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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.
The text.
ver. 1 AND I saw an Angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit, and a great chain in his hand.
ver. 1 AND I saw an Angell come downe from heauen, haueing the key of the bottomlesse pit, and a great chaine in his hand.
ver. 2 And he took the dragon that old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years.
ver. 2 And he tooke the dragon that old serpent, which is the diuell and Sathan, and bound him a thousand yeeres.
ver. 3 And cast him into the bottomless pit, and he shut him up, and sealed the door upon him, that he should deceive the people no more, till the thousand years were fulfilled: so after that he must be loosed for a little season.
ver. 3 And cast him into the bottomlesse pit, and hee shut him vp, and sealed the doore vpon him, that hee should deceiue the people no more, till the thousand yeeres were fulfilled: so after that hee must bee loosed for a little season.