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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
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AN EXPOSITION Upon the thirteenth Chapter of the REVELATION. › Part
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The first is from their want of Christ Jesus,1 in whom all our life and salvation is laid up. He that hath not the Son, hath not life; it is a plain and peremptory principle of the Gospel, 1 John 5. 12. No Christ, no salvation. There is no other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved, Acts 4. 12. Now this Roman Catholic Church, and they that worship the same, they have not Christ: How prove you that? For Christ is not had, nor received, but by faith in the Gospel, in a free promise of Grace unto the soul. As many as received him, to them gave he power, to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name, John 1▪ 12. Christ dwells in our hearts by Faith, Ephes. 3. 17. The faith therefore by which we receive Christ whether have they that faith or no, let themselves be Judge? They do profess that the Catholic Faith is no more but a persuasion of the truth of all the doctrines of the Gospel, and of the whole word of God: but for a particular application of Christ unto the soul, they ⟨p. 210⟩do not acknowledge it as that which is the means of receiving of Christ. So that the Faith which they do in this case hold forth, is in very truth no other, but that which James saith of the faith of Devils; they have received as much. James 2▪ 19. Thou believest that there is one God, thou doest wed, the Devils also believe and tremble. A Roman Catholic believes the whole doctrine of the world; He does well; the Devils know as much, and believe as much as they do, yet no man will say that the Devils faith receives Christ. Now where there is no Christ, there is no salvation. Where there is no Faith, there is no Christ: And where there is no Faith but that which the Devils may reach unto, there is no true Faith at all.