13 And another angel cam2 our from the altar p. which had power over fire gz and cried with a4 loud cry to him that had the ſharp fickle, laying 7, thruft in thy ſharp fickle, and gather the cla{ters of the vine of the earth /*: for her grapes re: tully ripe 7.
þ The place of Sacrifices and Burnt-offerinzs. q Which had Commiſſion to execute God's Judgments compared to tire, Pſalm 1.6, and 21.9, and 50. 3. r God's Holy Ones cry unto him who hath a Power to execute Vengeance. / To put an end to the Rage of Antichriſt, and gather thoſe Cluſters which grew upon this Vine of Sodom, and were as the Cluſters of Gomorrah; # tor their Iniquities were come to the full, and they were now ripe for Juds- ment. Our Learned Dr. Moor expounds this Ripeneſs, of a Readineſs for Converſion, as well as for Deſtru&ion, and thinks the firit is here rather intended : the laſt words of the next Verſe incline me to judse otherwiſe,
19 And the angel thruſt in his fickle into the earth, and gathered the vine of the earth, and caſt ze into the * great wine-preſs of the wrath of
God x. ; 4 Dr. Mor thinks the ſenſe of this is, That Men were preſſed in Conſcience, upon the ſharp Convi&tion of Chriſt's powerful Mt- niſters, with ſorrow for their Sins, and ſo felt the Wrath of God in them. But Mr. Mede, with whom (as to the ſenſe of this Text) I rather agree, tells us, That the treading of the Vintage, in parabolical Scripture, conſtantly ſignifies a cruel, bloody, and dead!y Slaughter; he thinks that it is the ſame Slaughter mentioned ch. I 9. Ver. I9, 20, 21. as to which, wer. 15. much the ſame Metaphor is uſed, he treadeth the Wine-preſs of the Fierceneſs and iVrath of Almizi- ty God.
20 And the * wine-preſs was trodden without the city w, and blood came ont of the wine-preſs, even unto the horſe-bridles x, by the ſpace of a thoutand
and fix hundred furlongs.
w By the City, ' Dr. Moor thinks Babylon is here meant, and that the meaning 1s, That the powerful Conviftions of the Word betore- mentioned, ſhall not reach Babylon, the Romiſh Hierarchy and Polity, as being hardned againſt any ſuch thing. But Mr. Mede and others think, that the City of MHieruſalem 1s here meant, or the Holy Land, which comprehends exaQly 1600 Furlongs, that is, two hungdred Italian Miles, or one hundred fixty Grecian Miles. But what that place ſtail be, where this Slaughter ſhall be, is a great Secret. x It is plain, it ſhall be a great Slaughter, by the depth of the Blood mentioned, and the length of the Ground which it ſhould to that depth overflow. It is very probable, that great Battel 1s meant, mentioned chap. 19, 20, 21. in the place called Armageddon, upon the pouring out of the fixth Vial, chap. 16. 16. In fo difficult 2 buſineſs, nothing can be poſitively determined.
CHAP; XY.
Seven Angels with the ſeven laſt Plagues appear, 1. The Conguerturs of the Beaſt being on a Sea of Glaſs ſing the Song of Moſes, 2 4. The Temple in Heaven is opened, 5. The ſeven Angels come out of the Temple with the ſeven Plagues, 6. One of the four living Crea- tures gives unto the ſeven Angels ſeven golden Vials of God's Wrath, 7. The Temple filled with ſmoke, 8:
ND I faw another fign in heaven, great and mar- \ vellous fa, ſeven Angels b having the feven laſt plagues c, for in them is filled up the wrath of God d. | a That is, a Repreſentation which appeared to Fohn great 2nd wonderful. þ Miniſters of God, uſed by him in the Difpeniations of his Providence, c having a Commiſſion to execute the ſeven latt Judgments of God, by which he defigned to deſtroy Antichriſt, 4 For by them the Wrath of God was to be executed upon him to the uttermoſt, > And I ſaw as it wete a ſea of glaſs « mingied with fire f, and them that had gorren rhe victory over the beaſt, and over his image, and over his marX, and
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retlected upon by the Pillar of Fire. Others make it the Church ga- thered cut of all Nations, ſaid to be of Glaſs, becauſe of its Splen- dor and Glory. Others make it to fignifie th VVorld, which is ſaid to be ov; Glaſs, to let us underſtand, God ſeeth through it. It ſeem- ti ro me to fignific Heaven ; g for it is mentioned as the place of the glorified Saints, who had overcome all Temptations to Idolatry, either from Pagans (which were the Beaſt) or from Antichriſt and his Party, _ are called the Image of the Beaſt) and had avoided all kind of Compliance with them in Profeſſion of the Religion which he would endeavour to impoſe upon them. þ Harps of God {ignifie either the moſt excellent Harps, or holy Harps. Mr. Forbes ſaith well, they fignifie Hearts tempered with Joy, and Love, and a gratetul Senſe of the Mercies of God towards them.
3 And they fing the ſong of Moſes the ſervant of God z, and the ſong of the Lamh, ſaying &, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty / ;
* juſt and rrue are thy ways, thou King of ſaints 22. 7 TheSong which Myſes ſang upon God's Delivery of the Iſraelttes trom the Danger of Pharaoh, which we have, Exod. 15. I, &c. not that they ſang thoſe words, but to the ſame ſenſe. &k A Son to the Honour of Chriſt, to the ſame ſenſe that 27yes ſang, and upon a much like occaſion. { Admiring the greatneſs and marvelouſneſs of what God had done in their Deliverance, and giving him the Glory of his Almighty Power, m acknowledping, that all the Atts of his Providence were both juſt (God, in them, giving to every one their due) and true, God by them but juſtitying his Promiſes and Threat- nings. Theſe words are taken out of Pjalm 145. 17.
4 * Who ſhall not tear thee, O Lord, and glorifie thy name 7 ? for zhou only art holy o : for} all nations {hall come and worſhip before thee p ; for thy judg-
ments are made manitelt 9.