122 A Pvelatsons ofthe Apoca..lypfe. C A P. 3. GA), knowledgedofthe world. Hitherto hath Chrift fuffered Tyrants to ri i - domineer, and to tread the Chriftian name under foot, as if Chrift ddpl,ia were a Titular Kingonly, who thould have right indeed to Reign, but he lhould want power. But at lait he !hall arife and take the Club intohis hands, he (hall deface all his enemies , he !hall give his Spoufe the triumph, and he !hall be magnified of all men throughout the whole world, for theKing of kings : He !hall take his fervants in- to the fellowthip of this glory, he !hall deliver them from thofe cala- mities wherewiththeyare now opprel ed,he'hall give them power over their enemies, and (hall impart unto them the whole honour of his Kingdom, fo far as mortal! men canbe capableof it. Now there is fome differencebetween a new name put abfolutely Chap. 2. 17. and thenew name ofa Son in this place. For that belongeth to the certainty ofadoption'byChrift,which faith was very weak in theftate ofPergamus; This is referred to the fellowíhip of that Kingdom, which (hall be communicated withhis fervants in the latter times. 13. He that bath anear. Hear.therefore (OPhiladelphia) and rejoyce. Thou art little and lowly, but God fhall'exalt thee. One- ly go forwardcor+tl:antly,and bend thy (tuddy and care more earneft- ly, give not again one whit,neither care for the fcoffes ofthe wicked, wholhall by this means pull wofull plagues upon themfelves,but they (hail bring thee a crown ofGlory. The end of thy warfare is co- ming fhortly; In the mean time we will pray for thy peaceand pro- fpenty. Do thou joyn thy mutual! willies and prayers to God with us and for us, that thofe things which Chrift hath fo greatly ap- proved in thee, hewould vouchfafe to grant to the reft of thy bre- thren.Fareweli.Thegrace ofour Lord ?etas Ckrffbe With thee,Amen. The Analyfis, or Refolution of the Epiftle to the Laódiceans. Q0muchfor the Epifile to the Philadelphians. The laff ofall writ- ten te the Laodiceans remaineth, the Infcriptian Whereof is to the Angel, like as oftheformer. The de[ription of him fromwhom it is fent, is takeneut ofthe double prepertie, ferfl of his truth, partly in his promifes, that he is Amen :partly in his DoElrine, that he is a Faithfull andTrueWitneffe : then ofhis power whereby he is thebeginning ofthe creaturesofGod, vert. 14. The Narration, firi, reproveth him, and fZei'reth thegricr'oufne9"cof hisfin, both clofely, by omitting the mention
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