r -~-6-J ~--. - An Exnifztion VhOn ~----~-~. I • r <m[lo. I ---~ T his is the thirdo<lion ofChril\ :namely, Althc ApofUe would hauc the women ofCo•l ___ ! the interprctatiou of the Vifion Jn the princirim:h,. when_ they came into the congreg:uion, 1 1 j pall pans thereof; which he cxpoundcth for to haue- th~n ~cads coucr:cd accor-ding to the- ! thciC caufcs: Fidl,fohn.in tlus bufindfc was to cufiomc ot theircountry lin otheraffembliq to ! , {hewhi:ufclfeaProphet of God, by dccl2fi-ng fig.nifie their fubmi!Tion acd rcucrcncc vi~to I i the prelcnt and future dhtc of Gods Chur<h. the minil\cric of thcGofpcl. I Now the principall part of a Prophet isto ex• Whereas Miwl\crs ore the Lords Angels&: , Thevfe. pound vfllons or dreamcs reucalcd either to ambafl'adours:_hcnc~ \o\'t'C gather that C'ti'f:ry mihimfclfC',or to others; a-s we may fee in Danid niHcr of the Gofpcl mutt carry hinlti:Jfc as the ond)hcrcl\ of the Prophets. Secondly, that 11l<lfengcrofthe Lord.M<lfcngcrs haucresard· John might be encouraged in the publifhing of of two thmgs: ofthe maner of their md\age, this hookc, and of the th~ngs rcucalcd vmo and of their manner of d€'1Micric, that they him: For lohm calling rc{f>eckd the Church of fpe>ke all which they arc commanded; and in , I God. Andwhenhcihouldpcrcciucthcfcvififuch order as their Lord and 111al\er would I ons to co!l(('rnc the Churches; this would hauc it fpokcn,.or fpcak~ it himf.dfc if he \'\tcrc fiirre vp his diligence, in obfcming, and pepprefent: and he that failcth in eithcrofi"hcfc,, ning the things reuealeJ. B may iultly bee challcogcd of vnfiithfi,Jnelfe. Now Chri!l expounded notthc whole ViliThcminitler therforc being Chrifls melfenger, on,but two principal! things therein: namely, mufidcliucrthc whole will ofChriilalonevnwhat 1N3S meant by the fcaucn tlarrcs; to wit, to his people: as alf.o in that manner v.hich the[«Hen Ange!J,or the fom<en MinijterJof the Ghril\approo.ueth,:iud would himfclfc obferue Churcha. And what was IRCant by the fcauen ifhewer~prefent. Now can we onet imagttle,. golden candldlicks; namely, Theftauen Churthat Chnlt would dcliu~t· his will, partly in cheJ rhemftiueJ. The rcafons w~y both were fo Engl4J,, partly in Latin~,ond other languages, called, we haue lhowcd beferc, with the vfe or intenriingle with the tdlimonic~ofthe prothereof. Here oncly I will obfcruc thefcthrec phetsand A'po!Hcs the fentcnccs ofFatq~rs,of points: Fitll, why Chril\ in the interpretation Philofophcrs, Poets, and otherwdters?l'hefe. I of'his vilion doth notcxpound the whole, but thcrefQrcthat in this fon di!j>enfe Chrilh Go- ! onc!y two principall partS thereof. This he fpell, doe hereby bewray vnfaithfulnelfe in ! doth forthefe caufcs: Fir!\, bccaufe he hath girhei{ dcliucrie.Indccd this is counted •he lcar- ; ucn voto his Church the gift of interpretation, ned kind of preaching: Eucit is not thatman1whkh bee would hauc them ro ex<rcife.- ncr which Chrilhpprooucth. And belidcs, if I ' boutthis vifio~: For ifhe had expounded cue- C this kindc of teaching may takeplace, it will ry part himfclfe, then he had left herein no bring in as great Barbariliue, in regard of true matter to his Church, whe1·cabout lhc might Diuinitie,aswasamongtheSchoolemcn,when cxerci.fc her gift. Secondly, to prouokc Gods Gods word was wholly turned vnto needlclfe minil\ers cfpecially,with other members ofhis difp•tation, yea it would Jhort!y banilh the Church, vnto all diligence in l\udyingthisand Gofpd out ofthis land. other pans of Scripture. For if all things were I J I. Point. Note rhe phrafe which the ho., eafic and plaine, then men would grow carely Chol\ vfcth; he faith not, The feu.en l\arres lc£fc in readingand fcarching out the knowfignific the fcuenAngcls, but are the feutn an... ledge of Gods word. Thirdly,to l\irre vp inegels: and the feuen candlel\ickcs Arc the fcaum ucry Reader ofthis booke an carne!\ and hearty Churches; giuing to the figne the name of the defirc to vndcrl\and the fame. Fourthly, to exthing lignificd. Wherein wehauc agood warcite all his feruanrs· to prayer and'inuocacion rant for our cxpofitionof that phra1c in thc Savpon God for his gracc,that they may with cramcnt:Thu 6readumy6odie:thuc"PpciuJJJ reading the Scripture vnderl\and the true meablood: Which the Papill> vndcrl\and properly ning thereof. of the very bodie and blood of Chril\ byrcall I I. Point. Note here, the Minificrs of tbe tranfmutation. Bur as thefe feaucn lbrrcs are Churches ate called Angels. What thefe An- D faid to befcucn minil\crs, bccaufc they did figgels are, appcareth in th<; chapters following, nifie the feuen Miml\crs; fo is the bread called to wit,thc Pal\ors and Mmillers of thcfe feucn the bodic ofChril\ , bccoufc it lignifieth and C.hurchcs ofAlia. So Matth. 1 I. Io.l•hn Bapreprefenteth his bodie, and the cup his blood. ti/1 is called Chril\s Angel or melfengcr,whcrAnd as it is abfurd to fay , the feuen miniilers by we hauc good light for the expounding ofa were indeed feuen 1\ars,bccaufc they arc:fo calplace in p"'''• I. Cor. 11 . I o. faying, Thatthc led: fo iris abfurd to hold the bread in the Sawoman ought to !JP.uepornr e~~cr htr htad, that cramcnt to bereaJJy Chrifis bodic,or the wine is,bc coucred,beca 11 Jeofthe Ange!J;Whcre, by his blood, bocaufc it is fo called. And thus Angels may well be vndcraood the'Prrnchers much ofthcthird action ofChril\ in the interand MinHlcrs ofthe Gofpcl. And the rcafon of pretation ofthis Vilion. that precept may be this: Among theCorinthians the .couering of the head V\'aS not'as it is \\'ith vs., atoken of prchernincncc and fi1pcriOI r!tic, but afignc of fi.1bieCHon. And therefore -----------------~_1!4!':_:·J-r--
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