9.  The  Voice  as  of  a  roaring  Lion,  agrees  moil
properly  to  him,  the  Lion  of  the  Tribe  of  Judahy
and  is  often  applied  to  him  by  the  Prophets,  And,

10.  The  Seven  Thunders  that  utter  their  Voices
hereupon,  are  never  mentioned  but  as  proceeding
from  him  and  from  the  Throne  of  God^  which  Throne
is  he,  or  the  Temple  of  God^  which  he  likewife  is,  and
the  Seventh  Angel  which  he  likewife  is,  or  at  the
Heels  of,  chap.  xl.  19.  chap.  xvi.  18.  chap.  iv.  5.
Thus  much  for  the  Perfon  and  his  Defcription.
The  next  thing  is  the  Contents  of  the  Seven
Thunders,  which  John  is  forbid  to  write,  accord-
ing to  the  Command  given  to  Daniel^  chap.  xii.
ver.  4,  But  thou,  O  Daniel,  pjut  up  tlte  Word  andfeal
the  Book,  even  to  the  time  of  the  end.  Many  Ihall  run
to  and  fro,  and  Knowledge  (hall  be  encreafed.
What  thefe  things  were,  more  than  the  Wonders
that  were  to  be  accomplifhed,  and  the  Myfery  de-
clared to  the  Prophets,  which  fhould  be  accomplifhed
in  its  Seafon,  and  till  then,  (tho'  Men  fhould  be
getting  a  little  Light,  time  after  time,  there  would
not  be  yet  a  full  Underftanding  until  I  the  time  of
the  end)  we  cannot  Divine,  unlefs  it  were  the  ter-
riblenefs  of  thofe  Trials  that  Ihall  ufher  in  this
Bleffed  State  of  Reft,  which  are  fuch,  as  the  Crea-
tion never  knew,  as  both  Daniel  and  our  Saviour
fay,  and  therefore  fhall  pafs  quickly,  and  fo  are
forbidden  to  be  written,  Matt,  xxiv.  21.  22.
