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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.
Then he speaketh of another Angel, viz. another in nature, as being both God and man; another in office, as being the Angel of the everlasting Covenant: And he is said to stand before the Altar, that is, in his office of Mediation between his Father and his Church. And therefore it is after said, that to him was given sweet Odours, that is, there was in him things acceptable to God, to wit, his perfect obedience, wherein was an acceptable receiving and perfuming of the prayers of the Saints unto God. So that we see, that God accepteth of our prayers at the hands of Christ, which at ours he will not.
Then he speaketh of another Angell, viz. another in nature, as being both God and man; another in office, as being the Angell of the euerlasting Couenant: And he is said to stand before the Altar, that is, in his office of Mediation betweene his Father and his Church. And therefore it is after said, that to him was giuen sweet Odors, that is, there was in him things acceptable to God, to wit, his perfect obedience, wherein was an acceptable receiuing and perfuming of the praiers of the Saints vnto God. So that we see, that God accepteth of our prayers at the hands of Christ, which at ours he will not.
By the Censor in his hand, he alludeth to the custom of the Priests in the ceremonial Law.
By the Censor in his hand, hee alludeth to the custome of the Priests in the ceremoniall Law.
In that he taketh coals from the Altar, and casteth them on the earth, it signifieth the denouncing of his judgements against the wicked on the face of the earth; showing that as he is the means of mercy unto the Godly, so he is the executioner of the judgement on the wicked: At the greatness of which his judgements, there were Voices, and Thunders, and Lightnings, and Earth-quakes. Afterward followeth the execution of the judgments, whereof four Trumpets of judgements are sounded in this Chapter, performed by the four first Angels. The first Angel bloweth his Trumpet, & then it is said there was hail, and fire, mingled with blood, and these did destroy the trees, and every green thing.