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babylon_n for_o as_o the_o old_a eastern_a babylon_n do_v a_o long_a time_n oppress_v the_o church_n of_o the_o jew_n so_o rome_n this_o western_a babylon_n have_v long_o oppress_v the_o church_n of_o the_o christian_n as_o the_o eastern_a babylon_n do_v many_o year_n hold_v down_o the_o people_n of_o god_n in_o miserable_a bondage_n and_o servitude_n so_o the_o western_a babylon_n do_v a_o long_a time_n keep_v the_o christian_a church_n in_o spiritual_a thraldom_n and_o misery_n in_o which_o respect_v rome_n be_v spiritual_o compare_v to_o sodom_n and_o egypt_n to_o sodom_n for_o filthiness_n and_o to_o egypt_n for_o idolatry_n and_o keep_v god_n church_n in_o spiritual_a bondage_n and_o slavery_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v the_o reason_n why_o rome_n be_v call_v babylon_n which_o be_v not_o simple_o and_o proper_o but_o after_o a_o sort_n that_o be_v by_o a_o phrase_n of_o speech_n or_o trope_n which_o they_o call_v a_o metonymy_n or_o change_v of_o name_n when_o that_o be_v give_v to_o one_o thing_n which_o be_v proper_a to_o another_o for_o the_o likeness_n of_o quality_n that_o it_o have_v with_o it_o or_o adjoin_v unto_o it_o now_o have_v show_v the_o reason_n why_o rome_n be_v call_v babylon_n and_o what_o be_v mean_v by_o rome_n we_o be_v to_o proceed_v to_o the_o first_o point_n which_o be_v to_o prove_v that_o babylon_n in_o this_o place_n signify_v rome_n which_o although_o it_o be_v grant_v of_o all_o sound_a divine_n and_o avouch_v in_o the_o writing_n of_o the_o best_a learned_a both_o new_a and_o old_a so_o as_o it_o shall_v need_v no_o great_a proof_n yet_o will_v i_o add_v three_o or_o four_o reason_n out_o of_o this_o book_n to_o make_v it_o more_o plain_a and_o apparent_a first_o therefore_o i_o do_v thus_o reason_v out_o of_o the_o seventeen_o chapter_n and_o last_o verse_n babylon_n be_v that_o great_a city_n which_o reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o the_o earth_n but_o there_o be_v no_o other_o city_n which_o do_v reign_v over_o the_o king_n of_o 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and_o bloody_a tyranny_n which_o antichrist_n shall_v use_v against_o these_o faithful_a witness_n of_o our_o lord_n jesus_n for_o although_o they_o overcome_v he_o with_o the_o spiritual_a sword_n which_o be_v the_o fire_n that_o come_v out_o of_o their_o mouth_n yet_o for_o a_o time_n power_n be_v give_v to_o this_o beast_n that_o come_v out_o of_o the_o bottomless_a pit_n that_o be_v the_o pope_n and_o his_o adherent_n to_o murder_v god_n saint_n with_o the_o material_a sword_n but_o yet_o note_v that_o antichrist_n can_v do_v nothing_o till_o the_o two_o witness_n have_v finish_v their_o testimony_n such_o be_v god_n care_n and_o providence_n for_o all_o his_o faithful_a servant_n and_o their_o corpse_n shall_v lie_v in_o the_o street_n of_o the_o great_a city_n which_o spiritual_o be_v call_v sodom_n and_o egypt_n where_o our_o lord_n also_o be_v crucify_v by_o the_o great_a city_n here_o be_v mean_v rome_n and_o yet_o not_o the_o city_n only_o of_o rome_n but_o all_o the_o 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