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if this Antichriftian Army be to be destroy ed or flain in a-literal Senfe, then their Bo dies will be literally dead, and when so are proper Food for ravenous Birds, and wild Beafts of the Earth; and why then may it not exprefs, that there fhall be fuch great Multitudes of them destroyed, that all the Fowls of Heaven may come and feaft upon their Bodies? Though I must acknowledge that there are good Reafons given by Dr. More in the laft of his Divine Dialogues to prove that this cannot be Anderflood of therwife than in a Myftidal. and Spiritual Senfet Lena Ans el suém nevssHavok

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Antichrist S. 26. AND now follows the Grand Cataken and taftrophe. Whilft the Antichriftian Army are thus gathered together, Behold the Hedvens were opened, Rev. 19. 11. and a white Horfe, and be that fate upon him was called Faithful and True, and in Righteoufnefs he doth Fudge and make War. By the white Horfe may be fignified Chrift's Royalty and Glory from his Refurrection to his Second Coming in his Kingdom! The Rider is faid to be Faithful and True; because of his appearing in his Kingdom, according to his Promife, which Atheifts, Deifts, and they of the Antichriftian Party had called in Queftion, asking, Where is the promise of his coming? Thefe Unbelievers he will in his Righteoufnefs judge and deftroy.

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- V. 12. THIS Rider is deferibed. His Eyes were as a Flame of Fire (penetrating and judging all things in a quick and terrible manner) And on his Head were many Crowns,

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(denoting the Amplitude of his Dominion) And be bad a Name writen which no man knew but Himself. By Name in Scripture, is of ten fignified Nature, and fo this Myfterious Name may be fomething expreffing the Hypoftatick Union of the Two Natures in our Bleffed Lord, which as it does infi

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Hitely tranfcend the fhort limited Capacity of Human Nature to comprehend, fo it will appear now more Illuftrious and Glorious than ever.

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13. HE was cloathed with a Vesture dipt in blood (expreffing His Triumph through the Blood of his Crofs) and his Name is calTed (or he is) the Word of God. i.e. He is the Eternal word of God, the Second Perfon in the Ever Bleffed-Trinity, the Word by whom God fpake when he made the World; and fpake alfo to our Forefathers under the Old Teftament, and to us in the Gofpelorobem amb of

14. ARE defcribed his Companions and Attendants. The Armies which were in Heaven (i. e. the Angels and Saints, whether dead or living, in whom the Kingdom of -Heaven is perfected) followed him upon white -Horses, Companions and Partakers with Chrift in his Glory and Kingdom, cloathed in fine Linnen white and clean. Their Robes or Righteoufnefs having been washed and made white in the Blood of him who is cloathed with the Bloody Garment.

v. 15. AND out of his Mouth goeth a sharp Sword, (viz, his Word, which is sharper than any two-Edged Sword, Heb. 4. 12.) that with it

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he may fmite the Nations of the Earth, and rule them with a Rod of Iron, (during the conti nuance of his Glorious Kingdom) and be treadeth theWine-prefs of the fiercenefs andWrath of Almighty God (as he once trod it by himself alone when in his own Body he bore upon the Crofs the Iniquities of us all, Ifa. 63.3, So will he now tread down the wicked who are the accurfed Vine of Sodom,or rather,to fpeak in the Language of Ifaiah in the a fore-cited Place, make them tread it themfelves whilft they fuffer that Vengeance which he inflicts upon them.

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V. 16. AND he had upon his Vefture, and upon his Thigh a name Written KING of KINGS, and LORD of LORDS. (he wore and difcovered Glorious and Illuftrious Symbols and Characters of his Supreme Univerfal Monarchy.) Some think that as his former Name mentioned v. 13. denoted his Divinity; fo this may denote his Kingdom as Son of Man, therefore he wears a Title on his Vefture, as Kings do their Royal Cognizances, by which they are diftinguifhed and made known.

WITH this Glory, this Might, and Authority he fcatters and confounds the Diabolical Army, that are faid, v. 19. to be gathered together to make War against him. They fall before him as the fhades of Darkness before the Rifing Sun. See how the Lightnings flash in their Faces, how they tremble and are amaz'd, they reel, and stagger, and are at their Wits end, and in this confufion they fhall as in the

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Day of Midian, Jofh. 7. 22. turn their Hands against each other, and like as the Moabites Ammonites and the Children of Mount Seir, 2 Chron. 20. 23. helped to destroy one ano ther, fo fhall thefe lift up every one his Hand against his Brother, and turn his Sword against his Fellow. Even as the Lord hath faid, Ezek. 38. 21. Lwill call for a Sword against him throughout all my Moun tains, every Man's Sword shall be against his Brother. And I will plead against him with Peftilence and with Blood, and I will rain upon him and upon his Bands, and upon the many People that are with him, an overflowing Rain, and great Hailftones, Fire, and Brim ftone. And (Rev. 19. 20.) the Beast and falfe Prophet that wrought Miracles before him, with which he had deceived them that had received the Mark of the Beast, and them that worshipped his Image, were both of them taken and caft alive into the Lake burning with Fire and Brimstone. And the Remnant (v. 21.) were flain with the Sword of him that fate upon the Horfe, which proceedeth out of bis Mouth, and all the Fowls were filled with their Flesh. This is what St. Paul foretold concerning this Lying Deceiver, 2 Theff. 2.8. That the Lord fhall confume him with the Breath of bis Mouth, and deftroy him with the Brightness of his Coming. When he fhall defcend with the Power and Majefty of an Everlasting Kingdom, which fhall defcend with him upon the Earth, then fhall all the Glorious Promises made to the Church be plentifully fulfilled; then fhall the Sons and Pifciples

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Difciples of the Crofs receive double at the Lords: Hand for the Shame which they have fuffered for his fakej and instead of Confufion they fhall rejoyce in their Porti on, and in their Land they fhall poffefs the double He will give them Beauty for Afhes, the Oil of Joy for Mourning, the Garment of Praife for the Spirit of Heaviness. Everlafting Joy fhall be up on them. Yea the Lord' fhall Send forth See the his Spirit, and renew the Face of the Earth. Original. Pfal. 104. 30. which is that Reftitution of all things which God hath Spoken by the Mouth of all bis Holy Prophets ever fince the World began. Acts. 3.21.

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