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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.
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
First,1 from the spiritualness of the things themselves. They are spiritual matters, and cannot be discerned but by spiritual understanding, 1 Cor. 2. 14. A natural man doth not discern the spiritual mysteries of iniquity, nor the spiritual mysteries of discerning Grace; nor can they, because they are spiritually discerned.
First,1 from the spirituallnesse of the things themselves. They are spirituall matters, and cannot be discerned but by spiritual understanding, 1 Cor. 2. 14. A naturall man doth not discern the spiritual mysteries of iniquity, nor the spirituall mysteries of discerning Grace; nor can they, because they are spiritually discerned.
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The second Reason why none but faithful intelligent christians do understand it, […] taken
The second Reason why none but faithful intelligent christians do understand it, taken