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A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable…
A plain explanation of the whole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these days of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithful preacher, now with God, for more private use, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God.A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these dayes of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithfull preacher, now with God, for more priuate vse, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God.
London: printed by T.S. for Nathaniel Newbery, 1622
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And further, the Angels of judgement are commanded not to execute judgement upon any, until the Children of God were Sealed, (the like we have in Ezekiel 9.) having as it seemeth, relation to the deliverance out of Egypt, where it was commanded that there should ⟨p. 39⟩be a mark set on the Door-posts of the Children of Israel, which when the Angel that was to strike the first borne of the Egyptians should see, he should pass by, and not smite them: even so here the Children of God are marked, that when the Angels should go forth to execute judgement, they should see and evidently discern the mark on them, as evidently as if it were on their Foreheads, whereby they should be warned to take heed that they did not annoy them with the judgements which were to be laid upon the earth.
And further, the Angels of iudgement are commanded not to execute iudgement vpon any, vntill the Children of God were Sealed, (the like wee haue in Ezechiel 9.) hauing as it seemeth, relation to the deliuerance out of Egypt, where it was commanded that there should ⟨p. 39⟩be a marke set on the Doore-posts of the Children of Israel, which when the Angell that was to strike the first borne of the Egyptians should see, he should passe by, and not smite them: euen so here the Children of God are marked, that when the Angels should goe forth to execute iudgement, they should see and euidently discerne the marke on them, as euidently as if it were on their Foreheads, whereby they should be warned to take heed that they did not annoy them with the iudgements which were to be laide vpon the earth.
After, it is set forth, who are thus Sealed and Marked, that they might be delivered from this destruction to come upon the earth: And these are either Jews or Gentiles. And first of the Jews, the number is set down to be a hundred and four and forty thousand. The Gentiles are said to be without number.