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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.
And for his seat, what was it? It was the City of Rome which ruled over the Kings of the earth, Rev. 17. 18. And for that end he would not suffer Constantine, nor other Emperors to dwell at Rome: If they were in Italy, they should dwell at Ravenna: So that the Dragon granted his own Seat or Throne, not to the Emperors, for they never cared for it, but he reserved it for this Beast, to be the centre and chief Seat of the Roman Catholic Church.
And for his seate, what was it? It was the City of Rome which ruled over the Kings of the earth, Rev. 17. 18. And for that end he would not suffer Constantine, nor other Emperors to dwell at Rome: If they were in Italy, they should dwell at Ravenna: So that the Dragon granted his owne Seate or Throne, not to the Emperors, for they never cared for it, but he reserved it for this Beast, to be the center and chief Seate of the Roman Catholick Church.
And he gave him also great authority, transcendently great indeed.
Great Authority.