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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
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.
and what ever the Lord hath spoken, be not discouraged, the Lord will make good what he hath spoken, he will not fail of a minute of time when his period is come.
and what ever the Lord hath spoken, be not discouraged, the Lord will make good what hee hath spoken, he will not faile of a minute of time when his period is come.
Secondly,1 it may serve to encourage us the more to pray to God for a speedy accomplishment of the power of this great Beast (the Roman Catholic visible Church) that hath bewitched the world for so many ages together, and to grow this way in our prayers for the destruction of him from year to year: and the nearer the time of the accomplishment grows, the more earnest should our expectations be to see the accomplishment, and the more earnest our prayers should be.
Secondly,1 it may serve to encourage us the more to pray to God for a speedy accomplishment of the power of this great Beast (the Roman Catholick visible Church) that hath bewitched the world for so many ages together, and to grow this way in our prayers for the destruction of him from yeare to yeare: and the neerer the time of the accomplishment grows, the more earnest should our expectations be to see the accomplishment, and the more earnest our prayers should be.
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You read of holy Daniel, that when he understood by books, that the Lord had set the captivity for 70. years, then he set himself by prayer and supplication to seek the Lord, in