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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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After him succeeded sundry other Popes, which were notorious monsters, some of them murderers, some poisoners, some sorcerers, some conjurers; by whom the Devil was fully loosed, all light of the Gospel and •rue religion being in a manner clean put out, and most abominable idolatry, and all manner of villainy spreading over the face of the earth, and hereof Saint John saith, that Satan being fully loosed, he went forth to deceive the people which were in the four corners of the •arth, even Gog and Magog, &c. This seducing by Satan here spoken of, is the same with •hat which is spoken chap. 13. only this excepted, that this of Gog and Magog is more general. We read there, how all nations, kindreds and tongues were made to worship •he image of the beast, and to receive his mark; but that is to be extended no further •hen to those kingdoms which were subject •o the Papacy.
After him succeeded sundry other Popes, which were notorious monsters, some of them murtherers, some poysoners, some sorcerers, some conjurers; by whom the Divell was fully loosed, all light of the Gospel and •rue religion being in a manner cleane put out, and most abominable idolatry, and all manner of villany spreading over the face of the earth, and hereof Saint John saith, that Satan being fully loosed, hee went forth to deceive the people which were in the foure corners of the •arth, even Gog and Magog, &c. This seducing by Satan here spoken of, is the same with •hat which is spoken chap. 13. onely this ex•epted, that this of Gog and Magog is more generall. Wee read there, how all nations, •indreds and tongues were made to worship •he image of the beast, and to receive his mark; but that is to be extended no further •hen to those kingdoms which were subject •o the Papacy.