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…

He saith, it is fallen, and the second time, it is fallen; which repetition he useth, first to raise up men from their drowsiness, which cannot at the first conceive of Gods judgements, nor consider them as they ought, and therefore they must have divers repetitions of the same thing concerning the justice of Gods judgements. Secondly, to show the certainty of it, as before, Chap. 14. 8. According as Joseph interprets Pharaohs dreams of the seven lean Kine, which did devour the seven fat; and the seven thin ears of Wheat, that did consume the seven full; that they both did signify one thing, and that the dream was therefore doubled to show that that which was signified thereby, should certainly come & that speedily: Even so the repetition of the denouncing of these judgements, is for this cause, namely, as to waken the drowsiness of man, so to show the certainty and speediness of the judgements to be executed.

Hee saith, it is fallen, and the second time, it is fallen; which repetition hee vseth, first to raise vp men from their drowsinesse, which cannot at the first conceiue of Gods iudgements, nor consider them as they ought, and therefore they must haue diuers repetitions of the same thing concerning the iustice of Gods iudgements. Secondly, to shew the certainty of it, as before, Chap. 14. 8. According as Ioseph interprets Pharaohs dreames of the seauen leane Kine, which did deuoure the seauen fatte; and the seauen thinne eares of Wheate, that did consume the seauenfull; that they both did signifie one thing, and that the dreame was therefore doubled to shew that that which was signified thereby, should certainly come & that speedily: Euen so the repetition of the denouncing of these iudgements, is for this cause, namely, as to waken the drowsinesse of man, so to shew the certainty and speedinesse of the iudgements to be executed.

Then is set forth the state of this Babylon, the City ⟨p. 112⟩of Rome, in that it is said, it should become an Habitation of Devils, and of unclean Birds; signifying the great desolation of it, according as it is the use of the Prophets, who to express the exceeding desolations of any place, say that those Birds which fly most far from all resort of men, as the Shrike-Owl, and the Pelican, &c. should continue there.