THE 〈…〉 C … 〈…〉 LO●● DEDICATE● 〈…〉 BRITT … By the LA: ELINOR LONDON, Printed in the Year, 1645. THE REVEALING OF OUR LORDS second Coming. Revela. XI. AND to measure or give the meaning of this place of Scripture, of age to speak in these accomplished days for itself, a touch whereof suffices to be given: So touching this Angel which stood and made that solemn Oath swearing by the maker of all things: That TIME should no longer be; saying, Arise and measure the TEMPLE, and Them that worship therein, etc. Doubtless the self same; beheld by the Prophet DANIEL (12.) Which speaks to this Evangelist, at first clothed in Linnon on the waters, and as in his resurrection raiment then: so here in the Ascensions, clothed in a cloud, the Angelical Robe, giving by this to understand, when the rising from the dead to be revealed, or times reign finished, so commands him to wite (as it were) what shall come to pass, when the Church shall be refined before the end or a reformation, leaving and casting out, the Court OF ROME in those days returned to Heathenism, that mother of ignorance tyrannising and treading down the Church standing out for the truth unto the end, where those sacred Witnesses cast out for dead, guilty of the Prophet's blood and our Saviour's. Thus showing, when that Eclipse past those mists dispelled, and afterward preachd the Gospel when as fare West as East, before the evening or setting of time, for an infallible Forerunner of the end of the World come, for which all bidden to watch. How then it shall come to pass, Informs this Disciple: This blessing of Blessings how added to the former, even out of the Scriptures, the Old and New two Books to be interpreted, for our Lords coming revealed, and these like as in days of Old, with signs and tokens evident to all. And as here appears, shows then how those new moulded days rewarded; opposing the Holy Ghost, made to wait, They plagued also, fares with them 〈…〉 the 〈…〉 Heavens 〈…〉 where silenced the Spirit of Prophecy. As came to pass before that deliverance of theirs, out of that Bondage, and before Balls Priests put down, not one escaping; great blessings as sometime accompanied with no light corrections: And these the sum of that Angelical discourse. So proceeding with the general Resurrection, and Ascensions 〈…〉 … ose bo … 〈…〉 one taken up, both waiting (40.) days in the Mount of God: And that dead Soldier revived by a touch of the Prophet's Corpse, all prophesying to these last days of such division divided like those waters, sometime them. As here the gift of the Holy Ghost like the Cloven tongues in the seventeenth hundred Years under those Characters expressed, (ver. 2.) And the Holy-Citie shall They tread under foot 42. Months: and so again, And I will give to my two Witnesses; and They shall Prophecy a Thousand two Hundred and sixty days, etc. (to wit) seven Times, signified by these Three years and half, doubled by Months and Days: including also the World's mystical Week Cut Off: Where farther, for making plain of These multiplied rough obscure places: Concerning how long the Churches Warfarre, To receive double for all HER Sins: referred unto TIMES farewell redoubled, as declared also to HIS Servant the Prophets; Daniel 12. And from the Time that the daily shall be taken away, and the abomination that maketh desolate set up; There shall be a Thousand two Hundred and Ninety days. Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the Thousand three Hundred and Thirty five Days, (to wit) as aforeshewd. Seven times even the Number of rest, or so many years, under the reign of ANTICHRIST, till which accomplished Daniel bidden to be gone, and rest satisfied, or take his long sleep. A Thousand seven Hundred years (as much to say) from the time of the last Supper given, before HIS blessed Resurrection day, (made the Church's day of REST,) Until the general rising from the dead: Like the thrice fourteen Generations: (Mat: 1.) (or three Periods,) each fulfilling 500 years. here in like manner given under the Angel's hand lifted up, testifying or protesting; A time, and Times and half, (or part) And thus as five Hundred years going to a Period of TIME, fulfils 1700. years, so by taking away a Thousand, from those Prophetical, two Thousand six Hundred twenty five days: Even comes to the Year, 1625. That unparaleld troublesome Time, where he styled the great Prince MJCHAEL, that shall stand up: going before the general Resurrection, the dead There standing upon their feet (Daniel 12.) by that Arch: Angels dreadful Alarm awakened. And so Blessed is he that comes (and waits to 1645. the end:) And where every word hath its weight, as points at the last Centurie to be divided, and the very half year: So here shows when the End of time come; ●as no great miss or loss of it Where nothing from head to foot, but Plagues and Ulcers, the Bottomlesse-pit opened. Hell LET LOSE, How it shall come to pass in those days preferring darkness before light: These things when as again Prophesied, to Nations, People, and Kings, being come to its full Time, even overcome and Killed by that spirit ascended out of the Bottomless pit, Monster of Mankind; The ascensions Enemy, and the Resurrections, not a little insenced and wild: whose sentence on Record of old: In this manner. He must be killed verse etc. which offers violence to them from above endued with such power and inspired. To be plain, He in the year 1633. translated to be Arch-BB. And that suffered that Antichrist; on a Friday which made his last Sermon, (witness Revel. vers. 5.) (where our Lord crucified) Was the very text (as it were) (Heb. 12.) For the joy set before him who endured the Cross, etc. But proceeding on with these examined witnesses as for fire proceeding out of their mouths, verse etc. as alluding to the Feast time, of the fiery tongues so signifies again, fulfilled that of the Prophet Joel. That on all flesh he will pour out his spirit (the Gentiles also) and his sons and Handmaids shall prophesy. And so again for interpreting Scripture, by Scriptures for manifestation of the aforesaid measured times, accomplishing the number of seven, here turned to the Prophet Zechar. 4. Who when by the Angel awakend, as a man out of his sleep, Saw a Candlestick, all of Gold with seven lamps, & seven pipes to the seven lamps, two Olive thereby; empting the Golden Oil. Signifying also before the Rising from the dead, times mystery how by the Spirit of prophecy extracted out divine vision to wit the Prophet's aforesaid or two witnesses whose Books that Light so hateful to men: manifested with a witness thus. Verse 8. And they shall see their dead bodies three days and a half lie in the street of the Great City spritually called Sodom and Egypt, like News out of date: Cast about, because Prophecy for a time ceased: And by the spiritual calling, made their Pastime, as not rare in the last days such wits or Scoffers, so with those tidings of the great day made their sport And how festival times Easter, Witsontyde, and the rest solemnised in City and Country with what do, in stead of works of charity and Alms deeds, how sends presents one to another, Playhouses visited and drinking houses, half the Sabbath day, very Sodom, no other possessed with the same spirit of blindness. And thus here a line and there a line, concerning the Spirit of prophecy to be poured out, from years descending to days, (verse) And after three days and a half the Spirit of life from God entered into them these two Prophets, and they stood upon their feet, alluding to that, when they falling dead at the feet of the Angel, the Lord of Sabbaths, which were again raised, Daniel and John, those so greatly Beloved, as he by a touch of the Sceptre the seven stars, etc. And these Things like that doubled Dream because the things Established: (Geneses 41.) visible in our Horizon of the sevententh Century, wherein held such an impossibility for Prophets again to arise before the day of Judgement, yet shall go on with the meaning also, of that great voice Come up hither. And they ascended in a cloud up, beheld by all Them, stricken in a moment with no little astonishment. Which referred to your judgements, whether or no, speaks not to all you the wonderful work of God, Great Britain's Parliament voice, as before Whitsontyde presented was, unto the house this very place of Scripture, even joining with the Prophet's loud voices as they God's kingdom proclaim, so serves for their thanksgiving, and the Cities as come to pass since the last ascensions feast, after that sad breakfast blow, bestowed on their enemies unto which Shall add this for another. Verse 13. And the same hour (as much to say,) at ten in the morning, signifying also the same time when gathered together those several Nations, (Acts 2.) Stranger of Rome. Jews and Proselytes: when such a noise, where shows moreover within an hour's space, how many slain, and so many thousands taken, and a remnant that took the Covenant, or gave glory to God. Also the list of Names returned as in the Original signifying, (names of men) men's names all: where also those wrathful Irish Et Jratae sunt gentes & advenit ira tua: as at the day of Judgement for them, no Quarter; by Their despairing of mercy, setting their Names too for the rising of the dead to be revealed before the END to these Kingdoms. And again, as serves for the hour of the day (vers. 13.) so bears date in the year, One thousand seven Hundred; beside Seven hundred slain expressed: showing the second woe past is, behold the third WOE comes quickly, Namely about Michael's feast: The seventh Angel or last Trumpet gives warning of it; So farthermore for those great victorious Voices, where such Tyrannical power resigned, for which the rejoicing Elders 24 for evermore sitting; Not more extoling GOD'S power herein, Then the NATIONS filled with Envy, to see the Crown and Honour of the day Conferred on such derided heretofore so much contemned: As not by might, (or Army) nor by power; But by my Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts: And for the Temple opened those heavenly gates, or two Olive trees, to wit (vers.) with the mystery made known of Time measured by his Reed, or sharp Rod given him to measure with: Thus much suffices. And for such Storms and Outcries, where the tree of Life offered to every one: Not unlike the tree of Knowledge, at first pleasant to Him, afterward all as bitter: Nevertheless when the hour past, like her Travel the Mother of all living, remembered not at all. And so fare for the Cause set forth of Canterburys suffering: And their dead Bodies, not suffered to be BURYD, (exposed to the view) whose seven Years complete before going into prison: The express EPYTOMIE of Antichrists Kingdom in the 1700. year, also destroyed to be or Cut off, for Ever. Postscript. SO than what differnce, between them obedient to the Devil, that inquire of evil spirits & others disobedient to the spirit of God, or to whom his command peremptory: Yet like the deaf Adar, stop the Ear, much like the case of those two Sons in the Gospel, or Brothers, the one where gives such an undutiful answer, the other nothing but fair words: who as though Antiquity were a plea for error, or custom any excuse for any thing, by his Apostles prohibited. As in that enacted by them, against eating blood (So well Observed,) Acts 15: verse 20. Also, verse 30. Saying; for seemed good to the HOLY GHOST and to us to lay no greater burden upon you then these necessary things, that ye abstain from meats offered to Jdols, and from blood and from strangld meat, and from fornication, from which things if ye keep yourselves ye shall well, far ye well. And again, cap. 21. verse 25. We have written and concluded, &c save only that ye keep yourselves from things offered to Jdols. And from blood and strangld meat and from fornication, Where although disburdened of all the rest, but blood the life of every thing. Which like the forbidden tree or the tree of life in the midst of Paradise standing, as this between a branch of the first and second table, afterward notwithstanding ready dressed at 〈◊〉 ●ays The Apostles Ordinances nothing made of ●t, and not only these freely digested but libels published by authority against holy authority, too 〈…〉 some on … sides as that unsufferable fable ●●●led a re●●tion of the two Witnesses their coming down from heaven And fight with Antichrist, also for another a late preface with that bold universal, that all spirits which do suffer themselves to be inquired at are evil spirits, and therefore of the Devil, as much to say or afirm the Holy Ghost cannot do what he pleases, or that any thing is impossible or too hard for God to do. And for their Philosophy as mean & weak as their Theology behold his produced Book. De Magia Naturali, apparent whereby her spirit absent from the body, that for so long might be awakend by no means. So to him who is, Alpha and Omega both: In whom consists all and some, both the only affirmative and negative voice; be all praise. Amen. FJNJS.