The machinery was not in motion, and but a few of the shop doors unbarred, when he alighted in the stable yard of the tavern, and made it his first business to order the mare four quarts of oats.
prophecy. 1  prediction of the future under divine or paranormal guidance; act, practice, or ability of a prophet. 2  any prediction. 3  something prophesied or predicted; specif., the divinely inspired utterance or utterances of a prophet. 4  a book of prophecies.
It appears to be prophecy! Possible translation: MANKIND - POSSESSED - FEEBLE, FRAIL, MORTAL - SORROW - THE BLESSED GOD - COMES DOWN - TO INSTRUCT - HIS DEATH SHALL BRING - THE DESPAIRING - COMFORT AND REST. These names form the beginning of Jesus' genealogical line through Adam's son Seth (see Luke 3:36-38).