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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.
First,1 this beast had power given him to make war by several ⟨p. 101⟩hands; First, the devout subjection of the ten Christian Kings to him, that gave their kingdoms and swords into his hand, Rev. 17. 17. God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their Kingdoms unto the Beast: The principal Kings of Christendom in those days came and gave their power to the beast, and by their power he was able to do wonders against all.
First,1 this beast had power given him to make warre by severall ⟨p. 101⟩hands; First, the devout subjection of the ten Christian Kings to him, that gave their kingdoms and swords into his hand, Rev. 17. 17. God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will, and to agree, and give their Kingdoms unto the Beast: The principall Kings of Christendome in those dayes came and gave their power to the beast, and by their power he was able to do wonders against all.
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A second reason and cause of his power to war against the Saints,1 was, because of the prosperous success which they had in the war against Christians a hundred years before, and that was in an expedition of Godfrey of Bulloign in Greece, and Duke Dalbo, that went forth to recover the holy Land (as they call it) to overcome the Turks and Saracens, and Godfrey Bullen, a Christian Prince, as they call him, they made him King at Jerusalem, there he continued, and prospered mightily in this war, and held it for many years together: and Christian Princes seeing the prosperous success of this War which he had raised up to recover the holy Land, and the Sepulchre of Christ; therefore upon the same terms that he did procure that Expedition against Infidels, he doth procure war against these Heretics, and out of the same notion there were gathered an innumerable company.