THOUGHTS ON PROPHECY;

IN REFERENCE

TO THE PAST-THE PRESENT-AND THE FUTURE.

A CHARGE

DELIVERED TO THE

CLERGY OF THE ARCHDEACONRY OF ELY,

AT A

VISITATION

HELD IN THE

PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL'S, CAMBRIDGE,
ON TUESDAY, MAY 15th, 1849,

WITH AN APPENDIX.

BY

THE REV. J. H. BROWNE, M.A.,

ARCHDEACON OF ELY, RECTOR OF COTGRAVE, AND FORMERLY FELLOW
OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE.

Published at the request of the Clergy.

"Surely the Lord God will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His ser-
vants the prophets."-Amos iii. 7.

We must be content to be ignorant of the MANNER of things, which for the MATter
we are bound to believe."-Mede's Works.

LONDON:

J. HATCHARD AND SON, PICCADILLY;
DEARDEN AND STA VELEY, NOTTINGHAM;
DEIGHTON, CAMBRIDGE.

1850.

TO THE

Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Elg,

THE FOLLOWING

CHARGE

CORRIGENDA.

PAGE 41, for "relapse" read "lapse."
Page 96, for" at most" read" almost."

Page 177, for "in a manner" read " in such a manner."

Cotgrave, Jan, 15, 1850.

The Aut

TO THE

Clergy of the Archdeaconry of Elg,

THE FOLLOWING

CHARGE

PUBLISHED AT THEIR REQUEST,

IS

MOST RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBED,

BY

THEIR FAITHFUL AND OBEDIENT SERVANT,

The Author.

Cotgrave, Jan, 15, 1850.