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…

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. ⟨p. 162⟩Now we are diligently to observe, that as the opening of this Book, and the preaching of the Gospel by Luther and his successors, hath dispersed the former darkness, and beaten down Popery; so also hath it driven back the Turk, and taken from us all fear of him, which in former ages was the terror of the World; for since men have looked into this book, repented of their Idolatry, and turned unto God with all their hearts, the Turk and his power hath not been feared, especially in these parts where the Gospel is preached.

It is sayd to be open, that all men might looke into it, because it had been shut a long time before, even during all the time of the darkning of the Sunne and Aire, by the smoke which came out of the bottomlesse 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 publikely preached unto all the servants of God. And all this no doubt is to be understood of Luthers time, and all the times ever since the Gospell was spread abroad after the great darkenesse. For some hundred yeares agoe it was hard to finde 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 daies: for we live under the opening of the seaventh Seale, and the blowing of the sixth Trumpet, and the powring foorth of the sixth Viall, as here doth partly appeare, and shall, God willing, bee made more manifest when we come to the sixteenth Chapter. ⟨p. 162⟩