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THE BURDEN OF BABYLON, AND THE TRIUMPH OF SION As it was ſeen in the VALLEY of VISION: By GEORGE BISHOPE.

Multitudes, Multitudes in the Valley of Deciſion; for the Day of the Lord is near in the Valley of Deciſion, Joel 3. 14.

Sing and rejoice O Daughter of Sion, for lo I come, and will dwell in the midſt of Thee, ſaith the Lord, and many Nations ſhall be joined to the Lord in that day, and ſhall be my people, and I will dwell in the midſt of thee; and thou ſhalt know that the Lord of Hoſts hath ſent me unto thee. And the Lord ſhall inherit Judah his portion in the Holy Land, and ſhall chooſe Jeruſalem again; Be ſilent O all fleſh before the Lord, for he is raiſed up out of his holy Habitation. Zach. 2. 10, 11, 12, 13.

LONDON, Printed for Robert Wilſon, 1661.

The Burden of BABYLON, &c.

IN the Valley of Viſion, under the bottom of the Mountains, and the depths of the Rocks, as I lay in the Deep, I ſaw this Burden of Babylon.

O ye Oppreſſing Powers! who have kept the Seed of God under, and made it continually to cry by reaſon of its Oppreſſion, the Word of the Lord thorough me, is to You. Wo, Wo unto You from the Lord; for his Day is coming upon you like a Whirlwind, and who ſhall ſtop it? He will work, and who ſhall let it? He brings it on, and it comes ſwift, and who ſhall hinder it? I will not ſpare the Guilty, ſaith the Lord; I wil not condemn the Innocent: I will render to Every man according to his Work. My Day comes ſwift, and who ſhall put it by? I will be avenged on mine Enemies, I will bring under them that hate me. All mine Enemies ſhall be ſound Lyars unto Me: Vanity ſhall take them; the Wind ſhall carry them away. But they that fear the Lord ſhall Poſſeſs the Land; They ſhall inherit mine holy Mountain, ſaith the Lord.

Fear, Horror, and the Pit is upon thee, O Daughter of Babylon: Thou ſhalt not be: An End is come, even the Meaſure of thine Iniquity: Thou haſt long boaſted thy ſelf, and gloryed: Thou haſt long made merry over the Blood of the Slain; thou haſt long drunk the Blood of the Poor and Needy: Thou haſt glutted thy ſelf, and become fat: Thou art covered with Oyntments, and with Abominations, and haſt enricht thy ſelf: Thou haſt ſitten as a Queen, and haſt ſaid, I ſhall ſee no ſorrow: My Children are Many, I ſhall not be Deſolate. Thou haſt vaunted it againſt the Lord, and exalted thy ſelf againſt the Holy One of Iſrael: Tuſh! doth God regard? Is there knowledge in the Moſt High? Thou haſt made thy Neſts in the Stars, and thither thou art gone up. Thou haſt decked thy ſelf as though thou ſhouldeſt never know ſorrow any more. Thou are grown exceeding lofty; Thou trampleſt upon the Foot of the Poor and Needy: Thou ſcorneſt the Lord, and feareſt not before the Mighty One of Iſrael: Thou art gone beyond all bounds: Thou enlargeſt thy ſelf as Hell, and as the Grave which is never ſatisfied. The Virgin Daughter of Sion was contemned by thee in the Day of thy Proſperity: Thou deridedſt when ſhe was spoken of; thou madeſt a mock of her ſorrows, when tears covered her; when ſhe ſate Deſolate on the ground, and Aſhes were over her; when ſhe was bereaved of Children, and without an Husband; thou ſportedſt at her Affliction, and took'ſt pleaſure in her groans; the Burden of Every One raiſed thee up: When thou heardeſt them, thou rejoicedſt: The more ſhe was brought low, the more thou exaltedſt thy ſelf, and thou madeſt a mock of her ſufferings: Thou puttedſt thy foot upon her; thou puſhedſt her; thou diſdainedſt her with thine eye; thou cryedſt Aha! The Lord God filled her with bitterneſs, and the tranſgreſſions of her youth were upon her, and thou waſt glad.

Behold! Thy Day is come wherein thou ſhalt be like unto her. Thou haſt lived in pleaſure; thou haſt murdered the Juſt, and he hath not reſiſted thee: Thou art very haughty, and winkeſt with thine eye, and minceſt with thy feet: Thou art become exceeding delicate. Many lovers thou haſt, and thine eyes roul up and down, and thou thinkeſt every one is taken with thy Beauty: Thy Deſtruction ſhall come from far, and thy Calamity from the Ends of the Earth: And thou ſhalt fall and riſe no more, ſaith the Lord.

Thy Lovers ſhall leave thee, thy familiars ſhall forſake thee; thy Friends and Kinsfolk ſhall ſtand afar off thee: Thy Children ſhall not be in the Day that I will viſit thee, ſaith the Lord. Stand afar off, look upon her, behold her torment: Flee, flee from the Land of Caldea; It's rowling up as a Scrowle before the fire: It's iniquity is upon it; It's ſinking into the Sea; out of which it ſhall never Ariſe, ſaith the Lord.

No more Remembrance ſhall be had of Thee, O Daughter of Babylon! O Thou Oppreſſing City! Thou Bloody City! Whoſe ſcum is in the midſt of Thee; Thou muſt be conſumed; Neither Name, nor Remnant; neither Son, nor Nephew; No More of thy ſtock from Generation to Generation. The Lord hath ſaid it.

Thy Day is at an End; Thy Night is Come; Thy Sorrows and Perplexities; Thy deſperate Sorrows; Thou maiſt not be pittied, O Daughter of Babylon, who art to be deſtroyed: Happy ſhall he be that Rewardeth thee as thou haſt ſerved us. Happy ſhall he be that taketh & daſheth thy Little Ones againſt the Stones, ſaith the Lord.

Jeruſalem was not at all conſidered by thee in the day of her Calamity, in the Day that her Iniquity had an End: When thou ſaweſt it, thou helpeſt it on, and joyedſt in her Diſtreſs, Thou ſhall not be bemoaned; None ſhall ſigh for Thee in the Day when the Lord ſhall cover thee with thine own Doings, & fill thee with the works of thy hands; Who ſhall lay thee low and deſolate, and compaſs thee with tears, & fill thee with blood, and put thee into the Pit, Never to ariſe: None ſhal ſhed a tear for thee. The Lord hath ſpoken it.

All thy Dayes of Pleaſure draw to an End: Thou haſt been feaſting it long, and with thy Jovial Companions haſt been praiſing the Gods of Gold and of Silver, of Braſs, of Iron, of Wood, and of Stone in the Veſſels of the Houſe of the Lord, and there thou haſt Quaff'd it: Whil'ſt Sion lay ploughèd up as a Field, and Jeruſalem in Aſhes: A Deadly Draught it ſhall prove to Thee: For thou ſhalt Drink, and be Drunken, and be Moved, and be Mad, and Spue, and fall, and riſe no more, ſaith the Lord.

Thou haſt been ſtrutting it long in the Pallace of Babylon, and haſt ſaid, Is not this Great Babylon that I have built for the houſe of the Kingdom, by the Might of my Power, and for the Honor of my Majeſty? Thou haſt thought thou ſhalt never be removed: A ſwift Deſtruction ſhall come upon Thee, and thou ſhalt be thrown into the Pit: The Lord hath ſpoken it.

Great Peace ſhall be unto them who are thine Enemies; and of the encreaſe of the Government that's over thee, and Peace, there ſhall be No End. Upon the Throne of David, and upon his Kingdom, to Order it, and eſtabliſh it with Judgement and with Juſtice, from henceforth even for Ever. The Zeal of the Lord of Hosts ſhall perform this.

Thou haſt been exceeding Proud, and full of Contempt, when the Daughter of Sion hath been bowed Down: Thou ſhalt go into Captivity, out of which thou ſhalt not Return, ſaith the Lord.

Have Mercy upon Us, O Lord! have mercy upon Us; for We are exceedingly filled with Contempt; Our Soul is exceedingly filled with the ſcornings of thoſe that are at Eaſe, and with the Contempt of the Proud. Remember, O Lord! the Children of Edom, in the Day of Jeruſalem, who ſaid, Raze it, Raze it, even to the Foundation of it; ſaid Sion in the Day of her Diſtreſs: But thou vauntedſt it then, and cryedſt, Aha! She is broken that was the Gate of the People: We ſhall be Repleniſhed, ſhe is turned unto Us. Theſe Two Nations, and theſe Two Countreys ſhall be Mine; and We will poſſeſs it, whenas the Lord was there. Therefore as I live ſaith the Lord God, I will do even according to thine Anger, and according to thine Envy which thou haſt uſed out of thy Hatred againſt them, and I will make my ſelf known amongſt them when I have Judged thee, and thou ſhalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy Blaſphemies which thou haſt ſpoken againſt the Mountains of Iſrael, ſaying, They are laid Deſolate, they are given Us to Conſume. Thus with your Mouth ye have boaſted againſt me, and have multiplyed your words againſt me, I have heard them. Thus ſaith the Lord God, When the whole Earth Rejoiceth, I will make thee Deſolate: As thou didſt Rejoice at the Inheritance of the Houſe of Iſrael, becauſe it was Deſolate, ſo will I do unto thee: Thou ſhalt be Deſolate, O Mount Seir! and all Idumea, even all of it, and they ſhall know that I am the Lord. Son of M 〈…〉 , thy face againſt Mount Seir, and propheſie againſt it, and ſay unto it, Thus ſaith the Lord God, Behold! O Mount Seir, I am againſt thee, and I will ſt etch out Mine hand againſt thee, and I wil make thee moſt Deſolate; I will lay thy Cities waſte, and thou ſhalt be Deſolate, and thou ſhalt know that I am the Lord, becauſe thou haſt had a perpetual hatred, and haſt ſhed the Blood of the Children of Iſrael by the force of the Sword in the time of their Calamity; in the time that their iniquity had an End. Therefore as I live ſaith the Lord God, I will prepare thee unto Blood, and Blood ſhall purſue thee, ſith thou haſt not hated Blood; even Blood ſhall purſue thee. Thus will I make Mount Seir moſt Deſolate, and cut out from it him that paſſeth out, and him that Returneth, and I will fill his Mountains with his ſlain Men, in thy Hills, and in thy Valleys, and in all thy Rivers ſhall they fall that are ſlain with the Sword. I will make thee perpetual Deſolations; and thy Cities ſhall not Return: and ye ſhall know that I am the Lord.

Thus far of the Burden of Idumea.

But as for thee, O Babylon! As for thee, O Leviathan! Thou piercing Serpent; thou Crooked Serpent; thou Dragon that art in the midſt of the Sea; I wil puniſh thee with my ſore, and great, and ſtrong Sword, ſaith the Lord: And I wil ſlay the Dragon that is in the Sea.

And as for thee Pharoah King of Egypt, the Great Dragon that lies in the midſt of His Rivers, which hath ſaid, My River is mine Own; I have made it for my ſelf. Thus ſaith the Lord God, Behold, I am Againſt thee; I wil put Hooks into thy Chaws, and cauſe the Fiſh of thy Rivers to ſtick unto thy Skales, and wil bring thee up out of the midſt of thy Rivers, and all the fiſh of thy Rivers ſhall ſtick unto thy Skales, and I will leave thee thrown into the Wilderneſſe, thee, and all the Fiſh of thy Rivers; Thou ſhalt fall upon the Open fields: Thou ſhalt not be brought together, nor Gathered; I have given thee for Meat to the Beaſts of the field, and to the Fowls of Heaven, and all the Inhabitants of Egypt ſhall know that I am the Lord; becauſe they have been a ſtaffe of Reed to the houſe of Iſrael; wher they took hold of thee by the hand, thou didſt break and rent all their ſhoulder; and when they Leaned upon thee, thou brakeſt, and made all their Loins to be at a ſtand. Therefore, thus ſaith the Lord God, Behold! I will bring a ſword upon thee, and Cut out Man and Beaſt out of thee; and the Land of Egypt ſhall be deſolate and waſte, and they ſhall know that I am the Lord: becauſe he hath ſaid, The River is mine Own, and I have made it.

But as for Thee, O Daughter of Sion! O Virgin Daughter of Jeruſalem! Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: For the Day of thy Calamity hath an End: The Meaſure of thy ſufferings are up; when this is Over, which is now Coming upon Thee. Thou ſhalt not ſorrow any more, neither ſhalt thou weep: Tears no more ſhal be thy Repaſt continually: Deſolation and Deſtruction ſhal not come within Thy Borders. Peace ſhal be within Thy Walls, and Proſperity within Thy Pallaces: They ſhall Proſper that love Thee. There ſhall no more be within Thee an Infant of Daies; Nor an Old Man that ſtoopeth by Reaſon of Age: Thy People ſhal be all Righteous; The Branch of my Planting; The Work of my hands, that I may be glorified, ſaith the Lord.

Paleneſs ſhall no longer cover Thee; nor ſhall thy Cheeks any more wax thin; Nor ſhall Dimneſs be upon Thy Glory: The Everlaſting God ſhall be thine Everlaſting Light, and the Daies of thy Mourning ſhall be ended. For a little while have I forſaken thee, but with Everlaſting kindneſs will I embrace thee; and Reſtore Comfort unto thee, and to thy Mourners.

Behold, the Day is Come, wherein though I will make a full End of the Nations where thou haſt been ſcattered; yet I will not make a full End of thee; but will gather thee, and reſtore Comfort to thee; and thou ſhalt be in the midſt of many People, as a Lyon among the Beaſts of the Forreſts: As a Young Lion among the Flocks of Sheep; who if he goeth thorow, both treadeth Down, and teareth to pieces, and none can Deliver; Thine hand ſhall be lift up upon thine Adverſaries; and all Thine Enemies ſhall be cut off.

And, Whereas Thou haſt been forſaken, and Deſolate, ſo that no man hath paſſed thorough thee; I will make thee an Eternal Excellency; a Joy of many Generations. Thou ſhalt call upon Me, ſaith the Lord, and I will anſwer thee; Thou ſhalt ſpeak, and I will hear thee. For, thou Iſrael art my ſervant Jacob whom I have choſen; The ſeed of Abraham my friend: Thou whom I have taken from the Ends of the Earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof; and ſaid unto thee, Thou art my ſervant; I have choſen thee, and not caſt thee away. Fear thou not, for I am with thee; Be not diſmai'd, for I am thy God: I will ſtrengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphol thee with the right hand of my Righteouſneſs. Behold, all they that were incenſed againſt thee ſhall be aſhamed and confounded; they ſhall be as nothing; and they that ſtrive with thee ſhall periſh. Thou ſhalt ſeek them, but ſhalt not find them; even them that contended with thee. They that war againſt thee ſhal be as nothing, and as a thing of nought. For I the Lord thy God will hold thy Right hand; ſaying unto thee, Fear not, I will help thee. Fear not thou Worm Jacob, & yee men of Iſrael; I will help thee, ſaith the Lord, & thy Redeemer; the Holy One of Iſrael. Behold, I will make thee a new Threſhing Inſtrument having teeth; Thou ſhalt Threſh the Mountains, and beat them ſmall, and ſhalt make the Hills as Chaff; Thou ſhalt fan them, and the Wind ſhall carry them away, and the Whirelwind ſhall ſcatter them; and thou ſhalt rejoice in the Lord; and Glory in the Holy One of Iſrael.

So be thou of Good Comfort; Lift up thy head, for thy Redemption draws nigh: Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Sion; Shout, O Daughter of Jeruſalem: Behold thy King cometh unto thee; he is Juſt, and having Salvation; Lowly, and riding on an Aſs, the Foale of an Aſs; he will joy over thee with Joy, & rejoice over thee with ſhouting; and he will marry thee unto him, as a young man marries a Virgin; & thou ſhalt be called the bleſſed of the Lord, and thine off-ſpring with thee, ſaith the Lord.

For Silver I will give Gold, and for Braſſe Silver, and for Iron Braſs, and for Wood Iron. All thine Officers ſhall be Peace, & thine Exactors Righteouſneſs. Waſting and Deſtruction ſhall be no more heard within thy borders. Thou ſhalt call thy Walls Salvation, and thy Gates Praiſe. And the Name of thy City from that Day ſhall be called, the Lord is there.

And this Triumph I heard in the Valley of Viſion, and this Burden I ſaw in the Valley of Deciſion, even the Burden of Babylon, and the Triumph of Sion, as I was in the Deep the 24 and 25 8 Month, 1661.

The End G. B.