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had the beft Bread, Fleſh, Wine, and anointing after the manner ans. of the Eaſt, all which he Jaid afide, that by aufterity he might aid hi 12 ] Body, and quicken his Soul ſutably to the time of Facob's Trouble, al he firſ]
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4 And in the four and twentieth day of the fil month o, as I was by the ſide of the great River, whichs * Hiddekel p :
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5 Then I lift up mine eyes and looked, and behold h, a certain man y clothed in linen, whoſe loins ne! girded with fine gold of Uphaz s -
q He beheld wiſhly and with a compoſed Mind. »7 Which Ma ſome will have an Ange), either Gabriel, who appeared to him befor, or Michael chief among the Angels, Fude g. or Archangel, who is met tioned after. Or rather Chriſt, who was true Man. 1+ He appeatd to Dantel m Royal and Prieftly Robes, which was not proper 107 a Angel. 2. He appeared in ſo great Brightneſs and Majeſty, wh made Daniel aſtonied, and laid him proſtrate. 3. Compare tu place with Dan. 12. 6,7. and you find him the ſame as here,revealls the Secrets of times, and of God's Providence towards his Chut, which is Chriſt. $s Sec Rev. 1. 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. where the Lo Jeſus Chriſt is deſcribed as here in Daniel,and for the ſame end, N# he appeared thus (before his Incarnation} in the Old Teſtamei a Preludium of ir, as the beſc Expolitors grant it. By this appearit” the Lord Chriſt. held out clearly his three Offices of King, Prieit 2: Prophet. 'Fhe girding of Loins ſignifies his readineſs to obey Commands, and do the Work of his Father H beſides the Ornames ot the curious golden Girdle.,
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# Now at laſt with much ado, afrer the Conteſt iz over, I am come to 21ive thee underitanding rouching a}t.che Purpoſes and Provi- dences of: God relating to his Church, This made amends tor the d-lay ; this was the comfortable EfFec of effetual fervent Praier, ch1z was God's overflowing Kindnelis to his Servant Dante!, to certify him by fo honourable a Meſſenger as this, that God would not only give him the knowledge ot the preſent Times and Diſpenſations to- wards liz Cliurch and their Enemies, but for a long time after, even 490 Year>, to the coining of the Meſſi, as he did to David, 2 Sam. 7+ 19. , By which we-learn this ſolemn Truth, that God will never 1guil leave himſelf without witneſs to his People ; but in the wort of way. 2. The weakneſs of Mortals t0 'ce or . hear. Heavenly [hings, | times he will atford them ſufficient Diſcoveries of his Care of cher,
unleſs he ſtrengthen them. 3; — cw _— argued _ as he did by this Prophecy in thoſe dark days. | r of God upon them ; and thereby-the. Iruth and Certainty 0! .
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retained no ſtrength. wet 00% | | E193: 7 he Majeſty of the Angel, the Greatneſs of. the Viſion, and his own $. | þ Great in the Appearance,aud great in the great things revealed. Frailty”: this tranſported him with Aſtoniſhment ; and above all, that
«By the recviling,of his Spirits inward: {- d His Colour was changed Rn fo much of God'it it, in his- Favour to him, and his poor
into Paleneſs, as-One! that is faint, and pining 1nto. a Conſumption by. Church, _ 2:1 | ;
Terror and Confternation. _ | 5. þ fi .- .__ ..{, - 16. And behold, oxelike the fimilitude of the Sons:p of Y ». Yet heard-1, the voice-of. his words e ;, and when I |\Men reuched my lips - then 1 opened my mouth 9; and
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