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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.
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.
Secondly, we obserue that the Tribe of Dan is here left out (not as the Papists dreame, because that Antichrist should come from thence,) but it is partly ⟨p. 40⟩because it is not an vsuall custome of the Scriptures in the numbring of the Tribes, to set downe twelue Tribes only as a fit number: But a greater reason seemeth to be, because (as it is in the Booke of the Iudges) the Danites did withdraw themselues from the seruice of God, and from the other Tribes, and ioyned themselues with the Gentiles, which Iacob also maketh mention of in his Prophecie; And therefore in the Chronicles there is no mention made of Dan, but hee is left out, as one that disabled himselfe of that fauour to be accounted in the number of the Church of God.
Here, having spoken of the Jews, which could be numbered, and of the Gentiles that they were without number; he cometh to the execution of their marking; whereby they should be kept from the judgements to be laid on the earth, and that so they might be reserved unto the Kingdom of God.
Here, hauing spoken of the Iewes, which could be numbred, and of the Gentiles that they were without number; he commeth to the execution of their marking; whereby they should be kept from the iudgements to be laid on the earth, and that so they might be reserued vnto the Kingdome of God.