The Works of John Reeve and Lodowicke Muggleton Volume 2

by John Reeve

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 edition. ... CHAP. XLII. TN verse 4. These are they which were not difiled with women, for they are virgins. Also they are said to be the first fruits unto God, and to the Lamb, And in verse 5, there is said, In their month was found no guile, for they are without fault before the throne of God. Observe, that those hundred forty four thousand saints they are said not to be defiled with women, for they are virgins. The meaning is this, they were not defiled in their souls with idolatry, in worshiping of idols and false gods; for idolatrous men are called whores, and whoever worshipeth images, or false gods, may be said to go a whoring after strange gods, and so come to be guilty of spiritual whoredom, and spiritual fornication; and 60 may be said to be defiled with women, as the scriptures doth in many places prove the truth of this interpretation. And as for their being virgins, the meaning is this, they were not tainted with the idolatrous worship of the nations set up by those beasts aforesaid; that they were as pure in their souls from idolatry, as a virgin is from the knowing of a man; for as a virgin is not defiled with man, so were these saints not defiled with idols and images; which idols and imagesx are called in the spiritual, women; for they follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth; that is, they followed him in the worship of the gospel, notwithstanding that great idolatry and persecution there was in the't A a 2 time time while the apostles commission did last, which was a matter of three hundred years. And they are called The first fruits unto God. Observe, they are called the first fruits unto God, be cause they were of the Jews seed, whom God made a covenant with that they should worship him, as Moses should direct them, and these...

228 pages, Paperback

First published September 12, 2013

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