516 d evelattoìl of the Apocalyfe. C A P. 15. are tyed to every one feverally by faith, as it were, with a golden girdle. The girding is about the breafhr, becaufe, that unleffe this apprehenfion and applying of Chrift have place in the heart, it is none at all. Thus was Chrift girdedbefore.Chap.t.r3. Not becaufe hee had any fuch need, but only to teach us, and to reprefent the Church of that time, which was very much adorned in this regard. Vetf.: 7. And one ofthefour Beafì?s. It doth not appear by name; whichof thefe it is ; efpecially, feeing one of the Beafls may be eithe words oforder, or of diflribution. Of order, as when one loth figrri_ fie the firft : as Chap. 6. a. I heardone ofthe four Beaffts, that is, the firfl, and that is the Lyon : Of diflribution, when as by an ufuall manner of fpeaking this word one, may belong indifferently to any oneof the four. But it matters not which ofthem it is. That agreeth to them all, which belongs to eachof them, all the four venues of whom being joyned together, fet fuch an Image before us, as every faithful( IN/ ind:ter ought to refe'mble, as wee have obferved on the 7, verfeofthe 4.. Chapter. Hero the Ho/7 ghofl purpofeth to makeus know, that thefezten Angels draw forth that out of the Precepts and Inaruc`tions of forne Minder of the Holy Gofpel, which they do af- terwards convert and apply, to work the deltrucIion of the enemies ofthe Church. Yet this Miniftrie is not to be thought to be anyone fingular man, but many who confent in one faith and dottrine ; as Philip MelanElon, Martin Bucer, Peter Martyr, Henry Bollinger, John Calvin, and the raft of the fervants of God, who flourifhed about that time. Out of whole godly and learned Writings, fo many men have drawn excellent and golden underftanding of holy things; fo is they have been made able thereby, to incounterwith /Jntichrifl, and to difpatch throughly the remainder ofthat war, which they began with fohappy fiicceffe. Hegavegolden vials to thefeven Angels. Atheneus faith, that e via// is fo called in Greek, by puttingof one letter that is very like in found andform, in the room ofanother; Phiala for Piala, and then It hath the namefrom drinking, as being a vefellthat containeth fo much in it,as any ordinarymanmay drink,enough out ofit at once; for it is greater then apot;Yea,he faith,it is a large&Wide vefellike' a Kettle, Book.i i. Dipnofophif. This viali thenhere doth fgnifie the infinite wrath and vengeanceofGod,that is ordained for the wicked in there laft times. So that fuch kinde of veffels arenoweifd, perhaps, after the
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