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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 moreover, that his eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head many crowns, and a sharp sword in his mouth, and clothed with his warlike garment dipped in blood, and all his heavenly soldiers followed him upon white horses: meaning thereby all Christian kings, dukes, lords, nobles, captains, preachers and professors of true religion.
And moreover, that his eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head many crowns, and a sharp sword in his mouth, and clothed with his warlike garment dipt in bloud, and all his heavenly souldiers followed him upon white horses: meaning thereby all Christian kings, dukes, lords, nobles, captains, preachers and professors of true religion.
This grand Captain, with all these worthy soldiers, saith Saint John, shall muster together, and prepare themselves to fight against the beast, and the false prophet, and all their forces; and at last he seeth them join battle.1 I saw (saith Saint John) the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make battle against him that sate upon the white horse, and against his army. Now all this is to be understood of the battles betwixt the Papists and the ⟨p. 319⟩Protestants in these last days. But, may some man say, Who shall have the victory? What is the success? What is the issue? let us hear of that. The holy Ghost answereth,2 that the beast and the false prophet were taken, foiled, and overcome; using a warlike phrase, because in the wars they use to take their greatest Captains and Commanders alive, and to put them to their ransoms. The like unto this we have in the seventh chapter, where Saint John telleth us, that when the Popish kings and potentates shall make war against Christ and his Gospel, they shall have the like success unto this. For, saith he, These have one mind, 3