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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The cause of Johns weeping and lamenting, was for fear the Church should be deprived of such profitable and excellent things as he knew were contained in this book. Such was his love to the Church: such was his zeal and care for the people of God. An example worthy of all imitation, to mourn and weep for the concealing of the book of God, and to rejoice in the opening of it. But Papists ⟨p. 51⟩and Atheists are of a contrary mind, for they rejoice in the concealing and keeping close of the scriptures, and are much grieved with the opening and revealing thereof; because thereby their hypocrisy and villainy is detected and discarded.
The cause of Iohns weeping and lamenting, was for feare the Church should bee depriued of such profitable and excellent things as hee knew were contained in this booke. Such was his loue to the Church: such was his zeale and care for the people of God. An example worthy of all imitation, to mourne and weepe for the concealing of the booke of God, and to reioyce in the opening of it. But Papists ⟨p. 51⟩and Atheists are of a contrary minde, for they reioyce in the concealing and keeping close of the scriptures, and are much grieued with the opening and reuealing thereof; because thereby their hypocrisie and villany is detected and discarded.
Upon this, one of the Elders said unto John: Weep not, vers. 5 Behold, the Lion which is of the Tribe of Judah, the root of David, hath obtained to open the book, and to lose the seals thereof.
Vpon this, one of the Elders said vnto Iohn: Weepe not, vers. 5 Beholde, the Lion which is of the Tribe of Iudah, the roote of Dauid, hath obtained to open the booke, and to lose the seales thereof.