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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 chapter doth wholly appertain unto the opening of the sixth seal. It showeth generally how God in the middest of all the broils which happened under the opening of the sixth seal, yet did preserve his church, and mercifully provide for his own people.
THis chapter dooth wholy appertaine vnto the opening of the sixt seale. It sheweth generally how God in the middest of all the broiles which happened vnder the opening of the sixt seale, yet did preserue his church, and mercifully prouide for his owne people.
This seventh chapter may very fitly be divided into three parts.
This seuenth chapter may very fitly bee deuided into three parts.
First, it showeth, that as God did most fearfully punish the world with visible & sensible judgements, as we have heard before: so now he would set upon them with invisible and spiritual plagues, which are of all other most grievous and intolerable. vers. 1
First, it sheweth, that as God did most fearefully punish the world with visible & sensible iudgemēts, as we haue heard before: so now he would set vpon them with inuisible and spirituall plagues, which are of all other most grieuous and intollerable. vers. 1