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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
Dedication: TO THE RIGHT Honourable his very good Lord, ROBERT Lord RICH everlasting consolation, a…
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scarce a groan to be heard, though his Fever must needs be violent which dispatched him in three days. And having made a pithy confession of his Faith, this Faith said he, have I Preached, this Faith have I lived in, this Faith I do live in, and this Faith would I have sealed with my blood, if God had so thought it good, and tell my brethren so; and drawing near his end, he said: I have fought the good Fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: and now is that Crown of righteousness laid up for me, the which the Lord that righteous Judge shall give me in that day; and so gave up his last breath with these words, I have seen an end of all perfection, but thy Law is exceeding large.
scarce a grone to be heard, though his Fever must needes be violent which dispatched him in three dayes. And having made a pithy confession of his Faith, this Faith said he, have I Preached, this Faith have I lived in, this Faith I do live in, and this Faith would I have sealed with my blood, if God had so thought it good, and tell my brethren so; and drawing neere his end, he sayd: I have fought the good Fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: and now is that Crowne of righteousnesse layd up for mee, the which the Lord that righteous Judge shall give me in that day; and so gave up his last breath with these words, I have seene an end of all perfection, but thy Law is exceeding large.
The other respect (my special good Lord) for the which I am the more willing to come thus upon the Stage (though my part be small, full suitable to my ability) is, that I might be as the mouth of many, to publish to posterity, what high account all that know the truth (among us at least) do make of your Lordship, that I dare say not the loins only, but the souls of thousands do bless you, and God for you: praying for a rich reward to be given you of the Lord, and that with your ancient predecessor honourable Nehemiah, the Lord would remember you herein, and wipe not out all the kindness you have showed on the house of you God, and on the Ministers thereof. For in the zeal of God, and uprightness of my heart, not to give titles unto men (which is not my wont) but to provoke all of like honourable condition to follow your Godly practice: this I say, that as your pure Religion is the Crown of your nobility, so this is the Crown of your Religion, that besides your ordinary presence in the public assemblies of the Church, your zeal to God, and lov to his people, hath herein especially bin manifested to the world, in your continual cr to plant faithful Preachers in all those