C A r.1o. 4 revelation ofthe Apocaiyple. 33r 8 And the voice which I heard from heaven, fpake un-. tome again,and faid,go, and take the little book which is open in the hand of the Angel {landing upon the fea,i, and upon the earth, 9 So I went unto the Angel, laying unto him, give me. the little book : and he laid unto nee; take it,and eat it up, and it {hall make thy belly bitter, but it thall be in thy mouth as tweet as honey. io Then I tooke the little book out of the Angels hand,and ate it up, and it was in my mouth as f*eet as co- ney : but when I had eaten it, my bellywas bitter. it Thenhe faid unto me Thoumull prophecyagain among the people, and nations, and tongues, and to many Kings.. The Logicall Refolving of it, S0 much for thefrff member of the fiat Trumpet , to lit,:theEvil it brinseth. The Comfort of it follaWeth , Which confiftethpartly in the eirutharity of him that revealeth it,partly alfo ira the things that are revealed. His Authority appeareth clearly by thepoWer ofa ccr- rain Angel dcfcending from heaven , Who is notably deft ribedby it e apparel!, the ornament of his head, the brightnefre of his cotentcnance, the burning heat ofhisfeet, verti. Alf, by his k owledçe, Which tha oo>; lbeWeth that was open in his hand,andby his pretence every Where; declaredby fo great aparti;ág of his feet afunder verf. 2. The things that be Revealed, are eitherfilch as are to be foaled up, or to beconimta, nicated. Thofe have the voice of the Angel for their principal/ caufe tA' feven thundersfor their Inftrurrsentall caufe, verf.3. As alfa a Con- repent of theft voices, both Iohns def:re to Write,and Injunctionnot to Write,verf.4. The things to becommunicated,are either at touching the confummation of themyfterie of God,in the time of thefeventhTramper, Which is confirmed byan Oatb,verfe 5, 6, 7. Orelfe as touching the Gift of 7'rophecie, refiored again unto the Church, thepreparationWhereun- to a laiddown in the reft ofthe Chapter. The 'Prophecie itfelffolloWeth in the eleventh Chapter. The Preparation confifts either in the Sign, or in the Interpretation of it. That loath a commandement to take the book, before it Was tale,n, verf 8. And the obedienceof Iohn, verfe9; X After
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