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Lord, ſpoke often one to another, sad the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written &c. And what was their converſation but things concerning the kingdom of heaven and the fate of their own ſouls.
Now I will give you my private thoughts concerning the ſtate of our Church, and proſperity of ion. But oh! I tremble to think of the dreadful calamity that is coming upon the earth in a few years; the Scriprures are not ſilent of the nature and very time of theſe tribulations, but you and I will both be out of the way ere thoſe evil days come; for, from the year of our Lord 1753, to 1793 one judgment ſhall follow cloſe on the back of another. The ſix vials of Gods wrath will be poured out on the inhabitants of this lower world which will cauſe great tribulation and commotions, ſuch as earthquakes, famine univerſal wars and blood-hedding through all the world a peace will be taken away from all the nations under the heavens: for at this time come the great tumult from the Lord, as you have it in Z ch. xiv. 13
At this time ſhall idolatrous Rome have her double cup, for ſhe and her affociates ſhall be waging war againſt the Proteſtant Kings and Princes, but God ſhall animate a Proteſtant Prince who ſhall head and lead a victorious army againſt her and her allie, who ſhall overcome her and them that they ſhall never have power of government afterwards Rev xviii. 8. Therefore ſhall her plagues come in one day- That is a much to ſay in one year it ſhall be done. But in the 10 h verſe we read of her merchants and lovers ſtanding afar off for fear of her torrents, ſaying Alas! for in one hour her judgments are come upon her. That is, in one.
