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The pouring out of the seven vialsThe powring out of the seven vials
The pouring out of the seven vials: or An exposition, of the 16. chapter of the Revelation, with an application of it to our times. Wherein is revealed Gods pouring out the full vials of his fierce wrath. 1. Upon the lowest and basest sort of Catholics. 2. Their worship and religion. 3. Their priests and ministers. 4. The house of Austria, and the Popes supremacy. 5. Episcopal government. 6. Their Euphrates, or the stream of their supportments. 7. Their gross ignorance, and blind superstitions. Very fit and necessary for this present age. Preached in [sic] sundry sermons at Boston in New-England: by the learned and reverend John Cotton BB. of Divinity, and teacher to the church thereThe powring out of the seven vials: or An exposition, of the 16. chapter of the Revelation, with an application of it to our times. Wherein is revealed Gods powring out the full vials of his fierce wrath. 1. Upon the lowest and basest sort of Catholicks. 2. Their worship and religion. 3. Their priests and ministers. 4. The house of Austria, and the Popes supremacy. 5. Episcopall government. 6. Their Euphrates, or the streame of their supportments. 7. Their grosse ignorance, and blind superstitions. Very fit and necessary for this present age. Preached iu [sic] sundry sermons at Boston in New-England: by the learned and reverend Iohn Cotton BB. of Divinity, and teacher to the church there
London: printed for R.S., 1642
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.
1. Answ. The Papists are not of that mind, but they execute it in the letter; they have put to death the Prophets and servants of God in the letter; hunted them up and down; the Inquisition is incomparably more bloody then any other other Butchery. They do not, nor may not plead any such thing; they believe it is true in the letter. And let me say further, the holy Ghost makes it as true in the letter; this Text is in the New Testament, not in the Old, Thou hast given them blood to drink, for they are worthy: and he speaks of the very blood of the hearts of men: And it is parallel with Gods justice of old; it was just then, and it is just now. Zechariah intends the days of the New Testament, though written in the Old, that when a fountain is opened to the house of David, and inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness, then the father and mother of a false Prophet shall accuse him to the Magistrate, and shall say unto him, He shall not live. Was it an abomination then to speak lies in the Name of the Lord, and no less then blasphemy, and shall it be more favourably interpreted now? A man may now speak a lye, and bring in a false Christ, a false Mediator, and false means of satisfaction, and false merits, now he may without peril of his life, in the Old Testament he might not. Why but was it not sufficient to have a spiritual judgement? Even they had spiritual judgements then; but God saw it meet to inflict some temporal judgement as well as spiritual, and is now his judgement changed?
1. Answ. The Papists are not of that mind, but they execute it in the letter; they have put to death the Prophets and servants of God in the letter; hunted them up and downe; the Inquisition is incomparably more bloudy then any other other Butchery. They doe not, nor may not plead any such thing; they beleeve it is true in the letter. And let me say further, the holy Ghost makes it as true in the letter; this Text is in the New Testament, not in the Old, Thou hast given them bloud to drinke, for they are worthy: and he speaks of the very bloud of the hearts of men: And it is parallel with Gods justice of old; it was just then, and it is just now. Zachary intends the dayes of the New Testament, though written in the Old, that when a fountaine is opened to the house of David, and inhabitants of Ierusalem, for sinne and for uncleannesse, then the father and mother of a false Prophet shall accuse him to the Magistrate, and shall say unto him, He shall not live. Was it an abomination then to speak lyes in the Name of the Lord, and no lesse then blasphemie, and shall it be more favourably interpreted now? A man may now speak a lye, and bring in a false Christ, a false Mediator, and false meanes of satisfaction, and false merits, now he may without perill of his life, in the Old Testament he might not. Why but was it not sufficient to have a spirituall judgement? Even they had spirituall judgements then; but God saw it meet to inflict some temporall judgement as well as spirituall, and is now his judgement changed?