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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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And there appeared a great token in Heaven a woman clothed with the sun, and the Moon under her feet, & upon her head a crown of .xii. stars. And she was with child, and cried travailing in birth, & pained ready to be delivered. And there appeared ⟨p. 347⟩an other token in heaven, and behold a great red Dragon, having seven heads, & .x. horns, and seven crowns upon his heads: and his tail drew the third part of stars of heaven & cast them to the Earth. And the dragon stood before the woman, which was ready to be delivered: for to devour her child as soon as it were borne. And she brought forth a man child, which should rule all nations with a rod of iron: & her son was taken up unto God, and to his seat. And the woman fled into wilderness, where she had a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and .lx. days.
ANd there appered a great tokē in Heauen a woman clothed with the sunne, and the Moone vnder her fete, & vpō her head a crowne of .xii. starres. And she was with childe, and cried trauailing in birth, & payned ready to be deliuered. And there appered ⟨p. 347⟩an other token in heauē, and beholde a great red Dragon, hauing seuē heades, & .x. hornes, and seuen crownes vpon his heades: and his tayle drewe the thirde parte of starres of heauen & cast them to the Earth. And the dragon stode before the woman, which was ready to be deliuered: for to deuoure her childe as sone as it were borne. And she brought forth a mā childe, which should rule all nations with a rodde of yron: & hyr sonne was taken vp vnto God, and to his seate. And the woman fled into wildernes, where she had a place prepared of God, that they shoulde fede her there a thousande two hondreth and .lx. dayes.
The fourth part of this book exhibiteth to us the third vision, which others that divide the second into two,1 make the fourth. The lord hath often times and much made mention in the second vision of the persecution and fight of the faithful with Antichrist, and wicked enemies of God, especially in the .6.9. and .11. chapters. He proceedeth therefore now in the third vision, and that abundantly to discourse of the same conflict, and to set forth the thing it self as it were to be seen with the eyes,