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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.
By the great city, here is meant Rome, & yet not the city only of Rome, but all the Roman Empire, ⟨p. 142⟩power and jurisdiction, as afterward shall be made manifest. Now the corpses & dead carcasses, which were murdered and massacred in all nations, by Antichrists tyranny, are here said to lie in the streets of Rome, that is, to be cast forth into the open fields, as not worthy the honour of burial in all places, countries, & kingdoms, within the Romaine Empire, or jurisdiction of Rome, as we read to have been in England, Scotland, France, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. And as the holy Ghost saith,1 The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat to the fowls of the heaven, and the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the earth.
By the great citie, here is meant Rome, & yet not the citie only of Rome, but all the Romane Empire, ⟨p. 142⟩power and iurisdiction, as afterwarde shall be made manifest. Now the corpses & dead carkasses, which were murdered and massacred in all nations, by Antichrists tyrannie, are here said to lie in the streetes of Rome, that is, to be cast forth into the open fieldes, as not worthy the honour of buriall in all places, countries, & kingdomes, within the Romaine Empire, or iurisdiction of Rome, as we read to haue bene in England, Scotland, France, Ireland, Germany, and Spaine. And as the holy Ghost saith,1 The dead bodies of thy seruants haue they giuen to be meate to the foules of the heauē, and the flesh of thy Saints vnto the beastes of the earth.