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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
AN EXPOSITION Upon the thirteenth Chapter of the REVELATION. › Part
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.
Answ. I do not know any Christian Prince that challengeth that stile. That which was sometimes given to Saul, may be given to Princes, 1 Sam. 15. 17. When thou wast little in thine eyes, wast thou not made the head of the Tribes of Israel? That is true, and so the King is head of all the Peers, and head of all the Shires, and the Churches are in some or other of them, that is,
Answ. I doe not know any Christian Prince that chalengeth that stile. That which was sometimes given to Saul, may be given to Princes, 1 Sam. 15. 17. When thou wast little in thine eyes, wast thou not made the head of the Tribes of Israel? That is true, and so the King is head of all the Peeres, and head of all the Shires, and the Churches are in some or other of them, that is,
1. They have power over the Church in all civill matters.
2. And I will say thus much, that they have power to redress and reform inordinate abuses in the Church, provoking Church officers to do it; If they do not, other Churches are to treat with them; and if their corruptions be prejudicial either to the doctrine of the Gospel, or if they degenerate to any Tyranny, they are to look to redress such things, but this gives them not headship over the Church; over their persons it doth, but not over the Church, that is,
2. And I will say thus much, that they have power to redresse and reforme inordinate abuses in the Church, provoking Church officers to doe it; If they doe not, other Churches are to treat with them; and if their corruptions be prejudicial either to the doctrine of the Gospell, or if they degenerate to any Tyranny, they are to look to redresse such things, but this gives them not headship over the Church; over their persons it doth, but not over the Church, that is,