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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.
All these examples do manifestly declare what tender care the Lord in all ages hath had of his own people, that they might be delivered and set in safety in the midst of all extremities. Even so here we see that God is very careful, that his own children might not be infected with those damnable heresies which now already upon the stopping of the course of the Gospel began to be hatched, and afterward did spring and grow up in the Church both thick and three-fold.
All these examples do manifestly declare what tender care the Lorde in all ages hath had of his owne people, that they might be deliuered and set in safetie in the midst of all extremities. Euen so heere we see that God is verie carefull, that his owne children might not be infected with those damnable heresies which now alreadie vppon the stopping of the course of the Gospell beganne to be hatched, and afterward did spring and growe vp in the Church both thicke and three-folde.
And I heard the number of them that were sealed, vers. 4 and there were sealed an hundred forty and four thousand of all the Tribes of the Children: Of the Tribe of Judah were sealed twelve thousand, &c.
And I heard the number of them that were sealed, vers. 4 and there were sealed an hundred fortie and foure thousande of all the Tribes of the Children: Of the Tribe of Iudah were sealed twelue thousand, &c.
Now John heareth the number of them that were sealed, and he reckoneth up the whole Church militant, consisting both of the Jews, and Gentiles. He saith, that of the Church of the Jews there were sealed 144000. Wherein he putteth a certain number for an uncertain, and a definite number for an indefinite: for his meaning is not that there were just so many, and neither moe nor less sealed: but this number doth arise of twelve times twelve, in that he saith of every Tribe twelve thousand: for twelve times twelve thousand make an hundred forty and four thousand. Neither