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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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These four and twenty elders do signify all the elect, both of Jews and Gentiles,1 as we have heard before; which all in most suppliant manner do worship the only everlasting God, even in the Church triumphant, and do greatly rejoice, and give all praise and glory unto him, because now he hath received the kingdom, the power, and ⟨p. 198⟩the glory, both Pope, and Turk, and Emperor, and all his enemies being subdued under his feet.
These four and twenty elders do signifie all the elect, both of Jewes and Gentiles,1 as wee have heard before; which all in most suppliant manner doe worship the onely everlasting God, even in the Church triumphant, and doe greatly rejoyce, and give all praise and glory unto him, because now he hath received the kingdome, the power, and ⟨p. 198⟩the glory, both Pope, and Turk, and Emperor, and all his enemies being subdued under his feet.
- 1Chapt. 4.
1And the Gentiles were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the Prophets, and to the saints, and to them that fear thy name, and to small and great, and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
- 1Verse 18.