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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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Therefore the meaning of Saint John is, that as in the thousand years many that heard Christ and his Apostles, and their successors, were raised up from the death of sin to the life of righteousness; so many others were not quickened by their doctrine, but still dwelt in their sins, whom he calleth the rest of the dead: and he saith, These shall not live again; meaning the life of God, or the life of grace. And whereas he addeth, ⟨p. 367⟩until the thousand years be finished, he meaneth never, or not at all, for so the word until is often taken in the Scriptures: and it is sure, that after the expiration of the thousand years, they did not live the life of God, and the life of the Spirit. For then the Devil was let loose upon the world, to work his pleasure, and to seduce with all efficacy of error and iniquity.
Therefore the meaning of Saint John is, that as in the thousand yeers many that heard Christ and his Apostles, and their successors, were raised up from the death of sin to the life of righteousnesse; so many others were not quickened by their doctrine, but still dwelt in their sinnes, whom hee calleth the rest of the dead: and hee saith, These shall not live again; meaning the life of God, or the life of grace. And whereas he addeth, ⟨p. 367⟩untill the thousand yeeres be finished, hee meaneth never, or not at all, for so the word untill is often taken in the Scriptures: and it is sure, that after the expiration of the thousand yeers, they did not live the life of God, and the life of the Spirit. For then the Divell was let loose upon the world, to work his pleasure, and to seduce with all efficacy of error and iniquity.
Whereas it is said, This is the first resurrection; he meaneth the rising from sin, to the life of righteousness, which was in the thousand years of the Gospels preaching, and therefore he addeth, that he is blessed that hath part in the first resurrection, &c. and saith, that all such shall reign with Christ a thousand years. Which is meant of the reign of the faithful even upon earth for the space of the thousand years in which Satan was bound: but yet excludeth not their eternal glory in the heavens.