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The strange and wonderful predictions of Mr. Christopher Love, minister of the Gospel at…
The strange and wonderful predictions of Mr. Christopher Love, minister of the Gospel at Laurence Jury, London who was beheaded on Tower-hill, in the time of Oliver Cromwell's government of England. Giving an account of Babylon's fall, and in that glorious event, a general reformation over all the world. With a most extraordinary prophecy, of the late revolution in France, and the downfall of the antichristian kingdom, in that country. By M. Peter Jurieu. Also, Nixon's Cheshire prophecy.The strange and wonderful predictions of Mr. Christopher Love, minister of the Gospel at Laurence Jury, London who was beheaded on Tower-hill, in the time of Oliver Cromwell's government of England. Giving an account of Babylon's fall, and in that glorious event, a general reformation over all the world. With a most extraordinary prophecy, of the late revolution in France, and the downfall of the antichristian kingdom, in that country. By M. Peter Jurieu. Also, Nixon's Chesire prophecy.
London : printed for the bookseller, 1651?
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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 this city, which shall fall? we cannot doubt that 'tis 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 afterward. 'Tis highly probable, that God will not let go unpunished the horrible outrages which it acts at this day. Afterward, 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 ⟨p. 9⟩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 protestant 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 of Germany, have withdrawn themselves from the Jurisdiction of the Pope. They have spoiled the harlot of her riches. They have eaten her flesh, je. seized her benefices and revenues, which she had in their countries. This must go on, and be finished as it began. The Kings, who yet remain under the empire of Rome, must break with her, leave her solitary and desolate.