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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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Let all the wise men therefore, and all such as have any care of their salvation, follow the wholesome counsel and advice of the holy Ghost, which saith,1 Go out of her my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues: for her sins are come up to heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities. Our only wisdom then will be to ⟨p. 336⟩separate our selves from the whore of Babylon, that is, from the Church of Rome, and to join our selves with all speed unto the Church of God; that is, the Church of the Protestants; for this shall stand and flourish, the other shall fall down and perish.
Let all the wise men therefore, and all such as have any care of their salvation, follow the wholesome counsell and advice of the holy Ghost, which saith,1 Go out of her my people, that yee be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues: for her sins are come up to heaven, and God hath remembred her iniquities. Our only wisdome then will be to ⟨p. 336⟩separate our selves from the whore of Babylon, that is, from the Church of Rome, and to joyne our selves with all speed unto the Church of God; that is, the Church of the Protestants; for this shall stand and flourish, the other shall fall down and perish.
- 1Chap. 18.4, 5.
But what then, shall we be sorry for the fall of Babylon, 1and the ruin of Rome? No, no, the holy Ghost counselleth us greatly to rejoice in her destruction and overthrow, saying, O heavens rejoice over her, and ye holy Apostles and Prophets, because God hath given you judgement on her. We are therefore to be so far from mourning and lamenting for the desolation of Rome, the kings, merchants, mariners, and other her friends, as that it ought to be the very joy and rejoicing of our hearts: For Saint John saith, that not only the holy Angels, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs shall rejoice at the destruction of Rome; but also all the Saints, and all the whole body of the Church. And therefore he saith, that after the utter overthrow of Rome,