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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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2. This City, and Whore of Babylon, is said to sit upon a beast, Revel. 17. 7. Now if we look into the book of Daniel, whereby much of the Revelation is to be interpreted, we shall find mention made of four beasts to succeed one another, which is there interpreted to be four Kingdoms or Monarchies. The first of the Chaldees. The second of the Medes and Persians. The third of the Grecians. And the fourth of the Romans. Now before Johns time, the three first beasts were dead, and gone; the fourth and last, only remained, the Roman Empire. And what City or people hath so ridden the Roman Empire, as Rome hath done?
2. This Citie, and Whore of Babylon, is said to sit upon a beast, Revel. 17. 7. Now if we looke into the book of Daniel, whereby much of the Revelation is to be interpreted, wee shall finde mention made of foure beasts to succeed one another, which is there interpreted to be foure Kingdomes or Monarchies. The first of the Chaldees. The second of the Medes and Persians. The third of the Grecians. And the fourth of the Romans. Now before Johns time, the three first beasts were dead, and gone; the fourth and last, onely remained, the Roman Empire. And what Citie or people hath so ridden the Roman Empire, as Rome hath done?
3. S. John tells us, that this beast that carried the woman, this City was to have seven heads, and ten horns, Revel. 17. 7. which the Holy Ghost interpreteth in the same Chapter, saying. These seven heads are seven mountains, ver. 9. or seven Kings, that is, several sorts of government, ver. 10. And the ten horns are ten Kings or Kingdoms, ver. 12. which this Empire did break into. Now though some think, whilst they look through false perspectives, that they see some other City sitting upon seven hills, yet let any man show us these three met together in any other City. Who knows any other City whose building hath been laid on seven hills, so famous that the City it self is called Septires, and whose government hath been