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. V. * 1.1

1 He seeth the Lambe opening the boke. 8. 14 And the∣refore the foure beasts, the 14. elders, and the Angels praise the Lambe, and do him worship 9 For their re∣demption and other benefites.

1 ANd I sawe in the right hand of him that sate vpon the throne,a 1.2 a Boke written with, and on the backeside, sealed withb 1.3 se∣uen seales.

2 And I saue a strong Angel which preached with a loude voyce, Who is worthie to open the boke, and to lose the seales thereof?

3 And no man in heauen, nor in earth, nether vnder the earth, was able to open the Boke nether to loke thereon.

4 Then I wept muche, because no man was founde worthie to open, and to reade the Bo ke, nether to loke thereon.

5 And one of the elders said vnto me, Wepe not: beholde, the * lion which is of the tribe* 1.4 of Iuda, the rote of Dauid, hathe obteined to open the Boke, and to lose the seuen seales thereof.

6 Then I behelde, and lo, in the middes of the throne, and of the foure beasts, and in the middes of the elders, stodec 1.5 a Lābe as thogh he had bene killed, which hadd 1.6 seuen hornes ande 1.7 seuen eyes, which are the seuen, spirits of God, sent into all the worlde.

7 And he came, and toke the Boke out of the right hand of him that sate vpon the throne.

8 And when he had taken the Boke, the foure beasts and the foure and twentie eldersf 1.8 fell downe before the Lambe, hauing euerie one harpes & golden viales full of odours, which are theg 1.9 prayers of the Saintes,

9 And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthie to take the Boke, and to open the seales thereof because thou wast killed, and hasth 1.10 redemed vs to God by thy blood out of euerie kinred, and tongue, and people, & nation,

10 And hast made vs vnto our God * Kings and* 1.11 Priests, and we shali 1.12 reigne on the earth.* 1.13

11 Then I behelde, and I heard the voyce of manie Angels rounde about the throne and (about) the beasts and the elders, and there (were) * thousand thousands,

12 Saying with a loude voyce, Worthie is the* 1.14 * Lambe that was killed to receiue power & riches, and wisdome, and strength, & honour,* 1.15* 1.16 and glorie, and praise.

13 And all the creatures which are in heauen, and on the earth, and vnder the earth, and in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I, saying Praise and honour, and glorie, and power (be) vnto him, that sitteth vpon the throne, & vn∣to the Lambe for euermore,

14 And the foure beasts said, Amen, and the foure and twentie Elders fell downe, and worshipped him that liueth for euer more.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Chap. 5. 12.
• a 1.2

  A similitude taken of earthlie princes, which iudge by bokes and writtings: and here it doeth signifie all the counsels and iud gements of God which are onely knowē to Christ the Sonne of Da uid, vers. 5.
• b 1.3

  That is, manie.
• * 1.4

  Genes. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 9.
• c 1.5

  This vision con firmeth the power of our Lord Iesus, which is the Lā∣be of God that taketh away the sinne of the worlde.
• d 1.6

  That is, mani∣folde power.
• e 1.7

  Signifying the fulnes of the Spi rit, which Christ powreth vpō all.
• f 1.8

  The Angels ho nour Christ: he is therefore God.
• g 1.9

  This declareth how the prayers of the faithful are are agreable vn∣to God, read.
• h 1.10

  Our Sauiour Iesus hathe rede∣med his Church by his blood shending and ga thered it of all nations.
• * 1.11

  Act: 10. 4.
• i 1.12

  Noc corporally
• * 1.13

  Chap. 8. 3.
• * 1.14

  1. Pet 2. 8.
• * 1.15

  Dan. 7. 10.
• * 1.16

  Chap. 4. 11.