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The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…
The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly showed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebb and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the daunting of papists ... / published by Arthur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly shewed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebbe and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the danting of papists ... / published by Authur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.
London: printed by T.H. and I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644
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It is manifest that in the old law there was a golden Altar, and a golden Censor, on which the Priest did burn sweet incense before the Lord; which did figure the mediation of Christ, in whom the prayers of the Saints are accepted.
It is manifest that in the old law there was a golden Altar, and a golden Censor, on which the Priest did burne sweet incense before the Lord; which did figure the mediation of Christ, in whom the prayers of the Saints are accepted.
Now here the holy Ghost alludeth to that sacrificing Priest-hood of the old Testament, where incense was offered at the Altar, which now is the sweet savour of the death ⟨p. 120⟩of Christ, through whom both we and all our sacrifices are seasoned and sweetened.
Now heere the holy Ghost alludeth to that sacrificing Priest-hood of the old Testament, where incense was offered at the Altar, which now is the sweet savour of the death ⟨p. 120⟩of Christ, through whom both we and all our sacrifices are seasoned and sweetned.
Who therefore is this Angel but Christ? What are the sweet odours with the which the prayers of all Saints come before God, but the most sweet mediation of the Lord Jesus? What is meant by the smoke of the odours which with the prayers of the Saints went up before God out of the Angels hand? Surely the sweet incense of Christ mediation, wherewith our prayers are spiced and perfumed, that they might be as sweet incense of Christs mediation, wherewith our prayers are spiced and perfumed, that they might be as sweet smelling sacrifices in the Nostrils of God. For as water cast into a fire, raiseth a smoke: so the tears of the faithful besprinkled in their prayers, make them as sweet incense, acceptable to God through Christ. The sum of all is this, that in the middest of all these heresies, and those hellish troubles which should be raised up by the Pope and his Clergy, the Turk and his armies, as in the next Chapter we shall see, the elect have their prayers heard for their preservation by the merits of CHRIST.