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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.
And I heard a voice from heaven as the sound of many waters, and as the sound of a great thunder:1 and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps.
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Here is set forth how his company of true worshippers do magnify and praise God for his great mercies towards them. First, John heareth a voice from heaven, that is, an heavenly voice, or the voice of the Church praising and glorifying God. For we have heard before,1 that Heaven in this book is sometimes put for the Church upon the earth, and the reasons thereof. Wheresoever ⟨p. 268⟩therefore the Church is assembled to hear the word, and to pray, and give thanks, there is a voice from heaven, or an heavenly voice. Now this voice is compared to three things: first, to the sound of many waters. Secondly, to the sound of a great thunder. Thirdly, to the voice of harpers harping with their harps. It is likened to many waters, because it proceedeth from sundry sorts of people, of sundry nations, countries, and kingdoms, as the word waters is taken afterwards in this Prophecy.2 It is compared to thunder, because the prayers and invocations of the true Church are as loud in the ears of God as any thunder-crack. It is compared to harpers harping with their harps, both because their spiritual worship and service is as sweet unto God as any music unto men; as also, because all Gods faithful people do tune together among themselves, and in their worship, as the strings of a well-tuned instrument of music, or as many musicians playing together, which make a sweet harmony, and most melodious ditty.
Here is set forth how his company of true worshippers doe magnifie and praise God for his great mercies towards them. First, John heareth a voice from heaven, that is, an heavenly voyce, or the voice of the Church praising and glorifying God. For we have heard before,