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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.
Here the inhabitants of the earth are said to make the image of the beast, because they gave their consent to the making of it: for indeed the Popes themselves were the chief agents and doers of it.
1And it was permitted unto him to give a spirit ⟨p. 253⟩unto the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast should speak, and should cause, that as many as would not worship the image of the beast, should be killed.
1And it was permitted unto him to give a spirit ⟨p. 253⟩unto the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast should speake, and should cause, that as many as would not worship the image of the beast, should be killed.
- 1Verse 15.
Here is showed, that this image of the beast was not a dead image, but a living image: for Antichrist put a spirit into it; that is, life, and power, and great authority; insomuch that this image could speak, and not only speak, but speak with great authority and terror: so as whosoever would not worship this image, that is, submit himself to the Popish Hierarchy should be put to death. But may some man say, How did this image speak? I answer, by the Popes Clergy. For the Romish rabble of Cardinals, Abbots, Monks, Priests, Friars, and all that cursed corporation were the very breath, life, and spirit of this image: I mean, that the life-blood of their external regiment did lie in the execution thereof by the Clergy, as it were in certain arteries and veins. For what was their outward form of government without this cruel execution of their stinging Clergy-men, but as a dead image without life? But when Antichrist had once consecrated and erected his Romish Priesthood, then did he put life into his image,