276 4 14velation of the Apoca1yfc. C AP. 8. faith, the Seaspaffe4their bounds by, reafon ofan earthquake that hap tsd throxaphout the WholeWorld,after the deathofMight, as ifGod bad Again threatneddeluge, or ifall things fbouldreturne to their ancient confuted Chaos,at which time thefl.iips were carried to thefleepeff hills, and there hung. Híeron: in the life ofHilarion The thing loth e 1 mnian.Marcell: report, Book 26. at the end,who faith that thi3 thing happened the 12. dayofthecalen.dsof Ausouff,>ilthenValentianur Was fsrff Confull With his Brother. Io. Then the thirdAngell blew the Trumpet.. The firft effeft ofthe third Trumpets blaff, is agar falling from the heaven into the third part ofthe ßood,, and fountains, burning fibs a firebrand, llehefe name u WormeWóod. A fecondary effed , ù a bittern°ffe, Which they gate thence, and the death of peen that drankof'thewaters. °We muff re- member that whichmay appear abundantly, out of thofe things that have been laid before; but it is again tobe repeated becaufeoftherm, who to darkenmatters,inculcate the contrary oftentimes,namely,thaa. thefe Words are not to be takenproperly. Ifone great Star fhould fall, there íhould beno need to expert any more mifchief to enfue. Nei-. ther would it only fall upon the third part of the floods,but it would cover the whole earth; So that they which urge proper fpeaking,are forced to depart from the words,and to imagine this Star to be a cer- tain multitude of .exhalations heaped thick together. But it will prove to be manifefl: out ofthe whole Prophecy, that here is no en- treatingofany to come,but ofthat that is pit in refpec`f ofthis age ofours. They therefore that callus back to the native fignifica- tion ofthe words,doofferpurpofe delire fo to overwhelm the truth, that it (!Could never breakforth;but to the point. We have heard that Stars are the Mini/fers of the Word in the C:hurches,Chap. a. 24. And yet the word loth not fo agree to them alone,but that it may be applied unto others. How art thou fallen from heaven, 0Lucifer thou Sonofthe Morning !faith the Prophet, ., fpeakingofthe King of Babylon, Efay 14. t 2. The word therefore is fitting for them that Chine on high as it were in heaven, fpecially if they ihine with the light of the truth. This is agreat Star, not an'ob-- fcure and cloudy one, but ofa- notablegreatneíye. Itfellfront heaven -, by revolting from the true Churchby herefie,or flame other impiety. It burneth as a torch,(ecaufe the fire thereofis.flaming,and ¡hewing it fel£forth , openly breaking out into thepublike view, not glow- ing.only with an hidden kindeoffervency, as the Mountain burned littlebefore, whore flameyetthould not be long lafting,but for want of
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