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Apocalypsis A brief and learned commentary upon the revelation of Saint John the apostle…Apocalypsis A briefe and learned commentarie vpon the reuelation of Saint Iohn the apostle…
Apocalypsis A brief and learned commentary upon the revelation of Saint John the apostle and evangelist, applied unto the history of the Catholic and Christian Church. Written in Latin by M. Francis Junius Doctor of Divinity, and professor in the University of Heidelberg: And translated into English for the benefit of those that understand not the Latin.Apocalypsis A briefe and learned commentarie vpon the reuelation of Saint Iohn the apostle and euangelist, applyed vnto the history of the Catholicke and Christian Church. Written in Latine by M. Francis Iunius Doctor of Diuinitie, and professor in the Vniuersitie of Heidelberge: And translated into English for the benefit of those that vnderstand not the Latine.
London: printed by Richard Field for Robert Dexter, 1592
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1 The Lamb openeth the first seal of the book, 3 the second, 5 the third, 7 the fourth, 9 the fifth, 12 and the sixth, and then arise murders, famine, pestilence, outcries of Saints, earthquakes, and divers strange sights in heaven.
1 The Lambe openeth the first seale of the booke, 3 the second, 5 the third, 7 the fourth, 9 the fift, 12 and the sixt, and then arise murders, famin, pestilence, outcries of Saints, earthquakes, and diuers strange sights in heauen.
1 12After I saw, when the Lamb had opened the first of the seals; and I heard one of ⟨p. 19⟩the four beasts say, as it were the noise of thunder, Come and see.
1 12AFter I saw, when the Lambe had opened the first of the seales; and I heard one of ⟨p. 19⟩the foure beasts say, as it were the noyse of thunder, Come and see.
- 1This is the second part of this first history (which I said was common, & of the whole world) of the works of God in the government of all things. Of this part there are generally three members, the foresignifying, the caution, & the execution of all the evils which God poureth out upon this world, which hath most hardly deserved of him. The foresignifying is set down in this chapter: the caution for preserving the church, is in the next chapter: and the execution is described chap. 8. & 9. In every part of the foresignifying there are three branches: the several & express calling of S. John, to prepare himself to take knowledge of the things that were to be showed unto him in the opening of the seals: the sign; & the word expounding the sign. And albeit, the express calling of S. John, be used only in four of the signs, yet the same is also to be understood in the rest that follow. The author of these foresignifying is the Lamb, as that word of the Father, made the mediator, opening the seals of the book. The instruments are the Angels in most of the visions, who expound the sign, & the words thereof. Now this first verse containeth an express calling of S. John to mark the opening of the first seal.