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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.
The same God which first delivered the church from the violence and fury of Satan, and afterward cast him out of heaven, and gave her the victory over ⟨p. 166⟩him; & after that again miraculously hid her & preserved her in the wilderness, doth not now at a dead lift forsake her, nor suffer her to be drowned in this flood of reproaches, & unjust calumniations, which the dragon cast up after her. But causeth the earth to help her, & to swallow up the flood: That is, he useth all creatures in the earth to help his church: and not only so, but also he stirreth up many earthly and carnal men to befriend the church, and to take part with her against her enemies. As sometimes he did Cyrus, Ebedmelech, Nebuzaradan, Gamaliel, and sundry others, whose power and policy he used for the good of his church, and for the drying up of that flood of reproaches, which Satan hath in all ages cast up against her. And God be thanked, we see at this day that this flood of slanders and calumnies, which papists & atheists cast out against the church, and her particular members, do dry up daily, and shall dry up more and more, being drunk in by the earth. And the church doth still stand unmoveable, and shall stand and continue even unto the end of the world.
The same God which first deliuered the church from the violence and fury of Sathan, and afterward cast him out of heauen, and gaue her the victory ouer ⟨p. 166⟩him; & after that againe miraculously hid hir & preserued her in the wildernesse, doth not now at a dead lift forsake her, nor suffer her to be drowned in this floud of reproches, & vniust calumniations, which the dragon cast vp after her. But causeth the earth to help her, & to swallow vp the floud: That is, he vseth al creatures in the earth to helpe his church: and not onely so, but also he stirreth vp many earthly and carnal men to befrend the church, and to take part with her against her enemies. As sometimes he did Cyrus, Ebedmelech, Nebuzaradan, Gamaliel, and sundry others, whose power and policy he vsed for the good of his church, and for the drying vp of that flood of reproches, which Sathan hath in al ages cast vp against her. And God be thanked, we see at this day that this floud of slaunders and calumnies, which papists & atheists cast out against the church, and her particular members, do dry vp dayly, and shal dry vp more and more, being drunk in by the earth. And the church doth stil stand vnmooueable, and shal stand and continue euen vnto the end of the world.