Babylons downfall a sermon lately preached at Westminster before sundry of the honourable House…

3. Those that are too big for themselves, and cannot manage their own greatness, must needs fall. Pride goes before a fall; It is the natural genius of Babylon to be proud, and great, great and proud. Babel was at first built to affront providence, that the world might be no more drowned. Afterwards says that King in Daniel, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for mine honour. And ⟨p. 29⟩Revel. 18. saith our late Babylon, Isu a Queen, &c. They have been great, and in their own eyes great, surely therefore their own weight shall sink them.

3. Those that are too bigge for themselves, and cannot mannage their owne greatnesse, must needs fall. Pride goes before a fall; It is the naturall genius of Babylon to bee proud, and great, great and proud. Babell was at first built to affront providence, that the world might be no more drowned. Afterwards sayes that King in Daniel, Is not this great Babylon that I have built for mine honour. And ⟨p. 29⟩Revel. 18. saith our late Babylon, Isu a Queene, &c. They have beene great, and in their owne eyes great, surely therefore their owne waight shall sink them.

4. Must not those needs fall that are set in dark and slippery places, whom the Angel of the Lord drives? Now, if ever, the places of Gods enemies are very slippery, themselves in the dark, and the Angel of God driving them. Therefore they shall fall, and fall assuredly.

4. Must not those needs fall that are set in dark and slippery places, whom the Angell of the Lord drives? Now, if ever, the places of Gods enemies are very slippery, themselves in the dark, and the Angell of God driving them. Therefore they shall fall, and fall assuredly.