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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 therefore now at last I conclude, that Rome shall fall finally, and come to utter destruction in this life. For as Rome did rise up by degrees in this life, so Rome shall fall by degrees in this life: as Rome grew up to her full height and highest pitch in this life, so it shall come to her lowest ebb and greatest declination in this life: I mean, before the coming of Christ unto judgement. For the falling down of hail like talents upon the kingdom of the beast, shall be in this life: The extraordinary earth-quake upon the dominions of Antichrist shall be in this life:1 The coming of the Popish armies to Armageddon shall be in this life: The mourning of the kings, merchants, and mariners for the overthrow of Babylon shall be in this ⟨p. 323⟩life: The great battle betwixt the beast and him that sitteth upon the white horse, shall be in this life, before the day of judgment: The pouring forth of all the seven vials of Gods wrath upon the kingdom of the beast shall be even in this life. For it were an absurd thing to say, any of these things shall be after this life; or to say that these things shall not be till the very coming of Christ; for they are all things to be effected here in this earth: and the holy Ghost doth describe them as things to be done upon the face of the earth: for otherwise we could have small comfort in any of these things, if they should not be done here in earth, or if they should all be deferred till the very coming of Christ, and in the mean time Antichrist shall prevail.
And therefore now at last I conclude, that Rome shall fall finally, and come to utter destruction in this life. For as Rome did rise up by degrees in this life, so Rome shall fall by degrees in this life: as Rome grew up to her full height and highest pitch in this life, so it shall come to her lowest ebb and greatest declination in this life: I meane, before the coming of Christ unto judgement. For the falling down of haile like talents upon the kingdome of the beast, shall be in this life: The extraordinary earth-quake upon the dominions of Antichrist shall be in this life:1 The coming of the Popish armies to Armageddon shall be in this life: The mourning of the kings, merchants, and mariners for the overthrow of Babylon shall be in this ⟨p. 323⟩