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A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel…A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell…
A hundred sermons upo[n] the Apocalypse of Jesus Christ revealed in deed by the angel of the Lord: but seen or received and written by the apostle and Eva[n]gelist. S. John: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appointed in the Queens majesties, iniuntions. The argument, worthiness, commodity, and use of this work, thou shalt find in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to lead thee into all the principal matters contained therein.A hundred sermons vpo[n] the Apocalips of Iesu Christe reueiled in dede by thangell of the Lorde: but seen or receyued and written by thapostle and Eua[n]gelist. S. Iohn: compiled by the famous and godly learned man, Henry Bullinger, chief pastor of the congregation of Zuryk. Newly set forth and allowed, according to the order appoynted in the Quenes maiesties, iniuntions. Thargument, wurthines, commoditie, and vse of this worke, thou shalt fynd in the preface: after which thou hast a most exact table to leade thee into all the princypall matters conteyned therin.
printed by John Day, 1561printed by Iohn Day, 1561
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1And the very place, where this cruelty must be wrought against the prophets, he expresseth plainly, & as it were pointeth it with the finger. To wit the great city. And it is the city of God, and is also the city of the devil: it is the city of Abel an innocent, it is also the city of Cain the parricide: it is the catholic city of saints, it is also the Synagogue of Antichrist. These cities are open through out the whole world, and are enclosed with no strait walls: thou might call this city, the lordship, dominion, kingdom or empire, or fellowship of the wicked. Where so ever therefore Antichrist or Pope of Rome hath jurisdiction, and even in the Romish church it self, through out all nations & people, these things which we have heard shall be done against Martyrs. For setting forth that city with more plain tokens: their bodies, sayeth he, shall lie in the streets of the great City. And by an exposition he addeth: which is called spiritually Sodom and Egypt. Moreover: where also our Lord was crucified. And again: and they shall see of people, and kindreds, and tongues and nations, therefore by this he understood not any strait, nor yet any large city enclosed with walls: but that city stretcheth through out the world wherein dwell nations, kindreds, people, &c. Sodom and Egypt are far a sunder, neither can they be joined together with any walls. Again our Lord was crucified in the city of Jerusalem, which is also called of the Prophets Sodom and Gomorrah: but he is crucified daily in his members through out the world. And there is one and the same city and society of all the wicked in ⟨p. 327⟩the world, as there is one body of the godly. Let us know therefore how that city wherein the bodies of the prophets lie in the streets, is the city of Cain, and the Romish church scattered over the world. The same is called Egypt and Sodom, but spiritually.2 Where we see this vocable [Greek or Hebrew] spiritually, to be used in a sense far from the letter, for otherwise there is no spirit at all, either in Sodom, or in Egypt: for they be altogether flesh. Therefore incense of a parable, and by a comparison, this city is called Sodom & Egypt. 3What Sodom was, appeareth of the .19. chapt. of Genes. and .16. of Ezekiel. Her sins went up to heaven.