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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.
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.
By this deuouring then of their enemies; is meant the destroying and conuincing of those that would not yeeld vnto their preaching, to their further destruction, and deeper condemnation. Where wee see, that the Prophet here setteth forth, that howsoeuer the Ministers of God should haue great strife in those dayes, and grieuous enemies, yet they should not preuaile against the truth.
These should have power to shut the heavens, to make the heavens brass, that it should not rain in the days of their Prophecy, to restrain the fruit of the earth, to turn the waters into blood, &c.
These should haue power to shut the heauens, to make the heauens brasse, that it should not raine in the dayes of their Prophecie, to restraine the fruit of the earth, to turne the waters into bloud, &c.
Where he alludeth, partly to the Ministry of Elijah, at whose prayer, the earth was barren, and there 1was no rain for the space of three years. And partly to the Ministry of Moses, who brought blood in all the land 2of Egypt, by turning the water into blood: signifying, that where the Ministry of the word, in the denouncing of judgements was contemned, there the Lord would send Plagues and Pestilence, and Floods, and such like upon them.