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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.
Here is showed, that if any despise the simplicity of these two witnesses, and offer them wrong because of their baseness, and contempt in the world, that there is a fire cometh out of their mouth, that is, the fiery & mighty power of the word of God, uttered out of their mouths, which overthroweth, & overturneth their enemies: nay as fire it consumeth them to ashes: for the Ministers of the Gospel are armed with ready vengeance against all disobedience. 1Therefore they be stark mad, and know not what they do, which oppose themselves against the true Ministers of Christ. For the sword which they fight with, slayeth the reprobates in their souls, though not in their bodies: for the ministry of the word, is the savour of death to all unbelievers.
Here is shewed, that if any despise the simplicitie of these two witnesses, and offer them wrong because of their basenesse, and contempt in the world, that there is a fire cōmeth out of their mouth, that is, the firy & mighty power of the word of God, vttred out of their mouthes, which ouerthroweth, & ouerturneth their enimies: nay as fire it consumeth them to ashes: for the Ministers of the Gospell are armed with ready vengeance against all disobedience. 1Therfore they be starke madde, and know not what they do, which oppose themselues against the true Ministers of Christ. For the sword which they fight with, slaieth the reprobates in their soules, though not in their bodies: for the ministery of the word, is the sauour of death to all vnbeleeuers.
That which is here spoken of shutting the heavens that it rain not, and turning the waters into blood, is an allusion to Elijah and Moses. 1