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…

To teach us, that seeing God hath kept many things of his to himself, which he hath not revealed unto us; that therefore we should not despair in our troubles, but seeing he hath reserved secret to his own counsel, even many things which concern the special good of his Church, and the singular comfort of his children, we are therefore rather to be stirred up by prayer, to come unto him to entreat him that he would govern all things to the good of his Church.

To teach vs, that seeing God hath kept many things of his to himselfe, which he hath not reuealed vnto vs; that therefore we should not dispaire in our troubles, but seeing hee hath reserued secret to his owne counsell, euen many things which concerne the speciall good of his Church, and the singular comfort of his children, wee are therefore rather to be stirred vp by prayer, to come vnto him to intreate him that he would gouerne all things to the good of his Church.

Again, that is here further to be considered which John speaketh else-where, that we are not able, by reason of our carelessness and dullness of understanding, to attain in any measure to the true knowledge of the meaning of this Book; how much less if greater matters had been written down? nay, rather we would have been quite driven back from it: And therefore this is to teach us to be diligent in the searching out of those things he hath already set down, leaving to meddle (as many foolishly and madly do) with those things that God hath hidden in his secret will; And seeing we are so backward, slack, and dull in the seeking out of those things which we have, we should have been much more careless of them if all the other had been set down.

Againe, that is here further to be considered which Iohn speaketh else-where, that wee are not able, by reason of our carelesnesse and dulnesse of vnderstanding, to attaine in any measure to the true knowledge of the meaning of this Booke; how much lesse if greater matters had beene written downe? nay, rather wee would haue beene quite driuen backe from it: And therefore this is to teach vs to be diligent in the searching out of those things he hath already set downe, leauing to meddle (as many foolishly and madly doe) with those things that God hath hidden in his secret will; And seeing we are so backward, slacke, and dull in the seeking out of those things which wee haue, wee should haue beene much more carelesse of them if all the other had beene set downe.