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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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The fourth observable thing in Scripture is (I am occasioned to gather up little bea•s of wisdom which the holy Ghost hath scattered that so we may gather up this account) that this number of his name is not said to be the number of his years; It is neither the number of his years when he began, nor the number of his years when he shall end: They cannot make it the beginning of his years; for though there be some that thought that Antichrist did first arise to a name in the year 606. yet they cannot clear it by story. It is […], in 606. or rather 604. Boniface took upon him the title of chief Bishop, that is, spiritual advancing, which was a part of Antichrist, yet Antichrist was begun; and 606 is not 666. there is 60. years difference; and it is like the holy Ghost would not have varied so much in such an express number, therefore this number is not for the time of the beginning of this beast. Neither is it the end of his years, for the beast continues still to this time, which hath been almost a thousand years since 666. But some say in this round number, something is omitted, as when we say 88. we mean 1588. yet in Scripture phrase such small numbers are not regarded, we speak to those that know what we speak.
The fourth observable thing in Scripture is (I am occasioned to gather up little bea•s of wisdome which the holy Ghost hath scattred that so we may gather up this account) that this number of his name is not said to be the number of his years; It is neither the number of his years when he began, nor the number of his years when he shall end: They cannot make it the beginning of his years; for though there be some that thought that Antichrist did first arise to a name in the year 606. yet they cannot cleare it by story. It is 〈…〉, in 606. or rather 604. Boniface took upon him the title of cheif Bishop, that is, spiritual advancing, which was a part of Antichrist, yet Antichrist was begun; and 606 is not 666. there is 60. years difference; and it is like the holy Ghost would not have varied so much in such an expresse number, therefore this number is not for the time of the beginning of this beast. Neither is it the end of his years, for the beast continues still to this time, which hath been almost a thousand years since 666. But some say in this round number, something is omitted, as when we say 88. we mean 1588. yet in Scripture phrase such small numbers are not regarded, we speak to those that know what we speak.