may_v particular_o name_v our_o profound_o learned_a sovereign_n in_o his_o judicious_a and_o well_o compose_v paraphrase_n upon_o this_o mystical_a book_n who_o be_v describe_v here_o by_o his_o excellency_n he_o have_v great_a power_n and_o by_o his_o operation_n the_o earth_n be_v lighten_v with_o his_o glory_n second_o the_o manner_n of_o his_o proclamation_n he_o cry_v out_o mighty_o with_o a_o loud_a voice_n verse_n 2._o with_o a_o voice_n more_o than_o stentorian_n and_o no_o marvel_n for_o it_o be_v verbum_fw-la à _fw-la verbo_fw-la a_o word_n from_o the_o word_n a_o word_n powerful_o speak_v by_o the_o word_n ineffable_o beget_v three_o the_o matter_n itself_o it_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v fall_v babylon_n the_o place_n be_v considerable_a for_o it_o be_v babylon_n by_o quality_n and_o name_n also_o a_o great_a city_n by_o amplitude_n of_o place_n and_o power_n the_o ruin_n of_o it_o be_v markable_a for_o it_o be_v a_o fall_n extreme_a and_o final_a and_o it_o be_v fall_v in_o the_o time_n pass_v though_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v by_o a_o enallage_n of_o the_o tense_n and_o again_o it_o be_v fall_v by_o a_o anadiplôsis_n the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o show_v a_o infallible_a certainty_n of_o event_n thus_o now_o my_o text_n be_v like_o rebeccae_n womb_n it_o have_v twin_n in_o it_o cecidit_fw-la cecidit_fw-la as_o if_o the_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n be_v sound_v forth_o by_o the_o two_o silver_n trumpet_n num._n 10.2_o it_o be_v a_o double_a voice_n of_o ruin_n fall_v upon_o fall_n so_o that_o i_o may_v use_v the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n god_n have_v speak_v it_o once_o or_o twice_o psal_n 62.11_o and_o as_o my_o text_n be_v double_a here_o by_o the_o ingemination_n of_o one_o word_n so_o it_o be_v double_a by_o the_o repetition_n of_o the_o same_o sentence_n elsewhere_o viz._n apoc._n 14.8_o again_o that_o which_o in_o both_o these_o place_n be_v speak_v of_o mystical_a babylon_n rome_n as_o a_o one_o you_o shall_v hear_v be_v foretell_v by_o prophecy_n and_o we_o have_v see_v it_o verify_v by_o experience_n of_o literal_a babylon_n the_o renown_a city_n of_o chaldaea_n in_o the_o prediction_n of_o isaiah_n 21.9_o babel_n be_v fall_v it_o be_v fall_v this_o consonancy_n be_v in_o the_o scripture_n this_o resemblance_n in_o sin_n and_o ruin_n betwixt_o the_o old_a babylon_n and_o the_o new_a for_o babylonâ—s_n â—s_z the_o first_o rome_n and_o rome_n be_v the_o second_o babylon_n i_o come_v to_o the_o word_n of_o my_o text_n wherein_o there_o be_v a_o fatal_a conjunction_n of_o two_o thing_n culpa_fw-la and_o poena_n the_o sin_n of_o rome_n employ_v in_o her_o name_n babylon_n and_o the_o punishment_n of_o rome_n annex_v or_o prefix_v rather_o it_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v fall_v we_o may_v logical_o therefore_o make_v this_o partition_n of_o my_o text_n here_o be_v the_o subject_a babylon_n and_o here_o be_v the_o predicate_a it_o be_v fall_v in_o order_n of_o the_o word_n as_o they_o stand_v herein_o my_o text_n babylon_n be_v last_o 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this_o matter_n fair_o and_o clear_o to_o your_o understand_n i_o must_v propose_v a_o double_a inquisition_n in_o pursuit_n whereof_o we_o shall_v come_v secure_o unto_o the_o haven_n of_o my_o desire_n and_o then_o arrive_v happy_o upon_o the_o coast_n unto_o which_o i_o direct_v my_o thought_n first_o what_o be_v this_o babylon_n in_o my_o text._n second_o why_o this_o name_n be_v impose_v upon_o that_o place_n which_o be_v thereby_o signify_v unto_o us._n these_o two_o point_n be_v sufficient_o discuss_v for_o the_o true_a explication_n of_o my_o text_n and_o illustration_n of_o this_o name_n i_o will_v conclude_v the_o first_o part_n of_o my_o text_n with_o such_o observation_n as_o shall_v kind_o and_o proper_o ensue_v upon_o the_o same_o the_o first_o inquisition_n what_o be_v this_o babylon_n in_o my_o text._n this_o babylon_n be_v not_o literal_o to_o be_v understand_v neither_o for_o that_o ancient_a city_n in_o chaldaea_n nor_o for_o that_o famous_a city_n in_o egypt_n 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eusebius_n relate_v histor_n eccles_n l._n 7._o c._n 24._o but_o that_o there_o be_v deep_a and_o hide_a mystery_n in_o the_o same_o deep_o i_o confess_v and_o hide_a till_o that_o time_n the_o mother_n of_o truth_n in_o the_o success_n and_o event_n of_o thing_n be_v the_o midwife_n to_o help_v the_o church_n of_o god_n which_o travel_v long_o in_o bring_v forth_o the_o true_a and_o proper_a sense_n thereof_o for_o as_o samson_n be_v direct_v and_o guide_v by_o his_o servant_n unto_o the_o pillar_n upon_o which_o the_o house_n do_v stand_v judic._n 16.26_o so_o the_o success_n of_o thing_n conspire_v with_o the_o oracle_n of_o this_o book_n have_v convey_v we_o unto_o a_o sound_n and_o evident_a knowledge_n of_o many_o mystery_n therein_o unknown_a to_o former_a age_n but_o reveal_v in_o this_o in_o regard_n whereof_o this_o book_n do_v now_o more_o full_o answer_v unto_o its_o name_n for_o now_o it_o be_v a_o revelation_n indeed_o as_o it_o be_v before_o in_o title_n since_o 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rome_n be_v another_o babylon_n de_fw-fr civet_n dei_fw-la l._n 16._o c._n 17._o and_o that_o she_o be_v the_o daughter_n of_o babylon_n l._n 18._o c._n 22._o but_o not_o in_o regard_n of_o her_o sin_n and_o ruin_n as_o it_o be_v now_o in_o my_o text_n which_o thing_n that_o great_o learned_a father_n never_o seem_v to_o suspect_v and_o therefore_o teach_v true_o that_o there_o be_v two_o city_n in_o this_o world_n mix_v together_o in_o outward_a thing_n but_o sever_v in_o their_o inward_a quality_n and_o tend_v consequent_o unto_o different_a end_n he_o assume_v false_o that_o this_o babylon_n out_o of_o which_o we_o must_v fly_v apoc._n 18.4_o be_v only_o the_o general_a city_n of_o the_o devil_n and_o his_o member_n whereas_o the_o other_o city_n be_v a_o spiritual_a jerusalem_n and_o the_o city_n of_o god_n read_v s._n augustine_n
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brethren_n precede_v he_o in_o this_o kind_n but_o mark_v the_o event_n in_o this_o our_o present_a issue_n how_o this_o learned_a ignorant_a man_n this_o wise_a foolish_a man_n this_o judicious_a absurd_a man_n this_o acute_a obtuse_a man_n this_o expounder_n of_o the_o revelation_n or_o rather_o this_o compounder_n of_o fable_n do_v herein_o comport_v himself_o two_o thing_n then_o in_o this_o passage_n deserve_v your_o careful_a attention_n shall_v i_o smile_v at_o his_o folly_n or_o laugh_v at_o his_o misery_n while_o i_o propose_v the_o same_o the_o first_o be_v this_o that_o this_o babylon_n be_v rome_n indeed_o but_o only_o as_o she_o be_v in_o her_o ethnicall_a state_n and_o not_o in_o any_o state_n ensue_v hereafter_o the_o second_o be_v this_o that_o the_o fall_n of_o this_o babylon_n be_v mystical_a and_o spiritual_a namely_o from_o ethnicall_a idolatry_n to_o christian_a religion_n a_o happy_a fall_n from_o the_o superstition_n of_o pagan_n unto_o the_o profession_n of_o 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therefore_o let_v he_o accompany_v spalatensis_n who_o upon_o his_o return_n to_o babylon_n be_v say_v for_o all_o his_o ambitious_a expectation_n of_o a_o cardinal_n hat_n to_o get_v nothing_o but_o a_o fool_n cap_n but_o i_o doubt_v with_o a_o knave_n heart_n as_o any_o man_n may_v well_o suppose_v that_o this_o ludovicus_n do_v bear_v in_o his_o breast_n seek_v to_o obscure_v and_o to_o draw_v into_o question_n the_o true_a clear_a inexpugnable_a confession_n according_a to_o the_o point_n whereof_o i_o now_o entreat_v which_o his_o more_o judicious_a or_o more_o conscionable_a fellow_n have_v former_o make_v in_o this_o behalf_n now_o therefore_o leave_v this_o grave_n and_o tedious_a jesuite_n with_o his_o profuse_a and_o foolish_a book_n i_o reflect_v upon_o such_o observation_n as_o out_o of_o ribera_n and_o viegas_n be_v markable_a in_o the_o issue_n upon_o which_o i_o now_o proceed_v for_o though_o they_o be_v not_o so_o regular_a as_o that_o i_o dare_v follow_v they_o in_o 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possess_v this_o city_n and_o so_o it_o shall_v be_v a_o spiritual_a babylon_n a_o sink_n of_o sin_n and_o shop_n of_o idolatry_n which_o shall_v be_v derive_v unto_o the_o world_n under_o the_o government_n of_o rome_n in_o the_o latter_a day_n the_o six_o they_o confess_v that_o rome_n in_o this_o condition_n shall_v be_v destroy_v burn_v with_o fire_n make_v desolate_a by_o ten_o king_n and_o so_o shall_v come_v unto_o her_o extreme_a ruin_n by_o the_o just_a judgement_n of_o god_n for_o her_o former_a and_o for_o her_o latter_a sin_n all_o these_o point_n be_v enforce_v out_o of_o the_o plain_a testimony_n of_o the_o scripture_n we_o admit_v as_o true_a and_o such_o as_o either_o the_o very_a fool_n can_v deny_v or_o at_o least_o the_o wise_a can_v never_o impeach_v now_o though_o ribera_n viegas_n and_o other_o that_o follow_v their_o interpretation_n lay_v this_o scandal_n upon_o the_o city_n only_o and_o not_o upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o upon_o the_o city_n also_o 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