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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.
To this may be added, that our Lord Jesus in his Gospel doth so often call his visible Church the Kingdom of heaven by a trope,1 because Christ beginneth his reign in the faithful therein, whom afterward he translateth actually into the very kingdom of glory.
To this may be added, that our Lorde Iesus in his Gospell dooth so often call his visible Church the Kingdome of heauen by a trope,1 because Christ beginneth his raigne in the faithfull therein, whom afterward he translateth actually into the very kingdome of glory.
- 1Math. 13.
By silence here is meant the great attention of the church, because great things were now in hand. For now upon the opening of the 7. seal, far greater matters are threatened then any before: and therefore the Church doth listen unto them in deep silence, & as it were in horror and trembling through ⟨p. 89⟩admiration: for now there appear such dreadful judgements of God to be executed upon the earth, that all the heavenly company are astonished, and amazed to behold it, and do as it were quake and tremble to think upon it. For as when heavy news cometh down from the Prince, to be proclaimed in open markets, all good subjects do listen and give ear with silence and trembling: so it fareth in this case.
By silence here is meant the great attention of the church, because great things were now in hand. For now vpon the opening of the 7. seale, farre greater matters are threatned then any before: and therfore the Church doth listen vnto them in deepe silence, & as it were in horror and trembling through