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A89026	The key of the Revelation, searched and demonstrated out of the naturall and proper charecters of the visions. With a coment thereupon, according to the rule of the same key, / published in Latine by the profoundly learned Master Joseph Mede B.D. late fellow of Christs College in Cambridge, for their use to whom God hath given a love and desire of knowing and searching into that admirable prophecie. Translated into English by Richard More of Linley in the Countie of Salop. Esquire, one of the Bargesses in this present convention of Parliament. With a præface written by Dr Twisse now prolocutor in the present Assembly of Divines.; Clavis apocalyptica. English	Mede, Joseph, 1586-1638.; More, Richard, d. 1643.; Twisse, William, 1578?-1646.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1643 (1643)	Wing M1600; Thomason E68_6; ESTC R12329	241,145	298

chap. 6.9 except in the temple whenc● appe●●ed to him the the golden Altar of incense be ore the throne chap. 8. 3. except the t●mple or Tab●rnacle had binne that throne Or what other thing will the fouer horn●s of the golden Altar which is in the sight o● God intimate chap. 9 13. what the temple the courts of the temple and Altar parte●y to be me●su●ed wi●h the Angels reed partly to be cast our chap. 11. 1. what 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the temple of God opened in H●aven and therein the Arke of the testimonie exposed to sight c●ap 11. 19. what the Angels comming out of the Temple chap. 14.15 17.18 and that also in heaven verse 18. what the ●arpers standing upon the brimm● of t●e Sea or lavour of glasse and singi●g the tryumphant Songe chap. 15. 2. and that also in heaven verse 1. what in the same place verse 5. The Temple of the Tabernacle of the testimony opened in heaven and the same temple ve●se 8. filled with smoake Verse 3. from the majesty of God But that chap. 16. verse 17 putteth the matter out of all question And there came a great voice 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is out of the temple of heaven from the throne Furthermore in this throne or temple least happily thou shouldest be any thing doubtfull the place of Gods Session or as the Septuagnits 1. king 10. 19. speake of the throne of Salomon 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 was the Inner and most holy parte of the temple wherein was laid up the Arke of the covenant with the propitiatorie For there God is said to dwell and to sit between Chap. 4. the Cherubins of glory For which cause finally both the seven lampes here as also the golden Altar of Incense afterward●s are rightly said to have binne before the throne to wit before the oracle of the temple as it is found concerning both plainly in so many and the self same wordes 2. Cron. 4.20 and 1. King 6 20. in the former of which the septuagints have 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so the Oracle is called in Hebrew in the other 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in meaning right with the Relveation 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 verse 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 So the other partes either of the temple or of the tabernacle wil be partly for stayes partly for stepps partly for a footstoole to the throne peculiarly so called such kinde of parts or appurtenances that emperiall throne of Salomon is said to have had So much of the throne 2. The fouer and twenty Elders compasse next about the throne which represent the Bishops and pr●lates of the churches Ver. 6 ● and do answere both in place and order to the Levites and Preests in the campes of Israel and their number of 24 to so many courses of Preists and Levits or which cometh to the same passe to the chief of the courses whereupon besides that they are neerest to see Ezech. 〈…〉 Exod 34 19 Levit 8. 17 and else where 40 times God they also have their thrones moreover they weare crownes which are signes of dignity and power given from God 3. Thirdly a meete distance after the Preestes where the lines drawne through the midst of the throne doe twise divide the sides of the throne every way to the fouer corners of the heaven fouer living creaturs appeare the first in the shape of a Lyon the second of a Bullock for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with the septuagints is Bos a bullock the third in the shape of a man the fourth of a flying Eagle representing the christian Churches through the four quaters of the world and they answere to the foure campes of Israel bearing in their standerds the same Beastes That which in the text of the Revelation is somthing more obs●urely said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midest of the throne and round about the When by two words one things is signifyed throne ought to be expounded by the fig●re 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 familiar with the Hebrewes as if indeed it had binne said 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the midst of the circuit or compasse of the throne and that in this sense If to the throne for example as being square thou draw about a para●ell fo●re square figure with a meete distance from the throne and Elders compassing it about foure Beasts did shew themselves in or at the midle of the sides of every quadrangle for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is to be taken distributively to Chap. 4 wit in the midest of every side one Furthermore those Beasts are describ●d full of eyes before and behind having moreover six wings aboute and those full of eyes within So many ●yes do set forth the multi●ud of Sharpsighted verse 8. me● and full of knowledge of the mysteries of God such as are in the Beasts that is the churches which the 〈◊〉 do represent The wings agili●y and a lacrity o put in ex●cution the commandement of God The wings full of eyes z●ale joyned with knowledge and faith To conclude the six wings a●out doe set them forth flying every way that is most ready universa●ly and wholly to fulfill the commandements of God 〈◊〉 9 10 11 Last of all is added what the office of both of them should be aswel of the B●asts as of the elders about the throne to wit this th●t as aften as t●e Beasts should give glory and honour and thanksgivi●g to him that sitterh on the ●hrone that is as often as the Churches should performe their holy se●vic● so often the 24 Elders going before the Beasts according to their function used to fa● downe before God saying Thou art worthy O Lord to receive glory and honour and power because thou hast created all things c. This interpreta●ion being admitted the sa●ing of Ioh● which most do accuse here of incongruity as abusing the futures 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for the praete perfect will easily maintaine it self since with the H●brewes whose notion the Apostle every where vseth the futures are wont to denote an act accustom'd ●rdue so as Iohn is not at all to be thought here to relate Chap. 4. what then in the vision is done by the Beasts and elders but what occasion required should be done and what he afterwards in the progresse of visions if at any time occasion of praysing God sho●ld happen he saw done by them And so that at length I may end I conceive I have plainly shewed that the throne in this ●mperiall session answereth to the Tabernacle or Temple the elders to th● Levites and Priests the four Beasts to the four camp● of Israel that is the whole session to be the type of the ancient encamping in the w●ldernesse wh●ch thing was so much the more largely by me to be handled because ●o served the reason of the most type●●n the Revelat●on to depend chiefly upon the

Copy seemeth to be read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that the remnant of men may seeke the Lord. Yet not withstanding out of the Hebrew reading which is now us●d the same seemeth may be gathered concerning the preventive choi●e of the Gentiles to be the people of God to wit in this sense the restored Iews then when the Tabe●acle of David that is fallen down shall be raised up shall inherit the remnant of Edom as also the Gentiles upon whom the name of the Lord heretofore had been called Therefore some of the Gentiles shall become the people of God before the raising up of the Tabe●acle of David But enough of these things As concerning the number of the sealed the number of twelve is an ensigne of the Apostolique race which by multiplying the thousands as well of each tribe in particular as of all in generall Chap. 7. doth expresse the Apostolique progenie a progenie indeed though encreased into more thousands yet no whit degenerate but expressing their parents faith and holinesse For even as to have the number of the Beast as we shall after heare doth design the race of the Beast or which follow the Beast so also to beare the number of the Apostles the legitimate off-spring of the Apostles That this is the most true meaning of that multiplication by twelve the Analogie of new Ierusalem she weth in the frame whereof and the dimension of the Gates Foundations Court compasse of the walles longitude latitude altitude the same number of twelve or multiplication by twelve is used And that we should no further doubt to what end that number of twelve tended lo concerning the twelve foundations of the wall it is expressely said that the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lambe were written in them Chap. 21.14 Of the tribe of Iuda of the tribes of Reuben Gad Aser Nephthali Manasses Simeon Levi Isacher Zabulon Ioseph Vers 5. c. Beniamin of every of them are sealed twelve thousand No otherwhere in the whole Scripture are the tribes reckoned up in this order though otherwise they be diversly reckoned For besides that Dan at all appeareth not nor the name of Eplorai● is heard of in the rest there is a departure from the rule of all reckonings which are otherwhere found neither is either the order of nativitie or of birth-right or of habitation kept but the last mingled with those in the middle and the younger sonnes of the hand maides are once or twice set before the elder borne of the wifes so that it is not to be doubted but that some speciall mystery of the type lyeth hid in an order so new and unaccustomed This we seeme to have found out in some measure by Gods blessing upon our undertakings to wit thus First from this type Dan is rejected Ephr●i● is not spoken of as being Ring-leaders and Captains of the Israelitish Apostasie Iudges Chap. 17. and 18. and the same in the time of the kingdom were the receivers of the publique idols at D●● and Bethel wherefore they were altogether unfit to represent the Professours of pure Religion But that notwithstanding the number of twelve may be filled Levi is set for Dan the name of Ioseph tacitly supplyeth Chap. 7. Ephraims The number thus setled the sonnes of the wives and the handmaides are intermingled without regard of birth-right and the children of the handmaides are adopted for children of their Gal. 3 2● Dames For in Christ there is neither bond nor free but all are of Colos 3.11 one account Since therefore the sonnes of Lea as well naturall as adopted are twice so many as Rachels to wit of the first eight of the other only foure thereupon this order is observed in reckoning them up that by a double account also foure of Lea her sonnes by course are set together with two of Rachels but on both sides those tribes as the better are preferred before the rest which some act of theirs memorable in sacred writ had commended concerning the true worship of God and zeale towards him The off-spring of Lea verily leadeth the first troop● in regard of the prorogative of Christ the Prince of that company as springing out of that stock in this manner The first quaternion of the sonnes of Lea. 1. Iuda 2. Reuben 3. Gad. 4. Aser The first couple of the sons of Rachel 5. Nephthali 6. Manasses The other quaternion of the sons of Lea. 7. Simeon 8. Levi. 9. Issachar 10. Zabulon The other couple of the sons of Rachel 11 Ioseph 12. Beniamin The reason of the order of the sons of Lea. Out of the sonnes of Lea as thou ●eest Iuda Reuben Gad Aser make up the first quaternion as enobled above the rest with that * The name of Christ name which the type is to resemble Amongst these the first place as it is meet is given to Iuda for Christ the King of the faithfull issued out of that tribe The second to Reube● whom that famous Protestation concerning the Altar of Witnesse built at the banke of Iordan enobled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Iosua 22. 21. whereby he deserved that he should not submit his birth-right for he was the first borne to any other then Iuda the kingly tribe Chap. 7. Gad obtained the third place as he was Reubens companion in that famous Protestation of retaining the true worship of God and moreover famous for Eliah the Prophet and Iehu the King the destroyers of Baalisme To conclude the fourth and last place in this quaternion Aser Vers 6. taketh famous for the widow of Sarepta who fed Elia● for Sar●pta belonged to the lot of Aser as also noble for Anna the Prophetesse an Aserite who gaue testimony to Christ when he was presented in the Temple according to the Law but not to be compared with the three former because either of them was a woman Simeon Levi Issacher Zabulon are cast into the last quaternion Vers 7. for that they are honoured with few or no names or if they had any they are after blotted out with some wickednesse As the zeale of Levi whereby he approved himself in the wildernesse to say nothing of the sedition of Korah was defaced by his continued fellowship with the Apostate and Idolatrous Israclites For Ionathan the Levite the nephew of Moses joyned in assistance of worshipping Idols as well with Micha the Ephraimite as also with the theevish Danites the first Idolaters after the death of Iosua Iudges 17. vers 10. and 18. 30. It may be also the substitution of Levi in the place of Dan might occasion his thrusting down into the last quaternion Further since the brethren of this quaternion have nothing wherein any doe excell others therefore they keep the order of nativitie unchanged and in what ranke any is borne according there to he is reckoned The reason of the order of the sons of Rachel Among the children of Rachel the couple Nephthalin and Manasses leade the

being again quieted suppressed at length began in a horrible manner to be stirred up and to fall upon almost the whole Romane Empire by fire and sword continually and cruelly wasting and spoyling it For this very yeere Alaricus first brake in out of Thracia upon Macedonia with a huge Army of Gothes and other Barbarians sparing neither towns nor men Thence marching forward thorow Thessaly taking the streights of Thermopilae he came down into Greece that is Achaia he raced all the Cities except Thebes Chap. 8. and Athens He forcibly entred Peloponnesus he wasteth Corinth Argos and Sparta I hence he brought himself into Epirus where he goeth on to make the same ransackings and destructions The yeere following leaving Epirus he invaded Achaia and the same with Epirus and the bordering Provinces for full foure yeers space he laboureth shamefully to destroy by setting them on fire and razing them When thus for five yeers he had afflicted the East with cruell ransacks he set his minde to invade the West he passeth into Dalmatia and Panonia and those regions he razed farre and neere Heare Ierome who then lived be wayling the state of this time the tempest hitherto raging Epist 3. The Romane blood is daily shed between Constantinople and the Iulian Alpes The Goth the Sarmatian ●●●dus Alanus the Hunns the Vandals the Marcoman●i do ●orce and ●ake by violence Scythia Thracia Macedonia Dardania Dacia Thessaly Achaia Epirus Dalmatia and all the countrey of Panonia How many Matrons how many godly Virgins and comely and noble bodies were mocking stocks to these beasts The Bishops taken the Presbyters and divers Orders of the Clergy slain The Churches overthrown Horses stabuled at the Altars of Christ the reliques of Martyrs digged up The Romane Empire goeth to ruine what heart doest thou thinke have the Corinthians now the Athenians Lacedemonians Arcadians and all Greece over whom the Barbarians command But the yeere following being of Christ 401 the same Alaricus the Gothes Alanes and Hunnes following him about to wage warre in Italy also brake thorow Noricum and came thorow the ●orrest of Trent into Venice those Cities in a short time he brought under his power and besieged the Emperour Honorius at Hasta so that almost all in Italy now thought upon removing But here at length Stilicho the Captain of Honorius having gathered a great Army stayed his fury and constrained him being once or twice overcome and wearied with battels which ●e●l out against him to retire into Panonia whence he came Out of which a little after a league being made and he honoured with a Military government by Honorius he departed into Illyricum a Province of the East Alaricus being quiet a little while yet least thenceforth the West should be at any time idle forthwith in the yeere 404 another Chap. ● memorable violent breaking in of the Barbarians upon Italy is undertaken Radagaiso a Scythian being Captain who with an Army of Gothes Sarmatians and Germanes to the number of two hundred thousand the fortifications in the Alpes being beaten down he passeth into the Venetian region Aemilia and Hetruria besiegeth Florence where being vanquished with a great slaughter by Stilicho he is taken and beheaded This enemy howsoever terrible in a short space of time and with lesse losse being taken away presently in the yeere 406 the third and that the most grievous and deadly inrode of the Vandales and Alanes is made upon the West taking with them the Marcomanni Heruli Sweves Alemans Burgundians with a rabble of other Barbarians whereby first France then Spaine and lastly Africa are taken and afflicted with all kind ●●f calamities Which destructions Ierome Epist 11. hath thus partly expressed partly implyed Innumerable saith he and most fierce na●●ons have taken whole France Whatsoever is between the Alpes and Pyrenaean mountains which are enclosed with the Ocean and the Rone the Quadus the Vandale Sarmatian Alans Gipides Heruli Saxons Burgundians Alemans and Panonian enemies have destroyed Mentz is taken and plundered and many thousands slain in the Church The Vangions with long siege are destroyed the strong Citie of Rhemes the Ambians A●trebates Morini Tornacus Nemete Argentoratus translated into Germanie Aquitan and the Provinces of Novem populorum Lyons and Narbon excepting a few Cities are all razed I cannot mention Tolosa without teares which that it is not yet destroyed the merits of Exuperius that holy Bishop were the cause The very Spaniards even now ready to perish tremble Rome ransoms her life with gold And this was that terrible storme of Haile mixt with fire and blood a representation truly of so easie an application that there fell so apt a thing from Niceph. Gregor lib. 2. cap. 7. never thinking of the Revelation but yet treating of the Scythians that I cannot but set it down As saith he terrors from heaven are oftentimes stricken into men by God as lightenings flaming fires and suddain stormes c. So these Northern and Hyperborean terrors are reserved by God that they may be sent for p●nishment when and upon whom it shall seeme best to his providence But I will adde a Corolary also out of Achmetes for the Readers further confirmation Chap. 8. A Corolarie out of Achmetes concerning the signification of Haile Fire and Trees in his interpretation of dreames In the ●91 Chapter out of the Rules of the Indians Persians and Egyptians Snow Haile Ice doe portend miseries cares and torments If any shall seeme to see Haile any where fallen let him expect a suddain hostile assault If he shall seeme to see Haile which shall have hurt the stalkes of Wheat or ●arley in that place where the stalkes were broken warlike slaughters shall happen Also Chap. 159. out of the declaration of the Indians Chap. 160. out of the explication of the Persians and Egyptians Fire signifyeth death war fightings punishment and affliction If it shall seem to burn any thing or any one Also chap. 151. The Persians Indians Egyptians interpret trees to signifie men chiefly Magistrates Peeres and honourable men as If any shall seem to himself to water trees and to pruy●● them he shal be an Honourable man and a nursing father of the people If a King shall seem to himself to have planted trees he shall ordain new Magistrates Also If trees by continuance of time being corrupted and putrifyed shall decay the Peers of the King shall die of a naturall death If he shall seem to see young sprouts which are growen to trees this appertaineth to the succession of his Lords If one of the common people shall seem to himself to have gathered leaves of trees into his house he shall obtain wealth from the Nobility according to the measure of the leaves c. The second Trumpet The second Trumpet being about to subvert the Romane Empire now enough wasted in the Earth thereof with a more grievous Chap. 8. stroke yet assayleth the Sea the third part whereof by the fall of a great