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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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I am not ignorant that some good Divines make it doubtful whether Rome shall be overthrown by the kings of Europe only, or by the Turk also, and the kings of the east. For mine own part, I dare not resolutely determine of it, being a thing to come, but the event shall declare, and they that live ⟨p. 346⟩shall one day see it. It may be the Turk and the Eastern Princes may have some hand in this business: for the Roman Monarchy did stretch far that way when it was in his highest elevation. But that which is alleged of the drying up of the waters of Euphrates, 1that the way of the kings of the East might be prepared, proveth nothing; because it is an allusion to Darius and Cyrus, which were kings of the East, and took old Babylon, by drying up the waters of Euphrates, and leading over their armies, as we have heard before. I do thus then resolve and conclude, that the Turk and the Eastern kings may happily have some stroke in this work:2 but it seemeth most probable unto me, that the kings of Europe shall be the greatest agents in this action. For the words are plain, that the kings of the earth which sometimes were subject to that monstrous beast, should now at last shake off the yoke of her servitude, and withdraw the obedience of their subjects from her, and shall hate and abhor the harlot of Rome, and should make her desolate, by withdrawing their subjects from her obedience; and naked, by spoiling her of her treasures; and shall eat her flesh, 3and tear her in pieces, for very hatred; and ⟨p. 347⟩burn her with fire, that is, bring her to utter destruction.
I am not ignorant that some good Divines make it doubtfull whether Rome shall be overthrown by the kings of Europe only, or by the Turk also, and the kings of the east. For mine own part, I dare not resolutely determine of it, being a thing to come, but the event shall declare, and they that live ⟨p. 346⟩