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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.
By these Locusts is meant the Popes Clergy, as Abbots, Monks, Friars, Priests, Shavelings, and such like vermin; which are therefore compared to Locusts, because they wast and destroy the Church, even as Locusts destroy the fruits of the earth. For both Historiographers and Travellers do affirm, that whole fields of green Corn new come up, have been wasted and eaten up in one night as bare as the earth, by swarms of Locusts in the East-countries. For in those parts of the World, multitudes of this little vermin are to be found: even so the Popish Clergy consumeth and devoureth all green things in the Church.
By these Locusts is meant the Popes Clergie, as Abbots, Monkes, Friers, Priests, Shavelings, and such like vermine; which are therefore compared to Locusts, because they wast and destroy the Church, even as Locusts destroy the fruits of the earth. For both Historiographers and Travellers do affirme, that whole fields of greene Corne new come up, have been wasted and eaten up in one night as bare as the earth, by swarmes of Locusts in the East-countries. For in those parts of the World, multitudes of this little vermine are to be found: even so the Popish Clergy consumeth and devoureth all greene things in the Church.
Moreover; it is to be noted, that these Locusts came out of the smoke of the pit; that is, they were bred out of it: for Monks, Fryers, Priests, and such like Caterpillars, were bred of ignorance, error, heresy, superstition, and the very smoke of hell: for from hell they came, and to hell they will. They are descended of the black horse of hell, ⟨p. 138⟩and thither they will return.
Moreover; it is to be noted, that these Locusts came out of the smoke of the pit; that is, they were bred out of it: for Monkes, Fryers, Priests, and such like Caterpillers, were bred of ignorance, error, heresie, superstition, and the very smoke of hell: for from hell they came, and to hell they will. They are descended of the blacke horse of hell, ⟨p. 138⟩