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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.
Now it is said of this Beast, he is like a she Leopard.] It is in the 17 Chap. compared to a woman, to show, that the Roman catholic visible Church is as fitly resembled by a woman as a she Panther, & such is this Beast: Can a Leopard change his spots, Jer. 13. 23. Is it not a State full of spots, and the spots are not the spots of Gods people, but spots of heresy, and spots of Idolatry, & spots of Tyranny, and great variety of all spots of Blasphemy: To tell the spots of that Sea, were indeed to enter into a Sea of wickedness, which that Church abounds withal. Can a Leopard change his spots; This church they make account cannot err, & so how should they change? for they that cannot err, to what purpose should they change? yet of a very sweet & fragrant smell, as they they perfume their Temples with incense, and love to please ambitious minds, and to fill covetous hearts; they are sweet also, and fair to voluptuous spirits, with their Brothel houses, &c.
Now it is said of this Beast, he is like a shee Leopard.] It is in the 17 Chap. compared to a woman, to shew, that the Roman catholick visible Church is as fitly resembled by a woman as a she Panther, & such is this Beast: Can a Leopard change his spots, Jer. 13. 23. Is it not a State full of spots, and the spots are not the spots of Gods people, but spots of herisie, and spots of Idolatry, & spots of Tyranny, and great variety of all spots of Blasphemy: To tell the spots of that Sea, were ineeed to enter into a Sea of wickednesse, which that Church abounds withall. Can a Leopard change his spots; This church they make account cannot erre, & so how should they change? for they that cannot erre, to what purpose should they change? yet of a very sweet & fragrant smel, as they they perfume their Temples with incense, and love to please ambitious minds, and to fill covetous hearts; they are sweet also, and faire to voluptous spirits, with their Brothel houses, &c.