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…

This word Armageddon may fitly be derived of two Hebrew words, that is to say, Cherem, which signifieth destruction, and Gedudh, which signifieth an army; that is, the destruction of an army: or as some say, and that very judicially, it may come of Genermah Gidnon, which signifieth the subtlety of destruction; because the blind Kings and Nobles of the earth shall, by the subtlety and crafty persuasions of the Jesuits and seminary priests, be enticed to fight against the Protestants in a place where they shall have a famous foil. Some derive Armageddon of Har, which in Hebrew signifieth a Mountain, and Megiddo, which is the place where the godly king Josiah was slain: and so this place should be called Armageddon, the Mountain of Megiddo, for the slaughter of kings that shall be there. To the which the Prophet Zechariah alludeth,¹ saying, In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon, in the valley ⟨p. 299⟩of Megiddo. Well, we do see that all these significations and derivations of Armageddon, come to one thing in effect; which is, that the great armies which assemble themselves in battle against the Lord, shall be destroyed: and therefore it is not much material to dispute which is the more likely signification of the word. But this let us observe for our comfort, that whensoever we shall see the Kings and Captains, Nobles and Potentates of the earth, being solicited by the Jesuits, Priests, and the false Prophet, to levy great armies, and make great powers to fight against the Gospel, and the true professors thereof, for the maintenance of great Babylon, they shall not prevail, but be utterly overthrown and destroyed; as in part we see fulfilled in the year of our Lord 1588, when the great and invincible Armada of the Spaniards, as they thought, which was long in preparing against us, and at last, by the instigation of the Jesuits, brought upon us, came to Armageddon, as we know, GOD be praised. And in all time to come, in the like case, let them look for the like success. Well, now to grow to some conclusions of this point; we do plainly see that Rome falleth, their kingdom ⟨p. 300⟩waxeth dark, their Euphrates dryeth up, and they espy it.

This word Armageddon may fitly be derived of two Hebrew words, that is to say, Cherem, which signifieth destruction, and Gedudh, which signifieth an army; that is, the destruction of an army: or as some say, and that very judicially, it may come of Genermah Gidnon, which signifieth the subtilty of destruction; because the blind Kings and Nobles of the earth shall, by the subtilty and crafty perswasions of the Jesuits and seminary priests, be intised to fight against the Protestants in a place where they shall have a famous foyl. Some derive Armageddon of Har, which in Hebrew signifieth a Mountain, and Megiddo, which is the place where the godly king Josias was slaine: and so this place should be called Armageddon, the Mountain of Megiddo, for the slaughter of kings that shall be there. To the which the Prophet Zecharie alludeth,