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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.
Hitherto we have heard of the rage of Antichrist against the two witnesses. Now further we are to understand of the malice and fury of all his adherents; that is, all Papists, Atheists, and the rest of the blind people, and seduced multitude, which all did allow the Popes cruelty in shedding the blood of the Martyrs; and they do testify the allowance & approbation of the Popes fact, and also their own malice and madness against them in this, that they will not vouchsafe them the honour of burial, but cast out their dead bodies as carrion, or as the dead bodies of dogs or swine; thereby showing that they esteemed them no better then so. Nay, we read, that their hellish rage and madness was so great & outrageous, that they wreaked their malice upon the dead bones and carcasses of Gods Saints and Martyrs. For their bloody & most malicious minds could not be satisfied except they digged up the bodies of Gods witnesses out of their graves, & then burnt them to ashes. Whereas it is said, they shall see their corps, the meaning is, that all the blind people within the Roman Empire should be eyewitnesses of these things; and not only so, but even great Agents also in the slaughter of Gods people.
Hitherto we haue heard of the rage of Antichrist against the two witnesses. Now further we are to vnderstand of the malice and furie of all his adherents; that is, all Papists, Atheists, and the rest of the blinde people, and seduced multitude, which all did allow the Popes crueltie in sheading the bloud of the Martyrs; and they do testifie the allowance & approbation of the Popes fact, and also their owne malice and madnesse against them in this, that they will not vouchsafe them the honour of buriall, but cast out their dead bodies as carrion, or as the dead bodies of dogges or swine; thereby shewing that they esteemed them no better then so. Nay, we read, that their hellish rage and madnesse was so great & outragious, that they wracked their malice vpon the dead bones and carkasses of Gods Saints and Martyrs. For their bloudie & most malicious minds could not be satisfied except they digged vp the bodies of Gods witnesses out of their graues, & then burnt thē to ashes. Wheras it is said, they shal see their corpes, the meaning is, that all the blind people within the Romane Empire should be eyewitnesses of these things; and not only so, but euen great Agents also in the slaughter of Gods people.