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Babylons downfall a sermon lately preached at Westminster before sundry of the honourable House…
Babylons downfall a sermon lately preached at Westminster before sundry of the honourable House of Commons / by William Bridge ...
London: printed by I. N. for John Rothwell, 1641London: printed by I. N. for Iohn Rothwell, 1641
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Though this Babylon be never so great, yet it shall fall.§2 It will fall assuredly.
It is the duty of the Saints, and people of God to speak §3of this fall as if it were done already.
It is the duty of the Saints, and people of God to speake §3of this fall as if it were done already.
For the first. Antichristian Romish Babylon, is truly Babylon. Herein I shall 1. parallel the old, and our late Babylon. 2. I shall prove that by this Babylon is meant Rome. In the old Testament we read of a Babylon wherein Israel was once captived, that was heathenish Babylon. In the new Testament we read here, and in divers other places of another in Babylon, Antichristian Babylon. Give me leave to parallel them a little.
For the first. Antichristian Romish Babylon, is truly Babylon. Herein I shall 1. parallell the old, and our late Babylon. 2. I shall prove that by this Babylon is meant Rome. In the old Testament wee read of a Babylon wherein Israel was once captived, that was heathenish Babylon. In the new Testament we read here, and in divers other places of another in Babylon, Antichristian Babylon. Give me leave to parallell them a little.