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was intended; p. 391, 392, 393. III. Befides the place and the perfons, the time allo is fignified of this tyrannical power, when, and how long; P. 393, &c. To arife in the latter days of the Roman empire; p. 393, 394, 395. To prevail 1260 years; p. 395, 396. The beginning of thefe 1260 years not to be dated too early; p. 397, 398. To be fixed in the eighth century, and probably in the year 727; p. 398, 399. IV. The fall and deftruction of this antichriftian power; P. 399, &c. The second woe of the Othman empire muft end, before the third woe can be poured out upon the kingdom of the beaft; p. 401, 402. The divine judgments upon the kingdom of the beast difplayed under variety of figures and reprefentations; p. 403, 404. Antichrift and his feat both to be destroyed by fire; p. 404, 405. About the time of the fall of the Othman empire and of the Chriftian Antichrift, the converfion and reftoration of the Jews; p. 405-408. The proper order of thefe events, p. 408. After the deftruction of Antichrift the glorious millennium commences or the kingdom of Christ upon earth for a thousand years; p. 408, 409, 410. forbear all curious inquiries into this fubject; p. 411. After the thousand years and the general judgment, the world to be deftroyed, and the new heaven and the new earth to fucceed; p. 412, 413. Conclufion; the corruptions of popery being fo particularly foretold, we have the lefs reafon to be furprised and offended at them; p. 413. The gospel will finally prevail over all enemies and oppofers; p. 414.

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From these inftances of the truth of prophecy may be inferred the truth of revelation p. 415, 416. A fummary view of the prophecies now fulfilling in the world; p. 416-419. A large qnotation from Dr. Clark tending to confirm and illuftrate the fame fubject; p. 419–436. No room for any poffible forgery of the prophecies; p. 436, 437. The harmony, variety, and beauty of the prophetic writings; p. 437, 438. Tho' fome parts are obfcure for good reafons, yet others are fufficiently clear, and the perfect completion will produce a perfect understanding of all the prophecies; p. 438. Human learning requifite to explain the prophecies, and particularly a competent knowledge of hiftory; p. 439, 440. The patrons of infidelity are only pretenders to learning and knowledge; p. 440. Modern infidelity worfe even than that of the Jews; p. 440, 441. So many inftances of prophecies and their completions, the ftrongest atteftations of a divine revelation; p. 441, 442. Miracles and other proofs of the truth of the Chriftian religion; p. 442, 443. Prophecies accomplished the greatest of all miracles; p. 443, 444. Conclufion;

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XXIV.

An ANALYSIS of the

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and entertaining, to trace the rise and progress of religions and governments; and in taking a furvey of all the different religions and governments of the world, there is none perhaps that will ftrike us more with wonder and astonishment than that of Rome,

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ceed at first and profper fo long, and under the name of Chrift introduce Antichrift. Other herefies and fchifms have obtained place and credit among men for a time, and then have been happily expofed and fuppreffed. Arianifm once fucceeded almoft univerfally; for a while it grew and florifhed mightily, but in procefs of time it withered and faded away. But Popery hath now prevailed I know not how many centuries, and her renowned hierarchs have not, like the fathers of other fects, ftole into fecret meetings and conventicles, but have infected the very heart of the Chriftian church, and ufurped the chief feat of the western world; have not only engaged in their caufe private perfons, and led captive filly women, but have trampled on the necks of princes and emperors themselves, and the lords and tyrants of mankind have yet been the blind slaves and vaffals of the holy fee. Rome Christian hath carried her conquefts almost as far as Rome Pagan. The Romanifts themfelves make univerfality and perpetuity the fpecial marks and characters of their church; and no people more industrious than they in compaffing fea and land to make profelytes.

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All fincere proteftants cannot but be greatly grieved at the fuccefs and prevalence of this religion,

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