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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.
1In the first chapter of the Prophecy of Zechariah, our Lord Jesus purposing to build up his church, being in a very ruinous estate after the captivity, is brought in by the Prophet on horseback, both for the reedifying of his Church, and also for the punishment of the Babylonians, his enemies, and the enemies of his people. In the 45. Psalm the church the spouse sayeth thus to her beloved husband Christ:2 Gird the sword upon thy thigh, ô thou mighty one, the sword of thy glory and comely beauty, and with thy comely beauty ride on prosperously for the business of truth, and of meek righteousness, &c.
1In the first chapter of the Prophesie of Zacharie, our Lord Iesus purposing to build vp his church, being in a very ruinous estate after the captiuitie, is brought in by the Prophet on horsebacke, both for the reedifying of his Church, and also for the punishment of the Babilonians, his enemies, and the enemies of his people. In the 45. Psalme the church the spouse saieth thus to her beloued husbande Christ:2 Gird the sworde vpon thy thigh, ô thou mightie one, the sworde of thy glorie and comely beautie, and with thy comely beautie ride on prosperously for the businesse of truth, and of meeke righteousnesse, &c.
Now in all these places of the scripture, we do plainly see, that when Christ goeth about either to broach his Gospel, or build up his Church, or to be revenged on the enemies thereof, he is brought in on horseback. And this doth strongly confirm and warrant this exposition, seeing it is not any imagined sense, or new device of mans brain, but such a sense as other places of scripture will very fully bear out.