108 m I Iob.4.3. ° Apoc,zo. ° Apoc.17,2.& 18.3. P Apoc.17.5. q Be!larmine de part.Rom.lih.3. mpg.. C H A P.2. An Expojition upon thefecond V E R.3 000á90s. Examples are frequent.Chriti committed not him - felfe vnto them; for he knew them all; and needed not that any man fhould teflifie wegl Tti dvOld7ru, duTOS yág lyrycvQKg 4v iv 7e á¿Oprvxce : that is,I trow,not in this or that parti- cular onely; but in euery man.Compare,L.r4e_ 4.4. /114v". 2.27. eArpoc.22.1 t.Rom.r.i7,C c. The Lyon, the Beare, &c.in Daniel,denote they particular Kings? Or not rather Kingdomes ? Kings many lineally fitcceeding each o- ther ? And that filch a line and fuccetiion of men is intended by the Apofile appeares by thefe Reafons. i. Conceiued he was, and after a fort animated in Apoflles daies. The fpirit ofthat eflntithrift of which you haue heard, that it is comming; and m now is it in the world already. 2. But apart' ofhis Reigne,is of a" thoufandyeeres continuance. 3. The greatneffe of things to be wrought by him, whither wee number them the fame that Papifis, or whither as Scrip - ture,requires much more then the age of a man.Reade our diuines they giue you full fatisfaaion. r. What is his Reuealing ? 2. Is he yet difcouered ? 3. When reuealed? 4.Where may we finde him ? Refp,Tothe firfl,Popifh Interpreters conceiue a difcoucry of him fo euident and deere, as of Chrifl at his comming; as if euery eye fhould fee him, and be able to difcerne him as he is. But fay fadly ? Suppofe you all (hall be able to difcerne him to be that Antichrifl ? i. How then are Kings and 2Cations made o drunke with the wine of his fornications ? 2.How then amyl/ay of iniquity , which title the Whoore difcouered r carries in her fore-head? 3. Thus conceiue; difoouered, he rneanes in fuch fort, that who haue eyes may fee, and difcerne him. The blinde fee not the Sunne fhining in his brightneffe ; not through defect oflight,but for want of Eye- fight. 2. Is heeyet Reseeded ? Refp. Nor borne, fay Papi(ls. Gods Spirit in Scripture bath giuen vs 9 fix certaine fgnes of Antichrifis comming , two preceding. t. The Preaching of the Gofpell in all the world.a.The defolation of
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