C AP, 19. AqZevelationoftheApoca1ypfe. 793 onely and of the other Apofiles, but of thy brethren a1fö, that have the Teflimcnies ofJefus. The funuion ofevery one of us that be in the minifiery is equall. They that preach Chrifl, and f ivation by him; are of equall dignity with them , that foretell of things to come ; The office ofpreaching is to be compared for worth, with the office of Prophecying,this is the meaningofthofe words that are in the end ofthe verfe ; For the Tefi:imony of lefiss is the fpirìt ofPro- phecying. The fecond reafon is, becaufe adoration belonged] to God alone ; worfhip him, faith he, towhom alone fuch wor(hip is due> I why tremble you not at the heating ofthefe words (O you popifh I- dolaters) that teach and pra.1ife adoration ofAngels and Saints.you fweate like Bulls with calling about for Reafons why the Angel did: forbid adoration in this place as ifhe himfelfe had not rendred mot+ evident rea ions thereof in his own words. But what are the reafons you bring ? They are thefe two. Fir(l, becaufe ever fince that Chrifl hath taken our nature upon him, the Angels are afraid to fee it lye pro(Irate before them, as Gregory the Great will have it, and then be- caufe betides this dignity of having our Re(h af'fumed, wee men have another prerogative alto before Angels, to be minifiers ofChrifl, to be Prophets, and meffengers of theDoarine of the Gofpell,and tobe. martyrs to fuller for it : Be it fo. Perceive ye not how you are woun- ded and liabbed with your own fvords ? If Angels feare to fee cur nature lie profirate unto táem now that it is affunred by Chrifl, why. do you throw down our nature before (iones and Pain ed Images without makingmen to tremble at it any more therm marbles, and yet Angelsmull be in an horrible taking in themfelves ? If they will nor have themfelves to be worlhipped by the minrfiers of Chrif}, then at lati be afraidend afhamed to play the wicked wretches any longer as yedo, and have done many aday, or at.leaf+ acknowledge your felves to be mrnittersof the Dívcll and Antiehriff rather as ye are, then of Chrifl as you would be thought and called. And thus wehave the fiat calling of the Jevves explained more fï,lly then before, which fhall come to page (Trendy, as which `Daniel defcribech by counting and letting downe the time certainly wherein it fhall be. Ch=pt, r z. t t . and which Ez,echiel law, fhadowed out Lin- him in the V:ficm of the dried bones which were moved with a reat and mighty node fhaking together of themfeivcs, which allO pref6ncly after that were covered with finewes and fleflr. Chap. 37. 7.8... As we will íh w beneath more fully god willinz. Verf.t ;.Then Ifay heaven open. It having been explained how Essphrates null bedrawndry, or rather to what end, namely,that the lures
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