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Strange and remarkable prophesies and predictions of the holy learned, and excellent James Usher,…Strange and remarkable prophesies and predictions of the holy learned, and excellent Iames Usher,…
Strange and remarkable prophesies and predictions of the holy learned, and excellent James Usher, late L. Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Lord Primate of Ireland Giving an account of his foretelling I. The rebellion in Ireland forty years before it came to pass. II. The confusions and miseries of England in church and state. III. The death of King Charles the first. IIII. His own poverty and want. V. The divisions in England in matters of religion. Lastly, of a great and terrible persecution which shall fall upon the reformed churches by the Papists, wherein the then Pope should be chiefly concerned. Written by the person who heard it from this excellent persons own mouth, and now published earnestly to persuade us to that repentance and reformation which can only prevent our ruin and destruction. Licensed, November the 16th.Strange and remarkable prophesies and predictions of the holy learned, and excellent Iames Usher, late L. Arch-Bishop of Armagh, and Lord Primate of Ireland Giving an account of his foretelling I. The rebellion in Ireland forty years before it came to pass. II. The confusions and miseries of England in church and state. III. The death of King Charles the first. IIII. His own poverty and want. V. The divisions in England in matters of religion. Lastly, of a great and terrible persecution which shall fall upon the reformed churches by the Papists, wherein the then Pope should be chiefly concerned. Written by the person who heard it from this excellent persons own mouth, and now published earnestly to perswade us to that repentance and reformation which can only prevent our ruin and destruction. Licensed, November the 16th.
Cork : reprinted by William Smith, in the year 1679Corke : reprinted by William Smith, in the year 1679
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From this Spirit of Prophecy be foresaw the Changes and Miseries of England in Church and State, for having in one of his Books, (called De Prim. Eccl. Brit.) given a large account of the destruction of the Church and State of the Britons by the Saxons, about 550 years after Christ: He gives this among other Reasons, why he insisted so largely upon it, that he foresaw that a like Judgement was yet behind, if timely Repentance and Reformation did not prevent it: and he would often Mourn upon the foresight of this long before it came.
From this Spirit of Prophesie be foresaw the Changes and Miseries of England in Church and State, for having in one of his Books, (called De Prim. Eccl. Brit.) given a large account of the destruction of the Church and State of the Brittaines by the Saxons, about 550 years after Christ: He gives this among other Reasons, why he insisted so largely upon it, that he foresaw that a like Judgement was yet behind, if timely Repentance and Reformation did not prevent it: and he would often Mourn upon the foresight of this long before it came.
From this Spirit he gave mournful intimations of the Death of our late Sovereign Charles the first, of whom he would be often speaking with fear and trembling, even when the King had the greatest success, and would therefore constantly pray, and gave all advice possible to prevent any such thing.
From this Spirit he gave mournful intimations of the Death of our late Soveraign Charles the first, of whom he would be often speaking with fear and trembling, even when the King had the greatest success, and would therefore constantly pray, and gave all advice possible to prevent any such thing.
From this Spirit he foresaw his own Poverty in worldly things and this he would often speak of with admiration to the hearers, when he was in his greatest Prosperity, which the event did must certainly verify.