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

5. You may use all the Interest you have in heaven, and whatsoever credit you have there, improve it, which we beseech you do now in this particular. Your prayers puts them under Gods curse.

5. You may use all the Interest you have in heaven, and whatsoever credit you have there, improve it, which wee beseech you doe now in this particular. Your prayers puts them under Gods curse.

6. Though your condition, and station be never so private, you may according to your place, curse the practices and complotments of all the enemies. Doth not Jacob seem to pronounce a curse upon the practices of Simeon, and Levi, though his own children, Gen. 49. 7. Cursed be their wrath for it was cruel, &c. for in their anger they flew a man, and in their self, will they digged down a wall. What is the endeavour of the Babylonians, but to dig ⟨p. 27⟩down the walls of Jerusalem, and of our protection. O my soul come not thou into their secret. God hath commanded that Merosh should be cursed, and cursed bitterly; because they went not forth to help the Lord against the mighty. How bitterly then are they to be cursed, that go forth to help the mighty against the Lord.

6. Though your condition, and station be never so private, you may according to your place, curse the practices and complotments of all the enemies. Doth not Iacob seeme to pronounce a curse upon the practices of Simeon, and Levi, though his owne children, Gen. 49. 7. Cursed be their wrath for it was cruell, &c. for in their anger they flew a man, and in their selfe, will they digg'd downe a wall. What is the endeavour of the Babylonians, but to digge ⟨p. 27⟩