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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.
In the second part, John is set forth by what means he came to this Prophecy, and from whom ⟨p. 53⟩he received it, to wit, that he had it by commandment from God the Father, and from God the Son, who commanded him to publish this history, which after is set down in this Book.
In the second part, Iohn is set foorth by what meanes he came to this Prophecie, and from whom ⟨p. 53⟩hee receiued it, to wit, that hee had it by commandement from God the Father, and from God the Son, who commanded him to publish this history, which after is set downe in this Booke.
For the first part, he saith, first, he saw another Angel, to wit, (as we have heard before) our Saviour Christ being of another nature, of other offices, and of another glory then any other Angel, as being the Angel of the Covenant, that is, he in whose hand the Covenant is established betwixt God and his Church.
For the first part, he saith, first, he saw another Angell, to wit, (as we haue heard before) our Sauiour Christ being of another nature, of other offices, and of another glory then any other Angell, as being the Angell of the Couenant, that is, hee in whose hand the Couenant is established betwixt God and his Church.
This Angel is said to come down from heaven, viz. not that Christ came down bodily, for the Scriptures say evidently, that the heavens must hold him till the restoring of all things, that is, till the end of the world; but here it was only represented unto John in a vision: For in that we say that Christ is in heaven, it is not that we tie or link him there (as the Papists charge and slander us wrongfully:) for we hold that as there is in the heavens infinite room for him to execute his will; so he hath the heaven as an incomprehensible place, and is not tied and kept in as it were like a Prisoner, but is at his own pleasure to do what he will himself: And this which we say, is proved out of the word of God, in the Acts,