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…

And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman like a flood,¹ that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water after the woman like a floud,¹ that he might cause her to be carried away of the floud.

1. 1Verse 15.

Now the Church being secretly hid, and nourished by Gods providence in the wilderness, so as the Devil and his instruments ⟨p. 222⟩cannot find her out or come at her, he taketh another course, and casteth about another way to annoy her; and that is, by casting a flood of water after her to drown her withal: whereby is meant the innumerable lies, reproaches and slanders, which he raised up by sundry heretics against her in all ages; as the Arians, Donatists, Papists, and such like, and all to bring her into the hatred of Princes, Potentates, and all that were in love with her, that sith otherwise he could not prevail against her, yet at least he might utterly sink her in this gulf of reproaches.

Now the Church being secretly hid, and nourished by Gods providence in the wildernesse, so as the Divell and his instruments ⟨p. 222⟩cannot find her out or come at her, hee taketh another course, and casteth about another way to annoy her; and that is, by casting a floud of water after her to drown her withall: whereby is meant the innumerable lies, reproaches and slanders, which hee raised up by sundry hereticks against her in all ages; as the Arrians, Donatists, Papists, and such like, and all to bring her into the hatred of Princes, Potentates, and all that were in love with her, that sith otherwise he could not prevaile against her, yet at least he might utterly sink her in this gulf of reproaches.