the hands of senators, like Fox, WILBERFORCE, SHERIDAN, ROMILLY, BURDETT, BROUGHAM, WARDLE, and Co. Now, I know, that if every nation was to revolutionize itself, and cast away evil men, other evil covetous men would arise, and oppress the poor, to gratify pride, pomp, and pleasure. No empire stands long against God's holy laws. Some people in London profess and preach, that at the death of the body, the soul enters another body; a doctrine quite at variance with every word of the gospel; a doctrine of the darkest druidical ages revived. This is called the enlightened age, but the devil is ready to break loose. Religion is nothing but a trade. Distress goads hard. An alderman has publicly declared, he lately issued 300 summonses against 300 citizens of one parish in London, who are defaulters of the poor rates. Human revolutions are the wages of sin. The Almighty must reform and restore the earth (meaning MAN), or it must continue (as it is, and has always been) full of bloodshed, iniquity, and apostacy, to the last day. How can kings reflect, continually surrounded by covetous courtiers, carefully concealing truth, inventing amusements and pleasures, so that scarce one day is devoted to temporal, and much less to religious affairs? 66 It is time to "circumcise the heart;" it is the only safe preparation against the battle of Armageddon. The beginning of sorrows" has been experienced, viz. wars, pestilence, earthquakes, famines, and treason. What can be worse than such calamities? Nothing worse than these (except the deluge) have ever been suffered ? Yet Christ expressly declares, "There shall be greater tribulation than ever was known since the creation." This threat ought to awaken Christendom to fly from "the wrath to come." The world conceives God is too merciful to destroy it, but has he not once destroyed it? even 857 years before he gave the law to Moses !!! No man born has ever understood Christ's decree pro N perly, but thousands have vainly attempted to unravel what God has, till now, kept a perfect mystery, and declared it should remain so till the end. As this was the THEME in the first chapter, so it must be the theme of the last, for it was that single point compelled me to write this book for the admonition of my brethren, and this affair has led me to examine many others, which I offer pro bono publico, for no Christian can set his candle under a bushel. I ask no man to believe me, nor any of my interpretations, if contrary to the gospel; but shall feel glad to be corrected, if I be mistaken in any point. Many have sacrificed whole lives in searching histories, and comparing dates, from whence most erroneous notions have been circulated, which are generally calculated to produce the very delusions Christ foretold, which, however, cannot deceive Christians indeed. It is awfully extraordinary, that the LAST prophet and evangelist, John, in the LAST book of Revelations, has openly expounded the FIRST mysteries of God, especially the FIRST great miracle, BEFORE man's creation, which Genesis passes in silence. "The mysteries of God” are awfully concealed till the allotted hours!! 66 St. John unfolds the FIRST miracle of “ war in heaven,” viz. that the devil and his angels were cast down to the earth, then void, dark, and without form, while the spirit of God moved upon the waters !!! There must then have been the greatest tribulation among rebel angels, expelled from heaven for ever; the battle of Armageddon is (except this" war in heaven") the worst, for the horses will wade, through blood, up to their bridles. Alas, alas! No man has yet expounded the mysteries around us, how then can we comprehend the mysteries of God? An unchangeable God has created a most changeable world!! Why does more horrible confusion reign now than at Babel, for scarcely two interpreters of scripture agree aright upon the gospel? "Chaos is come again;" for "every one hath a doctrine, an interpretation." From the CHAOS, paradise was created for Adam, by one word of God; but the devil quickly entered the gates, as the enemy of God, and it is very certain, by this last revelation, that the earth (as chaos) belonged to the devil, before God created man in paradise, where the devil fatally seduced Eve; so that God repented he had made man so subject to satan's power, who, of course, was ready to oppose all God's works, for the devil, having been previously cast down on earth, knew how to tempt Eve and Adam, whose perfection and pleasures he envied, and, therefore, still glories in renewing wars daily against God and man, upon earth, knowing there will never be another war in heaven. Here is divine evidence that St. John's Revelations are true, for (if possible) they are stronger and clearer than all former prophets or priests, being direct revelations from God, and, consequently, far above all prophecies !! The Revelations contain reviews of all things relative to God's mysteries, from before the creation of man, till time is swallowed by eternity!! Much still remains sealed, like "the book of life," which will be duly unsealed by Christ, for he alone is able to open it. Chaos must then yield to unanimity in God's worship and adoration. Christians in name shall yield to Christians in deed, and in heart and soul. Christendom has continued devilish murderous wars ever since the gospel. Christians have sung Te Deum over the death of Christians, in battle, for too many generations." Whence come wars, but from men's lusts?" Christendom still reigns by the power of swords and guns; but the hour must come, when "all who take the sword shall perish by the sword." This proclamation is terrible, in every sense, both temporal and eternal. The Christian church itself opposes Christ by the 37 article, viz. "It is lawful for Christians, at magistrates' commands, to wear weapons, and serve in the wars."-" One jot or one tittle can in no wise pass till all be fulfilled." Matt. v. Now, if one word of Christ's cannot fail, all who war must perish, either by brethren's swords, or under Christ's gospel, which is sharper than doubleedged swords, piercing every man's thoughts. I do not enquire what has become of every soul, whose body fell in battle, nor the souls of warriors who have survived the slaughter of fellow creatures, worse than tigers; verily, they have their reward from God. It is, however, a glorious prophecy against war, by Christ, whose universal reign of peace is about to be fulfilled. Judgment must begin in Christendom, where universal war shall end in universal peace !!! The fall of the great image and tree will soon wreck the whole world, the same as the Royal George capsized and sunk at Spithead, when the sea was like a mill-pond. All the world shall soon discover what is signified by "a nation scattered and PEELED." The hour-glass is nearly run out. "Babylon the Great is suddenly fallen—is fallen, and is become the habitation of DEVILS." Good Lord OH! that I had wings like a dove, Oh! that I had wings like a dove, Oh! then in heaven saved from hell APPENDIX. No. I. London, 25 Dec. 1828. The Duke of Wellington presents his compliments to Mr. Burridge, and has received his letter of the 24th instant. The Duke begs leave again to decline to receive him. The Duke will receive, and refer to the Admiralty, or the Navy Board, any papers which Mr. Burridge may send him, provided his suggestions are conveyed in respectful terms towards these departments; as the Duke does not consider himself to be the fit channel for conveying to any authority of the government, the vituperation of any individual. To John Burridge, Esq. &c. &c. No. II. Ways and means to save 5000l. daily. A memorial, delivered, 30 Dec. 1828, to the Most Noble Duke of Wellington, Commissioner of His Majesty's Treasury, &c. &c. &c. representing, I. That the royal navy was formerly built with timber hewn in the winter, with the bark, pursuant to act of parliament, because sappy timber is subject to premature decay, and that ships of war so built, are much more durable than ships built with timber hewn in the spring, according to the present custom, because oak bark is become rare and precious for tanning leather. II. That the practice of building His Majesty's navy with oak hewn in winter, pursuant to the statute of King James, A. D. 1604, was continued till 1779, when H. M. S. Montagu, of 74 guns, was built at Chatham; and that it was then the practice of His Majesty's Navy Boards to allow the contractors, as equivalent for the bark, 7 per cent. till 1792, when the equivalent was discontinued. That the Montagu appears the last ship built according to the ancient statute of King James, wholly with timber hewn in winter, free from sap; and that the Montagu appears to have been in active service during all the last French war, of 22 years, and was not broken up till 1818; and, consequently, that she endured 39 years, and did not receive any material repair during 22 years after her launch, as your memorialist is informed, and believes; but for dates and further particulars, in these respects, your memorialist most respectfully begs leave to refer your Grace to the existing official records at Chatham, or at the Navy Office; yet, your |