6 4¶ Then I saw 5another Angel fly through the mids of Heaven, having an everlasting Gospel, to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, & tongue, and people,
6 4¶ Then I saw 5another Angel fly through the mids of Heauen, hauing an euerlasting Gospell, to preach vnto them that dwell on the earth, and to euery nation, and kinred, & tongue, and people,
- 4The other part (as I said on the first ver.) is of the acts of the Lamb, the manner whereof is delivered in two sorts; of his speech and of his facts. His speeches are set forth unto the 13. verse of this chapter; & his facts unto the 16. chapter. In the speech of the Lamb, which is the word of the Gospel, are taught in this place these things: The service of the godly consisting inwardly of reverence towards God; and outwardly of the glorifying of him: the visible sign of which is adoration verse 7. The overthrowing of wicked Babylon, verse. 8. and the fall of every one of the ungodly which worship the beast, verse 9. 10. 11. Finally the state of the holy servants of God both present, verse 12. and to come, most blessed, according to the promise of God. verse 13.The other part (as I said on the first ver.) is of the actes of the Lambe, the manner whereof is deliuered in two sortes; of his speach and of his factes. His speaches are set forth vnto the 13. verse of this chapter; & his factes vnto the 16. chapter. In the speach of the Lambe, which is the word of the Gospel, are taught in this place these things: The seruice of the godly consisting inwardly of reuerence towards God; and outwardly of the glorifying of him: the visible signe of which is adoration verse 7. The ouerthrowing of wicked Babylon, verse. 8. and the fall of euerie one of the vngodly which worship the beast, verse 9. 10. 11. Finally the state of the holy seruants of God both present, verse 12. and to come, most blessed, according to the promise of God. verse 13.
- 5This Angel is a type or figure of the good and faithful servants of God, whom God especially from the time of that Boniface the eighth, hath raised up to the publishing of the Gospel of Christ, both by preaching and by writing. So God first, near unto the time of the same Boniface used Peter Cassiodorus an Italian; after, Arnold de villa nova, a French man; then Ockam, Dante, Petrarch; after that Johannes de rupe caesa a Franciscan; after again, John Wycliffe English-man, and so continually one or another, unto the restoring of the truth, and enlarging of his Church.This Angell is a type or figure of the good and faithfull seruaunts of God, whom God especially from the time of that Boniface the eighth, hath raised vp to the publishing of the Gospell of Christ, both by preaching and by writing. So God first, neare vnto the time of the same Boniface vsed Peter Cassiodorus an Italian; after, Arnold de villa noua, a French man; then Ockam, Dante, Petrarch; after that Iohannes de rupe caesa a Franciscane; after againe, Iohn Wickliffe English-man, and so continually one or another, vnto the restoring of the truth, and enlarging of his Church.