Temple whereinto the Leuitical Priests only were wont to come Reuel 15 6. Cloathed in pure and bright Linnen He alludeth heerein to the Cloathing of the Priests vnder the Law Exod. 28 42. Some vnderstand by this pure Linnen the Equity and Integrity of Gods iudgment vpon his Enemies Iunius writeth that this kind of Cloathing with fine pure Linnen it was of olde time a signe of royall and Priestlie Dignitie to lift vp the hand to heauen sig To sweare or by oath to confirme a thing It was a gesture of old vsed by such as did swear and at this day is in vse with the Aethiopians Reuel 10 5. He Lift vp his hand to Heauen Very often in the Old Testament Lifting vp the hand is put to signifie swearing Gene. 14 22. Numb 14 30. Ezek. 20 5. To these Texts doth Iohn allude little booke sig A speciall Booke concerning the affaires of Gods Church which is kept with Christ the Redeemer out of which he took this Apocalipse Thus Maister Iunius Reuel 10 2. And he had in his hand a little Booke open 2 The holy Byble which though a large booke considered by it selfe yet if it bee compared with the huge volumes of Popish ordinances and decrees it is but little Maister Gifford takes it thus 3 All Diuine Mysteries which to reueale is in Christs power Claudius doth thus interpret it 4 All consolatarie Scripture or Euangelicall promises which are written in a Booke that they might be extant to comfort Christians in all Ages And because they lead as directly a readie way to the Throne of grace through one Mediator and not by long windlesses and circuits therefore it is saide to be a little Booke Maister Fulke expoundes it thus 5 An vncertaine woorke or Booke written very anciently touching the estate of latter times affirming that as the doctrine of grace was preached first to the Iewes then to the Greekes and lastly to the Latines so contrariwise it should returne from Latines to the Greekes and so backe againe to the Haebrewes whence it first came saith an vnknowne Authour 6 The slender meane and weake knowledge of diuine truth giuen to some one certaine Age whereof Iohn speakes Maister Bright-man takes it thus Let godly Readers take what sense of these they shall thinke meetest I most encline to Maister Giffords Exposition That the holy Byble which long had been shut vp from the people by the craft and malice of Antichrist should at length be cleerly knowne to the people little season sig A short space of time wherein the tyranny of Antichrist should last which of the learned is accounted to be about 390. years or foure hundred In which time the Deuill let loose did deceiue the World with abhominable superstition Idolatry wicked errours and such strong delusions as was wonderfull Reue. 20 3. And afterward he must bee loosed a little season Liuely fountaines sig All good thinges which the memory of former euils cannot diminish and to be led to these Fountaines signifies to bee partakers of all those good thinges and that by the Lambe Christ his Mediation onely Reuel 7 17. And shall leade them to the liuely Fountaines These wordes containe the cause of the felicity described in the former verses Sée Iohn 7 ver 33 39. What is meant by the Waters of Life All spirituall good thinges or graces of the spirit aboundantly shed vppon the thirsty Soules which desire them and feele an extreame need of them euery liuing thing sig All the worshippers of the Beast as well the Cleargy and Popish Teachers signified by the Sea as the Laicall Papistes signified by the earth one and other shall bee horribly slaughtered in the great day of Gods vengeance vppon them for which God is praised in the next verse euen as Fishes dyed in the Sea turned into blood in Aegipt and men were driuen to drinke blood when the fresh Waters were smitten Reuel 16 3. And euery liuing thing dyed in the Sea L. O. Locuste sig The false Prophets and all the worshippers of Mahomet in the East arising out of grosse errours and ignorance flying as it were by companies feeding not vpon their owne but the thinges of others like Locusts till they had in a maner deuoured and miserably wasted both the East Regions of the World and the West Countries of Europe Also by these Locustes are meant especially the great swames of Popish Priests Fryars Monkes and Cardinals euen the whole Popish Hirarchie pontificall Cleargy in the West These are fitly likened vnto Locustes which are a little and vile vermine springing as some say out of Smoake flying together by great heapes and swarmes eating vp and destroying greene things and fruites of the Earth beeing a very sloathfull and idle Creature Euen such for all the World are the Popish Clergy-men They are bred out of the Smoake and darkenesse of Hellish ignorance they are slow-bellies liuing vppon the Sweate of other mens browes whatsoeuer in any Region or Country is most pleasant they draw it vnto them and eate it vp laying wast all the green things in the Church * ouerspreading the Earth in great heaps and rablements â—tinging thousand thousands with their damnable deuises and diuellish inuentions Reuel 9 3. And there came out of the Smoake Locusts vpon the Earth which haue power as the Scorpions of the Earth haue power The Popish Writers themselues do acknowledge by these Locusts to be meant the Maysters of errors Hereticall Teachers such as should giue heede to spirits of errour and doctrines of Deuils bringing in dangerous errours and denying the Lorde as Franciscus Claudius a Carmelite Fryar hath expounded this place The Rhemists also vpon this Text confesseth thus much in their Marginall Notes Long white Robes Sée Robes to Loose sig To giue liberty and power more fully to execute his rage and cruelty against the truth and professors of it to vex them by all the meanes he can Reu. 20 3. He must be Loosed Lord of Lordes sig A Soueraigne Lord to whom belongs all power and Domination ouer all Emperours and Kinges of the Earth Reu. 17 14. For he is the Lord of Lords and King of Kings strong Lord sig Christ Iesus infinite in power which no earthly or hellish power is able to resist therefore howsoeuer it seeme vnpossible that Rome being proped vp with the might and riches of many great friends and confederats should bee destroyed yet it must be so sithence he that executeth the iudgement is so strong a Lord. Reu. 18 8. For be that condemneth her is a strong Lord. not to Loue their liues sig To preferre the truth of the Gospell and faith in Christ before their owne liues being prodigall to spend euen their blood rather then by any torments to be remoued from the Gospell Reu. 12 11. And they Loued not their liues vnto death that is not their Liues more then Christ. A comparatiue speech like that in 1 Cor. 1 17. Christ sent mee not to
17 8. And shall go into Perdition Marke this that Rome and Papall Dignity shall not alwayes flourish but shall haue a time of withering as it had of rising and spreading to Permit sig To giue power and liberty to worke straunge things as saith Paule 2 Thess. 2 9. Reuel 13 14. Which were permitted him to do in the fight of the first beast to persecute sig To offer violence and iniury to such as cannot repell it Reuel 12 13. He Persecuted the Woman which had brought forth the man-childe to be Pertakers of sinnes sig To haue fellowship with others namely with Romish Idolaters in their haeresie and Idolatry by committing consenting defending c. Reuel 18 4. That ye be not Pertakers of her sinnes P. I. Piller sig One which is firme and dooth steddily abide in the Church being rooted and surely builte on Christ the foundation Reuel 3 12. I will make him a Pillar in the Temple of God Some thinke that this place hath allusion and respect vnto those two Pillars placed by Salomon in the Temple to represent the stability of the Sonnes of God Others do iudge that heere is an allusion vnto the fashion of such Countries where Pillars and Statues with inscriptions vppon them by way of gratefulnesse to the honour of such as were Captaines in war and returned home Conquerors as vsed to bee done at Rome in foro campo Martio Howsoeuer this be the meaning comes all to one passe to note the great soliditie and vnmooueable estate of Gods children P. L. Place prepared of God sig A place to wit a wildernesse or the Church like to a Wildernesse for the small number which did there abide being assigned by the Wisedome of God for defence of the woman and her man-childe Reuel 12 6. The Woman hath a Plate prepared of God in the Wildernesse whether she fled Place in heauen no more sig Want of power and hope in Sathan and his Instruments so to assault the Church any more as to dispossesse her of her blessed estate in heauen Reu. 12 8. Neither was their place found any more in Heauen Some referre this victory ouer Satan to the time of Christ his passion whereuppon it did depend Others to the time of Constantine the great whom Christ vsed as an Instrument to procure a victory ouer the enemies of his Church which vpon the gate of his pallace hee represented by the picture of a Dragon lying vnder his feete with a Dart thrust thorow him Euseb. in vitam Constantini Oratione 3. Fol 137. A. This latter more agreeing to the truth of this Text. Plagues sig Torments and paines to bee inflicted on such as shall haue society with the sinnes of Westerne Babylon Reuel 18 4. Least ye receiue of her Plagues This alludes vnto the threatning of God touching Easterne Babylon in Ieremy chap. 51 verse 45. My people go out of her and euery man deliuer his soule Plagues comining sig The sending and inflicting of heauy calamities vpon Romish Babylon for the punnishment of her ryot security and pride like as God had before threatned to doo to Babylon in Assyria for the like sinnes See Esay 47. Reuel 18 8. Her Plagues shall come vpon her Plague of the Haile sig An extraordinary and some horrible iudgement such as neuer before was heard of as if Stones of a rare waight and bignesse should fall downe vppon them to crush in peeces sent vpon the wicked enimies of his Gospell namely the Turke and their Metropolitan Citty Constantinople for her pride cruelty and Idolatry called that great Babylon Reuel 16 2. Men blasphemed God because of the Plague of the Haile last plagues sig Such torments paines and dreadfull iudgement as should be executed at length after others vpon cruell Antichristian persecuters Reuel 21 9. Which had the seauen last Plagues to liue in Pleasure sig To passe ouer and lead her dayes in great delicacie ease and solace Reuel 18 7. Insomuch as she liued in Pleasure And doth not I pray you the Romish Cleargy ouer-flow with great abundance of most dainty and delicate pleasures Her paine must be proportionable Plaine of the earth sig The large and spacious compasse of Grounde which the Turkish Army should by their huge multitude subdue to their power and possession Reuel 20 9. They went vp into the plaine of the earth P. O. Power sig Might strength and ability to hurt and annoy other bodies as Scorpions doo by a Naturall strength or soules and bodies both as Turks Sarazens Popish Monkes and Friars by their ciuill and spirituall strength enabling them to put foorth the sting of their tyrany and Idolatry to the wounding and destroying of innumerable persons Reuel 9 4. And power was giuen to them as the Scorpions of the earth haue power Reuel 17 13. They shall giue their power to the Beast 2 Rule and Dominion Reuel 20 6 On him the second death hath no power 3 Praise and confession of power and diuine might and strength to belong of right to Christ. Reu. 5 12 13. Power Power of Christ. sig The vnconquerable might whereby Christ protecteth his members against al the power of Diuels and Hell Reuelat. 12 10. Now is the Power of his Christ. power ouer the fire sig The rule and authority which by Gods dispensation is giuen to some Angel ouer the Element of fire for the ordering of it as to some other Angel is like Power giuen ouer the Waters as Reue. 11 6. and Reue. 16 5. The Angell of the Waters Angels being for this purpose tearmed principalities Powers and Dominations because to them is committed of God the ordering and conseruation of the Creatures Reuel 14 18. An Angell which hath Power ouer the Fire Some expound this of Christ who is said to come to send Fire into the Earth Some that the Angell should execute Gods vengeance vppon the bloody Kingdome of Antichrist with fiery and feruent affection But others more probably yet vnderstand this of the abilitie and strength whereby some Martyr should beare and ouercome the violence of the fire which is to haue power ouer the Fire applying it to Thomas Cranmer sometime Arch-Bishop of Canterburie who not onely gaue his body to be burned of the fire for the truth but also first suffered his right hand to be first deuoured by which he had subscribed against the truth and thus had he Power ouer the fire power ouer Nations sig Victory and Dominion ouer all the Enemies of the Church whether open Contemners as then was Iezabell Nicholaitans and since Turkes chiefly the Byshop of Rome and his Cleargy or such as were members of the Church in Name onely and profession These are here called Nations and Gentiles all Gentiles sincerely professing Christ beeing reckoned for Israelites Reuel 2 26. I will giue them power ouer the Nations These are here threatned to bee broken in peeces as an earthen Vessell which is easily crushed and cannot be repaired by the power giuen to the Church
last iudgement when euery one shall be rewarded according to his workes Tyme and Tymes and halfe a Tyme Sée before in Two and forty months Reuel 12 14. Tyme is come sig The fit season and opportunity wherein God according to his decree wil prosper the endeuours of his Seruants labouring in the word Reu. 14 15. For the Tyme is come Tyme no more sig Tyme shall bee vtterly abolished the naturall course of Sun and Starres ceasing whereby yeares weekes moneths and daies were distinguished Reue. 10 6. He swore that Tyme should bee no more Some translate for Tyme Delay and will haue the meaning to be that there should bee a small delay no long space of Time til the consummation of the Mystery and then it doth not signifie the abolition of Tyme after the consummation and ende of all but breuity or short space of Tyme vntill the consummation come This latter seemeth better to agree with the circumstances of the Text. V. I. Uials golden sig THE heartes of the faithfull filled by the Spirit with feruent Prayers which are pleasing to God thorough Christ as sweete odours bee to our sense Reue. 5 8. They had Golden Vials full of sweet Odours which are the praiers of the Saints These wordes teach how pretious Vessels the hearts of true beleeuers are and how sweete the Prayers bee which come from them by allusion to the manner of the Temple at Hierusalem Sée Zach. 14 20. Psal. 141 2. 2 The holy minds not of all the faithfull but of the true Seruants and Ministers of Christ filled not with seruent pure Prayers onely but with the seuere iudgements of God which they are ready to denounce by threatning with integrity against and vpon the Kingdome of Antichrist and Popish worshippers and because God is pure and holy euen in his iudgementes threatned and executed on the wicked Therefore those Vials are saide to bee of Gold and because God will be throughly auenged on his Enemies therefore the Vials are said to be full of wrath which being the wrath of him who liueth for euer amplifieth the grieuousnesse of it Reuel 15 7. Seauen Golden Vials full of the wrath of God which liueth for euermore If the seauen Angels spoken of in the former part of this verse bee properly taken not for Ministers of the word but for Caelestiall Spirites yet the matter is all one that God is decreed to execute his vengeance silently and fully as one would poure Water out of Vials Note that the first euents of Gods iudgements in this Booke were called Seales because they were for confirmations of the future Then Trumpets succeeded to shew that the iudgements following were not onely denounced with great noyse but grieuouslie executed Thirdly Vials which beeing capacious Vessels of Diuine iudgements did serue as fit Instruments to consummate the destruction of Antichristian enemies on whō they should suddenly rashly insensibly fall to their vtter confusion Reuel 16 1. Also Reuel 21 9. A Viall is a Vessell greater then a Cuppe and contayneth so much Liquor as a Man can at a draught drinke in Uictory of the beast sig A preuayling ouer Antichrist euen by a full and absolute victory for which cause heere be reckoned vp with the Beast his Image marke and number of his name All which these Conquerors shal abhorre and haue in vtter execration Reuel 15 2. And them that had gotten victory of the Beast and of his Image marke and name Uines of the Uineyards sig The whole number of the Reprobate whether Heathens Iewes Turkes or heapes of Hipocrites and wicked within the Church or Idolators and Heritikes which renounce the Church and Name of Christ though not in profession yet in truth Reuel 14 19. And cut downe the Vines of the Vineyards of the earth Some iudgeth this Prophesie not to bee of the last iudgement when all the wicked shall be cast into the large Wine-presse of the pit of Hell to bee tormented as Clusters of Grapes cut off are cast into a Fat or presse where they be pressed but to haue beene fulfilled in the yeare of our Lord one thousand fiue hundred thirty and nine here in England when Monasteries Abbies Fryeries Nunneries other Houses then falsly called Religious were pulled downe theyr Lands and Reuennewes conuerted to other more honest and publique vses by the aduise and seruice of Lord Cromwell who as a sharpe Sickle serued the prouidence of God not to lop and prime but to cut downe the Vines euen the shining fat glorie of the Popish pontificall Church which had taken and spread it selfe farre and neere in this rich and fruitfull Iland such a cropping of the Vines happened in Germany much about the same time Let the learned iudge which sense best agreeeth Uirgins sig Such as are purged from the corruptions of the World but cheefely from Idolatry which is spirituall Whoredome Reu. 14 4. For they be Virgins V. N. vnbeléeuers sig Such persons as will not embrace the doctrine of Christ but openly refuse it Reuel 21 8. Fearefull vnbeleeuers Uncleane thing sig Such as beeing themselues vnpure and filthy are apt by contagion to infect and pollute others whom they touch Reuela 21 27. No Vncleane thing Uniust sig One which is iniurious offering wrong and violence to the Saints whom they shall exercise for a time with their wicked dealing and afterward be recompensed at Christs comming Reu. 22 2. Let him that is vniust be vniust still V. O. Uoices sig Strange stings and prickes of conscience vexing men with continuall expectation of some euill to come Reu. 4 5. Out of the Throne proceeded Lightnings thundrings and Voices Some by these words vnderstand no other thing but the fearefull iudgements of God threatned in most horrible manner to the wicked alluding to the terrible manner of deliuering the Law by Thundring Lightning and sounding of a Trumpet Exod. 19. 2 The glorious Gospell of Iesus Christ sounded forth by the operation of the holy Ghost to reproue the World and to terrify Tyrants and Worldlings who thereuppon raise vppe all manner of tumults and vprores persecutions and slanders represented by Thundring Lightning and Earth quake Reu. 8 5. And there were Voices and Thunderings and Lightnings and Earquakes 3 A word or sentence vttered miraculously from Heauen Reuel 10 8. And the Voice which I heard from heauen spake to me againe Uoyce of the Bridegroome sig The mirth and gladnesse such as vseth to be expressed and exercised at Marriages Reuel 18 23. The Voice of the Bride-groome shall be heard no more In these wordes he alludeth to Ieremy Chapter 25 10. a Uoyce of Harpers Musitians c. sig All manner of mirth and ioy expressed by any manner of Instruments whether touched by the finger or made to sound by the force of the breath Reu. 18 22. And the voice of Harpers Musitians and Trumpeters shall be heard no more Great voice of a great multitude sig A most great and cheerefull noise of
hearts desire and answereable to thine expectation Farewell B. S. CVrteous Reader thou art much bound to blesse God for the great plenty and aboundance of excellent Bookes which by the handes of his painefull and godly Seruants he hath afforded thee as helps and furtherances to bring thee to the sound knowledge and right vnderstanding of his sacred word But among them all in my iudgement there is no one in our Natiue tongue that dooth more oblige thee to true thankfulnesse then the Booke thou now beholdest in regard of the great necessity and manifolde vse of the same as also the exceeding rich profit and benefite which by Gods blessing if thou make the right vse of it thou mayst reap thereby For beside the multiplicity and great variety of wholesome matter which thou shalt finde scattered through the whole worke heere thou hast most of the dark words and phrases contained in the Scripture in Alphabeticall order plainely breefely yet fully and soundly vnfolded and in most places the corrupt glosses of the Papists vpon them compendiously discouered and confuted Heere thou maist at one view see the diuers acceptations and significations of words with the figures and Tropes denoted in which the Scripture vseth them By this Book thou shalt be made able to distinguish of words which in Scripture are ambiguous to explaine wordes and phrases obscure and easily to vnderstand such as bee hard and vnknowne By this Booke if thou be a Minister thou shalt become Bonus Textuarius for what is that but to bee able to giue the true meaning and gemine sense of the Scripture and bonus Textuarius est bonus Theologus This Booke will make thee a more profitable teacher for qui bene distinguit bene decet By this Booke whosoeuer thou be thou shalt be fortified to shield thy selfe and haply others too from errour as also to see when others do erre and to draw them out of errour for errour springes from ignorance that is from misvnderstanding the Scripture Math. 22 29. By this thou shalt bee made skilfull to discerne the voyce of thy Shepheard Christ Iesus from the voyce of a stranger Iohn 10 3 5. In a word by this book in short space and with no great labour thou mayst plentifully abound in all heauenly wisedome and knowledge So that as one saith of Cicero Sciat se multum profecisse cui Cicero vnice placet In like manner it may more truelie be affirmed of this Booke whosoeuer he bee that delighteth much in it shall thereby gaine infinite benefit The Authour hath beene pleased to entitle this Booke A Christian Dictionary and so it is for it interprets wordes But it may also be worthily called The Key of the Treasures hid in holy Scripture the enemy of Ignorance The high and ready path to Knowledge The Discloser of Gods holy secrets A light for Ministers whereat they may borrow light A Lanthorne for the people to direct them in the Light And to bee short the way to make all the Lords people to prophesie as Moses wished Then Gentle Reader be not without it let it be continnally by thee yet buy it not for Nouelty because it is the first of this kinde that euer saw the light but for the vnualuable worth of it Sit tibi charus non quia rarus sed amatus quod amabilis 1. amari dignus Seneca saith Noua quamuis non magna miramur That we make much of new things though they bee not great Loe in this Booke they both meete together heere is newnesse and heere is goodnesse This worke is new and it is precious how then should it not much Inamour thee Omne tulit punctum qui miscuit vtile dulci. I. B. The Epitome and Anatomy of this Booke abridged and vnbowelled AS Starres from Heauen much light afford So do the words we find in Word But Starres shine not till they appeare Nor Words do teach till sence we heare Then read this Booke that thou mayst spie Gods mind thy minde to rectifie The signes of things it maketh bare The things themselues it doth declare Yea thing from thing it seuereth plaine That better knowledge thou mayst gaine What oddes twixt truth and error is It sheweth eke attend to this The words which Fundamentall be Are all in Table placst for thee Eke words whose matter Scriptures cleare Yet Words themselues do not appeare Praise God apply thy minde to know All Words of his both hie and low With humble heart this Booke admit And pray for grace to thriue by it The Dictionary to the Readers VNkend vnkist saith Prouerbe olde Loue springs from knowledge thus we hold To Christian world vnknowne am I Once knowne you will not passe me by Though Booke of words my Title be Yet naught but matter found in me The Authors Reply FEare not who loues the word of Grace Thee louingly he will embrace Ad Beneuolum pium literatum Lectorem SAcra cupis Dilecte Deo mysteria Christi citius melius nosere sume Librum Hunc tibi sume librum Coeli namque abdita pandit res voces ordine quasque locat Hîc facitè inuenias multo siue multa labore quaete quaeque pios posse leuare scio Sed caue non segnem reddat reddat magepromptum ad disquirendum quae liber iste tacet Sis si fortè gregis ductor bene consule nostris vtere si nescis tu meliora prâ—cor Sui meliora feras nostris atque addere caeptis si inuat multis mihi grataferes T. W. Distichon SIbona quae noua dulciaquae succincta futura hîc nouitas bonitas est simul hîc breuitas Aliud ANte simplicitas moueat vel luâ—idus or do aut charus liber hîc vel tibi nullus erit W. M. A Preface before the Table GEntle Reader in this vast Ocean and large Forrest of words contained in this Dictionary I doe find that there be three sorts most materiall where of I desire that thou sholdst take more especiall notice and knowledge as being of more worth and waight The first I call an Ecclesiasticall word which being translated from common vse of speech is by the Church appropriated to signifie holy and diuine things A word of this kind though it be not in the Scripture for Letter and Sillables yet is to be found there for matter and substance as Trinity c. Sacrament Indifferent Satisfaction Merit c. A word of the second rancke I doe tearme Polemicall because it pertaines to Controuersie hath in it a ground of difference betweene the true Christian which thinketh speaketh and writeth Orthodoxally and soundly and others which loue and embrace errors in fauour where of they wrest and peruert the pure wordes of Scripture as Iustification Assurance of Faith Hope of Glory Concupiscence Antichrist c. A word of the third sort is called Fundamentall of which kind I doe take such wordes to be as doe containe in them
sit in Darkenesse sig To remaine and abide secure in the estate of sin and wretchednesse Luke 1 79. To giue light to them that sit in Darkenesse power of Darkenesse sig The Dominion rule and sway which Satan and Sinne do beare ouer all vnregenerate persons Col. 1 13. Who hath deliuered vs from the power of Darkenesse fiery Darts sig The most fierce dangerous temptations which Satan casteth at vs as fiery Dartes to destroy our faith Ephe. 6 16. That ye may quench all the fierie Darts of the Deuill Daughter sig pro A Woman-Childe or a Female as Thamar the Daughter of Dauid 2 The holy Catholick Church euen the company or body of all true beleeuers called a Daughter in respect of God her Father who hath spiritually begotten her and loued her as his Daughter Psalme 45 9 10 13. The Kinges Daughter is all Glorious within 3 Particuler Churches or Congregations professing the faith of Christ and begotten of that immortall seede of the word which first came out of Ierusalem Cant. ◠◠I am Blacke ô yee Daughters of Ierusalem Those Churches are called Daughters of Sion and of Ierusalem Esay 62 11. Because they were begotten by the Doctrine that came out from thence Esay 2 3. And the Law shall go forth of Sion and the word of the Lord from Ierusalem 4 False Churches which make a great shewe of piety and yet are but the assemblies of Idolaters and Heretickes Cant. 2 2. So is my Loue amongest the Daughters Also in Cant. 6 8. it signifies strange people and Nations 5 A Neece or a Sonnes Daughter Exod. 2 21. Who gaue to Moses Zepporah his Daughter 6 Posterity or off-spring Luke 1 5. Which was of the Daughters of Aaron 7 A Citty Math. 21 5. Tell yee the Daughter of Sion that is the Cittie of Sion Daughters of singing sig The eares which take delight in Musicke Eccles. 12 4. And all the Daughters of singing shall bee abased Daughters of Ierusalē sig Women which dwelt at Ierusalem Luke 23 28. Daughters of Ierusalem weepe not for me And often in the Booke of Lamentation it is so taken 2 Churches begotten by the word which came forth from Ierusalem as afore Cant. 1 2. O yee Daughters of Ierusalem Day sig pro The space of 24. houres and this is the Naturall day or of twelue houres which is the Artificiall Day Luke There be twelue houres in the Day 2 Time generally Math. 3 1. In those Dayes Luke 1 5. 3 The time of Grace vnder the light of the gospell Rom. 13 12. The Day is come Also verse 13. Heb. 4 7. Acts. 3 24. All the Prophets spake of those Dayes 4 The light of Truth or the lightsome Doctrine of Heauenly Truth Iob. 9 4. While it is Day 1. Cor. 3 13. For the Day shall declare it 1. Thes. 5 8. 5 That space that a man liueth in or dooth any notable acte or suffereth any great thing Iohn 8 56. Abraham reioyced to see my Day 6. Yeare Numb 14 34. Ezek. 4 6. One Day shall be for a yeare c. Gen. 27 46. 7 Iudgement 1. Cor. 4 3. Or of mans Day So it is in the Originall for Iudgement Dayes sig The short time of mans life who is a creature as it were of a dayes continuance Psal. 90 9. Our Dayes as spent in thine anger Gen. 47 9. 2 The time and space wherein any thing continueth Psalme 90 16 Comfort vs according to the Dayes wherein thou hast afflicted vs. Day of the Lord or of Christ. sig The time of his comming in the flesh to liue amongst vs. Luke 17 22. Yee shall desire to see one of the dayes of the Son of man This time of Christs life is called the day of his flesh Heb. 5 7. In the Dayes of his flesh Mal. 4 1. 2 The time of his second comming to Iudgement in Glory and Maiesty Luke 17 24. So shal the Sonne of man be in his Day 2. Pet. 3 10. The Day of the Lord shall come This is called the Day of Wrath Condemnation and Destruction in respect of the Wicked A Day of Redemption and Deliuering in respect of the Godly who are then to be set free from all kind of Euils A Day of Reuelation in respect of all men and Angelles who shall bee then reuealed and manifested what they be and what they haue doone A Day of Iudgement because therein all persons are to bee tried and adiudged vnto that condition and state vnto which they must sticke for euer Finally That Day by an excellency being the Last Day and Great Day full of Glory to Christ of Ioy to the Good of Sorrow to the Wicked after which there shall bee no succession of Dayes and Nights but one perpetuall Day for the Righteous and one perpetuall Night for the Sinners and Vngodly the Lordes Day sig The first Day of the Weeke being the first Day of the Creation called commonly Sonday Reuel 1 10. I was rauisht in the Spirit on the Lordes Day so called for that our Lorde rising from death on that Day brought forth the light of a new aeternall world it is also kept for Remembrance of the Mystery of our Lords Resurrection on which day for that end solemne Assemblies were kept by the faithfull 1. Cor. 16 2. Acts 20 7. By our Lords appointment Actes 1 3. Papistes erre in making the Constitution of this Day to be a meere Tradition of the Church without any authority of Scripture Day of saluation sig Time of the Gospell wherein the glad tydinges of Saluation are published and offered 2. Cor. 6 2. This is the Day of Saluation Day of Uisitation sig The time wherein God of his great Mercy shall conuert a Sinner 1. Pet. 2 12. May glorifie God in the Day of visitation good Dayes sig A blessed and happye life wherein many good things befall vs. 1. Pet. 3 10. If any man loue to see good Dayes Psal. 34. 12. Dayly bread sig That which is sufficient and necessary for our nature or Bread sufficient for euery day Mat. 6 11. The Siriach readeth it Bread of our necessity that is meete and necessary food The Papists do erre when they expound thus of the Sacrament of the Altar holy Day sig A day set apart to holy vse Esay 58 13. From doing thinewill on mine Holy-day Such are to consecrate vnto the honor of God alone this Day sig Euery Day or the Day present which nowe is Math. 6 11. Giue vs this Day Teaching vs from Day to Day to depend vpon God for things of this life 2 Shortly ere it be long Iosh. 23 14. This Day I enter the way of all the earth to Day and to morrow sig Time that now is and the time to come euen the whole time of his office Luke 13 32. I will heale still to Day and to morrow to Day sig The whole season of our calling to God euen all the time of this life wherein God offereth vs grace and
Doue sig pro A creature of a very meeke and harmelesse Nature 2 The holy-Ghost which is like a Doue for meekenesse and innocency Math. 3 16. 3 Holy Church or company of beleeuers which is chast and sincere full of spirituall beautie like a Doue resting safe in Gods eternal loue as a Doue in a rocke Cant. 2 5. My Doue c. A Metaphor eyes of a Doue sig Gracious chast and most single like to the eies of a Doue Cant. 1 15. Thine eyes are like the eyes of a Doue D. R. Dragon sig pro A fierce and cruell Beast full of strength and very terrible for his force and power Psal. 148 7. Ye Dragons and depths 2 The Diuel who is called a great and red Dragon in respect of his exceeding strength bloudy cruelty against the Saints which must serue to make vs watchful and feruent in Prayer against his greeuous assaults Ro. 12 3 9. And the great Dragon the old Serpent Metaphor 3 The greatest euils and enemies which may befall and beset vs in this life Psal. 91 13. The young Lyon and the Dragon thou shalt tread vnder thy feet that is thou shalt ouer-come euen thy strongest enemies The King of Babell for cruelty likened to a Dragon Ier. 51 34. Also Ezech. 29 3. And Antichrist Reuel 13 4. poyson of Dragons sig The euill workes of wicked men which are like poyson of Dragons detestable to God and daungerous to men Deut. 32 33. Their Wine is the poison of Dragons places of Dragons sig The wast Wildernesse Psal. 44 19. habitation of Dragons sig Forsaken and desolate Citties Ier. 51 37. Babell shal be as an habitation or dwelling place for Dragons that is without an Inhabitant to Draw sig To make willing to beleeue in Christ them who by Nature are vnwilling Ioh. 6 44. None can come to me except the Father Draw him 2 To make vs more and more willing to follow Christ by adding grace vnto grace a second to the first and to the second a third Cant. 1 3. Draw me and we will run after thee 3 An effect of the exceeding great power of Satan preuailing euen against the great lights of the Church to put them out and to pull them from their standings Reu. 12 4. And his taile Drew the third part of the Starres out of Heauen to Draw sinne by cords sig To heape vp sinne vpon sinne violently by all meanes Esay 5 18. Woe to them who Draw sinne by Cart-ropes c. to Drawe waters sig To shed aboundance of teares for sinnes done against Gods Lawe as if Buckets of teares were drawne out of the Well of a sorrowfull hart 1. Sa. 7. 6. They drewe water and powred out before the Lord and fasted that day An Hyperbole Dreame sig A nightlie vision or a vision in the night Mat. 1 20. And an Angell appeared to him in a Dreame Ioell 2 28. They shall Dreame Dreames that is they shall haue plentie of Diuine reuelations 2 False visions and lying Prophesies Ier. 23 26 27. The Prophet that hath a Dreame let him tell a Dreame 3 The vncertaine and vanishing condition of worldly rich men Psal. 73 10. As a Dreame when one awaketh c. Drosse sig False Doctrine and corrupt Religion Esay 1 22. 25. Thy Siluer is turned into Drosse 2 Hippocrites and wicked men Psal. 119. 119. Thou wilt Destroy all the wicked like Drosse Drunkennesse sig pro Excesse in Drinking when Wine or strong drinke is taken in so abundantly til it inflame and set the lust on fire Esay 5 11. Woe vnto them that rise vp earely to follow Drunkennesse and to them that continue till night till the Wine doo enflame them Prou. 23 29. There is a notable description of the sinne of drunkennesse by the dangerous effectes outward and inward which it bringeth foorth in mens bodies and soules Read the place and consider it 2 Blindnesse and perturbation of a minde not able to discerne true things from false Esay 28 7. The Prophet the people haue erred by strong drinke they stumble in Iudgement In this signification the Whore of Babell is saide to make drunke the kingdomes of the earth with the Golden Cup of her fornications that is with her most false and pestilent errors offered out of a Cup of Gold to blinde and besot them Reuel 17 2 4. Ier. 23 9. 3 Furious deuision such as is amongst drunken men which doo rashly smite one another Ier. 13 14. I will fill them with Drunkennesse and will dash them one against another A Metanimie 4 Feasting and liberall fare as Gen. 43 34. And they drunke and had of the best drinke Hest. 3 15. The King and Haman sat downe to drinke Hest. 7 1. Sinechdoche 5 Plentifull abundance of good things Ps. 65 9. Thou visiteth the earth and hast made it Drunken that is thou hast watered it abundantly and made it rich And verse 10. 6 All kinde of inordinate liuing 1. Thes. 5 7. They that are Drunke A Sinechdoche 7 Wanton riotousnesse and infamous lust Habac 2 15. Metanimie D. U. Dumbe sig pro One that cannot speake for lacke of natural ability Math. 9 32. Marke 7 32. 2 One that cannot speake and teach others for lacke of grace and knowledge Esay 56 10. Their Watchmen are all Dumbe they haue no knowledge 3 One that will not speake though he can being quiet and silent vnder Gods hande Psal. 39 9. I was Dumbe and opened not my mouth Dumbe spirit sig A Spirit which maketh him dumbe whom hee possesseth Marke 9 17 25. Dung sig Gods enemies trod vnder foot as dung mire Psalme 83 11. They became the Dung of the earth Mal. 2 3. 2 All things euen the most precious and glorious without Christ Phil. 3 8. I iudge them all Dung Dust. sig A weake and vile Creature Gen. 18 27. How shall I that am but Dust speake to my Lord Gen. 3 18. Dust thou art 2 A meane estate Psal. 113 7. Hee lifteth the needie out of the Dust. 3 Death or the estate of the dead Gen 3 7. To Dust thou shalt returne Dust put vpon the head sig Deepe heauinesse and sorrow in respect either of some great sinne or of some great iudgement Ios. 7 5. And they put Dust vpon their heades Actos 15 31. to shake off the Dust of the feete sig To witnesse by this signe how execrable and loathsome they are which refuse and contemn the Gospell the very Dust is infected with their sinne Mat. 10 14. Shake off the Dust of your feete D. W. Dwelling sig A true mighty and fixed presence either for good or euill according to the nature of the thing that dwelleth Iohn 1 14. The word was made flesh and dwelt among vs. Thus the spirit and the worde are saide to dwell in vs. 2. Cor. 5 16. Col. 3 16. Ephes. 2. Christ Dwelleth in our hearts that is they bee conuersant with vs and do keepe mansion in our hearts ruling and ouer-ruling vs as
keepes a Souldiers Armor fast to his body Girdle of truth sig Integrity or soundnesse of a good Conscience Ephe. 6 14. Your loynes girded about with truth your loynes girt sig The tucking vp or keeping short our wicked lustes by Mortification or an vtter abstaining from all thinges which hinder the Christian traueller in his iourney toward Hierusalem which is aboue 1 Pet. 1 13. Luke 12 35. Let your loynes be Girt about It is a speech borrowed from the common vsage of the East Countries where men did weare long Garments could not trauaile vnlesse their Cloaths were girt and tuckt vp So it signifieth the exercise and practise of Mortification and repentance G. L. Glory is a singuler and high opinion which one conceiueth of the excellency and worthinesse of another Glory sig Praise encreased and abundantly published Lu. 2 14. Glory bee to Godon high Math. 6 1â— Rom. 11 36. To him bee Glory for euer And else-where often 2 Exceeding shining brightnesse 2 Cor. 3. 7. For the Glory of his countenance 3 Earthly pompe and Maiesty seruing to make Kings Glorious and renowned before men Math. 6 29. Salomon in all his Glory was not like one of these 4 The mercy of God Ephe. 3 16. That hee may graunt you according to the riches of his Glory that is according to his rich mercy 5 The Arke of the Couenant which was a witnesse of the Glorious presence of GOD who did there heare the prayers of his people and giue foorth his Oracles whence the Temple was called the house or habitation of Glory Psa. 26 8. Rom. 9 4. The Adoption and the Glory 1. Samuell 4 22. 6 Riches authority sumptuous buildings and garments c. which because they are glorified and praysed of men and make their possessours glorious before men are therefore called Glory in the phrase of Scripture Psalme 49 16. When the Glory of his House is encreased Ester 1 4. To shew his Glory 7 The Soule of man and his tongue which are his most glorious parts Gen. 49 6. My Glory bee not thou ioyned with their assembly Psal. 108 1. And so is my Glory also that is my tongue 8 An ornament that which adorneth and honoureth one 1 Cor. 11 7. The man is the glory of God but the woman is the glory of the Man 9 An honest name or good report Psal. 7 5. And lay my Glory or Honour in the dust 10 Goodnesse or the worke of Gods mercy in defending and blessing his people which turnes to his Glory Psa. 90 17. Thy glory vpon their Children 11 Dignity excellency 1 Cor. 15. There is one glory of the Sun another of the Moone 12 Worship and renowne Psalme 3 3. Thou art my Buckler and my glory Luke 2 32. The glory of his people 13 Grace of regeneration or the renewing of Gods glorious Image 2. Cor. 3 18. From Glorie to glorie that is from one measure of grace to another This is Sanctification As Grace is somtime put for Glorie so on the other-side Glory dooth signifie Grace as the way to glory and wherein God is glorified by his free giuing and continuing it 15 A glorious victory by ouer-comming ones selfe Psal. 73 24. And afterward receiue mee into Glorie Glory of God sig The God-head or diuine essence Exod. 33 18. Shew me thy Glory 2 The Doctrine and myracles of Christ which were signes and tokens of his Diuine power Iohn 1 14. We saw his Glory Iohn 2 11. 3 The manifestation of Gods omnipotency and goodnesse Iohn 11 40. If thou diddest beleeue thou shalt see the Glory of God that is Gods might and mercy manifested 4 The glorious and most admirable presence of God witnessed by some visible token 2. Kin. 8 11. The Glorie of the Lord filled the house of the Lorde This Glory was a visible cloud full of light and brightnesse as a token of Gods wonderfull presence 1. Sam. 4 22. Luke 2 9. And in this sence it is written that Christ shall come vnto Iudgement with Glory 5 Religion or worship of God Rom. 1 23. They turned the Glory of the incorruptible God into the similitude of corruptible man 6 The celebrating or setting forth of his praise Iohn 11 4. This sicknesse is not to death but for the Glory of God Rom. 3 7. 7 The perfect righteousnesse of the man Christ the free imputing whereof vnto beleeuers turneth greatly to Gods Glory Esay 40 5. The Glory of the Lord shall be reuealed In this sence are expounded those words of the Apostle Rom. 3 23. All haue sinned and are depriued of the Glorie of God 8 Felicity in heauen or life eternall which consistes in the participation of Gods glory Luke 24 26. Rom. 5 2. And reioyce vnder the hope of the glory of God father of Glory and God of glorie sig The true God who alone is truely Glorious and the Author of all glory to his creatures Ephe. 1 17 That father of Glorie Acts 7 2. The God of Glorie appeared to our Fathers that is God full of Glorie and Maiesty to Glory in God sig To attribute all good thinges vnto God with praise and Thankesgiuing 1. Cor. 1 31. Hee that glorieth let him Glorie in the Lord. Ier. 9 33. This place shewes what it is to Glory in the Lorde to confesse and praise his mercifulnesse righteousnes and iudgement to Glorie concerning God sig To reioyce and triumph inwardly in our hearts because we haue the great God to bee our Father through Christ. Rom. 5 11. Wee Glory concerning God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Thus it is to be read after the Originall to giue glorie to God sig To acknowledge God the searcher of all harts and iust auenger of all wickednesse by confessing plainly what thou hast done Ioshua 7 19. My son giue Glory to the Lord of Israel 2 To beleeue and praise the truth of God that he is such an one as he keepes promise and is able to performe that which he hath promised Rom. 4 20. And gaue Glorie to God 3 To confesse God the Author of euerie good worke Iohn 9 24. Giue Glory to God this man is a sinner Glorie of his grace sig Glorious or renowned grace Ephe. 1 5. To the praise of the Glory of his grace Glory ioy sig Matter or cause of glorying or reioycing 1. Thes. 2 20. Ye are our Glorie and ioy spirite of Glory sig That Glory or renowne whereby the spirit doth beautifie constant Christians which suffer reproch for Christ. 1. Pet. 4 14 For the spirit of Glorie and of God resteth vpon you Glorifie sig To make glorious Rom. 8 30. Whom he iustified them also he glorified Thus God glorifies the elect by adorning them with gifts of grace in this world and celestiall Glory in the world to come 2 To make knowne ones fame and Glory Mat. 5 16. That they may see your works and Glorifie your Father which is in Heauen Thus the elect Glorifie God when they greatly praise
2 To be rashly censured or lightly esteemed as one of lesse worth then others 1. Cor. 4 3. I passe little to be Iudged of you 3 To be called to an account and sifted Rom. 4 4. When thou art Iudged 4 To bee tryed and haue his cause knowne either to be acquited or condemned Acts 25 10. Where I ought to be Iudged 1. Cor. 6 1. Iudgment sig Gouernment of the world Iohn 5 22. He hath committed all Iudgement vnto the sonne Psal. 9 7. He hath set his Throne for Iudgement 2 Chasticement 1. Cor. 11 29. Eates his owne Iudgement 1. Pet. 4 17. Iudgement beginnes at Gods house 4 The mercifull moderation or measure which God keepeth in chastising his children Ier. 10 24. Correct me but with Iudgement 4 Solemne diuine action of the last day Eccl. 12 14. God will bring euery worke to Iudgement This Iudgement hath in it three things first an inquiry vnto all thinges and persons Secondly a laying them open Thirdly pronouncing an vpright sentence 2. Pet. 2 9. Math. 25 31 32 33 c. 5 The iust Statutes and Commaundements of God Psal. 119 7 20. When I shall learn the Iudgements of the righteousnesse Psal. 19 9. 6 The spirit of Iustice and Wlâ—edome enabling to know and discerne right and wrong good and euill Pfal 72 1. Giue thy Iudgements to the King 7 Wrath vengeance and punishment executed vpon the wicked Math. 5 22. Shall be culpable of Iudgement And very often else-where Psa. 33 5. 8 The punishment inflicted vpon Christ for our sins Acts 8 33. Ia his Humility his Indgement hath beene exalted 9 That great power and authority which God gaue to Christ the Mediator to determine and do that which is righteous and iust Iohn 9 39. I am come vnto Iudgement in this world Iohn 16 11. 10 A setled state when Religion was committed to the Gentiles superstition beeing cast out Math. 12 18. Hee shall shew Iudgement to the Gentiles 11 Equity or righteous dealing Luke 11 42. And passe ouer Iudgement Gen. 18 19. Esay 1 17. Seeke Iudgement releeue the oppressed 12 Amendment or reformation of the world Iohn 12 31. Now is the Iudgement of this world 13 The way and course which God holdeth in gouerning all things Rom. 11 33. How vnsearchable are his Iudgements 14 Sentence 2. Pet. 2 11. Giue not railing Iudgement 15 Sentence of damnation and absolution Iude 15. To giue Iudgement against all men 16 Courts and places of Iudgement 1. Cor. 6 4 If ye haue Iudgement c. 17 A power faculty to discerne things which differ Phil. 1 9. And in all Iudgement 18 A right sentence giuen of men and of their actions in Courts of Iudgement publickly or priuately 2. Chron. 19 6. Psal. 82 2. Giue iust Iudgement 19 Instruments of Gods vengeance Ezek. 14 21. When I send my foure Iudgements c. 20 Famous examples of Gods vengeance Psal. 48 11. They shall be glad because of thy Iudgements Iust. sig One who is Righteous by the Imputation of Christs Righteousnesse Rom. 1 17. The Iust shall liue by faith 2 One who dealeth Iustly in his particuler vocation as a Magistrate c. Luke 23 50. A good man and a Iust. 3 One who endeuoureth to liue vprightly in his generall calling as a Christian walking in the righteous Statutes of God Luke 1 6. They were both Iust before God Iob. 1 1. 4 One who in his life and death aunsweres the perfect Iustice of the Law of God 1. Pet. 3 18. He died the Iust for the Uniust 5 One that is exceeding faithfull keeping his word of promise 1 Iohn 1 9. He is faithfull and Iust to forgiue vs our sinnes 6 One who is essentially Iust and infinitly the cause of Iustice in all his creatures Exod. 9 37. The Lord is Iust or righteous 7 One which thinketh himselfe righteous and is not Lu. 18. 9. Certaine trusted that they were Iust. Iustice referred to God sig To men That diuine property whereby God being most Iust in himselfe rendereth right to euery creature infinitly rewarding louing the good extreamely hating and punishing the wicked Gen. 18 25. Shall not the Iudge of all the world do iust or right 2 Gods merciful benefits and protections Esa. 59 9. Neither doth Iustice come neare to vs. 3 Fidelity or truth in keeping his promise made to vs touching Redemption by Christ. Rom. 3 26. That he might be Iust. 4 That political vertue peculiar to Magistrates which disposeth them to doo right to euery man rendering praise to whom praise and vengeance to whom vengeance belongeth Iob. 29 14. I put on Iustice. Rom. 13 2 3. 1. Pet. 2 15 16. This is distributiue Iustice. 4 That morrall vertue which mooueth men to giue to others their due and to deale rightly in matter of bargaines and contracts Gen. 18 19. He will teach his seruants to do Iustice. This is commentatiue Iustice. 5 That grace infused into al Gods children confirming them in part vnto the will of God both in their nature and actions Ephes. 4 24. Created in Iustice or righteousnesse Sée Righteousnesse Iustifie sig pro To absolue and acquit one that is accused from the crime where-with hee is charged and to pronounce him innocent Pro. 17 15. He that condemneth the righteous and Iustifieth the wicked 2 To absolue acquit a sinner which beleeues from the guilt and punishment of all his sins and to pronounce him righteous before the tribunal seat of God through the Imputation of Christs righteousnesse to his faith In this sence we are said to be Iustifyed by faith and not by workes Rom. 3 28. Therefore wee conclude a man is Iustified by faith without workes of the Law And often else-where both in that Epistle and others Iustifying is put for our Absoluing from sin and being pronounced Iust before God his Iudgement seat Sée Acts 13 39. Esay 53 12. 3 To declare and manifest him to be Iust which is so already Iames 2 21. Was not Abraham our Father Iustified by workes 1. Tim. 3 16. 4 To commend and acknowledge a thing or person to be iust and good Luke 7 35. Wisedome is Iustified of her children And 10 39. Hee willing to Iustifie himselfe 5 To ouer-match ouer-com and exceed others in euill so as others may seeme to be Iust in comparison of them Ezek. 16 51. Thou hast exceeded them in thine abhominations and hast Iustified them in all thy abhominations Ier. 3 6. 6 To be more iust or lesse vniust Ier. 3 11. Israel hath Iustified her selfe more then Iudah 7 To exempt one and to make him vtterly and wholy free from any thing Rom. 6 7. Hee that is dead is iustified from sinne that is freed from sin as some Translations haue it 8 To endeuour to make himselfe more iust or to profit and perseuer in righteousnes Reu. 22 11. He that is Iust let him be still iustified Thus it is read in the Originall Greeke Text. In all the Old-Testament it
Christ findes enterance into vs. Reuelations 3 20. He stands at the Doore According to some Doore signifies all hindrances inward and outward to keep Christ from entering This is a good Interpretation because our heart is the House rather then the Doore 2 An open way meane and passage giuen of God to Iohn the Euangelist that hee might see and vnderstand such deepe and hidden secrets so shut vp in Heauen as no humaine capacity could euer haue reached to perceiue them Reuel 4 1. Behold a Doore was open in Heauen D. R. Dragon sig The Deuill for his terrible fiercenesse likened to a Dragon beeing the Prince of that Army that maintaineth warre against Christ. Reuel 12 7. Michaell fought against the Dragon Some other by the Dragon vnderstand vnrighteous and cruell Princes assisted and strengthned by false Teachers Corruptors of the Truth Heretiques c. Al which ioyne in battaile together against the truth and the sincere maintainers of it but in Chapt. 20. Ver. 2. the Dragon is there expounded to bee the Deuill and Sathan who yet must worke by meete Instruments All which hauing one common worke and being but one corporation with the Deuill theyr Captaine are therefore well comprehended vnder one Name as the whole company of faithfull beares the Name of Christ their head 1 Cor. 12. drunk with the blood of the Saints sig The blood of the Saints to bee so aboundantly shed by great Babylon the Mother of Whooredomes the Romish Church as shee was wholely imbrued and coloured in blood Re. 17 6. I saw the Woman Drunk with the blood of the Saints The meaning is that so great was her cruelty as intemperate persons doe not more greedily drawe in the most Delicate Wine then shee shed the blood of Gods people drunk with the wine of fornication sig Such as are neuer satisfied with Idolatry spirituall fornication which they Drink in as men Drink in Wine Reu. 17 2. The Inhabitants of the Earth are Drunke with the Wine of Fornication D. W. to Dwel on the earth sig To bee a Reprobate not praedestinated to life aeternall nor regenerate by the Spirit whom Anti-Christ shall haue power to seduce and corrupt and to lead to destruction Reue. 17 8. They that Dwell on the Earth shall wonder to Dwell with the Saints sig To haue communion with the elect and holie Men and Women by a most perfit and immediate fellowship such as shall bee in Heauen betweene God and his people after the last iudgment whereas they are knit together now imperfectly and by meanes of the word and Sacrament Reuel 21 3. And he will Dwell with them D. Y. to Dye in the Lord. sig Eyther to suffer Death as the Martyrs do for the Lordes cause in defence of his truth against Antichrist or to fall asleepe in Christ dying in his Fayth as all the Saintes doe Reuelation 14 13. The dead which Dye in the Lorde are blessed henceforth E. A. Eagle sig EIther all Fowles and Birds by a Sinecdoche of one principall Bird the Eagle named in stead of all as being all both great and little gouerned by the prouidence of god or els the knowledge of great and high Mysteries represented fitly by the Eagles mounting aloft in the Ayre Others by the Eagle vnderstand Iohn the Euangelist who diued deepest into that high Mystery of the Diuinitie of Christ and his Incarnation The middle signification is best the last is worst because these wordes must bee taken of Ministers which should be after this Vision not of such as had beene before as Apostles were as it is written in the first verse of the fourth Chapte Come and I will shew the thinges that must bee done hereafter Secondly such as apply these foure beasts to the foure Euangelists do varry much One saith Marke is the Eagle as Aretas other say the Eagle signifies Iohn Some say Iohn is figured by the Lyon as Aretas Others say Mark And Augustine saith Math. is the Lyon Re. 4 7. The fourth beast an Eagle Eare. sig pro The outward Organ of the body to wit that sense which is the Instrument of vnderstanding 2 The mind wherewith we vnderstand things and attend to get more vnderstanding Reuel 2 7. He that hath an Eare c. to haue ears sig To haue the mind prepared or the vnderstanding opened obediently to heare and attend the things of God such are called vpon to marke in the conclusion of euery Epistle Others will but contemne the word Re. 2 11. Let him that hath an eare to hear Inhabitants or dwellers in the earth sig Men and Women whose Names are not written in Heauen in the Booke of life Reprobate persons which minde earthly things and embrace false Religion for filthy lucre sake Thus also the word Earth often signifies in this Reuelation Men of Terrene and earthly minds Reue. 12. 9 12 13 16. Woe vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth Also 8 5. Fire cast into the Earth Also verse 7. also Chap. 13 8. also 16 2. In all which places by the Earth and such as dwell in it is meant the wicked World or the Church falsly so called consisting of earthly minded men which are not chosen and sanctified of GOD to haue their conuersation in Heauen Earthquake sig pro A most vehement shaking of the Earth with horrible trembling Reuel 6 12. Loe there was a great Earth-quake This is a fearefull iudgement whereof many examples in all Ages and a forerunner of great mutations 2 Great alterations and changes of Religion and ciuill gouernments throughout the World after the custome of the Scriptures which vse to call some notable change a shaking of the Earth As Heb. 10 26. And Psalm 68 9. The deliuering the Children out of Aegipt is called the moouing of the Earth Reu. 16 18. And there was a great Earthquake such as was not since men were vpon the Earth Meaning heereby some extraordinary punishment inflicted vpon the vngodlie World by some great and vnlooked for alteration of State to come vp from the East sig Christ Iesus our Lord the Sunne of righteousnesse to arise in the doctrine of the word and to shine vpon the Christian Churches to expell from them spirituall darknesse euen when a whole rout of infernall Spirits are let loose to fill the World with the darknesse of Hel to wit with Ignorance Superstition Idolatry and Haeresie Re. 7 2. I saw another Angell come vp from the East Thus the Scripture else-where speaketh of Christ as in the Song of Zachary Luke 1. alluding vnto the custome and manner of the Sun which from the East seemeth still to arise and ascend till it come to the midst of heauen which some doe Interpret of Constantine who ascended out of the East parts of the World as Stories shew namely Eusebius and by whom as a maine Instrument of God the light of the Gospell did breake foorth to the scattering of the mists of errours and the enlightning of the Church after most
24. 2 Thess. 2 12. Reuel 13 13. He made Fire to come from Heauen Fire out of their mouth sig The Doctrine of the Gospell deuouring and consuming as Fire such as resist and fight against it for that word which is the sauour of life to some is the sauour of death to others Reuel 11 5. If any will hurt them Fire proceedeth out of their mouth and deuoureth their enemies Fire and smoake sig The sower bitternesse of Gods plagues euen vnto choking and strangling of men which is the property of smoake Reu. 9 17. Out of their mouths wpet forth Fire and smoake First Beast See Beast First Heauen sig Heauen as it is now vnder Vanity Or as some thinke the former good and pure estate of the Church giuing place to a purer or to the calling of the Iewes Reuelat. 21 1. First Heauen is passed away First loue sig Charity towarde God and toward our neighbour which the Aungell of the Church of Fphesus did shew forth at the beginning of his Ministry very zealously performing all good meanes and vsing all duties for the furthering Gods glory and the good of his flocke Reuel 2 4 Because thou hast left thy First Loue. first works sig Great diligence in preaching the word and administring the censures of the Church for the preuenting of crimes orrecouery of such as be fallen Reu. 2 5. And do thy First workes First voice sig That Reuelation which from heauen Iohn did First receiue touching those things which were to be done for the time to come Reuel 4 1. And the First voice which I heard was like a Trumpet fiuemonths sig A short space of time a definit number put for an indefinit for the comfort of the faithfull least they should imagine that this plague was to increase without measure Reu. 9 5. That they shold bee vexed Fiue months Others by Fiue months doo vnderstand 150. yeares reckoning euery day for a yeare Others by Fiue months doo thinke Fiue ages to be signifyed But M. Bullenger dooth interpret the Fiue moneths wherein these Locustes heere spoken of should be suffered to rage and vex men of that whole space of time whatsoeuer it was wherein it should continue which yet is limited by a few months for the consolation of the Elect This is the best exposition as I do Iudge F. L. Flame of Fire See Fire Flesh of Kings captaines c. sig The Great dainties wherewith God will feede such as he calleth to this Feast euen al sorts of men which fight for Antichrist See such a description Ezek. 1 39. 17 18. Reuel 19 18. F. O. forme of the Locusts sig The Figure likenesse and guise to wit such as be strong Horses prepared to battell such are the Popish Cleargy strongly linked together with ready and prepared minds against all such as should any way mutter against the vsurped power of the Pope and Sea of Rome This hath beene and is apparant enough though the fierce incursions of the Saracens haue beene more famous Reuel 9 7. And the Forme of the Locustes was like vnto Horsses prepared to battell fornication sig All sorts of bodily vncleannesse about generation whether Whoredom Adultery Rape Incest Buggery or Fornication For all these as it is too well knowne were rife and stil be in the kingdome of Antichrist Reuel 9 21. They repented not of their Fornication Fore-head sig Openly before men in profession and practise Reuel 17 5. And in her Forehead was a Name written foure Angels bound sig Administers of the wrath of God in that number that is conuenient for the slaughtering of the foure quarters of the world these Angels being restrained before by the power of God were now to bee stirred vp and haue the Bridle giuen them licentiously to practise tyranny as God had ordayned Rom. 9 14. Loose the Foure Angels which are bound Foure corners of the Earth sig The cheefe quarters and coasts of the Worlde which were occupied and possest by the foure Angels sent with Commission to stop the Four winds Reuel 7 1. I saw Foure Angels stand on the Four corners of the earth Four horns of the Altar sig The highest part or top of the Golden Altar of Incense which stood before the Vaile against the Arke of the Couenant where solemn Prayers once a yeare were made by the High-Priest vnto God who heard and accepted them through Christ represented by the Golden Altar in whom and by whom alone the Oblation of our Prayers are pleasing vnto God Reuel 9 13. I heard a voice from the Foure hornes of the Golden Altar Foure windes sig One and the selfe-same Winde in Nature being diuerse according to the Regions and Coasts from when they blow as from East West c. 2 The efficacy and secret mighty force of the Holy Spirit which by Christ himselfe is compared vnto winde Iohn 3 8. The Winde bloweth whether it list so is euery one borne of the Spirit Reuel 7 1. Holding the Foure Winds of the earth Fourth part of the earth sig The fourth part of men dwelling in earth which by the iust iudgement of God were to bee punished for the contempt of the gospel with those Foure great plagues spoken of Leuit. 26. heere againe distinctly mentioned to wit the Sworde Famine Pestilence and wilde Beasts Rom. 6 8. Power was giuen to them ouer the Fourth part of the earth Foursquare sig That which is steddy of continuance and profit such is the true Church leaning vppon Christ as foundation Reuel 21 16. And the earth lay Foure-square Foure and twenty Elders sig The Holy Catholicke Church euen the whole Company of Gods elect especially such as hauing now ended their warfare do triumph in Heauen gloriously euery one as it were sitting vpon a Throne as a King which Honor the Elect doo attaine vnto by and thorough Christ who hath made all the faithfull Kings and Priestes vnto God In the number of 24. there is an allusion vnto that distribution of Sacred Offices and the Seruants of the King mentioned in the 1. Chron. 24 25 26 27. Chapters Reuel 4 4. Vpon the seats I saw Foure twenty Elders sitting Whereas some by 24. Elders vnderstand the 12. Prophets and the 12. Apostles It cannot stand with the scope of this Vision heere shewed to Iohn which respects not any number or company which were past and gone but rather which was to come euen the whole number of beleeuing Gentiles which as Kings Princes should Minister to God their Soueraigne King Found no more sig To be no more at all to be vtterly rooted out as if it had neuer beene Reuel 18 21 22. And shall be Found no more Fountaine of waters sig The Springs from whence do flow and issue Waters and Riuers for the vse of men This is the proper signification 2 The Ministers of the Gospell from whom as Fountaines and Springs the Doctrine of life doth flow forth vnto others by a continuall Fluxe or issue which were to
serue him Reuel 20 6 Blessed and Holy is hee which hath part in the first Resurrection Holy Apostles sig Not those twelue which in an excellent degree were Holy and laid the foundation of the Christian Church after Christ his Ascention but such godly men as shal execute the function of Teaching in the latter ages of the world who because they are as deere and precious in Gods sight as the old Apostles and Prophets though they be inferior in gifts they are therefore called here holy Apostles and Prophets by the spirite who prouoketh them by name to reioyce because the great Whore had more specially Hated and molested them Reuelat 18 20. Reioyce yee Holy Apostles and Prophets Holy Citty sig The Church in singular manner renewed and purged in earth a little afore the last day as a type and signe of that most holy and glorious Church which shall be in heauen after the last Iudgement Reuel 21 2. And I saw that Holy Citty The same is meant by holy Ierusalem verse 10. Holy Jerusalem sig The vniuersall Church then being on earth far more excellent and glorious by a more illustrious presence of God then before was wont as an Image of the Caelestiall Church Reue. 20 10. That Holy Ierusalem to be Holy still sig To increase proceede and perseuer in a godly life Reuel 22 11. Let him be Holy still Hony in the mouth sig The sweetenesse of Diuine truth which in the study finding out and knowledge of it is delightfull and ioyous Reuel 10 9. But it shall bee in thy mouth sweete as Hony ten Hornes sig Ten Kinges See ten Kings Horses sig The Sarazens likened to Horses for their swiftnesse and promptnesse to battaile See Iob. 39 25. Reuel 9 7. The forme of the Locusts was like vnto Horses black Horse sig Famine dearth which is full of sorrow therefore fitly resembled by a blacke colour Reue. 6 5. I beheld and loe a Blacke Horse to the Horses Bridles sig Very deepe very farre and wide It is an excessiue speech noting the greatnesse of the slaughter as also the greatnesse of spoile like to the ouerflowing of Grapes pressed in a Wine-presse wherein Horses may swimme euen to the Neckes Such abundance of spoile should arise by the fall of the Cleargy and superstition of Rome Reue. 14 20. Blood came out of the Wine-presses vnto the Horsses Bridles a pale horse sig Pestilent diseases whereof they that die do looke pale Reuel 6 8. And behold a pale Horse a red horse sig Bloody Warres Sword and cruell slaughters one killing another Reue. 6 4. There came out another Horsse which was red White horse sig The Ministery of the Gospel being committed vnto the Apostles Euangelists and other teachers who very speedily and swiftlie like an Horse by the doctrine of Christ whose purity and integritie of it is likened to White conquered the whole World to Christ. Reuel 6 2. And loe there was a White Horse Some by this white Horse vnderstand the Pestilence by Dartes whereof suddenly and mightily should bee beaten downe the rebellious World But the Scripture neuer vseth to represent any dolefull thing by the White colour which figureth purity ioy and gladnesse Againe vnder the other three Horses are shaddowed iudgments to fall vpon the World for contempt of the Gospell Therefore the Ministers of the Gospell which speedily spread the pure word of God in the time of Traianus the Emperour and his Successours be signified by the White Horse 2 Christ subduing and tryumphing swiftly and mightily by his word not ouer the prophane Gentiles as was figured in the Vision Chapter 6 2. but ouer the obstinate Iewes beeing now conuerted to God Reuelati 19 11. And behold a White Horse Hoasts sig Armies or companies of Warriours and Souldiers prepared vnto battaile vnder Anti-christes Banner Re. 19 19. I saw their Hoasts gathered together to make battaile Hoastes in Heauen sig Christs retinue or company of Saints Cittizens of his Church heere beeing holy innumerable royall and pure Reuel 14 14. The Hoastes which were in Heauen Hot. sig One truely zealous who with right affection doth vehemently loue God and godlinesse abhorring and not being able to abide impiety Idolatry and superstition his feruent minde beeing like to hot Water boyling and ready to bubble and play ouer Reuela 3 15. I would thou wert eyther colde or Hot. Houre sig Any moment of time which commeth suddenly vpon men when they looke not for it Reuelati 3 3. Thou shalt not know what Houre I will come at an houre at a day c. sig In a short time and with speede being ready to doe mischeefe when the determined time is come and so to continue with out wearinesse till theyr appointed time is expired which is thought wil be when the yeare of our Lord shall bee 1696. For so long the Name and tyranny of the Turkes shall endure Reu. 9 15. Which were prepared at an Houre at a day at a month at a yeare Houre of Iudgment sig The certaine time appointed of God to bring some grieuous vengeance on the followers and friends of Antichrist for their horrible impiety and vnrighteousnesse This is called Reuel 10 7. The finishing of the Mystery of God Reue. 14 7. For now commeth the Houre of his Iudgement Houre of temptation sig A time of tryal by great calamities but verie short being to last but an Houre as it were Reu. 3 10. I will keepe thee in the Houre of tentation What is a great time in respect of aeternity an hundred forty foure thousand sig A certaine number which dooth arise iust of twelue times twelue thousand to note vnto vs not that the twelue Apostles did multiply their Talents euery one twelue times but that the number of the elect faithfull amongst the Iewes in the daies of the Gospell should bee not onely certaine to God but such as might be measured and tolde of men whereas the number of elect Gentiles howsoeuer certaine to God yet vnpossible to be numbred of vs. Sée Verse 9. of this Chapter Reuel 74. And there were sealed an hundred and forty foure thousand H. V. Husband sig Christ Iesus which hath by Faith espoused the Church vnto himselfe who decketh and spiritually trimmeth herselfe in this her Pilgrimage that she may bee ready and prepared at that great and solemne Marriage day Reuel 21 2. As a Bride trimmed for her Husband H. Y. Hyacinth sig Smoake which is of colour like to Hyacinth to wit Blew and Red one of the Instruments of Turkish tyranny and cruelty in killing men which they shall doe by Fire Smoake and Brimstone Reuel 7 17. Hauing fiery Habergions of Hyacinth and Brimstone I. A. Iacinth sig A Pretious Stone called a Iacinth One of those Stones whereof is made the Gate which signifies Christ the onely way and doore vnto life by whom if any enter he shall be safe Reue. 21 20. The eleauenth a Iacinth Iasper stone sig pro A most renowned and
Noble Iewell beeing the Mother-Pearle both for Antiquity and Variety For there be diuers sorts one kind is here mentioned like to Chrystall most cleere and of a thorough and most pure light which cannot be darkned and obscured by any other colour 2 The bright glory of GOD shining in his Church being now more exactly purged from all filth of mans inuentions then euer before Reuel 21 11. Her shining was like to à Stone most pretious as a Iasper stone cleere as Chrystall 3 The exceeding glory and Maiesty which God hath of himselfe and in himselfe incommunicable to any Creature Reu. 4 3. And he that sate was to looke vpon like a Iasper Stone Some Interpretours thinke by these thâ—â—â— preâ—ious Stones Iasper Sardine and Emraâ—de the Mystery of three persons in one glorious God-head to bee resembled and in some sort opened The Father fountaine of Deity shaddowed by the Iasper which is Mater gennuarum most ancient and of greatest variety The Sonne who was made flesh for vs signified by the Sardine which is of a fleshy colour therefore called a Carneoll The Spirit by the Raine-bow or Emeraâ—d which â—is for beauty and pleasure most delightfull to note the vnexpressable sweetenesse of the holy Spirit Such then is God one in Essence three in person Idolatour sig One who maketh Images for religious vse or who worshippeth the Image of true GOD or of false Reu. 21 8. And Idolatours I. E. Iesabell sig pro A Woman of that Name Wife of Achab King of Israell whom she drew on to most horrible Idolatry being one also which withstood and persecuted the Lordes holy Prophets and kept a Table for foure hundred false Prophets whereof she was a Ring-leader and a Captaine bearing herselfe as an open professed Enemy of God and his truth 2 A certaine notorious euill Woman not named Iesabell yet bearing her name for likenesse in qualities being a Whoore a Witch and Idolatrous faining herselfe to vtter doctrine from the holy Ghost as a Prophetesse yet shee had it from the Deuill himselfe Her Doctrine was the same which before is called Balaams Doctrine Sée there Reuel 2 20. Thou sufferest the Woman Iesabell which calleth herselfe a Prophetesse What shee was it is not knowne but some notable filthy Woman which seduceth and poisoneth many I. M. Image of the Beast sig Not a Picture set vp to represent one such as Painters make for their gaines sake Neither any bodily Image made to be worshipped and honoured as corporall Images set vp in the Churches for religious worship be But the expresse liuely purtrature and representation of that Honour Kingdome Power and Soueraignety which the first beast to wit the Romaine Heathenish Empire had and the second Beast to wit Ecclesiasticall Rome fought to reuiue Reuel 13 14. That they should make an Image of the Beast to giue life to the Image sig Not to cause an Image by counterfeiting and craft to mooue and nod and speake as if it were aliue though the Spirit dooth allude to such deuillish drifts but with authority and power to speak commaund and forbid in all Kingdomes in such sort as all were put to death that would not obey and worship the Beast to wit the Pope and Papacy which spake and affirme that euen Kinges and Emperours haue from them whatsoeuer they haue Reuel 13 15. And it was giuen to him to giue life to the Image of the Beast and that the Image of the Beast should speake Images of siluer gold c. sig Pictures made of Gold and Siluer for religious vse and Diuine adoration whereof Papistry is full Reu. 9 2. That they should not worship Images of Siluer Gold c. to worship the Image of the beast sig To adore and giue Diuine honour vnto the Pope who beares the Image of the Heathenish Emperour by acknowledging a Diuinity in him which whosoeuer refused to doe though they were Kings and Emperors they lost not onely their liuing and Dignity but their head and life too whereof the Ecclesiasticall Stories giue plentifull proofe Reuel 13 15. As many as would not worship the beast should be killed Reu. 16 2. I. N. Inchantment sig Spirituall Witch-craft whereby Papists bewitched both Kinges and people that they should bee deceiued with such grosse trumpery and dote vpon such a foule Strumpet as Rome is Reue. 18 2. And with thine Inchantments were deceiued all Nations Yet euen the other kind of Witch-craft condemned in Moses Law was much practised in Rome not by Monkes and Fryers onely but euen by some Popes who were knowne Sorcerers and Inchanters Howsoeuer this is not meant heere InhabitaÌ„ts of the earth sig Not such as doe dwell and abide here on earth for so the faithfull doe but such as minde earthly thinges beeing reprobate and vnregenerate Men. Reuel 12 12. Woe bee vnto the Inhabitants of the Earth to say in her heart sig To thinke with herselfe Reue. 18 7. Because she saith in her hart c. There is an inward speech conceiued in the hart as there is a speech outwardly vttered with the mouth none in heauen earth c. sig Neyther Angell nor Man good nor euill Reue. 5 3. But none in heauen nor in Earth was able to open the Booke In heauen sig In the Church of Christ and company of the Saintes with exceeding great Harmony and consent praising Christ. Reu. 19 1. I heard a great voice in Heauen In the spirit sig One rauished by the Spiâ—it as the old Prophets were Reu. 17 3. I. V. to Iudge sig To be reuenged to punish or take punishment according to the vse of the Haebrew tongue Sée Gen. 15 14. Deut. 32 36. Reu. 16 5. Because thou hast Iudged these things 2 To giue an vpright sentence vpon our persons and workes beeing first laide open Reu. 20 12. And the dead were Iudged according to the things which were written in the Bookes 3 To moderate and gouerne his owne by framing and ordering their liues vnto Iustice righteousnesse Reu. 19 11. He Iudgeth righteously These words are drawne from Psal. 96 10 13. Hee shall Iudge the people in righteousnesse Iudgement in one hour sig A great and suddaine vengeance euen the fall and ruine of Rome which shall come in a moment when it is not looked for Reuel 18 10 For in one houre is thy Iudgement come to manifest his Iudgement sig To open and make knowne the Arguments and sure tokens of Diuine Iustice which may declare God vnto the whole World to bee a most iust Iudge Reue. 15 4. For thy Iudgements are manifested IudgemeÌ„ts true and righteous sig Gods deliuerance of his Saints which are true because they are performed according to his promises and beeing fulfilled by destroying his and their Enemies according to their merites Hence they become righteous Reuel 19 2. For true and righteous are his Iudgements Iust. sig One extreamely hating bloody cruell men and punishing Romish Murtherers with due and demerited punishment of death Reu.
the tyranical enemies there of being extinct which delighted to glut themselues with the blood of the Saintes and godly Kinges set vp to gouerne his people in his waies Reuel 12 10. Now is come the Kingdome of our God not to receiue a kingdome sig To want and to bee without that Regall and princely power which enableth men to rule ouer kingdomes and people Reuel 17 12. Which yet haue not receiued the Kingdome Kingdomes of this world are Christs sig Heathenish Kings conuerted to Christ who after a sort maketh his royall Maiesty visible in such godly kings framing their harts so as to cause them to cast down their Crowns and Scepters at Christs feete and both in themselues and their subiects to study chiefely how to promote his glory Thus Christ raigned by Constantine the Great and other godly Emperors of old time and of late by sundry worthy and religious Princes in Germany England Scotland Poland and Denmarke Reue. 11 15. The Kingdomes of this world are our Lords and his Christs who shall raigne for euermore L. A. Lake of fire burning sig THE extreame tormentes of Hell called before the second death also destruction Chapt. 17 8. To be cast into this Lake is to be adiudged to most grieuous damnation and paine there by an vnrecouerable sentence This shall be done as a most iust reward to Antichristian doctrine and tyranny which shall be most seuerely punnished without any hope of recouery eyther for the Papacy it selfe or the men which embraced it and fought so fiercely for it For out of Hell no redemption Reuel 19 20. These both were cast aliue into a Lake of fire burning c. Lambe sig Christ and his Church humble meane and meeke as a Lambe Reuel 17 14. They shall fight against the Lambe Lambs mariage supper sig The participation and fellowship with Christ in his heauenly ioyes and blisse when the Church his Spouse shall be fully blessed Reuel 19 9. Called to the supper of the marriage of the Lamb. Some vnderstand this to belong to the time of the calling of the Iewes which shall be afore Christ his comming to Iudgement in which calling they shall not refuse vpon vaine excuses as at first Math. 22. But at the first hearing through the most effectuall grace of Christ they shall very readily obey the doctrine of Faith wherein they shall ioyntly delight themselues as men which sit together at a great Supper which beeing in the Euening and end of the day dooth signifie that this calling of the Iewes shall be in the Euening and end of the World as a forerunner and representation of the great Supper which the Church and Christ shall haue together in Heauen This Exposition is not rashly to be reiected L. E. to lead into Captiuity sig To expell or driue out of ones Country and to make them bond-men and slaues Reuel 13 10. If any Lead into Captiuity Leaues of the Trée sig The most certaine hope which the faithfull haue by Christ of the glory to come which as a fruit followes after a Christian hope as fruit in the season dooth accompany and follow leaues and flowers Reuel 22 2. And the Leaues of the Trees healed the Gentiles Some vnderstand this of the graces and merits of Christ fully enioyed not in hope onely in heauen Where seeing there shal be no difference betweene Iew and Gentile nor any sores to bee healed therefore the former signification is better Length as large as the breadth sig The durable continuance of the Church of Christ meant by length Also the comely beautie and form which it shall shew meant by the breadth the one being as large as the other signifies a wonderfull proportion in the durance and comlinesse of the Church Reu. 21 16. The Length was as large as the breadth Leopard sig pro A certaine beast which some call the Cat of the Mount others a Libbard very full of spottes diuersly coloured also exceeding swift subtile and fierce beeing most furiously enraged against men so as if it see but the picture of a man on a Table or Paper it will most fiercely run against it to teare it Lastly it is of such a sweete sauour as allureth all other beastes vnto it by which meanes they are caught and deuoured 2 The Romish Byshop with his assistants his Popish Cleargy euen that Antichrist consisting of that corporation which very fitly is likened to a Leopard whose spots represent the horrible filthinesse which sticketh in that Romish Beast so fast as there is no more hope they will change then that a Leopard will forsake his spots Also that Romish Rabble be most hatefull to true Christian men not being able to endure the Image of such being adorers of all other Images They are swift to mischiefe vsing not more celerity in effecting cruelty then they do subtilty in contriuing it entising many thousands into their snares by a kind of venerable Maiesty and counterfeit piety Finally they bee rauenous as Beares proud stout and intollerably insolent and sauage with all as Lyons hauing to be short al such immanities and deformities in them alone as Dan. 7 4 5 6. Vnder seuerall Beasts seuerally applyed to those three great Monarchies to wit Assyrians or Chaldees Persians or Medes and Greekes Reu 1 2. This Beast was like a Leopard his Feete like a Beare and his mouth was like the Mouth of a Lyon Whereas some Interpretors vnderstand this Leopard of the Romaine Empire ciuill or become Christian but tainted with corrupt errour it dooth not so well agree as to that Antichrist to the corporation of the Papacy whereof the Byshop of Rome is head and cheefe who hath exercised and doth practise cruelties of all sorts wanting no kinde of spirituall nor bodily spots and filthinesse L. I. Lies sig Errour in doctrine Haeresies dissimulation in Religion and counterfeit manners Reuel 22 15. And such as loue and make Lies Liars sig Hypocrites dissemblers and all which delight in error and false doctrine Reuel 21 8. And Liars Light of a Candle sig The very least commodity of this life as a Candle lighted in the night which the poorest will not be without So great shall be the fall of that Cittie wherein the least good thing shall be wanting and cannot be had Reu. 18 23. And the Light of a Candle shall shine no more in it to lighten the earth with his glory sig To illuminate mens mindes by the brightnesse of the pure word of God expelling darknesse of ignorance and damnable Haeresies which had long couered the face of the World Reuel 18 1. And he lightned the Earth with his glory Lightnings sig The terrible and vnauoydable punnishments which God from Heauen shall send vppon the persecutours of his Church Reuel 4 5. Out of that Throne came Lightnings linnen pure and bright sig Angelicall purity by the alone imputation of Christ his holinesse to the Saints who be al Priests to God all now entring into Gods
Baptise but to Preach that is rather and more sent to Preach then to Baptise to lust after sig Wantonly to desire thinges delicate and pleasant Reuel 18 14. That thy Soule Lusted after M. A. to Make al. sig TO compell enforce euery person one and other of what sex or condition soeuer Reuel 13 16. He made all both small and great 2 To create things of nothing as where it is saide Thou O God Made Heauen and earth 3 To restore and renew thinges decayed and corrupt Reuel 21 5. I will Make all things new Some vnderstand this of the restoring the Doctrine worship and people of God to more puritie heere in earth afore Christ his second comming Others of the Renouation of the world at the last Iudgement Both methinkes may well bee comprehended in these words of Making all new to Make the Image of the beast sig To haue any Image in honour and great price giuing to it great glory and respect Reuel 13 14. That they should Make the Image of the Beast What this Image signifies See before in Image Measure of a Man sig A description which shall bee made by Godly Ministers doing in all things which concerne the administration of the Church after the will of God euen as the Angels doo continually respect Gods pleasure Reuel 21 17. By the measure of a Man that is of an Angell number of a Man sig Not any particular indiuiduall man liuing at such time as Iohn wrote as Peter Thomas Iames but a Kingdome whose name may bee sought out by a man and being found out of the Letters numerall of that name there will arise iust the number of six hundered sixty sixe This Name is Latinus as shall be shewed in the word Number Reu. 13 18. It is the number of Man Many waters sig Many people Nations Languages ouer which the great Whore raigneth Reuel 17 1. The great Whore sitteth vpon Many waters These Waters are expounded verse 15. The Waters are people multitudes Nations and tongues This proueth Rome to be the great Whore and Throne of the Beast for doth not that Citty sit vpon Many waters Are not now Many Countries and Kingdomes subiect to the Byshop of Rome And Many more haue beene subiect to him heeretofore Mariage of the Lambe sig Most neere and straite coniunction betweene Christ and his Church to bee gathered out of beleeuing Iewes and Gentiles not Gentiles alone Reuel 19 7. The Marriage of the Lambe is come Marriage Supper See Supper Marke of the beast sig Some publicke signe or Token whereby men were knowne to others and did professe themselues to be the seruants of the Beast as the Iewes were seuered from other people by the Marke of Circumcision and Christians are Marked by the signe of Baptisme whereby they are sealed to Christ. So the followers of Antichrist are Markable and knowne by some externall signe and Ceremonie but what this Marke is Diuines doo not all agree Some will haue the Marke to be the profession to be a Member of the Latine Church or Roman Church Some the Chrisme in the Sacrament of Confirmation Some say the Marke to be all one with the name of the Beast But I like best of them which thinke that the Beast had sundrie Markes where-with he branded his worshippers because we see in the Text the Marke the Name of the Beast and the Number of his name distinguished by the Holy-Ghost And it is known by experience that some were more neerely Marked to the Pope and with a more speciall brand then others were For Emperors Kinges and other great men of the earth were obliged to the Pope by the Marke of a solemne oath promising bâ—ding themselues to be Defenders and Protectors of the chiefe Byshop and holy Church of Rome As did the Emperor Otho the first of that name in the yeare of our Lorde 1442. sware to Pope Iohn the twelfth that to his vtmost power hee would extoll him and the holy Church Now the Popes Clergy of all sorts as Cardinals Friars Monks Nuns c. they had their peculiar Marke euen the Ceremony of Popish Orders called among themselues an Indelible Carracter Furthermore the Lay-Papists professe themselues to be the Popes vassals Worshippers of him as of their Spirituall Lord by calling themselues after his name Catholicke Papists as their High-Priest the Bishop of Rome doth entitle himselfe the Catholicke Byshop Finally the Greeke Church which a great while withstood the power of the Pope at the length tooke vppon them the number of his name when Michael Paleologus the Graecian Emperor promised for himselfe and all his subiectes to submit himselfe and yeeld the Primacy to the Latine Byshop to be subiect vnto the Mother-Church of Rome Thus of these three signes the Carracter or Marke of the beast belongs to the Princes and Cleargy as vnto Sonnes his name vnto the people and vulgar sort as vnto his Slaues and the number of his name vnto the Graecians as vnto straungers Reuel 13 17. That no man might buy or sell saue hee that had the Marke or the name of the Beast or the number of his Name to receiue a Marke in the right hand in the forhead sig To witnesse their submission vnto Antichrist by the Romish Beast by reseruing vnto him and his Sea the Church of Rome their prerogatiue in all their actions aduauncing and preferring it with their best might and force which is to receyue the Marke in the hand the Instrument of steength and action Also publickely euery where professing their homage and subiection to the holy-Apostolicke-Catholicke Sea of Rome as they calit which is to haue the Marke of the Beast imprinted in the fore-head Reuel 13 16. And he made all to receiue a Marke in the right hand and in the fore-head Some vnderstand this of hauing their forehead and hand signed with their Chrisme in Confirmation or with their greasie Oyntment Others interpret it of maintaining Papisme both secretly and openly But the first Interpretation is best Martyr faithfull sig A constant witnesse-bearer to the truth of God which hee is ready to giue Testimony vnto with losse of his life and doth it indeede when need is Reuel 2 13. When Antipas my faithfull Martir was slaine M. E. a Measure of wheate sig Such a portion of Bread as wold serue a man for a day if hee eate Wheate And three measures of Barly signifies three mens Bread-Corne if they would eate Barly-bread This great scarsitie of victuals is threatned as a plague for contempt of the word Reuel 6 6. A Measure of Wheate for a penny to Measure the Citty sig To describe accurately the Church of Christ. Reuel 21 15. Hee had a Golden Reede to Measure the Citty withall Measure of a man See Man Merchants of the earth sig pro Such as transport and import for mony wares and commidities by Shipping thereby to enrich themselues 2 Such as make Merchandize and sale for
the Pillar of truth out of which there is no saluation yet indeed approues her 〈◊〉 to be that Step-Mother of all those superstitions and impieties which of long time haue been deriued and spread abroad into the Westerne and Eastern Churches vnder the appearance of Piety the title of the holy Church Reuel 17 5. That great Babilon that Mother of Whoredomes and the abhominations of the earth This is that Mysticall name which Iohn in a Vision saw written in the fore-head of the great Whore and it is of great force to serue vs how to finde out who that Antichrist is euen such an one as dooth not openly and professeoly but secretly and in a Mystery fight against Christ his truth al Religion and honesty which how it dooth fit Papifme one with halfe an eye may easily see For Heathenish Rome which Papists would haue to be this Mother did not put her superstitions vppon other Citties and Countries which they conquered but left them to their owne Religion neither were their superstitions any Mysteries to sée no Mourning sig To taste or feele any want or calamity which may cause men to mourne and to greeue Reu. 18 7. I shall see no Mourning Mount Sion sig The true Church of Christ in this worlde prefigured by Mount Sion and like to it for firme stablenesse being vnremoueable inuincible by any assaults of afflictions Reuel 14 8. A Lambe stoode vpon Mount-Sion Mountaine burning with fire sig Proud Tyrants and arrogant Princes swollen with ambition and lust of honour like Mountains also eagerly and feruently studying and striuing as men set on fire with desire of Dignities forgetting and maintaining their pomp and promotion Reu. 8 8. A great Mountaine burning with Fire was cast into the Sea It is vsuall in Scripture by Mountaines to describe mightie Kingdoms Empires Principalities Also haughty and high-minded Princes as in I say 2 14 15. To what kingdome dooth this so fitly agree as to that proud kingdome of Antichrist aduauncing it selfe not onely ouer earthly Emperors Kings and their Empires and Kingdomes but euen aboue Heauen 2 Great and strong hils which by Gods horrible Indgement shall bee so swallowed vp as they shall be seene no more or be any more extant Reuel 16 20. And the Mountaines were not found Mountains sig seauen Names of the 7. Mountains 1 Palatinus 2 Quirinalis 3 Auentinê° 4 Coeluis 5 Viminalis 6 Aesculinê° 7 Ianicularis Lege virg Geor. 2. Ouid lib. 2. Ouid. Tristum Eleg. 4. lib. 3. eleg 7. Romane vrbs vbi tipa manent capita Antichri gone sedes Antichristi Those seauen Hils on which Olde Rome was built hauing iust seauen Mountaines neither more nor lesse whose Names are knowne to this day when that Citty was called Septiceps and Septicollis Orbis and by the Greekes 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 These hils are inhabited to this day and neuer a one of them but either a Monastery or a Church or some other Religious house stands vpon it Therefore the Papistes cannot auoide but the seat of Antichrist of the Beast and the Whore is at Rome there being no Citty in the world that was known to be scituated vpon seuen hils when the Apostles wrote this Booke neither more nor fewer Reuel 17 9. The seauen Heads are seauen Mountaines In S. Iohns time of all Citties in the world Rome onely was built on seuen hils it only raigned ouer the Kings of the earth it onely had seuen formes of gouernment it onely compelled other people to their Idolatry and such a Citty must be the seate of the Whore Mouth of the Dragon sig The Commission authority and commaundements of the Deuill and his administers called heer the Beast and the false Prophet Reu. 16 13. I saw three vncleane Spirites like Frogges come out of the mouth of the Dragon and out of the Mouth of the Beast and out of the Mouth of the false Prophet 2 Rayling slaunderous speeches and wicked blasphemous calumniations and reproches wherewith the deuill as with a floud endeuoured to bring the Christian Church into great hatred and danger among worldly men Reu. 6 12 and 16 Which the Dragon had cast out of his mouth A Mouth was giuen him sig Power of blaspheming with reproachful words was by Gods iust iudgement permitted vnto him for the iust punishment of the wicked world Reu. 13 5. A Mouth was giuen him to speake great thinges and blasphemies to open his Mouth to blaspheme sig To spread abroad and cast out by speeches execrable contumelies and reproaches against the Diuine Maiesty his religion his true Church in which he dwels by his spirit and against all the true members of his Church the Saints of God Reu. 13 6. And he opened his Mouth against God to blaspheme his name his Tabernacle and them that dwell in heauen How iustly may this be verified vpon the Pope and his creatures boasting himselfe as God reproching the Christian Church as a Couenticle of heretickes and with their vnpure Mouths traducing all for Haereticall Scismaticall and most wicked men which seperate them-selues from their Synagogue A plentifull proofe of these blasphemies is extant in one Bull of Leo the tenth against Luther Out of his Mouth went a sword sig The Doctrine of the word of God which is as a spirituall sword and proceedeth from the mouth of Christ the sonne of God subduing al people to the obedience of his Ordinances and Lawes Reuel 19 5. And out of his Mouth went there a sharp sword that with it he might smite the Heathen N. A. Naked sig ONE exposed laid open to shame reproach and contempt For Garments are vsed to hide shame Reue. 3 17. Poore Naked Name sig Opinion report or account of Men. Reuel 3 1. Thou hast a Name to liue that is thou art thought to liue to God in the opinion and account of men but art not indeed what thou seemest to be 2 The truth of the Gospell or Faith of Christ. Reuel 3 8. Thou hast not denyed my Name 3 God himselfe who is become through Christ a Father of the faithfull Reuel 14 1. Hauing his Fathers Name written in his Fore-head Reuelation 22 4. 4 Persons of the elect and Reprobates Men and Women so perfectly knowne to God as Souldiours to their Captaine who hath mustered theyr Names in a Booke Reuel 13 8. Whose Names are not written in the Booke of life Name of Blasphemy sig The arrogant boasting and Titles ful of reproch to God to Christ and the Christian Church For example In that the Pope is entituled to be neither God nor Man but one betweene both Also our Lord God the Vicar of Christ vpon earth the vniuersall Bishop the Head of the vniuersall Church Also the particular Church of Rome which vanteth herselfe to be the foundation of other Churches the Mother-Church from whence Peters Chaire cannot be sundred that she cannot erre and all to bee Heretiques who in Articles of the Faith and
gospel Others at the death of Christ others at the time when the Apostles were dispersed and gathered Churches to Christ in all parts of the world But all these coniectures are crossed by the first verse of the 4. Chap which teacheth that the whole Prophesy from the fourth chapter forward doth respect the yeares which followed the age and time of Iohn the Euangelist which wrote this Prophesie But heereof more in the word A thousand yeares to Raigne vpon earth sig To be made Lords and Kinges ouer earth and heauen as all the faithfull are by Christ thorough whom they shall Raigne in heauenly glory at last and in meane time while they are in earth though they be in warfare yet they are Kings hauing Hel Sinne Satan and Death subdued to them and al things in this worlde subiect and put vnder them Sée Col. 2. Psal. 8. Reu. 5 10. And we shal Raigne on the earth to Raigne ouer the Kinges of the earth sig To rule and exercise Dominion and Empyre aboue and ouer the cheefest of mortall men ouer earthly Kings and Monarches Now because Rome onely at that time when Iohn wrote had power ouer the great Kings of the earth and the great Antichrist must sit and Raigne in that Citty where the Heathen persecuting Emperours were Hence it clearely appeareth that Rome is the gorgious and filthie Whore spoken of in the Reuelation Reuel 17 18. The Woman which thou sawest is that great Citty which Raigneth ouer the Kings of the earth Papistes are deceiued which interpret this Citty of the vniuersalitie of the wicked in the world Raine-bow vpon his head sig That Testimonie or Sacrament which was betweene God and man of his Couenant touching the destroying of the worlde by water Whereas Christ had this Rainbow about his head it serueth to testifie not onely his Fidelitie in keeping promise but his mercie also towarde his faithfull seruants in chasing away stormes and clearing the boisterous skie making calme and giuing rest after heauie times and tempestuous Reuel 10. 1. And a Rainbow vpon his head to be Rauished in the Spirit sig To be moued and led by a sweet holy motion of the Spirit to see and vnderstand hidden things far exceeding humaine capacity and wit Reuel 1 10. And I was Rauished in the Spirite on the Lordes day Thus the ancient Prophets thus Paule 2. Cor. 12. were made fit and capable of heauenly visions euen as Iohn is heere hauing the Spirit for his guide and teacher R. E. Ready to die sig Such as thorow weakenesse and sinfull infirmities are likely and neere without timely and diligent looking too to fall into the destruction of death Reuel 3 2. Strengthen the things which are readie to die Ready to be deliuered sig One being in trauell neere vnto Child-birth Reuel 12 2. And was pained Ready to be deliuered Some expound this both of the Virgin Mary that blessed woman the Mother of Christ Also of the Church of the Iewes who by their vehement and seruent desire expectation of the Messiah were after a sort in paine and trauell to bring him forth This is a godly sence but because in the first verse of the 4. Chapter of this Booke Iohn sheweth that not things past before but things to be done after were the subiect of this Prophesie from the thirde Chapter forward Therefore their exposition is more fit who interpret it of the Christian Church labouring and groaning vnder the cruelty of Heathenish persecuters being pained with greefe to see some one of her Children which might be a Defender of her against such iniuries And this happened when Constantine the great raigned put an end at least a great stop to the bloody proceeding of the Roman Emperors Reed and Rod. sig An Instrument wherewith to meete or measure a thing withall and because things are not measured but for repayring and building vp and not to throw them downe Therefore the further restoring of the Church is signifyed by measuring the Temple with a Reed Reu. 11 1. Then was giuen me a Reede like a Rod c. This place hath respect to Ezek. 40. Zach. 1. where the building and restoring of the Church is signified by measuring to Reape sig To cut downe Corne at the time of ripenesse which we commonly call Haruest 2 To abrogate and abolish the wicked Idolatrous worship in this world by such Instruments as God ordained to doo it in his due time and by his sonne Christ to Iudge and destroy the vngodly at his second comming to Iudgement when the wickednesse of the world will be fully ripe Reuel 14 15. Thrust in thy sickle and Reap for the time is come to Reape to Receyue the Beasts marke in the forehead and hand sig To consent to the Authority of Antichrist and to Antichristian worship either secretly in heart or by outward profession of mouth and by participation in externall Ceremonies whether it be by vulgar persons of the Comminalty barely professing it or by Princes and Prelates with their hand and power maintaining it also Reuel 14 9. If any man worship the Beast and his Image receiuing his marke in his forehead or hand c. to Receiue the print of his name sig To yeeld subiection to Antichrist and to testifie it by any note Reuel 14 11. And whosoeuer receiue the print of his name Red-horse sig Cruell and bloody warres for contempt of the Gospell Reuel 6 4. Another Horse that was Red. to Reioyce euer them sig To make common mirth and ioy among themselues because the true Prophets of God beeing slaine which were woont to vexe and trouble the members of the false Church with their wholsom interpretations of Scriptures and sound reproofe of errors and vices the wicked Antichristian crew might now make merry being eased of that yoke and depending onely vpon the Popes pleasure for sense of Scriptures Reuel 11 10. And they that dwell on the earth shall Reioyce ouer them and bee glad to Reioyce and be glad sig To conceiue sweete comfort and gladnesse for the accesse of the Iewes so long diuorced vnto the bodie of the Church and for the neere approch of Christ to iudgement when he will take his spouse consisting of beleeuing Gentiles and Iewes into a most neere society in heauen Reuel 19 7. Let vs Reioyce things which Remaine sig That little portion of graces which was left in the Pastor of Sardis and in his flocke Reuelat. 3 2. Strengthen the things which remaine to come in Rememberance before God sig To execute either some promised mercie or some decreed and threatned Iudgement as heere For as God seemeth forgetfull whilst he defers the punishment of wicked men so his taking Reuenge as heere he threatned to do vpon Constantinople the Turkish Babylon is called his Rememberance Reuel 16 19. And that great Babylon came in Remembrance afore God Also Chap. 18 5. And God hath Remembred her iniquities Remnant of men sig So many men as were left
and earth sig To haue Dominion rule and power ouer the World such as Christ Iesus hath as himselfe saith All power is giuen me in Heauen and Earth Reu. 10 8. Which standeth vpon the Sea and vpon the earth to See his face sig To haue and enioy a more cleere Vision and sight of God then before by such a single and pure worship of God as if hee were familiarly beheld face to face Reu. 22 4. See his face to Seale sig To hide or keepe backe from others the knowledge of some things till there come due and conuenient time of reuealing them Reue. 10 4. Seale vp those things sealed with seuen seales sig That which is most perfitly closed and exceeding secret that it may be had in more reuerence and Honour Reuel 5 7. Sealed with seauen Seales not to seale sig Not to hide and conceale but to offer to free examination this Booke of prophesie Reuel 22 10. Seale not the words of this Prophesie Seal of the liuing God sig The holy Spirit of promise euen the Spirit of adoption wherewith all the Saints are Sealed and set in safety in the middest of Anti-christs tyranny Reu. 7 2. Hauing the Seale of the liuing God Also Reu. 9 4. to Séeke death sig With great desire to bee carried after death rather then to liue in such feare paine and torment Reue. 9 6. Men shall Seeke Death Seauen Churches sig The whole Church Militant on Earth the estate whereof is set forth of Iohn by the condition of the Seauen Churches in Asia in his time Reuel 1 20. Seauen Candlestickes are the Seauen Churches Seauen eyes sig The Seauen Spirits of God or the manifold gifts of the Spirit wherewith Christ endoweth the faithfull Reu. 5 6. Seauen eies which are the Seauen spirits of God Seauen Hornes sig The most perfit power whereby the Man-Christ sitting at the right hand of his Father ruling and gouerning all things is become able to destroy his Enemies and defend his members Reu. 5 6. Which had Seauen hornes It is a Metaphor drawne from Beastes whose strength and might is in their hornes Seauen Lampes sig The Guifts of Sanctification flowing from the holy Spirit of Christ. Reuel 4 5. And there were seauen Lampes Seauen heads sig Seauen Hils and Seauen Kinges or that Cittie which should be famous Throughout Seauen Hils Seauen Kings to wit Rome the Seat first of the Empire Secondly of the Papacy Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Heads Some expound these Seauen heads of the manifold subtilties and crafty deuices of the Deuill and his Instruments The former Exposition is better Seauen last plagues sig The fulnesse for Seauen is a number of perfection of Gods iudgements which beeing poured out vpon Rome there shall follow happy daies Reu. 15 1. Seauen Crownes sig The Supreame Maiesty of the Romish Emperor subduing other Prouinces and Nations vnto him by innumerable and great victories Reuel 12 3. Hauing Seauen Crownes vpon his heads One of the Seauen sig The Romish Bishop or Pope exercising ciuill authority in temporall thinges like as the former Seauen Heads or Rulers did and yet said to be the eight eyther because of his spirituall iurisdiction or else because he did surpasse all the former sortes of Gouernours in impiety or tyranny Reu. 17 11. Is euen the eight and is one of the Seauen Seauen Spirits sig The holy Spirit of God plentifully enriching the Church with all kind of spirituall gifts It must be thus interpreted in this place because the Spirit is made Authour and Giuer of grace and peace together with the Father and the Son Reu. 1 4. And from the Seauen Sptrits 2 The seuerall gifts which are deriued from the three persons in Trinity the holy Spirit of GOD. Reuel 4 5. Which are the Seauen Spirits of God Seruice sig Offices and duties of Charity performed indeed towardes the Saints and not onely promised Reu. 2 19. I know thy seruice Seruants sig Such as earnestly and constantly obey GOD. Reuel 22 3. And his Seruants shall serue him Seauen Thunders sig Most greeuous iudgements of all sortes which God shall proclaime and inflict most seuerely vpon all wicked contemners of his Maiesty namely the Antichristian rabble Reuel 10 3. And when he had cried Seauen Thunders vttered their voyces Some expound this Seauen Thunders not of seuerall iudgements of God but of seuerall zealous Instruments ordained of God to restore his Religion and to terrify the wicked enemies thereof Seauen Trumpets Sée Trumpets S. H. Shine no more sig That is neuer to giue more light but to bee a place desolate Reue. 18 23. Shall Shine no more in thee This fore-tels such horrour and darkenesse to be in Rome at her ruine as none shall be there to light a Candle the third part of ships sig Townes and Citties bordering vppon the Sea or as others iudge the Ministers of the word which preached in Europe the third part of the Worlde were corrupt with Haeresie and swollen with ambition hauing more care of worldly Dignity then of their offices Reuela 8 9. And the third part of Ships were destroyed Shortly sig Quickly speedily without delay in due conuenient time which is not farre off Reuel 2 5. I wil come against thee Shortly Reu. 22 6 7. Short space sig A small space of time as it were for an hundred yeare or there about which howsoeuer seemeth long to vs yet Short in Gods account Reu. 17 10. He must continue a Short space sharp sickle sig Either the seuere sentence of the Iudge cutting downe the wicked in the ende of the Worlde as Corne is cut down with a Sickle or power and ability to gather the elect vnto God out of the Kingdome of Antichrist by the preaching of the word according to that of Christ. Math. 9 3 7. Reuel 14 14. He had in his hand a Sharp Sickle Also in verse 18. it signifies power to cut downe and destroy the wicked to shut heauen sig To do that spiritually by a drought of the word for withering of piety as Elias did by his sensible Miracle of staying the Raine from the earth and to cause the Grasse to wither Reu. 11 6. Haue power to Shut the Heauens S. I. Signe in heauen sig Some token or wondrous testimonie affoorded the holy and purer Church meant by Heauen out of which should come the word as before out of Sion and Hierusalem Amos. 1 2. which should denounce and threaten vengeance that should vex and destroy the members of Anti-christ Reuel 15 1. I saw another Signe in Heauen Silence in heauen sig Rest and peace graunted to the Church in earth for a short time after that the open Enemies of Gods truth were bridled by Constantine the great Reuel 8 1. There was Silence in Heauen about halfe an houre Others say this silence signifies consultation or astonishment Others refer it not to Gods consulting or Caelestiall Creatures astonished but to Iohn preparing himselfe in this great quietnesse to more attention
innumerable Cittizens of the Church-Militant cheering reioycing themselues with the ruine and fall of Babylon Reuel 19 1. I heard a great Voice of a great multitude in Heauen Uoice of many waters and of strong thunders sig An effectuall Voice very terrible piercing and striking like Thunder and making great noise like many Waters together strongly prouoking both the Iewes restored and the vnbeleeuing Gentiles to sound forth the praises of God for his infinite mercies in Christ and his great iudgements against the great Whore Reuel 19 6. I heard a Voyce as the Voice of many Waters and as the Voice of strong Thunders a Uoice out of y◠throne sig A most sweete Exhortation vttered by some of those Angels which are said to bee amiddest the Throne and about the Throne of God stirring vp the Seruants of God to praise him Reuel 19 5. Then a Voyce came out of the Throne saying prayse the Lord. Uoyce out of the temple sig The faithfull Prayers of the Saintes preuailing with God for the executing of his iudgements vpon his and their accursed enemies in Antichristes Kingdome Reuel 16 1. And I heard a great Voice out of the Temple Others vnderstand this of Gods owne voice immediatly thundring out of Heauen the Temple of his holinesse which cannot agree seeing the Temple signifieth the Militant Church in Earth As Chap. 11 1. W. A. to Walke sig TO be alwayes present in the middest of the church to blesse enrich guide and protect the Ministers and members thereof Reuel 2 1. And Walketh in the middest of the seauen golden Candlestickes If Christ be alwayes resident with his Church himselfe to look into euery thing what need a Vicar 2 To line or to order our life according to the direction of the word which is a light to our steps Reuel 21 24 And the people shall Walke in the light of it Wall sig The strength defence and safety of the Church which is as a Cittie that hath walles for defence Reuel 21 12. And had a great Wall on hie Wares sig Not onely outward Merchandise and stuffes as Silkes 〈…〉 precious stones Pearles Purple Scarlet 〈…〉 The value whereof shall much abate at the fall of 〈…〉 but spirituall Marchandize as Masses Dirges and such trash which shall wax vile and nothing worth Reuel 18 11. Warre sig Battell hostility or enmity against the true preachers and professors of the word stirred vp against them by Romish Antichrist who is therefore sayd to be the Beast that commeth out of the bottomelesse pit because his beastly and sauage power and Tirany is from hell which hee shall exercise with bloudy cruelty Reuel 11 7. The Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit shall make war against them Reuel 13 7. Make Warre against the Saints This warre is that hot opposition and bitter enmity which the Tridentine Counsell with the Popes and Emperors forces made against the Protestants in Germany as the learned collect by comparing euents with prophesies There is another battaile mentioned chap 19 verse 19 20 c. wherein the Beast shall ouercome and be taken to Wash long robes sig To haue being conuerted vnto Christ by faith the holinesse and righteousnes of Christ alone imputed to them Reuel 7 14. And haue Washed their long Robes Wa◠and is not c. sig The diuers condition of the Roman Empire according to the change of 4. seuerall times 1. flourishing in Maiesty power vnder the raign of the first Emperors Iulius Augustus Tiberius Claudius c. 2. Ecclipsed and diminished in glory and power vnder the succeeding Emperors Nero Galba Domitian c. 3. But reuiued and raised vp againe in the Popes 4. and finally in Gods iust Iudgement to be thrust down into vtter destruction Reuel 17 8. The Beast which thou hast seene was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottomlesse pit and shall go to perdition Some other Diuines vnderstande this wholy of Antichrist the Popish Empire which began after S. Iohns time in the end of the raigne of Constantine the Great 2. afterward by an incursion of Barbarians Rome and Italy being miserably wasted the pontificall Authoritie and Sea seemed as it were not to be 3. But this hurt wound was afterward cured by Iustinian and Phocas in the time of Pope Gregory the second which exercised a greater power both Ecclesiasticall and Temporall then any of his predecessors had done 4. Yet this newly-recouered dignitie was not alwaies to last but to be diminished by little and little as we see this day till it wholy be extinct which posteritie must see That this is the truest interpretation may appear by verses 10. and 12. of this chap. which make it manifest This Beast heere spoken of not to haue beene then when hee wrote this prophesie nor had not then receiued his kingdome and power Therefore they are vtterly deceiued which expound this verse of the Deuill or which doo seeke for the beginning or seate of Anti-christ any where but at Rome where all the foure former mutations and chaunges are euidently knowne to haue happened whether we vnderstand these changes ioyntly of the Heathenish and Popish Monarchie or of Ecclesiastical Empire alone as it seemes that it ought to be for the former reason to Watch. sig To shake off security and sluggishnesse with great care to preserue our Garments of faith innocency Reuel 16 15. Blessed is he that watcheth and keepes his Garments Waters sig Peoples and multitudes and nations toongs at a word Countries of euery language obeying Rome as their Queene or Mistris Reuel 17 15. The Waters which thou sawest are peoples and multitudes c. 2 All impediments and lets which hinder passage and accesse to a Region Reuel 16 12. And the Water thereof was dried vp 3 The Doctrine of Gods word which is like sweet and wholesome waters but being infected by corrupt Teachers they become bitter as wormwood Reuel 8 11. Many died of the Waters because they were bitter Reuel 22 1 17. 4 Superstitions errors Haeresies as a flood of water to drowne the Church Reuel 12 15. Way sig Commodity or opportunity of dooing something Reuel 16 12. That Way might be prepared for the Kings W. E. Well of the water of life sig The sweetenesse of Christ and his aboundant graces ouer-flowing to the satisfying of euerie thirsty soule earnestly desiring to Communicate with the good things of Christ Reuel 21 6. I will giue to the thirsty of the Well of the Water of life freely Weeping sig Shedding of teares together with sorrowes and calamities the cause of teares Reuel 18 19. And cry Weeping and wayling W. H. What Citty like sig No Citty at all to be compared with Rome being most ancient flourishing in wealth and friends for many generations accounted first the Queene of Nations and afterward the Chaire of Peter the terror of the world Who would not haue thought this Citty farre enough and free enough from
2 â— Holy duties of all sorts towards God and Man Heb. 13 21. to Withdraw sig To distrust God in his word Heb 10 29. without the camp gate sig To bee accounted for vnpure and wicked men Heb. 13 12. within the vaile sig In Heauen Hebr. 6. without Father and mother sig Without mention or rehearsall eyther of Father or Mother in the sacred Story Heb. 7 3. written in Heauen sig Chosen of God to aeternall life by Christ Iesus Heb. 12 23. Word of righteousnesse sig The Gospell which teacheth the righteousnesse of God and the way to attaine to it Hebr. 5 13. Y. E. Yeares sig The aeternity or perpetuity of Gods being without end or limit of time Heb. 1 11. Yesterday and to day sig At all times both before and after the comming of Christ. Heb. 13 8. FINIS Author to the Reader I Gentle Reader notwithstanding the Printers very great care and diligence yet by the badnesse of the Copy and by absence as also partly by forgetfulnes of the Author there are more faults committed then were thought of Might it please thee with patience to beare with lesser and first with thy Pen to amend these eare thou beginne to vse this Booke Farewell I Faults escaped PAge 2. line 11. read Luke 21 11. after people page 11. line 12. strike out or departing page 12. in the Marg. read anguish for annointing and after annointing for anguish pa. 19. line last strike the whole line out pa. 22. li. 10. read this pa. 2. li. 32. read imitation pa. 26. line 7. put in which before well page 30. read Eumenides in the Marg. pa. 35. read boldnesse for bonds and after bonds for boldnesse in the Marg. page 37. line 12. strike out that is pa. 57. line 4. read Deut. 11 22. page 68. li. 34 35. strike both these lines out p. 100. line 27. read Cant. 5 2. p. 113. read Rom. 8 9. p. 114. line last read Rom. 8 9. p. 117. read collections in the Marg. pa. 119. line 12. read word for figure and line 28. read Metonimie and so through the Booke page 128. ouer line 8. read sig page 132. strike out Eye in the last place of the Marg. and for these figures 1 2 3 4. reade 4 5 6 7. page 142. line 4. read not for now page 172. line 28. strike out that is page 177. strike out Apostles and read Moses page 181. read fruit of lips in Marg. ouer line 2. page 186. line 13. reade New before Man page 195. line 15. 16. strike both lines out page 196. read-Note ouer line 17. and strike out foure page 199. line foure strike out it is and read sig by line 12. and strike out this is created goodnesse in line 14. page 201. line 22. strike it out page 220. line 11. read it is partiall or totall page 222. line 19. reade Rom. page 237. line 32. read Luke 1 33. page 244. strike out is nothing after Idoll and set Idoll is nothing ouer line sixe with sig page 265. line 20. read Commutatiue page 270. line 35. read Rom. page 275. line 19. read Metonimie of the signe for Metaphor page 293. line 20. reade selfe for life page 298. strike out Sée Lippes line the third page 341. line 24. read this is an offence taken page 350. line 1. read grosly for glory pa. 353. li. 10. read euen for men p. 371. li. 30. strike out eyther page 372. lines 25 26 27. strike quite out page 383. li. three read this is ill applied by some to mans purpose page 412. li. 35. read the rock in after of page 414. lines 18 19. strik out and for them read King Dauid Sonne of Iesse out of whose stock Christ came according to the flesh page 419. line 33. read holy for vnholy page 432. line 2. read things for tydings pa. 437. lines 27 28 29 30. strik out page 452. line 19. Marg. read Smell for smite ibid. line 21. Mar. read Smite for Smoke page 476. line 16. reade and Church after Kingdome page 495. line 21. reade subsistance for substance page 515. line 4. read a mighty page 524. line 20. read hence for heare page 537. line 12. read wise men for wisedome page 547. line one adde also Papists which reckon for good works such as God neuer commaunded page 549. line 7. read condition for contention In the first Dedicatory Epistle read dimme for Diuine Ioh 5. 39. Mat 22 29. â— Cor 4. 7. Eph 3 8 Col. 1 10. Ioh 13. 17 and 17. 3. â—a 1 22. 1. Significations 2. Definitions 3. Distinctions 4. Controuersall words 5. Fundamentall 6. Ecclesiasticall Required vnto right vse of all 1. Thankefulnesse 2. Humility 3. Prayer A Rule whereby to iudge a fundamentall word Note Note * All Wordes which concerne Christ his mediation are to be vnderstood exclusiuely shutting out all creatures * It may seeme straunge that one word should be put not only in a diuers but quite contrary signification Som think it is because the verbe whence it commeth hath diuers acceptions Others think the word which sig things coÌ„secrate in Lu. 21. to be writ with H the other word with ε But I thinke they both are thus called of separating or departing either to destruction as the former or to honourable vse a the latter * This is an Hebraisme the reason whereof is because such as begin to speake do either answere the necessity of the matter or the desire of the hearers Note Note The foure Monarchs signifyed by the foure beastes in Daniell are by the learned held to be first the Assyrians or Babylonians 2. The Medes or Persians 3. The Grecians 4. The Romaines Note * We blesse God wl eo we praise him God blesseth vs either when be sendeth good things vnto vs or remooueth euill thinges from vs or turneth all to our good wee blesse one an other by our mutuall prayers * This is vsual in other tungs as in Greeke Eâ—â—â—ymâ— and Eâ—mâ—mined good Names for worse things as Furies c. Old Latines for Nothing would say Well Italians call loathsome diseases Gods disease Rom. 6,6 Note Brotherly fellow-ship what it is Inward Calling what it is Note What a christian is Circumcision what it is Being referred to God sig Being referred to Men. Sig 1. Originall 2. Actuall 1. Unuoluntary 2. Uoluntarie Note Confirmation or Corroboration what it is * Despondi hic nuptijs dictus est dies Terenc Note Gnaula Day of wrath destruction Rom. 2 5. 2. Pet. 3 7 Day of Redemption Luke 21 28. Day of reuelation Ro. 2 5 Day of Iudgement 2. Pet. 2 9. That Day 2. Pet. 3 12 Last Day Great Day Iohn 6 39. Note * These senses and collections be not contrary but diuerse and may wel stand together Note They erre who hold election vnto life to be coÌ„mon or to depend on foreseene faith or workes for it is most free Exod. 23 4 5. Note * So it is in the Originall * Pâ—pists doo