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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This Angel here spoken of, is our Lord Jesus, who is therefore said to have the key of the bottomless pit, because he hath power ⟨p. 361⟩and authority over hell and death, as we have heard before.
By the chain in his hand is meant the doctrine of the Gospel.
The time when Satan was thus taken and bound, was when Christ first preached the Gospel, and his Apostles after him, to all nations.
The cause why he was bound and chained up, was for that he had a long time seduced all nations, and reigned as king and lord over the Gentiles, and greatly seduced the Jews also.
The cause why he was bound and chained up, was for that he had a long time seduced all nations, and reigned as king and lord over the Gentiles, and greatly seduced the Jewes also.