An expositio[n] upon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians…

Saint John sayeth, The seven heads, are ¹seven mountains on which the woman sitteth. Antichrist shall sit in a City built upon seven hills. Where shall we find such a City in the whole world? is it Jerusalem, or Athens, or Constantinople, or Antioch? Where we find a City so built, that City is the place of Antichrist. There is none but one. The spirit of God cannot lie. But which is that one? Al writers as well old as new, call that City Rome. Rome is built upon seven hills. ⟨p. 324⟩They be yet standing. The names of the hills are known to be these, Palatinus, Quirinalis, Aventinus, Caelius, Viminalis, Exquilius, Janicularis. The Poet speaking of this City saith, Septemque una sibi muro circundedit arces. And this one city hath compassed in to it self with a wall seven high places. Therefore Plutarch calleth it [Greek or Hebrew], of seven hills. They have used in Rome, in their general processions in gang week to go to these seven hills, and to do some solemn piece of service at every of them. Rome is the City of seven heads: Rome is the City built upon seven hills: therefore the City which John describeth: and therefore it is the tabernacle, and stall, in which Antichrist shall sit.

Saint Iohn saieth, The seauen heades, are ¹seauen mountaines on which the woman sitteth. Antichrist shall sit in a Citie built vppon seauen hilles. Where shall we find such a Citie in the whole worlde? is it Hierusalem, or Athens, or Constantinople, or Antioch? Where wée finde a Citie so built, that Citie is the place of Antichrist. There is none but one. The spirit of God cannot lie. But which is that one? Al writers as wel olde as new, call that Citie Rome. Rome is built vppon seauen hilles. ⟨p. 324⟩They be yet standing. The names of the hilles are knowne to be these, Palatinus, Quirinalis, Auentinus, Caelius, Viminalis, Exquilius, Ianicularis. The Poet speaking of this Citie saith, Septemque vna sibi muro circundedit arces. And this one citie hath compassed in to it self with a wal seauen high places. Therefore Plutarch calleth it 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, of seauen hilles. They haue vsed in Rome, in their generall processions in gang wéeke to goe to these seauen hilles, and to do some solemne péece of seruice at euery of them. Rome is the Citie of seauen heades: Rome is the Citie built vppon seauen hilles: therefore the Citie which Iohn describeth: and therefore it is the tabernacle, and stal, in which Antichrist shall sit.