men liberty, and being themselves the fervants of corruption-denying the Lord that bought them -bringing upon themselves fwift deftruction— beguiling unstable fouls-Speaking great fwelling ·words of vanity-turning the grace of our God into lafciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jefus Chrift-jtanding up against the prince of princes —following the SECOND BEAST, who has all the powers of the FIRST BEAST, and who has produced an IMAGE, to which all the world is called upon to bow down. Thus do the Revolutionifts of France illuftrate the meaning of the Scriptures, and reflect the figures of Anarchy, Tyranny, Apoftafy, and Infidelity, which the Prophets have drawn-Thus do their VERY EFFORTS to destroy Religion, when confidered as having been PREDICTED, establish it with INCREASING GLORY upon a ROCK, which will be found to brave the ftorm which now affails it.

9 Introductory Chapter, vol. i. p. 288, 289, 290,

Conclufion of the Chapter on Infidelity,

I have now, I truft, convinced my Readers, that the opinions advanced respecting the In fidel Antichriftian Power, are capable of being clearly proved. If what I have faid, upon a fubject fraught with the dearest interests of man, should awaken the attention of the public, more able Advocates for truth may search into the facred depths of Prophecy; and they, I doubt not, will confirm this plain interpretation, which Events have rendered obvious. But, in the mean time, I must beseech the Reader to confider, whether the prefent ftate of the world does not tend to elucidate and ftrengthen this interpretation; and with it, the opinion of Sir Ifaac Newton, and fome other Commentators, that "the overbearing tyranny and perfecuting power of the Antichristian party, which had fo long corrupted Christianity, and enflaved the Christian world, must be put a stop to and broken in pieces by the prevalence of Infidelity, for fome time before primitive Chriftianity would be reftored "."

See Introductory Chapter.

We

We have feen the progrefs of Infidelity accelerated with a force that is truly aftonifhing. No people has escaped a taint from its contagious breath.-Papifts and Mahometans, Jews and Chriftians have felt its baneful influences. We have seen the Papal power, firft weakened by the Reformation, fhaken to its centre by the Revolutionary Infidels of France. We have seen the fame inftruments of Divine vengeance, attempt to dismember the most important part of the Turkish dominions, from the Empire of the Mahometan

Power

He laments

• See David Levi on the Old Teftament. the extraordinary scepticism which has lately infected this people, but confiders it as a fign of the near approach of the time of their restoration to their own land; it having been predicted by their Prophets, that fuch a state of general unbelief fhould precede the accomplishment of the promifes of God.

See also the very extraordinary Memorial of the Jews in Germany, denying the infpiration of the Scriptures, and offering to unite with the Proteftant Philofophers in their attempts to establish natural Religion and Morality. Mr. De Luc's excellent Answer to this Memorial will highly gratify the Reader who wishes for further information upon this subject.

The following extract, of unquestionable authority from an intercepted Letter, written by citizen Boyer, Etat Major in Bonaparte's army, and dated, Grand Cairo, July 28, 1798, proves, beyond a doubt, that an establishment in Egypt and Syria, was the object of this extraordinary ex

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Power of Antichrift; and though this attempt has apparently failed, we shall not find ourfelves authorized to conclude that Empire fecure from any future attack, when we recollect the activity and machinations of a Power that has fucceeded in its enterprises, beyond all calculation of probabilities. Of this, however, no very confident opinion can

pedition. It certainly had an ultimate view to our poffeffions in India; but it was never intended that this army fhould go thither. "Fraught with these ideas, and to indemnify herself for a lofs [meaning the lofs of the West India Colonies, and the destruction of her commerce] which feems almoft real-the Government have turned their eyes towards Egypt and Syria: countries which, by their climate goodness, and fertility of foil, may become the granaries of the French commerce, her magazine of abundance, and, by the course of time, the depofitory of the riches of India. It is most indubitable, that when possessed of, and regularly organized in thefe countries, we may throw our views ftill farther, and, in the end, deftroy the English commerce in the Indies, turn it to our own profit, and render ourselves the sovereigns also of that, of Africa, and Afia. All these confiderations united, have induced our Government to attempt the expedition to Egypt. That part of the ROMẠN POWER [Introductory Chap. Class II.] has been governed for many ages, by a fpecies of men called Mamalucks, who have Beys at the head of each district. These deny the authority of the Grand Seignior; governing themfelves defpotically and tyrannically a people and a country, which, in the hands of a polished nation, would become a fource of wealth and profit.”

yet

yet be formed". We know that both the Mahometan and Infidel Powers must fall, as well as the Papal Power; but whether France will extend her conquefts over the Ottoman Empire, and," pour out the vial upon the Euphrates;" or whether the exafperated Turk "will" again" rife up with great fury to destroy"—whether the worshippers of the Papal Beast will ftrengthen themselves for the battle" or whether the power of the Greek Church will be involved in the work of wrath, both as executing and fuffering punishment, time alone can determine; we "hear of wars, and rumours of wars," and we may be certain, that "the days of vengeance are near, even at our very doors," if it can be doubted that they are begun. But THE END IS NOT YET *. Much remains to be done before

"See Introductory Chapter.

* I am happy in having the concurrence of the Bishop of Rochester, as expreffed in his Letter to Mr. King. From his Lordship's able elucidation of the xviiith chapter of Isaiah, which accords with my fyftem of Interpretation, and which was published fince this work appeared, I present my Readers with the following valuable extract.

"I fear I fee too clearly the rife instead of the fall of the Antichrift of the Weft. Or rather I fear I fee him rapidly advancing to full ftature and ripe age. His rise, Strictly speaking, the beginning of the monfter, was in the Apoftolick