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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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14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the signs, which were given to him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an 20image of the 21beast, which was wounded of the sword, and did live again.
14 And deceiueth them that dwell on the earth, by reason of the signes, which were giuen to him to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an 20image of the 21beast, which was wounded of the sword, and did liue againe.
- 20That is, images, by enallage or change of the number; for the worship of them ever since the second councell of Nice, hath been ordained in the church by public credit and authority, contrary unto the law of God.That is, images, by enallage or change of the number; for the worship of them euer since the second councell of Nice, hath bene ordeined in the church by publique credite and authoritie, contrarie vnto the law of God.
- 21In the Greek the word is of the dative case, as much to say, as unto the worship, honour and obeying of the beast; for by this maintenance of images, this pseudopropheticall beast doth mightily profit the beast of Rome, of whom long ago he received them. Wherefore the same is hereafter very fitly called the image of the beast, for that images have their beginning from the beast, and their form or manner from the will of the beast, and have their end and use fixed in the profit and commodity of the beast.In the Greeke the word is of the datiue case, as much to say, as vnto the worship, honour and obeying of the beast; for by this maintenance of images, this pseudopropheticall beast doth mightily profit the beast of Rome, of whom long ago he receiued them. Wherefore the same is hereafter very fitly called the image of the beast, for that images haue their beginning from the beast, and their forme or manner from the will of the beast, and haue their end and vse fixed in the profit and commoditie of the beast.