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On these two latter executions, the Angels of the Waters take occasion to acknowledge and confess that Gods judgements against the wicked, are true, and holy, and just, as after followeth. For as they had shed the blood of Gods Saints, so their blood also was shed, and they are fain (as the Egyptians did, to whom they were alluded) to drink of the blood of the Rivers, for so (say they) are they worthy; as before, having taken delight in the blood of the Saints.

On these two latter executions, the Angels of the Waters take occasion to acknowledge and confesse that Gods iudgements against the wicked, are true, and holy, and iust, as after followeth. For as they had shed the bloud of Gods Saints, so their bloud also was shed, and they are faine (as the Egyptians did, to whom they were alluded) to drinke of the bloud of the Riuers, for so (say they) are they worthy; as before, hauing taken delight in the bloud of the Saints.

Another Angel, that is, the third Angel which was in the Sanctuary, doth approve that which the ⟨p. 97⟩other two had confessed; for their office was over the Waters: noting, that the Angels of God have their particular places of government, wherein they execute their functions enjoined them of God. And lest the wicked should seem to think that God was too sharp and severe in judgement against them, therefore not only the Angels of the Waters, that is, of the fresh and salt waters, do acknowledge, that the sins of those wicked men had deserved this and more; and therefore the judgement was just, insomuch as that they might see their very sins in the same, as it were in capital letters: but even also that other Angel, out of the Sanctuary, doth affirm, that which these two had said, and acknowledgeth Gods righteous judgement herein.

Another Angell, that is, the third Angell which was in the Sanctuary, doth approue that which the ⟨p. 97⟩other two had confessed; for their office was ouer the Waters: noting, that the Angels of God haue their particular places of gouernment, wherein they execute their functions enioyned them of God. And lest the wicked should seeme to thinke that God was too sharpe and seuere in iudgement against them, therefore not onely the Angels of the Waters, that is, of the fresh and salt waters, doe acknowledge, that the sinnes of those wicked men had deserued this and more; and therefore the iudgement was iust, insomuch as that they might see their very sinnes in the same, as it were in capitall letters: but euen also that other Angell, out of the Sanctuary, doth affirme, that which these two had said, and acknowledgeth Gods righteous iudgement herein.