A20217:407
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.
There may be three reasons yielded of this bitterness.
There may bee three reasons yeelded of this bitternesse.
First, because it being once taken down into our soul by godly meditation, doth mortify our corrupt nature, & bring under our lusts, & therefore seemeth bitter to flesh and blood.
First, because it being once taken downe into our soule by godly meditatiō, doth mortifie our corrupt nature, & bring vnder our lusts, & therefore seemeth bitter to flesh and bloud.
Secondly, because afflictions & trials do always necessarily follow the sound digestion of the Gospel.
Secondly, because afflictions & trials do alwaies necessarily followe the sounde digestion of the Gospell.
Thirdly, because the doctrine of the Gospel being swallowed by the Ministers thereof, must not be kept to themselves, as it were closed up in their stomachs, but they must out with it again, as if it were some loathsome & bitter thing, which must needs be cast up again. And for this cause it is said in the last verse, that they must prophesy again among the people, and nations, and tongues, and many kings. Now blessed be the name of the Lord our God, who hath given us to live in this age, wherein we do with our eyes behold and see the fulfilling of all these things: let us therefore praise God for this great work which we see