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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.
Now the devil seeing himself cast out of heaven, so as he cannot impeach the salvation of the church, he raiseth up horrible persecutions against her by his instruments here in the earth, labouring to root her out if it were possible: for being overcome of the head, he doth now with might and main, set upon the body; and what horrible storms and tempests he hath in all ages, specially in these last days raised up, and daily doth raise up against the church, both the scriptures and all church stories do abundantly declare.
Now the diuel seeing himselfe cast out of heauen, so as he cannot impeach the saluation of the church, he raiseth vp horrible persecutions against her by his instruments here in ye earth, labouring to root her out if it were possible: for being ouercome of the head, he doth now with might and maine, set vppon the body; and what horrible stormes and tempests he hath in al ages, speciallie in these last daies raised vp, and daily doth raise vp against the church, both the scriptures and al church stories do abundantly declare.
ver. 14 But to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the presence of the serpent.
ver. 14 But to the woman were giuen two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wildernesse, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and halfe a time, from the presence of the serpent.
These two wings do signify all the ways & means of evasion, which God gave unto his church, when he delivered her from the hands of her pursuers and persecutors: and also her swift flight from them, and all their malicious practises. For although the church can not absolutely fly from the presence of the devil, with her Eagles wings, being so unspeakably swift as he is: yet after a sort she is said to fly from him, and his presence, when the power of the tyrants and persecutors which he raiseth up, cannot overtake her to murder, and kill her. But as touching her flight into the wilderness, and her lodging and nourishment there, by Gods providence, in the middest of all penury and