C A P .4. 4 Çevelatiórl cif the"Apöcalyple. 175 of the Elders may reach as far as the whole world, but we mutt re- member, that here the matter was (hewed to john in a vifion, that fo we may not conceive of any fuch unmeafurable fpace. Both the name and ampleneffe of the veffell, do Phew the fulneffe of all gifts which the Church draweth forth of Chriíf to falvation, who received the Spirit without meafure, and out of whofe in- finite riches Godbeftoweth freelyuponus, Ioh. 1.16. and 3. 34. For elfe to whatend fhould there be aveflell of that capacity for Aaron and his fons, to wafh their hands and feet in, for the cleanfing with any little pitcher or Ewer would have fuffifed ? And indeed this Sea Both afford us very well and fitly, a certain refemblance of the whole outward wor(liip that is to be performed unto God. For the DoOtrine, that is very often compared to:waters. Hoe (faith Ifaiah) every one that thirfleth, come to the Waters. For the carrying away of which waters, he biddeth them bring no ether pitchers but their cares ; In- cline your Bare ( 'faith he ) Chap. 55. 1. 3. Whence it is that the Minifters are called Waterers, r Cor. 3. 6. For Baptifme, that allo is fignified by the Sea through which the Fatherspafled; And they Were all Baptized unto Afofes in the Cloud, and in the Sea, a Cor. io. i, 2. Befides, water noteth out the Spirituali Drink of the Holy fupper ; And they all dranke ( faith he ) of thefame fpirituall drinke , verfe 4. By the famewatersalfo pray- ers are fignified, as the Ifraelites being gathered to Mizpeh : Did draw letter , and poured it out before the Lord . Namely , ri- vers of teares, which earnet repentance wrang out of their hearts, a Sam. 7. 5. No lef e is Water a fagne of thankfgiving ; as after Revel. 15,: s. They that dot the villory of the Bea ,flood at the Sea of Glaffe, having the Cytherns ofGod,- Wherélith they fang hispraifes. This Sea therefore declareth the whole orfhip of God, and that worthily, which indeed in refpeft of the Lampes, is like to a Sea ofoyle, wherewith their heavenly fire is continually nourifhed. Nowwhat .k-intde,of Sea this is, we muft fee' out of the epithetes that are given to it. The firff whereofis, that he calleth it aglafsie Sea. How fo ? Whither is it in refpet`f of the colour? There is a glafsie colour indeed, and that agreeing to the Sea. WhenceVirgil, defcribing out the GoddefTe and Nymphs of tote Sea, giveth them that colour : The grecniflhglafsie Nymphes (faith hee) did tote the fleece
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