The fall of Babylon, or, Seasonable reflections on the novelties of Rome with the rise, growth, and final overthrow of Antichrist now at hand, occasioned by the preface to a treatise called Nubes testium, or, A collection of primitive fathers giving testimony to the faith once delivered to the saints, being (as the author stileth it) a full discovery of the sentiments of the ancient fathers in the chief points of controversy at present under debate : written upon the first coming forth of the said treatise (but not permitted to be then made publick) for the benefit of all who abominate the corruptions of the great whore and would not be partakers of her sins of plagues / by B.W.

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The fall of Babylon, or, Seasonable reflections on the novelties of Rome with the rise, growth, and final overthrow of Antichrist now at hand, occasioned by the preface to a treatise called Nubes testium, or, A collection of primitive fathers giving testimony to the faith once delivered to the saints, being (as the author stileth it) a full discovery of the sentiments of the ancient fathers in the chief points of controversy at present under debate : written upon the first coming forth of the said treatise (but not permitted to be then made publick) for the benefit of all who abominate the corruptions of the great whore and would not be partakers of her sins of plagues / by B.W.

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Woodroffe, Benjamin, 1638-1711.

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London :: Printed for George Powel and to be sold by Randal Taylor,

1690.

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Gother, John, d. 1704. -- Nubes testium.

Catholic Church -- Controversial literature.

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"The fall of Babylon, or, Seasonable reflections on the novelties of Rome with the rise, growth, and final overthrow of Antichrist now at hand, occasioned by the preface to a treatise called Nubes testium, or, A collection of primitive fathers giving testimony to the faith once delivered to the saints, being (as the author stileth it) a full discovery of the sentiments of the ancient fathers in the chief points of controversy at present under debate : written upon the first coming forth of the said treatise (but not permitted to be then made publick) for the benefit of all who abominate the corruptions of the great whore and would not be partakers of her sins of plagues / by B.W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/a66982.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• title page
• TO THE KING OF ENGLAND, And all Crowned Heads, and Soveraign Princes whatever.
• For the Reverend D. W.
• THE PREFACE TO THE READER.
• treatise
  • Introduction.
  • CHAP. I. What Novelty in Faith is?
  • CHAP. II. How far the Authority of the Fathers, simply con∣sider'd, ought to obtain in Matters of Faith?
  • CHAP. III. How far, allowing the utmost, that can be to the Authority of the Fathers, 'twill be for their Service whom they are here brought to coun∣tenance?
  • CHAP. IV That a very great Eclipse there was, the Church, at least a great part of it, was to suffer.
  • CHAP. V. When this Eclipse, which the Church, at least a very great part of it was to suffer, was to be?
  • CHAP. VI. How long this Eclipse the Church, or at least great part of it, was to suffer, was to continue?
  • CHAP. VII. How this great Eclipse in the Church was to clear up again?
  • CHAP. VIII. Some Remarks necessary to be premised for the clearing up what will afterwards be said of the several Vials.
  • CHAP. IX. What times in all likelihood the Seals, and Trumpets, and Vials under them, point out?
  • CHAP. X. Of the general Introduction to the Vials, Re∣velations 16. 1.
  • CHAP. XI. Of the first VIAL.
  • CHAP. XII. Of the second Vial, Rev. 16. ver. 3.
  • CHAP. XIII. Of the third VIAL, Revel. 16 4.
  • CHAP. XIV. Of the fourth Vial, Revel. 16. 8.
  • CHAP. XV. Of the fifth Vial, Rev. 16. 10, 11.
  • CHAP. XVI. Of the sixth Vial, Rev. 16. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • CHAP. XVII. Of the seventh Vial, Rev. 16. ver. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
• This refers to Page 151. l. 7. And in the Pre∣face to page 15. l. 4.
• The Translation of the Manuscript p. 49. &c. is as here follows.
• ERRATA.