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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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And I saw another Angel come up from the East, vers. 2 which had the seal of the living God, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom power was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying: Hurt ye not the earth, neither the sea, vers. 3 neither the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads.
And I sawe another Angell come vp from the East, vers. 2 which had the seale of the liuing God, and he cried with a loud voice to the foure angels, to whome power was giuen to hurt the earth and the sea, saying: Hurt yee not the earth, neither the sea, vers. 3 neither the trees, till wee haue sealed the seruants of our God in their foreheads.
This Angel is Jesus Christ, who by the Prophet is called the Angel of the covenant. 1That Angels do represent & sustain the person of Christ their head, is so common & usual a thing in the scriptures, that I shall not need to stay in it.
This Angell is Iesus Christ, who by the Prophet is called the Angell of the couenant. 1That Angels do represent & sustaine the person of Christ their head, is so common & vsuall a thing in the scriptures, that I shall not neede to staie in it.
- 1Mal. 3.1.
That this Angel is Christ, it doth plainly appear by the things here attributed unto him, which can agree to none other. First, in that he hath the seal of