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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.
This verse doth show, that all Papists being thus stung and tormented in their consciences with this lingering pain of Popish doctrine, shall wish themselves out of the world, and buried quick, that they might be rid of their spiritual stinging, and hellish torments which they had in their conscience. For the Popish doctrine hath no sound comfort in it, it leaveth men in desperation, in sickness, and upon their death-beds. For alas, what comfort can a poor distressed conscience have in Popes pardons, Indulgences, Masses, Dirges, Merits, Works, Pilgrimages, Purgatory, Crosses, Crucifixes, Agnus Dei's, and such like trash and trumpery? These, alas, are too weak remedies for any spiritual diseases: they are not sufficient to procure pardon at Gods hand for any sin. Alas, the poor blind Papists did know and feel that they were vile sinners: they knew they must come to judgement: they knew that the reward of sin was death, even the second death: they knew all this full well, and therefore had horrible convulsions in their consciences, and knew ⟨p. 141⟩not how to wind out of them. For the doctrine of free justification in the blood of Christ, was hid from them, they knew it not: and therefore all assurance of Gods favour, all peace of conscience, and all joy in the holy Ghost was utterly taken from them; and therefore many of them dyed in most desperate and uncomfortable manner. And for this cause it is here said, that they sought death, and desired to be rid out of the world one way or another: for a tormented conscience who can bear it? it is a kind of hell torment.
This verse doth shew, that all Papists being thus stung and tormented in their consciences with this lingring paine of Popish doctrine, shall wish themselves out of the world, and buried quicke, that they might be rid of their spirituall stinging, and hellish torments which they had in their conscience. For the Popish doctrine hath no sound comfort in it, it leaveth men in desperation, in sicknesse, and upon their death-beds. For alas, what comfort can a poore distressed conscience have in Popes pardons, Indulgences, Masses, Dirges, Merits, Workes, Pilgrimages, Purgatory, Crosses, Crucifixes, Agnus Dei's, and such like trash and trumpery? These, alas, are too weake remedies for any spirituall diseases: they are not sufficient to procure pardon at Gods hand for any sinne. Alas, the poore blind Papists did know and feele that they were vile sinners: they knew they must come to judgement: they knew that the reward of sinne was death, even the second death: they knew all this full well, and therefore had horrible convulsions in their consciences, and knew