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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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Thirdly,1 it may teach us, if the whole world have run thus mad and wild, to give their Crowns and Sceptres, Churches, Common-wealths, and consciences, to have power put upon all these of their own choice by the man of Sin, every Kindred, ⟨p. 125⟩Tongue, and Nation: what a shame will it be if we be not as truly devout in our Religion? as it is said of Cornelius, Acts 10. 1. He was a devout man, a Godly man given up to God; So should we give up our selves to the Lord, and sacrifice our credit, and profit, and whatever we have to the Lord. There have been men that have been content to forfeit all their Kingdoms to the man of Sin; The Emperors in Germany have given their Crowns; The Kings of England, King John in his time did as much to the Popes Legate: And it hath been frequent with him, to set the Crowns upon their heads, and dash them down with his feet: These 42. months it hath been frequent with them to give up their Crowns to him, but much ado to run any hazard for Christ, though a petty jurisdiction: And yet none did ever truly run hazard for the Lord, but the Lord took up their Crowns, and maintained their cause and honour, and recovered what honour they lost.
Thirdly,1 it may teach us, if the whole world have runthus mad and wild, to give their Crowns and Scepters, Churches, Common-wealths, and consciences, to have power put upon all these of their own choise by the man of Sinne, every Kindred, ⟨p. 125⟩Tongue, and Nation: what a shame will it be if we be not as truely devout in our Religion? as it is said of Cornelius, Acts 10. 1. He was a devout man, a Godly man given up to God; So should we give up our selves to the Lord, and sacrifice our credit, and profit, and whatever wee have to the Lord. There have been men that have been content to forfit all their Kingdomes to the man of Sin; The Emperours in Germany have given their Crowns; The Kings of England, King John in his time did as much to the Popes Legat: And it hath been frequent with him, to set the Crowns upon their heads, and dash them down with his feet: These 42. moneths it hath been frequent with them to give up their Crowns to him, but much adoe to runne any hazard for Christ, though a petty jurisdiction: And yet none did ever truely runne hazard for the Lord, but the Lord took up their Crowns, and maintayned their cause and honour, and recoverd what honour they lost.