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the Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882.
the Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882.
by REV. JOSEPH WILD, D.D., pastor of union congregational church , brooklyn , n.y. LONDON: robert banks , racquet court , fleet street . e.c. 1880. Great seal of the United States This device of the great Seal was adopted by act of the Continental Congress, on June 20th, 1782, and re-adopted by the New Congress, September 15th, 1789. The act provided for an obverse and a reverse , as set forth in this plate; the reverse is not used. This is a plate of the first and original Seal, which, by us
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PREFACE.
PREFACE.
The following Discourses are presented to the public in book form, agreeable to the request of numerous friends. I have selected twenty from one hundred and thirty which I have given to my own congregation during the past three years. I have tried to have them lean one against another, to the end that the argument might be continuous and somewhat complete. The reader will remember, however, that the vast subject of which they treat, cannot be fairly and completely presented in such a volume a
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JUDAH.
JUDAH.
What does this word stand for in the Bible? In the first place it is the name of the fourth son of Jacob. In the second place it was the name of his direct descendants or Tribe. In the third place it became the name of the portion of the country occupied by this Tribe in the Promised Land. In the fourth place it became the name of a kingdom and government; this fourth name included the Tribe of Benjamin and their territory. In the fifth place it became the name of the whole country of Pales
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ISRAEL.
ISRAEL.
1. A name given to Jacob after wrestling with the Angel. 2. A term applied sometimes to all the descendants of Jacob. 3. In a spiritual sense, those who believe in Christ. 4. A name that covered and included the nine Tribes which went with Jeroboam and formed the kingdom of Israel. They remained a distinct kingdom, and till now a nationality. From 975 to 725 b.c. they had some 19 kings. They were finally carried captive into Assyria by Shalmanezer (2 Kings xvii.). From that captivity they
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SAMARITANS.
SAMARITANS.
The Samaritans were not Jews or Israelites, strictly speaking. They of course became Jewish in their customs and worship. Originally they were Assyrians. When the nine Tribes were carried captive, they were brought and put in their place. “And the King of Assyria brought men from Babylon and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria, instead of the children of Israel” (2 Kings xvii. 24). The Jews and the Samaritans never wholly
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BENJAMIN.
BENJAMIN.
The Tribe of Benjamin has a singular and special place in the history of Israel and Judah. Neither the Old or New Testament can be well understood unless one understands the place of this Tribe in Providence. They were always counted one of the Ten Tribes, and reckoned with them in the prophetic visions. They were only loaned to Judah about 800 years. Read 1 Kings xi. They were to be a light for David in Jerusalem. God, foreseeing that the Jews would reject Christ, kept back this one Tribe
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MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM.
MANASSEH AND EPHRAIM.
The history of these two representative characters is worth your careful study. The whole of the circumstances of Jacob blessing them must be accepted as Divinely directed. Manasseh was to be a great people, and so I believe he is. In the United States I find this promise literally fulfilled. This is the Key to the settlement of this land; to the agitations of the Pilgrims and Puritans in England. The mission, work, and place of the United States may be found in the prophecies relating to t
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PYRAMID.
PYRAMID.
The Pyramid is a wonderful witness for God and His people. This building in Egypt has stood for 4,000 years; finished and complete, it stood for about 3,000 before anybody ventured to find a way into it. Then, at a great cost of men, money, and time, a way was forced in by an Arab chief. There surely is something remarkable that the only thing found in it should be a stone trough, and more singular to my mind, that the Ark of the Covenant and this stone trough should be of equal capacity; and
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EPHRAIM.
EPHRAIM.
This word is not only the name of Joseph’s son and the Tribe, but it is used quite frequently in a generic sense, and stands for the Ten Tribes and Manasseh. To Reuben by birthright was the lead politically, but it was taken from him and given to Joseph, and so to Ephraim. From Judah came the Chief Ruler—that is, Christ; but the birthright was Joseph’s (1 Chron. v. 1)....
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THRONE OF DAVID.
THRONE OF DAVID.
To this throne God pledged under oath a perpetuity. Also He pledged that some one of David’s seed should always be on it. The throne and seed are pledged an unconditional existence. This being so, it follows that they must be now in existence, and that finally all thrones will be swallowed up by this one. Queen Victoria is of David, and the English throne is David’s. Hence all the promises and prophecies referring to David’s throne may be found on this line. For prophecy not being of priva
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GENTILES.
GENTILES.
The word Gentile generally embraces all those nations and people outside of the Twelve Tribes. Keeping these few distinctions in mind, you will be enabled to read the Bible interestingly and with the proper understanding. Prophetic evidence is a strong kind of proof. Study the Word on this line and you will find Providence and history lending glorious confirmation to the same....
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ISRAEL AND THE GATES. Discourse II.
ISRAEL AND THE GATES. Discourse II.
ISRAEL—HOW THE GATES OF HIS ENEMIES ARE TO BE GIVEN HIM—BY THIS SIGN LOST ISRAEL MAY BE KNOWN—THE GIVING WILL CORRESPOND TO THE MULTIPLYING—THE PROMISE, IN THIS DAY, IS RAPIDLY FULFILLING—ENGLAND, DISRAELI AND “TANCRED,” AND RUSSIA. “That in blessing I will bless thee; and in multiplying, I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.”—Gen. xxii. 17. Under a Divine oath was this prophetic promise m
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ISRAEL AND TERRITORY. Discourse III.
ISRAEL AND TERRITORY. Discourse III.
PROMISES TO ISRAEL—MATERIAL NATURE—LOCATION OF THE TRIBES IN CHRIST’S DAY—GOD’S PROVIDENCE—BRITISH AND AMERICAN RULE—LIFE FROM THE DEAD—TEACHING THE NATIONS PEACEFUL ARBITRATION—ENGLAND AND RUSSIA—AFGHANISTAN FALLS TO ANGLO-ISRAEL—GOD’S POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY—ANGLO-SAXON EVANGELISATION—RUSSIA OPPOSING IT—BRITISH AND RUSSIAN OUTPOSTS IN CONTACT—WAIL OF JUDAH—EARTH’S GIRDLE. “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations; spare not, lengthen thy cords, an
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ISRAEL AND POPULATION. Discourse IV.
ISRAEL AND POPULATION. Discourse IV.
PROPHETIC LATTER DAYS—OUR BEARINGS IN THE AGES—UNWISE IMPATIENCE—ISRAEL TO BE ALWAYS A NATION—HER EMPIRE—HISTORIC CAREER OF AND FUTURE OF ENGLAND, AMERICA, AND JUDAH—RELATIVE INCREASE OF POPULATION—THE INFIDEL SAXON—JEWISH, BRITISH, AND AMERICAN INTERESTS ONE—A FULL END OF ALL NATIONS BUT ISRAEL—FAMINE HENCEFORTH ONLY FOR THE HEATHEN—ARBITRATION TO BE ENFORCED BY ISRAEL—AMERICAN ABSORBTION—STARTLING FIGURES OF FUTURE POPULATION—THE BALANCE OF POWER. “Yet the number of the children of Israel shal
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ISRAEL AND LANGUAGE. Discourse V.
ISRAEL AND LANGUAGE. Discourse V.
LATTER DAY PROPHETIC PROMISES—TIME OF ISRAEL’S REVIVAL—PYRAMID TESTIMONY—BRITISH ISLAND POPULATION IN 1882—AFFINITY BETWEEN ENGLISH AND HEBREW—CELL OF THE HONEYBEE—ORIGIN OF LANGUAGE—LION OF LANGUAGES—FOREIGN TESTIMONY—ALL TONGUES INDIGENOUS BUT ENGLISH—THE PRE-MILLENNIAL TOKENS. “For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the Lord, to serve Him with one consent.”—Zephaniah iii. 9. In the last two discourses we called your attention to two prophec
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ISRAEL AND GENTILE FULNESS. Discourse VI.
ISRAEL AND GENTILE FULNESS. Discourse VI.
MEANING OF GENTILE FULNESS—BLESSINGS THROUGH JUDAH AND EPHRAIM—BEST RELIGION—JEWS OUTWITTED—WHY BENJAMIN WAS KEPT AT JERUSALEM—FRENCH PROTESTANTISM—GENTILE FULNESS CONTEMPORARY WITH TO-DAY—WHAT IT IS—EXCEPTIONAL TURKEY. “Now, if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles, how much more their fulness.”—Rom. ii. 12. Paul, the author of this epistle to the Romans, tells us that he was an Israelite of the seed of Abraham and of the Tribe of Be
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DREAM IMAGE OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. Discourse VII.
DREAM IMAGE OF NEBUCHADNEZZAR. Discourse VII.
FUTURE HISTORY OF THE WORLD—THE DESTRUCTION OF THE PAPACY COMMENCED—IRELAND TO BE FREE AND INDEPENDENT OF ENGLAND AND ROME—FUTURE GLORY OF BRITAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. “Thou, O King, sawest and beheld a great image. This great image whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.”—Dan. ii. 31. About 2,500 years ago the kingdom of Babylon was strong, great, and prosperous. The king of this vast empire is known in history as Nebuchadnezzar. His reign had
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LITTLE HORN AND TURKEY. Discourse VIII.
LITTLE HORN AND TURKEY. Discourse VIII.
THE TURKS THE ISHMAELITES—ENGLAND AND RUSSIA TO PARTITION THE MAHOMMEDAN EMPIRE—WHY ENGLAND SYMPATHISES WITH TURKEY. “And out of one of them came forth a little horn, which waxed exceeding great, toward the South, and toward the East, and toward the pleasant land.”—Daniel viii. 9. Nebuchadnezzar had a dream, in which he saw a great metallic image of human form. The head of gold stood for Babylon; the silver arms and breast for Persia; the brass belly and thighs for Greece; the iron legs and fee
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LITTLE HORN AND ANTI-CHRIST. Discourse IX.
LITTLE HORN AND ANTI-CHRIST. Discourse IX.
PROPHETIC WONDERS—TWENTY MARKS OF THE MONSTER—THE BERLIN CONGRESS—ANTI-CHRISTS MANY—MISTAKES BY WRITERS. “I considered the horns, and behold! there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots; and behold! in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.”—Daniel vii. 8. In the visions and dream recorded by Daniel in this chapter we have the same subject matter as that contained in the dream of Nebuc
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ANTI-CHRIST AND LITTLE HORN. Discourse X.
ANTI-CHRIST AND LITTLE HORN. Discourse X.
SECOND DISCOURSE OF THE MONSTER—WHO HE WILL BE AND HIS NAME—HOW HE WILL OBTAIN POWER—TROUBLE FOR GERMANY, FRANCE, AND RUSSIA—COMMUNISM—ROMANISM—SHAKERS—MATTHIAS, WEST—CHESTER PROPHET. “Let no man deceive you by any means; for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition; who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped, so that he, as God, sitteth in the temple of God, showing himself t
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THE TWO WITNESSES. Discourse XI.
THE TWO WITNESSES. Discourse XI.
TROUBLOUS TIMES—APPEARANCE OF THE WITNESSES—WHO ARE THEY?—HOW THEY CAN BE IDENTIFIED—THEIR MISSION, WORK, AND SUFFERING—THE TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF CHRIST’S COMING. “And I will give power unto My two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and three-score days, clothed in sackcloth.”—Rev. ii. 3. We will all agree that the person and work of Anti-Christ are yet in the future. For while Anti-Christ is ruling in Jerusalem, and battling with the saints of the Most High, having c
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MOSES AND ELIJAH. Discourse XII.
MOSES AND ELIJAH. Discourse XII.
MORE ABOUT THE TWO WITNESSES—MORMONISM—GOD RULING AMONG THE NATIONS—CAREER OF THE TWO WITNESSES—ANTI-CHRIST—THE THRONE AND HOUSE OF DAVID. “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.”—Rev. ii. 15. Last Sabbath evening we called your attention to two special witnesses who are at a given time to appear at Jerusalem for a specific purpose. At t
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BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON. Discourse XIII.
BATTLE OF ARMAGEDDON. Discourse XIII.
THE COMBATANTS ON BOTH SIDES—WHO “THE KINGS OF THE EAST” ARE—THE GREAT NAPOLEONIC IDEA—DISRAELI, LINCOLN AND GRANT—ENGLAND’S POLICY IN TURKEY—FUTURE WARS AND INTRIGUES—THE GREAT BATTLE-FIELD—GATHERING OF THE NATIONS—EARTHQUAKES—JERUSALEM A SEAPORT. “And He gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.”—Rev. xvi. 16. Christian students and prophetic writers are generally agreed on three things touching this great event. First, that there is to be such a decisive bat
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ARMAGEDDON AND THE PYRAMID. Discourse XIV.
ARMAGEDDON AND THE PYRAMID. Discourse XIV.
THE FORCES IN THE BATTLE—TIME OF ITS OCCURRENCE—MISTAKES OF ADVENTISTS—A CHURCH “STRIKE” WANTED—THE HARD TIMES AFTER 1882—HISTORY OF THE WORLD TILL 1935—HINE’S THEORY. “These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them; for He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and they that are with Him are called, and chosen, and faithful.”—Rev. xviii. 14. Last Sunday evening we considered the subject of the great battle of Armageddon. This evening we will take up the same subject for furt
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WONDERS OF THE FUTURE. Discourse XIV.
WONDERS OF THE FUTURE. Discourse XIV.
PURPOSE OF THE FLOOD—THE ABRAHAMIC CURRENT—RENDING MOUNT OLIVET—FORMER EARTHQUAKES—BOUNDARIES OF PALESTINE—DAN AND GAD TO GUARD THE “GATES”—GAD THE SCOTCHMAN—THE FUTURE JERUSALEM—THE DEAD SEA AND MEDITERRANEAN TO BE JOINED—MISTAKE OF SPIRITUALISING EVERYTHING. “And His feet shall stand in that day upon the Mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the East: and the Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the East and toward the West, and there shall be a very great valley; a
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NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN. Discourse XVI.
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SEVEN. Discourse XVI.
“SIGNS OF THE TIMES”—THE RETURN TO JERUSALEM—FORCES OF RUSSIA AND ENGLAND—PRESENT LOCALITY OF ANCIENT NATIONS—ORIGIN OF AMERICAN REPUBLICANISM—FEDERATION OF THE NATIONS COMING—EVOLUTION AND DEVOLUTION. “Blessed is he that waiteth, and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days.”—Daniel xii. 12. So according to the prophet Daniel there is a time to come in which it will be blessed to live. The prophecies of Daniel are generally of a material character—that is, they have specia
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THE STONE WITNESS. [159] Discourse XVII.
THE STONE WITNESS. [159] Discourse XVII.
THE GREAT PYRAMID—WHO JOB WAS—WHO BUILT THE PYRAMID—WHAT IT WAS BUILT FOR—AN EPITOME OF THE EARTH—THE HISTORY OF MAN CONTAINED IN IT, PAST AND FUTURE—SCIENCE AND THE BIBLE, ETC., ETC. The wonderful discourses of the Rev. Dr. Wild, of Brooklyn, were continued last Sunday evening, before a thronged congregation in Elm Place Church. Under the organ gallery, behind the pulpit, was a representation of the Pyramid, or as the learned doctor terms it, “the stone Bible,” its massive rectangular dark sto
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SIGNS AND WONDERS. Discourse XVIII.
SIGNS AND WONDERS. Discourse XVIII.
THE STONE PROPHET IS THE WILDERNESS—NO WAR FOR FOUR YEARS—THE GREAT STRUGGLE TO COMMENCE IN 1882—PRUSSIA ANCIENT ASSYRIA—ENGLAND, GERMANY, AND EGYPT TO BE ALLIES—THE FUTURE HISTORY OF THE WORLD—THE PHILISTINES THE SOUTHERN IRISH—WHO THEIR GREAT ANCESTOR WAS, ETC. “The great, the mighty God, the Lord of hosts, is His name. Great in counsel, and mighty in work; for Thine eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men; to give every one according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his
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ADAM TO VICTORIA. GENERATIONS.
ADAM TO VICTORIA. GENERATIONS.
1. Adam ( b.c. 4000–3070), Eve. 2. Seth ( b.c. 3873–2978). 3. Enos ( b.c. 3765–2860). 4. Cainan ( b.c. 3675–2765). 5. Mahalaleel ( b.c. 3605–2710). 6. Jared ( b.c. 3540–2578). 7. Enoch ( b.c. 3378–3013). 8. Methuselah ( b.c. 3313–2344). 9. Lamech ( b.c. 3126–2344). 10. Noah ( b.c. 2944–2006), Naamah. 11. Shem ( b.c. 2442–2158). 12. Arphaxad ( b.c. 2342–1904). 13. Salah ( b.c. 2307–2126). 14.. Heber ( b.c. 2277–2187). 15. Peleg ( b.c. 2243–2004). 16. Reu ( b.c. 2213–2026). 17. Se
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KINGS OF ISRAEL.
KINGS OF ISRAEL.
32. K. David ( b.c. 1085–1015), Bathsheba. 33. K. Solomon ( b.c. 1033–975), Naamah. 34. K. Rehoboam ( b.c. b. 1016, d. 958), Maacah. 35. K. Abijam ( b.c. 958–955). 36. K. Asa ( b.c. 955–914), Azubah. 37. K. Jehoshaphat ( b.c. 914–889). 38. K. Jehoram ( b.c. 889–885), Athaliah. 39. K. Ahaziah ( b.c. 906–884), Zibiah. 40. K. Joash ( b.c. 885–839), Jehoaddan. 41. K. Amaziah ( b.c. b. 864, d. 810), Jecholiah. 42. K. Uzziah ( b.c. b. 826, d. 758), Jerushah. 43. K. Jotham ( b.c. b. 783, d.
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KINGS OF IRELAND.
KINGS OF IRELAND.
50. K. Heremon fl. ( b.c. 580), Q. T. Tephi. She was Zedekiah’s daughter. Reigned 15 years. 51. K. Irial Faidh (reigned 10 years). 52. K. Eithriall (reigned 20 years). 53. Follian. 54. K. Tighernmas (reigned 50 years). 55. Eanbotha. 56. Smoirguil. 57. K. Fiachadh Labhriane (reigned 24 years). 58. K. Aongus Ollmuchaidh (reigned 27 years). 59. Maoin. 60. K. Rotheachta (reigned 25 years). 61. Dein. 62. K. Siorna Saoghalach (reigned 21 years). 63. Oliolla Olchaoin. 64. K. Giallchadh
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KINGS OF ARGYLESHIRE.
KINGS OF ARGYLESHIRE.
104. K. Feargus More Mac Earca ( a.d. 487). 105. K. Dongard (d. 457). 106. K. Conrad (d. 535). 107. K. Aidan (d. 604). 108. K. Eugene IV. (d. 622). 109. K. Donald IV. (d. 650). 110. Dongard. 111. K. Eugene V. (d. a.d. 692). 112. Findan. 113. K. Eugene VII. (d. a.d. 721), Spondan. 114. K. Etfinus (d. a.d. 761), Fergina. 115. K. Achaius (d. a.d. 819), Fergusia. 116. K. Alpin (d. a.d. 834)....
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SOVEREIGNS OF SCOTLAND.
SOVEREIGNS OF SCOTLAND.
117. K. Kenneth II. (d. a.d. 854). 118. K. Constantin II. (d. a.d. 774). 119. K. Donald VI. (d. a.d. 903). 120. K. Malcolm I. (d. a.d. 958). 121. K. Kenneth III. (d. a.d. 994). 122. K. Malcolm II. (d. a.d. 1003). 123. Beatrix m. Thane Albanach. 124. K. Dunkan I. (d. a.d. 1040). 125. K. Malcolm III. Canmore ( a.d. 1055–1093), Margaret of England. 126. K. David I. (d. a.d. 1153), Maud of Northumberland. 127. Prince Henry (d. a.d. 1152), Adama of Surrey. 128. Earl David (d. a.d. 1219),
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SOVEREIGNS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
SOVEREIGNS OF GREAT BRITAIN.
142. K. James VI. and I. ( a.d. 1603–1625), Ann of Denmark. 143. Princess Elizabeth (1596–1613), K. Frederick of Bohemia. 144. Princess Sophia m. Duke Ernest of Brunswick. 145. K. George I. (1698–1727), Sophia Dorothea Zelle (1667–1726). 146. K. George II. (1727–1760), Princess Caroline of Auspach (1683–1737). 147. Prince Frederick of Wales (1707–1751), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. 148. K. George III. (1760–1830), Princess Sophia of Mecklenburgh Strelitz (1744–1818). 149. Duke Edward
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JEREMIAH AND ST. PATRICK. Discourse XX.
JEREMIAH AND ST. PATRICK. Discourse XX.
THE PROPHET’S COMMISSION—HIS LIFE—THE TRIBES IN HIS DAY—LANDING OF JEREMIAH IN IRELAND—WHAT HE BROUGHT WITH HIM—COLONISATION OF IRELAND—JEREMIAH THE FOUNDER OF THE ANCIENT IRISH GOVERNMENT AND RELIGION—TEA TEPHI AND HEREMON—THE ANCIENT IRISH FLAG—THE HARP AND LION—SEASON OF IRELAND’S HISTORICAL PRESTIGE—CAUSES OF HER DECLINE—ST. PATRICK A BENJAMITE—HOW ROME DESTROYED JEREMIAH’S MEMORY AMONG THE IRISH—DESTRUCTION OF TARA—ULSTER NEVER CONQUERED—IRISH INDEPENDENCE—ARK OF THE COVENANT—RUINS OF TARA.
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