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her, & now grown sensible of her exorbitamt exactions & oppressions shall hate her, shall strip & expose & plunder her, & utterly consume her with fire. Rome therefore will finally be destroyed by some of the princes who are reformed for prophecy-& as the Kings of France have contributed greatly to her advancement, it us not impossible or improbable that some time or other they may be the principal authors of her destruction. This comment was made forty two years ago- We have lived to see the time in which it has been nearly fulfilled- an able commentator of the present day remarks= thus- speaking of the events of the eighteenth century. The throne of the leavies has been the most zealous & powerful supporter of the papal interests in france- but of late has been overthrown & royalty extinguished- The hierarchy of