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The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the…
The souls cordial in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithful labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.The souls cordiall in two treatises. I. Teaching how to be eased of the guilt of sin. II. Discovering advantages by Christs ascension. The third volum. / By that faithfull labourer in the Lords vineyard Mr. Christopher Love, pastor of Lawrence Jury, London.
London: printed for Nathaniel Brooke, 1653
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First, for the period of time, when this time began that the Devil was bound; Interpreters do unanimously give this Opinion, that it began in the reign of Constantine the Great, he being the first Christian Emperor in the World, he coming after 300 years Persecution by the Roman Emperors, who made great massacre and havoc in the Church of God; Insomuch that in the book of Martyrs we read, that there may be for every day in the year five thousand Christians slain, this is a dreadful persecution, and the Devil raged and stirred much. Now upon Constantine's reign the Devil was bound up, that is, the Roman Emperors, who were acted by the Devil to all this cruelty, when Constantine a Christian Emperor came to reign, he gave out imperial Edicts and Laws for Establishment of the Christian Religion, and that put an end to the Heathens Persecution, the Roman Emperors, and of this Opinion many Interpreters give in their consent, Brightman Napman, Gerrard, with multitudes of others, for the ⟨p. 97⟩thousand years when the Devil was bound did end 300 years and more, and this is given to be the scope and sense of the Scripture.
First, for the period of time, when this time began that the Divell was bound; Interpreters doe unanimously give this Opinion, that it began in the reigne of Constantine the Great, hee being the first Christian Emperour in the World, hee coming after 300 yeares Persecution by the Roman Emperours, who made great massacre and havock in the Church of God; Insomuch that in the booke of Martyrs wee reade, that there may be for every day in the year five thousand Christians slaine, this is a dreadfull persecution, and the Divell raged and stirred much. Now upon Constantines reigne the Divell was bound up, that is, the Roman Emperours, who were acted by the Devill to all this cruelty, when Constantine a Christian Emperour came to reigne, hee gave out impreiall Edicts and Lawes for Establishment of the Christian Religion, and that put an end to the Heathens Persecution, the Roman Emperours, and of this Opinion many Interpreters give in their consent, Brightman Napman, Gerrard, with multitudes of others, for the ⟨p. 97⟩thousand years when the Divell was bound did end 300 yeares and more, and this is given to be the scope and sense of the Scripture.