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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.
This read horse, representeth the cruel persecution, and bloody wars which followed the preaching of the Gospel. For the red colour in the scripture, doth note blood, cruelty, and wars. The rider upon this horse is the devil himself: for who but he and his instruments delight in blood, persecutions, and wars? he hath power given him to take peace from the earth, (for he could have no power except it were given him) and to this purpose a great sword was given him, to murder and kill withal.
This redde horse, representeth the cruell persecution, and bloodie warres which followed the preaching of the Gospell. For the red colour in the scripture, doth note blood, crueltie, and warres. The rider vpon this horse is the diuel himselfe: for who but he and his instruments delight in blood, persecutions, and warres? hee hath power giuen him to take peace from the earth, (for hee could haue no power except it were giuen him) and to this purpose a great sword was giuen him, to murther and kill withall.
All this is to be understood of the state of the ⟨p. 65⟩church under the ten great persecutions, raised up against it by the persecuting Emperors, Domitian, Traianus, Nero, Antoninus, Decius, Diocletian, Maxentius, Licinius, and other cruel tyrants, even until the times of Constantine the great.
All this is to be vnderstood of the state of the ⟨p. 65⟩church vnder the tenne great persecutions, raised vp against it by the persecuting Emperours, Domitian, Traianus, Nero, Antoninus, Decius, Dioclesian, Maxentius, Licinius, and other cruell tyrants, euen vntill the times of Constantine the great.