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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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vers. 6 Then saith John, I beheld, and lo, in the middest of the throne, and of the four beasts, and of the Elders, stood a Lamb, as though he had been killed, which had seven horns, and seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent into all the world.
vers. 6 Then saith Iohn, I beheld, and loe, in the middest of the throne, and of the foure beastes, and of the Elders, stood a Lambe, as though he had bene killed, which had seuen hornes, and seuen eies, which are the seuen spirits of God sent into all the world.
Here John taketh a view and sight of Jesus Christ, from the very middest of the throne, & of the four beasts and the Elders. Christ doth not appear about the throne, as do the Saints and Angels, which are but ministers and ministering spirits: but in the very middest of the throne, and the four beasts, &c. because he is God everlasting, coequal and coeternal with the Father, in whom (as the Apostle saith) dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead, bodily or essentially. And here afterward the same worship and honour is ascribed unto him both by the Saints and Angels, which before is ascribed unto God the Father.
Here Iohn taketh a view and sight of Iesus Christ, from the verie middest of the throne, & of the foure beastes and the Elders. Christ doth not appeare about the throne, as do the Saints and Angels, which are but ministers and ministring spirits: but in the verie middest of the throne, and the foure beastes, &c. because hee is God euerlasting, coequall and coeternall with the Father, in whom (as the Apostle saith) dwelleth all the fulnesse of the Godhead, bodily or essentially. And here afterward the same worship and honour is ascribed vnto him both by the Saints and Angels, which before is ascribed vnto God the Father.
Christ is here compared to a Lamb, for his innocency; for the scripture saith: He was as a sheep, dumb before his shearer.