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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.
It were too tedious to recite all, which the Stories do report to have withstood both Pope and Popery, even when it did most of all bear the sway: these may suffice for the understanding of the Text. As for those which have been raised up since the decay and fall of Popery, I mean since Luther's ⟨p. 181⟩time, they are so many, and so well known, that I need say nothing.
It were too tedious to recite all, which the Stories doe report to have withstood both Pope and Popery, even when it did most of all beare the sway: these may suffice for the understanding of the Text. As for those which have been raised up since the decay and fall of Popery, I meane since Luthers ⟨p. 181⟩time, they are so many, and so well knowne, that I need say nothing.
These are two Olive trees, and two Candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.1
- 1vers. 4.
Here the two witnesses are compared to two Olive trees, because that as the Olive tree doth drop down his oil and fatness, so the faithful Ministers do drop down upon the Church the sweet oil of the Spirit, which is all heavenly and spiritual graces, as the Metaphor of oil is often so taken in the Scriptures.
Here the two witnesses are compared to two Olive trees, because that as the Olive tree doth drop downe his oyle and fatnesse, so the faithfull Ministers doe droppe downe upon the Church the sweet oyle of the Spirit, which is all heavenly and spirituall graces, as the Metaphor of oyle is often so taken in the Scriptures.