Very few prophecies till Noah; p. 9, 10.
drunkennefs, and the behaviour of his fons there-
upon; p. 11. In confequence of their different
behaviour he was enabled to foretel the different
~fortunes of their families; p. 12. The prophecy;
p. 13. Not to be understood of particular perfons,
but of whole nations; p. 14, 15. The curfe upon
Canaan, a curfe upon the Canaanites for their wick-
edness; p. 15. The wickednefs of the Canaanites
very great; p. 16, 17. The curfe particularly im-
plies the fubjection of the defcendents of Canaan to
the defcendents of Shem and Japheth; p. 17, 18.
The completion of this shown from the time of
Joshua to this day; p. 19, 20. A different read-
ing propofed of Ham the father of Canaan inftead
of Canaan; p. 21, 22.
The curfe in this larger
fenfe alfo fhown to be fulfilled from the earliest
times to the prefent; p. 23, 24. The promife to
Shem of the Lord being his God, how fulfilled;
p. 24, 25, 26. The promife of inlargement to
Japheth, an allufion to his name; p. 26, 27.
How fulfilled both in former and in later times;
p. 27, 28. The following claufe, and he fhall
dwell in the tents of Shem, capable of two fenfes,
and in both punctually fulfilled; p. 28, 29. Con-
clufion; p. 29. A mistake of Mr. Mede cor-
rected; p. 30, 31. Lord Bolingbroke cenfured
for his indecent reflections on this prophecy;
P. 32. His ignorance about the Codex Alexan-
drinus; p. 33. His blunder about the Roman
historians;