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…

Here the omnipotent God, which sitteth upon the most glorious throne, doth protest, that he will make all things new; that is, restore the world to that excellent estate wherein it was before Adams fall; and his elect to a state and condition far more excellent ⟨p. 382⟩in heaven: for the greater certainty and assurance of it, willeth and commandeth John to write it, ¹and record it as a thing most certain and infallible, and to set it down as a thing already done. For things to come, which are decreed in the counsel of God, are as certain as if they were past: for God cannot err, alter, nor change, and therefore he saith, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last, the unchangeable and immutable God:² And addeth, that he will give freely to every one that is athirst of the well of the water of life; that is, without all regard of our deserts, he will give to every one, that earnestly seeketh after heaven and heavenly things, his fill thereof. And moreover,³ that whosoever overcometh in the spiritual battle shall have the full fruition of all good things, both in this life and the life to come, as having special right and interest therein through Christ, God being his Father, and he his Son and heir. But on the contrary, he willeth it to be written and recorded as a thing most certain and sure, that all reprobates, all atheists, worldlings, and all unbelievers shall have their part and portion in the lake which burneth with sure and brimstone for ever.⁴

Here the omnipotent God, which sitteth upon the most glorious throne, doth protest, that hee will make all things new; that is, restore the world to that excellent estate wherein it was before Adams fall; and his elect to a state and condition farre more excellent ⟨p. 382⟩in heaven: for the greater certainty and assurance of it, willeth and commandeth John to write it, ¹