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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 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.
The Beast is said to be coloured like Scarlet; signifying, either he was advanced to great honour, or else nothing his cruelty in murdering the Saints: but this thing afterward, Saint John more notably setteth down, in that the Whore her self is said to be red with the blood of the Saints; noting, that as this was her Livery, so the chiefest colour wherein this Church and this Beast delighteth, is Scarlet, as appeareth by their usage; for they use to wear this, that they might be known to be bloody and cruel.