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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
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Touching threats, Ephesus is threatened, that except they repent and do their first works, their Candlestick should be removed out of his place; that is, the Church should be translated to some other place, but not destroyed: For God doth remove, but not destroy his Candlesticks. Pergamus is threatened, that unless they did speedily repent, Jesus Christ should come shortly and fight against them with the sword of his mouth. Thyatyra is threatened, that except they repent them of their works, they should be cast into a bed of affliction, and all their favourites should be slain with death. Sardis is threatened, that if they did not watch and awake, CHRIST would come suddenly upon them as a Thief, and they ⟨p. 49⟩should not know what hour he would come.
Touching threats, Ephesus is threatned, that except they repent and doe their first workes, their Candlesticke should be removed out of his place; that is, the Church should be translated to some other place, but not destroyed: For God doth remove, but not destroy his Candlesticks. Pergamus is threatned, that unlesse they did speedily repent, Jesus Christ should come shortly and fight against them with the sword of his mouth. Thyatyra is threatned, that except they repent them of their workes, they should be cast into a bed of affliction, and all their favorites should be slain with death. Sardis is threatned, that if they did not watch and awake, CHRIST would come suddenly upon them as a Thiefe, and they ⟨p. 49⟩should not know what houre hee would come.
Concerning promises, they be very great and large; for everlasting joy, and the very fullness of glory is promised to all that fight the good fight of faith, and overcome in the spiritual battle against the flesh, the world and the Devil. Ephesus is promised, that if they fight it out courageously and constantly to the end, they should eat of the tree of life, which is in the middest of the paradise of God.