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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
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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.
But now let us proceed to prove the third maine point; which is, that Rome shall fall finally, and come to utter desolation. For all sound Divines are perswaded of the fall of Babylon, and doe grant that it falleth, and is in falling: but all are not so throughly perswaded of the finall 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 powring forth of the seventh viall of Gods wrath by the seventh Angel, they do fully portend a deadly downfall and utter overthrow of Rome: For the seventh viall is not powred upon the earth, ⟨p. 301⟩or sea, or fountains of waters, or on the Sun,2 as the first foure vials were, which signified some particular judgment; but it was powred forth into the very air, which signifieth the universality of it, and containeth the most generall and most grievous judgment and vengeance of Almighty God upon the whole body of the kingdome of Antichrist, a little before the last day.