C A P .15.4 ervelatian of the Apocaiypfeó the famenaanner,as when God opened the$luces of heaven, of old, and thereby deftroyed all the world with a floud , or when as he overthrew Sodom and gomorrah_with a fhowre ofbrirnftone and fire' from heaven. For thenhe feemed to pour out deftrudion upon the headsof men, as it were out of Vialls. Thefe are molt fit weapons to {hew the power ofGod,which Both not require force to confound his enemies with, but can take them all . away,even with a certain foft and (till fprinklingof water. And now fee how proper inftruments are given to each -kinde of the Events. Thefeals were in the firft place, becaufe the firft events were certain cónfirmations,.and pledges ofthings to come. After them the trum- pets fitcceeded,declaring evil that fhould mill in upon the worldwith a great noire, and withall denouncing fornemare grievous matter that was to expected unleffe they should repent. Now at lark vials are brought forth and fet in a readinefs, which are wide veffels that are capacious to receive and to pour out Gods judgements, and fo molt tit to confummate the confufionofRep robates. Neither is here any noire in the pouring out of th: vials,as there was in the founding out of the trumpets ; For the judgements of God that are to come terrifie, for he threatneth that, they might be avoided ; thofe that be prefent do rufh in upon men privily without perceiving, what there- foreand ofwhat fort are there vials ? Firß they are the holy minds of theferaven Anaels,which are endued with underif inding and ca- pacity to conceive the will of God, out of which this liquor is to be poured,that isfodeadly to the Reprobates ;andSecondly they are firth as the eafl giveth to the Angels , by inftruá ing their minds , and training theirvup in the Holy doFtrine. Thirdly filch as are full of the wrath of God, not with which God is angry againft then, but by which he will execute judgement againftthe wicked. Laftly they be golden. vials , becaufe howfoever Gods judgements (hall be molt fevere, yet they !hall be molt jnft,pure, and precious ; But let us ob- fe rvehow fearfüll this wrath (hall be , which is the Wrath of God that livethfor ever ; which words are added,that we may know that this wrath {hall be everla{ting. For the wrathis, as is the power and nature of him that is Angry. Verfe g. And the Temple Was filled With (mole. So much for the preparationof theAngels ; that which followeth next after to be opened as touching thisrenewed Church, is a manifeft token of Gods: ptefence filch as was in the Tabernacleofold; Exod.q:o.34, 35. But (youwill fay ). the timeof the Gofpel requireth fome more clear Vun Repre- f1i
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