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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 Angel with his golden measuring rod, measureth the square sides of the city, both the length, breadth, height and depth of it, and findeth each of them to be 12000 furlongs, which after eight furlongs to the mile, maketh in our account 1500 miles, and so the whole square of this great city, cometh to six thousand miles, which is a goodly compass, & noteth unto us the great largeness of gods kingdom, & that there is romth enough for all the inhabitants thereof. Yea, most pleasant & commodious rooms, as our Lord Jesus saith: in my fathers house are many dwelling places. 1If it were not so I would have told you: for I go to prepare a place for you.
The Angell with his golden measuring rod, measureth the square sides of the citie, both the length, breadth, height and depth of it, and findeth each of them to bee 12000 furlongs, which after eight furlongs to the mile, maketh in our accompt 1500 miles, and so the whole square of this great citie, commeth to sixe thousand miles, which is a goodly compasse, & noteth vnto vs the great largenesse of gods kingdome, & that there is romth inough for all the inhabitants thereof. Yea, most pleasant & commodious roomes, as our Lord Iesus saith: in my fathers house are many dwelling places. 1If it were not so I would haue tolde you: for I goe to prepare a place for you.
After this, he measureth the thickness of the wall, and findeth it to be an hundred forty and four cubits, which after our common account of two cubits to a yard, amount to seventy and two yards, which is a jolly thickness, even so thick as no Cannon can pierce, and therefore altogether in expugnable, as hath been said before.