33$ A Weye of theApocalyfe. C a P. rò. Biit it (hall bemade more clear then the light afterwards, that this end is not to be expeeced at the beginning ofthefeventh blaf,butaftet fome long time thereof. The fpace of time betweenViall and Vial! Thal not be ft all;the firll wherofis not to bepowred out before the feventh Trumpetbath blown,as after !hall be more clearly made ma- nifefl : what is that then that the Angel promifeth, touching the taking away of long delay ? Not that the matter fhall be done in a moment, but becaufe the fpace of time that'íhall be, is nothing to that that is pals. The 2Tly1ierieof God (hall be fulfilled. So doth the vuhar read; Complutenfes reads, itfhall lefiniJhed ; repeating the Particle that, whichwas in the former verle. See what Beza faithon thefe words: All Interpreters that everI could come to the fight of, do with one confent underhand thefe words ók the lafl day, ,and laic coming of Chrift unto judgemenr,which indeed is to come to pafle in the dayes ofthisfeventh Angel; yet notwithflandìng, ifwe confider the drift of this Book, and the tall moments of time be diligently weighed one by one, it will eafily appeal if I be not deceived, that there is an- other meaningofthefe words. Thewhole Prophecie aitnethat th:s, to teach us what fhoul d be the raceof the Church, as long as it íhould continue in her pilgrimage upon the earth ; The which, fee- ing it was done molt evidently in the Churchof the Gentiles, fome mention was to be made of the reftoring of the Iews, as the.which other Scripturesdeclare that it fhould certainly be, before the lait end of the whole world come ; As ifwe examine eachof the mo- ments of the feventh Trumpet, we shall finde that the Boob, of the Revelationproceedeth nofurther, then to the refroring of this Na- tion, that bath been fo long cast off; as we will by Gods help make it manifeft in thedue place. Which reftoringmay well becalled a Myfterie,becaufe it is fo far remote from the underll--anding ofman, as whereof they to whom the benefit belongeth have no hope at all, as the Prophets teach in many places. Wherefore (faith the Lord in Effy) l oátleift thoufay, O Iacob ! and andfpeak, O Ifrael ! My Way is hiddenfrom the Lord, andmy catife is pafledawayfrommy God?: Chap.4o.?,7. 'And again, Bet if Sionfay, God hachforfakenme,and the Lordbath forgotten me, Chap.9.¢. i q., i fuppofe then that this calling ofthepews,is tins Myjeriehere fpokea of Itis indeed certain inthe time of this tramper, that the lalt end is to be put to all things, and therefore We finde no Inch clau!é ofthe feventh
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