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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
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Secondly,1 it may serve to teach you the proneness of your natures to that which is evil, above that which is savingly and spiritually good. This power over all Kindreds, and Tongues, and Nations, the Lord hath purchased by his death, Rev. •. 9. He dyed and rose again that he might be Lord both of quick and dead, Rom. 14. 9. And upon his resurrection, all power was given him in Heaven and Earth, Mat. 28. 18. He prayed for this power, and the Lord promised to give him it. Psal. •. 8. Ask of me, and I will give thee the Heathen for thine Inheritance; and the uttermost parts of the Earth for thy Possession. This hath the Lord bought with his precious blood, and paid for by the power of his eternal Spirit; and yet never did the Lord Jesus enjoy this power to this day, which the man of Sin hath enjoyed for so many years together. He will enjoy it at length, when he shall call in the Jews, and with them the fullness of the Gentiles, and reign in Sovereign Authority both in Church and Common-wealth, according to all the Counsel of his word and will: But yet it was never known to this day that so many Nations did submit their thrones to the Dominion and Government of Christ, and to the Truth of Christ, and to worship him with the servants of God, notwithstanding the purchase which Christ hath made of this Sovereignty, and notwithstanding the efficacy of his prayer for obtaining this power, that he might have dominion over all. As soon as Constantine brought the world to become Christian, the woman she fled into the Wilderness: The true worshippers of Christ were soon trodden under the hatches, a mountain of corruption in Church Government overwhelmed them amain, that you cannot set the time when so many Nations served him, and were as ready to take up arms in his quarrel, as they have done for the man of Sin.
Secondly,1 it may serve to teach you the prouenesse of your natures to that which is evill, above that which is savingly and spiritually good. This power over all Kindreds, and Tongues, and Nations, the Lord hath purchased by his death, Rev. •. 9. He dyed and rose againe that he might be Lord both of quick and dead,