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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.
The third Angel poured his Vial on the fresh waters; to declare that God left notes of his wrath on all the creatures of the world: so that the earth and waters themselves being thus judged, did bear witness of their sins against them.
The third Angell poured his Viall on the fresh waters; to declare that God left notes of his wrath on all the creatures of the world: so that the earth and waters themselues being thus iudged, did beare witnesse of their sinnes against them.
On these two latter executions, the Angels of the Waters take occasion to acknowledge and confess that Gods judgements against the wicked, are true, and holy, and just, as after followeth. For as they had shed the blood of Gods Saints, so their blood also was shed, and they are fain (as the Egyptians did, to whom they were alluded) to drink of the blood of the Rivers, for so (say they) are they worthy; as before, having taken delight in the blood of the Saints.
On these two latter executions, the Angels of the Waters take occasion to acknowledge and confesse that Gods iudgements against the wicked, are true, and holy, and iust, as after followeth. For as they had shed the bloud of Gods Saints, so their bloud also was shed, and they are faine (as the Egyptians did, to whom they were alluded) to drinke of the bloud of the Riuers, for so (say they) are they worthy; as before, hauing taken delight in the bloud of the Saints.
Another Angel, that is, the third Angel which was in the Sanctuary, doth approve that which the ⟨p. 97⟩other two had confessed; for their office was over the Waters: noting, that the Angels of God have their particular places of government, wherein they execute their functions enjoined them of God. And lest the wicked should seem to think that God was too sharp and severe in judgement against them, therefore not only the Angels of the Waters, that is, of the fresh and salt waters, do acknowledge, that the sins of those wicked men had deserved this and more; and therefore the judgement was just, insomuch as that they might see their very sins in the same, as it were in capital letters: but even also that other Angel, out of the Sanctuary, doth affirm, that which these two had said, and acknowledgeth Gods righteous judgement herein.