334 A Ìteve1ataon ofthe Apocalypfe. C A P. I. and finali, for declaring of which ferved Chriffs beingclothed with a cloud , as we faid upon the former verfe. Andheput his right foot upon the Sea. This thick. Sea of the in- feriour world, is the dearine of the corrupt church, Chap. 8. 8. Which yet doth no leife belong to thofe,who fhould by vertue of their officepublith and difpenfe ir. The Earth delcribes the reff of the common people ; which are Chi-if/taw in name onely. Now thefeet of (brill arc his members , namely , his faithful! fervants, by means of whom he walketh on the earth. Of thefe feet, the right one is the ffrong.er, and by the Petting of this upon the Sea, is declared, that Christ was now at length about to call out of thofe dregs of the Churchmen , fome choife ones to be his faithful! mem- bers. His leftfoot alto placed upon the earth , teaeheth , that he would take fome alto out of the Laity, who though they did not equal! the elcr;y men, thofe right feet of his, in the excellency of their gifts , yet they should be made his true members, and fhould enjoy the like honour with them. Such right feet as thefe are here spoken of, were John de Poliaco, Martin ofPadua, John de Gandunó, Michael Cicoritts , Michael de C'ariaria , Williarn Ockarn, Gerrtrd Bidder , Iohn Aeyhetalada ; Armachetnue the kill, 1309p, John Wick: lifeand others; Chrift drew thefe men out of the Salt Sea of the Popifh doelrine, after he had taken them out of the rabble of CBergy men, and then he led them unto the waters of truth, that were more fweet and wholforne. His left feet taken out of the Laity, were Ludovicl. of Bavaria the Empereur , 1Lfsrr/lir-u of Padua, Dantes, Aligeriva and many others, who did with all their might defend the truth , when once they had come to the fight and know- ledge of it. 3. And he cryedWith a loud voice. Hitherto we have had the defcription of the Angel. Now the princioall caufe of Pealing up matters,is fet down, to wit, the crying of the Angel, like to the lowing of a Lion. For fo the wordhere called roaring,doth properly fignifie the lowing of Oxen, and futh beáfts ; Lyons roaring, is called by three other names in Greek : And yet the word pro- perly figriifying , to roar, is given fometimes to Oxen , and this word of bellowing is fometirnes given to Alles and Camels, as Ile- _fye'hiuo teacheth. But the Angel here is Paid to bellow , not becaufe he fhould mutter for fear and inrífnot put out his voice; for with- all it is faid, he cryed with' a loud but to fhew that the aeekneffe, and patience of anexe was now tobe mingled with thr fortitude
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