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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.
Here is Proclamation made to all creatures, that if there were any manner of persons in Heaven or earth, among men or Angels, that would take upon them to open and expound this book, that they should com• forth and show themselves, and be very willingly and gladly heard.1 But alas, the next verse doth show, that none in heaven o• earth was able to open the book and expound it: whereupon John wept very much, because ⟨p. 67⟩no man was found worthy to open and interpret this book.
Heere is Proclamation made to all creatures, that if there were any manner of persons in Heaven or earth, among men or Angels, that would take upon them to open and expound this booke, that they should com• forth and shew themselves, and be very willingly and gladly heard.1 But alas, the next verse doth shew, that none in heaven o• earth was able to open the booke and expoun• it: whereupon John wept very much, becaus• ⟨p. 67⟩no man was found worthy to open and interpret this booke.
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The cause of Johns weeping and lamenting, was for fear the Church should be deprived of such profitable and excellent things as he knew were contained in this book. Such was his love to the Church: such was his zeal and care for the people of God. An example worthy of all imitation to mourn and weep for the concealing of the book of God, and to rejoice in the opening of it. But Papists and Atheists are of a contrary mind, for they rejoice in the concealing and keeping close of the Scriptures, and are much grieved with the opening and revealing thereof; because thereby their hypocrisy and villainy is detected and discarded.