The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

The last sign I take it, will be but a very little time before his coming, and that will be some fearful alterations ⟨p. 515⟩in the powers of heaven, and in the air, and in the earth, and seas: but what these will be it is hard to conjecture, and the rather, because S. John tells of the noise of seven Thunders that were uttered before the end of the world; but he was forbidden to utter them, but to let them be sealed up, and kept unknown from the world, yea, and from the Church too, Rev. 10. 5. Matth. 24. 29, 30. It is very probable that this sign will be accomplished in the very letter, as it is recorded by the Evangelist.

The last signe I take it, will bee but a very little time before his comming, and that will be some fearefull alterations ⟨p. 515⟩in the powers of heauen, and in the ayre, and in the earth, and seas: but what these will be it is hard to coniecture, and the rather, because S. Iohn tells of the noise of seuen Thunders that were vttered before the end of the world; but he was forbidden to vtter them, but to let them be sealed vp, and kept vnknowne from the world, yea, and from the Church too, Rev. 10. 5. Matth. 24. 29, 30. It is very probable that this signe will be accomplished in the very letter, as it is recorded by the Euangelist.

Thus of the signs going before our Saviours coming to judgment: The signs joined with his setting out to come to judgment are these; the first is, a special sign of the Son of man, which shall be in heaven, and visible to all men on earth: but what this sign shall be, is unknown, and I am unwilling to trouble the Reader with rehearsing the several conjectures of Interpreters, seeing they are without warrant from the Word. The second sign is, the wailing and lamentation of all Nations, when they behold Christ coming in the clouds of heaven,