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

It is with you also to set up burning, and shining lights in every Candlestick of the Kingdom. First, that the Candlestick be rightly fashioned; secondly, that the lights therein be duly settled with golden snuffers, not brazen extinguishers. This is a special help to the fall of Babylon, for ye heard from the context, that no sooner did there an Angel fly through the midst of heaven with the everlasting Gospel, that is, preaching openly; but another Angel followed presently, crying, Babylon is fallen. You know, that contraries have contrary consequences. Babylon was built by Ignorance, ⟨p. 17⟩therefore the Papists say, Ignorance is the mother of devotion, and they say truly; for indeed ignorance is the mother of their devotion; therefore they use their friends, that the people may be put off with Matins, and Even-song, that so our ignorance might be an in-let to their devotion. Wherefore then let there be an Angel sent, that is a ministry flying in the midst of heaven, that is openly, and not by stealth; preaching the everlasting Gospel to every place, and congregation, then will Babylon fall, and fall immediately.

It is with you also to set up burning, and shining lights in every Candlestick of the Kingdome. First, that the Candlestick be rightly fashioned; secondly, that the lights therein be duly setled with golden snuffers, not brasen extinguishers. This is a speciall help to the fall of Babylon, for ye heard from the context, that no sooner did there an Angell fly thorow the midst of heaven with the everlasting Gospell, that is, preaching openly; but another Angell followed presently, crying, Babylon is fallen. You know, that contraries have contrary consequences. Babylon was built by Ignorance, ⟨p. 17⟩therefore the Papists say, Ignorance is the mother of devotion, and they say truly; for indeed ignorance is the mother of their devotion; therefore they use their friends, that the people may be put off with Mattins, and Even-song, that so our ignorance might be an in-let to their devotion. Wherefore then let there be an Angell sent, that is a ministery flying in the midst of heaven, that is openly, and not by stealth; preaching the everlasting Gospell to every place, and congregation, then will Babylon fall, and fall immediatly.