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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.
Having set down how Antichrist & his company, being those Gentiles which possess the outward court should tread down the holy city, that is, the true church of God for a short time: now he cometh to show, that even in the height and pride of the Popes power, and government, yet the Church was not ⟨p. 136⟩utterly extinct, God did never utterly forsake it, but in all ages, and at all times, God did raise up one or other to withstand all Popish proceedings, which is here meant by the two witnesses. For assuredly these two witnesses do not signify Enoch, and Elijah, as the Papists and some others do dream: but they signify all the faithful Preachers and professors of the truth, which in all ages both former and later, have opposed themselves against the Pope, his Clergy, his doctrine, his religion, and all his abominable proceedings.
Hauing set down how Antichrist & his company, being those Gentiles which possesse ye outward court should tread downe the holy citie, that is, the true churh of God for a short time: now he commeth to shew, that euen in the height and pride of the Popes power, and gouernment, yet the Church was not ⟨p. 136⟩vtterly extinct, God did neuer vtterly forsake it, but in all ages, and at all times, God did raise vp one or other to withstand all Popish proceedings, which is here meant by the two witnesses. For assuredly these two witnesses do not signifie Enoch, and Elias, as the Papists and some others do dreame: but they signifie all the faithfull Preachers and professors of the truth, which in all ages both former and later, haue opposed themselues against the Pope, his Cleargie, his doctrine, his religion, and all his abhominable proceedings.
They are called Witnesses, because they should bear witness unto the truth.
They are called Witnesses, because they should beare witnesse vnto the truth.