Predictions Realized in Modern Times

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1862 edition. Excerpt: ...government, and begin to be spregiudicati: the officers do so too; in short, all the symptoms, which I have ever met with in history, previous to great changes and revolutions in government, now exist, and daily increase in France. The Partition of Poland. 143 LETTER CCLXXVI. London, April 13. O.S. 1752. They tell the King (speaking of France) very respectfully, that in a certain case, which tJtey should think it criminal to suppose, they would not obey him. This hath a tendency to what wo call here revolution principles. I do not know what the Lord's anointed, His vicegerent upon earth, divinely appointed by Him, and accountable to none but Him for his actions, will either think or do, upon these symptoms of reason and yood sense which seem to be breaking out all over France; but this I foresee, that before the end of this century, the trade of both King and Priest will not be half so good a one as it has been. Du Clos, in his reflexions, hath observed, and very truly, qu'il y aun germe de raisort, qui commence d se dSvelopper en France. A d$veloppement that must prove fatal to Regal and Papal pretensions. Prudence may, in many cases, recommend an occasional submission to either; but when that ignorance, upon which an implicit faith on both could only be founded, is once removed, God's Vicegerent, (meaning the King, ) and Chris's Vicar, (or Clergy, ) will only be obeyed and believed, as far as what the one orders, and the other says, is conformable to reason and truth." The leading data of the fall of Poland will show how far the abuve predictions were realized. Poland was dismembered by the Emperor of Germany, the Empress of Russia, and the King of Prussia, who seized the most valuable territories in 1772. The royal and imperial...