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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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3. This is divine worship, you shall take no doctrine but that is of his stamp, nor worship, nor Government but of his acknowledgement, nor no dispensation of them but according to his Canons: And all that dwell on the Earth must worship him, all run upon the Beast; the Pope doth not so much challenge it to himself as to the Church, and that which is given to the Church he takes to himself.
3. This is divine worship, you shall take no doctrine but that is of his stamp, nor worship, nor Government but of his acknowledgment, nor no dispensation of them but according to his Canons: And all that dwell on the Earth must worship him, all run upon the Beast; the Pope doth not so much challenge it to himselfe as to the Church, and that which is given to the Church he takes to himselfe.
Thirdly, He doth great wonders, so that he makes fire come from Heaven on the Earth in the sight of men: And it is said, Antichrist shall come in all power of signs and lying wonders, 2 Thes. 2. 8, 9. Their Legions are full of these wonders: And in particular, for this point, of causing fire to come down from Heaven: It is an allusion sure to the fire that the old Prophet fetched from Heaven: As Elijah fetched fire from Heaven to consume the sacrifice, 1 Kings 18. 38, 39. And that was a fire that expressed Gods gracious acceptance, that made all the people cry, the Lord he is God: But this the Pope did not fetch sure, he never fetched any acceptance from Heaven. But you read of another fire fetched from Heaven by Elijah, and that was, to destroy those that mocked him, 2 Kings 1. 10. 12. Which practise when James and John would have followed in Luke 9. 54, 55, 56. You shall read, that they being offended with the Samaritans because they would not receive them; Master say they, shall we call for fire from Heaven to consume them as Elijah did? Our Saviour utterly rejects that; You know not, saith he, of what spirit ye are: Now mind you, that fetching fire from