Theopolis Americana. An essay on the golden street of the holy city: publishing, a…

By Navigation, there will be brought the Word of a Glorious CHRIST, unto a Multitude afar off; and as the Ships cover the Sea, the Earth, and thou, AMERICA, too, Shall be filled with the knowledge of the Glorious Lord. The Fall of Old Pagan Babylon, was brought about, by the Diversion of her Euphrates from her. The Fall of the New Popish Babylon, will be accompanied with the Loss of her American Interest: But when 'tis diverted from her, certainly it will then serve the City of God. I will add this; When w• critically Examine, the Accomplishment of the Prophecies, in the Judgments of the Seven Trumpets, whereof Six have done Sounding, we shall find, that by the Sea, was meant, Portugal, and Spain, and France, with the adjoining Islands, from the Rhine and the Rhos••, to the Western Ocean, and the Peninsula of Italy; all which are almost wholly Encompassed with the Sea, and mighty Rivers. I conceive, we are now entering into the Dispensation of the Seven Vials; One of the Fir•• ⟨p. 48⟩whereof, is Poured out upon the Sea, […] it becomes as the Blood of a Dead Ma•, and •very Living S•ul dies in the Se•. The most Obvious Application o• it, is to be trembled at! — But it is easy to draw Some American co•s• quences. I wave them; and only say, Tis thought by Some, that […] might be intended, as a Place where the Worshippers of the Glorious JESUS, may be S•eltered, while fearful Things are doing in the European World, and, [as '•is foretold it shall b•!] T•e L•nd shall be fearfully Emptie• an• Spoiled; Th• Curse will devo he Earth, and thy that dwell therein will be displaced; the Inhabitants of the Earth will be urned, and few men wll be lef, [See the XXIV. of Isaiah.] Whether it shall be so, or no; we are sure, her is a Day at hand, When the Lrd of Hsts will Reign among His Ancient Pple Gloriously. In that Day, it will be impossible, for the Hol People, and the Teachers and Rulers of the Reformed World in the other Hemisphere, to leave America unvisited. It will be impossible for a People, so inspired from