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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 we are to observe in all this, that the holy Ghost useth a figure or kind of speech, which they call a Prosopopoeia, or feigning of a person, whereby the Popish kings being dead and rotten, are brought in lamenting and bewailing the fall of Babylon, as if they were alive again: or else it may be understood of Cardinals and Legates, which are even as kings upon the earth. But it cannot be understood of Christian kings, for they shall be the instruments of God to pull down great Babylon, as we shall hear anon.
But we are to observe in all this, that the holy Ghost useth a figure or kind of speech, which they call a Prosopopoeia, or faining of a person, whereby the Popish kings being dead and rotten, are brought in lamenting and bewailing the fall of Babylon, as if they were alive againe: or else it may be understood of Cardinals and Legates, which are even as kings upon the earth. But it cannot be understood of Christian kings, for they shall be the instruments of God to pull down great Babylon, as we shall hear anon.
Furthermore, let us consider the causes of this great lamentation for the deadly downfall of Babylon, by the Popish kings, merchants, and mariners. First, the kings, they mourn and lament,1 saith Saint John, because they had committed fornication with the great whore of Babylon, and lived in pleasure with her: that is, they have lived long with her in abominable idolatry, and pleased her that way, and therefore she gave them dispensations to live in wantonness and all carnal pleasures, and even to do what they list, spending their days in sensuality, and all kind of fleshly delights.
Furthermore, let us consider the causes of this great lamentation for the deadly downfall of Babylon, by the Popish kings, merchants, and mariners. First, the kings, they mourn and lament,1 saith Saint John, because they had committed fornication with the great whore of Babylon, and lived in pleasure with her: that is, they have lived long with her in abominable idolatry, and pleased her that way, and therefore she gave them dispensations to live in wantonnesse and all carnall pleasures, and even to doe what they list, spending their dayes in sensuality, and all kind of fleshly delights.