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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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Thirdly, as the love and affection of a woman is to her husband, as Genesis, chapter 2. verse 16. so the love and affection of the Church is altogether to Christ, and Christ to her.
The Moon was under her feet. Whereby is meant, that the Church treadeth under her feet all worldly things, which are compared ⟨p. 205⟩to the Moon for their often changes, waxings, wanings, and increasings, decreasings, continual mutations, and uncertainties. The Church treadeth all transitory things under her feet: that is, she maketh light account of them, she regardeth them not in comparison of heavenly things: For he that is clothed with the Sun, careth little for the light of the Moon.
The Moon was under her feet. Whereby is meant, that the Church treadeth under her feet all worldly things, which are compared ⟨p. 205⟩