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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.
Thus then it is: the read horse with blood, the black horse with famine, the pale horse with pestilence, have power given them over the fourth part of men, to murder, kill and slay, as all stories do show, that for the rejecting of Christ and his Gospel, these plagues were carried as it were on horseback, over a great part of the world. Now as touching this famine and pestilence which fell out upon the opening of the third and fourth seals, they are to be referred unto those times especially, wherein the Huns, Goths, and Vandals, and other barbarous nations which were the wasters of the world, did waste & decay the Roman Empire both far and near. Whereupon grew this famine, scarcity, and pestilence, and strange diseases here spoken of, about some 300. years after Christ, and somewhat more.
Thus then it is: the redde horse with blood, the blacke horse with famine, the pale horse with pestilence, haue power giuen them ouer the fourth part of men, to murther, kill and slea, as all stories doe shewe, that for the reiecting of Christ and his Gospell, these plagues were carried as it were on horsebacke, ouer a great part of the worlde. Now as touching this famine and pestilence which fell out vpon the opening of the third and fourth seales, they are to bee referred vnto those times especially, wherein the Hunnes, Gothes, and Vandales, and other barbarous nations which were the wasters of the world, did waste & decaie the Romane Empire both farre and neare. Wherevppon grew this famine, scarsitie, and pestilence, and straunge diseases heere spoken of, about some 300. yeares after Christ, and somewhat more.
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the Altar the souls of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimony which they maintained, &c.
And when hee had opened the fift seale, I sawe vnder the Aultar the soules of them that were killed for the word of God, and for the testimonie which they maintained, &c.