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Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to…
Apocalyptical mysteries, touching the two witnesses, the seven vials, and the two kingdoms, to wit, of Christ, and of Antichrist, expounded. Wherein is contained some things necessary for the saints in this present generation to know ... By H.K. a servant of Jesus Christ.
London : s.n., Printed 1667
Part 1: Apocalyptical MYSTERIES, The First Part, Touching the two WITNESSES.
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 darkness and blackness of the DAY of the Witnesses death, will principally consist in their being deprived of that Spirit of Life that sometimes they had received from God, and had formerly exercised in bearing their Testimony: which Spirit of Life the Witnesses lose by cooling in their Spiritual affections unto Christ, and by their sinning against the LORD; for usually when Ministers or Members of Churches fall from their first Love, they fall in with the Apostasy of the time; and so lose that life and courage which they formerly had, and manifested with great boldness for Christ against Antichrist.
The darkness and blackness of the DAY of the Witnesses death, will principally consist in their being deprived of that Spirit of Life that sometimes they had received from God, and had formerly exercised in bearing their Testimony: which Spirit of Life the Witnesses lose by cooling in their Spiritual affections unto Christ, and by their sinning against the LORD; for usually when Ministers or Members of Churches fall from their first Love, they fall in with the Apostacy of the time; and so lose that life and courage which they formerly had, and manifested with great boldnesse for Christ against Antichrist.
This Spiritual kind of death is most agreeable unto their Resurrection, that is effected by that Spirit of Life from God, which vers. 11. after three days and an half shall enter into them. Now such as is the Resurrection of the Witnesses, such is their death: But their Resurrection is Spiritual, (for vers. 11. the Spirit of Life from God entered into them) therefore their death is Spiritual, viz, A depravation of that Spirit of Life, that is to say, the loss of that courage, ⟨p. 22⟩boldness, zeal, vigour, and life, which they formerly had, and manifested in their Testimony for Christ against the Beast.
This Spiritual kind of death is most agreeable unto their Resurrection, that is effected by that Spirit of Life from God, which vers. 11. after three dayes and an half shall enter into them. Now such as is the Resurrection of the Witnesses, such is their death: But their Resurrection is Spiritual, (for vers. 11. the Spirit of Life from God entred into them) therefore their death is Spiritual, viz, A depravation of that Spirit of Life, that is to say, the loss of that courage,