o instigate_a one_o another_o against_o they_o this_o sense_n will_v better_o than_o the_o other_o agree_v with_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o vision_n viz._n to_o foretell_v what_o will_v befall_v the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o also_o with_o the_o follow_a word_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o prosper_v for_o yet_o the_o end_n shall_v be_v at_o the_o time_n appoint_v that_o be_v notwithstanding_o such_o meditate_v the_o jew_n ruin_n yet_o the_o end_n of_o their_o state_n shall_v not_o be_v till_o the_o time_n appoint_v the_o same_o word_n to_o the_o same_o sense_n be_v v_o 35._o ans._n these_o two_o king_n meditate_v mischief_n one_o against_o another_o when_o they_o pretend_v mutual_a friendship_n though_o it_o be_v not_o agreeable_a to_o the_o law_n of_o friendship_n yet_o it_o be_v to_o the_o nature_n and_o custom_n of_o politic_a potentate_n and_o the_o prophecy_n predict_v not_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v but_o what_o will_v be_v and_o the_o one_o be_v so_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a the_o other_o so_o deep_o injure_v there_o be_v no_o likelihood_n that_o there_o be_v any_o real_a friendship_n betwixt_o they_o but_o that_o all_o their_o caress_n and_o complement_a one_o another_o be_v imposture_n and_o lie_n as_o they_o be_v call_v in_o the_o prophecy_n and_o the_o scope_n of_o the_o prophecy_n be_v sufficient_o pursue_v without_o distort_v this_o place_n from_o this_o natural_a sense_n grotius_n and_o other_o have_v give_v it_o for_o the_o feat_n of_o antiochus_n against_o the_o jew_n be_v full_o declare_v afterward_o and_o for_o the_o follow_a word_n but_o it_o shall_v not_o prosper_v etc._n etc._n the_o sense_n the_o expositor_n have_v give_v agree_v very_o well_o with_o this_o hypothesis_n of_o grotius_n and_o beside_o what_o mischief_n the_o king_n of_o the_o north_n meditate_a against_o the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n do_v not_o prosper_v as_o appear_v from_o v_o 29_o 30._o but_o there_o be_v no_o mention_n of_o any_o essay_n from_o the_o king_n of_o the_o south_n against_o the_o people_n of_o god_n which_o far_o show_v the_o ineptness_n of_o the_o remarker_n conceit_n which_o he_o will_v substitute_v in_o the_o room_n of_o grotius_n his_o judicious_a interpretation_n see_v also_o what_o the_o expositor_n have_v write_v v_o 35._o on_o those_o word_n because_o it_o be_v yet_o for_o a_o time_n appoint_v compare_v they_o with_o what_o he_o have_v write_v on_o the_o same_o word_n v_o 27._o vers._n 39_o the_o conceit_n of_o make_v church_n and_o monastery_n to_o be_v call_v strong_a hold_n seem_v very_o remote_a from_o the_o intend_a sense_n of_o the_o text._n a_o for_o they_o be_v no_o such_o hold_n at_o all_o far_o than_o the_o crafty_a imposture_n of_o priest_n do_v for_o their_o gain_n delude_v the_o people_n with_o a_o belief_n of_o their_o be_v so_o and_o it_o be_v in_o a_o spiritual_a sense_n they_o be_v pretend_v to_o be_v such_o which_o do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o word_n in_o this_o and_o the_o precedent_a verse_n they_o bear_v a_o martial_a sense_n b_o i_o take_v they_o therefore_o to_o be_v speak_v in_o way_n of_o c_o antithesis_fw-la on_o mention_v this_o strange_a god_n who_o this_o king_n shall_v acknowledge_v viz._n that_o though_o the_o law_n of_o this_o strange_a god_n teach_v righteousness_n and_o
into_o a_o hebrew_n idiom_n than_o content_n himself_o with_o such_o conjecture_n for_o i_o own_o part_n i_o suspect_v it_o to_o be_v a_o mere_a propheticism_n as_o i_o may_v so_o speak_v that_o be_v a_o prophetic_a scheme_n or_o propriety_n of_o speech_n useful_a for_o concealment_n which_o be_v one_o scope_n of_o the_o prophetic_a style_n or_o the_o make_v the_o prophecy_n look_v more_o obscure_a and_o mysterious_a something_o like_o to_o that_o apoc._n 9.15_o which_o i_o can_v insist_v on_o here_o this_o for_o the_o divide_v a_o full_a number_n into_o several_a part_n of_o put_v the_o lesser_a number_n before_o the_o great_a those_o gen._n 5._o be_v repeat_v example_n the_o remarker_n reason_n whereof_o seem_v less_o probable_a it_o imply_v that_o some_o of_o the_o patriarch_n shall_v live_v near_o two_o hundred_o year_n before_o they_o beget_v any_o child_n and_o that_o adam_n have_v no_o child_n till_o he_o beget_v seth_n and_o be_v it_o be_v plain_a he_o have_v other_o may_v have_v so_o also_o which_o make_v the_o remarker_n reason_n quite_o fail_v and_o as_o for_o gen._n 8.3_o according_a to_o the_o hebrew_n it_n be_v and_o after_o the_o end_n of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fifty_o and_o the_o hundred_o day_n the_o water_n be_v abate_v which_o be_v a_o plain_a instance_n of_o what_o grotius_n will_v have_v and_o therefore_o it_o be_v more_o adviseable_a for_o the_o expositor_n to_o decline_v a_o historical_a account_n of_o divide_v the_o 69_o week_n into_o 7_o and_o 62_o upon_o grotius_n his_o critical_a account_n thereof_o than_o to_o adventure_v to_o say_v with_o the_o remarker_n that_o it_o will_v be_v 7_o prophetical_a week_n from_o the_o go_v out_o of_o the_o decree_n before_o the_o build_n of_o the_o temple_n and_o city_n be_v complete_v which_o be_v not_o applicable_a to_o any_o history_n and_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o it_o it_o be_v a_o thing_n only_o by_o the_o bye_n and_o uncertain_a the_o main_a thing_n aim_v at_o be_v the_o manifestation_n of_o the_o messiah_n at_o the_o end_n of_o the_o 7_o and_o 62_o week_n join_v together_o and_o the_o expositor_n be_v solicitous_a to_o make_v no_o application_n of_o history_n but_o what_o be_v certain_a and_o true_a he_o deserve_v rather_o thanks_o and_o commendation_n for_o his_o care_n to_o impose_v upon_o none_o than_o to_o be_v cavil_v at_o by_o the_o remarker_n for_o not_o be_v as_o rash_a as_o himself_o in_o make_v vain_a conjecture_n but_o if_o there_o be_v any_o thing_n in_o name_v these_o 7_o week_n apart_o before_o the_o other_o the_o most_o credible_a account_n be_v that_o of_o thomas_n lydiat_a in_o his_o canon_n chronici_fw-la that_o it_o respect_v the_o time_n of_o the_o presidency_n of_o nehemias_n over_o judaea_n but_o i_o think_v it_o not_o worth_a the_o while_n to_o concern_v myself_o in_o it_o vision_n 5._o vers._n 1._o it_o be_v much_o distortion_n of_o the_o word_n and_o the_o thing_n be_v true_a to_o make_v they_o signify_v it_o be_v plain_o deliver_v and_o not_o enigmatical_o in_o symbol_n for_o the_o thing_n so_o deliver_v be_v as_o true_a as_o those_o which_o be_v plain_o deliver_v but_o those_o word_n do_v refer_v to_o the_o follow_a word_n viz._n but_o the_o time_n appoint_v be_v long_o that_o be_v though_o it_o may_v seem_v incredible_a to_o prophesy_v of_o affair_n so_o particular_o for_o so_o long_a a_o time_n to_o come_v yet_o the_o thing_n foretell_v be_v true_a or_o certain_a ans._n it_o be_v so_o far_o from_o be_v much_o distortion_n of_o the_o word_n to_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o thing_n be_v a_o plain_a truth_n no_o aenigme_n or_o parable_n that_o it_o be_v the_o only_a easy_a true_a and_o natural_a sense_n of_o they_o as_o may_v appear_v from_o what_o we_o have_v say_v upon_o the_o three_o vision_n v_o 26._o for_o here_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v again_o use_v in_o that_o sense_n that_o it_o and_o the_o chaldee_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d be_v note_v to_o have_v viz._n plain_a truth_n without_o enigmatical_a figure_n and_o therefore_o daniel_n say_v of_o it_o that_o he_o understand_v the_o thing_n and_o have_v understanding_n of_o the_o vision_n or_o prophecy_n without_o ask_v any_o interpreter_n as_o he_o do_v in_o those_o symbolical_a vision_n what_o a_o natural_a coherence_n this_o be_v with_o the_o forego_n word_n but_o to_o say_v that_o the_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v true_a for_o fear_n because_o the_o time_n be_v long_o the_o vision_n or_o prophecy_n shall_v be_v suspect_v of_o falsehood_n be_v a_o very_a frigid_a account_n for_o that_o be_v needless_a it_o be_v a_o divine_a prediction_n and_o the_o prescience_n of_o god_n reach_v in_o infinitum_fw-la but_o that_o of_o the_o longness_n of_o the_o time_n be_v mention_v upon_o the_o affirm_v the_o thing_n to_o be_v true_a not_o to_o obviate_v any_o diffidence_n of_o the_o truth_n thereof_o though_o long_o but_o it_o be_v give_v as_o a_o mark_n for_o the_o right_a application_n of_o the_o prophecy_n to_o historical_a event_n of_o which_o if_o grotius_n have_v take_v notice_n he_o will_v have_v be_v ashamed_a to_o confine_v his_o historical_a application_n to_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n and_o the_o affair_n of_o the_o maccabee_n and_o no_o far_o verse_n 17._o what_o befall_v daniel_n here_o be_v out_o of_o a_o astonishment_n at_o the_o vision_n as_o also_o john_n fall_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o our_o saviour_n as_o dead_a on_o his_o appearance_n to_o he_o the_o frailty_n of_o humane_a nature_n be_v not_o able_a to_o bear_v the_o view_n of_o so_o terrible_a and_o glorious_a a_o representation_n hence_o god_n tell_v moses_n that_o none_o can_v see_v his_o face_n and_o live_v and_o the_o israelite_n entreat_v that_o god_n shall_v speak_v no_o more_o unto_o they_o from_o mount_n sinai_n lest_o they_o die_v and_o manoah_n and_o his_o wife_n on_o the_o angel_n ascend_v in_o the_o flame_n fall_v on_o their_o face_n and_o he_o say_v we_o shall_v die_v because_o we_o have_v see_v god_n but_o such_o a_o exinanition_n as_o be_v here_o suppose_a for_o receive_v divine_a communication_n can_v be_v signify_v for_o he_o be_v disable_v to_o receive_v they_o till_o he_o be_v revive_v and_o strengthen_v from_o that_o liveless_a condition_n the_o vision_n cast_v he_o into_o ans._n what_o a_o fond_a and_o even_o profane_a cavil_v be_v this_o of_o the_o remarker_n against_o these_o mystical_a or_o moral_a passage_n of_o the_o expositor_n upon_o what_o befall_v daniel_n before_o he_o receive_v this_o noble_a and_o ample_a vision_n of_o truth_n and_o how_o pedantick_o do_v he_o instruct_v he_o touch_v the_o natural_a horror_n and_o astonishment_n of_o mere_a mortal_n upon_o the_o sight_n of_o the_o angelical_a power_n as_o if_o the_o expositor_n be_v yet_o to_o learn_v that_o either_o out_o of_o the_o scripture_n or_o other_o history_n whenas_o he_o do_v plain_o acknowledge_v the_o literal_a sense_n v_o 18._o beside_o the_o moral_a allegory_n which_o be_v very_o 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the_o doxology_n of_o the_o elder_n and_o contrary_a to_o the_o usual_a mode_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n that_o ever_o close_v the_o good_a success_n of_o the_o church_n with_o some_o indication_n of_o joy_n and_o thankfulness_n as_o chap._n 12._o vers_fw-la 10_o 12._o chap._n 19_o vers_fw-la 1._o and_o again_z vers_n 21._o which_o conclude_v with_o a_o feast_n of_o joy_n and_o thanksgiving_n for_o the_o victory_n of_o the_o rider_n of_o the_o white_a horse_n d_o and_o now_o to_o go_v on_o mindless_a in_o what_o follow_v of_o the_o remarker_n haughty_a verbosity_n the_o fruit_n of_o a_o heat_a melancholy_a and_o a_o crazy_v fancy_n which_o make_v he_o reproach_v the_o most_o sound_a and_o useful_a truth_n i_o will_v only_o take_v notice_n of_o what_o be_v most_o material_a he_o say_v on_o this_o present_a argument_n he_o say_v it_o be_v advise_o do_v of_o the_o expositor_n to_o omit_v instance_v in_o the_o word_n that_o do_v so_o glance_v at_o the_o four_o five_o six_o and_o seven_o vial_n because_o it_o be_v so_o hard_a to_o do_v it_o but_o i_o answer_v the_o expositor_n omit_v it_o because_o it_o be_v so_o easy_a for_o any_o one_o to_o do_v that_o read_v his_o exposition_n of_o this_o part_n of_o this_o vision_n chap._n 14._o and_o that_o of_o the_o vial_n chap._n 16._o how_o these_o comport_v one_o with_o another_o be_v manifest_a for_o the_o mystical_a interpretation_n of_o the_o four_o vial_n show_v in_o what_o a_o wretched_a and_o damnable_a condition_n they_o be_v in_o that_o adhere_v to_o the_o papacy_n their_o sad_a case_n be_v so_o manifest_a out_o of_o the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o be_v the_o sun_n a_o lamp_n unto_o our_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n unto_o our_o path_n and_o this_o answer_n to_o vers_n 9_o 10_o 11._o of_o chap._n 14._o where_o eternal_a torment_n and_o damnation_n be_v denounce_v to_o they_o that_o worship_v the_o beast_n and_o his_o image_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v tell_v in_o what_o unquietness_n of_o conscience_n they_o be_v in_o 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