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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.
These four Angels are Angels of darkness, or four devils; which is proved by this reason, that they hold the 4. winds from blowing on the Earth: that is, stop the course of the Gospel, which is a spiritual plague.
These foure Angels are Angels of darknes, or foure divels; which is proved by this reason, that they hold the 4. winds from blowing on the Earth: that is, stoppe the course of the Gospell, which is a spirituall plague.
They are said to stand upon the four corners of the Earth, because power was given them to plague, not some one or two Countries, but the Universal World, both East, West, North, and South.
They are sayd to stand upon the foure corners of the Earth, because power was given them to plague, not some one or two Countries, but the Universall World, both East, West, North, and South.
The blowing of the winds doth very fitly represent the preaching of the Gospel, and that heavenly inspiration and breathing of the Holy Ghost which goeth with it. Wind is so taken, Joh. 3. where our Lord Jesus saith, The wind bloweth where it listeth, &c. So is every man that is borne of the Spirit. And again in the fourth of the Cantic. in these words; Arise, O North, and come O South, and blow on my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Where it plainly appeareth, that the Church craveth the inspiration of the Spirit, that her fruits may abound: For what can be meant by these winds which she wisheth to blow upon her garden, but the breathings of Gods Spirit and Word? It followeth then, that if the blowing of the winds in the Scriptures do signify ⟨p. 103⟩