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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.
CHAP. IX.
The principal scope and drift of this Chapter, is to paint out both the Pope and his Clergy, and also the kingdom of the Turk, and his cruel armies. For having already set down how a way and passage was made for the Pope to climb up into his cursed chair by the prevailing of heresies, the falling away of the Pastors of the Church, and the great overspreading of darkness & ignorance: now he cometh to describe the Pope in his full height and greatest exaltation, being now universal Bishop, and in full possession of his seat and sea of Rome, which was about some six hundred years after Christ, as formerly hath been showed. At what time Pope Boniface obtained of the Emperor Phocas that murder, which slew his master Mauritius the Emperor, that the Bishop of Rome should be called the universal Bishop, and the church of Rome, the head of all churches.
THe principall scope and drift of this Chapter, is to paint out both the Pope and his Cleargy, and also the kingdome of the Turke, and his cruell armies. For hauing alreadie set downe how a way and passage was made for the Pope to climbe vp into his cursed chaire by the preuailing of heresies, the falling away of the Pastors of the Church, and the great ouerspreading of darknesse & ignorance: now hee commeth to describe the Pope in his full height and greatest exaltation, being now vniuersall Bishop, and in full possession of his seate and sea of Rome, which was about some sixe hundred yeares after Christ, as formerly hath bene shewed. At what time Pope Boniface obtained of the Emperour Phocas that murther, which slew his maister Mauritius the Emperour, that the Bishop of Rome should be called the vniuersall Bishop, and the church of Rome, the head of all churches.