e A r. i o. ,f levelatïon ofthe Apocalÿp%. 335 fortitudeof a Lyon. And fo indeed did Chrift cry out at this time valiantly , being as it were revived in his members ; and yet this Cry was only like the bellowing of an Oxe,neither did it much ter- rifle any man as yet. Thofe Chrifkian worthies who frrlt of all fprung up, did makepitiful] complaint and outcry with their voices, while theycontended for the truth againíl; Ives , but yet they were fain to indure the grievous yoke of bondage , which they were not able to fhakewith all their ftruggling to the contrary. Thefeven Thunders- fake, Which like an Eccho anfwered this following. Now thefe Thunders are thofe fever Angels, as I fu:p- pofe,of which there is mention made afterwards, Chap.14.6. &c. Certainly the time agreeth, as we will (hew on that place besides, theirfunéfion mayvery well be likened to Thunder , which did re- foundwhen this bellowingnoyfe was made.For they taking theirbe- ginning from rhence,did fo \varre, and make filch a loud noyfe, that they who defpifed the bellowingof the Angel, began at length to bec horribly afraid at this Thunder ; now it is worthy the obferving,that the thunders fpeak not, but at the crying of the v?ngel ; even as the Eccho hatlinot a voice of its own-,' but giveth back the voice only which it received : even fo thefe refrorers of the truth, howfc- ever they should be condemned of the ,world for bringing in novelties,yet they held nothing,which themfelves were not taught of God.. , q. Andwhen the feven Thunders had retteredtheir voices. So much for the caeife; now the défire of john is'declared ,. whowas about to write after hehad heard the Thunders, but he was forbiddenby a voicefromheaven, and commanded tofeal them up. Thefe myfteríes were tobe kept fecret, as it is above, the Book could not be read, as !Ong as it was fealed , Chap. 5. For-the molt in thefe timesknew not whatthe 'voicesof the Thunders meant', neither did they per- ceive what wouldcome of them. AndWrite themnot. So reads Arctaf,the Vulgar, and other Greek Copies , as if thefewords did declare what meant the former word Seal up namely , not commit them unto writing, and to make a Record of them, but to keepe them in fecret to himfelfe. But is that revealed unto lohn in private , vvhich bee might not di- vulge amongft Others ? That -feemeth not to bee fo, becaufe Chrit did therefore rcceive this Prophecy tq declare it unto his fervanti, as it ei above, Chapter 1, i.' Where .héé faith, to his fer; vanti , not to any one, 'fl evvtiiig that it was för tie commongood of
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