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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
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Let all wise men therefore, and all such as have any ⟨p. 251⟩care of their salvation, follow the wholesome counsel and advise of the holy ghost, which saith, Go out of her my people, 1that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues: for her sins are come up to Heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Our only wisdom then will be to separate our selves from the whore of Babylon, that is, from the Church of Rome, and to join our selves with all speed to the true Church of God, that is, the Church of the Protestants, for this shall stand and flourish: the other shall fall down and perish.
Let all wise men therefore, and all such as haue any ⟨p. 251⟩care of their saluation, follow the wholesome counsell and aduise of the holy ghost, which saith, Goe out of her my people, 1that yee be not partakers of her sinnes, and that yee receiue not of her plagues: for her sins are come vp to Heauen, and God hath remembred her iniquities. Our onely wisdome then wilbe to seperate our selues from the whore of Babylon, that is, from the Church of Rome, and to ioyne our selues with all speed to the true Church of God, that is, the Church of the Protestants, for this shall stand and florish: the other shall fall downe and perish.
- 1Apoc. 81.4.5.
But what then,1 shall we be sorry for the fall of Babylon and the ruin of Rome? No no. The holy Ghost counselleth us greatly to rejoice in her destruction and overthrow, saying, O Heavens rejoice over her, and ye holy Apostles & Prophets, because God hath given your judgement on her. We are therefore to be so far from mourning & lamenting for the desolation of Rome, as the kings, merchants, mariners & other her friends, as that it ought to be the very joy and rejoicing of our hearts. For S. John saith, that not only the holy Angels, Prophets, Apostles & Martyrs shall rejoice at the destruction of Rome: but also all the Saints, and the whole body of the Church. And therefore he saith, that after the utter overthrow of Rome, He heard a great voice of a great multitude in Heaven, saying, Hallelu-jah, that is, praise ye the Lord,