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And as they gather the Kings for their assistance; so he also gathereth great companies together, and the place he gathereth them to, is Harmageddon; signifying the mountain of destruction, which was the place where Josiah was slain, and a great overthrow was given to the Israelites by the King of Egypt; which fearful and grievous overthrow, the wicked bragged at, and used to object it against the people of God, which here he seemeth to aim at: as if he should say, that they should brag no more against the Church of God, because they had so sore an overthrow at that time, for which, there was so great a lamentation, as it is said, that there was never the like heard; for even as that place, was a place of destruction ⟨p. 101⟩to them, so this should be to these enemies of God.

And as they gather the Kings for their assistance; so he also gathereth great companies together, and the place he gathereth them to, is Harmageddon; signifying the mountaine of destruction, which was the place where Iosiah was slaine, and a great ouerthrow was giuen to the Israelites by the King of Egypt; which fearefull and grieuous ouerthrow, the wicked bragged at, and vsed to obiect it against the people of God, which here he seemeth to aime at: as if hee should say, that they should bragge no more against the Church of God, because they had so sore an ouerthrow at that time, for which, there was so great a lamentation, as it is said, that there was neuer the like heard; for euen as that place, was a place of destruction ⟨p. 101⟩to them, so this should be to these enemies of God.

The seventh Angel pours his Vial on the Air, then there is said to come a voice from the Temple, which was the voice of God: the effects whereof were wonderful; for it is said, that there followed in heaven, most fearful thunders, lightnings, and voices, in the earth a great Earth-quake; whereby the earth trembled and shaked, which is said to be so fearful a one, as never was before. Which noteth the fearful majesty and terror of God against his enemies, and his mighty power whereby he is able to scatter and to destroy them. The words which the Voice uttered, are these; It is done: to wit, the consummation of the victory of Christ over his enemies, the parts whereof are expressed, some in the words following, to the end of this Chapter, and the rest follow in the other Chapters.