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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.
An Angel in the Sun; to wit, which was able to order the Sun, by causing it to give light unto the servants of Christ, and withdrawing the light thereof, and to deprive the enemies of the use of it, by casting darkness upon them, so as they could not see one another, much less to fight against him; which signifieth and setteth forth the glory and power of Christ, that seeing one of his Angels was able to do this, how much more wonderful was his power, both in himself, and in all the rest of his Angels, to destroy those his enemies?
An Angell in the Sunne; to wit, which was able to order the Sunne, by causing it to giue light vnto the seruants of Christ, and withdrawing the light thereof, and to depriue the enemies of the vse of it, by casting darkenesse vpon them, so as they could not see one another, much lesse to fight against him; which signifieth and setteth forth the glory and power of Christ, that seeing one of his Angels was able to doe this, how much more wonderfull was his power, both in himselfe, and in all the rest of his Angels, to destroy those his enemies?
This Angel makes a proclamation of defiance against them before the battle, as it is the usual custom in wars: And here he doth not, (as in wars Princes use to do to their foreign enemies) by proclaiming open war against them, to warn & challenge them unto fight, for he needeth not, neither will he, seeing they are not foreigners, but his subjects, and rebels against him, being King of Kings, and Lord of Lords: But in stead of sending embassage or ⟨p. 118⟩a Herald of Arms unto them, in scorn of them, he makes proclamation unto the Birds, and bids them come to eat of the flesh of his enemies. And here he shows the certainty and surety of his victory, in that before the battle he calls the Birds to devour, as if they were already slain.
This Angell makes a proclamation of defiance against them before the battell, as it is the vsuall custome in warres: And here he doth not, (as in wars Princes vse to doe to their forraigne enemies) by proclaiming open warre against them, to warne & challenge them vnto fight, for hee needeth not, neither will hee, seeing they are not forreiners, but his subiects, and rebels against him, being King of Kings, and Lord of Lords: But in stead of sending embassage or