The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. Translated according to the Ebrue and Greke, and conferred with the best translations in diuers languges. VVith moste profitable annotations vpon all the hard places, and other things of great importance as may appeare in the epistle to the reader

CHAP. XXI.

3. 14. The blessed estate of the godlie 8. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 And the misera∣ble condicion of the wicked. 11 The description of the heauenlie Ierusalem, and of the wife of the Lambe.* 1.1

1 ANd I sawe * a newe heauen, and a newe* 1.2 earth:a 1.3 for * the firste heauen, and the first earth wereb 1.4 passed away, and there was no more sea.

2 And I Iohn sawe thec 1.5 holye citie newe Ieru∣salem comed 1.6 downe from God out of hea∣uen, prepared as a bride trimmed for her housband.

3 And I heard a great voyce out of heauen say∣ing,* 1.7 Be hold, the Tabernacle of God (is) with men, and he will dwell with them: and they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 his people, and God him selfe shalbe their God with them.

4 * And God shall wipee 1.8 away all teares frome their eyes: and there shalbe no more death, nether sorowe, nether crying, nether shall there be anie more paine: for the first things are passed.

5 And he that sate vppon the throne, sayd, * Beholde, I make all things newe: and he sayd vnto me, Write: for these wordes are fayth∣ful* 1.9 and true.* 1.10

6 And he sayd vnto me, * It is done; I am and, the beginning and the end. I will giue to him that is a thirst, of thef 1.11 well of the water of life frely.

7 He that ouercometh, shall inherite all thin∣ges,* 1.12 and I will be his God, and he shalbe my* 1.13 sonne.* 1.14

8 But theg 1.15 fearefull and vnbeleuing, and theh 1.16 abominable and murderers, and who remon gers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all ly∣ars shal haue their parte in the lake, whiche burneth with fyre and brimstone, whiche is the seconde death.

9 And there came vnto me one of the seuen Aungels, whiche had the seuen viales full of the seuen laste plagues, and talked with me, saying, Come: I will shewe thee the,i 1.17 bride, the Lambes wife.

10 And he caryed me awaye in the spirite to a great and an hie mountaine, and he shewed me the greatk 1.18 citie, holie Ierusalem,l 1.19 descen ding out of heauen from God.

11 Hauing the glorie of God: and her shyning was like vnto a stone moste precious, as am 1.20 Iasper stone cleare as cristal.

12 And had a greatn 1.21 wal and hie, and had twel∣ueo 1.22 gates, and at the gates twelue Aungels, and the names written, whiche are the twel∣ue tribes of the children of Israel.

13 On the East parte (there were) thre gates, (and) on the Northside thre gates, on the Southside thre gates, (and) on the Westside thre gates.

14 And the wall of the citie had twelue funda∣cions, and in them the names of the Lambes tweluep 1.23 Apostles.

16 And he that talked wyth me, had a golden rede to measure the citie with all, and the ga tes thereof, and the wall thereof.

16 And the citie laye foure square, and the length is as large as the bredth of it, and he measured the citie wyth the rede, twelue thousande furlongs: and the length, and the bredth, and the height of it are equal.

17 And he measured the wall thereof, an hun∣dreth, fortie and foure cubites, by the mea∣sure of man, that is, of the Angel.

18 And the buyldyng of the wall of it was of Iasper: and the citie was pure golde like vn∣to cleare glasse.

19 And the fundacions of the wall of the citie were ganished with all maner of precious stones? the first fundacion (was) Iasper: the se∣cond of Saphire: the third of a Chalcedonie: the fourth of an Emeraude.

20 The fift of a Sardonyx: the sixt of a Sardius:

the seuenth of a Chrysolite: the eigh of a Be∣ryl: the ninth of a Topaze: the tenth of a Chri sophrasus: the eleuenth of a Iacinth: the twelueth an Amethist.

21 And the twelue gates (were) twelue pearles and euerie gate (is) of one pearle, and the* 1.24 strete of the citie (is) pure golde, as shinyng* 1.25 glasse.

22 And I sawe no Temple therein: for the Lord God almightie and theq 1.26 Lambe are the Temple of it.

23 * And the citie hathe no nede of the sunne, nether of the moone to shine in it: for the glorie of God did light it: and the Lambe is the light of it.

24 * And the people whiche are saued, shall walke in the light of it: and ther 1.27 Kings of the* 1.28 earth shall bring their glorie and honour vn* 1.29 to it.* 1.30

25 * And the gates of it shal not be shut by day: for there shalbe no night there.

26 And the glorie, and honour of the Gentiles* 1.31 shalbe broght vnto it.

27 And there shal entre into it none vncleane thing, nether whatsoeuer worketh abomi∣nation or lies: but they whiche are writen in the Lambes * Boke of life:

Notes

• * 1.1

  Isa. 65 17. and 66. 21.
• * 1.2

  2. Pet. 2 13.
• a 1.3

  All things shal be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ād re∣stored 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a most excellēt and per∣fect estate, and therefore the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is 〈◊〉〈◊〉. The day of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of al things
• b 1.4

  For all 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shalbe purged from their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pt on, and the faithfull shal 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into heauen with their head Christe.
• c 1.5

  The holie cōpa nie of the elect,
• d 1.6

  Meaning, that God by his diui∣ne maiestie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 glorifie and re∣newe his, ād take them vnto him.
• * 1.7

  Act 5 21.
• e 1.8

  All occasions of sorowes shal∣be taken away: so that they shal haue 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ioye.
• * 1.9

  Isa. 25. 8.
• * 1.10

  Chap. 7. 17.
• f 1.11

  That am the eternal life, will giue vnto mine to drinke of the liuelie waters of thys euerlastyng lyfe.
• * 1.12

  Isa. 43. 19.
• * 1.13

  2. Cor. 5. 17.
• * 1.14

  Chap. 1. 8. and 22. 13.
• g 1.15

  They whiche feare man more then God.
• h 1.16

  They whiche mocked and iest at religion.
• i 1.17

  Meanynge the Church, which is maried to Christ by faith.
• k 1.18

  By this descri∣ption is declared the incomprehē∣sible excellencie, whiche the hea∣uenlie companie do enioy.
• l 1.19

  It is sayde to come downe frō heauen, because all the benefites that the Churche hathe, they ac∣knowledge it to come of GOD through Christ.
• m 1.20

  Euer grene ād florishing.
• n 1.21

  Signifying that the faithfull shal be surely kept in heauen.
• o 1.22

  That is, place ynough to enter for els we know there is but one way and one ga∣te, euen 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Christ.
• p 1.23

  For the Apost∣les were meanes whereby Iesus Christe the true fundacion was reueiled to the worlde,
• * 1.24

  Isa. 60. 13
• * 1.25

  Isa. 60. 5
• q 1.26

  This declareth that Christ is God inseparable with his Father.
• r 1.27

  Here we se as in infinit other places that kings & Princes (〈◊〉〈◊〉 to that wic∣ked opinion of the Anabaptists) are partakers of the heauenlie glo rie, if they rule in the feare of the Lord.
• * 1.28

  Isa. 60. 11
• * 1.29

  Philip. 4. 4
• * 1.30

  Chap. 3. 5. & 10. 11
• * 1.31

  Chap XXII.