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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.
And the four Angels were loosed, which were prepared at an hour, at a day, at a month, and at a year, vers. 15 to slay the third part of men.
And the foure Angels were loosed, which were prepared at an houre, at a day, at a moneth, and at a yeare, vers. 15 to slay the third part of men.
Now the devils being loosed and unbound by special commandment from Christ, were in a readiness to execute their mischief. This ascending by degrees from a short time unto longer & longer; From an hour to a day, &c. doth signify, that as the devils were prest, & at hand at an hours warning, as we say, to put in practise whatsoever they had plotted: so they were as forward to continue the same, From an hour to a day, from a day to a month, & from a month to a year, that is from time to time, until the date of their commission was out: for their time was limited, and their commission bounded, as afterward we shall see. And this is our comfort, that both the Papacy is limited to five months, and the Turkism to hours, days, months, and years. The devils power is limited, though it grieveth them full sore. They cannot do what they list: they cannot continue as long as they would.
Now the diuels being loosed and vnbounde by speciall commandement from Christ, were in a readinesse to execute their mischiefe. This ascending by degrees from a short time vnto longer & longer; From an houre to a day, &c. dooth signifie, that as the diuels were prest, & at hand at an houres warning, as we say, to put in practise whatsoeuer they had plotted: so they were as forwarde to continue the same, From an houre to a day, from a day to a moneth, & from a moneth to a yeare, that is frō time to time, vntil the date of their commissiō was out: for their time was limited, and their commission bounded, as afterward we shall see. And this is our comfort, that both the Papacie is limited to fiue monethes, and the Turcisme to houres, daies, monethes, and yeares. The diuels power is limited, though it grieueth them full sore. They cannot doo what they list: they cannot continue as long as they would.