circles round the sun, with five smaller suns, and a crescent under them. Besides innumerable other meteors in various countries, though of less magnitude.

Before the second coming of Christ, we are told in Saint Luke, there shall be various astonishing things, and bid to look up when these things begin to come to pass; for then our redemption draweth nigh. And surely we have every reason to believe that these are the times.

LET US THEN WATCH AND BE PREPARED!

END OF REASONS FROM PROPHESY, ETC.

THE

MILLENNIUM.

BOOK 1.

ALMIGHTY FATHER! to my pray'r attend!
Thy glory will I make my joyful theme,
If language worthy of the bold attempt
Shall swell my numbers and inspire my song.
Almighty Father! aid my pen ambitious
To teach prophetic truth; and to declare
The wonders John foretold, in part fulfill'd,
And soon to be in all. E'en now, the fire
For Babylon doth blaze. Calabria now,(1)
Dread warning gives.-Devoted wretches, hear!
All idle, ostentatious worship cease,

The mock'ry of perfidions teachers leave.
Those simple truths, the blessed JESUS taught,
Sink in your minds, and cleanse your inmost hearts,
That you may worship God, in perfect truth,
And by repentance turn the wrath DIVINE.