Chapter 10

CHAP. X.

Having opened and expounded the two first woes which fell out upon the blowing of the fifth and sixth trumpet, containing the two great plagues of Popery and Turkism, wherewith the world was punished many hundred years: now in this chapter we are to hear of good news, and great comfort, after so much sorrow. For here Jesus Christ cometh down from heaven to relieve his poor afflicted Church, and to be revenged of all his cruel enemies. For now, before the 3. and last woe, containing the greatest plague of all upon the world, which is, the last judgement; wherein the wicked shall be tormented in hell fire for ever, both in body & soul, I say, before the blowing of the 7. trumpet, by the seventh angel, of which we shall hear in the next chapter. Now in the mean time is showed in this chapter, what care God had for his little flock, which no doubt were hid in those days, and did not appear, and yet were scattered in corners, even in the middest of the darkness of Popery, and the most furious & hellish rage of the Turkish armies. And therefore the principal scope and drift of this chapter, is to show how the Gospel should be preached in many kingdoms, now after this general darkness, for the discovering and overthrow, both of Popery and Turkism, and to show what should fall out in the church now in the middle time, before the 7. & last trumpet blow: for then cometh the last judgement, as the Angel sweareth in this chapter, ver. 6.7.

HAuing opened and expounded the two first woes which fel out vpon the blowing of the fift and sixt trumpet, containing the two great plagues of Poperie and Turcisme, wherewith the world was punished many hundred yeares: now in this chapter we are to heare of good newes, and great comfort, after so much sorrowe. For here Iesus Christ commeth downe from heauen to relieue his poore afflicted Church, and to be reuenged of all his cruell enemies. For now, before the 3. and last woe, containing the greatest plague of al vpon the world, which is, the last iudgement; wherein the wicked shall bee tormented in hel fire for euer, both in body & soule, I say, before the blowing of the 7. trumpet, by the seuenth angel, of which we shal heare in the next chapter. Now in the meane time is shewed in this chapter, what care God had for his little flocke, which no doubt were hid in those daies, and did not appeare, and yet were scattered in corners, euen in the middest of the darknesse of Poperie, and the most furious & hellish rage of the Turkish armies. And therefore the principall scope and drift of this chapter, is to shewe how the Gospell should bee preached in many kingdomes, now after this generall darknesse, for the discouering and ouerthrow, both of Poperie and Turcisme, and to shewe what should fall out in the church now in the middle time, before the 7. & last trumpet blow: for then commeth the last iudgement, as the Angel sweareth in this chapter, ver. 6.7.