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…

Again, it is said, he heard another voice like a Trumpet, which was to waken him better; for, albeit he was wakened before, yet he was not sufficiently wakened and stirred up to behold the things afterward to be delivered. The like we see in Daniel and Ezekiel; to show that we had need of new calling on, and new attention, of new stirring up and preparation whensoever we are to learn any new thing out of the word of God, even as John had a new preparation, because of this new matter to be revealed; for new things require new attention. After he was bidden to come up: Which teacheth us, that unless we be lifted up above our selves, by Gods power, to the beholding of heavenly things, and of those things especially which belong to our salvation, we can have no power to understand them. And whereas he is here bidden to come up, and not before in the other place; it showeth us that the matters following, which were afterwards to come to pass, are more difficult, and have the more need with greater diligence to be observed, and that we are with more care to labour for the understanding of them, then of those things that were before.

Againe, it is said, he heard another voice like a Trumpet, which was to waken him better; for, albeit hee was wakened before, yet he was not sufficiently wakened and stirred vp to behold the things afterward to be deliuered. The like wee see in Daniel and Ezechiel; to shew that we had need of new calling on, and new attention, of new stirring vp and preparation whensoeuer wee are to learne any new thing out of the word of God, euen as Iohn had a new preparation, because of this new matter to be reuealed; for new things require new attention. After hee was bidden to come vp: Which teacheth vs, that vnlesse wee be lifted vp aboue our selues, by Gods power, to the beholding of heauenly things, and of those things especially which belong to our saluation, we can haue no power to vnderstand them. And whereas hee is here bidden to come vp, and not before in the other place; it sheweth vs that the matters following, which were afterwards to come to passe, are more difficult, and haue the more need with greater diligence to be obserued, and that we are with more care to labour for the vnderstanding of them, then of those things that were before.