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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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3. It was given him by the general consent of Princes and States Ecclesiastical and Civill. In Ecclesiastical Councils, great was the authority that was given him, none of all them thought themselves equal to him: And for the Civill State, God put it into their hearts to give their power and Throne unto the beast, Rev. 17. 17.
3. It was given him by the generall consent of Princes and States Ecclesiasticall and Civill. In Ecclesiasticall Councels, great was the authority that was given him, none of all them thought themselves equall to him: And for the Civill State, God put it into their hearts to give their power and Throne unto the beast, Rev. 17. 17.
What power did they give him to speak great things, and in particular blasphemies? It is an allusion to the horn in Dan. 2. 8. There came up a little horn which had a mouth speaking great things; whether it be the same Beast, or a type of him, I will not now stand to determine, but great things he spoke; as indeed this was a great thing that the Catholic Church had power to speak, for he did open his mouth to speak great things, that is, such things, as for other men to speak, were too great arrogance, and too much affectation of inordinate Vain-glory; but for this Church, or the head of it to speak, they had a mouth given for the same purpose.
What power did they give him to speak great things, and in particular blasphemies? It is an allusion to the horn in Dan. 2. 8. There came up a little horne which had a mouth speaking great things; whether it be the same Beast, or a type of him, I will not now stand to determine, but great things he spoke; as indeed this was a great thing that the Catholick Church had power to speak, for he did open his mouth to speak great things, that is, such things, as for other men to speake, were too great arrogance, and too much affectation of inordinate Vain-glory; but for this Church, or the head of it to speak, they had a mouth given for the same purpose.