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F that day and hour knoweth to "man, no not the angels that are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. Watch therefore, for it is uncertain whether the mater of the hour (being gone into a trange country) we come at eve, or at midnight, the cock crowing, or at dawning.

Howbeit, certain igns go before this day, by which as by evening men may judge of the morning, we may prognoticate not only the nearnes of the time but the terrors that will accompany it.

St Matthew fays, that before the coming of. this day, there will be great wars and troubles in the world, nation shall rife againt nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there hall be great earthquakes in many places, and petilence and famine, and terrible things air.

St. Luke fays, there hall be fale Chrits, wars, edition, famine, plague &c. A CHRIST