A20217:400
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.
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.
The summe of these three verses is, that Christ giueth warning of the last iudgement, that men might awake and looke out in time. And because men for the most part are carelesse and secure,1 putting the euill day farre from them, as the Prophet speaketh. Therefore here Christ bindeth it with a solemne oath, and solemne gestures therevnto annexed, as was the lifting vp of the hand in auncient time, Gen. 14.22. The thing that our Lord Iesus 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 vs flatly, that as sixe Angels haue alreadie blowne their trumpets, so when the 7. Angell should blowe, the mysterie of God shall be finished: that is, the time of punishing the wicked, and rewarding the godly, should come, which is therefore called a Mysterie, because the world vnderstandeth it not: They thinke there is no such matter.