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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.
If any man have an ear to hear.]
If any man have an eare to heare.]
That is, an intelligent, understanding ear: If any man be taught of God to hear; if any man have learned of the Father to hear; if any man have a spiritual understanding (for that is the meaning of it) let him hear what God hath said: For it was a great word he said, that all the Reprobates in Christendom should worship this great Beast, and ⟨p. 207⟩none of all the Saints of God should do it. This none can hear, but those that have ears given them to hear.
That is, an intelligent, understanding eare: If any man be taught of God to hear; if any man have learned of the Father to heare; if any man have a spirituall understanding (for that is the meaning of it) let him heare what God hath sayd: For it was a great word hee said, that all the Reprobates in Christendome should worship this great Beast, and ⟨p. 207⟩none of all the Saints of God should do it. This none can heare, but those that have eares given them to heare.
The note arising first from thence is this: