An exposition with practical observations continued upon the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh chapters…

I answer, Babylons punishment shall be double, respecting what Babylon shall have acted, but not double, respecting what Babylon shall have deserved; Give to her double; if it be possible, let her have as much blood more to drink, as she hath spilt, for she deserveth to drink an hundred times more. The blood of Saints, is precious blood; one drop of the blood of Zion, is more worth than a whole ocean of the blood of Babylon, therefore give her double; though it be more in quantity, it is not so much in value. And so, reward our neighbours that have reproached thee sevenfold, it is not sevenfold beyond their deserts; for one scorn that a wicked man poureth upon a child of God (and so upon God, for that's the meaning of the Psalm) cannot be recompensed with ten thousand reproaches, poured upon wicked men: Reproach is the due of ungodly men here, and everlasting reproach, shall be their portion hereafter. But the least reproach cast upon God, is an infinite wrong; and the reproach of his people is so much his, that he reckons it as his own: And will therefore take away all reproach from his people, and render to their unkind neighbours, their reproach sevenfold (and that's but equal) into their bosoms.

I answer, Babylons punishment shall be double, respecting what Babylon shall have acted, but not double, respecting what Babylon shall have deserved; Give to her double; if it be possible, let her have as much blood more to drinke, as she hath spilt, for she deserveth to drinke an hundred times more. The blood of Saints, is precious blood; one drop of the blood of Sion, is more worth than a whole ocean of the blood of Babylon, therefore give her double; though it be more in quantity, it is not so much in value. And so, reward our neighbours that have reproached thee sevenfold, it is not sevenfold beyond their deserts; for one scorne that a wicked man powreth upon a childe of God (and so upon God, for that's the meaning of the Psalme) cannot be recompensed with ten thousand reproaches, powred upon wicked men: Reproach is the due of ungodly men here, and everlasting reproach, shall be their portion hereafter. But the least reproach cast upon God, is an infinite wrong; and the reproach of his people is so much his, that he reckons it as his own: And will therefore take away all reproach from his people, and render to their unkinde neighbours, their reproach sevenfold (and that's but equall) into their bosomes.