C A P. 1. I (evelation ofthe Apocalypie. i,; which they (hall fuller everiafting torments. Whence it cometh to pafl'e,that feeing this kinde of refloring is onely for and unto death, it hath hardly given it the name of a refurrec`tion in the Scriptures. And therefore the Holy Gho/l, doth feem not to fpeak collectively, theftrft born ofthe dead, but (liltributively, the Wi'rfl' bornfrom the dead, that is, ofthofe that rife from the dead, as was faid before , with a manifefh, difference between the Elect and Reprobate that are dead. mndtheTrinceover the Kins ofthe earth : The kingly office of Chrift is now let dowr,as to whom whatfoever is either inheaven or earth is ftibietted, accordingto that, allpoWer isgiven canto me inhea- ven and earth, Pfal. z8. 18. But it was enough for him in this place, to mentiononely his Dominion over Kings, above all and every of who}n,he is now infinitelygreater and higher, who whenhe was con- versant on the earth, feemed to be beneath the bafeft offervants. Nei- ther do thefe words onely (hew a preheminence above, but alto a fo- veraign power overall Kings, as whom he repreffeth as it were, with the rainsof a bridle,which hecan pull in as he lift, fo as they cannot move themfelves but ashe lif}th, howfoever he once ofold gave him- felfe over to their lawleffe luif. Who bath lovedray: So much ofhis office;The prefent benefit which the Saints enjoy,is fet down & declared in and with a thanksgiving. The want ofa relative makeththe fentence to gape, and not fit dole, which ifit were full, ihould be thus; To him that lovedus,&c.Which relative is expre(fed in the next verse, to him 6eglory, &.c. But fee- ing the repeatingof it should be fo nece(fary info long a circum- flance ofwords, he omitted it in the beginning, that he might not twicebeat upon the fame thing,which feeing it is once to be fpaken of, he Both oftentimes corneal it , where it (hould come in more thenonce. Now Francis ofRibera crieth out, that the place is cor- rupted, and that the latine editions are ont of doubt far more perfeft then thole Greek ones which are no* extant. But by the Jefiiites leave, neither is the place corrupted ; and ifthat were granted, yet should he foolishly conclude hence the excellency of the Latine editions. Nere is a marvellous corifent ofall the Greek copies ; eretas read- eth it thus, andhath expounded.it, and law how every thing did hang together. The order ( faith he,)of the fentence after this man- ner cometh from the Ìaff to the firff, To. him be glory and dominion, Wholoved us, andhath WaJcdtes in his blood. But this is hard faith the Jefuite ; thereforeby his Attickdainty ears,let john be huffed Out, D 3 as
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