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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.
Moreover, it is said, that power was given them to sting like Scorpions. For whom have they not stung with their most venomous stings? I mean their damnable errors, and devilish devices. Whom have they not wounded with their corrupt doctrine and devilish authority? They are the forest soul-stingers that ever the World had, who have left their venomous stings in the souls of thousand thousands, where with they have been poisoned and stung to death.
Moreover, it is sayd, that power was given them to sting like Scorpions. For whom have they not stung with their most venemous stings? I meane their damnable errors, and divellish devices. Whom have they not wounded with their corrupt doctrine and divellish authority? They are the forest soule-stingers that ever the World had, who have left their venemous stings in the soules of thousand thousands, where with they have been poisoned and stung to death.
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth,1 neither any green thing, neither any tree, but only those which have not the Seal of God in their foreheads.
And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grasse of the earth,1 neither any greene thing, neither any tree, but only those which have not the Seale of God in their foreheads.
- 1verse 4.
It may be demanded, what became of the Church when as the whole earth was full of these crawling and stinging Locusts. This question is now here answered: to wit, that these Locusts are charged and commanded, that they should not hurt any of the Elect: for this Woe and this plague extendeth no further than to the inhabitants of the earth, as we heard before. Their power is limited only to the Reprobate, they have nothing to do with Gods chosen people. And