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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.
First, it is said, there comes an Angel out of a Cloud in white; signifying his zeal which he had in Gods glory, in the execution of his judgements.
First, it is said, there comes an Angell out of a Cloud in white; signifying his zeale which he had in Gods glory, in the execution of his iudgements.
He is a created Angel, not the Angel of the Covenant, as appeareth in that he is said to be like a man; and also for that he is commanded by another, which was the Son of God: And he is commanded to put in his sharp Sickle, (which is the word of God, being the power of God unto destruction to all those that believe not) into the world, because the time is come, for (saith he) the harvest is ripe, and the corn, (that is, the world) is dry. Where the world is compared to dry Corn, for as Corn when it is dry, is then ready for the Sickle; so when the wicked are come to their full ripeness in sin, they are then ready to be cut off by the Sickle of Gods vengeance: And as dry sticks are fit for the fire, even so they that are dried and dead in their sins, are fit matter for Gods judgements to burn to destruction; which noteth the fearful judgement to be executed on the ungodly for worshipping the Beast.
He is a created Angell, not the Angell of the Couenant, as appeareth in that he is said to be like a man; and also for that he is commanded by another, which was the Sonne of God: And hee is commanded to put in his sharpe Sickle, (which is the word of God, being the power of God vnto destruction to all those that beleeue not) into the world, because the time is come, for (saith he) the haruest is ripe, and the corne, (that is, the world) is dry. Where the world is compared to drye Corne, for as Corne when it is dry, is then ready for the Sickle; so when the wicked are come to their full ripenesse in sin, they are then ready to be cut off by the Sickle of Gods vengeance: And as dry stickes are fit for the fire, euen so they that are dried and dead in their sinnes, are fit matter for Gods iudgements to burne to destruction; which noteth the fearefull iudgement to be executed on the vngodly for worshipping the Beast.