CAP .AB. .414rya-cation ofthe Apoçalypfe. 96z come and helpe her ? They fhall notdate for feare ; for they fhall be in a very bodily feare in regard of their own fafety , which {hall then feeme to be indanger. They fha11 therefore behold her mifery a farre off, fearing Intl that if they fhould come neirer, they them- felves thould be burnt up with the fame fire. Now therefore ôyou Holy andChriftian Princes, Lt upon this worthy and hereoicall ex- ploiteat length. It will not be fo hard and troublefome a buuine{'fe as youtake it perhaps. Do ye think that theSpaniard, or the French- men, or any other King will raife any huge forces againft you, or in thedefence of Rome ? Thefe are meere bugge-beares and Scarre- crowes for Pimple and foolifh people. 'tomes friends {hall Rand a loofeoff, declaring their pure love toher with fobs and ftghes of wo- begone-hearts,butnot Rrikinga ttrooke or turning a hand to faveher from the prefent danger. And indeed who would look for it, that fornicatottrs fet on fire with lu(t; wouldventure themfclves and their own fafety , for anold witheredharlot , that !hall be then at the lace calk. You (hail need to do nothing th raòre , but to bevaliant and of a very good courage indifpatching th s workof God , all other matters profper molt happily,as you can defire,Erphrates (hall make way for Cyrus to comeinto Babylon, if fo be that he cannot break in wcll through the wals. eAlas, Alaas,thatgreat City. 'This is the dolefull ditty ofthe Kings; theconcife manner ofexprefling whereof fo ufa dy , doth very ele- gantly declare the unfainednesof their paflionat; gritfe. The whole fpcech atïargelhould be thus,ttooe woe be unto , becaufe that Treat city Babylon,thetfi`rong city is overturned, andbccanfi thy judgement is come in one houre, or at one inftant. So that they bewaile the ruine of Rome,and the fuddainecoming thereof. Verf. a't. And the Merchants ofthe earth. The Merchants do fing a part with the Kings in this lamenta:ion;but they are the Merchants of the earthfuch as the Kings are;we have fhewed at the 3.verfe, that thefe be fuch,as chaffer with fpirit nail matters rather then corporall which is proved out ofthis verte ; For(iaith the Text)no man buyeth her Wires any more. Neither gold therefore, nor Giver, not fluke, vier fine linen,nor odours nor any thing as the words fignific properly are here fpoken of; becaufe the eltceming and bying of thefe wares doth net rely upon Rome :lone. Unlefíee perhaps they (hall be lefl'e worth at this time, when agriedv Chapman as Rome (hall be taken awaye But thewords are expaeffeand no fùch matter teas fpoken of Tarim, from whence this Allegory is taken wholly, Ezech. 27. Where
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