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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.
Now where it is said, that John saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, &c. It is to be understood of those, which in the time of the persecuting Empire, and growing of the Papacy, were slain for the truth. For the second beast, which is the dominion of Popes, reigned not in those thousand years, in the which Satan was bound, but yet did grow by degrees towards their height, and used great tyranny against the servants of God before Satan's full loosing.
Now where it is said, that John saw the soules of them that were beheaded for the witnesse of Jesus, &c. It is to be understood of those, which in the time of the persecuting Empire, and growing of the Papacie, were slaine for the truth. For the second beast, which is the dominion of Popes, reigned not in those thousand yeers, in the which Satan was bound, but yet did grow by degrees towards their height, and used great tyranny against the servants of God before Satans full loosing.
The Chiliasts or Millenaries do fondly ⟨p. 366⟩gather from this Scripture, that after the overthrow of Antichrist, the Lord Jesus would come and reign with the faithful here a thousand years upon the earth, and that in this time that Christ did so reign as a great and glorious King upon the earth, his subjects should enjoy all manner of earthly pleasures and delights. This foolish error is confuted by the words that follow in the text, as we shall see afterwards.
The Chiliasts or Millinaries doe fondly ⟨p. 366⟩gather from this Scripture, that after the overthow of Antichrist, the Lord Jesus would come and reigne with the faithfull here a thousand yeers upon the earth, and that in this time that Christ did so reigne as a great and glorious King upon the earth, his subjects should enjoy all maner of earthly pleasures and delights. This foolish error is confuted by the words that follow in the text, as wee shall see afterwards.