the east, being the Assyrians: the second, southern, that of the Persians and Greeks: the third western, of the Romans: the fourth, of the north, which God shall shortly set up in the northern parts by the Lion of the North, to the great amazement of those who slight the Divine Apocalypse, and that harmony which here we are pointing at.

The 1000 years mentioned in the twentieth chapter of the Revelations shall begin about the year 1694, and end 2694; during which time Satan shall be bound, but afterward being let loose for a small time, he shall stir up Gog and Magog; that is, the professed enemies of the church against the saints; but shall be suddenly overcome, and then our Lord Christ shall come in glory.

A Prophecy recited by Mr. Lilly, in the year 1651, relating to the French nation.

A CERTAIN prince, as religious as a Turk, shall overspread that people's most fruitful territories, and wars and desolations will be occasioned by the unruly nobility, who, by their civil dissensions, shall occasion the ruin of the French Monarchy. And if you will know near the time of

this great mutation, it shall be when a certain king, called Henry, is twice made a king, and a duke of Florence turned protestant.

The French king shall be driven out by his own people, for he will exercise very great tyranny both against his subjects and the church of Christ, being instigated or stirred up thereunto by the bishops and Romanists, who being bribed with money, shall traiterously seduce and betray him. This he shall seem to do in favour of his kingdom or allies, but when he shall be removed and deceived, he shall be left all alone in banishment, abandoned by those that he confided in.

This does not appear to refer to the late French revolution: it has not been, but remains yet to be fulfilled. A Henry is but just named, peradventure to enter on a sea of troubles; and the time when this prediction will be verified is perhaps when the last great struggle to restore Papacy takes place, which seems likely to be about the time that this Henry will be calculated from his age to take a part in it.

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A Prophecy of the Turkish empire. Delivered by some of their own Diviners in the Persian Language.

OUR monarch shall come, he shall dispossess the unbelieving prince of his kingdom: he shall subdue the red apple, and make it yield to his government. And if happily the christian sword prevail not unto the seventh year, he shall overrule them unto the twelfth year: he shall build castles, plant vineyards, and fortify his gardens with walls: he shall increase in issue; but after the aforesaid twelfth year, the sword of the Christians shall approach, which shall put the Turks to flight, utterly vanquishing and destroying them.

This Prophecy I find recited in a treatise, entitled "A Discoursive Problem concerning Prophecies, by John Harvey, Physician of King's Lynn in Norfolk," (who appears by that work to have been a very learned and great-read man) published in the year 1580.

How the overthrow of the Ottoman empire is to be accomplished, we know not: the present interference of Russia in the affairs of Persia may lead to it, and pave the way eventually for the great predicted empire of the north.

The Cry of a Stone; or a relation of something spoken at Whitehall, by Anna Trapnel, (being in the Visions of God,) relating to Governors, Armies, Churches, &c.

Extracted from the original work, printed 1653.

Two things are foretold by all the prophets shall be brought to pass, which seal up the prophecies and finish the mystery of God: the Lord's appearing in his glory upon Mount Sion, and the darkening of sun and moon, that is, the shaming, confounding, and casting out of all wisdom and power, and whatsoever is but the excellency and glory of man.

I finding my heart in a very low dead frame, much contention and crookedness working in my spirit, I asked of God what was the matter? He answered me thus: I let thee see what thou art in thyself, to keep thee humble; I am about to shew thee great things and visions, which thou hast been ignorant of.

Then broke forth a vision as to the horns. I saw four horns, which were four powers; the first was that of the bishops, that I saw was broken in two and thrown aside: the second horn, more white, had joined to it an head, endeavouring to get up a mount, and suddenly it was pushed down and broken to pieces: the third horn had many splinters joined to it, like

to the scales upon the back of a fish, and this was presented to be a power or a representative consisting of many men, having fair pretences of love to all under forms; this I saw broken and scattered, that not as much as any bit of it was left. As to the fourth horn, that was short, but full of variety of colours, sparkling, red and white; it was said to me, this is different from the three other, because great swelling words and great offers of kindness should go forth to all people from it, like unto that of Absalom, speaking good words to the people in the gate to draw them from the honest David.

But it is not now as it was in times past, that a kingly progeny should reign, for that was but for a time, and then after they should be judged, destroyed, and taken off, and be no more, and then shall the kingdom of the Lord Jesus come forth, and all the kingdoms of man thrown down before it *.

England, 'tis only by thy parliaments that thou canst be ruined; but beware of those who, by promising more than can be realized, would hasten and make more sure thy downfal. Look steadfastly to the substance of 1688, and follow not the shadow of 1819. Wonderful are the

• This last passage corresponds to a degree of exactness with Christopher Love. See his Prophecy, p. 48.