51$ A Revelation ofthe A.pocalypfe. C A P i 5. I eprefentation. So indeed , Goddealerh more openly with us by many degrees, then with them that lived under the law ; Yet what- foevercan be imparted to us while we continue here uponearth,yea though we be enlightned with the light of theGofpel., is but onely fmoke and obfcurity to that Revelation, which we (hall enjoy at the length in. Heaven. But here he teacheth us , that Gods pretence is confpicuous in his Church,: though his enemies finde it to be but as fmoke to them, neither can they look more wiíhly upon itythenmen . whohave their fight of things taken from them, by means ofa mill), f: -Hoke comingbetween. And who is there indeed, but a blind man that doth not perceiee,that God is prefent in our Churches,as which he doth fo marvelloufly protec`l, againft fo many devillifh praftifes of our adverfaries that feek our deflruftion. But the Papitts minds. cannot pierce through this fmoke,which makes them fo to tire them- felves out in vain, by fighting againft God. But feeing fmoke, doth alfo lignifie wrath,rhe Templefilled with fmoke,doth teach us,i hat God doth teftifie his prefence with manifefl arguments of his burninghot wrath againft his enemies, as whom he will now torment withconti- neall anguifhand mifery one upon another,whtch (hall come and fall down daily upon their heads,ouc of the Temple and Church of God. Neither could any man come into the Temple. Here we have the flare of the reft expreffed of what fort it fhould be, in the mean time, while thereplagues fhould break the enemies of the Church in pieces. Namely,they shouldkeep without forth oftheTemple,not being able toenter in becaufe of the fmoke; ar Mbfes couldnet enter into the ta- bernacle of the Congregation, While the cloud lay upon it; Exod.46.15. The eftate therefore-of the reftored Church (hall be in force part,like to that of the lurking Church. As long as the temple wasfhut,and the Saints pitched their tents in the hillof Sion, having the Lamb for their Captain ; no man could learn the Song Which theyfunq , Chap. 14. 3 This was the Priviledge of a few of the Elea, intowhich number no man of the reft of the world could prefer himfelf So when the tem- ple is opened,though the Church be more Majeflicall,and confpicuous, yet all men (hail not betake themfelves into the bofome of it, till the feven plagues (hall be fulfilled ; which thing is principally to be under- flood of the Jewes, who (hall not be fully called, till the Vials (hall be poured out. Now I fpeak of a full calling of then, becaufe there fhall.be.fome beginningof it while the plagues lafl, but there fhall not be an abfolute perfefting of their calling, till they (Ball fie whol- ly paired. For.Rowekeepeth them back from this entrance,which af- foQn
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