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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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Here is showed, that if any despise the simplicity of these two witnesses, and offer them wrong because of their baseness and contempt in the world, that there is a fire cometh out of their mouth, that is, the fiery and mighty power of the word of God, uttered out of their mouths, which overthroweth and overturneth their enemies; nay, as fire it consumeth them to ashes: for the Ministers of the Gospel are armed with ready vengeance against all disobedience. 1Therefore they be stark mad, and know not what they do, which oppose themselves against the true Ministers of Christ. For the sword which they fight with, slayeth the reprobates in their souls, though not in their bodies: for the ministry of the word is the savour of death to all unbelievers.
Here is shewed, that if any despise the simplicity of these two winesses, and offer them wrong because of their basenesse and contempt in the world, that there is a fire commeth out of their mouth, that is, the fiery and mighty power of the word of God, uttered out of their mouthes, which overthroweth and overturneth their enemies; nay, as fire it consumeth them to ashes: for the Ministers of the Gospell are armed with ready vengeance against all disobedience. 1Therefore they be starke mad, and know not what they doe, which oppose themselves against the true Ministers of Christ. For the sword which they fight with, slaieth the reprobates in their soules, though not in their bodies: for the ministry of the word is the savour of death to all unbeleevers.
That which is here spoken of shutting the heavens that it rain not, and turning the waters into blood, 1is an allusion to Elijah and Moses: whereof the one by his prayer shut the Heavens; the other by his rod turned