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A80630 The 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 Cotton, John, 1584-1652. 1642 (1642) Wing C6449; Thomason E145_1; ESTC R22938 145,386 230

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merchant_n of_o the_o earth_n do_v mourn_v for_o when_o she_o be_v destroy_v and_o say_v chap._n 18.10_o alas_o alas_o that_o great_a city_n babylon_n that_o mighty_a city_n etc._n etc._n and_o that_o also_o by_o their_o confession_n be_v rome_n and_o so_o this_o latter_a mention_n of_o it_o do_v but_o show_v the_o reason_n why_o it_o come_v to_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n and_o why_o the_o city_n of_o the_o nation_n fall_v for_o babylon_n come_v up_o into_o remembrance_n etc._n etc._n the_o great_a city_n then_o be_v babylon_n and_o that_o be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n i_o shall_v not_o think_v that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o the_o breach_n of_o the_o natural_a wall_n of_o the_o city_n by_o the_o earthquake_n but_o it_o will_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o faction_n some_o will_v stick_v fast_o unto_o popery_n and_o other_o of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n that_o before_o dare_v not_o open_o profess_v religion_n will_v now_o renounce_v popery_n for_o such_o there_o shall_v be_v in_o rome_n when_o it_o be_v near_o to_o be_v destroy_v unto_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v say_v rev._n 18.4_o come_v out_o of_o she_o my_o people_n etc._n etc._n and_o what_o the_o three_o part_n may_v be_v there_o be_v not_o light_n for_o in_o this_o place_n what_o light_n other_o place_n may_v give_v we_o shall_v if_o god_n please_v see_v hereafter_o mean_v while_o it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o understand_v that_o it_o will_v be_v divide_v into_o three_o part_n and_o what_o if_o the_o three_o part_n be_v a_o neutral_a between_o both_o the_o other_o 7._o what_o be_v the_o city_n of_o the_o nation_n those_o be_v they_o that_o tread_v the_o church_n of_o god_n under_o foot_n rev._n 11.2_o such_o they_o be_v who_o do_v subject_v themselves_o to_o popish_a government_n the_o city_n of_o those_o nation_n shall_v fall_v whosoever_o they_o be_v that_o be_v find_v adore_v rome_n they_o shall_v fall_v for_o babylon_n herself_o shall_v come_v up_o into_o remembrance_n before_o god_n to_o give_v 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church_n and_o all_o those_o high_a place_n that_o over-toppe_n the_o people_n of_o god_n and_o hinder_v the_o growth_n of_o the_o thing_n of_o god_n near_o about_o they_o though_o those_o thing_n that_o be_v superstitious_o set_v apart_o for_o holy_a end_n be_v never_o so_o glorious_a they_o shall_v be_v all_o banish_a and_o vanish_v away_o there_o will_v be_v no_o more_o noise_n of_o they_o 9_o and_o upon_o man_n there_o fall_v a_o great_a hail_n out_o of_o heaven_n the_o allusion_n by_o some_o be_v think_v to_o be_v unto_o the_o hail_n speak_v of_o josh_n 10.11_o which_o the_o lord_n cast_v down_o from_o heaven_n upon_o the_o canaanite_n so_o that_o mo●e_n die_v with_o hailstone_n than_o they_o which_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n slay_v with_o the_o sword_n but_o i_o can_v say_v that_o hail_n storm_n be_v here_o allude_v unto_o for_o here_o man_n do_v not_o die_v upon_o it_o but_o blaspheme_v only_o unless_o it_o shall_v be_v speak_v of_o their_o everlasting_a death_n in_o hell_n but_o that_o be_v a_o common_a judgement_n to_o all_o the_o wicked_a but_o i_o rather_o think_v it_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o the_o hail_n storm_n in_o egypt_n whereof_o the_o effect_n be_v that_o they_o sin_v and_o harden_v their_o heart_n yet_o more_o exod._n 9.34_o well_o then_o if_o it_o be_v such_o a_o hail_n as_o do_v not_o kill_v man_n but_o provoke_v they_o to_o blaspheme_v what_o kind_n of_o judgement_n may_v it_o be_v interpreter_n do_v not_o tell_v we_o so_o that_o we_o can_v take_v no_o better_a course_n to_o know_v it_o then_o to_o see_v what_o allegorical_a hail_n stone_n mean_v in_o scripture_n for_o by_o compare_v scripture_n together_o you_o shall_v have_v the_o full_a meaning_n of_o every_o part_n of_o god_n counsel_n for_o this_o end_n let_v we_o look_v in_o esay_n 28.17_o where_o the_o prophet_n tell_v we_o that_o the_o hail_n shall_v sweep_v away_o the_o refuge_n of_o lie_n when_o once_o christ_n be_v lay_v in_o the_o foundation_n ver_fw-la 16._o then_o all_o the_o 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