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An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent…
An exposition upon the thirteenth chapter of the Revelation by that reverend and eminent servant of the Lord, Mr. John Cotton ... ; taken from his mouth in short-writing, and some part of it corrected by himself soon after the preaching thereof ; and all of it since viewed over by a friend to him ... wherein some mistakes were amended, but nothing of the sense altered.
London: printed for Tim. Smart, 1656
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the thirteenth Chapter of the REVELATION. › Part
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5. After him, Theodoricus King of the Goths having slain him, his Successor Totilas destroyed it, and brought it to such desolation, that there was neither man, woman, nor child seen in it for forty days. Now this was such a wound, that all the Bishops in the world that were wont to give homage to him, they now began to neglect his Head-ship, that was but a servant at home: They despised him, to be the head of the Church, that was a servant to Barbarians; Insomuch, that the Bishop of Ravenna, he challengeth universal Supremacy, he takes indignation at him, that he will be Lord Paramount: But so great was the wound, that indeed the Roman Bishop was utterly discouraged, and this continued for 140. years together; and though he would have used many means for his cure, and have called in help from the Emperor of Greece, yet he was not willing to help him, for they had fallen out before about worshipping of Images; he was constant for Images, the other was against them, and so he might sink or swim for them; so his wound seemed incurable.
5. After him, Theodoricus King of the Goths having slaine him, his Successor Totilas destroyed it, and brought it to such desolation, that there was neither man, woman, nor child seen in it for forty dayes. Now this was such a wound, that all the Bishops in the world that were wont to give homage to him, they now began to neglect his Head-ship, that was but a servant at home: They despised him, to be the head of the Church, that was a servant to Barbarians; Insomuch, that the Bishop of Revenna, he challengeth universall Supremacy, he takes indignation at him, that he will be Lord Paramount: But so great was the wound, that indeed the Roman Bishop was utterly discouraged, and this continued for 140. yeares together; and though he would have used many meanes for his cure, and have called in help from the Emperor of Greece, yet he was not willing to help him, for they had fallen out before about worshipping of Images; he was constant for Images, the other was against them, and so he might sinke or swim for them; so his wound seemed incurable.
Quest: 3. When was this wound cured, and how?