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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.
Then the great Turk shall be 40 years on the decaying hand, and lose many Countries, but in the year 1696. he also shall be utterly overthrown: and then Christ shall reign with his Ordinances chief in the world. They that please to examine these quotations in the Margin, by Master Brightmans Book on the Revelations, which ⟨p. 14⟩which he wrote above 40 years ago, they shall find the composer hereof hath endeavoured as near as he could, to render the Author in his own words, including much in so little room.
Then the great Turke shall be 40 yeares on the decaying hand, and lose many Countries, but in the yeare 1696. he also shall be utterly overthrowne: and then Christ shall raigne with his Ordinances chiefe in the world. They that please to examine these quotations in the Margent, by Master Brightmans Booke on the Revelations, which ⟨p. 14⟩which hee wrote above 40 yeares ago, they shall finde the composer hereof hath endeavored as neere as he could, to render the Authour in his owne words, including much in so little roome.
Yet not to forget that he saith further of England and Ireland, Although Christ be angry with us by reason we are so far from a perfect Reformation, and they which labour to bring in the Popish ceremonies hated of God, to endanger the overthrow of our Kingdom; yet he saith, Christ hath begun his Kingdom (at that time he wrote) which was in the days of blessed Q. Elizabeth, who happily begun and proceeded in the work of Reformation, according to the time and those days she lived in; the finishing whereof will be required of this Generation; otherwise expect God hath a sad controversy with this Land. But Christ hath begun his Kingdom both in England and Ireland, to reign evermore: and the enemies shall endeavour many enterprises, yet they shall vanish like smoke, and they shall never prevail to overthrow Christ his Kingdom begun here: for they will never want Christian Princes to maintain his Truth begun, which he saith begun from the year 1558. For the seventh Angel blew his Trumpet for this time, and saith he would reign evermore. He further saith, that ere long, before the year 1650.