. 7. The pietie ,.,,a boafli;:g of the Laadicc rropnefie (etteth down agenceall Type of the holy Church, which is ,,,narViableby the Center,God, verte z, 3. TheCircumference, the ,faithful$, verfe 4. Gods protcllion,verfe 5. Gtfts,Dolhinc,Ri es, vert. 5,6. Miniftcri,verf, 6,7 8 Andfi- nally, by thepurity of Godspubliée worfbip,verfe 9, to,t t. Ch. 5. A Prophefie of things fpecially declared, whereof,,fall the dignity is fhewed. t.By the weakneffeof thecreature. 6. By the worthinef fe ofthe Lamb. 8. By his extolling of them all. Ch. 6 Thefrfl.fpeciall events are the reels. t . Thetruth is fill ofall opetted,andover commette, under Trajanc , Hadrian , and Antonio Pits. At the soya of the ftrff Beaff,_uadratus, Ariflides and5uftineMartyr. ;. At the voyceof thefrond bull(viz.) the rame luftinc, Melito ofSardis and Apolinarius,eommcth forth the rei horfunder Mar- 'coAntonia Verns,confounding all things with wars. 5. The thirdPeale being opened, the third beaft Tertullian cryeth out under Severna the Empereur, when the black horf fceur geth theworldwith famine and barremuffe. 7. Thefella thSeale isopened, and tben (peaks thefourth beaft,Cyprian, Deciaa being Emperour, when thepale port wafted all with war, famine, Peftilence, wilde beafts. 9. Theftft is opened, and fame intermt(sion of the pub like perfecutiongiven under Claudia, .inttliur, Aurelian, and the re(t till the 19. yeare of Dioclefian. t z. Thefixt is opened , when Dioclefianand Maximian Hereulino rage, till at length theywerecaft out of their Empire by the power of the Lamb, for fore of whom shore Tyrantsfled and hid themfelves.. Ch. 7. The feventh(eale offereth.frft,ageneral type of all the ages following. t.W%en wicked men wereready to trouble allthe worldwith contention , ambition, berefe, war, obey are rcffrained by Conftantine thegreat, till he had (ealed the elell, by provividing for thefaithful!, ( whowere few, and living in obfcurity)in thatgreat calamitie of the Church whichftraigbt -wayes followed. 9. Which rufull time being atlaf paft over, the profpe rity and haprintf fe ofthefaithfull grew great. Ch. 8. Secondly , to Ibis feventh reale belongeth thePencethat war in heaven :that k, peaceprocured by Conftantine. z. The Trumpets arcprepared, and Con(tantine caUeth the NiceneCouncil to cut off troubler, whichyet by'it are more incrcared. 6. The Angels found the Trumpets, at the (mind of theftrft whereof, the contentionof theArians about the word Coef entiall arofe: 8. At thefecond , the burning mountain ofAmbition is calf into the fea,by the decree concerning the primacy and dignityof Bifhops. to. At the third, the fiar fallcthfrom heaven, theArian heretic being defended byConftantitts and Valens. .n z. At the jiurth,the third part of the Sun (the Church of Africo.) is(mitten by the Vandals. t ;.The world is warnedconcerningmoregrievous Trum ets to curio by Gregory thegreat. Ch. 9. t. Attheftftrounding, the bottomle pit is çencd,andJwarms of LocuJtscrZw!! out : that is, ofreligious perfour in theWO, of Saracens in the Eaft. 13. At the fixt, the Turks invade the world, which*-punifbbed for the Remifh Idolatry. Ch. t o.
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