Whether Babylon in the Apocalypse is the City of Rome. Do they concern the Church of Rome? Consideration of the argument, that they do not Do they concern the CITY of Rome ? REPLY in the Affirmative :- I. From the words "the Great City," existing in St. John's Reference to Roman Poems and Coins IV. "Babylon "—" Mystery " III. "The Woman is that great City which reigneth." Especially with reference to the Jews 344, 345 Testimony of early Christian Writers on this subject Why they wished well to the Roman Empire Whether Babylon in the Apocalypse is the Church of Rome. Citations from Bellarmine, Baronius, and Bossuet, identifying Assertions of other Romish Divines. Novelty of Bossuet's interpretation 364, 365 On the supposition that his interpretation were true, what would Appeal to some who allege that Infidelity is the true Antichrist; and that the conflict of our own times is not between one form of Christianity and another, but between Christianity and Reference to Hooker and Bishop Bull 373-377 The common Romish hypothesis further disproved This hypothesis disavowed, as untenable, by some Romanists 361, 377 Roman Divines profess Unity, and affirm that they have an Proofs that the Babylon in the Apocalypse is the Church of Babylon, "the great City" of the Apocalypse, is called the Harlot, She is also contrasted with the Bride, or faithful Church 384-386 CONTRASTS, in the Apocalypse: The Lamb and the Beast. ib. Proofs that this harlot or faithless Church is the Church of Rome 387 Reference to the Arguments in the last Lecture which identify a Further proofs that the Harlot in the Apocalypse is the Church PAGE 387 387, 388 Her relations to Princes and Civil Governments 389, 390 Case of Great Britain and Ireland External appearance: Scarlet, pearls, gold, &c. 395, 401 Inthronization and Adoration of the Pope on the Altar of God, How predicted and typified in Scripture; Prophecies of Isaiah, 401-404 396-400 Plagues inflicted on the Spiritual Empire of the Beast, in the 417, 418 Whatis the great river Euphrates, and how is it to be dried up The Last Judgment; The Lake of Fire; The Heavenly City Practical Warnings and Admonitions dictated by these Pro- 475, 476 I. It displays the Unity of Holy Scripture II. It displays the Unity of Design in the means employed VII. It teaches us the true relation of the Church to Scrip- ture, and of Scripture to the Church Errors now prevalent on this point 491, 493 X. It gives Divine instruction concerning the erroneous notion of the existence of one Visible Head in and over the Church; and concerning the alleged neces- sity of Union with one Visible Head XII. It teaches the probable nearness and certainty of a |