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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.
A new song; that is, passing the capacity of mans invention, as being only the work of Gods spirit, and only given them by the work of their regeneration; for they only▪ that are regenerate can sing new songs, acceptable to God, so that no other man whatsoever, though never so wise, never so witty, never so cunning in Music, can sing pleasantly ⟨p. 87⟩unto God, unless they have the spirit of regeneration.
A new song; that is, passing the capacitie of mans inuention, as being onely the worke of Gods spirit, and onely giuen them by the worke of their regeneration; for they onely▪ that are regenerate can sing new songs, acceptable to God, so that no other man whatsoeuer, though neuer so wise, neuer so witty, neuer so cunning in Musicke, can sing pleasantly ⟨p. 87⟩vnto God, vnlesse they haue the spirit of regeneration.
Virgins; that is, those that were kept undefiled from spiritual fornication, and corporal uncleanness, which had no guile in their mouth, and were unblameable in the sight of God; not that they were altogether without guile and sin, but that they were accepted as righteous in Christ, that as Christ was without spot, so were they, as having the righteousness of the Lamb imputed unto them, and their sins to him.
Virgins; that is, those that were kept vndefiled from spirituall fornication, and corporall vncleanenesse, which had no guile in their mouth, and were vnblameable in the sight of God; not that they were altogether without guile and sinne, but that they were accepted as righteous in Christ, that as Christ was without spot, so were they, as hauing the righteousnesse of the Lambe imputed vnto them, and their sinnes to him.