266 Á evelation oftheApocaiypfe. C A r.&. give them to theprayers. Which is ordinary among Hebrecians, to underhand a verbe once put down, in thewords., and vcrfesfollow- ing. But by this expofition , the odours alone fhould afcend , and not the refit of the :prayers of theSaints, which are fi'eet odoursalp. Chap.5.8. Therefore the defeei of the propofition is more fitting, but of the propofitionWith, as Theod. Beta tranflates it , not of the propofitionof, or as the vulgar tranflates, and the Iefuit will have ir, who interpreteth it.materially , namely , that this odour that afeen- ded, was made of the prayers ofthe Saints; wheras. yet it was laid above, that he might give them to the prayers of the Saints. Now nothing which is given toany thing , is made of the fame thing to which it is given. Out ofthe handof the Angel. Becaufe he held the Collin- inhis hand, but yet it is all one,as ifhe had Paid by theminiffery4. the eAn- gel , ,beeaufe Confi'antine fupplied whatfoever was neeirfull to this matter. 5. AndtheAngel tooke the Cenfer,.andfilled it-our of thefire ofthe Altar. Here is fet clown that which the Angel did, as much as con- cerned the wicked. Now the full C'enfer declares the greatneffe Of the evill, the Fireof the Altar , the kind. It was a notable confef- fionof the faith , which the holy Synod made and fet forth againff herefies. Which was indeed like coals of fire upon thealtar , which the fire that fell from heaven didkindle in the hearts of men, upon which they might burne molt Tweet odours, by calling upon one truegod, in threeperfons. But this felfe fame fire of the Altar be- ing call down upon the earth, that i, this godly confeflion , when it was divulged abroad by the Emperours Edith- into tile' ungodly world., or at leali into the Church that was fo in name only (For fa Ihave often. Paid , that the Earth Bothfignifie) bolt Qreat troubles it did forth-With raifè up. Verely as that fire that was cafi forthupon the earth by Chrifl filled all things with heart-burnings, and tumult, while the godly were by means of the heat thereof fet on firewith a d:eliire, to advance and confirm the truth, but the wicked with ha- tred and envy, Luc.12.49. So this Holy decreebeing a brandof the fame heavenly flame , fiirred up a mighty fire of contention in the judgements , and:affedions of men , that were crofre and contrary each to other. When firft the Trumpets were fent forth , men did but skirmi'ih only with diffenfionof opinions , but thedifeafe grew now by meansof the remedy it felfe, as Cankers ufe to do. For from this Cornwell grew all kindof Maunders, falle aecufations , and forged
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