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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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Hereupon it is said, that there were voices, and thunderings, &c. that is, all manner of broils, tumults, uproars, slaughters, and divisions. For after the Gospel was sounded forth in the Church by the power of the holy Ghost, the devil is disturbed, and the World molested. And hence spring all these broils and tumults, thundering and lightning: and we must look for such stirs after the preaching of the Gospel, whilst there is a world and a devil.
Hereupon it is sayd, that there were voyces, and thundrings, &c. that is, all manner of broyles, tumults, uprores, slaughters, and divisions. For after the Gospell was sounded forth in the Church by the power of the holy Ghost, the divell is disturbed, and the World molested. And hence spring all these broyles and tumults, thundring and lightning: and we must looke for such stirres after the preaching of the Gospell, whilest there is a world and a divell.
Therefore our Lord JESUS saith, he came not to bring peace into the Earth, 1but fire and Sword, and to set a man at variance against his Father, and likewise the Daughter against her mother, &c. For divisions and civill dissensions do always follow the preaching of the Gospel; which thing is not yet simply in the nature of the Gospel of peace, but accidentally through the frowardness and corruption of mans nature, which will not yield unto it, but most stubbornly rebelleth against it.
Therefore our Lord JESUS saith, he came not to bring peace into the Earth, 1but fire and Sword, and to set a man at variance against his Father, and likewise the Daughter against her mother, &c. For divisions and civill dissensions do alwayes follow the preaching of the Gospell; which thing is not yet simply in the nature of the Gospell of peace, but accidently through the frowardnesse and corruption of mans nature, which will not yeeld unto it, but most stubbornely rebelleth against it.