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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 feet like two pillars of fire; this is to show his strength and power. The pillars declare his steadiness; fire signifieth piercing, and therefore where his power setteth, there it cleaveth hard. Whereby is set down the incomparable virtue and power of Christ. And whereas one foot is set on the Sea, and the other on the Land, it setteth forth unto us his full authority over all, and that he is in all places in regard of his Godhead.
His feet like two pillars of fire; this is to shew his strength and power. The pillars declare his steadinesse; fire signifieth piercing, and therefore where his power setteth, there it cleaueth hard. Whereby is set downe the incomparable vertue and power of Christ. And whereas one foot is set on the Sea, and the other on the Land, it setteth forth vnto vs his full authoritie ouer all, and that he is in all places in regard of his Godhead.
This doth not prove the being of Christs natural ⟨p. 56⟩body in many places at once, for he did not set his feet of his natural body at this time on the Land and Sea, neither can it be in divers places, for then it loses the nature of a body.
This doth not proue the being of Christs naturall ⟨p. 56⟩body in many places at once, for he did not set his feet of his naturall body at this time on the Land and Sea, neither can it be in diuers places, for then it leeses the nature of a body.
The right foot on the Sea: This is said after the use of the Scripture, by his right foot, meaning a greater measure of his strength, that seeing the Sea is a most unruly and raging creature, he sets his right foot upon it; noting unto us, that Christ as he ruleth all, so even those things more especially which are most unruly, and that which needeth most power, he useth most to the subduing and governing of it.