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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.
After, it is spoken of the Devils loosing, for he should not always be shut up in the place of condemnation, but being loosed, is suffered to range again, to do what hurt he could; which notwithstanding God doth in great wisdom and care over his Church, so as howsoever he sendeth more afflictions to them by Satan's liberty, then before, yet he will give them greater strength then before: for as in the thousand years before, God having given his servants less store of strength, he mitigateth also the means of their tribulations, by binding the Devil, the chief worker of mischief against them. So now Satan being let loose, and their troubles thereby augmented, he also increaseth grace and strength in them to undergo them.
After, it is spoken of the Diuels loosing, for hee should not alwayes be shut vp in the place of condemnation, but being loosed, is suffered to range againe, to doe what hurt hee could; which notwithstanding God doth in great wisedome and care ouer his Church, so as howsoeuer he sendeth more afflictions to them by Sathans libertie, then before, yet hee will giue them greater strength then before: for as in the thousand yeares before, God hauing giuen his seruants lesse store of strength, he mittigateth also the meanes of their tribulations, by binding the Diuell, the chiefe worker of mischiefe against them. So now Sathan being let loose, and their troubles thereby augmented, he also increaseth grace and strength in them to vndergoe them.
The effects of Satan's loosing follow; as namely, that he went about every corner of the earth, to deceive, and to do mischief; according as Saint Peter saith, that Satan goeth about like a roaring enemy, seeking whom he may devour. And he called together, Gog and Magog, and infinite numbers, as many as the sands of the Sea, which filled the face of the earth, to battle against the Church of God. Here by Gog and Magog, he alludeth only to a place in Ezekiel, not interpreting1 it; Gog was a Country in Asia the less, whose ⟨p. 125⟩