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Matthew Poole — Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2
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Annotations upon the Holy Bible — Volume 2 — Section 1981
Epheſ. 3. 2, 4. Peter makes ſuch honourable mention of Paul, 1, That he might commend to the Jewiſh Chriſtians the Doftrine Paul had preached, though a Miniſter of the Uncircumcifion. 2ly, To ſhew that he had nothing the worſe Thoughts of him for being ſo ſharply reproved by him, Gal 2. And 3ly, /That he might arm …
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a The Order of Diſcourſe requires we begin with the laſt thing in this Verſe, ths Word of Life.” This phraſe [the Word] is, by this Apoſtle (not here to enquire in what Notion, ſome, both Zemws and Pagans before took it) familiarty uſed, to ſignifie the Ererna! Son of Gol : And whereas this is his uſual Stile in ſp…
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which we have loohed upon, i. e. i320 u4tn, 1. &. ſtudiouſly, and of ſet purpoſe bent our (elves to contemplate, Unto all which 1t 15 moreover added, which our hands have handled, &\m4enozwv, which though [te- rally, not otherwiſe applicable than #9 the pzrſon of our Lord incar- nate, vet is a moſt emphatical Metap…
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; y put for Hlineſs and Hiched- neſs, lube 16. 8. Rom. 13. 12. Eph. 5.8. 1 Theſ. 5,5, The ſum then 15, That if any pretend to Friendſhip with God, or to have re- —_ ly and ons influences from him, and do yet lead wick- they are Liars, even guilty of a praFical Lie. doins fvh makes t Ir Profeſſion falſe and inſince…
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a He endeayours in this to ſteer them a middle Courſe, that they might neither preſume to ſin, nor deſpair, if they did. And beſpeaks them with a Compellation, importing both Authority and Love ; well-becoming him as then an aged Perſca, and Apoſtle, their Teach- er, and who was their moſt affe&ionate ſpiritual Fat…
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_ r Tobeinthe Light, ſignifies to be under the transforming govern- ing Power of it, as the Phraſes import of being in the Fleſh, and in the Spirit, Rom. 8. 9. being expounded by walking after the Fleſh, and after the Spirit, verſe 1. He therefore that hateth his Brother, a thing ſo contrary to the Deſign of the Go…
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ſuppoſing their greater Wiſdom to need no more. { See L.yBrugenſ, Not. in Bibl. ſacr. of the Inſertion of this clauſe 5 ] only the Repe- tition importeth his earneſt Defire they would again and again confi- der it. The other he allo puts in mind of their afive Strength and Vigor, and of the Rootedneſs which the Goſ…
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is the Chriſt f? he is Antichriſt, that denieth rhe 9 2 Job 7- Father and the Son. f Eſpecially may the ill accord be diſcerned between Divine Truth, and a Lie, wheu the Lie 1s ſo diredly levell'd againſt the _ tions upon which the whole Fabrick 15s built, as the denying Feſus to be the Chriſt, ſtrikes . at all. q…
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z Left he ſhould be thought only ſollicitous to preſerve the right Notions among them, of the Chriſtian - Dofrine, as if that alone would ſufice them for their Salvation and Blefledneſs ( which was the Concvit of the Gnoftichs, touching their own Notions, that the enertaining of them, would ſave Men, whatſoever Men…
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1 This Caution implies the zealous Endeavour of the Scducers of that Time, to inſtil their poiſonous Do@rine and Principles of Licen- tiouſneſs , and his own Solicitude, leſt theſe Chriſtians ſhould re- ceive them, and be miſchiev'd by them. Whereas therefore they were wont to ſuggeſt, that a meerly notional Knowle…
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am. 1.8, r Which is not to be underſtood ſimply, as 1f he could not tin at all, which were to contradit what he had faid before, Chap. 1.8. and ſuppoſed, Chap. 2. r. But he cannot commit 5'n. verſe 8. And *tis plain, the Apoſtle intends by theſe two Expre ffi ons the ſame thing. He cannot ſin, i.e. do an AR of know…
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x The Notion of Brother muſt not be underſtood © nyrawly, 25 only to fignifie ſuch 2s we have particular inclination to, 1s buthtf ot our own Party and Opinion,orKkindred,or who hive obli-e us by cial Kindnets ; For to confine our Love within ſuch Limits, wore no Argument of our having paſſed trom Death ro Life, or…
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have we confidence towards God. £ But for their net condemning 1s, though the Expreſſion be meer- ly negative, it muſt imply ſomewhat poſitive : For there are Many whoſe Hearts condemn them not, through Ignorance of their Rule, or Oicitancy, Self-indulgency, or Negle& of themſelves. But if at- . ter thcrow ſearch …
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4 Ye are of God, little children, and have over- come thgm 9g - becaule greater is he zhat zs in you,than he zhat zs in the world. | q Their being born of God, and their participation of a direive and ſtrengthening Influence from him, kept them from being over- come by the plauſible Notions, the alluring Blandiſhm…
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a Inaſmuchas the transformative Efficacy of God's Love upon us depends upon our certain Apprehenſion of it, he doubles the Ex- preſſion of that Certainty : we have known and believed, 1. e. we are aflured of it, both by experimented Effet, and by Faith; implying, that by having this Conception of God throughly ſetl…
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fore our true Love to them, ſuppoſes our Love to him, and is to be evinced by it. 3 For this is the love of God þ that we keep his com mandments, and his commandments are not grievous. h 1.e, This is the moſt lively, certain Expreffion and Ertect of our Love to God, our keeping his Commandments, which are fo lit- …
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im ſtical Expreſſions to this purpoſe, if we conſider what might lead | him thereto : For we muſt remember, Firſt, That he was a SpeQa- for of our Lord's Crucifixion, and then beheld, upon the piercing of his Side, the ſtreaming forth of the Water and Blood; which it ap- ears at that time made a very deep Impreffio…
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ſ In the latter, in that, or ſomewhat equivalent, or better ;” for if he determine that thing to be beſt for us, all Circumſtances confider- ed, we ſhall have it, if he determine otherwiſe ( ſuppoſing we pray according to: his Will ) we defire it not : For every one intends Good to himſelf, when he prays for any th…
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DJ \ ., K7,> I-; Tx - 6 - th h- oO and we Know that the Son of God is come. dy to bao! SITIO wow © A 2441+ p nat FIVeN 15 An underſtanding that we may Tre os SHOW Ni TAK IS tae and we are in him thar Is T 112 Þ . . & 44.6, Ye, e077 10 his Oi Jeſus Chriſt. + This is the true & <4.5, God, and cernal lite 2, | #00…
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HE elder unto the well-beloved Gaius, * whom [ love in the truth. 2 Beloved, I || wiſh above all things that thou mayſt proſper and be in health, even as thy ſoul prol: | pereth 7g. q This Gains was well known by the Apoſtle, not only to be a Nedfaſt Profeſſor of the truly Chriſtian uncorrupted Faith (which is i…
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100 (bis citing of it doth not make it to he Canonical ) for Jude might as Writer. as Paul doth ſeveral out of Heathen Authors, AQ 17. 28. and 1 Cor. I 5- 33- 4G Ih. 70 be tranſcribed out of 2 Pet. 2, and therefore not to be diftated by the Spirit. Bat Becauſe much of this Epiſtle ſeems well cite a Paſſage out of a…
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7 ſuch Men crept in unawares to them, yet it was not without the ” Providence of God fo ordering it. 4 Or, Zudgment, and it may be 5 underſtood, either of a reprobate ſenſe, to which they who thus ; perverted the Goſpel, were given up by God, according to his Pre-ordination ; or of that Damnation he decreed ſhould …
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m Either this is underſtood of Chriſt the Prince of Angels, who is often in Scripture called an Angel, or of a created Angel; and tht either, r. one of the Archangels, Dan. 10. 13. Michael is cal- led one of the chief Princes, which, though the word Archangel be not found in the Plural Number in Scripture, may well…
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© See 2 Pet. 2.13. d Feaſts uſed among the Primitive Chriſti. ans, to ſhew their Unity among themſelves, and promote and main- tain mutual Charity, and for relief of the Poor among them. e Un- reaſonably cramming themſclves, without reſpe& to God or the Church. f Empty, making a ſhew of what they have not, Prov. 2…
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of Faith 1s the Foundation, the fame Mctaphor 15 uſed 1 Cor.'4, 9. 23 And others - ſave / with fear 7, puiline them out Epir, 2. 20, 21, 22.& 1 Pet. 2. 5. * So he calls Fazth, as being the | of the fire. having even the * 82 Ms FI hy rh- means of purifying their hearts, and worxing holineſs in them ; and Aeſh TY S & …
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It appeareth from ver. 1. that Fohn was the Penman of it ;, and that this John was the beloved Diſciple, he that tw, the Penman of the Goſpels, hath been doubted by very few, and with very little reaſon, as will appear to him that will but wiſely conſider the terms and phraſes uſed m it almoſt peculiar to this Apoſtl…
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the Papacy being Antichriſt, I think that the great perſon ſpake well, who would not be peremptory in the caſe ; but ſaid, it had fo many of bis Marks,that upon an Hue and Cry for Antichriſt, he ſhould apprehend him. I ſhall add,that if be were fo apprehended and tried, be could never acquit himſelf enther at the Bar…
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on) or to thoſe ſeven Churches mentioned, v. 11. Epheſus, Smyrna, Pergatmus, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea, (ſeven fa- mous Places in Aſia the leſs, where the Goſpel was planted) which being the meſt famous Churches in that part of the World, Fohn is REVELATION commanded to depoſite this Prophecy in…
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7 St. 7obn being to ſpeak of the various Afftictions of the Chiircl of God, which ſhould immediately begin, and hold on during the _ wnole time that Rome ſhould continue heather, and 1260 vears af- ter, during the whole Reign of the Bea/?; prepareth Chriſtians tcr It, by calling them by the Eye of Faith to fee (thou…
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" _YEPESY &X 48. 12. _ Ch. n CES, © Chap.I. Ez. 1.26. - Dan. 7.13. Ment down to Ch. 14-14- with a golden girdle e. T Dan. 10, $, 0. | Ch. 15.6. YC. I 4. 2. burned in a turnace : 41nd * his voice as the ſound of * Iſa. 45.2; * out of his mouth went a tharp two-edget ſword 7, Ch. 2.16. and his countenance …
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Metſengers to his Churches, who having ia all times been moſt ex- poſcd to the Malice and Rage of Enemies; Chriſt is ſaid to ho!d them in his Right Hand, as to ſignifie the Dignity he hath put upon them, and the Favour he hath ſhewed them ; fo alſo to ſhew his Re- ſolution to protet them, according to his Promiſe, …
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x Joh.4.1, are Apoſtles, and are not f ; ly. 5s. His calling Miniſters, Angels, ſpeaks this a Prophecy, for that is a Prophetical Stile. 6. The mentioning the ſame Number of Churches and Miniſters, as of the Seals, ſpeaks this part of the Revelation as comprehenfive, with reſpe& to time, as the other. 7. It is not…
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m Something to accuſe thee of, and blame thee for. n Of late thou haſt not been ſo warm in the Propagation of my Goſpel, and maintaining my Truth. The love of many in this Church, both to- ward God and their Brethren, probably was cooled, tho'not wholly extinguiſhed. 5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fal- …
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{ Thou art like to ſuffer yet ſharper things than thou haſt ſuffer- ed, the Perſecutions are but begun ; but pluck up a good courage, tear not your Enemies, Matth. 10. 28. m You ſhall be caſt into Prifon, by Jews and Pagans, who are the Devils Inſtruments, and execute his Malice againſt you ; which ſhould both enco…
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16 KRepent Þ, or elſe I will come unto rhee quick- ly z, and * will fight againſt them with the {word of my mouth #. þ Thou that art guilty of conniving at ſuch things, change thy Mind and PraQtice, and let thoſe who have entertained theſe Op1- nions, and run into thoſe filthy Pratices, change their Hearts and Pr…
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I5. 7 eat things ſacrificed to idols f. | Atts15-20% þ See the Notes upon ver. 4. 14. c The Doftrine of the Nicolai- 7 Cor. 10. tans mentioned wer. 6. 14. is fo plainly expreſſed in the latter part 13, 20 ofthe Verſe, viz. maintaining the lawfulneſs of eating things offer- ed to Idols, and of Fornication; that whoſ…
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a Either the Light of Glory, the Blefſed Viſion of God ; Or 4 cer- tain Hope of Eternal Life, or the Holy Spirit, called ſo, 2 Pet.1.19. or rather of my ſelf, Chriſt himſelf is not only called the Sun of Righ- teouſneſs, Mal. 4. 2. but the Momning-Star, Chap. 22. 16. becauſe he excelleth all other Stars in Glory, a…
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purpoſe to bring ſome to Heaven; out of which Book, though none can be blotted, whoſe Name is once wrote in, yet thoſe whoſe Names are in this Book, may be under ſome fears and apprehenfions of it. Chriſt aſlures them to the contrary, that they ſhall certainly be ſa- ved, but lets them know that this afſurance depe…
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d Though by the Temple of God in this place ſome underſtand the Church of Chriſt on Earth, where thoſe always were, and are, and always ſhall be moſt famous, who have overcome Temptations *-Phil.4 5, f Ch.2.25 *1Kings 7, 21. 7 Chap. 2, I7.0022.4, || Gal. 4.26. Heb. 12.22 beſt, from the VVorld, the Fleſh, and…
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b It was laid betore, that one reaſon why the condition of a Formaliſt is worſe than that of 'an Atheiſt, or more openly pro- tane Perſon, 1s, becauſe the former is ordinarily proud, and felt- conceired, and hath ſomething to ſtop the Mouth of his natural Conſcience witi, which the other wanteth. This is made good …
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and am fate.down with my Father in iis throne o. 220 n I will give him great Honour, Diznity, 4:0 Fower ; he Gal 46 þ BS. | : » Digmty, ana Power; he [1:3il 5 25 Judge the World in the Day of Judgment, 1 Cor. 6. 2. the Twelve * * Tribes of Iſrael, 31:tth. 19. 28, he ſhall be made Purraker of my Glory, Fohn 17. 22,…
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4 And round about the throne were four and twen- ty {eats : and upon the ſeats I ſaw four and twenty el- ders fitting m7, clothed in white raiment z ; and they had on their heads crowns of Gold 0. m Some think (and not improbably) that here is an Allufion to the twenty tour Courſes of the Priefl and Levites, eſtab…
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s And the four beaſts hal each of them ſix wings about him », and zhey were full of eyes within y, and T they reſt not day and night, ſaying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 2, || which was,and is,and IS tO COME 72. x The Seraphims 1n Tſaiah's Viſion, chap. 6. 2. had ſo; there their uſe is declared, ——with tw…
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m We muſt remember that John is here deſcribing a Viſzm, and that part of it which is but introduttive to the matertal parts of 1t. He had in his Viſion ſeen a Book in the right Hand of God the Fa- ther, titting upon his Throne of Glory ; he had heard an Angel pro- claiming, If any were worthy, he ſhould open the B…
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prieſts 7 : and we ſhall reign on the earth #. 7 The four living Creatures, and four and twenty El lers (by which are repreſented the Miniſters and Membcrs of the Churci ot Chriſt) go on 1n ſhewing why they had reaſon to proclaim Chr f(t worthy to be the Prophet to his Church, to open the Countc's ot God to them, …
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II. Hence it followeth, That many of the things Propheſied, are ful- filled ; but how many, is hard to determine, becauſe the time 1s not ſet when theſe Revelations ſhould take place ; whether (as ſome would have it) from the beginning of Chriſtianity, which, to me, ſeemeth nat probable ; becauſe at this time 95 Ye…
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others make it to begin with Trajan, and to comprehend 80 Year until the time of Comodus, in which time Trajan and Hadrian, _ the three Antonius's, ſucceſfively ruled the Roman Empire; the Reign of Trajan and Hadrian took up near half the time, in which time this Prophecy was moſt eminently fulfilled ; for in Traja…
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- 9 And when he had opened the fifth ſeal b, I ſaw * under the altar c + the ſouls. of them that were ſlain for the word of God, and for the || teftimony which they held d. BREE; | -þ This and the- next Seals opening, is not prefaced with any living Creatures calling to John to.come and ſee. . We muſt confider 1.…
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Verſe is much the ſame with Iſa. 34. 4. litterally theſe things were never yet fulfilled. It is a Phraſe fignifying the Fall of great and mighty Men. .'14 And the heavens departed as a ſcrowl when it is rolled together 7 ; and * every mountain and iſland were moved out of their places F}. + x Two Expreſſions more…
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not blow. d on the earth, nor on the 1ca, nor on any | tree d. a The firſt Sufferings of the Church under the Reman Emperors that were Pagans, were foretold under the firft fix Seals, as hath been ſhewed, but they had yet more, 11 not greater things to ſuf- fer, which are diſcovered to Fobn, as we ſhall fee when w…
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5. Nepthalim is put next, who.was:7aceb ' Maid, Gen. 2o. 8, bins 1g HH 6. Manaſſe« is put next, who was Fo/eph's Son.. 1, _ . 7. Simeon, Facob's ſecond Son by. Leab, Gen. 29. 33+ is put in the ſeventh place. = , | 8. Levi, Leab's third Scn, in the.cizhth place, Gen. 29. 34- Hh Iſachar, Leah's fitth Son, Gen. 30..…
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living fountains of waters ; + and God ſhall wipe away {7 all tears from their eyes g. | j e Chriſt, the Lamb mentioned, Chap. 5. 5. f Shall take care of .them to fatisfie; and to protect them, and give them the beſt Sup- plies, and-both make them to forget their former Sorrows, and pre- vent any further cauſe of …
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n I doubt not but by Fire here, is to be underſtood the Wrath of God, often in Holy Writ compared to Fire, poured out upon the Roman Empire, or the viſible Church. o Upon which followed great Judgments, and Confuſions, and Tumults, expreſſed here, or uſher- ed in as before, Chap. 6.1. with Thunderings ; which being…
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11 And the name of theſtar is called Wormwood =, and the third part of the waters became Wormwood ; and many men died of the waters becauſe they were made bitter *, z His Dodtrine was as bitter as Wormwood ; * and he was the Ruin of many Souls. But if any do rather chuſe to underſtand it of a Political Star, Mr. …
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k He was a means of Hells breaking looſe, by looſing Satan. | I had rather interpret this generally of the great Influence upon the World, that the Devil, being looſed, had, in filling the World with Ignorance, Errour, and Wickedneſs, (for which this and the follow- ing Age are infamous in all Hiſtories) then parti…
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/ Suppoſing the Saracens and Turks here meant by the Locuſts, here ariſe two Difficulties : x7. How it can be ſaid of them, That they had no Power to kill, but only torment Men. 2. How their time is ſet for five Months, whereas they have already tormented the World more than a thouſand years; and how long they ſhal…
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k By theſe four Angels or Inſtruments of God to execute his Vengeance, I find the moſt valuable Interpreters underſtanding the Turks, conſidered as diſtin& from the Sayacens, and ſucceeding of them, whoſe Empire began in Ottoman 1296, or thereabouts. Mr. Mede ſaith theſe four Angels denote ſo many Sultanies or King…
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this ſide of Euphrates. This leaves this applicable to none but Papiſts ; for there are none elſe but them who worſhip Demons, Gr. azz, or Idols of Gold and Silver. ft By Devils are meant Demons, that 1s, perſons that are Dead, whom the Heathens made their Petty Gods, and worſhipped as middle Beings betwixt them a…
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7 This voice ſuited him who is the Lioh of the Tribe of 7udah; the Lions voice is both loud and terrible. & Interpreters judge theſe ſeven Thunders to ſignifie thoſe Judgments of God which ſhould be executed in the World upon the ſounding of the ſeventh Trumpet, and precedaneous to the Day of Judgment, which we :ſh…
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{hip therein c. a- The next words tell us the uſe of this Reed. It was a meaſu- ring Reed, ſuch a one as Ezekiel in his Viſien, ( Ezek. 4o. 3.) ſaw in the Man's Hand. There, the meaſuring was in order to a Rebuild- ing, here,.in order to preſerving. b We cannot well underſtand what followeth, without underſtanding…
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