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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.
First, for Germany, there was the bitterest scourge for it that ever had fallen upon it, and that it was to come shortly: Germany should be like a house that is robbed by furious, mad and cruel spoilers, that would have no mercy of neither Sex nor Age; and the coming thereof should be sudden and unexpected, like a thief in the night; which we may see he truly fore-told, it being fulfilled in our years, and the inhabitants thereof have found it by sad experience: let England take warning, considering what he said, was the cause that would bring all this misery; because, saith he, they took no care for a full and through Reformation, therefore by the just judgement of God, they should loose their Citizens and Inhabitants; and they with other Churches should come to nothing, and shortly it would appear; he calls Germany by the name of Sardis.
First, for Germany, there was the bitterest scourge for it that ever had fallen upon it, and that it was to come shortly: Germany should be like a house that is robbed by furious, mad and cruell spoylers, that would have no mercy of neither Sex nor Age; and the comming thereof should be suddain and unexpected, like a thiefe in the night; which we may see he truly fore-told, it being fulfilled in our years, and the inhabitants thereof have found it by sad experience: let England take warning, considering what he said, was the cause that would bring all this misery; because, saith he, they tooke no care for a full and through Reformation, therefore by the just judgement of God, they should loose their Citizens and Inhabitants; and they with other Churches should come to nothing, and shortly it would appeare; he calls Germany by the name of Sardis.
Secondly, for Scotland and Holland, and the other Churches adhering to them; (typified by godly Philadelphia) he saith, tha• they shall shut and none shall open, and they shall open and none shall shut; a Virgin Church, chaste, not so defiled with Rome▪ superstitions as others; and speaks of a Covenant and Society they should be joined in ⟨p. 3⟩