A20217:503
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.
The Moon was under her feet. Whereby is meant, that the church treadeth under her feet all worldly things, which are compared to the moon for their often changes, waxings, wanings, increasings decresings, and continual mutations, and uncertainties.
The Moone was vnder her feete. Whereby is meant, that the church treadeth vnder her feete al worldly things, which are compared to the moone for their often changes, waxings, wanings, increasings decresings, and continual mutations, and vncertainties.
The church treadeth all transitory things under her feet: that is, she maketh light account of them; she regardeth them not in comparison of heavenly things. For he that is clothed with the sun, careth little for the light of the moon.
The church treadeth al transitory things vnder her feet: that is, she maketh light account of them; she regardeth them not in comparison of heauenly things. For he that is clothed with the sunne, careth little for the light of the moone.