December 28. REVELATION, XVIII. December 28.

was lightened with his glory. I is thy judgment come. And And he cried mightily with the merchants of the earth a strong voice, saying, Ba- shall weep and mourn over bylon the great is fallen, is her; for no man buyeth their fallen, and is become the merchandise any more: the habitation of devils, and the merchandise of gold, and hold of every foul spirit, and silver, and precious stones, a cage of every unclean and and of pearls, and fine linen, hateful bird. For all nations and purple, and silk, and have drunk of the wine of the scarlet, and all thyine wood, wrath of her fornication, and and all manner vessels of the kings of the earth have ivory, and all manner ves­committed fornication with sels of most precious wood, her, and the merchants of and of brass, and iron, and the earth are waxed rich marble, and cinnamon, and through the abundance of odours, and ointments, and her delicacies. And I heard frankincense, and wine, and another voice from heaven, oil, and fine flour, and wheat, saying, Come out of her, my and beasts, and sheep, and people, that ye be not par- horses, and chariots, and takers of her sins, and that slaves, and souls of men. ye receive not of her plagues. And the fruits that thy soul For her sins have reached lusted after are departed unto heaven, and God hath from thee, and all things remembered her iniquities. which were dainty and goodly Reward her even as she re- are departed from thee, and warded you, and double unto thou shalt find them her double according to her more at all. The merchants works in the cup which she of these things, which were hath filled fill to her double. made rich by her, shall stand How much she hath glorified afar off for the fear of her herself, and lived deliciously, torment, weeping and wail­so much torment and sorrow ing, and saying, Alas, alas give her: for she saith in her that great city, that was cloth­heart, I sit a queen, and am ed in fine linen, and purple, no widow, and shall see no and scarlet, and decked with sorrow. Therefore shall her gold, and precious stones, plagues come in one day, and pearls! For in one hour death, and mourning, and so great riches is come to famine; and she shall be nought. And every ship­utterly burned with fire: for master, and all the company strong is the Lord God who in ships, and sailors, and as judgeth her. And the kings many as trade by sea, stood of the earth, who have com- afar off, and cried when they mitted fornication and lived saw the smoke of her burn­deliciously with her, shall ing, saying, What city is like bewail her, and lament for unto this great city! And her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning, stand­ing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour

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they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wail­ing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her

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