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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.
1. That a man speaks upon the meditation: He opens his mouth to speak, that is to say, he hath something to say, and power to deliver it, and he sets himself of purpose to speak it: I will open my mouth in wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding, Psal. 49. 3, 4. He tells you of his meditation, and then he will open his mouth, and declare it.
1. That a man speaks upon the meditation: He opens his mouth to speak, that is to say, he hath something to say, and power to deliver it, and he sets himselfe of purpose to speak it: I will open my mouth in wisdome, and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding, Psal. 49. 3, 4. He tells you of his meditation, and then he will open his mouth, and declare it.
2. To open the mouth implies an audible, and full, and bold, and confident expression of a mans mind, that a man doth not whisper, but lift up his voice, and declare with open mouth what he hath to deliver; as in Exod. 3. 23. Open thy mouth and tell them, that is, speak boldly: Though they be a rebellious People, and will brow-beat thee, yet open thy mouth, and speak unto them; speak boldly, and confidently, as one that goes not behind the door, but speaks plainly: And I put in plainly with boldness, because they are ever concomitants. If a man speak boldly, he doth not extenuate what he hath to deliver, but speaks it plainly.
2. To open the mouth implies an audable, and full, and bold, and confident expression of a mans minde, that a man doth not whisper, but lift up his voyce, and declare with open mouth what he hath to deliver; as in Exod. 3. 23. Open thy mouth and tell them, that is, speak boldly: Though they be a rebellious People, and will brow-beate thee, yet open thy mouth, and speake unto them; speak boldly, and confidently, as one that goes not behind the door, but speaks plainly: And I put in plainly with boldnesse, because they are ever concomitants. If a man speak boldly, he doth not extenuate what he hath to deliver, but speaks it plainly.