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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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And for their faith: The faith of the Elect is described to be a confidence, and evidence, Heb. 11. 1. So expound Heb. 3. 14. If we hold fast the confidence, the word is all one with subsistence, it is such a confidence as doth give a being, and subsistence unto the thing believed: it doth as truly make them to be as if they were actually extent: But what say they to this? They look at is as presumption, and an ⟨p. 213⟩abomination: yea it will cost a man his life to hold forth such a Faith. And for evidence, they do profess it to be incompatible to a christian; and their Faith is some conjecture but no certainty. Now gather up these things; If the Roman Catholics have no better Faith, no better repentance then their Religion holds forth, if they receive Christ no otherwise, and worship God no better, and have no more interest in God then their Religion leads them to; let all the world look to it, for there is none of all the elect of God can live and dye so.
And for their faith: The faith of the Elect is described to be a confidence, and evidence, Heb. 11. 1. So expound Heb. 3. 14. If we hold fast the confidence, the word is all one with subsistance, it is such a confidence as doth give a being, and subsistance unto the thing beleived: it doth as truly make them to be as if they were actually extent: But what say they to this? They look at is as presumption, and an ⟨p. 213⟩abomination: yea it will cost a man his life to hold forth such a Faith. And for evidence, they do professe it to be incompatible to a christian; and their Faith is some conjecture but no certainty. Now gather up these things; If the Roman Catholicks have no better Faith, no better repentance then their Religion holds forth, if they receive Christ no otherwise, and worship God no better, and have no more interest in God then their Religion leads them to; let all the world look to it, for there is none of all the elect of God can live and dye so.