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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.
Lastly,1 it is a ground of singular comfort to all whose names are written in the Lambs book of life, and brought on to this Lamb-like frame of heart, in the greatest horror of spirit, whereas the soul in this or that man is confounded, and he knows not what to say: Here is comfort for such a soul laid up, for here is a sufficient plea before Gods Judgment seat, the Lord Jesus Christ hath been silent at it, he hath born and suffered for it. It will come unto this pass with a soul under spiritual confusion: We shall lye down in our shame, with our confusion upon our faces, as in Jer. 3. 24, 25. We cannot deny it, nor excuse it, and therefore we are ready to conclude, woe to us that ever we were born; That is not a just conclusion though, for truly this we must come unto, if ever we come unto Christ: And therefore it is a way of justification, and of life for a man to be confounded in himself for his sin, for the Lord doth never justify a sinner, until he hath confounded him.
Lastly,1 it is a ground of singular comfort to all whose names are written in the Lambs booke of life, and brought on to this Lamb-like frame of heart, in the greatest horrour of spirit, whereas the soule in this or that man is confounded, and he knows not what to say: Here is comfort for such a soule laid up, for here is a sufficient plea before Gods Judgment seate, the Lord Jesus Christ hath been silent at it, he hath born and suffered for it. It will come unto this passe with a soule under spiritual confusion: Wee shall lye downe in our shame, with our confusion upon our faces, as in Jer. 3. 24, 25. Wee cannot deny it, nor excuse it, and therefore we are ready to conclude, woe to us that ever we were born; That is not a just conclusion though, for truly this we must come unto, if ever we come unto Christ: And therefore it is a way of justification, and of life for a man to be confounded in himselfe for his sin, for the Lord doth never justifie a sinner, untill hee hath confounded him.
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