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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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Now he mentioneth the wrath and vengeance which is to be poured forth upon all the wicked at the last day, and also the reward of the godly. For whereas he saith, The Gentiles were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged; the sense and meaning is, that all the profane enemies of the Church, which had their time in which they were angry with Gods people, and in their wrath did afflict and vex them very sore, should now be judged and condemned in Gods wrath: for now the day of his wrath and vengeance is come, wherein he will destroy them that destroyed the earth, and seemed to carry all before them; and where also he will give a full recompense of reward to all his faithful worshippers, both small and ⟨p. 199⟩great, both preachers and professors of his Gospel.
Now he mentioneth the wrath and vengeance which is to be powred forth upon all the wicked at the last day, and also the reward of the godly. For whereas he saith, The Gentiles were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged; the sense and meaning is, that all the profane enemies of the Church, which had their time in which they were angry with Gods people, and in their wrath did afflict and vexe them very sore, should now be judged and condemned in Gods wrath: for now the day of his wrath and vengeance is come, wherein hee will destroy them that destroyed the earth, and seemed to carry all before them; and where also he will give a full recompence of reward to all his faithfull worshippers, both small and ⟨p. 199⟩great, both preachers and professors of his Gospel.
Then the Temple of God was opened in heaven,1 and there was seen in the Temple the ark of his covenant, and there were lightnings, and voices, and thunderings, and earth-quakes, and much hail.