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man-devil, they may be called by the spirit but one man, therefore said to be the number of a man.

So that in the conclusion, all wicked, idolatrous, persecuting kings and head magistrates who proceed. ed from the loins of Cain, he being the first murderer and liar from the begining, they are counted by the spirit in John but the number of a man. That is as much as to say, they are but one man, though six hundred sixty and six men acted in persecuting the prophets, apostles and saints, yet all but the number of a man.

To conclude this chapter, and this verse in a few words, that the reader may know what is meant by the mark, and by the name, and by the number of his name. Observe,, the mark of the beast in the force head, is when a man doth worship the beast and his image willingly. And the mark in the right hand is, when a man doth worship the image for fear of loosing his goods, or fear of persecution, or against his will; this is to receive the mark of the beast in his right hand.

And they that have the name of the beast, are such men as hath the beast's warrants, or his hand to sign their commissions for places of trust, or any other offices in the state. This is the meaning of having the name of the beast.

And those men that have the number of his name, are such as do wear a badge or figure of the beast's arms. And this figure or badge doth distinguish those men from others; and not only so, but it signifies the race how many kings or beasts loins this beast came through, even to the number of six hun

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dred sixty and six. And this is the true interpretation of the beast, his mark and name, and the true wisdom of God, and true understanding of the number of the beast,and of this thirteenth chapter.

CHAP. XLI.

IN N chap. xiv. 1. John looked, and lo a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred, forty and four thousand having his fathers name written in their foreheads.

This Lamb that John saw stand on mount Sion, he was no other but God himself; for Christ is called The Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world : for who can take away the sins of the world, but God? Also it is he that stood upon mount Sion. He may well be called the Lamb of God, for he is God, as I have shewed before. And that mount Sion he stood upon, it did signify the faith of the gospel, according to that saying of Paul to the believers in his time, You, saith he are not come unto mount Sina, which genders to bondage; but, saith he, you are come unto mount Sion. That is to say, the worship of the law that was given by moses it was but mount Sina; but the faith and worship of the gospel, is was mount Sion.

And as Moses stood upon mount Sina, by power from God, to give the law unto the people of Israel, and this law Moses gave, it had power over the people to plague them if they did not obey, therefore called mount Sina which gendered unto bondage. And Moses being chosen of God to give forth this fiery law, he may be said to stand upon mount Sina.

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So likewise Jesus, the Lamb of God, he giving forth the worship of the gospel, or law of faith, which is called a new law, or mount Sion. Now Christ being the head that gave forth this gospel worship, giving peace to all those that do truly believe, he may be said to stand upon mount Sion, even as Moses stood upon mount Sina; so that Jesus the only God, is that Lamb that John saw stand upon mount Sion. So that the reader may see what is meant by the Lamb, and what is meant by mount Sina and mount Sion.

Again it is said, And with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having their fathers name written in their foreheads. Observe, this hundred and forty and four thousand of saints who were with the Lamb on mount Sion. I declare they were all of the Jews nation who were begotten by the faith of the gospel in the apostles commission, in relation or likeness to those hundred forty and four thousand that were begotten by Moses and the prophets commission of the law, as is spoken of by John, Revel. vii. 4, where he said, And I heard the mumber of them that were sealed, and there was sealed an hundred forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

This number here sealed, wereзpoken with relation to those of the twelve tribes that were saved in the commission of the law. And those of the same number in the fourteenth chapter, were Jews of the same tribes who were saved in the time of the gospel, in the time those two commissions did last.

But as for the Gentiles and other nations, who

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believed and where saved in those two commissions, they are not counted in the number of these hundred forty and four thousand that were sealed in their foreheads, or that hundred forty and four thousand that stood with the Lamb on mount Sion.

I say, they both had relation to the Jewish nation only, who were saved in the two commissions, or two testaments aforesaid; but the Gentiles and all nations that were saved in those two testaments, they were so great a number or multitude, which no man could number, as Revel. vii. 9. Neither would I have the reader to understand, that the spirit in John did mean exactly such a number of the Jews, and no more; but if his revelation led him out to speak of such a number, or to include many thousands more in such a small number, who shall gainsay it? But happy will those be that know . themselves to be one of the saved of the Lord, though they be none of those hundred forty and four thousand spoken of, who stood upon mount Sion with the Lamb. So much for the interpretation of verse 1. In verse 2, John heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder, and he heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.

This voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder which John heard from heaven, I declare it was that praise, hallelujah, and melody that those hundred forty and four thousand which stood with the Lamb on mount Sion did sing, they all harping with their harps, it made a noise as the sound of many waters, or as the voice of a great

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thunder. For I say the voice of such a great number of saints singing praise to the Lamb together, it would make a great sound, even as the sound of many waters; for many waters will make a great roaring, that people that have travelled can tell ; and as for thunder, that dreadful noise most people can experience; and such a great noise or voice do the saints make when they play upon the harps of their souls, which Karps, what they are, I have opened what is meant by them before, therefore I shall speak no more of them here.

And in verse 3. And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts and the elders, and no man could learn that song but the hundred forty four thousand which were redeemed from the earth.

This new song was that sound of many waters, and the voice of a great thunder which those harps did sound forth; which harps were the tongues of those hundred forty four thousand saints, as aforesaid, who sung the new song; that is, the song of the Lamb, that is, the song of the gospel of Jesus; and the other hundred forty and four thousand in the seventh chapter, they sung the song of Moses, that is, the song of the law.

Now there is no man that could learn, or sing this new song of praise unto the Lamb, nor the song of Moses, but those that were redeemed from the earth. Now the song of Moses, and the song of the Lamb, what they are I have opened before. Also what the harps are I have shewed before, so that I need say no more of it here.

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