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and_o propound_v the_o true_o catholic_a faith_n and_o final_o since_o her_o ensue_a repentance_n have_v clear_v the_o score_n of_o her_o precede_a sin_n how_o can_v it_o consist_v with_o god_n truth_n that_o in_o regard_n of_o her_o sin_n so_o long_o pass_v and_o so_o deep_o repent_v of_o he_o shall_v lay_v a_o destruction_n upon_o she_o in_o the_o time_n yet_o to_o come_v for_o it_o be_v yet_o to_o be_v fulfil_v and_o that_o in_o so_o terrible_a and_o unexemplifiable_a a_o manner_n apocal._n 18._o her_o ruin_n therefore_o and_o such_o a_o ruin_n which_o be_v yet_o to_o come_v when_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n be_v so_o long_o pass_v do_v sufficient_o prove_v that_o late_a sin_n in_o a_o future_a age_n shall_v renew_v and_o revive_v her_o old_a name_n if_o babylon_n ever_o be_v the_o name_n of_o ancient_a rome_n according_a to_o the_o tenor_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o bring_v she_o unto_o this_o lamentable_a end_n it_o be_v one_o of_o the_o last_o tragical_a act_n of_o god_n 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shall_v not_o the_o judge_n of_o all_o the_o world_n do_v right_a yet_o i_o confess_v that_o in_o succeed_a age_n god_n do_v sometime_o remember_v the_o sin_n of_o age_n past_a and_o so_o it_o be_v say_v of_o babylon_n apocal._n 18.5_o god_n have_v remember_v her_o iniquity_n but_o in_o this_o case_n latter_a age_n do_v renew_v imitate_v and_o increase_v the_o sin_n of_o the_o former_a and_o so_o i_o grant_v that_o for_o her_o old_a sin_n of_o idolatry_n persecution_n etc._n etc._n renew_v afterward_o rome_n shall_v suffer_v this_o ruin_n as_o ribera_n and_o viegas_n the_o jesuit_n do_v confess_v mean_a while_n this_o be_v the_o point_n which_o i_o commend_v here_o unto_o your_o prudent_a observation_n if_o rome_n be_v sinful_a babylon_n here_o speak_v of_o only_o in_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n which_o be_v a_o plausible_a delusion_n she_o shall_v have_v suffer_v her_o fatal_a punishment_n here_o threaten_v during_o that_o ethnicall_a estate_n and_o not_o in_o her_o christian_a condition_n whereas_o the_o special_a calamity_n of_o rome_n since_o the_o time_n of_o this_o prediction_n ensue_v upon_o christian_a rome_n not_o ethnicall_a rome_n by_o the_o furious_a incursion_n and_o impression_n of_o the_o goth_n and_o vandal_n which_o be_v castigation_n of_o christian_a rome_n and_o not_o of_o ethnicall_a nor_o antichristian_a babylon_n who_o final_a and_o utter_a subversion_n be_v yet_o to_o come_v and_o near_o unto_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n therefore_o god_n truth_n and_o his_o justice_n do_v clear_o evince_v that_o she_o be_v to_o be_v babylon_n again_o if_o she_o be_v so_o once_o before_o and_o to_o be_v stamp_v with_o this_o hateful_a name_n after_o the_o time_n of_o her_o entertainment_n of_o christian_a religion_n and_o after_o the_o expiration_n of_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n this_o name_n arise_v out_o of_o a_o latter_a condition_n of_o sin_n for_o which_o she_o shall_v fall_v and_o in_o latter_a time_n in_o which_o she_o shall_v perish_v by_o the_o just_a indignation_n of_o god_n and_o man._n and_o so_o much_o for_o the_o second_o remonstrance_n three_o i_o make_v remonstrance_n of_o my_o position_n by_o the_o ingenious_a and_o fair_a confession_n of_o two_o learned_a babylonian_n themselves_o they_o also_o be_v jesuit_n of_o eminent_a quality_n public_a reader_n in_o their_o school_n who_o by_o diligent_a inquisition_n into_o the_o very_a text_n of_o this_o scripture_n and_o careful_a observation_n of_o the_o circumstance_n thereof_o oppose_v themselves_o against_o the_o common_a error_n of_o their_o own_o side_n and_o clear_o deduce_v out_o of_o the_o coherence_n of_o many_o circumstance_n in_o this_o scripture_n that_o this_o babylon_n do_v signify_v rome_n not_o in_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n only_o as_o the_o papist_n do_v more_o ordinary_o conceive_v but_o near_o the_o conclusion_n of_o the_o world_n that_o then_o she_o shall_v by_o her_o great_a sin_n deserve_v this_o name_n and_o therefore_o come_v to_o ruin_v neither_o do_v i_o make_v use_n of_o their_o confession_n because_o it_o come_v from_o adversary_n but_o because_o they_o make_v it_o out_o of_o the_o conscience_n of_o truth_n ground_v upon_o the_o clear_a evidence_n of_o the_o scripture_n for_o i_o shall_v think_v mean_o of_o my_o cause_n if_o the_o truth_n and_o certainty_n of_o my_o assertion_n stand_v upon_o the_o falsehood_n and_o error_n of_o their_o confession_n and_o have_v no_o better_a strength_n to_o support_v itself_o the_o first_o babylonian_n be_v ribera_n a_o man_n of_o no_o vulgar_a note_n as_o be_v a_o doctor_n of_o divinity_n and_o professor_n thereof_o in_o salmantica_n a_o famous_a academy_n of_o spain_n this_o man_n write_v a_o commentary_n upon_o the_o revelation_n of_o saint_n john_n where_o treat_v upon_o these_o word_n apocal_a 14.8_o babylon_n that_o great_a city_n be_v fall_v he_o prove_v by_o sundry_a infallible_a circumstance_n of_o the_o scripture_n apoc._n 17._o that_o this_o babylon_n be_v not_o the_o general_a society_n of_o wicked_a man_n but_o a_o particular_a city_n and_o final_o the_o city_n of_o rome_n and_o therefore_o he_o conclude_v his_o disputation_n as_o i_o note_v before_o upon_o that_o point_n in_o these_o word_n omnia_fw-la profectò_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o romam_fw-la non_fw-la conveniunt_fw-la certain_o all_o the_o circumstance_n in_o the_o text_n can_v agree_v unto_o any_o other_o place_n but_o unto_o rome_n alone_o in_o cap._n 14._o num_fw-la 31._o then_o he_o come_v num_fw-la 32._o to_o explicate_v the_o state_n and_o condition_n of_o rome_n in_o regard_n whereof_o this_o name_n babylon_n and_o this_o ruin_n she_o be_v fall_v belong_v unto_o she_o in_o this_o sacred_a revelation_n and_o here_o suspect_v the_o scandal_n and_o offence_n of_o his_o own_o brethren_n he_o enter_v upon_o this_o discourse_n with_o a_o preoccupation_n in_o this_o sad_a and_o grave_a manner_n offensionem_fw-la pio_fw-la lectori_fw-la amoveri_fw-la volo_fw-la i_o will_v that_o no_o pious_a reader_n a_o roman_a catholic_a that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o babylonian_a shall_v take_v offence_n at_o my_o exposition_n as_o if_o it_o be_v advantageous_a unto_o the_o heretic_n the_o protestant_n who_o assume_v unto_o themselves_o a_o occasion_n upon_o this_o name_n of_o babylon_n ascribe_v here_o unto_o rome_n to_o lay_v a_o imputation_n upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o our_o holy_a father_n the_o pope_n wherefore_o num_fw-la 34._o he_o say_v that_o this_o name_n of_o babylon_n agree_v unto_o rome_n as_o she_o be_v in_o her_o ethnicall_a state_n a_o idolatrous_a persecute_v city_n but_o now_o say_v he_o the_o case_n be_v alter_v for_o she_o be_v and_o long_o have_v be_v the_o mistress_n of_o faith_n and_o the_o mother_n of_o christian_n then_o he_o add_v immediate_o si_fw-la quando_fw-la haec_fw-la eadem_fw-la fecerit_fw-la quae_fw-la johannis_n tempore_fw-la faciebat_fw-la iterum_fw-la babylon_n vocabitur_fw-la if_o rome_n shall_v commit_v the_o same_o thing_n hereafter_o which_o
insist_v very_o long_o upon_o it_o and_o so_o i_o hasten_v unto_o the_o five_o proof_n of_o my_o assertion_n wherewith_o i_o will_v speedy_o conclude_v this_o whole_a point_n and_o with_o it_o the_o first_o part_n of_o this_o discourse_n five_o then_o and_o last_o i_o prove_v my_o assertion_n to_o be_v true_a in_o regard_n of_o the_o markable_a corruption_n and_o abomination_n in_o rome_n for_o which_o she_o shall_v be_v destroy_v by_o the_o just_a and_o severe_a judgement_n of_o god_n as_o ribera_n and_o viegas_n do_v both_o confess_v upon_o the_o certain_a and_o indubious_a evidence_n of_o the_o sacred_a text._n since_o therefore_o all_o the_o iniquity_n and_o impiety_n for_o which_o rome_n deserve_v the_o name_n of_o babylon_n in_o this_o scripture_n be_v pregnant_o and_o notorious_o find_v in_o ecclesiastical_a or_o papal_a rome_n as_o i_o will_v demonstrate_v in_o the_o next_o and_o second_o part_n of_o this_o sermon_n wherein_o we_o shall_v behold_v the_o similitude_n betwixt_o the_o two_o babylon_n the_o mother_n in_o east_n and_o the_o daughter_n in_o the_o west_n the_o literal_a and_o the_o spiritual_a and_o since_o the_o justice_n of_o god_n will_v punish_v babylonian_a rome_n in_o her_o second_o and_o latter_a condition_n after_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n be_v pass_v because_o in_o this_o latter_a condition_n she_o will_v imitate_v the_o wickedness_n of_o rome_n in_o her_o former_a and_o so_o become_v a_o babylon_n again_o as_o these_o jesuit_n infer_v out_o of_o the_o text_n and_o indeed_o she_o be_v now_o and_o long_o have_v be_v such_o a_o babylon_n in_o regard_n of_o these_o iniquity_n whereof_o i_o shall_v present_o entreat_v therefore_o ecclesiastical_a or_o papal_a rome_n be_v babylon_n true_o to_o be_v style_v with_o that_o name_n and_o just_o to_o be_v destroy_v for_o that_o cause_n the_o impiety_n to_o be_v find_v in_o babylon_n be_v find_v in_o ecclesiastical_a rome_n how_o can_v she_o then_o avoid_v her_o title_n but_o that_o she_o be_v babylon_n or_o how_o can_v she_o escape_v her_o ruin_n but_o that_o she_o shall_v fall_v as_o the_o angel_n do_v here_o proclaim_v it_o be_v fall_v it_o be_v fall_v babylon_n etc._n etc._n thus_o now_o at_o the_o length_n i_o have_v finish_v the_o four_o and_o last_o interpretation_n of_o this_o name_n babylon_n be_v the_o subject_n of_o my_o text_n and_o contain_v the_o sin_n of_o rome_n for_o as_o solomon_n ascend_v by_o several_a step_n unto_o his_o royal_a throne_n so_o by_o certain_a gradation_n we_o have_v pass_v from_o one_o point_n unto_o another_o till_o we_o arrive_v unto_o the_o true_a certain_a and_o indisputable_a knowledge_n of_o this_o mystical_a name_n which_o in_o many_o age_n have_v so_o much_o exercise_v the_o wit_n of_o many_o learned_a man_n first_o some_o conceive_a that_o this_o name_n be_v impose_v upon_o the_o general_a society_n of_o the_o wicked_a but_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o it_o do_v belong_v unto_o a_o particular_a place_n second_o some_o conceive_v that_o this_o particular_a place_n be_v rome_n indeed_o howbeit_o in_o her_o ethnicall_a estate_n only_o which_o be_v pass_v long_o since_o but_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v rome_n in_o another_o estate_n also_o succeed_v after_o the_o ethnicall_a by_o the_o testimony_n of_o learned_a jesuit_n found_v upon_o the_o plain_a and_o certain_a sense_n of_o this_o holy_a writ_n three_o whereas_o they_o lay_v the_o scandal_n of_o this_o name_n and_o crime_n thereof_o upon_o the_o city_n alone_o but_o not_o upon_o the_o church_n of_o rome_n and_o upon_o the_o city_n also_o after_o her_o defection_n from_o the_o pope_n but_o not_o before_o therefore_o we_o have_v prove_v that_o this_o mystical_a name_n belong_v true_o and_o proper_o unto_o ecclesiastical_a or_o papal_a rome_n according_a to_o the_o present_a condition_n wherein_o she_o continue_v after_o many_o age_n and_o shall_v so_o remain_v until_o her_o doleful_a ruin_n in_o a_o word_n then_o this_o babylon_n be_v rome_n and_o no_o other_o place_n it_o be_v rome_n in_o her_o present_a condition_n also_o and_o not_o only_o pass_v it_o be_v rome_n not_o only_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o city_n fall_v from_o the_o pope_n but_o as_o it_o be_v the_o papal_a seat_n and_o flourish_v under_o the_o pope_n who_o power_n shall_v one_o day_n fall_v with_o her_o glory_n the_o whore_n be_v burn_v with_o fire_n and_o the_o beast_n be_v destroy_v by_o the_o unite_a force_n of_o the_o ten_o king_n who_o have_v love_v the_o whore_n and_o honour_v her_o beast_n but_o shall_v mortal_o yea_o immortal_o hate_v they_o both_o and_o now_o in_o this_o explication_n of_o babylon_n i_o do_v so_o secure_o and_o confident_o reappose_v that_o i_o do_v not_o esteem_v it_o probable_a only_o and_o in_o such_o a_o measure_n that_o no_o babylonian_a can_v lay_v the_o like_a probability_n upon_o any_o other_o person_n except_o the_o pope_n to_o be_v the_o antichrist_n foretell_v by_o saint_n paul_n 2._o thes_n 2.3_o and_o to_o be_v the_o second_o beast_n foresee_v by_o saint_n john_n apoc._n 13.11_o nor_o upon_o any_o other_o place_n except_o rome_n ecclesiastical_a to_o be_v this_o babylon_n in_o my_o text_n but_o i_o esteem_v it_o to_o be_v so_o certain_a so_o clear_a so_o easy_a and_o so_o fair_o deduce_v unto_o the_o understanding_n of_o every_o ingenious_a auditor_n that_o no_o babylonian_a though_o he_o bark_v at_o it_o shall_v bite_v it_o in_o sunder_o nor_o ever_o be_v able_a with_o art_n learning_n judgement_n and_o conscience_n sufficient_o to_o refute_v the_o same_o here_o then_o be_v place_n of_o admiration_n as_o well_o as_o of_o commiseration_n to_o behold_v so_o many_o blind_a babylonian_n that_o do_v not_o or_o rather_o will_v not_o see_v the_o truth_n but_o run_v on_o with_o prejudice_n against_o it_o and_o never_o reflect_v with_o a_o indifferent_a mind_n towards_o it_o abuse_v their_o wit_n to_o folly_n their_o learning_n to_o ignorance_n their_o study_n to_o vanity_n their_o talon_n to_o loss_n and_o their_o 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exposition_n of_o prophetical_a scripture_n in_o this_o late_a age_n do_v fond_o convince_v the_o same_o so_o they_o infer_v with_o they_o this_o palpable_a absurdity_n that_o they_o who_o see_v this_o extinction_n and_o ruin_n of_o babylon_n shall_v have_v a_o infallible_a knowledge_n that_o the_o world_n shall_v determine_v and_o end_n within_o the_o space_n of_o such_o a_o time_n the_o fire_n in_o rome_n destruction_n give_v they_o this_o light_n which_o consequence_n as_o it_o be_v evident_a upon_o their_o ground_n so_o it_o need_v no_o refutation_n since_o it_o imply_v sundry_a point_n of_o markable_a error_n which_o i_o leave_v unto_o your_o prudent_a censure_n second_o her_o fall_n attend_v the_o compliment_n and_o full_a number_n of_o her_o sin_n according_a to_o a_o semblable_a case_n gen._n 15.16_o when_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o amorites_n be_v full_a etc._n etc._n when_o the_o latter_a time_n of_o rome_n have_v fill_v up_o the_o measure_n of_o her_o iniquity_n when_o this_o 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expect_v from_o rome_n hereafter_o