C A P,19. Akvelation of pheApocalypre. 79S faithful" was confidered,hcre the co nverfionofthe Nation ofthe Lewes onely is handled ; Herein though they agree, that the white Horfe sloth in both places fignifieChrif, that triumphech by meanes of his Truth, at that timebringing the tjentilesunder his obedience, at this time re(toring at length unto his favour, and the joy of his Paving truth,his own people that had been fo long lying in obRinacv. For which purpofehe beareth a very fit name, whereby he teacheth us, that he will now at la(i make it known to all the world how faithful: endtrue heis, in performing his promifcs, and that none of the things though never fo frnall fhould fall to the ground, which he foretoldby theProphets to be fulfilled in the la(' dayes touching the ref}oring of this Nation, Such therefore (hall Chrifl Phewhimfelfe to be, thus no- tably Pet forth with thefeglorious Enfignes, when he (hall fir(1 Pet upon the fir(' converfion of this People. The faithfulneffe of Chrif} in accomplifhing this Promife, (hail feeme to have quite peri(hcd, in regard of the long delay thathe hath sired therein, but he (hall at length (hew himfelfe to be as good as his word,yea, he (hall not onelyfulfill all that he hath promifed, but he fhall feerneto have added a mofi plentiful) increafe of new joy, to that which he had promifedof old. Andwhojudgethand fightethrighteoufly. Sodoth Th.Bez.tranflatc the words interpofing the relative (T 1 o) as if all thefe words ferved to make up his name together with theformer; And yet the tell ofhis names are wont tobe expreffed morecontra&edly inother places,but the meaning is all one, fceing it is all to one efiie&, whetherhee be called fuchbyhis name, or be found to be fuch indeed. The words have this forceproperly, and he judgeth and fighteth in righteouf- neffe ; where the conjuuaionCopulative may be a Cafuall;as ifchefe words did render a reafonboth of the white horfes,and ofhit name al- fo, andwere Pet next after them by way of an Interpretation, thus, bee liteth on a white hor/e, becaufc hee fighteth righteoufly, and his Naine is faithfull and true, becaufc he judgeth righteoufly. And thefe words ate fpoken in refpeEt ofhis ownepeople, and are taken, as it feemeth out of Pp! 96.r0.13. Whereto judge in righteoufneffe, ankh; Iuflice, Ggnifieth to rule and governe his people, by framing andcoinpotng their life to righteoufnefhe, and juffice, and that not onely in regard of outward a&ions, but alto as touching the inward renewirg oftheir hearts, which dependeth upon the regeneration of the fpirit, whereby wee are created anew according to the Image of God, as Calvin explaineth thole words of the Pfahne excellently. Iiiii Thee
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