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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.
In that John was carried again by the spirit into the Wilderness; is meant, that albeit he had received all these things (which were revealed to him before) by the spirit, yet for the further assurance of the things now to be delivered, he saith, that he is carried again in the spirit; that is, he is lift up by a more singular hand of God, that he might the more notably understand and attend, by the special direction of Gods spirit, to the things now to be revealed.
In that Iohn was carried againe by the spirit into the Wildernesse; is meant, that albeit hee had receiued all these things (which were reuealed to him before) by the spirit, yet for the further assurance of the things now to be deliuered, he saith, that he is carried againe in the spirit; that is, hee is lift vp by a more singular hand of God, that he might the more notably vnderstand and attend, by the speciall direction of Gods spirit, to the things now to be reuealed.
And he saith, he saw a woman sit upon a Beast.
And he saith, he saw a woman sit vpon a Beast.
By the woman is meant the City of Rome, the Beast signifieth, first the Emperors only which were civill governors: and secondly, the Pope, which took upon him both civill and ecclesiastical government: so that upon this Beast she is said to fit; and therefore whereas he saith, he sees the Harlot sitting on the Beast, it is meant, that the honour of the City and Church of Rome was to be maintained and upheld by the Emperors, the governors civill, and by the Pope, which had both Civill and Ecclesiastical authority, for both these are in this place set down to be but one Beast.
By the woman is meant the City of Rome, the Beast signifieth, first the Emperours only which were ciuill gouerners: and secondly, the Pope, which tooke vpon him both ciuill and ecclesiasticall gouernement: so that vpon this Beast shee is said to fit; and therefore whereas he saith, he sees the Harlot sitting on the Beast, it is meant, that the honour of the City and Church of Rome was to be maintained and vpheld by the Emperours, the gouernours ciuill, and by the Pope, which had both Ciuill and Ecclesiasticall authority, for both these are in this place set downe to be but one Beast.