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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 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 ⟨p. 82⟩yet may we think, that of every Tribe there were an equal number sealed, not moe nor less of one Tribe then an other: but this number of twelve, is used as the perfect and full number; in as much as the Church of the Jews was founded upon the twelve Patriarchs: unto which our Saviour had respect, when for to gather the dispersed and lost sheep of the house of Israel, he chose twelve Apostles.
Now Iohn heareth the number of them that were sealed, and hee reckeneth vp the whole Church militant, consisting both of the Iewes, and Gentiles. Hee saith, that of the Church of the Iewes there were sealed 144000. Wherein he putteth a certaine number for an vncertaine, and a definite number for an indefinite: for his meaning is not that there were iust so many, and neither moe nor lesse sealed: but this number doth arise of twelue times twelue, in that hee saith of euery Tribe twelue thousande: for twelue times twelue thousande make an hundred fortie and foure thousand. Neither ⟨p. 82⟩