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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 set down the greater cruelty and bloody tyranny which Antichrist should use against these faithful witnesses of our Lord Jesus. For although they overcome him with the spiritual sword, which is the fire that cometh out of their mouths: yet for a time power was given to this Beast that cometh out of the bottomless pit; that is, the Pope and his ⟨p. 184⟩adherents to murder Gods Saints with the material sword: but yet note that Antichrist can do nothing, till the two witnesses have finished their testimony; such is Gods care and providence for all his faithful servants.
Here is set downe the greater cruelty and bloudy tyranny which Antichrist should use against these faithfull witnesses of our Lord Jesus. For although they overcome him with the spirituall sword, which is the fire that commeth out of their mouthes: yet for a time power was given to this Beast that commeth out of the bottomlesse pit; that is, the Pope and his ⟨p. 184⟩adherents to murther Gods Saints with the materiall sword: but yet note that Antichrist can doe nothing, till the two witnesses have finished their testimony; such is Gods care and providence for all his faithfull servants.
And their corps shall lie in the streets of the great City, which spiritually is called Sodom, and Egypt, where our Lord also was crucified.
And their corps shall lie in the streets of the great City, which spiritually is called Sodome, and Aegypt, where our Lord also was crucified.
By the great City, here is meant Rome; and yet not the City only of Rome, but all the Roman Empire, power, and jurisdictions, as afterward shall be made manifest. Now the corps and dead carcasses, which were murdered and massacred in all Nations by Antichrists tyranny, are here said to lie in the streets of Rome, that is, to be cast forth into the open fields, as not worthy the honour of burial, in all places, countries, and kingdoms within the Roman Empire or jurisdiction of Rome, as we read to have been in England, Scotland, France, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. And as the Holy Ghost saith, The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat to the fowls of the heaven; and the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the earth.