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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 A woman 2 appeareth travelling with child, 4 whose child 1the Dragon would devour, 7 but Michael overcometh him, 9 and casteth him out, 13 & the more he is cast down & vanquished, the more fiercely he exerciseth his subtleties.
1 A womā 2 appeareth trauelling with child, 4 whose child 1the Dragon would deuour, 7 but Michaell ouercommeth him, 9 and casteth him out, 13 & the more he is cast downe & vanquished, the more fiercely he exerciseth his subtleties.
- 1F. IVNIVS.
1 1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven: ⟨p. 42⟩2A woman clothed with the Sun, and the Moon was under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars.
1 1ANd there appeared a great wonder in heauen: ⟨p. 42⟩2A woman clothed with the Sunne, and the Moone was vnder her feete, and vpon her head a crowne of twelue starres.
- 1Hitherto hath been the general prophecie, comprehended in two parts, as I showed upon the 11. chapter. Now shall be declared the first part of this prophecie, in this & the next chap and the latter part in the 14. 15. and 16. chapters. Unto the first part, which is of the conflicting or militant Church, belong two things: The beginning and the progress of the same in conflicts and Christian combats Of which two, the beginning or upspringing of the Church is described in this chap. & the progress thereof in the chap. following. The beginning of the Christian Church we define to be from the first moment of the conception of Christ, until that time wherein this Church was as it were weaned and taken away from the breast or milk of her mother: which is the time when the Church of the Jews with their City & Temple was overthrown by the judgement of God. So we have in this chapter the story of 69. years & upwards. The parts of this chap. are 3. The first is, the history of the conception & bearing in womb, in 4. verses. The second, an history of the birth, from the 5. vers. unto the 12. The third is, of the woman that had brought forth, unto the end of the chap. And these several parts have every one their conflicts. Therefore in that first part are two things contained, one the conception & bearing in womb, in 2. verses: & another of the lying in wait of the Dragon against that which should be brought forth, in the next 2. verses. In the first point are these things; the description of the mother, vers. 4. and of the dolours of childbirth, vers. 2. all showed unto John from heaven.