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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.
Hitherto we have heard of the rage of Antichrist against the two witnesses: Now ⟨p. 186⟩further we are to understand of the malice and fury of all his adherents, that is, all Papists, Atheists, and the rest of the blind people, and seduced multitude, which did allow the Popes cruelty in shedding the blood of the Martyrs; and they do testify the allowance and approbation of the Popes fact, and also their own malice and madness against them in this; that they will not vouchsafe them the honour of burial, but cast out their dead bodies as carrion, or as the dead bodies of Dogs or Swine: thereby showing that they esteemed them no better than so. Nay, we read that their hellish rage and madness was so great and outrageous, that they wreaked their malice upon the dead bones and carcasses of Gods Saints and Martyrs. For their bloody and most malicious minds could not be satisfied, except they digged up the bodies of Gods witnesses out of their graves, and burnt them to ashes.
Hitherto we have heard of the rage of Antichrist against the two witnesses: Now ⟨p. 186⟩further we are to understand of the malice and fury of all his adherents, that is, all Papists, Atheists, and the rest of the blinde people, and seduced multitude, which did allow the Popes cruelty in shedding the bloud of the Martyrs; and they doe testifie the allowance and approbation of the Popes fact, and also their owne malice and madnesse against them in this; that they will not vouchsafe them the honour of buriall, but cast out their dead bodies as carrion, or as the dead bodies of Dogges or Swine: thereby shewing that they esteemed them no beter than so. Nay, we read that their hellish rage and madnesse was so great and outragious, that they wreaked their malice upon the dead bones and carkasses of Gods Saints and Martyrs. For their bloudy and most malicious mindes could not be satisfied, except they digged up the bodies of Gods witnesses out of their graves, and burnt them to ashes.
Whereas it is said, They shall see their corps: the meaning is, that all the blind people within the Roman Empire should be eyewitnesses of these things, and not only so, but even great Agents also in the slaughter of Gods people.