58 either of the former, extending farther both to the east and west. This was the Macedonian or Gre cian empire, founded by Alexander the Great, in the year of the world 3675. . The Roman empire, which existed nearly two hundred years after the death of Alexander, was represented by the legs of iron. Like iron, it would be strong and break in pieces every thing that opposed it. It would rule over the greatest part of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and would last till a fifth kingdom. should be established, different from and superior to, all the others. As the feet of the image were iron mixed with clay, so the Romans, after having been subdued by the people from the north, known inder the appellation of Goths and Vandals, would lose much of their strength, and be united with other nations every way inferior to themselves. The stone that rolled down from the mountain upon the image, and crushed it, was an emblem of that other kingdom which God would ત աթ, which would break in pieces and destroy all the kingdoms of this world that should oppose or refuse subjeçtion to it. In this was represented, without doubt,
