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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.
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 ⟨p. 165⟩extremity, we have sufficiently heard before ver 6. and therefore here I surcease to speak any further of it. As concerning the space and continuance of her nourishment in the wilderness, which is here set down to be a time, and times, and half a time, it is the same that the thousand two hundred and threescore days, mentioned in the sixth verse; and the 42 months, mentioned Chap. 11. verse 2. and the three days and a half, mentioned Chap. 11. ver. 9. as before hath bin showed.
These two wings do signifie al the waies & meanes of euasion, which God gaue vnto his church, when he deliuered her from the hands of her pursuers and persecutors: and also her swift flight from them, and al their malicious practises. For although the church cā not absolutelie fly from the presence of the diuel, with her Eagles wings, being so vnspeakably swift as he is: yet after a sort shee is said to fly from him, and his presence, when the power of the tyrants and persecutors which he raiseth vp, cannot ouertake her to murder, and kil her. But as touching her flight into the wildernesse, and her lodging and nourishment there, by Gods prouidence, in the middest of al penury and