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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.
1And he had in his hand a little book open, and He put his right foot upon the Sea, and his left upon the earth.
- 1ver. 2.
This little Book signifieth the Bible.
This little Booke signifieth the Bible.
It is called little in respect of the great and huge volumes of Popish books, though in it self it be large.
It is called little in respect of the great and huge volumes of Popish bookes, though in it selfe it be large.
It is said to be open, that all men might look into it, because it had been shut a long time before, even during all the time of the darkening of the Sun and Air, by the smoke which came out of the bottomless pit. But although it was long shut up in the time of Popery, and lay buried in a strange tongue: yet now it is opened, and publicly preached unto all the servants of God. And all this no doubt is to be understood of Luther's time, and all the times ever since the Gospel was spread abroad after the great darkness. For some hundred years ago it was hard to find an English Bible, but now God be thanked, there are thousands to be found in the hands of Gods people. And therefore the things here Prophesied of, are fulfilled in our days: for we live under the opening of the seventh Seal, and the blowing of the sixth Trumpet, and the pouring forth of the sixth Vial, as here doth partly appear, and shall, God willing, be made more manifest when we come to the sixteenth Chapter.