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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.
To teach us, that the Lord doth so maintain his Ministers and servants, that until they have finished and accomplished the work of their Ministry, which he hath appointed them to execute, they shall not be hurt by Satan or any of his Ministers, or wicked Instruments.
To teach vs, that the Lord doth so maintaine his Ministers and seruants, that vntill they haue finished and accomplished the worke of their Ministery, which he hath appointed them to execute, they shall not be hurt by Sathan or any of his Ministers, or wicked Instruments.
Which may be a singular comfort to the Ministers and children of God, that howsoever they be hated of many men in the world, yet they shall have no power to hurt them, till the time God hath limited them be expired. And here we are also to consider, that in regard of their Ministry, these two Prophets did overcome; but in regard of their lives only they are overcome; herein had their enemies leave to hurt them, they were able to do nothing else unto them.
Which may be a singular comfort to the Ministers and children of God, that howsoeuer they be hated of many men in the world, yet they shall haue no power to hurt them, till the time God hath limited them be expired. And here wee are also to consider, that in regard of their Ministery, these two Prophets did ouercome; but in regard of their liues onely they are ouercome; herein had their enemies leaue to hurt them, they were able to doe nothing else vnto them.
The time of this, appeareth by limitation of this one thousand two hundred and sixty years, to befall about the days of Boniface the eight, who was a wretched and cruel persecutor of the Saints of God; for by the account of the history it self, it falls justly on the one thousand two hundred and sixty year after Christ; the very year of that Beast, Boniface, who after he had killed the Saints of God, would not suffer their bodies to be buried; which thing, the