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but had no tongue nor utterance. I was in the Spirit, or the Spirit of all comfort or conſolation was in me ; as Peter was on the top of Simon's houſe, ſo was I in my cloſet, and though Paul when caught up to the third heaven, even in that Paradiſe heard words unſpeakable not lawful to be uttered, yet it was commended and approved of by God himſelf; ſo when they that feared the Lord ſpoke often one to another and the Lord hearkened and heard it, and a book of Remembrance &c. And what was their converſation? but things concerning the kingdom of heaven, and the ſtate of their own ſouls.
Now I'll give you my private thoughts concerning the ſtate of our church, and proſperity of Zion.
But oh I tremble to think of the dreadful calamity that is coming upon the earth in a few years, the ſcriptures themſelves 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 Judgement ſhall follow cloſe on the back of another; the ſix vials of God's wrath will be poured out on the inhabitants of this lower world, which will cauſe great tribulations and commotions, ſuch as earthquakes, famine, universal wars and blood-ſhedding through all the world, as peace will be taken away from all the nations under the heavens: For at this time comes the great tumult from the Lord as you have it, Zech. xiv. 13. This is the time when all theſe things ſhall come to paſs, the chapter points it out ſo clearly I need not inſiſt upon it, but wo! wo! to the wicked in general when that day comes for the fourth vial will burn them as ſtubble, Rev xvi. 8.
At this time ſhall idolatrous Rome have her double cup, for ſhe and her aſſociates 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 aliens, who ſhall overcome her and them, that they ſhall never have a power of government after, Rev. xviii. 8. There-
