A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…

In the midst of the Street, and on both sides of the River, was the tree of life; which signifieth our Saviour Christ, who is called the Tree of life, in regard of those most excellent and lively graces, which as most comfortable fruits, he bringeth forth, and ministereth unto his Church. And as by the River was set down their drinks, so also by the Tree of life, is expressed their meat; not that there shall be in the Kingdom of heaven any corporal meat or drink, but only noting a sufficiency and fullness of all good things, which there Gods Children should have. In that the Tree of life bringeth forth fruit every month, (to wit, twelve times in the year) and it bringeth forth also several kinds of fruit, it noteth all measure and kinds of delight, being not only plentiful, but also full of all variety. Even as men use to do, which making a feast, will not content themselves with one sort of meat, but will labour to have what variety they can, of most dainty meats, that it may bring more delight unto the guests: so here it is noted, that in Christ there should be all sufficiency and variety of pleasures and delights. Saint John here chooseth to set forth the joys of heaven by fruits, rather then by Oxen and Fatlings, (as our Saviour Christ expresseth it Matthew 22.) because our Saviour hath regard to usual marriages of Kings and Princes, who use against their Marriage-feasts, to kill great store of Beeves and such like provision: the holy Ghost here in this place, hath relation to that first kind of living in the beginning, in mans innocency, when he only lived of the fruits of the earth,

In the middes of the Streete, and on both sides of the Riuer, was the tree of life; which signifieth our Sauiour Christ, who is called the Tree of life, in regard of those most excellent and liuely graces, which as most comfortable fruits, hee bringeth forth, and ministreth vnto his Church. And as by the Riuer was set downe their drinkes, so also by the Tree of life, is expressed their meat; not that there shall be in the Kingdome of heauen any corporall meate or drinke, but onely noting a sufficiency and fulnesse of all good things, which there Gods Children should haue. In that the Tree of life bringeth forth fruit euery moneth, (to wit, twelue times in the yeare) and it bringeth forth also seuerall kindes of fruit, it noteth all measure and kindes of delight, being not onely plentifull, but also full of all variety. Euen as men vse to doe, which making a feast, will not content themselues with one sort of meat, but will labour to haue what variety they can, of most dainty meates, that it may bring more delight vnto the guests: so here it is noted, that in Christ there should be all sufficiency and variety of pleasures and delights. Saint Iohn here chooseth to set forth the ioyes of heauen by fruits, rather then by Oxen and Fatlings, (as our Sauiour Christ expresseth it