beginning of the world;" consequently, greater than the deluge, according to Matthew xxiv. He told me he disbelieved it, because "God was a God of mercy," he asked me what was to become of all the SOULS, if destroyed, as I described?

I replied, that was a question which concerned me as little as what became of all the souls at the Deluge, but that the decree was irreversible, even by "God who cannot deny himself."

I also said, without God's great mercy, I thought London would have fallen, like old Babylon, forty years since, at a period when God gave special notice to all Christendom to turn and repent. As God's mercy did not prevent his justice at the deluge, so his boundless mercies prevent not now his punishing all mankind again !!!

The rainbow tokens God will not destroy man again BY WATER; and under this assurance, the world sleeps in security, forgetting that God can destroy the world in millions of manners, if he ordains such.

The histories of earthquakes, plagues, and famine, ought to convince heathen hearts, whose tongues burst with blasphemy; yet, for every idle word, every man shall give an account, or be struck speechless at the last day, like him who had no Christian garment.

These reflections have led me to retrace the various accounts of earthquakes, and the conclusion proves them the express hand of Almighty God; but the inhabitants' hearts are so hardened against Christ, and all his works, that survivors have frequently rebuilt cities near the same spots (thrice destroyed like Antioch and Lisbon), repeating crimes against God and man, in spite of such awful lots sent to deter survivors from sin.*

To me it appears perfect cruelty to let the world run headlong into perdition any longer, in the way it gallops.

*If earthquakes be, according to modern philosophers, engendered accidentally in the bowels of the earth, by mixtures of air and heat fluctuating everywhere, how is it that earthquakes have never swallowed up CHRISTIAN as well as heathen cities? Surely, the Almighty King's hand is visible in majestic anger and love, vengeance and protection !!!

Is it not better to be corrected here than punished for ever? Who can search out all the Almighty's councils?

"All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven, except blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (if we repent and believe); but blasphemy against the Holy Ghost (a denial of God's holy spirit) shall never be forgiven, neither in this world nor in the world to come."

Christ sealed up certain parts of his revelations till the end of the Indignation of the Lord, or till a certain hour, till which hour all human efforts have proved abortive to penetrate "the mysteries of God."

So surely as the visions and revelations have been sealed, the hour must come for them to be unsealed.

If that blessed hour be arrived, all the world cannot arrest the Almighty's hand, whose decrees stand for ever.

I repeat, if that blessed hour be at last arrived, it is of little consequence what humble creature God selects for the purpose, which Christ's church has anticipated for nearly 1800 years.

The hour is certainly arrived to unseal ONE POINT, at least, which has remained sealed to all human eyes. One point, or one decree, which is, however, one of the most important to Christendom, in particular, and the world at large, for it is far more terrible than any divine judgments that have frequently afflicted disobedient sinners, and idolatrous nations.

The whole world must suffer Tribulation far greater than the Deluge. Christ's proclamation of it is as plain as the sun or moon, yet it has remained sealed up from the high and low Gentile Church, the same as Christ's FIRST advent was sealed from the Jewish high priests, &c., although it was equally revealed by the prophets, as the following decree has been by CHRIST himself, viz.:

"There shall be a time of Tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time; no, nor ever shall be, and except those days should be shortened, there

should no flesh be saved; but, for the elects' sake, those days shall be shortened." Matt. xxiv.

This proclamation was made about 2370 years after the deluge, and after all flesh perished, except eight persons.

The highest human authorities have attributed this prophecy to the siege and destruction of Jerusalem, which was dreadful enough; but it is nonsense, for the French Revolution was much worse.

After three years search, full of indescribable hopes, sad doubts, and fears (enough to break 10,000 hearts!), I discovered this alarming truth, on Sunday, 11 Oct. 1829 *, in France, and resolved to publish it in London, as soon as possible. Various unavoidable delays have intervened, and impeded my progress.

I arrived in London, 24 Nov. 1829, after experiencing a beautiful mill-pond voyage across the channel, much finer than any during the summer; while out of sight of land, a weary sky-lark flew around the steam packet, once or twice touching the sea, ready .o sink, before she pitched on the packet, where a gentleman caught her, and, at my request, carried her safe to Southampton.

I considered this event a favourable omen, and compared myself to the poor sky-lark, and silently prayed to God to save me like the weary bird, for, at the same time, was I a wanderer, equally needing providential care; and I have found Providence watching all my footsteps to comfortable resting places, during sharp trials, under which I have learnt to avoid murmuring, feeling quite convinced, that ❝ not a poor sparrow falls on land or sea without God's permission." +

truth.

Without God's grace, I might have searched all my life in vain, for the

+ Like David Simpson, of Macclesfield, I found consolation in the bitterest moments. I cast myself upon the bosom of a gracious Providence, who has provided for me all my life long. I have never wanted any manner of good thing necessary to my comfort —

"Though I often know not what to do, or whither to go,

The world is all before me, where to choose

My place of rest, and Providence my guide.”

Under forty years of age, the loss of family and fortune is enough to make a man serious; and I can conscientiously look back on the loss of a princely fortune without one moment's envy or sorrow, having set my unworthy hand to the plough.

1. Let the church voluntarily restore half its revenues to the poor, if they wish to escape death or damnation. 2. Let the Lord's day be kept holy, and every blasphemer punished.

3. Let all public houses and shops be closed entirely every Sunday, except family hotels.

4. Prohibit stage coaches on Sundays, as formerly. 5. Prohibit Sunday newspapers.

6. Allot the remains of the waste lands among the poor, as nearly 7,000,000 acres have been allotted to the rich.

7. Avoid all cabinet councils on the Lord's day, for he cannot assist such councils, who said, "six days shalt thou labour, and do all that thou hast to do."

I have sent the above admonition to the legislative bodies, and God's bill is worthy of acceptance by all people!!! God condescends to give man continual signs and warnings of his threats and promises.

This world has never been 2000 years without a new dispensation, and the most glorious of all is at hand. The deluge happened 1656 years after the creation.

God gives now the last special merciful signs and wonders, before his anger falls, if man continues to reject the gospel.

Now the legislative bodies have abolished all hopes of discovering the longitude, according to Newton's* accursed solar system, God raises messengers and servants to reestablish the Egyptian system of Ptolomy, viz. that the sun revolves round the earth daily, and not the earth round

"If we, or an angel from heaven, bring any doctrine but Christ's, let him be accursed."

the sun, as Newton asserts it does, 150 times swifter than gunpowder sends shots. Newton is quite at variance with the Bible.

"The wisdom of this world is foolishness with God.”

Captain Woodley, R. N., and John Finleyson, Esq. have just published two books, titled "The Universe as it is," which reverse Newton and Copernicus altogether, by most incontestible proofs; and, as if to stamp it with divine approbation, the Bible system of astronomy now projected, promises to unfold the Longitude as correctly as the latitude has been by navigators!!

For this reason only, and for the gospel truth's sake, I refer to the appendix, containing most acceptable and important extracts, and heartily hope they will soon reach the four corners of the earth, like lightning.

The high learned classes seem too attached to old prejudices, honouring Newton above God; but as the work is divine, it must soon spread from east to west, from pole to pole. God's finger shall convince this world of sinners (after the next earthquake) that the earth is, as he first placed it, immoveable, till it is shaken the third and last time, at the last trump, or signal of the earth's final destruction and day of judgment !!!