A20217:659
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.
Mount Zion lying Northward is fair in situation:1 it is the joy of the whole earth, and the city of the great king. And again, The law shall go forth of Zion, 2and ⟨p. 198⟩the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
Mount Sion lying Northward is faire in situation:1 it is the ioy of the whole earth, and the citie of the great king. And againe, The law shall goe forth of Sion, 2and ⟨p. 198⟩the word of the Lord from Ierusalem.
Moreover, Saint John seeth here with the Lamb an hundred forty and four thousand: that is, the particular members of the Church, putting a certain number for an uncertain, and specially alluding to the sealing of the twelve tribes of Israel, as before hath been showed. For it might be demanded, where the Church was, chapter 7.4. when all the world wondered, and followed the first Beast? and also when all, both small and great, rich and poor, received the mark of the second Beast? Saint John answereth, that even then in the middest of the heat of persecutions God had his hid & invisible church, whom Jesus Christ did protect and preserve even in the very flames of persecutions, being always present with them, and amongst them, as he said to his Disciples a little before his bodily departure from them. Lo, I am with you even unto the end of the world. And here he is said to stand upon mount Zion with his hundred forty and four thousand. And it is added, that this number of Gods faithful elect children had the Fathers name written in their foreheads: That is, they did profess, and practise the doctrine and religion of God their Father only, utterly renouncing and abhorring the worship and religion of the Beast. For the Fathers name in this place is set opposite to the mark of the Beast; to signify, that as the worshippers of Antichrist received his mark: so the true worshippers of God received his brand, which is his Spirit, and the fruits thereof, whereby they were perfectly discerned from those which had the beasts