A20217:142
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.
Moreover it is said, that in the middest of the throne, vers. 6 and round about the throne, were four beasts, full of eyes before and behind. These four beasts do signify the Angels of heaven, the invisible and elect Angels, as it is expounded, Ezech. 10. verse, 20. where ⟨p. 44⟩the Prophet in a vision seeth four beasts, as it were bearing up and drawing Gods chariot of triumph. And at the 20. verse he saith expressly, that he at last understood they were the Cherubins. The first and tenth chapter of Ezekiel being throughly looked into, do make this plain. The reason why the Angels are called by the name of beasts, is, because in the next verse they are compared to beasts, for their qualities of certain beasts. They are named four in number, being otherwise innumerable, because they are likened to four several beasts.
Moreouer it is said, that in the middest of the throne, vers. 6 and round about the throne, were foure beastes, full of eies before and behinde. These foure beastes do signifie the Angels of heauen, the inuisible and elect Angels, as it is expounded, Ezech. 10. verse, 20. where ⟨p. 44⟩the Prophet in a vision seeth foure beasts, as it were bearing vp and drawing Gods chariot of triumphe. And at the 20. verse he saith expressely, that he at last vnderstood they were the Cherubins. The first and tenth chapter of Ezechiel being throughly looked into, do make this plaine. The reason why the Angels are called by the name of beasts, is, because in the next verse they are compared to beasts, for their qualities of certaine beastes. They are named foure in number, being otherwise innumerable, because they are likened to foure seuerall beastes.
The Angels are said to have eyes before and behind, for their great vigilancie over the Church, and every member thereof, and because they are endued with knowledge of things past, and things to come: and last of all, because they see and discern almost all actions under the Sun, upward and downward, backward and forward.