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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.
After, it is said, that their bodies lying three days and an half, that is, three years and a half unburied, that is, a mocking-stock, and triumphed-over by the wicked, they are then raised up by the Lord, to wit, not those that were slain, but others in their spirit. As John is said to be Elijah, because he came in the spirit of Elijah, as it is said, to wit, with the same boldness and zeal that Elijah did.
After, it is said, that their bodies lying three dayes and an halfe, that is, three yeares and a halfe vnburied, that is, a mocking-stocke, and triumphed-ouer by the wicked, they are then raised vp by the Lord, to wit, not those that were slaine, but others in their spirit. As Iohn is said to be Elias, because he came in the spirit of Elias, as it is said, to wit, with the same boldnesse and zeale that Elias did.
They are taken into heaven: that is, separate themselves from the rest of the Sons of men, which were wicked and worshipped the Beast, going into such places where they might serve the Lord.
They are taken into heauen: that is, separate themselues from the rest of the Sonnes of men, which were wicked and worshipped the Beast, going into such places where they might serue the Lord.
Then followeth immediately, a fearful Earthquake, by which, the great City was shaken, and the tenth part of it overthrown.
Then followeth immediately, a fearefull Earthquake, by which, the great City was shaken, and the tenth part of it ouerthrowne.