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…

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. ⟨p. 15⟩the fourth Angel shall pour out his Viol upon the Sun; which Sun he interprets the holy Scriptures, which illustrate the minds of men as the beams of the Sun do the eyes of the body. This Viol being poured on them, shall give them greater force and edge, more vehemently to scorch the man of sin: so that he shall gnash and rage against this Sun, which hath so discovered his ugly hew to the world: and it shall not only burn and vex him, and those of his household, but also hypocrites, and all others who are not endued with true godliness; That they shall even boil with envy and strife, and all bitterness of mind, like the men of Atlas, which curse the Sun, because it parcheth them with too much heat.

Yet not to forget that hee 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 Kingdome; yet he saith, Christ hath begun his Kingdome (at that time he wrote) which was in the dayes of blessed Q. Elizabeth, who happily begun and proceeded in the worke of Reformation, according to the time and those dayes she lived in; the finishing whereof will be required of this Generation; otherwise expect God hath a sad controversie with this Land. But Christ hath begun his Kingdome both in England and Ireland, to reigne evermore: and the enemies shall endeavour many enterprises, yet they shall vanish like smoake, and they shall never prevaile to overthrow Christ his Kingdom begun here: for they will never want Christian Princes to maintaine his Truth begun, which he saith begun from the yeare 1558. For the seventh Angel blew his Trumpet for this time, and saith he would raigne evermore. He further saith, that ere long, before the yeare 1650.