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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
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.
Which giveth us to understand, that albeit this be not the perfect and full number of the Jews which were to be saved, yet that their number was such, as that it might be attained unto, and numbered by men. But the Gentiles, howsoever with God their number was well enough known, yet they are said to be so many, as that they could not be numbered by men. According as God promised Abraham touching his seed, that they should be as many as the stars of heaven, and as the sands of the Sea in multitude.
Which giueth vs to vnderstand, that albeit this be not the perfect and full number of the Iewes which were to be saued, yet that their number was such, as that it might be attained vnto, and numbred by men. But the Gentiles, howsoeuer with God their number was well enough knowne, yet they are said to be so many, as that they could not be numbred by men. According as God promised Abraham touching his seede, that they should be as many as the starres of heauen, and as the sands of the Sea in multitude.
In the particular numbering, the Tribe of Judah is set first, because of him, Christ the promised Messiah came.
In the particular numbring, the Tribe of Iuda is set first, because of him, Christ the promised Messiah came.
Secondly, we observe that the Tribe of Dan is here left out (not as the Papists dream, because that Antichrist should come from thence,) but it is partly ⟨p. 40⟩because it is not an usual custom of the Scriptures in the numbering of the Tribes, to set down twelve Tribes only as a fit number: But a greater reason seemeth to be, because (as it is in the Book of the Judges) the Danites did withdraw themselves from the service of God, and from the other Tribes, and joined themselves with the Gentiles, which Jacob also maketh mention of in his Prophecy; And therefore in the Chronicles there is no mention made of Dan, but he is left out, as one that disabled himself of that favour to be accounted in the number of the Church of God.