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Revelation 18

3.9 The lovers of the world are sorry for the fall of the whore of Babylon. 4 An admonition to the people of God to flee out of her dominion, 20 But they that be of God, have cause to rejoice for her destruction.
1.And after these things, I saw another Angel come down from heaven, having great power, so that the earth was lighted with his glory.
2.And he cried out mightly with a loud voice, saying, *aIt is fallen, it is fallen, Babylon the great city, and is become the habitation of bdevils, and the hold of all foul spirits, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.
3.For call nations have drunken of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the Kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich of the abundance of her pleasures.
4.And I heard another voice from heaven say, dGo out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers in her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues.
5.For her sins are ecome up unto heaven, and God hath remembered her iniquities.
6.fReward her, even as she hath rewarded you, and give her double according to her works: and in the cup that she hath filled to you, fill her the double.
7.Inasmuch as she glorified herself, and lived in pleasure, so much give ye to her torment and sorrow: for she saith in her heart, *I sit being ga queen, and am no hwidow, and shall see no mourning.
8.Therefore shall her plagues come at one day, death, and sorrow, and famine, and she shalbe burnt with fire: for strong is the Lord God which will condemn her.
9.And the Kings of the earth shall bewail her, & lament for her, which have committed fornication, & lived in pleasure with her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,
10.And shall stand a far off for fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas, the great city Babylon, the mighty city: for in one hour is thy judgement come.
11.And the imerchants of the earth shall weep and wail over her: for no man byeth their ware anymore.
12.The ware of gold and silver, and of precious stone, and of pearls, and of fine linen, and of purple, and of silk, and of scarlet, and of all manner of Thyne kwood, and of all vessels of ivory, and of all vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and of iron, and of marble,
13.And of cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and lchariots, and servants, and msouls of men.
14.(And the napples that thy soul lusted after, are departed from thee, and all things which were fat and excellent, are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more)
15.The merchants of these things which were waxed rich, shall stand a far off from her, for far of her torment, weeping and wailing,
16.And saying, Alas, alas, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple, and scarlet, and gilded with gold, and precious stone, and pearls.
17.For in one hour so great riches are come to desolation. And every ship master, and all the people that occupy ships, and shipmen, and whosoever travail on the sea, shall stand a for off,
18.And cry, when they see the smoke of her burning, saying, What city was like unto this great city?
19.And they shall cast odust on their heads, and cry weeping, and wailing, and say Alas, alas, the great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships on the sea by her ^costliness: for in one hour she is made desolate.
20.O heaven, rejoice of her, and ye holy Apostles and Prophets: for God hath pgiven your judgement on her.
21.Then a mighty Angel took up a stone like a great millstone, *and cast it into the sea, saying, With such violence shall the great city Babylon be cast, and shalbe qfound no more.
22.And the voice of harpers, and musicians, and of pipers, and trumpeters shalbe heard no more in thee, and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft he be, shalbe found any more in thee: and the sound of a millstone shalbe heard no more in thee.
23.And the light of a candle shall shine no more in thee: and the voice of the bridegroom and the bride shalbe heard no more in thee: for thy rmerchants were the great men of the earth: and with thine enchantments were deceived all nations.
24.And in her was found the blood of the Prophets, and of the Saints, and of all that were slain upon the earth.

Notes

2-*.
Isa. 21.9, Jere. 51.8, chap. 14.8
2-a.
This description of the overthrown of the great whore as like to that whereby the prophets use to declare the destruction of Babylon.
2-b.
He describeth Rome to be the sink of all abominations and devilishness, and a kind of hell.
3-c.
The greatest part of the world hath been abused and seduced by this spiritual whoredom.
4-d.
When God threateneth the wicked, he ever comforts and counsels his what they ought to do, that is, that they do not communicate with the sins of the wicked.
5-e.
The Greek word is, that her sins so follow one another, and so rise one after another, that they grow to such an heap, that at length they touch the very heaven.
6-f.
Blessed is he that can repay to the whore the like, as is written Psal. 137.9.
7-*.
Isa. 47.8
7-g.
The glorious boasting of the strumpet.
7-h.
But full of people and mighty.
11-i.
Both they that temporally have had profit by the strumpet, and also the spiritual merchants shall for sorrow and want of their gain cry out and despair.
12-k.
Which is very odoriferous and precious.
13-l.
Such as the wantons use at Rome.
13-m.
This is the vilest ware, that these merchants sell, and best cheap, which souls notwithstanding the Son of God redeemed with his precious blood, 1 Pet. 1.19.
14-n.
That is, the things which thou lovest best.
19-^.
Or, noble estate.
19-o.
And so show signs of great sorrow.
20-p.
And hath revenged your cause in punishing her.
21-*.
Jerm. 51.63
21-q.
It shall not be like to other cities which may be builded again, but it shalbe destroyed without mercy.
23-r.
The Romish prelates and merchants of souls are as Kings and princes: so that their covetousness and pride must be punished: secondly their crafts and deceits: and thirdly their cruelty.