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death_n	wonder_v	world_n	wound_n	88	3	7.8448	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A35689	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.	Dent, Arthur, d. 1607.; Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607. Exposition upon the Revelation.	1644 (1644)	Wing D1057; ESTC R29350	192,764	462

by these Horns the Roman Empire did not onely push down other Nations but especially dosse against the Church and as it were cruelly gore the sides thereof Now then we see that the Roman Emperors both in horns and heads were like their father the Divell or the Dragon By the ten crowns upon his ten horns are meant his great and manifold victories over other countries and kingdomes The hornes of the beast are said to be crowned and not his heads because the Roman Empire hath alwaies more prevailed by power then by policy by strength then by subtilty But the Dragon hath his heads crowned and not his horns because he hath alwaies done more hurt by policy then power by subtilty then strength One thing in all this is greatly to be heeded that the holy Ghost in this chapter doth specially speak of the Roman Monarchy as the Popes were heads thereof or as it was under the dominion of the Popes in their pride when as the Emperors were almost troden under foot and not simply and solely as the Emperors were heads thereof Moreover it is said that upon the seven heads of this beast was written the name of blasphemy For besides the blasphemies of Caligula Nero Domitian Dioclesian Julianus and the other old heathenish and persecuting Emperors which have arrogated unto themselves divine honour wee shall anon hear of the surpassing blasphemies of the Popes against God and all goodnesse Verss 4 5. And the beast which I saw was like a Leopard and his feet like a Bears Verse 2. and his mouth as the mouth of a Lion and the Dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority Here the Roman Empire is described of the likelihood of qualities which it had with the other three Empires going before it For first it is compared to a Leopard for swiftnesse to prey upon others and also for fiercenesse and subtilty as did the Greeke Monarchy Secondly it is compared to a Beare for rapine and ravening as the Monarchy of the Medes and Persians Thirdly it is compared to a Lion for pride and insolency as the Monarchy of the Chaldeans So then by this description it is very clear that this beast signifieth the Roman Monarchy because it containeth in it the whole power of the other three Empires and is here described as a compound of divers beasts yea as a very monster of monsters having the body of a leopard the feete of a beare and the mouth of a lion Moreover it is said that the Dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority Which plainely sheweth that the power and authority of the Roman Empire is of the Divell Chap. 17.8 in respect of the evill qualitie thereof that is fraud rapine and oppression In which respect it is said to ascend out of the bottomlesse pit as was declared before But the substance of it and the government it self was of God Rom. 13.2 For the powers that be are ordained of God as saith the Apostle Verse 3. And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded unto death but his deadly wound was healed and all the world wondred and followed the beast Here John in a vision seeth one of the seven heads of the beast almost wounded unto death There be divers and differing opinions of the learned touching this wound of the Empire both when it should bee and how and by whom Some understand it of the death of Julius Caesar some of Nero some of the oppression of the Gothes and Vandals some of the great prevailing of John Husse and Jerome of Prague in the greatest part of Bohemia But to let all these passe if wee doe wisely consider and weigh with our selves that by a beast in this place is not meant any lawfull administration of government but a tyrannicall power in persecuting the Church we shall find that a head of the beast was then wounded when Constantine the Great slew Maxentius and Licinius the two last persecuting Emperors set up true Religion and brought peace to the Churches For hereby the Roman Empire was greatly wounded as touching the tyranny of it The holy Ghost doth not set down which of the seven heads were thus wounded but in generall saith one of them Now it is very probable that hee meaneth the sixth head For wee doe not read of any such wound in the former five which were past Neither can it bee understood of the seventh head which was the Papacy because it received no such wound as yet It followeth then that the wound was in the sixth head that is in the Empire But we read of no Emperor that did so wound the beast as did Constantine the Great And therefore it is very probable nay an hundred to one that the holy Ghost here pointeth at him But it followeth that his deadly wound was healed to wit by these wicked Emperors which succeeded Constantine as Constantius Julianus Valentius and others which afresh did set up Idolatry and persecuted the Church Now upon the healing of this wound it is said that all the world wondred and followed the beast that is many nations or the greatest part of the world did submit themselves to the Roman tyranny For sure it is some kingdomes were never subject to the Empire of Rome as some part of Asia and some part of Africa Verse 4. And they worshipped the Dragon which gave power unto the beast and they worshipped the beast saying Who is like unto the beast who is able to war with him Now is shewed how all the subjects of the Roman Empire did worship the Dragon that is they maintained that worship which he liked and loved that is the worship of idols which the Apostle calleth the worship of Divels 1 Cor. 10.20 21. And it is said also they worshipped the Beast that is they did all with one accord submit themselves both to the religion and authoritie of the beast that is to the Popes as they were the seventh head of the Empire For as I said before so I say againe the holy Ghost here speaketh of the Empire when it was in the greatest glory and exaltation yea when all the world wondred and followed the beast yea when all admired the great large dominion of the Roman Empire and said within themselves Who is like unto the beast who is able to make warre with him Now the Empire of Rome was never so great and powerfull as when the Popes were heads thereof I mean when they executed the whole Civill jurisdiction of the Empire besides their Ecclesiasticall power which now did both meet in one For now the Papacy was aloft and the Roman Empire joyned with it so that the eyes of the world were dazzled with the pomp and magnificence thereof and they said What is like unto it Or who is comparable to the Pope the seventh head thereof for then the blinde world thought that the power of the Pope was not onely