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husband_n so_o contrary_a do_v this_o successor_n of_o st._n peter_n to_o the_o example_n of_o st._n paul_n 2._o who_o espouse_v the_o church_n of_o corinth_n as_o a_o chaste_a virgin_n not_o to_o himself_o but_o to_o christ_n but_o the_o pope_n the_o church_n of_o rome_n not_o to_o christ_n but_o to_o himself_o and_o not_o a_o chaste_a virgin_n but_o all_o to_o be_v pollute_v with_o the_o filth_n of_o idolatry_n which_o be_v spiritual_a fornication_n but_o reform_a christendom_n be_v the_o spouse_n of_o christ_n as_o acknowledge_v no_o husband_n but_o he_o and_o depend_v immediate_o upon_o he_o by_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n alone_o and_o sincere_a obedience_n to_o his_o command_n and_o not_o to_o the_o vain_a injunction_n and_o invention_n of_o man_n for_o her_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o for_o such_o a_o church_n his_o own_o chaste_a spouse_n have_v christ_n give_v himself_o and_o pour_v forth_o his_o most_o precious_a blood_n and_o not_o for_o those_o that_o have_v 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faithful_a care_n and_o diligence_n expound_v for_o man_n full_a satisfaction_n and_o instruction_n that_o they_o may_v return_v into_o or_o if_o they_o be_v there_o already_o continue_v and_o persist_v in_o the_o way_n of_o truth_n and_o of_o everlasting_a salvation_n a_o plain_a and_o continue_a exposition_n of_o the_o several_a prophecy_n or_o divine_a uision_n of_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n vision_n i._n the_o vision_n of_o the_o image_n of_o the_o four_o metal_n signify_v the_o four_o empire_n babylonian_a medo-persian_a greek_a and_o roman_a see_v first_o by_o nabuchadnezzar_n and_o after_o reveal_v to_o daniel_n dan._n 2._o in_o the_o second_o year_n of_o his_o reign_n which_o be_v now_o about_o 2300_o year_n ago_o do_v nabuchadnezzar_n be_v solicitous_a concern_v the_o fate_n of_o his_o own_o empire_n and_o what_o will_v be_v afterward_o his_o thought_n come_v into_o his_o mind_n upon_o his_o bed_n as_o it_o be_v say_v ver._n 29._o fall_n into_o a_o dream_n which_o much_o affect_v he_o when_o he_o be_v in_o it_o and_o therefore_o be_v earnest_o desirous_a to_o recall_v it_o into_o his_o mind_n again_o but_o not_o be_v able_a he_o send_v for_o his_o magician_n astrologer_n sorcerer_n and_o chaldean_n to_o try_v if_o they_o can_v divine_v what_o this_o dream_n be_v for_o the_o thing_n be_v go_v from_o he_o neither_o can_v he_o recover_v it_o into_o his_o mind_n but_o if_o they_o can_v have_v declare_v unto_o he_o what_o it_o be_v he_o can_v then_o have_v verywell_a remember_v he_o have_v dream_v it_o which_o forgetfulness_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o not_o retain_v the_o dream_n in_o his_o mind_n as_o well_o as_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o dream_n itself_o be_v no_o small_a argument_n of_o the_o providence_n of_o god_n over_o his_o church_n and_o people_n for_o who_o sake_n these_o thing_n happen_v viz._n that_o nabuchadnezzar_n shall_v dream_v this_o dream_n that_o concern_v the_o church_n of_o god_n infinite_o more_o than_o himself_o and_o that_o he_o shall_v forget_v it_o to_o the_o baffle_n of_o all_o his_o magician_n sorcerer_n and_o chaldean_n and_o that_o daniel_n a_o jewish_a youth_n and_o one_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n shall_v by_o divine_a revelation_n have_v the_o honour_n of_o declare_v the_o king_n dream_n unto_o he_o so_o that_o the_o king_n can_v not_o but_o acknowledge_v that_o this_o be_v the_o dream_n by_o which_o alone_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o holy_a god_n be_v in_o he_o and_o the_o dream_n it_o concern_v the_o people_n of_o god_n more_o than_o nabuchadnezzar_n himself_o whether_o jew_n or_o christian_n there_o be_v this_o singular_a good_a effect_n thereof_o that_o they_o can_v not_o but_o be_v more_o certain_o assure_v that_o it_o be_v a_o true_o divine_a dream_n neither_o feign_a by_o nabuchadnezzar_n nor_o by_o daniel_n but_o communicate_v to_o both_o by_o god_n either_o immediate_o or_o by_o the_o ministry_n of_o his_o holy_a angel_n and_o that_o therefore_o daâ—…iel_n have_v this_o privilege_n of_o declare_v nebuchadnezzar_n dream_n have_v also_o the_o same_o supernatural_a privilege_n of_o right_o interpret_n thereof_o the_o declaration_n and_o interpretation_n whereof_o be_v as_o follow_v which_o we_o shall_v expound_v as_o brief_o and_o as_o clear_o as_o we_o may_v where_o there_o be_v need_n begin_v at_o the_o 31_o verse_n for_o it_o will_v be_v admirable_a to_o observe_v how_o the_o preâ—…iguration_n of_o thing_n in_o this_o prophetical_a dream_n reach_v from_o nebuchadnezzar_n time_n not_o to_o our_o day_n only_o but_o even_o to_o the_o pour_v forth_o of_o the_o seven_o vial_n whereupon_o all_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n will_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ._n 31._o thou_o o_o king_n when_o thy_o thought_n come_v into_o thy_o mind_n upon_o thy_o bed_n and_o thou_o do_v fall_v into_o that_o dream_n see_v and_o behold_v a_o great_a image_n or_o great_a statue_n of_o a_o colossean_a bigness_n it_o comprehend_v in_o its_o extent_n no_o less_o than_o the_o succession_n of_o four_o famous_a empire_n this_o great_a image_n who_o brightness_n be_v excellent_a it_o represent_v the_o splendour_n and_o glory_n of_o those_o empire_n it_o do_v prefigure_v stand_v before_o thou_o and_o the_o form_n thereof_o be_v terrible_a set_v out_o thereby_o the_o great_a fear_n and_o awe_n these_o empire_n viz._n the_o supreme_a power_n therein_o and_o their_o minister_n cast_v the_o world_n into_o by_o their_o severity_n violence_n and_o cruelty_n for_o which_o cause_n in_o another_o vision_n they_o be_v resemble_v to_o wild_a beast_n for_o their_o rage_n and_o bloud-thirstiness_a as_o the_o true_a church_n of_o god_n have_v too_o often_o find_v they_o 32._o this_o image_n head_n be_v of_o fine_a gold_n there_o be_v a_o succession_n of_o four_o empire_n here_o to_o be_v prefigure_v by_o four_o kind_n of_o metal_n the_o order_n of_o dignity_n or_o pretiosity_n
and_o tyrannical_a principle_n and_o practice_n will_v overspread_v the_o whole_a world_n in_o a_o manner_n the_o kingdom_n of_o this_o world_n as_o it_o be_v predict_v in_o the_o apoâ—…alypse_n become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o of_o his_o christ._n this_o state_n of_o the_o church_n may_v be_v term_v regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o mountain_n as_o mr._n mede_n have_v well_o note_v as_o the_o state_n before_o this_o may_v be_v call_v regnum_fw-la lapidis_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n 36._o this_o be_v the_o dream_n which_o miraculous_o and_o by_o the_o mere_a inspiration_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o most_o high_a be_v communicate_v unto_o i_o and_o which_o the_o king_n can_v deny_v but_o to_o have_v be_v the_o dream_n which_o he_o be_v so_o desirous_a to_o recover_v into_o his_o mind_n and_o we_o will_v tell_v the_o interpretation_n thereof_o before_o the_o king_n which_o he_o may_v be_v sure_o be_v true_a and_o divine_o inspire_v it_o be_v impossible_a any_o man_n shall_v know_v the_o thought_n of_o another_o man_n especial_o so_o strange_a and_o operose_fw-la as_o these_o unless_o he_o be_v inspire_v whence_o my_o declare_v the_o dream_n ought_v to_o be_v look_v upon_o as_o a_o certain_a assurance_n of_o the_o truth_n of_o my_o interpretation_n which_o be_v this_o 37._o thou_o o_o king_n be_v a_o king_n of_o king_n that_o be_v the_o great_a king_n on_o earth_n for_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n have_v give_v thou_o a_o kingdom_n power_n and_o strength_n and_o glory_n thou_o have_v a_o strong_a potent_n and_o glorious_a kingdom_n and_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n unto_o thou_o and_o therefore_o thou_o shall_v remember_v to_o govern_v as_o his_o vicegerent_n 38._o and_o wheresoever_o the_o child_n of_o man_n dwell_v viz._n the_o cultivated_a place_n of_o his_o kingdom_n the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o desert_a place_n of_o arabia_n and_o africa_n say_v grotin_n and_o the_o fowl_n of_o the_o heaven_n envious_a and_o inaccessible_a rock_n where_o only_o the_o fowl_n of_o heaven_n can_v nest_n have_v he_o give_v into_o thy_o hand_n and_o have_v make_v thou_o ruler_n over_o they_o all_o all_o these_o diversity_n of_o the_o vast_a place_n of_o thy_o kingdom_n be_v thou_o lord_n over_o and_o god_n have_v give_v thou_o so_o large_a a_o empire_n so_o prosperous_a and_o glorious_a i_o declare_v unto_o thou_o thou_o be_v this_o head_n of_o gold_n which_o be_v brief_o and_o figurative_o speak_v by_o a_o synecdoche_n or_o metonymy_n for_o thou_o be_v the_o head_n of_o this_o golden_a kingdom_n of_o babylon_n or_o thou_o be_v the_o lord_n and_o owner_n of_o it_o from_o whence_o we_o may_v be_v assure_v that_o the_o head_n of_o gold_n signify_v the_o babylonian_a kingdom_n nabuchadnezzar_n be_v then_o king_n of_o babylon_n and_o cyaxares_n the_o make_v conjoin_v in_o affinity_n and_o confederacy_n with_o nabopolassar_n the_o father_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n have_v subvert_v nineve_n the_o metropolis_n of_o the_o assyrian_a empire_n together_o with_o the_o empire_n itself_o some_o four_o year_n before_o and_o near_o a_o hundred_o and_o twenty_o year_n after_o salmanasser_n have_v take_v samaria_n and_o carry_v the_o ten_o tribe_n away_o captive_a 39_o and_o after_o thou_o shall_v arise_v another_o kingdom_n inferior_a to_o thou_o the_o first_o empire_n comprise_v in_o this_o image_n be_v thus_o evident_o the_o babylonian_a it_o do_v natural_o follow_v that_o the_o second_o must_v be_v the_o medo-persian_a begin_v in_o cyrus_n who_o first_o have_v take_v babylon_n and_o belshazzar_n the_o last_o king_n be_v slay_v by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n he_o bring_v along_o with_o he_o though_o he_o deliver_v the_o empire_n to_o his_o uncle_n darius_n the_o mede_n yet_o he_o be_v age_a and_o die_v within_o a_o year_n or_o two_o he_o present_o succeed_v he_o and_o become_v monarch_n of_o the_o mede_n as_o well_o as_o persian_n himself_o also_o be_v a_o medo-persian_a by_o extraction_n on_o the_o mother_n side_n a_o mede_n and_o on_o the_o father_n side_n a_o persian_a whence_o he_o be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o a_o mule_n as_o grotius_n note_v but_o that_o the_o coalescency_n of_o these_o two_o nation_n into_o one_o kingdom_n or_o empire_n be_v signify_v by_o the_o silver_n part_n of_o the_o image_n which_o be_v the_o breast_n from_o which_o the_o two_o arm_n come_v have_v be_v note_v above_o the_o hard_a scruple_n be_v how_o this_o medo_fw-la persian_a empire_n shall_v be_v say_v to_o be_v less_o than_o that_o of_o nebuchadnezzar_n the_o babylonian_a there_o be_v the_o accession_n of_o persia_n and_o all_o the_o acquist_n of_o cyrus_n add_v thereto_o grotius_n his_o answer_n be_v quia_fw-la cyrus_n &_o successores_fw-la ejus_fw-la africam_fw-la non_fw-la tenuerunt_fw-la gasper_n sanctius_n that_o there_o be_v not_o that_o pacateness_n nor_o tranquillity_n in_o the_o medo-persian_a empire_n that_o there_o be_v in_o the_o babylonian_a or_o so_o continue_a prosperity_n and_o success_n calvin_n make_v one_o empire_n inferior_a to_o another_o as_o the_o metal_n be_v from_o gold_n to_o iron_n in_o morality_n temperance_n justice_n faithfulness_n etc._n etc._n according_a to_o that_o vulgar_a opinion_n express_v in_o horace_n carm._n lib._n 3._o odd_a 6._o aetes_n parentum_fw-la pejor_fw-la avis_fw-fr tulit_fw-la nos_fw-la nequiores_fw-la mox_fw-la daturos_fw-la progeniem_fw-la vitiosiorem_fw-la whence_o spring_v that_o poetical_a description_n of_o the_o world_n be_v degenerate_v according_o to_o the_o four_o age_n thereof_o from_o gold_n to_o silver_n from_o silver_n to_o brass_n and_o from_o brass_n to_o iron_n which_o in_o all_o likelihood_n be_v more_o particular_o occasion_v from_o nebuchadnezzar_n dream_n of_o this_o image_n of_o those_o four_o metal_n antiquity_n not_o understand_v the_o true_a sense_n thereof_o but_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o forasmuch_o as_o it_o be_v read_v and_o after_o thou_o shall_v arise_v another_o kingdom_n inferior_a to_o thou_o that_o too_o thou_o be_v here_o on_o purpose_n put_v for_o to_o thou_o that_o the_o first_o head_n of_o this_o follow_a kingdom_n may_v be_v understand_v to_o be_v more_o especial_o compare_v with_o he_o in_o which_o there_o seem_v apparent_a odds_o for_o cyrus_n the_o first_o head_n of_o the_o medo-persian_a monarchy_n or_o empire_n reign_v not_o pass_v two_o or_o three_o year_n in_o that_o enlarge_a empire_n and_o not_o pass_v thirty_o in_o his_o kingdom_n of_o persia_n whenas_o nabuchadnezzar_n in_o his_o babylonian_a empire_n reign_v three_o and_o forty_o year_n most_o splendid_o and_o prosperous_o insomuch_o that_o the_o excess_n of_o his_o prosperity_n cast_v he_o into_o that_o septennial_a delirancy_n out_o of_o which_o he_o be_v recover_v and_o give_v praise_n to_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n but_o cyrus_n as_o he_o reign_v but_o a_o small_a time_n in_o the_o medo-persian_a empire_n so_o he_o be_v vanquish_v inglorious_o by_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o woman_n tomyris_n a_o scythian_a queen_n who_o cut_v off_o his_o head_n and_o cast_v it_o into_o a_o vessel_n of_o blood_n say_v satia_fw-la te_fw-la cyre_z sanguine_a quem_fw-la â—…itisti_fw-la but_o whether_o this_o way_n or_o that_o way_n please_v best_a to_o make_v the_o easy_a sense_n of_o the_o text_n it_o be_v unavoidable_o plain_a that_o this_o second_o monarchy_n be_v the_o medo-persian_a nor_o do_v any_o interpreter_n doubt_v of_o it_o and_o another_o three_o kingdom_n of_o brass_n this_o show_v plain_o that_o the_o golden_a silver_n and_o brass_n part_n of_o the_o image_n signify_v three_o distinct_a kingdom_n but_o now_o it_o be_v evident_a in_o history_n that_o as_o the_o medo-persian_a empire_n succeed_v the_o babylonian_a so_o the_o macedonick_a or_o grecian_a succeed_v the_o medo-persian_a for_o alexander_n macedo_n after_o he_o have_v vanquish_v darius_n codomannus_n in_o his_o last_o battle_n at_o arbela_n darius_n be_v slay_v some_o six_o month_n after_o by_o bessus_n one_o of_o the_o peer_n of_o his_o own_o empire_n and_o babylon_n take_v translate_v the_o monarchy_n from_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n to_o the_o greek_n about_o the_o three_o year_n of_o the_o 112_o olympiad_n and_o that_o the_o greek_a empire_n be_v not_o unfit_o set_v out_o by_o the_o two_o thigh_n of_o brass_n by_o reason_n of_o those_o two_o most_o eminent_a part_n of_o it_o into_o which_o after_o alexander_n death_n it_o be_v divide_v and_o stand_v so_o divide_v for_o a_o long_a time_n namely_o the_o two_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n i_o have_v note_v above_o and_o it_o may_v not_o be_v altogether_o impertinent_a to_o note_n also_o what_o justin_n write_v lib._n 12._o eâdie_fw-la quâ_fw-la natus_fw-la est_fw-la alexander_n dvae_fw-la aquilae_fw-la totâ_fw-la die_fw-la praepetes_fw-la super_fw-la culmen_fw-la domû_fw-fr patris_fw-la ejus_fw-la sederunt_fw-la omen_fw-la duplicis_fw-la imperii_fw-la europae_n asiaeque_fw-la praeferentes_fw-la which_o shall_v bear_v rule_n over_o all_o the_o
seed_n of_o man_n the_o septuagâ—…nt_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o this_o interpreter_n usual_o understand_v *_o alliance_n by_o marriage_n whereby_o one_o kingdom_n may_v be_v more_o sure_o oblige_v to_o keep_v peace_n and_o amity_n with_o another_o but_o dominandi_fw-la cupido_fw-la cunâ—â—is_fw-la affectibus_fw-la flagrantior_fw-la est_fw-la as_o the_o historian_n observe_v and_o if_o this_o may_v go_v for_o a_o good_a sense_n as_o to_o the_o soder_v of_o the_o ten_o king_n one_o to_o another_o the_o iron_n to_o the_o iron_n yet_o we_o be_v to_o consdier_n that_o the_o text_n here_o speak_v of_o the_o iron_n be_v mix_v with_o clay_n and_o how_o they_o come_v to_o unite_v they_o shall_v mingle_v one_o with_o another_o faith_n he_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o may_v as_o well_o be_v render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d in_o sementi_fw-la hominum_fw-la that_o be_v by_o place_v of_o man_n in_o seminary_n where_o they_o shall_v be_v so_o bring_v up_o inform_v and_o instruct_v suppose_v in_o covent_n monastery_n and_o other_o such_o like_a place_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v make_v notable_a instrument_n so_o to_o insinuate_v into_o the_o secular_a power_n and_o also_o into_o the_o people_n as_o to_o engage_v their_o affection_n to_o his_o holiness_n the_o great_a ecclesiastic_a sovereign_n and_o to_o all_o the_o rite_n institutes_n and_o doctrine_n that_o be_v fit_a to_o support_v that_o papal_a greatness_n the_o propagation_n and_o dissemination_n of_o such_o instrument_n as_o these_o i_o conceive_v to_o be_v allude_v to_o as_o if_o he_o shall_v say_v they_o shall_v mingle_v one_o with_o another_o agree_v or_o unite_v together_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d for_o so_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d may_v signify_v by_o the_o sow_a or_o plant_v of_o man_n in_o the_o seminary_n abovesaid_a fit_v they_o for_o the_o foresay_a purpose_n the_o more_o brisk_a cunning_a and_o gentile_a attacking_z prince_n and_o great_a man_n and_o other_o monk_n priest_n and_o friar_n hang_v fast_o on_o the_o people_n and_o clart_v upon_o they_o and_o keep_v warm_a in_o they_o all_o the_o mode_n of_o idolatry_n and_o superstition_n and_o all_o the_o principle_n and_o practice_n that_o may_v be_v gainful_a to_o the_o papal_a hierarchy_n thus_o the_o clay_n stick_v to_o the_o iron_n as_o well_o as_o it_o can_v but_o they_o shall_v not_o cleave_v so_o very_o firm_o one_o to_o another_o even_o as_o iron_n be_v not_o mix_v with_o clay_n and_o what_o bicker_n and_o clashing_n there_o have_v be_v betwixt_o these_o two_o power_n the_o secular_a and_o ecclesiastic_a in_o particular_a kingdom_n the_o chronicle_n of_o each_o kingdom_n will_v declare_v as_o also_o what_o combat_n there_o have_v be_v betwixt_o the_o pope_n and_o the_o emperor_n both_o greek_a and_o german_n be_v notorious_o know_v to_o all_o i_o will_v only_o cite_v one_o passage_n out_o of_o the_o defence_n of_o the_o right_n of_o king_n write_v by_o king_n james_n of_o bless_a memory_n let_v history_n be_v search_v say_v he_o let_v just_a account_n be_v take_v and_o beside_o many_o sieges_n lay_v to_o city_n it_o will_v appear_v by_o true_a computation_n that_o henry_n the_o four_o and_o frederick_n the_o first_o fight_v above_o threescore_o battle_n in_o defence_n of_o their_o own_o right_n against_o the_o enemy_n of_o the_o empire_n stir_v up_o to_o arm_n by_o the_o pope_n of_o rome_n and_o indeed_o the_o deal_n and_o usurpation_n of_o that_o hierarchy_n grow_v so_o intolerable_a that_o many_o kingdom_n at_o last_o shake_v they_o off_o and_o will_v admit_v the_o papal_a authority_n and_o religion_n no_o long_o whereby_o be_v manifest_o fulfil_v which_o be_v here_o predict_v by_o daniel_n that_o they_o shall_v not_o cleave_v one_o to_o another_o even_o as_o iron_n be_v not_o mix_v with_o clay_n it_o be_v a_o unnatural_a and_o heterogeneal_a union_n and_o therefore_o not_o durable_a and_o permanent_a this_o passage_n therefore_o in_o daniel_n seem_v to_o answer_v to_o that_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n ch._n 17._o v._n 16._o and_o the_o ten_o horn_n which_o thou_o see_v upon_o the_o beast_n they_o shall_v hate_v the_o whore_n and_o make_v her_o desolate_a and_o naked_a etc._n etc._n which_o be_v perform_v in_o some_o measure_n in_o the_o happy_a reformation_n begin_v in_o luther_n day_n and_o when_o there_o will_v be_v a_o far_a accomplishment_n of_o it_o lie_v whole_o in_o the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o almighty_a 44._o and_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n shall_v the_o god_n of_o heaven_n set_v up_o a_o kingdom_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v after_o daniel_n in_o his_o interpretation_n have_v go_v through_o all_o the_o empire_n comprise_v in_o that_o image_n which_o nabuchadnezzar_n see_v from_o head_n to_o foot_n now_o he_o begin_v to_o explain_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o without_o hand_n whereby_o be_v understand_v christ_n with_o his_o true_o pure_a apostolic_a church_n wherefore_o by_o in_o the_o day_n of_o these_o king_n must_v be_v understand_v in_o the_o day_n of_o the_o four_o viz._n in_o the_o time_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n for_o christ_n be_v bear_v and_o his_o gospel_n divulge_v and_o his_o church_n first_o gather_v in_o that_o time_n as_o every_o body_n must_v acknowledge_v and_o the_o seventy_o week_n plain_o carry_v to_o that_o time_n also_o but_o now_o this_o pure_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v call_v the_o kingdom_n which_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n shall_v set_v up_o we_o may_v observe_v from_o hence_o how_o in_o our_o saviour_n christ_n preach_v and_o mention_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n that_o it_o have_v a_o respect_n to_o this_o prophecy_n and_o the_o use_n of_o those_o phrase_n with_o he_o do_v further_a ratify_v our_o interpret_n it_o thus_o of_o the_o appearance_n of_o christ_n with_o his_o true_a church_n which_o be_v right_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n or_o of_o god_n because_o the_o raise_n of_o it_o be_v by_o the_o special_a miraculous_a power_n of_o the_o god_n of_o heaven_n and_o the_o administration_n of_o this_o his_o true_a church_n be_v by_o his_o spirit_n from_o above_o in_o the_o heart_n of_o his_o true_a believer_n god_n do_v true_o rule_v there_o by_o his_o spirit_n whence_o it_o be_v right_o call_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n which_o shall_v never_o be_v destroy_v the_o gate_n of_o hell_n shall_v never_o prevail_v against_o it_o the_o true_a and_o live_a church_n which_o the_o spirit_n of_o christ_n actuate_v this_o shall_v never_o fail_v and_o the_o kingdom_n shall_v not_o be_v leave_v to_o other_o people_n the_o persian_n succeed_v the_o babylonian_n the_o greek_n the_o persian_n and_o the_o roman_n the_o greek_n but_o no_o empire_n shall_v succeed_v nor_o any_o people_n the_o true_a christian_a church_n which_o be_v the_o kingdom_n of_o god_n which_o either_o as_o regnum_fw-la lapidis_fw-la or_o else_o as_o regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la will_n last_o to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n but_o it_o shall_v break_v in_o piece_n and_o consume_v all_o these_o kingdom_n that_o be_v when_o it_o have_v become_v regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la it_o will_v have_v overspread_v and_o will_v possess_v and_o keep_v in_o rule_n all_o the_o country_n that_o the_o four_o great_a monarchy_n signify_v by_o the_o statue_n have_v occupy_v and_o the_o three_o former_a kingdom_n be_v as_o it_o be_v incorporate_v into_o the_o four_o or_o because_o the_o four_o kingdom_n be_v in_o this_o image_n exhibit_v at_o once_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o mountain_n for_o the_o embellish_v the_o cortex_fw-la of_o the_o vision_n be_v say_v to_o break_v in_o piece_n and_o consume_v all_o the_o other_o kingdom_n together_o strike_v the_o image_n on_o the_o toe_n as_o i_o note_v above_o and_o it_o shall_v stand_v for_o ever_o according_a as_o it_o be_v say_v apoc_n ii_o 16._o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o world_n be_v become_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o shall_v reign_v for_o ever_o and_o ever_o 45._o forasmuch_o as_o thou_o see_v that_o the_o stone_n be_v cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n without_o hand_n that_o be_v forasmuch_o as_o the_o state_n of_o the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o absolute_a work_n of_o god_n carry_v on_o by_o his_o special_a providence_n not_o by_o humane_a art_n or_o policy_n and_o that_o it_o be_v thus_o begin_v and_o that_o he_o be_v with_o his_o church_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n and_o that_o it_o break_v in_o piece_n the_o iron_n the_o brass_n the_o clay_n and_o the_o silver_n and_o the_o gold_n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o see_v the_o stone_n cut_v out_o of_o the_o mountain_n without_o hand_n to_o do_v this_o which_o signify_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n thus_o supernatural_o begin_v and_o as_o supernatural_o emerge_v to_o this_o glorious_a issue_n at_o last_o
present_v he_o as_o a_o candidate_n for_o the_o design_a kingdom_n 14._o and_o there_o be_v give_v he_o dominion_n and_o glory_n and_o a_o kingdom_n that_o all_o people_n and_o nation_n and_o language_n shall_v serve_v he_o that_o be_v that_o some_o of_o all_o people_n shall_v serve_v he_o in_o the_o pure_a apostolic_a way_n of_o doctrine_n and_o worship_n and_o indeed_o the_o whole_a roman_a empire_n in_o a_o manner_n do_v so_o for_o a_o while_n after_o constantine_n time_n till_o the_o apostasy_n come_v in_o which_o small_a interval_n of_o time_n in_o this_o vision_n be_v not_o take_v notice_n of_o as_o be_v inconsiderable_a but_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n it_o may_v be_v here_o seasonable_a to_o note_v that_o this_o right_n of_o the_o kingdom_n be_v give_v to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n answer_n to_o the_o first_o vision_n of_o the_o seal_n the_o vision_n of_o the_o heros_n on_o the_o white_a horse_n with_o a_o bow_n in_o his_o hand_n and_o who_o have_v a_o crown_n give_v unto_o he_o apoc._n 6._o 2._o the_o right_a of_o the_o imperial_a crown_n so_o that_o this_o part_n of_o daniel_n vision_n here_o commence_v with_o the_o epocha_n of_o the_o apocalypse_n or_o the_o begin_n of_o christianity_n for_o there_o seem_v four_o sentence_n to_o have_v be_v represent_v in_o this_o judicial_a session_n of_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n beside_o that_o touch_v the_o three_o beast_n ver._n 12._o one_o assign_v the_o kingdom_n in_o general_a to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n the_o other_o the_o judgement_n of_o the_o little_a horn_n the_o three_o the_o giving_z of_o the_o more_o enlarge_a kingdom_n to_o the_o son_n of_o man_n upon_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o little_a horn_n and_o the_o four_o the_o final_a doom_n of_o all_o at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n proper_o so_o call_v but_o the_o first_o and_o the_o last_o there_o be_v only_o a_o slight_a perstriction_n or_o brief_a intimation_n of_o they_o but_o that_o of_o the_o little_a horn_n be_v insist_v on_o the_o abolish_n of_o his_o power_n and_o the_o give_v the_o great_a enlargement_n of_o the_o kingdom_n the_o regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la to_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a his_o dominion_n be_v a_o everlasting_a dominion_n which_o shall_v not_o pass_v away_o and_o his_o kingdom_n that_o which_o shall_v not_o be_v destroy_v the_o true_a church_n which_o be_v the_o genuine_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n and_o of_o which_o he_o alone_o be_v the_o head_n as_o be_v universal_a never_o yet_o from_o the_o begin_n thereof_o have_v fail_v nor_o ever_o will_v fail_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n 15._o i_o daniel_n be_v grieve_v in_o my_o spirit_n in_o the_o midst_n of_o my_o body_n and_o the_o uision_n of_o my_o head_n upon_o my_o bed_n trouble_v i_o that_o be_v i_o be_v very_o anxious_a to_o know_v what_o the_o meaning_n of_o this_o vision_n may_v be_v and_o methinks_v 16._o i_o come_v near_o to_o one_o of_o they_o that_o stand_v by_o to_o one_o of_o the_o assistant_n angel_n in_o this_o great_a session_n not_o to_o those_o that_o be_v place_v on_o throne_n and_o ask_v he_o the_o truth_n of_o all_o this_o that_o be_v the_o plain_a meaning_n of_o this_o prophetic_a parable_n so_o he_o tell_v i_o and_o make_v i_o know_v the_o interpretation_n of_o thing_n namely_o as_o follow_v and_o first_o in_o general_n 17._o these_o great_a beast_n which_o be_v four_o be_v four_o king_n with_o their_o kingdom_n or_o empire_n viz._n the_o babylonian_a medo-persian_a greek_a and_o roman_a which_o shall_v arise_v out_o of_o the_o earth_n and_o therefore_o be_v but_o earthly_a kingdom_n mind_v earthly_a thing_n here_o below_o 18._o but_o the_o saint_n of_o the_o most_o high_a of_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o the_o most_o high_a god_n or_o of_o christ_n who_o be_v call_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n king_n of_o king_n and_o lord_n of_o lord_n shall_v take_v the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o stone_n regnum_fw-la lapidis_fw-la from_o the_o first_o plant_n of_o the_o gospel_n but_o regnum_fw-la montis_fw-la the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o mountain_n upon_o the_o destruction_n of_o the_o little_a horn._n and_o possess_v the_o kingdom_n for_o ever_o even_o for_o ever_o and_o ever_o that_o be_v the_o true_a church_n of_o christ_n shall_v never_o fail_v till_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n as_o be_v intimate_v above_o and_o thus_o far_o in_o general_a touch_v the_o vision_n but_o he_o hold_v on_o 19_o then_o i_o will_v know_v the_o truth_n the_o true_a meaning_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n which_o be_v divers_a from_o all_o other_o and_o in_o what_o regard_n we_o have_v above_o declare_v as_o also_o why_o so_o excee_v dreadful_a who_o 〈◊〉_d be_v of_o iron_n and_o his_o nail_n of_o brass_n which_o 〈◊〉_d break_v in_o piece_n and_o stamp_v the_o residue_n with_o his_o 〈◊〉_d that_o also_o we_o have_v above_o explain_v 20._o and_o of_o the_o ten_o horn_n that_o be_v in_o his_o head_n and_o of_o the_o other_o especial_o which_o come_v up_o for_o the_o interpretation_n be_v spend_v most_o in_o describe_v it_o 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they_o be_v so_o mingle_v together_o that_o it_o be_v not_o complete_a or_o full_a without_o both_o concurrent_a the_o ecclesiastic_a power_n get_v such_o a_o thank_v upon_o the_o secular_a in_o ordine_fw-la ad_fw-la spiritualia_fw-la the_o effect_n whereof_o within_o no_o long_a time_n appear_v with_o a_o witness_n the_o kingdom_n â—â—all_v be_v 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v the_o power_n will_v be_v divide_v or_o share_v betwixt_o the_o papal_a or_o sacerdotal_a hierarchy_n and_o the_o secular_a order_n of_o emperor_n and_o king_n for_o the_o iron_n and_o clay_n can_v stand_v for_o the_o division_n of_o the_o empire_n into_o ten_o kingdom_n for_o that_o the_o ten_o toe_n prefigure_v but_o the_o share_n the_o summa_fw-la potestas_fw-la betwixt_o the_o secular_a magistrate_n and_o papal_a or_o sacerdotal_a hierarchy_n but_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o it_o of_o the_o strength_n of_o the_o iron_n forasmuch_o as_o thou_o see_v the_o iron_n mix_v with_o the_o miry_a clay_n that_o be_v to_o say_v the_o 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to_o see_v a_o person_n of_o so_o considerable_a part_n and_o learning_n to_o fall_v into_o such_o a_o delirancy_n but_o what_o we_o here_o adventure_v on_o be_v sober_a enough_o viz._n the_o suppose_v that_o the_o babylonian_a empire_n even_o from_o its_o beginning_n be_v here_o represent_v by_o the_o first_o beast_n there_o be_v the_o like_a liberty_n take_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n and_o this_o be_v suppose_v the_o exposition_n will_v run_v smooth_o and_o unexceptionable_o 1._o in_o the_o first_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n the_o son_n of_o evilmerodac_a who_o be_v the_o son_n of_o nabuchadnezzar_n king_n of_o babylon_n namely_o the_o last_o king_n of_o babylon_n who_o be_v slay_v by_o the_o mede_n and_o persian_n the_o city_n babylon_n be_v take_v by_o cyrus_n in_o the_o eighteen_o year_n of_o belshazzar_n reign_n according_a to_o thomas_n lydiat_a daniel_n have_v a_o dream_n and_o uision_n of_o his_o head_n upon_o his_o bed_n he_o have_v a_o divine_a vision_n communicate_v to_o he_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o cassander_n shall_v be_v chief_a commander_n of_o europe_n till_o alexander_n the_o son_n of_o roxana_n come_v to_o age_n and_o zysimachus_fw-la shall_v be_v lord_n of_o thracia_n and_o ptolemaeus_n of_o egypt_n with_o the_o city_n conterminous_a in_o africa_n and_o arabia_n and_o antigonus_n shall_v be_v perfect_a of_o all_o asia_n and_o the_o greek_n live_v after_o their_o own_o law_n and_o thus_o they_o continue_v but_o advance_v in_o title_n for_o upon_o demetrius_n his_o naval_a victory_n over_o ptolemy_n and_o notice_n give_v thereof_o to_o his_o father_n antigonus_n antigonus_z 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d puff_v up_o at_o the_o greatness_n of_o the_o success_n put_v upon_o himself_o a_o royal_a crown_n and_o take_v to_o himself_o the_o title_n of_o king_n which_o out_o of_o emulation_n and_o to_o show_v himself_o not_o at_o all_o discourage_v by_o that_o late_a defeat_n ptolemy_n do_v also_o and_o in_o imitation_n of_o he_o 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nobilitate_fw-la clarior_fw-la quae_fw-la tanta_fw-la in_o illo_fw-la fuit_fw-la ut_fw-la â—…nimi_fw-la magnitudiâ—…e_fw-la philosophiâ_fw-la ipsâ_fw-la viriumque_fw-la gloriâ_fw-la omnes_fw-la per_fw-la quos_fw-la oriens_fw-la domitus_fw-la est_fw-la vicerit_fw-la so_o little_a 〈◊〉_d be_v there_o but_o that_o according_a to_o thomas_n lydiat_v out_o of_o diodorus_n he_o shall_v be_v reckon_v one_o of_o the_o four_o notable_a horn_n after_o the_o break_n of_o that_o first_o great_a one_o ver._n 9_o but_o of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o seleucidâ—…e_n etc._n etc._n the_o truth_n of_o what_o be_v say_v here_o will_v be_v the_o more_o easy_o acknowledge_v from_o what_o we_o have_v produce_v upon_o the_o forego_n verse_n out_o of_o diodorus_n and_o justin._n but_o i_o can_v hear_v but_o take_v notice_n of_o the_o well_o ground_a confidence_n of_o thomas_n lydiat_a who_o in_o his_o emendatio_fw-la temporum_fw-la anno_fw-la mundi_fw-la 3693._o write_v thus_o videtur_fw-la verò_fw-la 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that_o which_o be_v the_o peculiar_a character_n of_o the_o messiah_n to_o a_o profane_a and_o pagan_a people_n and_o that_o forsooth_o because_o they_o have_v no_o king_n as_o if_o they_o be_v ever_o the_o better_a for_o that_o but_o they_o have_v king_n at_o first_o and_o both_o in_o the_o infancy_n of_o their_o empire_n and_o afterward_o they_o have_v a_o supreme_a power_n so_o great_a and_o imperial_a as_o may_v excuse_v they_o from_o the_o least_o show_n of_o contempt_n they_o have_v always_o over_o they_o a_o sovereignty_n so_o that_o they_o can_v not_o be_v deem_v the_o son_n of_o man_n for_o any_o such_o private_a condition_n for_o the_o summa_fw-la potestas_fw-la be_v the_o summa_fw-la potestas_fw-la under_o what_o name_n or_o form_n soever_o and_o of_o the_o same_o real_a grandeur_n beside_o that_o they_o be_v a_o most_o glorious_a and_o victorious_a people_n before_o antiochus_n his_o time_n so_o that_o it_o be_v a_o very_a dilute_a and_o sapless_a conceit_n of_o grotius_n to_o apply_v the_o phrase_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n to_o they_o for_o any_o inconsiderableness_n in_o they_o or_o obscurity_n for_o they_o be_v not_o so_o in_o the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n 6._o again_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o the_o stone_n cut_v out_o without_o hand_n be_v all_o one_o both_o in_o truth_n and_o according_a to_o grotius_n his_o own_o concession_n but_o this_o stone_n be_v christ_n and_o his_o kingdom_n as_o be_v heavenly_a 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o thing_n erect_v not_o by_o human_a power_n but_o by_o the_o power_n and_o spirit_n of_o god_n that_o this_o be_v the_o meaning_n of_o without_o hand_n be_v the_o general_a vote_n of_o interpreter_n s._n jerom_n irenaeus_n justin_n epiphanius_n s._n augustin_n theodoret_n and_o several_a other_o where_o think_v you_o do_v grotius_n take_v shelter_n now_o why_o this_o figure_n which_o be_v so_o appropriate_a to_o christ_n and_o mention_v of_o he_o so_o often_o in_o the_o new_a testament_n 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the_o four_o kingdom_n but_o in_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o seleucidae_n and_o lagidae_n there_o be_v not_o ten_o king_n together_o all_o at_o once_o therefore_o that_o kingdom_n be_v not_o the_o four_o 9_o five_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n part_n of_o this_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n be_v say_v to_o riâ—…e_v up_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n of_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o successor_n of_o alexander_n dan._n 8._o 22_o 23._o wherefore_o this_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n have_v expire_v near_o two_o thousand_o year_n ago_o but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o four_o beast_n reach_v even_o to_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n dan._n 7._o 9_o 10._o and_o i_o behold_v till_o the_o throne_n be_v cast_v down_o and_o the_o ancient_n of_o day_n do_v sit_v his_o throne_n be_v like_o the_o fiery_a flame_n and_o his_o wheel_n as_o burniâ—…g_v fire_n a_o fiery_a stream_n issue_v and_o come_v forth_o from_o before_o he_o thousand_o thousand_o minister_v unto_o he_o and_o ten_o thousand_o time_n ten_o thousand_o stand_v before_o he_o *_o the_o judgement_n be_v set_v and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v etc._n etc._n that_o this_o be_v the_o description_n of_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n be_v the_o general_a opinion_n of_o both_o christian_n and_o jew_n and_o answer_v exact_o to_o the_o lake_n of_o fire_n and_o the_o open_n of_o the_o book_n apoc._n 20._o which_o grotius_n himself_o do_v interpret_v of_o the_o last_o day_n whence_o we_o may_v safe_o conclude_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n be_v not_o the_o four_o kingdom_n as_o have_v cease_v so_o long_o before_o that_o time_n though_o we_o understand_v the_o day_n of_o judgement_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o rabbin_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d according_a to_o which_o the_o meaning_n of_o i_o behold_v till_o the_o throne_n be_v set_v and_o the_o book_n be_v open_v be_v this_o that_o the_o prophet_n daniel_n have_v a_o prospect_n even_o to_o the_o utmost_a end_n of_o that_o great_a day_n but_o he_o begin_v more_o particular_o at_o the_o begin_n of_o that_o day_n in_o the_o eleven_o verse_n but_o this_o i_o have_v only_o note_v by_o the_o by_o 10._o six_o and_o last_o alexander_n kingdom_n and_o that_o of_o his_o successor_n be_v all_o one_o kingdom_n but_o that_o of_o alexander_n be_v the_o three_o according_a to_o grotius_n his_o own_o concession_n now_o that_o that_o of_o his_o successor_n of_o which_o line_n be_v the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n be_v one_o kingdom_n with_o that_o of_o alexander_n be_v evident_a out_o of_o daniel_n ch._n 8._o 21._o the_o rough_a goat_n be_v the_o king_n of_o graecia_n and_o the_o great_a horn_n that_o be_v betâ—…ixt_v his_o eye_n be_v the_o first_o king_n now_o that_o be_v break_v whereas_o four_o stand_v up_o for_o it_o four_o kingdom_n shall_v stand_v up_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n but_o not_o in_o his_o power_n this_o be_v one_o plain_a proof_n that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alexander_n and_o his_o successor_n be_v all_o one_o kingdom_n for_o he_o call_v alexander_n the_o first_o king_n which_o necessary_o imply_v that_o his_o successor_n be_v the_o second_o and_o that_o therefore_o they_o all_o belong_v to_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kingdom_n nay_o he_o say_v plain_o that_o these_o four_o horn_n stand_v up_o for_o that_o great_a one_o that_o be_v in_o his_o stead_n what_o be_v this_o but_o to_o succeed_v in_o place_n of_o he_o as_o the_o head_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o empire_n for_o no_o new_a beast_n be_v say_v to_o succeed_v this_o beast_n but_o the_o horn_n the_o horn._n and_o then_o the_o compare_v of_o they_o and_o say_v but_o not_o in_o his_o power_n far_o intimate_v a_o cognation_n and_o succession_n of_o one_o line_n and_o that_o he_o do_v noâ—…_n speak_v of_o the_o head_n of_o two_o different_a kingdom_n which_o appear_v far_o from_o vers_fw-la 8._o therefore_o the_o goat_n wax_v very_o great_a and_o when_o he_o be_v strong_a the_o great_a horn_n be_v break_v and_o foâ—…_n it_o come_v up_o four_o notable_a one_o towards_o the_o four_o wind_n of_o heaven_n but_o where_o shall_v these_o come_v up_o but_o on_o that_o head_n that_o have_v lose_v this_o great_a horn_n which_o be_v compensated_a with_o four_o lesser_a one_o *_o though_o in_o their_o kind_a notable_a for_o it_o be_v very_o incongruous_a and_o extravagant_a to_o fancy_n they_o to_o come_v up_o in_o any_o other_o and_o sure_o if_o they_o have_v belong_v to_o any_o other_o beast_n that_o beast_n will_v not_o fail_v to_o have_v be_v name_v wherefore_o they_o must_v either_o grow_v out_o of_o this_o goat_n head_n or_o no_o where_o unless_o out_o of_o the_o ground_n which_o be_v ridiculous_a and_o therefore_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o alexander_n kingdom_n and_o that_o of_o his_o successor_n be_v but_o one_o kingdom_n for_o that_o goat_n be_v but_o one_o
and_o the_o same_o goat_n under_o the_o succession_n of_o this_o variety_n of_o horn_n 11._o and_o yet_o there_o be_v still_o great_a evidence_n of_o this_o truth_n from_o ch._n 7._o 6._o after_o which_o i_o behold_v and_o lo_o another_o like_o a_o leopard_n which_o have_v upon_o the_o back_n of_o it_o four_o wing_n of_o a_o fowl_n the_o beast_n have_v also_o four_o head_n and_o dominiâ—…n_o be_v give_v unto_o it_o that_o the_o four_o head_n of_o this_o beast_n be_v the_o four_o successor_n of_o alexander_n *_o namely_o perdicca_n seleucus_n ptolemaeus_n meleager_n grotius_n himself_o do_v frank_o confess_v the_o wing_n therefore_o denote_v the_o four_o kingdom_n alexander_n empire_n be_v divide_v into_o after_o his_o decease_n which_o be_v still_o look_v upon_o as_o one_o beast_n notwithstanding_o as_o the_o roman_a be_v with_o its_o division_n into_o ten_o kingdom_n note_v by_o ten_o horn_n or_o into_o oriental_n and_o occidental_a figure_v by_o the_o two_o wing_n of_o a_o eagle_n here_o grotius_n if_o he_o will_v speak_v out_o will_v make_v alexander_n the_o beast_n as_o he_o have_v domitian_n and_o other_o in_o the_o apocalypse_n against_o all_o the_o law_n of_o prophetic_a interpretation_n nay_o indeed_o against_o all_o rhyme_n and_o reason_n for_o he_o gloss_n thus_o pardus_n variâ—…m_v animal_n â—…ic_a alexander_n moribus_fw-la variis_fw-la but_o how_o gross_o incongruous_a it_o be_v let_v any_o one_o consider_v for_o than_o will_v alexander_n be_v inferior_a to_o his_o four_o chief_a officer_n and_o they_o will_v be_v the_o head_n of_o he_o which_o be_v a_o political_a absurdity_n nay_o the_o head_n of_o he_o when_o he_o cease_v to_o be_v which_o be_v a_o absurdity_n metaphysical_a wherefore_o alexaâ—…der_n be_v the_o first_o head_n or_o great_a horn_n of_o this_o beast_n not_o the_o body_n of_o it_o that_o he_o may_v be_v superior_a to_o his_o four_o grand_a officer_n and_o not_o be_v the_o beast_n to_o bear_v these_o â—…our_n horn_n or_o head_n when_o he_o have_v quite_o cease_v to_o be_v on_o this_o stage_n of_o thing_n for_o these_o be_v not_o head_n nor_o horn_n before_o he_o wâ—…s_v dead_a alexander_n therefore_o be_v the_o first_o of_o the_o succession_n of_o the_o head_n or_o horn_n of_o this_o beast_n not_o the_o beast_n itself_o but_o to_o come_v up_o close_o to_o our_o business_n i_o say_v it_o be_v very_o manifest_a from_o thesâ—…â—…our_n head_n and_o four_o wing_n that_o this_o leopard_n be_v say_v to_o have_v that_o the_o three_o kingdom_n take_v into_o it_o the_o four_o first_o successor_n of_o alexander_n nothing_o can_v be_v more_o plain_a than_o this_o from_o the_o very_a text._n for_o the_o leopard_n be_v describe_v in_o the_o three_o place_n and_o immediate_o after_o he_o the_o four_o beast_n be_v mention_v and_o call_v the_o four_o v_o 7._o wherefore_o this_o four-headed_n leopard_n be_v plain_o the_o three_o beast_n but_o now_o that_o the_o succession_n of_o these_o four_o head_n even_o to_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n be_v the_o succession_n of_o one_o and_o the_o same_o kingdom_n be_v plain_a from_o ch._n 8._o 22._o now_o that_o be_v break_v namely_o the_o great_a horn_n whereas_o four_o stand_v up_o for_o it_o four_o kingdom_n shall_v stand_v up_o out_o of_o the_o nation_n but_o not_o in_o his_o power_n and_o in_o the_o latter_a time_n of_o their_o kingdom_n the_o original_a have_v it_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o the_o seventy_o render_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o be_v the_o very_a same_o with_o our_o english_a and_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n of_o the_o translation_n a_o king_n of_o fierce_a countenance_n shall_v stand_v up_o which_o grotius_n and_o every_o one_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n whence_o it_o be_v evident_a that_o the_o whole_a succession_n of_o alexander_n captain_n from_o the_o first_o four_o inclusive_o even_o to_o antiochus_n his_o time_n be_v one_o succession_n and_o one_o kingdom_n for_o he_o call_v the_o time_n of_o antiochus_n the_o last_o time_n of_o their_o kingdom_n wherefore_o it_o be_v plain_a see_v that_o the_o kingdom_n of_o alexander_n be_v one_o and_o the_o same_o with_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o four_o captain_n for_o that_o be_v the_o three_o kingdom_n and_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o four_o captain_n the_o same_o with_o their_o succession_n even_o to_o antiochus_n his_o time_n that_o the_o whole_a succession_n from_o alexander_n to_o antiochus_n be_v one_o succession_n and_o one_o kingdom_n if_o this_o be_v not_o demonstrative_o true_a there_o be_v no_o demonstration_n in_o mathematics_n but_o if_o this_o be_v true_a the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o lagidae_n and_o seleucidae_n be_v not_o the_o four_o kingdom_n but_o the_o kingdom_n of_o the_o râ—…mans_n according_a as_o all_o sober_a man_n have_v hitherto_o hold_v 12._o which_o we_o be_v so_o firm_o assure_v of_o we_o shall_v easy_o know_v where_o to_o seek_v for_o this_o little_a horn_n that_o be_v say_v to_o change_v time_n and_o law_n for_o where_o can_v we_o find_v it_o but_o among_o those_o many_o horn_n in_o the_o roman_a kingdom_n or_o empire_n not_o in_o the_o greek_a to_o which_o antiochus_n epiphanes_n appertain_v and_o we_o have_v already_o plain_o show_v *_o that_o the_o apocalyptick_a beast_n with_o seven_o head_n and_o ten_o horn_n be_v this_o roman_a kingdom_n and_o that_o this_o beast_n once_o heal_v or_o in_o such_o a_o condition_n that_o it_o may_v be_v say_v of_o he_o that_o he_o be_v the_o beast_n that_o be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o be_v which_o be_v when_o he_o be_v become_v pagano_n christian_n be_v this_o empire_n actual_o divide_v into_o ten_o kingdom_n and_o that_o together_o with_o this_o division_n the_o empire_n begin_v to_o relapse_n gradual_o into_o idolatry_n by_o the_o agency_n and_o guidance_n of_o the_o two-horned_a beast_n or_o the_o whore_n who_o i_o hauâ—…_n also_o show_v to_o be_v synchronal_a to_o the_o heal_v beast_n or_o the_o beast_n that_o be_v and_o be_v not_o and_o yet_o be_v 13._o but_o the_o beast_n restore_v or_o heal_v his_o duration_n be_v 42_o month_n which_o be_v 1260_o day_n or_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n for_o the_o abode_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o the_o wilderness_n be_v indifferent_o express_v by_o either_o of_o these_o latter_a and_o the_o first_o and_o the_o second_o be_v join_v together_o in_o the_o vision_n of_o the_o outward_a court_n and_o the_o two_o witness_n wherefore_o 42_o month_n and_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n be_v the_o same_o with_o 1260_o day_n they_o be_v the_o same_o one_o with_o another_o but_o this_o little_a horn_n in_o daniel_n we_o speak_v of_o his_o reign_n be_v also_o set_v out_o by_o a_o time_n and_o time_n and_o half_a a_o time_n therefore_o it_o be_v of_o the_o same_o duration_n with_o the_o whore_n or_o two-horned_a beast_n which_o be_v synchronal_a to_o the_o beast_n restore_v who_o continuance_n be_v 42._o month_n wherefore_o it_o be_v a_o strong_a suspicion_n that_o there_o be_v a_o coincidence_n at_o least_o of_o time_n if_o not_o of_o affair_n or_o complication_n of_o nature_n if_o not_o identity_n of_o some_o betwixt_o this_o little_a horn_n in_o daniel_n and_o those_o three_o synchronal_n the_o restore_a beast_n the_o whore_n and_o the_o two-horned_a beast_n for_o that_o expression_n dan._n 7._o 24._o and_o another_o shall_v rise_v after_o they_o do_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a since_o the_o seventy_o translate_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behind_o they_o *_o it_o signify_v order_n of_o situation_n as_o well_o as_o of_o time_n and_o this_o be_v place_v behind_o be_v the_o most_o convenient_a posture_n for_o such_o a_o exploit_n as_o be_v attribute_v to_o this_o horn_n which_o be_v say_v to_o throw_v down_o or_o humble_v three_o king_n which_o be_v more_o by_o treachery_n and_o craft_n than_o open_a force_n 14._o now_o from_o this_o equality_n of_o time_n it_o will_v also_o follow_v *_o that_o the_o duration_n of_o this_o little_a horn_n be_v 1260_o year_n by_o the_o last_o confectary_n of_o our_o joint_a exposition_n which_o again_o show_v how_o impossible_a it_o be_v this_o horn_n shall_v be_v antiochus_n epiphanes_n to_o which_o you_o may_v add_v that_o it_o be_v say_v to_o be_v different_a from_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o horn_n in_o the_o explication_n of_o they_o *_o and_o the_o ten_o horn_n out_o of_o this_o kingdom_n that_o be_v the_o roman_a kingdom_n as_o have_v be_v demonstrate_v be_v ten_o king_n that_o shall_v arise_v and_o another_o shall_v rise_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d behind_o they_o and_o he_o shall_v be_v diverse_a from_o the_o rest_n and_o he_o shall_v subdue_v three_o king_n now_o i_o demand_v what_o one_o of_o the_o ten_o king_n or_o kingdom_n be_v so_o different_a from_o all_o the_o rest_n unless_o it_o be_v a_o ecclesiastical_a kingdom_n wherefore_o
the_o coincidence_n of_o time_n with_o the_o paganoâ—…christian_a empire_n and_o the_o long_a continuance_n as_o also_o the_o difference_n of_o this_o kingdom_n from_o the_o other_o ten_o be_v more_o than_o a_o strong_a suspicion_n that_o it_o be_v part_n of_o the_o succession_n of_o a_o kingdom_n ecclesiastic_a which_o be_v necessary_o to_o run_v along_o with_o the_o empire_n profess_v christianity_n but_o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o this_o part_n of_o this_o ecclesiastic_a kingdom_n be_v the_o uncorrupted_a kingdom_n of_o christ_n or_o the_o reign_n of_o antichrist_n the_o solution_n be_v not_o difficult_a for_o that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o kingdom_n of_o christ_n be_v plain_a in_o that_o christ_n be_v say_v to_o come_v to_o burn_v and_o consume_v it_o whence_o it_o be_v manifest_a that_o the_o church_n have_v not_o be_v out_o in_o their_o conjecture_n in_o deem_v this_o little_a horn_n to_o be_v antichrist_n and_o therefore_o say_v i_o the_o same_o with_o the_o two-horned_n beast_n and_o the_o whore_n who_o be_v plain_o isochronal_a and_o i_o doubt_v not_o but_o synchronal_a to_o this_o little_a horn_n and_o be_v adjudge_v to_o be_v burn_v in_o the_o apocalypse_n as_o this_o little_a horn_n be_v here_o in_o daniel_n 15._o to_o speak_v brief_o therefore_o this_o little_a horn_n be_v the_o idolatrize_a clergy_n of_o the_o empire_n but_o more_o chief_o and_o particular_o that_o great_a and_o notorious_a part_n thereof_o under_o the_o bishop_n of_o rome_n who_o have_v be_v a_o more_o than_o ordinary_a stickler_n for_o both_o the_o obtain_n this_o degenerate_a ecclesiastic_a empire_n in_o the_o roman_a empire_n and_o in_o lapse_v and_o keep_v down_o the_o empire_n in_o superstition_n and_o idolatry_n and_o therefore_o be_v right_o say_v to_o be_v a_o horn_n grow_v out_o of_o this_o beast_n the_o symbol_n beast_n itself_o according_a to_o grotius_n his_o own_o confession_n intimate_v idolatry_n 16._o and_o if_o exquisite_a fitness_n of_o application_n will_v 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