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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.
To this Star is given power over the keys of the depth, that is, of Hell; signifying, that to the Bishops of Rome this power was given, who before were sometimes as clear stars and shining lights in the ⟨p. 47⟩Church of God, even in the time of the Apostles, and long after, being persecuted for the truth; yea, many of them being martyred: but at the length, by ambition, they fell from God, and became exceeding evil. And unto them the Lord gave this power (not as they say, and arrogate to themselves, to do what they list in heaven and hell) but so much only over hell as is granted them, as namely, in that from thence they drew out, by the procurement of Satan, many wretched and abominable things, to the great offence, fall, and overthrow of many.
To this Starre is giuen power ouer the keyes of the depth, that is, of Hell; signifying, that to the Bishops of Rome this power was giuen, who before were sometimes as cleare starres and shining lights in the ⟨p. 47⟩Church of God, euen in the time of the Apostles, and long after, being persecuted for the truth; yea, many of them being martired: but at the length, by ambition, they fell from God, and became exceeding euill. And vnto them the Lord gaue this power (not as they say, and arrogate to themselues, to doe what they list in heauen and hell) but so much onely ouer hell as is granted them, as namely, in that from thence they drew out, by the procurement of Sathan, many wretched and abhominable things, to the great offence, fall, and ouerthrow of many.
To him was given power to draw out smoke from hell, as from a Furnace, so that the Sun was darkened thereby; great darkness is caused over all the earth: As before, in the former Chapter in part, the third part of heaven being only darkened; so now it is in whole and altogether darkened. And this noteth that great blindness and ignorance which should come upon all the earth by that man of Rome.