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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.
Upon her head she had a Crown of twelve Stars: showing her Queenly Majesty, she being the ⟨p. 73⟩Spouse of Christ, as also her victory over all her enemies.
Vpon her head shee had a Crowne of twelue Starres: shewing her Queenely Maiestie, shee being the ⟨p. 73⟩Spouse of Christ, as also her victory ouer all her enemies.
It is said, she travelled: her travel is meant of the Church of the Jews; of whom this is testified in the Evangelists, the 9. of the Acts of the Apostles, how great resistance there was against our Saviour Christ, against the Apostles & the rest, what great and grievous persecutions they then sustained for the Gospel-sake, in the beginning of the primitive Church, because they went about to beget, to bring, and to draw Children unto God out of the seed of Abraham.
It is said, shee trauelled: her trauell is meant of the Church of the Iewes; of whom this is testified in the Euangelists, the 9. of the Acts of the Apostles, how great resistance there was against our Sauiour Christ, against the Apostles & the rest, what great and grieuous persecutions they then sustained for the Gospell-sake, in the beginning of the primitiue Church, because they went about to beget, to bring, and to draw Children vnto God out of the seede of Abraham.
Afterward, another great wonder is seen, to wit, a great Dragon; namely, the Devil, compared to a Dragon, and called the great Dragon, because of his great strength, and exceeding fierceness; for such is the strength of a Dragon, as that he is able to gripe with an Elephant.