C A P.Y. evelation. ofthe Apocalypse. t7 wayes melr, and bewray openly their hidden deceit:: : ' 15.. Hisfeet like untofine braffe: Why Both he paffe foquickly front theheadand Eyes to thefeet, ipecially feeing his voice, hands, mouth, face, followetn ? It is !got dose rattily, brit the members are defcriued, inthat order as maymof},fi,iy agree with the Churches. Now ther6 fore he teacheth anfwerably to the fiat, what is the' condition Of the next Churches, where the faici;full are the feet, and thofe like tofine Bra fJe: after another way andmannerwere they head, andhairs and eycs.Onemember could not fìgrifie thewhole t(lateofthe Spoufe, for whichcaufe more are added, and, Co much the rather becaufe he that appeared to 7óhn was like to thefen of man.' As touching fine braffe, Theod; Beza dothvvell to retain the greek word in his Tran- flation. The word Orichalcoem, among the Latines is of an evident fenfe, neither canit futfciently, as Ithink, expceffe the fingular ele, gancy of this braffediggedout of the Mountain Liba.non; For is-e- tas giveth this reafon why it is'fo called. And we know that the lot .efa Countrey fruitfull inmetals fell ro the íhareofthe Tribe of Allier, which had his feat at the bot:omeof this hill. For fo Mofes fpeak- ingofthat Coaff, where this Tribe had his abode, faith, Iron andbrace 'hall be thy l ooe, Daut. 3 3.25. Some, there arc that had rather have the fignification of Frankincenfe to:have place here, ofwhich opi- nion is Aretasalfo, as one that is doubtful! which to take ofthe two; although he deth not at all let down this,figníficatiort, as either drawnfrom the ufe of the word, or taken out of any fùificient Ault thor but only asif the compounding of the word made. (flewof fonie fuch thing. Yet e(nthonipts Ne:brifenlis bringeth .foinewhat ofmoment that maketh hereto, writing (as he i`s cited by Fnincis o£ Ribera)That it is a common title whichOrpheus ufeth in his-Hymnes-; Chalceli6anrar for 4pollo, and to the honour of Lama and other Gods, that is, as he doth interpret it,Maie-Frankncrnfe, or a lacriia fire ofPale-Frank,i'ncenfe;as it is in Virsils Bucolikes,burn,fer a Safri fire, F.et Vervine and M I.:-Franh`incenfè.. Ent I tbinkjhofe Words Whichfollow areagaini thin, burning as it were in a furnace. Simili- tudes are wont tobe fetched from fuch thingsas ate commonly in Life among.men. Nowwe read io where of filch kuiihpouring out of Frankincenfe, no not then wi,en effl xande hiinfelte offered S= crifice, that that íhould be burnt in a Furnace, or a Chimney, which is wont onely to be offered, upon an Altar. The for- mer figr,i cation therefore of J : :eta;!; teems to.: bee the her; ter, chi.ffy feting Vifons are recorded to hive been mad: F a before
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