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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.
And thus will God have all his servants plead, or else they shall not have salvation.
First to plead silence; That then thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more, because of thy shame, when I am pacified towards thee, for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God, Ezek. 16. 63.
Secondly to plead our iniquity, Psal. 51. 3, 4. I acknowledge my transgression, and my sin is ever before me: Against thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest &c. But purge me with by soap and I shall be clean.
Secondly to plead our iniquity, Psal. 51. 3, 4. I acknowledg my transgression, and my sinne is ever before mee: Against thee onely have I sinned and done this evill in thy sight, that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest &c. But purge me with by sope and I shall be clean.