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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.
We have heard at large what this first ⟨p. 145⟩Woe is, namely, the plague of the world, by the Pope and his Clergy. Now we are to hear of the second woe, which is the most huge and murdering army of the Turks: wherein the third part of men were slain. Some do expound this second woe of the kingdom of Antichrist and his armies; but that it is not so, may appear by these reasons following.
We have heard at large what this first ⟨p. 145⟩Woe is, namely, the plage of the world, by the Pope and his Clergie. Now we are to heare of the second woe, which is the most huge and murthering army of the Turkes: wherein the third part of men were slaine. Some do expound this second woe of the kingdome of Antichrist and his armies; but that it is not so, may appeare by these reasons following.
First, the Angel denouncing woe, woe, woe, denounceth three several woes, and therefore it is said: One woe is past, and behold yet two woes come after this. It followeth then that this is a distinct and several woe from the former and therefore cannot be the same.
First, the Angell denouncing woe, woe, woe, denounceth three severall woes, and therefore it is said: One woe is past, and behold yet two woes come after this. It followeth then that this is a distinct and severall woe from the former and therefore cannot be the same.
Secondly, this woe containeth specially a bodily slaughter of the third part of the world, and of the wicked reprobates: but the first woe was specially a plague of mens souls, as we have heard, and therefore this cannot be the same with the first.