C A P.12.. A gvelettion of the Apocalypfe. 407 tohave been moll: deteftably Wicked Magicians, all of them that li- ved from Silvefter the fecond,to Gregory the feventh, even fix;e number. But ofthis hurly -burly, which the 'Devil brought upon the Earth and the Sea, when he was caft down from heaven, we have fpoken at large in the 8.& g. Chapters. This briefdenunciation of thefe cala- mities here, is that Prophecy ofthe Trumpets. And betides, we are toopen that more largely in thofe things that follow in this fell fame Chapter, which is here touched inone word. AsWho knowcthhe bath but a ¡borttime. The word here in the Greekput for time, fïgnifieth oftenopportunity, which agreeeth bet- ter perhaps in this place. For there was a great deal of lime as yet to come, which yet ihoutd bebut a little time after a thoufandyeers ; as it is, Chap. °20. 3. Where the Holy Ghoß feemeth to haveufed a- nother word on purpofe, that doth more properly note out a .fpace oftime. But now the Devil being tumbled down into his houle of correftion, as it were,which was before in his jurifdition, íhould have but a little opportunity to doxhat mifchief he defired. Devi- lilla envie doth rejoy cemote to pour out poyfon a on the Saints, then to torment men upon no neceffity, who were already fold over and enthralled fait enough unto himfelf. He would willing- ly fpare this labour,and he would rather be doing with thofe, whom he feeth to his griefpulled out of his jaws. Betides, the word (know- ini) may be an argument to prove this matter, the moments' of times that are to come, are without doubt unknown to the Devil, above the reft, the laß day of all, which even the Son himfelf was igno- rant of, but he could not be ignorant of his prefent. opportunity. This feemeth therefore to be the cante ofhis fury, that being now caft out ofheaven , he muff nowneeds pour out his rage againft his own ci- tizens , whereas yet he did more defire tohurt the Elea ; But thcfe he could not touch,being expnlfedout oftheir company, and Peeing this large field ( as he counted it for his rage to courfe it in) was nowbarred from him, he accountedof all the felt but as a pinfold in comparifon ofthat. 13, Andwhen the Drafron faW. Hitherto ofthe things that were done inheaven, where the fixt Seal endeth. Now we come to the ftratagems of the Dragon, when he was call-upon the earth 7_ which belong to the fame time with the Trumpets. And firft of all he railed up a perfecution againft the woman,which brought forth the male-child. Now
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