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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.
This then John doth, for he presently goeth to take the Book; and when he cometh to the Angel, he also bids him take the Book, having thereby a double warrant, not only of the Father, but even of the Son also.
This then Iohn doth, for he presently goeth to take the Booke; and when he commeth to the Angell, hee also bids him take the Booke, hauing thereby a double warrant, not onely of the Father, but euen of the Sonne also.
The Angel bids him eat it up: meaning, that he should settle it as it were in his belly, and even let it settle into the very bottom of his heart, and namely, that he should rightly conceive it, and that he should have a full capacity and perfect comprehension of the things herein contained, by having a sound knowledge of the things to be revealed, and, therefore, that he should with diligence observe and mark them. The like thing we have in Ezekiel, who1 is also bidden to eat a Book, given him by an Angel: But whereas it is here said, it should be bitter in his belly, and sweet in his mouth; one of these only is set down in Ezekiel, namely, the sweetness of it in his mouth.
The Angell bids him eate it vp: meaning, that he should settle it as it were in his belly, and euen let it settle into the very bottome of his heart, and namely, that he should rightly conceiue it, and that hee should haue a full capacity and perfect comprehension of the things herein contained, by hauing a sound knowledge of the things to be reuealed, and, therefore, that he should with diligence obserue and marke them. The like thing we haue in Ezechiel, who1 is also bidden to eate a Booke, giuen him by an Angell: But whereas it is here said, it should be bitter in his belly, and sweet in his mouth; one of these onely is set downe in Ezechiel, namely, the sweetnesse of it in his mouth.