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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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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 ⟨p. 139⟩here again we see what great care God hath for his in the midst of the greatest dangers, as hath been twice noted before, Chap. 7. Chap. 8. For now Antichrist reigning in his full pride, yet his Elect are preserved in the midst of these Scorpion-locusts, flying about their ears like swarms of Hornets, not one of them is stung to death. Christs little flock is always defended, and set in safety.
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 limitted onely to the Reprobate, they have nothing to do with Gods chosen people. And ⟨p. 139⟩here againe we see what great care God hath for his in the midst of the greatest dangers, as hath been twice noted before, Chap. 7. Chap. 8. For now Antichrist raigning in his full pride, yet his Elect are preserved in the midst of these Scorpion-locusts, flying about their eares like swarmes of Hornets, not one of them is stung to death. Christs little flock is alwaies defended, and set in safety.
And to them was command,1 that they should not hurt them, but that they should be vexed five months, and that their pain should be as the pain that cometh of a Scorpion when he hath stung a man.