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The ruin of RomeThe ruine of Rome
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 still more and more throughout all the churches of Europe, and come to an utter overthrow even in this life before the end of the world. Written especially for the comfort of Protestants, and the daunting of papists, seminary priests, Jesuits, and all that cursed rabble. Published by Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.The ruine of Rome: or An exposition vpon the whole Reuelation Wherein is plainly shewed and proued, that the popish religion, together with all the power and authoritie of Rome, shall ebbe and decay still more and more throughout all the churches of Europe, and come to an vtter ouerthrow euen in this life before the end of the world. Written especially for the comfort of Protestants, and the daunting of papists, seminary priests, Iesuites, and all that cursed rabble. Published by Arthur Dent, preacher of the word of God at South-Shoobery in Essex.
London: printed by T. Creede for Simon Waterson and Cuthbert Burby, 1603London: printed by T. Creede for Simon Waterson and Cutbert Burby, 1603
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.
And before the throne, there was a Sea of glass, vers. 6 like unto Crystal.
And before the throne, there was a Sea of glasse, vers. 6 like vnto Christall.
This Sea of glass is the world, which is fitly compared to a Sea, because it is full of storms, tempests, and waves, that are continually raised up in it. It is full of rocks, upon which many dash, and make shipwreck. It is compared to a Sea of glass, for the brittleness, changes, and uncertainty of all things in the world. It is said to be before the throne like Crystal, because the all-seeing God doth as clearly behold from his throne all the thoughts, words, and works of the sons of men, and all other particular actions of all his creatures under the Sun, as we behold our face in a Crystal.1 For all things are naked, and as it were laid out in an anatomy unto his eyes, with whom we have to do.
This Sea of glasse is the world, which is fitly compared to a Sea, because it is full of stormes, tempests, and waues, that are continually raised vp in it. It is full of rockes, vpō which many dash, and make shipwracke. It is compared to a Sea of glasse, for the brittlenesse, chaunges, and vncertaintie of all things in the world. It is said to be before the throne like Christall, because the all-seeing God doth as clearely beholde from his throne all the thoughts, words, and workes of the sonnes of men, and all other particular actions of all his creatures vnder the Sunne, as wee beholde our face in a Christall.1 For all things are naked, and as it were laide out in an anatomy vnto his eies, with whom we haue to do.