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…

Moreover, it is here said, that this Angel flieth in the middest of heaven: that is, very swiftly carrieth this everlasting Gospel through all the Church. For when Gods appointed time was come, wherein he would go about the overthrow of Popery, he caused his everlasting Gospel to be set abroach, and to spread over many kingdoms and nations, as we see this day. Now because those kingdoms where God would have the knowledge of his Gospel divulged were many and great, therefore here is expedition required: and this Angel doth carry it not standing but flying. And all this ⟨p. 274⟩we see perfectly fulfilled with our eyes, when God raised up Luther, Zuinglius, Melanchthon, Peter Viret, Calvin, Bucer, Bullinger, Peter Martyr, and all their worthy successors unto this day, which have spread the everlasting Gospel very far, and carried it very swiftly over England, Scotland, Germany, Denmark, Polonia, Swevia, Russia, and many parts of France and Flanders. Another reason why this Angel is said to fly in the middest of heaven, is, because no power of man shall ever be able to stay the course of this everlasting Gospel which this Angel carrieth abroad, no more then men are able to stop the course of the Sun in the heavens, or a cloud in the sky. For this Angel flieth in the midst of heaven, far above the reach of the beast, and all kings and potentates that stand for the kingdom of the beast. Therefore let them do all what they can, they shall never be able to stop the course of the Gospel: for it is called the arm of God, and his very arm holdeth it forth to the world; and who is able to bend it in, or to turn it backward?

Moreover, it is here said, that this Angel flyeth in the middest of heaven: that is, very swiftly carryeth this everlasting Gospel through all the Church. For when Gods appointed time was come, wherein hee would goe about the overthrow of Popery, hee caused his everlasting Gospel to be set abroach, and to spread over many kingdomes and nations, as we see this day. Now because those kingdoms where God would have the knowledge of his Gospel divulged were many and great, therefore here is expedition required: and this Angel doth carry it not standing but flying. And all this ⟨p. 274⟩we see perfectly fulfilled with our eys, when God raised up Luther, Zuinglius, Melancthon, Peter Viret, Calvin, Bucer, Bullinger, Peter Martyr, and all their worthy successors unto this day, which have spread the everlasting Gospel very far, and carried it very swiftly over England, Scotland, Germany, Denmark, Polonia, Swevia, Russia, and many parts of France and Flanders. Another reason why this Angell is said to flie in the middest of heaven, is, because no power of man shall ever be able to stay the course of this everlasting Gospel which this Angel carrieth abroad, no more then men are able to stop the course of the Sun in the heavens, or a cloud in the skie. For this Angel flyeth in the midst of heaven, far above the reach of the beast, and all kings and potentates that stand for the kingdome of the beast. Therefore let them doe all what they can, they shall never be able to stop the course of the Gospel: for it is called the arm of God, and his very arm holdeth it forth to the world; and who is able to bend it in, or to turne it backward?