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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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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, 3and shall give their power and authority unto the beast, they shall fight with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is the Lord of lords, and King of kings.
This grand Captain, with all these worthy souldiers, 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 hee seeth them joyn battell.1 I saw (saith Saint John) the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies gathered together to make battell against him that sate upon the white horse, and against his army. Now all this is to be understood of the battels betwixt the Papists and the ⟨p. 319⟩Protestants in these last dayes. But, may some man say, Who shall have the victory? What is the successe? What is the issue? let us hear of that. The holy Ghost answereth,