Mr. Lilly's new prophecy, or, Several strange and wonderful predictions of such things that have and are yet to happen, as well in England, Scotland, and France as in remote countrys being left as his last legacy to the world, the like not having been published before.

Prediction II.

Let the Protestants in France, says he, beware, for some Evil is portended by the Effects of Blazing Comet, if not prevented by the Relenting of the Divine Power, may chance to be manifested in the Southern Kingdoms, some Person whose Expectations have been frustrated, may turn the current of their Revenge to the Persecution of the Reformed Churches. In those parts the implacable malice of the Antichrist will be restless till he find means to work mischief in the Earth, many may be forced to abandon their Habitations, Houses shall be left de∣solate and Vineyards laid wast. About 82 let Italy be∣ware least a Tempest fall thereon, and that the War that has so long harrazed the Neighbouring Kings be not trans∣ported thither. Let Moscovy expect a Peace about this time, for the Turks may chance to be imployed in other Affairs. And let them beware least Persia prove some∣what troublesom to that spreading Empire.

As to this we cannot chuse but take notice, how the former part of the Prediction, or rather Prophecy, has happened in Relation to the Distress of the Reformed Churches now suffering under the Tyranny of Popish Cruelty, who have and do hold even unto Death all such as sincerely Profess Christs Gospel, and seek the utter ruine of all that will not comply with their Idolatrous Worship, and will not be content to fall down to the Idol of the Mass, the which, though all men of Reason or Sense know to be only Bread, they will have to be estee∣med no less then God the Son our ever Blessed Saviour,

and for not complying with that wicked Tenent of Tran∣substantiation, and other the like, they are not only de∣prived of their Lands and Livings, but forced to be Fugi∣tives, their Children taken from them and compelled to Worship Images, to fall down to Stocks and Stones, for refusing which, in the Marean Persecution, no less then 430 suffer'd by fire in England, and in the Reign of Char∣les the 9th French King by the said Kings Command in the Cityes of Paris, Orleance, Tholouse, Roven, and General∣ly throughout all the Cityes of France, were Massacred and most Barborously murther'd little less then 40000 Prote∣stants, the Bloody Tyrants regarding neither Sex nor Age; many of which they lead to slaughter houses, and there after they had fell'd them with Butchers Axes cut their throats, so that not only the Pavements blushed, but the Channels were overflowed with blood of Innocents, and at the City of Tours, one Bartholomew Chartlet undertook to murther 30 in one Prison, where himself was also a Pri∣soner for debt; the which Bloody Act the Hangman had so much Conscience as to refuse? but this Fellow (for his paines) had his debts pay'd by the Papists, and was set at Liberty. This is the Babilon that persecutes the Saints; and this I only take notice of by the way to let the Read∣er see, how Cruel these kind of men are, who in Cool Blood without either provocation, or process in Law could murther such a number of Innocents. God of his infinite mercy defend the poor Protestants, aginst whom they have already begun to vent their malice, and rage from the like fate? As for the other part of this Prediction, there is very much likelyhood of their coming to pass: but in that case We must not proceed any further, but leave the event to time, to bring all things to Light.