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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.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman, like a flood, vers. 15 that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
And the serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman, like a floud, vers. 15 that he might cause her to be caried away of the floud.
Now the church being secretly hid and nourished by Gods providence in the wilderness, so as the devil and his instruments cannot find her out, nor come at her, he taketh another course, and casteth about another way to annoy her; & that is by casting a flood of water after her to drown her withal. Whereby is meant, the innumerable lies, reproaches, & slanders, which he raised up by sundry heretics against her in all ages; as the Arians, Donatists, Papists, and such like, and all to bring her into the hatred of Princes; Potentates, and all that were in love with her; that sith otherwise he could not prevail against her, yet at least he might utterly sink her in this gulf of reproaches.
Now the church being secretly hid and nourished by Gods prouidence in the wildernesse, so as the diuel and his instruments cannot find her out, nor come at her, he taketh another course, and casteth about another way to annoy her; & that is by casting a floud of water after her to drowne her withal. Whereby is meant, the innumerable lies, reproches, & slaunders, which he raised vp by sundry hereticks against her in al ages; as the Arrians, Donatists, Papists, and such like, and al to bring her into the hatred of Princes; Potentates, and al that were in loue with her; that sith otherwise he could not preuaile against her, yet at least he might vtterly sinke her in this gulfe of reproches.
But the earth helped the woman, ver. 16 and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood, which the Dragon had cast out of his mouth.