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Rh light blazing with more ardent flames of war, ſhall ſpread his empire even to the coaſt of the Antipodes; but firſt France ſhall ſubmit her neck to his yoke, and Britanny ſupplyant in ſhips, ſhall caſt her ſelf at his feet. Italy breathing after ſcepters ſo high, ſhall ſtretch to him her languiſhing hand: But this bright beam with the vaſt deſire of men, ſhall abſcond itſelf in the clouds of God; after which many dire miſfortunes and calamities ſhall befall mankind, &c.

Cornelius Gemma cites the prophecy in his book of ſupernatural apparitions, and it is held to be one of the prophecies of Sybilla Tiburtina, and many interpreted it to the advantage of Charles the fifth emperor, others of Philip the ſecond, king of Spain; others to Henry the fourth of France, but however, none of them anſwered it to their action, therefore we muſt conclude it is yet to come, and expect a favourable iſſue.

A Prophecy of relating to the end of the world.

HE words in original are in Hebrew, as being done by a Jewish Rabin, but in Engliſh thus, viz.

Thus ſaid the ſons of Diſciples of Elias, the world conſiſteth of 6000 years, 2000 years void, 2000 the law, and 2000 under the Meſſias, but for our ſins which are many, thoſe years are paſſed over that are paſt already; and of this opinion are many learned fathers of the Chriſtian Church, alluding a thouſand years to a day of the creation; and as there was a ſabbath of reſt at the end of the ſix days, ſo at the end of the ſix thouſand years there will be an everlaſting ſabbath.

predictions of the downfall of Popery.

This noble Dane, famous for learning, was of such account, that King James the firſt of England, upon his being in Denmark, went to his caſtle of Vraneburg to pay him a viſit, were he wrote theſe verſes in his commendation, viz.

He tells us that the light of the goſpel, and purity of religion doth ſhine out clearly, overcoming the darkneſs