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Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London
Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by William Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.Seasonable truths in evil-times in several sermons / lately preached in and about London by Willam Bridge, late preacher of the word of God at Yarmouth.
London: printed for Nath. Crouch, 1668
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Sermon 4: The two Witnesses, their Testimony.Sermon 4: The two VVitnesses, their Testimony.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, They have power also to turn water ⟨p. 123⟩into blood. What's that? plainly it must relate to Moses, who turned Rivers, and turned waters into blood: What's that? It cannot be understood literally, but spiritually still: What's that then? Why thus: These waters are to be understood spiritually, and so you read in Revel. 16. The Sea, and Rivers were turned into blood: Look therefore when the Witnesses shall have power to turn the still waters of a State or Nation into War and Blood; Then is this Word fulfilled.
Secondly, They have power also to turn water ⟨p. 123⟩into blood. What's that? plainly it must relate to Moses, who turned Rivers, and turned waters into blood: What's that? It cannot be understood litterally, but spiritually still: What's that then? Why thus: These waters are to be understood spiritually, and so you read in Revel. 16. The Sea, and Rivers were turned into blood: Look therefore when the Witnesses shall have power to turn the still waters of a State or Nation into War and Blood; Then is this Word fulfilled.
But how came the Witnesses to have power to do this?
It may be, not legally, for it is not said here, And I will give power unto them to shut the Heavens: but these have power to shut the Heavens, and these have power to turn waters into blood; 'tis not said here, I will give them power, as 'tis said before: it may be this may be done, and not legally.