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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.
And it is called a Sea of Crystal, or a glassy Sea, because it might be throughly looked into, and evidently discerned of the Children of God through Christ. In the Sea is fire, which is the wrath and curse of God, the matter of Gods fierce indignation, ⟨p. 92⟩and the judgements which should be taken out of this Laver of Gods wrath, for as in the Laver, in the time of the Law, there was water to wash the Priests, and to make them clean; noting the cleanness and uprightness that should be in the Priests, and which all that should be Priests unto God should receive from Christ; even so in this Laver and Sea of Gods wrath, fire is said to be; noting, that from hence should come matter of judgement to consume and destroy the enemies of God.
And it is called a Sea of Christall, or a glassie Sea, because it might be throughly looked into, and euidently discerned of the Children of God through Christ. In the Sea is fire, which is the wrath and curse of God, the matter of Gods fierce indignation, ⟨p. 92⟩and the iudgements which should be taken out of this Lauer of Gods wrath, for as in the Lauer, in the time of the Law, there was water to wash the Priests, and to make them cleane; noting the cleanenesse and vprightnesse that should be in the Priests, and which all that should be Priests vnto God should receiue from Christ; euen so in this Lauer and Sea of Gods wrath, fire is said to be; noting, that from hence should come matter of iudgement to consume and destroy the enemies of God.
After, it is said, that the Children of God which had gotten the victory over their enemies, did stand by this Sea; namely, to see and behold these fearful judgements of God against the wicked; and thereupon, to wit, on this occasion are stirred up to praise the Lord, and they sing the Song of Moses and of the Lamb; namely, a Song of thanksgiving for their deliverance by the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, &c. as if they should say, who is it that would not magnify so mighty a King, so holy and so just a God, who for the glory of his name, and the revenge of his Saints, hath such a treasury of judgements against his enemies, which now in Christ he had made manifest unto them?