118. We behold that height, lifting up
itself against the knowledge of God, cast down by the word of the Lord,
when the Son of God said: “Hold thy peace, and come forth,
thou foul spirit.” S. Mark i. 25.
Concerning whom the prophet also said: “Behold, I am come
to thee, thou mount of corruption!” Jer. li. 25. The “mount of
corruption” is Babylon.