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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.
Here we see how John is comforted and cheered up by one of the Elders, being now very pensive and sad, and is willed to pluck up a good heart, and to be of good cheer, for he could tell him good news; to wit, of one that could open and expound this book, and all the secrets in it, and that is Jesus Christ, the great revealer of secrets, and only expounder of all riddles, and hidden mysteries, as before hath been spoken.
Here we see how Iohn is comforted and cheared vp by one of the Elders, being now very pensiue and sad, and is willed to plucke vp a good heart, and to bee of good cheare, for hee could tell him good newes; to wit, of one that could open and expound this booke, and all the secrets in it, and that is Iesus Christ, the great reuealer of secrets, and onely expounder of all riddles, and hidden mysteries, as before hath bene spoken.
Jesus Christ is here said to be of the Tribe of Judah, because he is lineally descended of that Tribe, according to the flesh, and his humane nature.
Iesus Christ is here said to be of the Tribe of Iudah, because he is lineally discended of that Tribe, according to the flesh, and his humane nature.
He is compared to a Lyon, by allusion unto Jacobs words in his last will and testament concerning Judah, namely, that he should couch as a Lyon, 1and as a Lioness, & none should stir him. He is fitly compared to a lion, for his great & admirable power & strength, for he reigneth and must reign over all his enemies, and in the middest of all his enemies, yea, till he hath trod all his enemies under his feet.