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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.
Some do expound this second woe of the kingdom of Antichrist, and his armies: but that it is not so, may appear by these reasons following.
Some do expound this second woe of the kingdome of Antichrist, and his armies: but that it is not so, may appeare by these reasons following.
First, the Angel denouncing woe, woe, woe, denounceth three several woes, and therefore it is said; One woe is past, and behold yet two woes come after this. It followeth then, that this is a distinct and several woe from the former, and therefore cannot be the same.
First, the Angell denouncing woe, woe, woe, denounceth three seueral woes, and therefore it is said; One woe is past, and behold yet two woes come after this. It followeth then, that this is a distinct and seueral woe from the former, and therfore cannot be the same.
Secondly, this woe containeth specially a bodily slaughter of the third part of the world, and of the wicked reprobates: but the first woe was specially a plague of mens souls, as we have heard, and therefore this cannot be the same with the first.
Secondly, this woe containeth specially a bodily slaughter of the third part of the world, and of the wicked reprobates: but the first woe was specially a plague of mens soules, as we haue heard, and therefore this cannot be the same with the first.