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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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1Then the sixth Angel blew the Trumpet, and I heard a voice from the four corners of the golden Altar, which is before God, Saying to the sixth Angel which had the Trumpet, loose the four Angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
1Then the sixt Angell blew the Trumpet, and I heard a voice from the foure corners of the golden Altar, which is before God, Saying to the sixt Angell which had the Trumpet, loose the foure Angells which are bound in the great river Euphrates.
- 1ver. 13.14.
Now we are come to the description of the Second woe, which followeth upon the blowing of the sixth Trumpet, by the sixth Trumpet by the sixth Angel. And first of all he saith; He heard a voice from the four corners of the golden Altar. By the golden Altar, is meant Christ, as before hath been showed, with the reasons thereof. From this Altar the voice cometh to the Angel which blew the sixth Trumpet, 1that we might know it is the voice of the mighty God, and the commandment of our Lord Jesus. The voice commandeth the sixth Angel to loose the four Angels which are bound in the great River Euphrates. By these four Angels, which are thus bound at Euphrates, is meant many Devils or Angels of darkness, as we have heard before, Chapter 7, Verse 1. Their binding signifieth their restraint, ⟨p. 147⟩by which they were held back from doing that mischief which they desired to do. Their loosing signifieth, that power was given them to perform that which they wished.
Now we are come to the description of the Second woe, which followeth upon the blowing of the sixt Trumpet, by the sixt Trumpet by the sixth Angell. And first of all he sayth; He heard a voyce from the foure corners of the golden Altar. By the golden Altar, is meant Christ, as before hath been shewed, with the reasons thereof. From this Altar the voyce commeth to the Angell which blew the sixth Trumpet,