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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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Thirdly, because the conversation thereof is in Heaven, as the Apostle saith.
Thirdly, because the conversation thereof is in Heaven, as the Apostle sayth.
To this may be added, that our Lord Jesus in his Gospel doth so often call his visible Church the Kingdom of Heaven by a Trope, 1because CHRIST beginneth ⟨p. 116⟩his reign in the faithful therein, whom afterward he translateth actually into the very Kingdom of glory. By silence here is meant the great attention of the Church, because great things were now at hand. For now upon the opening of the seventh Seal, far greater matters are threatened then any before: and therefore the Church doth listen unto them in deep silence, and as it were in horror and trembling through admiration: for now there appear such dreadful judgements of God, to be executed upon the earth, that all the heavenly company are astonished and amazed to behold it, and do as it were quake and tremble to think upon it. For as when heavy news cometh down from the Prince to be proclaimed in open markets, all good subjects do listen and give ear with silence and trembling: so it fareth in this case. By half an hour, he meaneth that short time, wherein the minds of the godly were prepared, fitted and disposed, wisely to consider of these matters, and to make good use of them. I know right well, that this Verse is far otherwise interpreted of some: but I take this to be most sound, and simple, and best agreeing to all that followeth: for the next Verse is ⟨p. 117⟩joined unto this by a conjunction copulative, to note a coherence of the matter, and to draw the sense together: for he saith, And I saw seven Angels, which stood before God,2 and to them were given seven Trumpets.