in David Cranz’s ancient and modern History of the Brethren, printed at Barby, 1771, and the two continuations of it, Barby, 1791, and 1804.  The History has been translated into English; and is become exceedingly scarce; the Continuations have not been translated.  Mr. La Trobe, the Pastor of the United Brethren in London, has published a Concise Historical Account of the Protestant Church of the United Brethren adhering to the Confession of Augsburgh.]

[Footnote 081:  Epist. 1706, p. 736.]

[Footnote 082:  Ib.  Epist. 613.]

[Footnote 083:  Epist. part.  I. Epist. 432. part II.  Epist. 53.  The French public strongly suspected the Cardinal of this design.  It gave rise to the celebrated libel, entitled “Optatus Gallus,” Grotius, (Lit. 982.) notices a prophecy of Nostradamus, then in circulation: 

“Celui qui etait bien avant dans le regne, Ayant chat rouge, proche, hierarchie, Apre et cruel, et se fera tant craindre, Succedera, a sacree Monarchie.”

If the event in question had happened, Nostradamus would have passed, with many for a prophet.]

[Footnote 084:  Eclaircissemens de l’edit de Nantes, page 1. c. 6.]

[Footnote 085:  V. 2. p. 38, 148.]

[Footnote 086:  We are grieved to add, that he allowed the right of a sovereign to persecute for religion.]

[Footnote 087:  This article is extracted from Oeuvres Posthumes de Bossuet, vol. i.  Nouvelle edition des Oeuvres de Bossuet, vol. ii.  Leibnizii Opera, studio Ludovici Dutens, vol. i. and v.  And the Pensees de Leibniz, vol. ii. 8vo.]

[Footnote 088:  Tom. xiii.]

[Footnote 089:  See the Appendix to the Sermons of Dr. Jebb, the present excellent Bishop of Limerick.—­Cadel, 1824.]

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