A20217:826
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 a new heaven, and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.
ver. 1 AND I saw a new heauen, and a new earth, for the first heauen and the first earth were passed away, and there was no more sea.
ver. 2 And I John saw the holy city new Jerusalem come down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride trimmed for her husband.
ver. 2 And I Iohn saw the holy city new Ierusalem come downe from God out of heauen, prepared as a bride trimmed for hir husband.
ver. 3 And I heard a great voice of heaven, saying, behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be their God.
ver. 3 And I heard a great voice of heauen, saying, behold the tabernacle of God is with men, and hee will dwell with them, and they shall bee his people, and God himselfe shall bee their God.