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The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…
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 ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the daunting of papists ... / published by Arthur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly shewed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebbe and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the danting of papists ... / published by Authur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.
London: printed by T.H. and I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644
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 Exordium or entrance of every Epistle containeth two things; namely, the person to whom the Epistle is written, ⟨p. 35⟩and the Person from whom the Epistle is written.
The proposition is one and the same in all these Epistles, contained in these words: I know thy works.
The narration containeth the matter of each Epistle, and consisteth of commendations, and discommendations; of admonitions, reprehensions, threats and promises.
The conclusion of every Epistle is one and the same; in these words, Let him that hath an ear hear what the Spirit saith unto the Churches.
First, concerning the person to whom these Epistles are sent, he is named in the beginning of every Epistle, To be the Angel of such and such a Church. By this word Angel, he means not the invisible spirits which we call the Angels of heaven, for the things attributed to these Angels, can in no wise agree to the invisible Spirits, as to the Angels of several Churches, to be neither hot nor cold, to leave their first love, to repent and amend, & sundry such like attributes through all these Epistles. But by the word Angel, he meaneth the Minister or Pastor of every Church: which therefore is called an Angel, because he is the Minister of GOD, as the word signifieth: As also because every faithful