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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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By the Stories of the Church, and course of times, it seemeth that the holy Ghost pointeth at those manifold heresies which sprung up in the Church after the first three hundred years, especially after the death of Constantine the Great, who procured peace to the Church, destroyed idolatry, and set up true Religion in his days.
By the Stories of the Church, and course of times, it seemeth that the holy Ghost pointeth at those manifold heresies which sprung up in the Church after the first three hundred yeares, especially after the death of Constantine the Great, who procured peace to the Church, destroyed idolatry, and set up true Religion in his dayes.
Now after his reign, and the reign of Theodosius that good Emperor, Constantius, Julianus, Arcadius, Honorius, and many other wicked Emperors succeeded; by whose means all things in the Church ⟨p. 128⟩grew worse and worse; yet this one thing is to be observed, that all truth of Religion was not utterly extinct and put out, till the full loosing of Satan, which was a thousand years after Christ, as we shall plainly see when we come to the 20. Chapter, concerning the binding of Satan for a thousand years. For sure it is, that the main principles and grounds of Religion, continued in the Church till this full loosing of Satan; which was about the time of Sylvester the second, that Monster, as afterward we shall hear.
Now after his raigne, and the raigne of Theodosius that good Emperour, Constantius, Julianus, Arcadius, Honorius, and many other wicked Emperours succeeded; by whose meanes all things in the Church ⟨p. 128⟩grew worse and worse; yet this one thing is to be observed, that all truth of Religion was not utterly extinct and put out, till the full loosing of Satan, which was a thousand yeeres after Christ, as we shall plainely see when we come to the 20. Chapter, concerning the binding of Satan for a thousand yeares. For sure it is, that the maine principles and grounds of Religion, continued in the Church till this full loosing of Satan; which was about the time of Silvester the second, that Monster, as afterward we shall heare.