A35689:465
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.
Here the Lords witnesses, whom Antichrist had murdered, and called, and taken up into heaven, that they may be crowned with glory and immortality, having in the earth fought so excellent a fight of faith as they had: for even as Christ their head was taken up in a cloud to the Heavens, even so his faithful members are here taken up in a cloud to reign with him for ever. Moreover, it is here said, that their enemies shall see them ascending up: they shall as it were ascend up in their fight: for from the fire and faggot, swords and spears of their enemies, ⟨p. 191⟩they went directly unto God, and the very consciences of their persecutors did witness so much; nay some of them being in horrible convulsions of conscience, did not stick to utter it, avouching the innocency of Gods Martyrs: as sometimes Pilate, and the Centurion did of Christ. But though they had not been justified by their enemies, yet are here justified by a great testimony: for the voice from Heaven, the voice of God doth justify them, and clear them, accounting them worthy to be called up from the Earth to Heaven, and received to eternal glory. For howsoever the Pope and his Clergy condemned them for Heretics and Schismatics: yet here they are justified and cleared by a voice from Heaven, which is more than the voices, suffrages, and approbations of all men in the World.
Here the Lords witnesses, whom Antichrist had murdered, and called, and taken up into heaven, that they may be crowned with glory and immortality, having in the earth fought so excellent a fight of faith as they had: for even as Christ their head was taken up in a cloud to the Heavens, even so his faithfull members are here taken up in a cloud to raigne with him for ever. Moreover, it is here said, that their enemies shall see them ascending up: they shall as it were ascend up in their fight: for from the fire and faggot, swords and speares of their enemies, ⟨p. 191⟩they went directly unto God, and the very consciences of their persecutors did witnesse so much; nay some of them being in horrible convulsions of conscience, did not stick to utter it, avouching the innocency of Gods Martyrs: as sometimes Pilate, and the Centurion did of Christ. But though they had not beene justified by their enemies, yet are here justified by a great testimony: for the voyce from Heaven, the voyce of God doth justifie them, and cleare them, accounting them worthy to bee called up from the Earth to Heaven, and received to eternall glory. For howsoever the Pope and his Clergie condemned them for Heretickes and Schismatickes: yet here they are justified and cleared by a voyce from Heaven, which is more than the voyces, suffrages, and approbations of all men in the World.