sueth from their mouths, and eateth up their enemies, and whosoever shall wish to hurt them, he must be killed thus."

The passages mean, that during the forty-two months, or until their testimony was finished, which is to continue for that period; they would be under the immediate protection of the Almighty and perhaps the "fiery indignation" of the Supreme visibly manifested. (See 27th verse of the 10th chapter of Hebrews.)

The 6th verse has a strong reference to the vials.

The metaphorical beast which is to "overcome and kill (or cause to be killed) the witnesses," in the 7th verse, and which ascends "out of the bottomless pit," (or, according to Mr. Wakefield, out of the bottomless deep), is certainly the same as the first beast in the chapter, and 13th as in the 8th verse of the 17th chapter.

The great city mentioned in the 8th verse of the 11th chapter, must be the same as the great city" mentioned in the 19th verse of the 16th chapter. It is in the former place called "spiritually (that is by the city representing in its spiritual state the two following places in filthiness, lust, and idolatry, and every species of wickedness) SODOM (the annals of Great Britain cannot produce a period whenever the vice of Sodomy was more prevalent), and EGYPT (Egyptian wickedness) where also our Lord was crucified (crucified afresh). Yes, my exalted Master, great were the cruelties inflicted upon thee, yet they were returned with

"Father, forgive them, they know not what they do."

I have just read the following in a public paper for the 11th of January, 1810, being part of a confession made by Taylor, the Surgeon of a ship of war, to the Chaplain, prior to his execution for an unnatural crime.

"Sir,-This crime is more general than you are aware of-there is a society formed for the practice of it! AND BELONGING TO IT ARE

SOME MEN WHOM THE PUBLIC LOOK UP To!!"

In the "Holy City" a "Society" was detected, and twenty-three individuals seized on Monday the 9th of July, 1810, and taken to the office in Bow-street for examination: the account given respecting them in the public papers is awfully alarming. The various disgraceful exhibitions of the "monsters" or "wretches," as they are called, have had no effect in checking and preventing the crime, for other societies of Sodomites have been detected in the holy city.

Esdras says (second book 5th and 7th) that the "Sodomitish sea (or the sea of the Sodomites) shall cast out fish."

"A shoal of about 500 whales were lately cast out of the sea upon one of the Orkney Islands; many of them measuring from twentyfive to thirty feet." (The News for September 23d, 1810).

Part of the five subsequent verses will appear inexplicable; for it will be said how can two human beings be "three days and a half dead, and the

spirit of life from God enter into them?" If indeed literally so, it must be a most astonishing miracle. Nothing is impossible with the Divine Being: His power is commensurate with his intentions. "Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you that God should raise the dead."

There is nothing in these verses that indicates a disunion, or disruption of soul and body. In the 11th verse" the spirit of life from God en*tered into them;" which can only mean a power from the Almighty to raise them from death unto life.

In the 10th verse the people " make merry" "because these two prophets (or witnesses) tormented them that dwell on the earth," which means that the people rejoiced because the witnesses that tormented them were dead: but in the 11th verse, after the spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood on their feet;""great fear fell upon them (the people) which saw them."

I cannot see these passages in any other light than as strictly literal.

VERSE 14. The second Woe is past, and behold the third Woe cometh quickly.

I apprehend the second Woe to include the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth vials, particularly by the passage in the 14th verse of the 9th chapter, which is evidently the sixth, and I judge includes the other three: the sixth is explained by the 12th verse of the 16th chapter. The remaining and very awful verses of the chapter is when the "seventh (and last) angel

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sounded," and is comprehended in the seventh vial, and the third Woe-the dreadful expression "it is done," and goes on to the finishing of the prophecy, or the conclusion of the time. appointed," or the time of the end;" and by attentively reading the five verses they must be seen to allude to the restoration of the Jews, (refer to the 7th verse of the 10th chapter) respecting" the voice of the 7th angel which is to finish the mystery (or hidden design) of God."

CHAPTER XII.

This chapter principally applies to the dismemberment of America from its parent Great Britain, and to Ireland. The first is Britannia, a woman clothed with the sun (a dazzling blaze of power), and the moon (America-a single satellite) under her feet (then trampling upon) and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. Meaning that the "woman" was dignified with a crown containing twelve stars, which twelve stars were Britannia's twelve satellies, or colonies. "The first deputation to Philadelphia, consisted of twelve stars, or colonies charged with a defence of their rights and interest." And the present existing constitution was signed also by all the delegates which were present from twelve States (or stars) on Monday, September 17, 1787.”

"She (Britannia, or the woman) being with

child" in the second verse," cried travailing in birth and pained to be delivered;" means that the woman, or mother, was in great distress in consequence of her burdens, or difficulties, and wished to have relief from her colonies, or stars; they not granting that relief her labouring pains continued, and in the end a MAN CHILD was "brought forth."

The red dragon (or warring dragon,) in the third verse having (or holding) seven heads and ten horns" cannot be mistaken (see the 17th chapter); neither can the meaning of his "tail" (the lowest, the hinder part that hangs upon him) be misconceived in the former part of the 4th verse. And it must be remembered that the "tail drew (or was descriptive of drawing) the third part of the stars of heaven (the people), and did cast them (the people) to the earth" (degrade, vilify, abuse, and trample upon them. See a note to the middle clause or the second verse of the 13th chapter). The passages therefore can only mean that the people were brought into an abject state of submission, and that the dragon draws or rules the tail, or the third part of the constitution.

The latter part of the said 4th verse, signifieth that by the power or instrumentality of the DRAGON the child was caused to be separated from its parent.

VERSE 5. And she (Britannia, the parent, or mother) brought forth (or produced) a man child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron (be particularly strong and powerful) and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.