R 10 Standing Jafar off for fear of her torment, ſlaying, * Alas, alas, that great city Babylon, that * 15,21. mighty city ! for in one hour is thy judgment Ch. 14. 8. COINC TW. w As well as they loved her, they will not come nigh her in the time of her Torments : The Fire will be too hot for them, they will only ſtand aloof off, and pity her, That fo great and brave a Ci- ty ſhould be ſo ſuddenly Ruined; ſuch a gay and ſplendid Church, ſo politickly founded and put together, ſhould be in a ſudden ſo broke to pieces. 11 And the merchants of the earth ſhall weep and mourn over her, for no man buyeth her merchandiſe any more x : x As the Merchants, Ezeh. 27. 27. lamented for Tyus, that that they could barter and truck no more there, becauſe all the Trade thereof was deſtroyed : So thoſe EcclefraStical Merchants, that were wont to trade with Rome for Indulgences, and Pardons, and Diſpen-
| ſations, and Faculties, for Cardinals Caps, and Biſhoprichs, and Pre- bendaries,
k
l!Or,Bodies
þ 7 72 * Ch.17.4. 6 * If.23.14. Ezek. 27. 29. * Ver. 9. f Ch.13.4. YJob 2.12. 5, Gs, % 8,
* 11.44.23, & 45. 13. ſer 41.48. 7 Cih.19.2.
Chap. XViIL
KE The merchandize of gold, and filver, and pre- ctous tone, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple,
J Or, ſweet and ik, and ſearler, and all || thyine wood, and all
manner vellels of ivory, and all manner veſſels of molt precious wood, and of braſs, and of iron, and marble,
13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and trankincenſe, and wine, and oyl, and fine flour, and wheat, and - beaſts, and ſheep, and horſes, and chariots, and || flaves, and ſouls of men.
14 And the fruits thar thy ſoul luſted after, are de- parted trom thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly, are departed from thee, and thou ſhalt
find them no more art all.
y Here 15 a large Enumeration of ſeveral ſort of Wares, ſuch as were moſt precious, Gold, Silver, precinss Stones ; ſuch-as' were moſt uſeful for Ornament, fine Linnen, Purple, Silk, Scarlet ; moſt gra- titying the exterior Senſes, Thyine Wood, Odours, Ointments, &c. moſt nece!ſ.ry, Beaſts, Sheep, Horſes, Chariots ; all which, as is Prophefied, ſhall depart from Rome ; that is, whatſoever ſhe had, which allured Men 1nto her Idolatrous Communion : All their Idols and Images, Cardinals Caps, Prieſts Copes, all their Preferments and Dipnitites, whatſoever ſerved the Luſts of the Eye, the Luſt of the Fleſh, or the Pride of Life ; whatſoever their own carnal and ambitious Minds, or the carnal and ambitious Minds of others that courted this Whore, thirſted after, which brought them to ſeek her Communion, they ſhould all periſh, and ſhe be deſpoiled of them. It is very remarkable, that here is one piece of Merchandiſe to-be had no where but at Rome, viz. The Souls of Men; which lets us know they are no earthly Merchants that are here underſtood : As Souls are to be ſold a thouſand ways, ſo they are to be bought by pay ing for Pardons, Indulgences, Diſpenſations ; ſo the filly Chap- men think they buy their own Souls by purchaſing Cardinal Caps, Biſhypricks, great Livings,all manner of Eccleſiaſtical Dignities and Pre- ferments ({o they really buy the Souls of others) but when the Pa- PROT be wholly deſtroyed, none of theſe things ſhall any more
15 The merchants of theſe things which were made rich by her, ſhall ſtand afar oft, for the fear of her torment y, weeping and wailing S.
y Not knewing how to help her, and fearing leſt the Buyers and Sellers ſhould be puniſhed both alike; x yet bewailing themſelves that their Trading is deſtroyed, and they are like to buy ſuch Penni- wortlis no more.
16 And ſaying, Alas, alas, that great city, * that was clothed in fine linen, and purple and ſcarlet, and decked with gold, and precious ſtones, and pearls a; For in one hour b ſo great riches is come to nought.
a The Church of Rome that was ſo gay, and ſplendid, and rich,
and glorious. b That is, ſuddenly. The term denotes rather the ſurpriſal of
this Jud;:ment, than the ſhort ſpace of time within which 1t ſhould be etfeQted.
17 And every * ſhip-maſter, and all the company -
of ſhips, and ſailers, and as many as trade by ſea, ltood afar oft, 18 And cried * when they ſaw the ſmoke of her burning,faying, + What city z5 like unto this great City ? 19 And * they caſt duſt on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, ſaying, Alas. alas,thar great city, wherein were made rich all that had ſhips in the ſea,
by reaſon of her coſtlineſs c : for in one hour 1s ſhe made deſolate.
c We all -know Ship-maſters and Sailers are Perſons that live by carrying Merchants Goods ; and therefore properly the terms ſ1gni- fie all ſuch Perſons (of what Rank and Order ſoever) who get their Livings by ſerving this myſtical Babylon, whether Silver-ſmiths that make Shrines for Diana, or Clerks, or Notaries, Or any Officers in that Church, imployed in gathering 1ts Revenues, of Annats and Firſt-fruits, ſettling of Officers, gathering of Peter-Pence, drawing of Pardons and Indulgences, or Diſperſations, or ſuch as 1n that Syna- gogue hold any Offices of Pront. All theſe will be highly concern- ed in the Ruine of the Papacy, as that by the upholding of which they live, by reaſon of the great Riches thus coming in: The whole Rabble of their Eccleſiaſtical Hierarchy, with all their petty Officers, ſeem to be here meant.
20 *Refjoyce over her d,thou heaven e,and ye holy
- apoſtles and prophets, tor F God hath avenged you on
her f.
d That is, over her Ruine, which is not a more proper Obje for.
the Sorrow and Mourning of all her Adhererits and Dependents, than of the Joy e of all ſpiritual, heavenly Perſcns, which are the true Church, who oppoſe this Antichriſtian Synagogue. F You alſo that were Apoſtles of our Lord Jeſus Chriſt, and ſuch as have been ex- erciſed as Prophets, in revealing to Men God's Mind and Will,do you tor God hath revenged you upon her, for your Dodtrine , Your Rulcs of Worſhip violated, and fome of your and fcr ail the Indiznities you have 1ut-
rej0\ Ce, coriupted by her iy Elood that hath been {pilt, fered from her.
REVELATION bendaries, and other Church-Preferments, ſhall lament when the Pa-
Þacy falls ; that there will be no more ſuch Merchandi g or ſold there. INN
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21 And a mighty angel took up a {tons like 2 great
milttone 2, and calt it into the ſea, laying þ, * Thus * Jer. 51. with violence ſhall that great city Babylon be thrown 54+