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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.
The place is very obscure as any in the word, and therefore the holy Ghost tells us, here is wisdom to find it out: but withal, here is a command that every one that hath received the least measure or talent of wisdom should endeavour it, and he doth encourage men to find it out.
The place is very obscure as any in the word, and therefore the holy Ghost tels us, here is wisdome to finde it out: but withal, here is a command that every one that hath received the least measure or talent of wisdom should endeavour it, and he doth incourage men to find it out.
But were it not that the Lord hath said, If any man want wisdom let him ask it of God, and it shall be given him, James 1. 5. And were it not that God hath given Christ to be our wisdom to declare to us the whole counsel of his Father, 1 Cor. 1. 30. And were it not that the providence of God in the ⟨p. 246⟩invitation of sundry brethren, hath put me upon the handling of this book, and now it falls in order to be opened; for my own part, I think I should never have chosen this Text to have spoken to whilst I had lived: But now since we are come to it, in our interpretation of this book, and the wisdom of God is perfected in the weakness of his servants, I shall therefore endeavour by the help of God, and by the light of his wisdom, to express such meditations as God hath suggested to men, and leave them to your further consideration, and spiritual discerning and judgement.
But were it not that the Lord hath said, If any man want wisdome let him aske it of God, and it shall be given him, James 1. 5. And were it not that God hath given Christ to be our wisedome to declare to us the whole councel of his Father,