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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.
A mark in the hand; that character themselves call an indelible character, and they receive that who receive any orders from the Pope, and are reconciled to the Roman Catholic visible Church; This Beast causeth all to receive a mark, that is, they shall swear fidelity, and loyalty to the Roman Catholic visible Church, this they make indelible; wherever they come, they are Priests for ever after the order of Melchizedek.
A marke in the hand; that character themselves call an indelible character, and they receive that who receive any orders from the Pope, and are reconciled to the Roman Catholick visible Church; This Beast causeth all to receive a marke, that is, they shall sweare fidelity, and loyalty to the Roman Catholick visible Church, this they make indelible; wherever they come, they are Priests for ever after the order of Melchesidech.
Or on their foreheads; they have a mark answerable to ⟨p. 235⟩their name; their name, what is that but Roman Catholics? or else there is no fellowship with them; and all must at length have that name, and go under the number of that name, Roman Catholics; there is the number of that name: but I leave that to the next time (as being too large to enter into at present.) In the mean time, you see these things thus opened, touching the nature and character of this second Beast.
Or on their foreheads; they have a marke answerable to ⟨p. 235⟩their name; their name, what is that but Roman Catholicks? or else there is no fellowship with them; and all must at length have that name, and go under the number of that name, Roman Catholicks; there is the number of that name: but I leave that to the next time (as being too large to enter into at present.) In the mean time, you see these things thus opened, touching the nature and character of this second Beast.