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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, he comes to show wherein their affliction consisted, and was more grievous unto them, namely, in that they had such among them, which professed themselves Jews, that is, children of God, that is, Christians, but yet were not, but would maintain the ceremonies of the Law, and prefer them before the substance of the Gospel, and would mingle the ceremonies of the Law with the Gospel.
After, hee comes to shew wherein their affliction consisted, and was more grieuous vnto them, namely, in that they had such among them, which professed themselues Iewes, that is, children of God, that is, Christians, but yet were not, but would maintaine the ceremonies of the Law, and preferre them before the substance of the Gospell, and would mingle the ceremonies of the Law with the Gospell.
Verse 10. And because they were afraid of future evils, he fore-telleth them of such troubles which should befall them, that they might be the better prepared against them, and the more comforted in them. And he telleth them that some of them should be cast into prison, and that they should have tribulation, that is, grievous afflictions and persecution, ten days, that is, ten years; every day being counted for a year, according as that phrase is used and expounded in Daniel, as afterward it came to pass, from half the reign of Trajan, to the time of Adrian, for which space the Church suffered extreme persecution.
Verse 10. And because they were afraide of future euils, hee fore-telleth them of such troubles which should befall them, that they might be the better prepared against them, and the more comforted in them. And hee telleth them that some of them should be cast into prison, and that they should haue tribulation, that is, grieuous afflictions and persecution, ten daies, that is, tenne yeares; euery day being counted for a yeare, according as that phrase is vsed and expounded in Daniel, as afterward it came to passe, from halfe the raigne of Traian, to the time of Adrian, for which space the Church suffered extreame persecution.