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On hearing my voice he communicated many things to me, which I cannot at present recollect, but I remember his having said that he was blind, but that he would yet see.

"He wrote me a few lines in the course of his six days blindness, desiring that I would come to see him at the time his eyes were to be opened, and which he asserted was to be at the end of the six

days. The letter was sent to me by one of my neighbours, who declared he saw him write it; and stone blind as he then was, it is the best piece of his writing I ever saw. I complied with his desire, and actually saw his eyes open in the manner already related.

"After his father had placed his thumb and finger on his eyes, he appeared to me for some time as if he were dead. He afterwards came to himself, sat up in the chair, and his eyes instantly opened.

"He and I were brought up within a quarter of a mile of each other, and were school-fellows; but the master who instructed us never could teach him to spell or read, nor even to speak plainly."

Joseph Wroe, who is John's cousin, says, "The first time I met with John Wroe, after the commencement of his visions, which was in the street in Bradford, I said I have been informed that thou hast begun to preach? He replied, 'Well, I do not know much about preaching, but I have begun talking, and people may call it what they please.' I said in a contemptuous manner, 'I have also been informed that thou hast been visited with visions or trances: what hast thou seen?' He replied, 'I have seen a great deal too much to relate here.' He appeared reserved, and would say no more.

"Some time after this a person came to my house, and inquired of me whether I had seen my cousin John, adding, 'People say he is blind, and has been so for these three or four days.' I went to see him on the following Sunday, with many others. At his desire I led him to the door, and accompanied him

to the house of a neighbour, named Abraham Holmes; it was this man who wrote his visions, a part of which was done on that occasion. We delayed there until it was dark, and I led him back to his house. When I was about to return home he laid hold of my hand, and would not suffer me to proceed until I had promised him to return next day, as he asserted that he was then to receive his sight. I accordingly attended the next day; several persons did the same, and one of them said to John, Art thou not afraid that thou wilt never see any more? He replied, 'No, I have not a doubt about it; I am as firm as a rock in the belief that my sight will be restored at the appointed time.'

"A few minutes before the time he requested that some person would lead him to a private place, in order that he might have an opportunity for prayer. I accordingly led him into the parlour, and withdrew. He soon after returned, and ordered a chair to be placed in the middle of the room, so that every person present might observe what was to be done. He then called his father, directing him to lay his thumb and finger on his eyes, and he did so. John said, 'You have done enough, take away your hand.' He then stretched his legs and feet, his head and arms fell back, and he fainted, and his countenance appeared like that of a person who was dead. He remained so for about a minute, when his eyelids began to move, and suddenly opened, he came to himself, and said 'I can see.' I inquired of him how wast thou before thy sight was restored? He replied, 'I got a glance of that glorious place, and at that instant my sight returned.""

One night after he had received his sight, he prayed to the Lord that he would make known to him, in either visions or dreams, what religious sect he ought to join.

At about two o'clock in the morning, being awake, he saw on the tester of his bedstead a black board, on which appeared, in large gold letters, "A. A.

RABBI, RABBI, RABBI!" He awoke his wife, and told her what he had seen. He thought at first that Rabbi was the name of a town, and that he was perhaps to go to that town to declare what he had

seen.

On the first of February, 1820, I had another vision, and was struck blind and dumb as formerly, and remained so for seven hours; the people say that during that time I trembled and perspired very much.

In this vision the same angel who was with me in former visions appeared to me, and took me into another kingdom, which he told me was Spain. I then saw thousands and tens of thousands of people collected together, one against another, both in uniform and otherwise; and I saw great numbers of people falling by the sword and other weapons. I saw a king in the midst of a large body of people, and saw his head struck off. The cries and shouts I heard at that time exceeded all I had ever witnessed.

In fulfilment of this, witness the sanguinary war in Spain, in 1823, and in after years by the protracted internal broils occasioned by the revolution, headed by Don Carlos, the previous king's brother.

"My guide then took me into another kingdom, (the name of which was not made known to me,) where I saw three trees grown up, which blossomed and came to perfection, bearing all kinds of fruit, and which remained on them. After these I saw three other trees spring up beside them; they blossomed, but the blossoms withered, the bark peeled off, and they were pulled up by the roots.

"My guide said to me, I will inform thee the meaning of these six trees. They are a resemblance of four things, viz., the wicked and the righteous; the wicked shall be removed from the face of the earth, and the other three trees with the fruit remaining on them are the righteous, who shall remain and inherit the earth. They likewise refer to

three years of plenty throughout the whole world; and the three trees which came not to perfection, are three kingdoms which shall not come to perfection. And as thou trembled so shall the people tremble; and as thou didst sweat so shall the people sweat with fervent heat this summer.""

In proof of the fulfilment of which it has been observed, that the heat was so great in the summer of 1820, that great numbers of cattle dropped down dead.

On the 20th of June, 1820, I intended to go to Huddersfield, but it appearing likely to rain, and being in a delicate state of health, through persuasion of my wife I remained at home, went into my bed-room and undressed myself, on which occasion was struck blind, but my eyes remained open. I cried out "Oh dear, oh dear!" which brought my wife to my assistance, and she conducted me to the bedside. I tried to put on my clothes but could not, and presently I fainted away; this was about nine o'clock in the morning; and, as I was told, I lay as one dying, until nine the next night, which was thirty-six hours. When I came to myself I was asked by the people in the house if I knew how long I had been in the state above described. I answered, "From morning to night:" on which I was informed by them that I had lost a day and a night. During this period I was visited by numbers of people, amongst whom were two doctors, who examined me; but they were utterly unable to ascertain the nature of my disorder, as they called it.

In this vision I was taken to a place, which I was told by my guide was Spain. I was afterwards taken to another place, and was informed it was Paris, in France, where I saw great disturbances, and soldiers killing the inhabitants; indeed the people of France appeared to be all at variance one with another; which vision was fully verified in April, 1834, by the riots at Paris and Lyons, which were productive of great slaughter to both parties.

I was afterwards carried by the angel into England, where I saw large bodies of clergymen collected; they disputed about their Bibles, until at length they threw them into each other's faces. This I saw in different parts of England, but particularly in London. The angel said to me, "These are the times spoken of by Daniel the prophet; but this which I have told thee of shall be sealed up to some, for a short time, until the Scriptures be fulfilled. Satan will influence kings and families that the Scriptures may be fulfilled."

In regard to the verification of the above declaration, we would request the reader to direct his attention to the political and religious convulsions which have since that date prevailed in many of the distinguished families of great Britain, the palace not excepted, and then consider whether similar events have occurred for many years previous.

"And as thou hast seen fathers and sons against each other, so will counties be divided, in sending their members to Parliament; and as they are against each other, so will the city of London be divided on some subject of great importance. I have something more to say, but will not make it known at this time."

This prophecy, like the foregoing, is, in regard to expression, far from attaining to its import; otherwise it only imposes on us as a prophecy what is common in every instance of an election for a member of Parliament, and could be no prophecy at all.

Therefore, in order to judge correctly when words are given as a prophecy, which literally mean no more than what is common, we must understand that it is in regard to something uncommon in the circumstances of the event adverted to that the prophecy consists. And hence, in the words before us, we must consider the existence of the prophecy in the intensity of the feelings, and corresponding actions of the contending candidates and electors of the different counties, and observe the extravagant

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