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The ruin of RomeThe ruine of Rome
The ruin of Rome: or An exposition upon the whole Revelation Wherein is plainly showed and proved, that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebb and decay still more and more throughout all the churches of Europe, and come to an utter overthrow even in this life before the end of the world. Written especially for the comfort of Protestants, and the daunting of papists, seminary priests, Jesuits, and all that cursed rabble. Published by Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.The ruine of Rome: or An exposition vpon the whole Reuelation Wherein is plainly shewed and proued, that the popish religion, together with all the power and authoritie of Rome, shall ebbe and decay still more and more throughout all the churches of Europe, and come to an vtter ouerthrow euen in this life before the end of the world. Written especially for the comfort of Protestants, and the daunting of papists, seminary priests, Iesuites, and all that cursed rabble. Published by Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by T. Creede for Simon Waterson and Cuthbert Burby, 1603London: printed by T. Creede for Simon Waterson and Cutbert Burby, 1603
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Concerning the Pastors and people of Ephesus, Pergamus, and Thyatira, they are partly commended, and partly discommended. These three were reasonable good Ministers, & had many good parts in them, and took pains in their charges, although there be some faults found with them. For the Minister of Ephesus is commended for six things; for labour, for patience, for zeal, for wisdom, for sincerity, & for courage: but discommended for leaving his first love;1 that is, for revolting, or somewhat going back, or rather indeed, for cooling in the love & zeal of God. The Minister of Pergamus, & people also, are greatly commended for their constant profession of the truth in the middest of manifold troubles, & the very heat of persecution. For the rage of the enemies grew so fierce against the profession and professors of the Gospel, that Antipas the Pastor of Pergamus (as some suppose) was put to death. For Christ saith thus of this church:2 Thou dwellest where Satan's throne ⟨p. 34⟩is, and yet thou keepest my name, and hast not denied my saith, even in those days when Antipas my faithful Martyr was slain among you, where Satan dwelleth.
Concerning the Pastors and people of Ephesus, Pergamus, and Thyatira, they are partly commended, and partly discōmended. These three were reasonable good Ministers, & had many good parts in thē, and tooke paines in their charges, although there be some faults found with them. For the Minister of Ephesus is commended for sixe things; for labour, for patience, for zeale, for wisedome, for sinceritie, & for courage: but discōmended for leauing his first loue;1 that is, for reuolting, or somewhat going back, or rather indeed, for cooling in the loue & zeale of God. The Minister of Pergamus, & people also, are greatly commended for their constant profession of the truth in the middest of manifolde troubles, & the very heate of persecution. For the rage of the enemies grew so fierce against the profession and professors of the Gospell, that Antipas the Pastor of Pergamus (as some suppose) was put to death. For Christ saith thus of this church:2