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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
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But now let us proceed to the third circumstance. The third circumstance is the place where John received this Prophecy, and that is set down to be the Isle of Patmos, which (as the Geographers write) is a little desert Island lying in the Aegean Sea, wherein it is reported that John the Apostle was banished by the Emperor Domitian, about the year of our Lord 96. and there received, and writ this Book of the Apocalypse: where note by the way, that there is no place so obscure or vast, wherein a Godly mind may not aspire up unto heaven, and receive a greater largeness of supernatural things: for Daniel in prison, Peter in a Tanners house, Paul in a broken ship received a superabundant measure of grace more to be esteemed then all the Gold of India. Some write, that this Isle of Patmos, is accounted amongst the Islands called Sporades, which lie over against Asia, and the City of Ephesus, and was in the sight both of Europe, and Africa: so that it s•emed to be as it were a middle seat or Holy chair, out of the which CHRIST preached by ⟨p. 8⟩John from heaven to the whole world. And indeed the counsels of God are wonderful, and his goodness unspeakable, which revealeth so great mysteries to his faithful, as it were out of the Romish prison, and Babylonicall captivity.
But now let us proceed to the third circumstance. The third circumstance is the place where Iohn received this Prophesie, and that is set downe to bee the Isle of Pathmos, which (as the Geographers write) is a little desart Island lying in the Aegean Sea, wherein it is reported that Iohn the Apostle was banished by the Emperour Domitian, about the yeare of our Lord 96. and there received, and writ this Booke of the Apocalyps: where note by the way, that there is no place so obscure or vast, wherein a Godly minde may not aspire up vnto heaven, and receive a greater largnesse of supernaturall things: for Daniel in prison, Peter in a Tanners house, Paul in a broken ship received a superabundant measure of grace more to bee esteemed then all the Gold of India. Some write, that this Isle of Pathmos, is accounted amongst the Islands called Sporados, which lie over against Asia, and the City of Ephesus, and was in the sight both of Europe, and Affrica: so that it s•emed to bee as it were a middle seat or Holy chaire, out of the which CHRIST preached by ⟨p. 8⟩