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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.
The Dragon, the Beast, and the false Prophet send out their frogs into all countries and kingdoms, hoping to prevent it by the help of the kings of the earth, and especially the king of Spain: but alas all in vain, for they must come to Armageddon when they have done all that they can. For God fighteth from heaven against them, God bringeth them down, and no power of man is able to uphold them.
The Dragon, the Beast, and the false Prophet send out their frogs into all countries and kingdomes, hoping to prevent it by the help of the kings of the earth, and especially the king of Spaine: but alas all in vain, for they must come to Armageddon when they have done all that they can. For God fighteth from heaven against them, God bringeth them down, and no power of man is able to uphold them.
But now let us proceed to prove the third main point; which is, that Rome shall fall finally, and come to utter desolation. For all sound Divines are persuaded of the fall of Babylon, and do grant that it falleth, and is in falling: but all are not so throughly persuaded of the final fall thereof in this life. Therefore now I will prove by manifest Scripture that Rome shall fall finally.1 First, if the things be deeply considered, and narrowly looked into, which S. John saith shall fall out upon the pouring forth of the seventh vial of Gods wrath by the seventh Angel, they do fully portend a deadly downfall and utter overthrow of Rome: For the seventh vial is not poured upon the earth, ⟨p. 301⟩or sea, or fountains of waters, or on the Sun,2 as the first four vials were, which signified some particular judgment; but it was poured forth into the very air, which signifieth the universality of it, and containeth the most general and most grievous judgment and vengeance of Almighty God upon the whole body of the kingdom of Antichrist, a little before the last day.