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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
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vers. 5 And the Angel which I saw stand upon the sea, and upon the earth, lift up his hand to heaven, vers. 6 And sware by him that liveth for evermore, which created heaven, and the things that therein are; and the earth, and the things that therein are; & the sea, & the things that therein are, that time should be no more. vers. 7 But in the days of the voice of the seventh Angel, when he shall begin to blow the trumpet, even the ministry of ⟨p. 127⟩God shall be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the Prophets.
vers. 5 And the Angell which I sawe stand vpon the sea, and vpon the earth, lift vp his hand to heauen, vers. 6 And sware by him that liueth for euermore, which created heauen, and the things that therein are; and the earth, and the things that therin are; & the sea, & the things that therein are, that time should be no more. vers. 7 But in the daies of the voice of the seuenth Angel, when he shall begin to blowe the trumpet, euen the ministrie of ⟨p. 127⟩God shall be finished, as he hath declared to his seruants the Prophets.
The sum of these three verses is, that Christ giveth warning of the last judgement, that men might awake and look out in time. And because men for the most part are careless and secure,1 putting the evil day far from them, as the Prophet speaketh. Therefore here Christ bindeth it with a solemn oath, and solemn gestures thereunto annexed, as was the lifting up of the hand in ancient time, Gen. 14.22. The thing that our Lord Jesus deposeth, is, that Time shall be no more; that is, Time as it is now, or the state of things as they be now: but he telleth us flatly, that as six Angels have already blown their trumpets, so when the 7. Angel should blow, the mystery of God shall be finished: that is, the time of punishing the wicked, and rewarding the godly, should come, which is therefore called a Mystery, because the world understandeth it not: They think there is no such matter.