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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.
His face as the Sun: whereby his further glory is set forth in his excellent and all-seeing providence, in that as the Sun beholdeth all the earth, so he at one instant, and with one eye, as it were, seeth all things on the face of the earth.
His face as the Sunne: whereby his further glory is set forth in his excellent and al-seeing prouidence, in that as the Sunne beholdeth all the earth, so hee at one instant, and with one eye, as it were, seeth all things on the face of the earth.
He had in his hand a little Book open: In this Book1 is contained those things which were to follow, and to come upon the Church it self. As in the fifth Chapter we have heard of a Book in the hand of God the Father, which containeth the judgements which were generally to fall upon the whole world. The difference between this Book and that other, is very plain; for first, we have heard, that is said to be a Book, noting that it was of a greater volume; this is said to be a little Book, namely, of a lesser ⟨p. 55⟩volume. Again, in that it is said to be in the hand of God the Father, this is in the hand of God the Sonne. The reason is, for that there is a more universal government of the world by God the Father, considered by himself alone, then between Christ and the World, as he is joined with the office of Mediation, which concerneth the Church. And again, there is a more simple and immediate government of Christ in his Church, then of the Father. Another difference is this, in that it is said this Book is open, the other was shut; which showeth us, that through Christ only, these things are made manifest unto us, for, without his mediation, all things in the will of God are hid and shut up from us, that we cannot know them: For as the Deity of God is considered in the three Persons, we can have no participation of any good thing from the same, but as Christ is the Mediator between God and us, all things which concern us are opened unto us; yea, the knowledge of all things we are to know: and therefore if he come between us and God, then the things of our God shall be opened and revealed unto us.