without the knowledge of Abraham. I do not mean now that any new prophet shall arise; but the Lord by his Spirit shall cause knowledge to abound among his people, whereby the old prophecies shall be clearly and perfectly understood. And I die in that thought, and really believe that my calculation on the Revelation by St. John, and the prophecy which St. Jerome copied off, and translated out of the Hebrew language, as it is written on Seth's pillar in Damascus, which pillar is said to have stood since before the flood, and was built by Seth, Adam's son, and written by Enoch the prophet; as likewise the holy precepts, whereby the patriarch walked before the law was given to Moses, which were also engraven on the said pillar, whereof many Jews have copies, in their own language, written on parchment, and engraven on brass and copper; but the alteration of the date makes them to stagger at it, not knowing that the dates were to be altered by the birth of Christ. First, this prophecy is entitled, A short work of the Lord's in the latter age of the world. Great earthquakes and commotions, by the sea and land, shall come in the year of God 1779. Great wars in Germany and America in 1780. The destruction of popery, or Babylon's fall, in the year 1790. God will be known by many in 1795. This will produce a great man. The stars will wander, and the moon turn as blood,

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in the year 1800. Africa, Asia, and America, will tremble in 1803. A great earthquake over all the world in 1805. God will be universally known by all then a general reformation and peace for ever, when the people shall learn war no more. Happy is the man that liveth to see this day!"

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The Prophecy of John Lacy.

In his Warnings, published in London in the year 1707.

THE spirit of God seems now performing great wonders in all nations, in order to bring about the work of reformation; wherein I could make it appear very plain, by a numerous train of deductions, that several scripture prophecies are at this time fulfilling in the world, tending to the overthrow and destruction of antichrist, and for the liberties of mankind; tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him (saith Daniel, chap. xi. ver. 44, 45.) yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. The following remarkable prophecy is fulfilling at or near these times, as delivered long ago by Johannes Amatus, in his Prophetical Pleiades, which runs thus: "I foresee (says he) great wars and combats, with extraordinary shedding of blood, occasioned by the civil discords of the great men of

the kingdoms; I do see wars, the fury whereof shall last some time; provinces divested of their people, and many strong holds and noble houses shall be ruinated; and the cities shall be forsaken of their inhabitants, and in divers places the ground shall lie untilled. There shall be a great slaughter of the people, and many chief persons shall be brought to ruin; and there shall be nothing but deceit and fraud amongst them, whereupon shall ensue the aforesaid great commotions among the kingdoms and people of the world. There shall be likewise great mutations and changes; the right hand of the world shall fear the left, and the north shall prevail against the south.

"The Lord will destroy those images which thou hast set up for thyself (speaking of Louis the Fourteenth) and all thy statues-the courtiers of France-and all the court of France. Versailles, which thou hast raised for thy lust and grandeur, shall be thrown to the ground. Paris (that imperial city) shall be convulsed; the royal family shall be dreadfully afflicted, and thy iniquities shall be avenged on thy grandchildren. Lyons, I shall scourge thee; thou, Toulouse, shalt be reduced to ashes; and thou, Bourdeaux, though favoured, shalt not be without chastening." John Lacy ends his prophecy with these words: "Thus shall England be less visited with my judgments than France.”

Prophecy of the French revolution, from a publication by the late Mr. Peter Jurieu, in 1687.

Rev. xi. 13.

"And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand, and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to God."

Now what is this tenth part of the city which shall fall? In my opinion, we cannot doubt that it is France. This kingdom is the most considerable part or piece of the ten horns, or states, which once made up the great Babylonian city: it fell. This does not signify that the French monarchy shall be ruined; it may be humbled; but in all appearance, Providence does design a great elevation for her afterwards. 'Tis highly probable, that God will not let go unpunished the horrid outrages which it acts at this day. Afterwards, it must build its greatness upon the ruins of the papal empire, and enrich itself with the spoils of those who shall take part with the papacy. They who at this day persecute the protestants, know not whither God is leading them this is not the way by which he will lead France to the height of glory. If she comes thither, 'tis because she shall shortly change her road. Her greatening will be no damage to pro

testant states; on the contrary, the protestant states shall be enriched with the spoils of others, and be strengthened by the fall of antichrist's empire. This tenth part of the city shall fall, with respect to the papacy; it shall break with Rome and the Roman religion. One thing is certain, that the Babylonian empire shall perish through the refusal of obedience by the ten kings, who had given their power to the beast, The thing is already come to pass in part. The kingdoms of Sweden, Denmark, England, and several sovereign states in Germany, have withdrawn themselves from the jurisdiction of the pope. They have spoiled the harlot of her riches. They have eaten her flesh, i. e. seized on her benefices and revenues which she had in their countries. This must go on, and be finished as it is begun. The kings who yet remain under the empire of Rome must break with her, leave her solitary and desolate.

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But who must begin this last revolt? most probable that France shall; not Spain, which as yet is plunged in superstition, and is as much under the tyranny of the clergy as ever. Not the emperor, who in temporals is subject to the pope, and permits that in his states the archbishop of Strigonium should teach that the pope can take away the imperial crown from him. It cannot be any country but France, which a long time ago hath begun to shake off the yoke of