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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.
First,1 from the weight of the point, as most concerning our salvation.
- 1Reason 1.
Secondly,1 it is a point that generally men are deaf to hear, and sl•w to understand, and believe: And therefore he doth cry out, and make a solemn proclamation; If any man have an ear to hear, let him hear. Why are they so unable and unwilling to understand? They look at it as a monstrous blasphemy, to speak thus of the Roman visible Catholic Church.
Secondly,1 it is a point that generally men are deaf to hear, and sl•w to understand, and beleive: And therefore he doth cry out, and make a solemn proclamation; If any man have an eare to hear, let him hear. Why are they so unable and unwilling to understand? They look at it as a monstrous blasphemy, to speake thus of the Roman visible Catholick Church.
- 1Reason 2.
Then the Reason why men are so slow of heart to believe it, and none believe but them which are taught of God, is taken
Then the Reason why men are so slow of heart to beleive it, and none beleive but them which are taught of God, is taken