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Apoc. Cap. 4. 1. After this I looked, and behold, a door was open in heaven, and the first voice which I heard, was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me, saying, Come up hither, and I will show thee things which must be done hereafter, &c.

Apoc. Cap. 4. 1. After this I looked, and behold, a doore was open in heauen, and the first voyce which I heard, was as it were of a Trumpet talking with me, saying, Come vp hither, and I will shew thee things which must be done hereafter, &c.

Hitherto we have heard of the first part of the Revelation, concerning the things that were then done: Now it remaineth to speak of the things to come, which is given us to understand in the beginning of this Chapter, in that it is said, I will show thee things which must be done hereafter. And first, here are set forth those things, generally, which are afterwards to come unto the whole world, and this is from this Chapter, to the beginning of the tenth Chapter: Afterwards, the things that befall particularly to the Church of God, from the tenth Chapter to the end of the Book: According as Daniel in his Prophecy did first manifest unto the Church the things which should befall unto the Monarchs, and then unto the Church it self also. The which judgements it pleaseth the Lord to reveal unto his Church, because they being in the world, though they be not of the world, as our Saviour Christ speaketh, are yet interested in those outward troubles which come upon the world. First, then it is said there was a door open in heaven: Which teacheth us, that unless God open a door unto us, all things are hid in his Counsel, and shut up, so that none can see into them, and especially those things which concern the salvation of Man.

HItherto wee haue heard of the first part of the Reuelation, concerning the things that were then done: Now it remaineth to speake of the things to come, which is giuen vs to vnderstand in the beginning of this Chapter, in that it is said, I will shew thee things which must be done hereafter. And first, here are set forth those things, generally, which are afterwards to come vnto the whole world, and this is from this Chapter, to the beginning of the tenth Chapter: Afterwards, the things that befall particularly to the Church of God, from the tenth Chapter to the end of the Booke: According as Daniel in his Prophecie did first manifest vnto the Church the things which should befall vnto the Monarchs, and then vnto the Church it selfe also. The which iudgements it pleaseth the Lord to reueale vnto his Church, because they being in the world, though they be not of the world, as our Sauiour Christ speaketh, are yet interessed in those outward troubles which come vpon the world. First, then it is said there was a dore open in heauen: Which teacheth vs, that vnlesse God open a doore vnto vs, all things are hid in his Counsell, and shut vp, so that none can see into them, and especially those things which concerne the saluation of Man.