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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A04973	Babylon is fallen	T. L., fl. 1595.	1597 (1597)	STC 15111; ESTC S106742	19,446	64

after he had reigned in the lust of his Fathers 15. yeres and liued therin 30. more was murthered by the Gentlemen of his chamber and beaten downe after the rest which descended before him So that euery one of them as this verse Prophesied reign'd and then appeered no more Then I looked and behold Verse 20. in processe of time the fethers that followed stood vp on the right side that they might rule also some of them ruled but within a while they appeered no more And the Prophet obserued and saw after the twelue were descended the Emperors that followed to rise that they might rule also and as many of them as rose on the right side that is in the strength and power of the twelue did in theyr place according to the proclamation published in the eight verse spred their winges and reigne also 〈◊〉 Ner●● Traian Adrian Antoninus Marcus Commodus Perti●●x Iulian. Seuerus Caracalla Macrinus Heliogabalus Alexander Maximinus and the rest to the third Valentinian Inwhose daies the power of th' Eagle was so wounded by th'incursion and saccage of the two first contrary fethers that she could neuer after recure herselfe again but lay sick kept the chamber some ten generations which also lasted but twice so many yeres to the rising of Momillus in whome descended al that was left of the Empire name and title for euer So that al the fethers which the Prophet beheld in proces of time to follow the 12. and in their strength their sinne and crueltie to defile the earth namely from Dōmitian to the third Valentinian were 50. and 3. Kings Al which in a while as this verse concludeth vanished like the 12. and appeared no more And some of them were set Verse 21. vp but ruled not As Vindex Piscenius Niger Albinus Diadume●●s Maximus Balbinus 30. Tirant● Firmus Saturninus Proculus Bonosus Aper Eugenius Quintillus Rufinus Constantinus non Magnus Heraclianus and others as in the description of times may more plainly appeare After this I looked and behold Verse 22. the twelue fethers appeered no more Vnder the 12. wings or fethers for both betoken one are comprehended by an intellection as in the first verse al which in the strength of the 12. followed from Domitian to the third Valentinian who perished in the yere 455. after he had reigned 30. and liued 5. more And thus according to promise made in the first verse is presented a tragical succession of al the Egles wings from her first fether Iu Caesar in whom the power of her pride began to the third Valentinian with whom it ended who after they had shewed themselues and trodden down the earth 500. and 30. yeres they departed for euer the stage of this world and al their pomp and glory descended and appeered no more And here my pen like to th' earth which being deliuered from her oppressors dyd thirst to be refreshed so hating ouercome this part of her talk did think to find some ease but in their hopes they are both deceiued for after the Egles fethers decended the sorrowes of the earth increased more and more and ther arose as seldom comes the better a race of Sodomitical vnnatural Kings who vnder the visar of Successors to Peter vicars to the Lamb so far excelled the whordoms of their fathers the Emperors whose Vicars and Successors indeed they are that they inforced the Highest to poure his determined vengeance vpon the children of men Who according to the iudgement foredenounc'd Reuel 16. by his seruant Iohn Poured out his wrath vpon the Sea that it became like to the blood of the dead that is to say vpon the great Citie and Empres of the world by scourg after scourg as how often and greuous in the vew of her contrary fethers may appeere so at the full auenging himself that there was not a drop of Roman blood to be founde on earth these many hundreth yeres And as the defection and vn●●annes was generall so was the punishment for as the Apostle in the same chap propheseth The wrath of the highest was poured Reuel 16. out vpon the riuers and fountaines likewise and they were turned into blood also that is vpon all People and Nations whatsoeuer in such sort as ther is not a kingdome this day on earth to be found that hath not bin since the rising of the beast cut downe by sword and yeelded her stock to strang griffs as by the bloody Registers of euery perticular Nation doth so cleerely appeer as if it were written with the beames of the Sunne And as the daies were euil aboue measure so they exceeded in darknes and ignorance that my pen hath no lesse ●roble to be deliuered of the rest of ●er labor then had the then-dwellers on earth to indure the paines of their oppression and trauel but to take into my way againe the Prophet addeth Nor the two wings Figuring by the two wings the two first contrary fethers Alari●us and 〈◊〉 The first arose in the 19. of 〈◊〉 predecessor to the third Valentinian And was the first that slewe the great Citie the murtheres of all the world measuring her by famin swoord and fire according to the square whereby shee had iudged others almost 12. hundreth yeeres Which wofull end o● rather beginning of her woful end made a certaine antient friend of hers bewai●ing the night wherein shee Hierom. was smitten to cry Nocte Moab capta est nocte cecid●● murus eius quis cladem illius noctis quis funera fando explicet And when this feather had thus troden downe the pride of the Eagle in the yeere 410. a 1157 yeeres after Romulus had raised her walles with the blood of his brother proceeded to ●p vp her bowels spoiling and burning her principall partes Latium Campania Apulia Lucania Calab●●a wher raging in his highest thoughtes deuising how to spred his glory ouer all was by suddeine death blowen away his place appeered no more Th' other arose in the 27 of the thirde Valentinian in greater feare then did the first deuouring at his entrance al that rest of Itali● which Alaricus had left vneaten 〈◊〉 V●●o●a 〈…〉 ia Concordia with al the now 〈…〉 Venice but by the 〈◊〉 dealing of the deceitful King whose 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 then Pope Leo was 〈◊〉 to 〈…〉 great Citie and to depart 〈…〉 left as a wast stinking in her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and so repassing the Da●●● 〈◊〉 into his S●ythia againe 〈◊〉 the y●●● following in top of his fulnes was in a 〈◊〉 found strangled in his owne blood 〈◊〉 into he was disolued by th' 〈…〉 vse of a wedding 〈◊〉 and a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And thus perished this sonne of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the scourg of God and 〈…〉 men for so he caled him self and which not only the fiers of Italie but his very shape may wel iustifie for he is 〈…〉 a man of litle stature square 〈…〉 litle eyes thin heir'd 〈…〉 great and prominent his color 〈◊〉 and

vnto the graue end ar thy pleasures departed like ours and is the worme spred vnder thee and do the wormes couer thee also how art thou falen from heauen O Lucifer sonne of the morning which hast cast lots vpon the Nations and saidst in thine heart I wil ascend into heauen and exalt my throne aboue besides the starrs of God and I wilsit vpon the mount euen the holy mount of his Sanctuarie and Congregation I wil ascend aboue the height of the clouds and wil be like the most High And al hel which once did wonder worship and kisse thy feet beholding now thy nakednes thy shame and iudgment shal die for greefe of mind and dying shal say Is this the man that made th' earth to Esay 14. tremble and with his word did shake the Kingdoms that made the world a wildernes and a wast of the Cities therof Then shalt thou lying in torment death gnawing on thee answer them and say We haue erred Wisd 5. from the way of truth and the light of righteousnes hath not shined vpon vs nor hath the Soone of vnderstanding risen ouer vs. We haue wearied our selues in the waies of wickednes and we haue gone through dangerous pathes but the way of the Lord we haue not knowen What hath pride profited vs or what profit hath the pomp of riches brought vs al these things are vanished like a shadow and as a post that passeth by And casting vp thy eie to heauen shalt see the righteous stand in great boldnes before thee and before the face of such as tormented thē and took away their labors and thou shalt feare exceedinglie at the sight of them and be amased at their wonderful deliuerance and die for greefe of mind and dying shalt say These are they whome we sometime had Wisd 5. in derision and in a parable of reproche we● fooles thought their life madnes and their end without honor But how ar they counted among the children of God and their portion among the Saintes That al the earth may be refreshed Verse 46. and come againe as one deliuered from thy violence that she may hope for the iudgment mercy of him that made her And thy death shal comfort and refresh the earth and deliuer Syon from her great and violent oppression but their prosperities may not long endure as testifieth the Chap. 12. 12. Ezech. 39 Prophet Daniel For may Israel dwel safe and the Kings of th' east not know it Nay verily they shal arise and come down like a storme and like a cloud shal couer the earth and compas round the tents of the Saintes and the beloued Citie til fire discend from God out of heauen as it is Reuel 20. 9. written and deuour them And in those daies shall be finished the mistery of God fore-declared to his seruants the Prophets and witnessed by the mighty Angel which came downe from heauen and stood vpō the Sea and vpon th' earth and raysed vp his hand voice to heauen and sware by him that liueth for euer and euer Reuel 10. Ezech. 39. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Beholde it is come and it is done saith the Lord this is the day whereof I haue spoken For the hope of which day the stones of Syon die day by day tho litle esteeming seuen thousand deaths in regarde of the precious assurance ingrauē in their brests that they shal then and in that day behold the L. that hath so mercifully gathered thē frō among the Nations That hath so wonderfully preserued them from the sorcerie of Babylon which hath destroyed all th' earth That dayly leadeth them in and out before the skorners the couetous foolish wise of this world so prudently and so inuisibly that they seeing are not seene lyuing are not knowen That hath bestow'd on thē a thousand treasors more then these so secreatly as no man suspecteth but they that haue thē That hath so surely fully perswaded them that tho they now goe on their way weeping yet they shal then returne againe with ioy bring their sheafs with them and all the earth shall then knowe which now is hid howe much the Lord their Redeemer loued them and night and day shal praise and magnifie the iust iudgment and mercie of him that hath done al these things for them Which day in due time He that is Highest shal manifest to al He that is Prince and Lord aboue al who only hath immortalitie and dwelleth in the light which none can attaine vnto whom no man euer saw nor can see vnto whom be al honor and power euerlasting Amen Zacha. 2. 7 Saue thy selfe O Zyon thou that dwellest with the daughter of Babel ANd thus my L. at length I am come a shore deliuerd from a dangerous and scopulous Sea as any is in al the Ocean of the Scriptures praying if I haue made too bolde t' impart my Voyage to your Lordship you would be pleased t'ascribe it to the common humor of trauelers who cannot chuse but tel what aduentures they haue past and what wonders they haue seene strang and long were it to tel your Ho. al I saw and I fear in respect of your hours I haue bin to long to tel so much too much doubtles in regard of my pen which is so sad and so vncourtly as were it not for that natural ingrauen noble curtesie wherwith your Lp. is beautified aboue al cōparison your H. might not endure her plain and careles apparation And so most humbly cōmending my Seruice to your H. disposing take a shorter leaue then els I would because I am setting foorth to Sea againe in hope God-willing if breade and water faile me not to discouer the Reuelation and to make knowen to my Gratious Soueraigne Princes that I also amongst the rest may be bolde to speake tho I care not to be knowen