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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.
For the use then,1 First it may serve to let us see whence is the power of waging war; for the Text saith, it was given; To him it was given to make war with the Saints: All men cannot receive this, as our Saviour saith in another case, but they to whom it is given. It is not an easy matter for any to be […] to wage war, it requires great store of persons, and great store of Treasury, and Fountain to maintain both; And besides all this, it require• no small measure of Wisdom and Policy to undertake such designs: all these you see the Lord gives, and gives them to those that his soul take no pleasure in, and to those that in his esteem are men of beastly spirit•, yet he gives them power to make war: He may bless himself in his rule and bravery that they were able to […] against Infidels, and after against Heretics as they called them, but indeed the Saints of God: but you see God gave power unto this Beast, which is therefore no cause of triumph or glorying that he hath received such a power, for you see it may be given to these that are enemies to the Lord Jesus.
For the use then,1 First it may serve to let us see whence is the power of waging war; for the Text saith, it was given; To him it was given to make war with the Saints: All men cannot receive this, as our Saviour saith in another case, but they to whom it is given. It is not an easie matter for any to be 〈…〉 to wage war, it requires great store of persons, and great store of Treasury, and Fountain to maintaine both; And besides all this, it require• no small measure of Wisdome and Policy to undertake such designes: all these you see the Lord gives, and gives them to those that his soul take no pleasure in, and to those that in his esteem are men of beastly spirit•, yet he gives them power to make warre: He may blesse himself in his rule and bravery that they were able to 〈…〉 against Infidels, and after against Heriticks as they called them, but indeed the Saints of God: but you see God gave power unto this Beast, which is therefore no cause of triumph or glorying that he hath recived such a power, for you see it may be given to these that are enemyes to the Lord Jesus.