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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.
These two witnesses are clothed in sackcloth, which signifieth that they should lead a sorrowful life here in this world. For in old time when men did fast and mourn, they did use to put on sackcloth. It followeth then that these faithful Preachers and witnesses of the truth, did not spend their days in mirth, jollity, and worldly pomp and bravery, as did the Popes Clergy, and pompous Prelates of Antichrist.
These two witnesses are cloathed in sackcloath, which signifieth that they should lead a sorrowfull life here in this world. For in old time when men did fast and mourne, they did use to put on sackloath. It followeth then that these faithfull Preachers and witnesses of the truth, did not spend their dayes in mirth, jollity, and worldly pompe and bravery, as did the Popes Clergie, and pompous Prelates of Antichrist.
Now if any man will demand how this may appear, that there have been always some raised up of God, to write, preach, declare, and speak against the whore of Babylon, even then when she was aloft and reigned as the Queen and Lady of the world: I answer, that Histories are very plentiful in this point; which at large do show, that in all countries and kingdoms of Europe, there were ever some stirred up to impugn and resist the whore of Babylon: As, In England. Robert Grosted, Bishop of Lincoln.1 John Wycliffe, supported by Edw. the 3. and divers of the Nobility in England. In Germany. Taulerus a Preacher.2 Franciscus Petrarcha. Johannes de rupe scissa. Conradus Hagar. Gerhardus Rhidor. Petrus de Corbona. Johannes de Poliaco.3 John Zisca. In Bohemia. John Huss.4 Jerome of Prague. Mathias Parisiensis. ⟨p. 180⟩