Original Douay–Rheims AnnotationsRevelation 22

He that hurteth.

It is not an exhortation, but a commination or threatening, that how far soever the wicked increase in naughtiness, God hath provided answerable punishment for them.

If any man shall add.

^◦ The author of the commentaries upon this book, bearing the name of S. Ambrose, saith thus of this point. He maketh not this protestation against the expositor of his prophecy, but against Heretics. For the expositor doth add or diminish nothing, but openeth the obscurity of the narration, or sheweth the moral or spiritual sense. He curseth therefore Heretics, that used to add somewhat of their own that was false, and to take away other things that were contrary to their heresies. So saith this ancient writer. And this was the property of them in all ages, and so is it of ours now, as we have noted through the whole Bible, and as we have in sundry places set forth to the sight of all indifferent readers, in the new Testament, that all the world may see that the Apostle's curse is fallen upon them and may beware of them.

• ◦ The curse against adding or diminishing, is against Heretics, not Catholic expositors.

Come Lord Jesus.

^◦ And now o Lord Christ, most just and merciful, we thy poor creatures that are so afflicted for confession and defence of the holy, Catholic, and Apostolic truth, contained in this thy sacred book, and in the infallible doctrine of thy dear spouse our mother the Church, we cry also unto thy Majesty with tenderness of our hearts unspeakable: Come Lord Jesus Quickly, and judge betwixt us and our Adversaries, and in the mean time give patience, comfort, and constancy to all that suffer for thy name, and trust in thee. O Lord God our only helper and

• ◦ A brief petition unto JESUS Christ, to come quickly, as S. John here speaketh, and to judge the cause of Catholics & Protestants.