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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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It is compared to a Sea of Glass, for the brittleness, changes, and uncertainty of all things in the world.
It is compared to a Sea of Glasse, for the brittlenesse, changes, and uncertainety of all things in the world.
It is said to be before the Throne like Crystal, because the all-seeing God doth ⟨p. 58⟩as clearly behold from his Throne all the thoughts, words, and works of the sons of men, and all other particular actions of all his creatures under the Sun, as we behold our face in a Crystal. For all things are naked, and as it were laid out in an anatomy unto his eyes, with whom we have to do.
It is said to bee before the Throne like Chrystall, because the all-seeing God doth ⟨p. 58⟩as cleerely behold from his Throne all the thoughts, words, and works of the sonnes of men, and all other particular actions of all his creatures under the Sunne, as we behold our face in a Chrystall. For all things are naked, and as it were laid out in an anatomy unto his eyes, with whom we have to doe.
Moreover it is said, that in the middest of the throne, 1and round about the throne, were four Beasts full of eyes before and behind. These four beasts do signify the Angels of Heaven, the invisible and elect Angels, as it is expounded, Ezech. 10. verse 20. where the Prophet in a vision seeth four beasts, as it were bearing up and drawing Gods Chariot of triumph. And at the 20. verse he saith expressly, that he at last understood they were the Cherubins: The first and tenth Chapter of Ezekiel being throughly looked into, do make this plain. The reason why the Angels are called by the name of Beasts, is, because in the next verse they are compared to beasts for their qualities of certain beasts. They are named four in number, being otherwise innumerable, because they are likened to four several beasts.