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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.
Having set down how Antichrist and ⟨p. 177⟩his company, being those Gentiles which possess the outward Court, should tread down the holy City, that is, the true Church of God for a short time, now he cometh to show, that even in the height and pride of the Popes power and government, yet the Church was not utterly extinct, God did never utterly forsake it, but in all ages, and at all times, God raised up one or other to withstand all Popish proceedings, which is here meant by the two witnesses. For assuredly these two witnesses do not signify Enoch and Elijah, as the Papists and some others do dream; but they signify all the faithful Preachers and Professors of the truth, which in all ages both former and later have opposed themselves against the Pope, his Clergy, his doctrine, his religion, and all his abominable proceedings.
Having set down how Antichrist and ⟨p. 177⟩his company, being those Gentiles which possesse the outward Court, should tread downe the holy Citty, that is, the true Church of God for a short time, now he commeth to shew, that even in the height and pride of the Popes power and governement, yet the Church was not utterly extinct, God did never utterly forsake it, but in all ages, and at all times, God raised up one or other to withstand all Popish proceedings, which is here meant by the two witnesses. For assuredly these two witnesses doe not signifie Enoch and Elias, as the Papists and some others doe dreame; but they signifie all the faithfull Preachers and Professors of the truth, which in all ages both former and later have opposed themselves against the Pope, his Clergy, his doctrine, his religion, and all his abhominable proceedings.
They are called witnesses, because they should bear witness unto the truth.
They are called witnesses, because they should beare witnesse unto the truth.