20 A1epelationoftheApboa C A P. t and purityof Gods Spirit, but alto for his fweet and mildmotions fake; wheras the toffings and (hakings wherewith themoft wicked Spiritsdo torment men,are violent and horrible; whence it is that thofe that arepoffeffed , and pulled by fuck a fpirit,arc for the molt part hurt , either in all or force of their fenfes. But they whom the Holy Ghoft doth extraordinarily inftrud, aremore ftrengthened in is all the powers of the foul. Both kinds of fpirits make themobe- dient whom they do come into , but the one by bowing thenmolt gently , theother by compelling then molt cruelly , as examples of both do make plain. On the Lords day. See what Theod. Bezahath of this point. it is very like that there Was no holy meeting in the Ifle as upon this day', otherwife Iohn would never have walked up and downalone on the fhore,and fo wholy have given his mind to receive heavenly vifions, as beneath we fee,chap.r 2.18. Neither is it here recorded, that thefe vifions were received at diftin't fpaces of time,as the reft of the Prophetswere wont to do,as oftenas occafion ferved, but they feem all to havebeen given him the fame day, and fo byperpetual! order to have flowed , that there was no intermilfion after once hee had leave and power given him to fee them , which thing alto the com- mandement to write to the Churches feemeth to require. For if any fpace had come between, he would have written to the Churchesof matters , member by member, and peece-meale, not expefting for thofe things that fhould follow ; unleffe perhaps hee had been othe r- wife expretly admonifhed , which is not read to have been done in this prophecy. But all things are couched into one Epiftle, and are not divided feverally into fundry Epistles. Nowwee fee here how Iohns folitary and fuccourleffe citate is palling wel recompenced, b means whereof, when perhaps he wanted others whom hee himfelfe might teach, he gate God himfelfe to be his Teacher: and thusafter he had thus difpatched thefe things, he goeth forward to the manner ofhis calling, out of which it is yet more manifeft that this office was . impofed by Goduponhim, .ind1heard (rehindvns. Thisvoice behind, is wont to fhadovv out the free mercyof Ged,which callethus when we are fecure, palling by,negligenr,ind not once thinkingof any filch matter,to receiveand perceive molt worthy things. In theProphet eyäy, there is mention made,amongotherproofs of Gods favour, of this as a principal! one, and thine ears (faithhe)fhall hear a Wordbehind thee,(ayine, this is the Way,Walkin, it; Ch, ;o.2 r,Wherforc neither did Iohn,thoughwholy attending
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