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 Devils did fore-see, that out of the superstitions and Idolatries of Rome, defended by their great power and authority, Mahometish Religion, might very well be framed, and therefore not being content to plague the West part of the World with Popery and Idolatry, they do greedily desire also to plague the East part of the World with the false Religion of Mahomet. They are not satisfied with plaguing and poisoning all Europe with abominable Idolatries, except also they plague and infect all Asia and Africa with the Turks most execrable Religion: so insatiable are ⟨p. 149⟩the devils in working mischief. Now in the mean time they think themselves too much straitened, bound and tied up in Rome and Romish Religion, except they may be loosed; and proceed further to overspread the whole World with all impieties, and horrible abominations. A man would think that when the Devil had prevailed so far, as to place Antichrist in his cursed Chair, and to breed the swarms of Locusts out of the smoke of Hell, they might have been satisfied: for then, as we may say, hell seemed to be broke loose. But yet all this cannot satisfy the unsatiable Devil but they will have the Religion of Mahomet established to poison and plague all the East parts of the World in their souls: and also they will have the most huge, cruel, and savage Armies of the Turks raised up, to murder and massacre millions of men in their bodies, in the West part of the World, as presently we shall hear. Now till all this be effected, they are said to lye bound at Rome. But here we see, that this sixth Angel hath a precise commandment from JESUS CHRIST, to loose these Devils which lay bound at the great River Euphrates, that they might plague the whole World far ⟨p. 150⟩and near, at their pleasure: so now all the Devils of hell are let loose, and let us hear what followeth.

The Divells did fore-see, that out of the superstitions and Idolatries of Rome, defended by their great power and authority, Mahometish Religion, might very well be framed, and therefore not being content to plague the West part of the World with Popery and Idolatry, they doe greedily desire also to plague the East part of the World with the false Religion of Mahomet. They are not satisfied with plagueing and poysoning all Europe with abominable Idolatries, except also they plague and infect all Asia and Africa with the Turkes most execrable Religion: so insatiable are