A godly and learned exposition or commentary upon the three first chapters of the…A godly and learned exposition or commentarie vpon the three first chapters of the…

II. point. The end of trances. God for two causes revealeth his will in trances unto his servants, as to John in this place. First, that […] might know, that the things revealed were not invented of themselves, but given of God. John herein had no use of his bodily senses, he neither heard, saw, nor felt, but they were asleep. And therefore the vision must needs be from God, and the glory thereof wholly his.

II. point. The end of traunces. God for two causes reuealeth his will in traunces vnto his seruants, as to Iohn in this place. First, that 〈…〉 might know, that the things reuealed were not inuented of themselues, but giuen of God. Iohn herein had no vse of his bodily sences, hee neither heard, saw, nor felt, but they were asleepe. And therefore the vision must needs be from God, and the glory therof wholly his.

Secondly and chiefly, that the things revealed might take the deeper impression in the understanding: for the mind being freed from fellowship with the body, and not hindered by any phantasies of the senses (they being all asleep, and quiet) doth then most lively and sensibly apprehend and retain the impression of things revealed. Here then we see the great care of God, that his servants might throughly understand, certainly believe, and constantly keep in memory the things he delivered unto them. The like care he showed in revealing his will to all his former Prophets, he would not have their minds troubled with the fellowship of the body; nor hindered of the senses inward or outward, but wholly taken up for the service of his spirit. And there is good reason of this: for if they must faithfully teach Gods will to others, to make them know and understand, to believe & remember the same: is it not necessary that they themselves should throughly understand, soundly believe, and firmly keep in memory whatsoever God revealeth?

Secondly and chiefely, that the things reuealed might take the deeper impression in the vnderstanding: for the mind being freed from fellowship with the body, and not hindered by any phantasies of the sences (they being all asleepe, and quiet) doth then most liuely and sensibly apprehend and retaine the impression of things reuealed. Here then we see the great care of God, that his seruants might throughly vnderstand, certainely beleeue, and constantly keepe in memorie the things hee deliuered vnto them. The like care he shewed in reuealing his will to all his former Prophets, he would not haue their minds troubled with the fellowship of the body; nor hindered of the sences inward or outward, but wholly taken vp for the seruice of his spirit. And there is good reason of this: for if they must faithfully teach Gods will to others, to make them know and vnderstand, to beleeue & remember the same: is it not necessarie that they themselues should throughly vnderstand, soundly beleeue, and firmely keepe in memorie whatsoeuer God reuealeth?