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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.
The Prophet having set down the division of his Book, which is, into two parts, concerning things present, and things to come. He now cometh to the first; namely, concerning those things that were then done: where, first he sets down the Epistles which Christ sends to the Churches. In the Epistles, we are to consider those things that are common to them all, & those things that are proper to every one.
THe Prophet hauing set downe the diuision of his Booke, which is, into two parts, concerning things present, and things to come. He now commeth to the first; namely, concerning those things that were then done: where, first hee sets downe the Epistles which Christ sends to the Churches. In the Epistles, we are to consider those things that are common to them all, & those things that are proper to euery one.
The things common to all, are first, that they contain titles in them fit for the matter whereunto every Epistle driveth. In the titles it is common to all, that it is directed first and principally to the Angel; that is, to the Minister, as being principal in the Church: Yet so as that it belongeth also to the whole Church, as appeareth by the Exhortation in the end of every Epistle, Let him that hath ears hear, &c.
The things common to all, are first, that they containe titles in them fit for the matter whereunto euery Epistle driueth. In the titles it is common to all, that it is directed first and principally to the Angell; that is, to the Minister, as being principall in the Church: Yet so as that it belongeth also to the whole Church, as appeareth by the Exhortation in the end of euery Epistle, Let him that hath eares heare, &c.
Secondly, this is common to all, in that he either commendeth their good things they have, or discommendeth their evil, exhorting them to the good, and dehorting them from the evil, adjoining promises unto their good things, and threatening judgements against their evil.