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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.
Observe then, here is a description from the 11th. verse to the end of the Chapter, of the second Beast; I saw another Beast. The Original sets him forth by his nature; they that know the language, knows it signifies only a wild beast, and in proper speech it signifies such a wild beast as was venomous; and therefore the remedy for the venom of this beast, they call it Therion, a proper preservative against venom or poison.
Observe then, here is a description from the 11th. verse to the end of the Chapter, of the second Beast; I saw another Beast. The Originall sets him forth by his nature; they that know the language, knows it signifies only a wild beast, and in proper speech it signifies such a wilde beast as was venomous; and therefore the remedy for the venome of this beast, they call it Therion, a proper preservative against venome or poyson.
This beast is described by four arguments.
1. By his original; He comes out of the earth.
1. By his originall; He comes out of the earth.