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…

The outward Court is to be cast out, to be trodden under foot of the Gentiles, for the space of forty two months, whereof we have heard the meaning, both as it is used by John, and expounded by Daniel, viz. to be one thousand two hundred and sixty years, for a day is referred to a year; a week of days is seven years: so that hereby it appeareth, that the time of this great havoc of the Church was to continue one thousand two hundred and sixty years: Which as by account that falleth out, appeareth to begin after the ascension of our Saviour Christ, when the Apostles began to preach, & counting from that time, it shall appear by the miserable times that befell afterward unto the Church of God, in that space, namely, when the beasts that rose up out of the earth, set upon the people and Church of God, and persecuted and oppressed them grievously.

The outward Court is to be cast out, to be troden vnder foot of the Gentiles, for the space of forty two moneths, whereof we haue heard the meaning, both as it is vsed by Iohn, and expounded by Daniel, viz. to be one thousand two hundred and sixty yeeres, for a day is referred to a yeere; a weeke of dayes is seauen yeares: so that hereby it appeareth, that the time of this great hauocke of the Church was to continue one thousand two hundred and sixty yeeres: Which as by account that falleth out, appeareth to begin after the assention of our Sauiour Christ, when the Apostles began to preach, & counting from that time, it shall appeare by the miserable times that befell afterward vnto the Church of God, in that space, namely, when the beasts that rose vp out of the earth, set vpon the people and Church of God, and persecuted and oppressed them grieuously.

Here also in regard of the small number to be reserved, we may easily understand how vain a thing the Papists brag of, when they brag of their generality and multitude, for we see here that the great Court, that is, the multitude only, is cast out to the wicked and profane men, and the Temple with the worshippers only, and the Altar, noting a small number, is reserved.

Here also in regard of the small number to be reserued, we may easily vnderstand how vaine a thing the Papists brag of, when they brag of their generallity and multitude, for we see here that the great Court, that is, the multitude onely, is cast out to the wicked and prophane men, and the Temple with the worshipers onely, and the Altar, noting a small number, is reserued.