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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.
Now here we are to observe, that notwithstanding the horrible persecutions and calamities which fell out upon the opening of four of the seals; yet God had his Church even of the Jews, which in the judgement of reason, a man would have thought long ere now, had been utterly extinct and abolished.1 But the Apostle saith: God hath not cast off his people which he had chosen: that is, utterly cast them off.
Now here we are to obserue, that notwithstanding the horrible persecutions and calamities which fell out vpon the opening of foure of the seales; yet God had his Church euen of the Iewes, which in the iudgemēt of reason, a man would haue thought long ere now, had bene vtterly extinct and abolished.1 But the Apostle saith: God hath not cast off his people which he had chosen: that is, vtterly cast them off.
- 1Rom. 11.
It is therefore a most sure and certain position in divinity, that God hath always his; that is, in all ages, in all times, in all places, in all countries, even in the middest of all troubles and flames of persecution, yet God hath his hid and invisible Church even upon the face of the earth. As it was in the days of Elijah. 1As was in Christs time, when the shepherd was smit, and the sheep scattered. And as it was in the days of the great Antichrist; as afterward we shall see.
It is therefore a most sure and certaine position in diuinitie, that God hath alwaies his; that is, in all ages, in all times, in all places, in all countries, euen in the middest of all troubles and flames of persecution, yet God hath his hidde and inuisible Church euen vpon the face of the earth. As it was in the daies of Elias.