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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.
I you will say, Ministers and Apostles ought to be such, but this that follows wraps in all professors. Now he which stablisheth you with us in Christ (it is not Elders only) and he that anointed us is God, who anointeth with such oil as falls on every member of his body? who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts, and makes us every way like himself, therefore saith he, I call God to record that to spare you I came not yet to Corinth, otherwise as the Gospel preached by him and Silvanus & Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea, no more was his promise; this is the spirit of Christians, and Ministers, and so of all that are established together with their Ministers, anointed, and sealed and confirmed in grace with their Ministers, and have received, the earnest penny, to bind the bargain of eternal salvation, to faithful souls; So look what a Christian doth promise, he is bound by the earnest penny of Gods Spirit, he dares no more alter his words, to the discredit of his profession, then the Spirit of God to lie.
I you will say, Ministers and Apostles ought to be such, but this that followes wraps in all professours. Now hee which stablisheth you with us in Christ (it is not Elders onely) and he that anointed us is God, who anointeth with such oile as falls on every member of his body? who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts, and makes us every way like himselfe, therefore saith he, I call God to record that to spare you I came not yet to Corinth, otherwise as the Gospell preached by him and Silvanus & Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea, no more was his promise; this is the spirit of Christians, and Ministers, and so of al that are established together with their Ministers, anointed, and sealed and confirmed in grace with their Ministers, and have received, the earnest penny, to bind the bargaine of eternall salvation, to faithfull soules; So looke what a Christian doth promise, he is bound by the earnest penny of Gods Spirit, hee dares no more alter his words, to the discredit of his profession, then the Spirit of God to lie.
So that consider, if Professors grow corrupt, Religion will grow corrupt; and on the discovery of the corruption of common Christians, corrupt religion will be discovered, else you will be discovered to be carnal professors.