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

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.

Heathenish Babylon was the Metropolitan, or the §1chief City of the Chaldees, full of trade and merchandise, in so much as she calls her self the Queen of the world, who sat upon many waters, Jer. 51. 13. So it is with our late Babylon, who calls her self the Queen sitting upon many waters, which is also interpreted by Saint John, to be peoples multitudes, ⟨p. 4⟩and nations. Revel. 17. 15.

Heathenish Babylon was the Metropolitan, or the §1chiefe Citie of the Chaldees, full of trade and merchandize, in so much as shee calls her selfe the Queene of the world, who sat upon many waters, Jer. 51. 13. So it is with our late Babylon, who calls her selfe the Queene sitting upon many waters, which is also interpreted by Saint John, to be peoples multitudes,