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The ruin of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly…
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 ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the daunting of papists ... / published by Arthur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.The ruine of Rome, or, An exposition upon the whole Revelation wherein is plainly shewed and proved that the popish religion, together with all the power and authority of Rome, shall ebbe and decay ... written especially for the comfort of Protestants and the danting of papists ... / published by Authur Dent ; to which is added an epitome of Reverend Mr. Brightman his Exposition upon the Revelation.
London: printed by T.H. and I.Y. for Jo. Waterson, 1644
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And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city withal,1 and the gates thereof and the wall thereof. And the city lay four-square,2 and the length is as large as the breadth of it: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. And he measured the wall thereof an hundred forty and four cubits, by the measure of man,3 that is, of the Angel.
And hee that talked with mee had a golden reed to measure the city withall,1 and the gates thereof and the wall thereof. And the city lay foure-square,2 and the length is as large as the breadth of it: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs, and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equall. And hee measured the wall thereof an hundred forty and four cubits, by the measure of man,3 that is, of the Angel.
- 1Verse 15.
- 2Verse 16.
- 3Verse 17.
Now St. John telleth us, that the Angel which talked with him had a golden reed, to measure both the city, and the gates and the walls thereof. Measuring with reeds was a thing of great use in ancient time, as we read in the Prophecy of Ezekiel and Zechariah, and as we have heard in the eleventh chapter. But because all things belonging to this celestial Jerusalem are super-excellent and glorious;