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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.
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.
Where hee alludeth, partly to the Ministery of Elias, at whose prayer, the earth was barren, and there 1was no raine for the space of three yeares. And partly to the Ministery of Moses, who brought bloud in al the land 2of Egypt, by turning the water into bloud: signifying, that where the Ministery of the word, in the denouncing of iudgements was contemned, there the Lord would send Plagues and Pestilence, and Flouds, and such like vpon them.
In that which remaineth of the sixth Plague, there is first set forth, that the two Prophets, these two Olives and Vines should make an end of their Ministry, and the Beast should overcome them. Before it was ⟨p. 69⟩said, that at their pleasure, and at their own liking, they overcame others, and restrained the dew of heaven, and did execute and bring to pass whatsoever they had to do, by the direction, by the word and will of God: Here now it is said, that after the accomplishing of their work, and finishing of their testimony, the Beast overcometh them.