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…

And their enemies should boast and flourish, as if they alone were the people of God, creaking and cracking of nothing so much as the good of the Church; but they do but deceive themselves and the world with glossing and goodly words, when they reject Christs government, and stick to the abrogated Ceremonies of the Law, and of Rome, and thrusting a worship on Christ he hath not appointed, whereby they make themselves the Synagogue of Satan, and not a Congregation of Saints; notable and famous at last shall the triumph of the Church be over Papists and Popery; hitherto they have fought against them with quills and ink, but the time shall come ere long ⟨p. 5⟩when they shall quite be rooted out with weapons, and that with the help of this Church; and let the experiences of this Church stablish their minds against all future fears: And for her reward she shall remain to see the restoring of the new Church, wherein the new Jerusalem shall come down from heaven, and be joined with it in covenant and society, and enjoy the same felicity, then men shall acknowledge that her Reformation was right, and not a device of mens brains, as contentious babblers now affirm; when they shall see the same ordinances to flourish in the new Jerusalem, then Christ shall arise with triumph, and deface his enemies, and give triumph to his Spouse: Here therefore, O holy Philadelphia, thou art little and lowly, but God shall exalt thee, regard not the scoffs of the wicked, who shall by this means pull woeful plagues upon themselves, but they shall bring thee a Crown of glory, and the end of thy welfare is coming shortly.

And their enemies should boast and flourish, as if they alone were the people of God, creaking and cracking of nothing so much as the good of the Church; but they doe but deceive themselves and the world with glozing and goodly words, when they reject Christs government, and sticke to the abrogated Ceremonies of the Law, and of Rome, and thrusting a worship on Christ he hath not appointed, whereby they make themselves the Synagogue of Satan, and not a Congregation of Saints; notable and famous at last shall the triumph of the Church be over Papists and Popery; hitherto they have fought against them with quils and ink, but the time shall come ere long ⟨p. 5⟩when they shall quite be rooted out with weapons, and that with the helpe of this Church; and let the experiences of this Church stablish their mindes against all future feares: And for her reward she shall remain to see the restoring of the new Church, wherein the new Jerusalem shall come downe from heaven, and be joyned with it in covenant and society, and enjoy the same felicity, then men shall acknowledge that her Reformation was right, and not a device of mens braines, as contentious bablers now affirme; when they shall see the same ordinances to flourish in the new Jerusalem, then Christ shall arise with triumph, and deface his enemies, and give triumph to his Spouse: Here therefore, O holy Philadelphia, thou art little and lowly, but God shall exalt thee, regard not the scoffes of the wicked, who shall by this meanes pull wofull plagues upon themselves, but they shall bring thee a Crowne of glory, and the end of thy welfare is comming shortly.