344 4 evelation of the Apocalyfe. C A r. if. i6 Then thole four and twenty Elders, which fate be- fore God on their thrones, fell upon their faces, and wor- (hipped God; i 7 Saying, Wegive thee thanks, Lord God almighty, which art, and which waft , and which art to come : for thouhaft received thygreat might, and haft obtained thy Kingdom. 18 And the gentiles were angry , and thy wrath is come, and the time ofthedead that they Mould bejudged, and that thou fhouldeft give a reward unto thy fervants theProphets, and to the Saints, and to them that fear thy name, fmall and great , and thouldeft deftroy them that deftroy the earth. 19 Then the temple of God was opened in heaven , and the Ark of his covenant was feen in his temple ; and there were lightnings and voices, and thundrings and earthquake, and much haile. The Logical' Refolution. SOmuchfor the Preparation unto the new Prophecy , as Was obfer- fedonthe8.verfe of theformer Chapter. The Prophecy it felfe folloWeth in thefirfififteen verfes ofthis. which concerneth either the Whole body of the Church, or elfecertaisprincipal) members thereof. Asfor that, the Church is either true, or counterfeit ; the true, fhould be veryfecret , hidden, salt, driven into ,/bras}-r during this Whole Terme of twoantrfourty moneths, verfe 2. The falfe, fhould in the mean time beexceeding ample, large, andfpacious , verf.2. The prin- cipal/ members thereof are the two Prophets , Whole divers efate is fheWed, according to the threefold difference of the time. Tèefirth is. for the fpace of a thoufand two hundred and threefcore dayes, duringall Which time theyfbeuld toe in black and in mourningWeed, vcr('3. Whoyetfor all thatfhouldbe in the mean time like olive trees, and Candleflickr, verf4, And fhould not be hurt by any thatfhould carry it awayfcotfree, verf S. e.4rd they Amidbe indeedWithgreat polder, verf.6. Thefecond time is of three dayes and a halfe, Where- in they lhouldbeflain, verf7. And fhould lye unburied in theflreets of Sodom andEgypt , verf,8,p. And Amid ?sake their enemiesglad With
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