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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.
That it is the beast here described, you have heard it opened: Some Roman State it must be, and you have heard it can neither be Rome-Pagan, nor Rome-Christian: It must therefore be the Roman Church; for it is described by seven heads, and ten horns, which are the Arms of Rome, as they are described in the Revelations.
That it is in the eyes of the holy Ghost a monstrous beast is here evident; for imagine a beast set before you with seven heads, and ten horns, would it not seem a monster, and unnatural? that it should look like a Leopard, all sported, and feet like a Bear? and look at his mouth, and that's like a Lyon, is not this a monster? to say nothing of his blasphemies, which makes him a wicked beast: but look at his visage which is here resembled, and what is here deciphered but a monster? It holds forth his description in other places, in Chap. 16. 13. There came forth three unclean spirits out of the mouth of the Dragon (that is the Devil) and out of the mouth of the Beast, & out of the mouth of the false Prophet. And you shall also read, that the beast was taken, and with him the false Prophet; these were two still, they could not be made one, Rev. 19. 20. And they were both cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone, both the the first beast and the latter beast, the beast and the false Prophet: He like a Lamb comes in sheeps clothing, but inwardly is a ravening wolf.
That it is in the eyes of the holy Ghost a monstrous beast is here evident; for imagine a beast set before you with seven heads, and ten horns, would it not seem a monster, and unnaturall? that it should look like a Leopard, all sported, and feete like a Beare? and look at his mouth, and that's like a Lyon, is not this a monster? to say nothing of his blasphemies, which makes him a wicked beast: but look at his visage which is here resembled, and what is here deciphered but a monster? It holds forth his description in other places, in Chap. 16. 13. There came forth three unclean spirits out of the mouth of the Dragon (that is the Devill) and out of the mouth of the Beast, & out of the mouth of the false Prophet. And you shall also read, that the beast was taken, and with him the false Prophet; these were two still, they could not be made one,