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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
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.
1And there was given unto him a mouth that spake great things and blasphemies, and power was given unto him to do forty two months. ⟨p. 237⟩And he opened his mouth unto blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his Name,2 and his Tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
1And there was given unto him a mouth that spake great things and blasphemies, and power was given unto him to doe fourty two moneths. ⟨p. 237⟩And hee opened his mouth unto blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his Name,2 and his Tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.
- 1Verse 5.
- 2Verse 6.
Here are set down the proud and blasphemous speeches both of the old and new Roman Empire, and of the old and new Roman Emperors. For this beast (as I said before) comprehendeth all the Roman Empire, both under the heathen Emperors and the Popes. Touching the great things and blasphemies which the old persecuting Emperors have belched out against the God of heaven, it would require a volume to set them down in particulars: I will therefore only mention two or three for examples sake: As first, that of Caius Caligula, which would have his image set up in Temples to be worshipped as God, and that the people should swear by his name. Nero also did openly blaspheme the Name of Christ, & required divine honour to be given unto him. Domitian commanded that he should be called God and Lord. Many others required the like things: and so all the world wondered and worshipped this blasphemous beast. Now as the sixth head, which was the old Empire of Rome, was full of