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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.
Then it is said, here is the mind that hath wisdom; that is, here is matter wherein those that are wise should occupy their wits and understandings.
Then it is said, here is the minde that hath wisedome; that is, here is matter wherein those that are wise should occupie their wits and vnderstandings.
After, he declareth what the seven heads are, to wit, seven hills; namely, that place where the City of Rome is situated, and amongst all writers, both Latin & Greek, which speak of it, it is called the City of the ⟨p. 108⟩seven hills, and none but it, is so named in any, either old or new, Latin or Greek Author. And therefore howsoever the Papists would post it over to Constantinople, where the Turk is, as having thirty hills, yet that was of no account in the days when this was written: Again, that was never governor of the world as this is called, and as it was in those days.
After, he declareth what the seauen heads are, to wit, seauen hils; namely, that place where the City of Rome is situated, and amongst all writers, both Latine & Greek, which speake of it, it is called the City of the ⟨p. 108⟩seauen hils, and none but it, is so named in any, either old or new, Latine or Greeke Author. And therefore howsoeuer the Papists would post it ouer to Constantinople, where the Turke is, as hauing thirty hils, yet that was of no account in the dayes when this was written: Againe, that was neuer gouernour of the world as this is called, and as it was in those dayes.
The seven heads have another exposition given them by the Angel, to be seven Kings, that is, seven Governors and Emperors of the City, whereof it is said, five are fallen, that is, were dead: one was then, that is, Domitian, who at that time had banished John into Patmos; and he that was to come, was the next after Domitian, and he should endure but a small time: and therefore those that lived in those days might easily see the truth of it. And this therefore set forth thus, that men proving and seeing this to be true, might give the more credit to the rest.