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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.
Afterward it is said that these two Prophets, that is, this little number of Ministers, should have fire go out of their mouths, whereby they should devour all their enemies: Which showeth unto us the power of the Word of God, which is like a fire, by the light whereof, the godly should be enlightened, by the heat whereof, the wicked should be consumed, so that sith they would not be enlightened by it to their salvation, it should send them to the darkness of hell, to their deeper condemnation. So that here we see the Word hath a contrary effect, in regard of the godly and ⟨p. 68⟩the wicked. And therefore it is compared in the first Chapter, to a two edged Sword, which on the one side cutteth and healeth to life, and on the other side, woundeth and killeth to death: According as the Apostle saith in the Epistle to the Corinthians, We are the savour of God unto your salvation that believe, unto others unto condemnation.
Afterward it is said that these two Prophets, that is, this little number of Ministers, should haue fire goe out of their mouthes, whereby they should deuoure all their enemies: Which sheweth vnto vs the power of the Word of God, which is like a fire, by the light wherof, the godly should be enlightned, by the heat whereof, the wicked should be consumed, so that sith they would not be enlightned by it to their saluation, it should send them to the darknes of hel, to their deeper condemnation. So that here we see the Word hath a contrary effect, in regard of the godly and ⟨p. 68⟩the wicked. And therefore it is compared in the first Chapter, to a two edged Sword, which on the one side cutteth and healeth to life, and on the other side, woundeth and killeth to death: According as the Apostle saith in the Epistle to the Corinthians, We are the sauour of God vnto your saluation that beleeue, vnto others vnto condemnation.
By this devouring then of their enemies; is meant the destroying and convincing of those that would not yield unto their preaching, to their further destruction, and deeper condemnation. Where we see, that the Prophet here setteth forth, that howsoever the Ministers of God should have great strife in those days, and grievous enemies, yet they should not prevail against the truth.