Revelation 18

Such as make a God of pleasure, let them read but two scriptures (Ecclesiastes 7:4): The heart of fools is in the house of mirth. And (Revelation 18:7): How much she has lived deliciously, so much torment give her. Sugar laid in a damp [reconstructed: place] turns to water: so a…

The Jews say, that in every misery that befalls them, there is Uncia Aurei Vituli, an ounce of the golden calf in it. Revelation 18:4: Come out of her my people, that you not be partakers of her sins, and that you do not receive of her plagues. Idolatry lived in cuts men off fro…

In particular, Death is a voider to take away all his earthly comforts — it takes away his sugared morsels; no more drinking wine in bowls, no more mirth or music (Revelation 18:22): the voice of harpers and musicians shall be heard no more at all in you. The sinner shall never…

Revelation 18:4. And I heard another voice from heaven say, Go out of her my people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and receive not of her plagues. In the former chapter Saint John sets down a description of the whore of Babylon, and that at large as he saw her in a visi…

We do, by our unthankfulness, darken and obscure the freedom of grace, that by this Gospel is preached to us; and there needs no other evidence of it but this; that many are to this day as ignorant of the way of justification of sinners, and as removed from, and as great strange…

The earth is given to the hand of the wicked. 4. Indeed, it is not only the slaughterhouse and shambles where Christ was slain, but all the martyrs and witnesses of Jesus were butchered here; for it is said of Babylon (Revelation 18:24), And in her was found the blood of prophet…

And so the skarlet strūpet thought her selfe a Queene, and that shee was out of all daunger of downefall, when shee was alreadie fallen. Apoc 18:2, 7. indeed this corruption is so naturall, that euen the regenerate themselues, who are in part sanctified, are tainted therewith:…

In one day all is gone. It is added as an aggravation of Babylon's downfall, that her judgments shall come upon her in one day (Revelation 18:8): "Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death and mourning and famine, and she shall be utterly burnt with fire, for strong is…

She being the then great city, which reigned over the kings of the earth. Babylon's burning with fire you may read, (Revelation 18:8-10, etc.). Therefore shall her plagues come in one day, death, and mourning, and famine, and she shall be utterly burnt with fire; for strong is t…

This also is fulfilled in the church of Rome. —It was foretold, that he should sell the souls of men, Revelation 18:13. where, in enumerating the articles of his merchandise, the souls of men are mentioned as one. This also is exactly fulfilled in the same church.

When God comes into his holy temple, all the earth will keep silence, (Habakkuk 2:20). The nearer we approach to Antichrist's ruin, God will give out more light, (Revelation 18). Babylon fell when the earth was enlightened with the Angel's glory; light will increase towards the…

These are they who come to a fearful end, yea many times in this life; as Esay 50:11 Behold, all ye that kindle afire, that compass about yourselves with sparks, walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that you have kindled, this shall ye have of my hand, ye shall lie…

The pleasure will quickly go off, but the sting will remain behind. I tasted but a little honey on the top of my rod (said Ionathan) and I must die, 1 Samuel 14:43. Thirdly, In fact, that's not all; but the Lord proportions wrath according to the pleasures souls have had in sin,…

And then verse 16 branches it into those three that are indeed the base anti-trinity that the world worships: the lust of the eyes, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. The soul of man unconverted is no other but a den of impure lusts, wherein dwells pride, uncleanness,…

When once he begins to set forth, the old prophecies are accomplishing apace; and however little preparation there seems to be for this work, it comes apace. It is said of the Antichristian state, Her plagues shall come upon her in one day. (Revelation 18:8) And of the Jews it i…

From compassing the earth (Job 1), a place defiled with sin (Isaiah 24:5), given to the children of men (Psalm 115:16). Here God will show his bounty to all his creatures, to beasts, and all kind of men; it is sometimes the slaughter-house and shambles of the saints, they are sl…

(Psalm 52:6): "The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him: Lo, this is the man that made not God his portion." (Revelation 18:20): "Rejoice over Babylon, you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her." When the word of God is fulfilled, surel…

So that hereby we become guilty of other men's sins, and we are like sooner or later to resent and regret this very grievously; indeed (though we ourselves may be saved at last) it will certainly pain us to think that any went to Hell, in whose sins we had a head or hand, and it…

Let me here take occasion to offer to your view some sins which are especially said to be the devil's sin, and they that do them are of, work for, and are like to, and called devils. 1 Murder, especially soul-murder, of which Antichrist the devil's son is hugely guilty, in makin…

There is no pleasure the adulterer can take in his lusts then, the drunkard in his cup, the covetous worldling in his wealth — they are out of date, the season is gone, the applause of the proud, and the pomp of the great ones is out of season; only the guilt and filth of sin re…

3. The forethoughts of sufferings would make them lighter when they come; the suddenness of an evil adds to the sadness; this was ill news to the fool in the Gospel, (who reckoned without his host) this night shall your soul be required of you. This will be an aggravation of Bab…

Neither can it be said that only final unbelief is the only meritorious cause of damnation to such as hear the Gospel. For beside final unbelief there is also a contrariety between the murders, sodomies, etc. of professors and the Law for which they suffer in hell eternally (Rev…

Hence we must be mortified to every thing created which the Lord may take from us. 14. And upon this account there is required a deadening of our hearts to shipping and trading with diverse mighty nations, as we see in the case of Tyre (Ezekiel 27), of Babylon (Revelation 18:11-…

Or in Revelation 13:3 ('All the world wondered after the beast'), which few would take as meaning every individual person on earth? That 'all nations,' an expression of equal breadth with 'the world,' is to be understood in like manner is apparent from Romans 1:5; Revelation 18:…

The Lord will proportion a sinner's torment to his pleasure. Revelation 18:7, How much she has lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her.

So will God say to the wicked, come down from all your pomp and glory, sit in the dust, nay, sit among the damned, and there grind at Mill. The Lord will proportion torment, to all the pleasure the wicked have had, Revelation 18:7. How much she hath lived deliciously, so much to…

Indeed, every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be Holiness to the Lord of Hosts, and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them and seethe therein; and in that day there shall be no more a Canaanite in the house of the Lord of Hosts (Zechariah 14:20-21). In fact, this a…

Neither by King, nor Parliament, nor Armies, for (Zechariah 4:6): Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord. When Babylon is to be destroyed (as the work is even now on the wheels in Britain) (Revelation 18:21): A mighty Angel took up the great millstone, and t…