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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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Upon the opening of the sixth Seal, very doleful and fearful things do follow: As earth-quakes, the darkening of the Sun, the obscurity of the Moon, the falling of the Stars, the rolling together of the Heavens, the removing of mountains and Isles out of their places, the howlings and horrors of Kings, Captains, and other Potentates of the earth, which are all things very terrible and fearful to behold: and all these do represent and figure out unto us the most fearful tokens of Gods high displeasure and most heavy indignation against the wicked World. Very grievous things fell out upon the opening of the second, third, and fourth seals: but they are far more ⟨p. 95⟩grievous which follow upon the opening of this sixth seal: for this sixth Seal containeth an aggravation and increase of all the former judgements. For now after the cry of the Martyrs for vengeance, God the avenger of the blood of the Righteous doth show himself from Heaven, and declare his wrath in more fearful manner then before, even to the great astonishment of all the creatures in Heaven and Earth. So horrible a thing is the shedding of the blood of the Christians. For now we see plainly, that God heareth the cries of his Martyrs, and cometh as a Giant, or an armed man, to take vengeance of all their enemies, For,1 Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his Saints: and he is much moved with the cry of their blood, as here we see. And therefore now threateneth to hold a general Assize, wherein he will make inquisition after blood, and arraign and condemn all such as are found guilty thereof: according as the persecuting Emperors and many others did find and feel by woeful experience. For, if God be angry but a little, who may endure it.
Upon the opening of the sixt Seale, very dolefull and fearefull things doe follow: As earth-quakes, the darkning of the Sun, the obscurity of the Moone, the falling of the Starres, the rolling together of the Heavens, the remooving of mountaines and Iles out of their places, the howlings and horrors of Kings, Captaines, and other Potentates of the earth, which are all things very terrible and fearefull to behold: and all these doe represent and figure out unto us the most fearefull tokens of Gods high displeasure and most heavy indignation against the wicked World. Very grievous things fell out upon the opening of the second, third, and fourth seales: but they are farre more