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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.
Rev. 13. 7. And it was given unto him to make war with the Saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all Kindreds, and Tongues, and Nations,
Rev. 13. 7. And it was given unto him to make warre with the Saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all Kindreds, and Tongues, and Nations,
When the Devil, that is to say, the Dragon, could not find any longer resting place in heaven, that is to say, he could no longer enjoy Sovereign and divine worship as the great God (Constantine and his Successors having brought in Christ and his worship alone instead of all the gods of the Gentiles;) He therefore to revenge himself, makes war against the Church, that were the rooters out of Pagan Idolatry: This war, because he could not manage by himself, it being very strong, he therefore raiseth two Beasts out of his power, the first and second Beasts in this Chapter; the first, from vers. 1. to the 10. The second, from vers. 10. to the end of the Chapter. It was a third Roman State, not Rome-Pagan, nor Rome-Christian, but Rome-antichristian, that is to say, the Roman visible Catholic Church. This is described many ways, by a wound given him upon one of his heads for a season; that when Rome was sacked, he was almost in a forlorn estate, and despairing of recovery; but being healed, the effects were
WHen the Devill, that is to say, the Dragon, could not find any longer resting place in heaven, that is to say, he could no longer enjoy Soveraign and divine worship as the great God (Constantine and his Successors having brought in Christ and his worship alone instead of all the gods of the Gentiles;) He therefore to revenge himselfe, makes warre against the Church, that were the rooters out of Pagan Idolatry: This warre, because he could not manage by himselfe, it being very strong, he therefore raiseth two Beasts out of his power, the first and second Beasts in this Chapter; the first, from vers. 1. to the 10. The second, from vers. 10. to the end of the Chapter. It was a third Roman State, not Rome-Pagan, nor Rome-Christian, but Rome-antichristian, that is to say, the Roman visible Catholick Church. This is described many wayes, by a wound given him upon one of his heads for a season; that when Rome was sacked, he was almost in a forlorn estate, and despairing of recovery; but being healed, the effects were