He said before, This chapter is controverted (to wit, by the Millena∣ries on the one part, and all Christians on the other,) and now he saith, This his conc••it is intimated in the binding up of Satan: which is as if he had said, It is all undoubted what he saith, and all is false that all Christians say; whereas Christians have given better warrants of their exposition, then Millenaries are able to doe.
I say not that the whole chapter is controverted, for doubt∣lesse no Christian will deny, that the latter part thereof doth speake of the judgement of the dead at the last resurrection. But I speake of a controverted place in this 20 chapter, which is that touching the first resurrection. And yet suppose the whole chap∣ter had been controverted, I might neverthelesse say, that this, or that truth is not onely intimated, but plainely exprest in it, as the first bodily resurrection is plainely exprest in ver. 4, 5. not∣withstanding the disagreement of expositours about it. And as the deliverance of the Jewes, the restoring of their Kingdome, and our Saviours personall reigne on eath, are all so plainely ex∣prest in the propheticall scriptures, as that nothing can be more plainely spoken; although the proper interpretation of them be called in question by most expositour••. Yea if we should say, that no more is plainely delivered in the scriptures, but that which is not controverted by any, what a small pittance of scripture should we acknowledge for plaine scripture? And doubtlesse you your selfe will say, that most of the texts controverted be∣twixt