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

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 ⟨p. 8⟩of seven sorts, and whose Empire hath been broken asunder in to ten Kingdoms, or there-abouts? This we know is agreeable to Rome it self, and therefore Rome and no other people is here meant by Babylon.

3. S. John tells us, that this beast that carried the woman, this Citie was to have seven heads, and ten hornes, Revel. 17. 7. which the Holy Ghost interpreteth in the same Chapter, saying. These seven heads are seven mountaines, ver. 9. or seven Kings, that is, severall sorts of government, ver. 10. And the ten hornes are ten Kings or Kingdomes, ver. 12. which this Empire did break into. Now though some think, whilest they looke thorow false perspectives, that they see some other Citie sitting upon seven hills, yet let any man shew us these three met together in any other Citie. Who knowes any other Citie whose building hath beene laid on seven hills, so famous that the Citie it selfe is called Septires, and whose government hath been ⟨p. 8⟩of seven sorts, and whose Empire hath beene broken asunder in to ten Kingdomes, or there-abouts? This wee know is agreeable to Rome it selfe, and therefore Rome and no other people is here meant by Babylon.