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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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And last of all the holy Ghost saith, that there fell a great hail like talents out of heaven upon the Idolaters; 1insomuch, that they blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail: for the plague thereof was exceeding great. A talent was about the weight of threescore pound, as some write. Then it followeth, that this hail of Gods wrath upon the Papists shall be most terrible and fearful, and beat them down to the ground, as it were an hail of mil-stones, or plough-irons. Now when this hail of talents cometh, as assuredly come it shall, then shall the kingdom of Popery be beaten to dust and powder: and therefore no marvel though the Idolaters, seeing all this, be in a most horrible ⟨p. 305⟩rage, and blaspheme God,2 as Saint John saith, because of this exceeding and most extraordinary plague, which shall then come upon them. But now to conclude, and wind up all together: for as much as this last vial is poured into the air (God saith, It is done) an extraordinary earth-quake followeth, the great city of Rome is rent, Babylon called into question, and fearful hailstones of wrath poured down upon the Idolaters; I do conclude, that Rome shall fall finally, and come to utter destruction in this life.
And last of all the holy Ghost saith, that there fell a great haile like talents out of heaven upon the Idolaters; 1insomuch, that they blasphemed God, because of the plague of the hail: for the plague thereof was exceeding great. A talent was about the weight of threescore pound, as some write. Then it followeth, that this hail of Gods wrath upon the Papists shall be most terrible and fearfull, and beat them down to the ground, as it were an haile of mil-stones, or plough-irons. Now when this hail of talents cometh, as assuredly come it shall, then shall the kingdome of Popery be beaten to dust and powder: and therefore no marvell though the Idolaters, seeing all this, be in a most horrible ⟨p. 305⟩rage, and blaspheme God,2