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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.
For, hath the Lord spoken it, and shall it not come to pass? Now upon this that God saith, It is done, followeth presently, that there were voices and thunderings, 1and lightnings, and there was a great earth-quake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, even so mighty an earth-quake. 2What is meant by thunderings, lightnings, and earth-quakes in this book, I have before showed: to wit, commotions, seditions, tumults, uproars, and alterations of states, kingdoms, and common-wealths: and then the meaning of this place is, that there shall be horrible shakings, concussions, tumults, and great alteration of state in all the kingdoms which are subject to Antichrist, none of them shall escape. For this seventh vial of Gods wrath upon the kingdom of the beast, is compared to a most horrible and blustering tempest, raised up in the whole air, that is, in all places of Antichrists dominions. And it is specially to be noted, as a thing of great moment, that the holy Ghost saith, there was never such an earth-quake as this since the world ⟨p. 303⟩began, and since men were upon the earth. For assuredly, so soon as the seventh Angel poureth forth his vial, the kingdom of Popery shall go down amain, which shall not be long before the end of the world, as all circumstances here do show. After all this, Saint John telleth us the effect of this thundering, lightning, and extraordinary earth-quake; which is,3 that the great city was divided into three parts; that is, there shall be a most horrible rent and division in the city of Rome, and throughout all the Popes dominions.
For, hath the Lord spoken it, and shall it not come to passe? Now upon this that God saith, It is done, followeth presently, that there were voyces and thundrings, 1and lightnings, and there was a great earth-quake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, even so mighty an earth-quake. 2What is meant by thundrings, lightnings, and earth-quakes in this book, I have before shewed: to wit, commotions, seditions, tumults, uprores, and alterations of states, kingdomes, and common-wealths: and then the meaning of this place is, that there shall be horrible shakings, concussions, tumults, and great alteration of state in all the kingdomes which are subject to Antichrist, none of them shall escape. For this seventh viall of Gods wrath upon the kingdom of the beast, is compared to a most horrible and blustring tempest, raised up in the whole aire, that is, in all places of Antichrists dominions. And it is specially to be noted, as a thing of great moment, that the holy Ghost saith, there was never such an earth-quake as this since the world