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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 third Angel denounces the judgements of God against the worshippers of the Beast, & of his image, to wit, those that did yield themselves to the Idolatry of the Beast.
A third Angell denounces the iudgements of God against the worshippers of the Beast, & of his image, to wit, those that did yeeld themselues to the Idolatry of the Beast.
These three messages are done by diverse kinds of Messengers and Ministers; showing that the gifts of God are diverse in his Ministers; as namely, some of exhortation, some of denouncing judgements against the ungodly; of which sort this last is. In that he saith they should drink of the Wine of the wrath of God; it signifieth (as he expoundeth it) that they shall be tormented with Fire and Brimstone, they shall be burned in hell, and that even before the holy Angels, and before the Lamb, signifying the certainty of that judgement in hell, as also that it should be such, that it might easily be discerned, and was evident to be seen of the Lamb, and of the Angels. The time of this is said to be for evermore, not for a short space, or for a definite time; but it should be without ceasing and without end.
These three messages are done by diuerse kindes of Messengers and Ministers; shewing that the gifts of God are diuerse in his Ministers; as namely, some of exhortation, some of denouncing iudgements against the vngodly; of which sort this last is. In that he saith they should drinke of the Wine of the wrath of God; it signifieth (as he expoundeth it) that they shall be tormented with Fire and Brimstone, they shall be burned in hell, and that euen before the holy Angels, and before the Lambe, signifying the certainty of that iudgement in hell, as also that it should be such, that it might easily be discerned, and was euident to be seene of the Lambe, and of the Angels. The time of this is said to be for euermore, not for a short space, or for a definite time; but it should bee without ceasing and without end.