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THE

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F the Seven Epiftles to the Seven Churches. That in all probability they are not Prophetical. The Thoughts of Interpreters thereupon. Pag. r Chap. II. An Explication of the Vision of the four living Creatures, and of the twenty four Elders, contained in the fourth Chapter. Chap. III. The Key of the Revelation. This book is no other than a comment on what Daniel faith in the Seventh Ch. of his Revelations, touching the fourth Beaft, and the fourth Monarchy. Chap. IV. The Syftem of the feven Seals, and the feven Trumpets, that denote the great events, and 36 bring the World to its end. Chap. V. The Explication of the Vision of the fix firft Seals, according as it is in the fixth Chapter of the Revelation. Chap.VI.An Explication of the four first Trumpets, which are the five degrees of the fall of the Roman Empire, or the Sovereignty of Rome.

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Chap. VII. An Explication of the Visions of the fifth and fixth Trumpet, wherein are feen the Empires of the Saracens and Turks.

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Chap. VIII. The Explication of the tenth Chapter of the Revelation.

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76 Chap. IX. A short Syftem of all the Events of the Church, which are noted in the Apocalypse; and firft of all, an Epitome of the Chronology. Chap. X. A short System of the Events fore-told in the Revelation, concerning the Church, as to the Hiftorical part. Chap. XI. Several things, that all are agreed on, in reference to Antichrift, which will ferve to clear up thofe wherein we are not agreed. Chap.XII. The Characters of Antichrift, which we are not agreed about. The false Antichrift of the Papifts. 107 Chap. XIII. What are the true Characters of the Antichriftian Empire. They are three; Tyranny, Idolatry, and great corruption of manners. That we must not look on Tyranny alone, as the fole Character of Antichrift. 119 Chap. XIV. That the three Characters of the Antichristian Empire do perfectly agree to the Empire of the Papifm. Proofs out of History and Prophecies. Reflections upon the Prophecy in the fecond Chapter of the fecond Epistle to the Theffalonians, and upon the end of the Roman Empire. 127 Chap. XV. An Explication of the Vision of the thirteenth Chapter of the Revelation, and of the two Beafts that appear therein. 139 Chap. XVI. The Explication of the Seventeenth Chapter of the Revelation, where the Empire of the Papifm is plainly defcribed. Chap. XVII. Babylon in the feventeenth and eighteenth Chapters of the Revelation is Roman-Antichriftian and Papal, and not Rome Pagan.

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Chap. XVIII. More proofs, that the Characters of the Antichriftian Empire do agree to the Papifm. A Proof drawn from the fourth Chapter of the first Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy. The tranflation of that paffage amended. Chap. XIX. That the term of Apoftacy, is not too big to express the Papifm by: that Apoftacy fignifies Rebellion and Idolatry: why the H. Scripture ufes fuch high words to defcribe the popish Idolatry; and higher than those it makes ufe of to defcribe the Pagan Idolatry. 183 Chap. XX. The deceiving Spirits which St. Paul peaksof, are Evil Spirits. The Doctrine of Dæmons is that Doctrine, that bath Demons for its Objects, and not that which hath Demons for its Authors. There is a perfect conformity between the Theology and the Religion of the Heathens about Dæmons and that of the Papifm about Saints and Angels, mediatory Spirits. Chap. XXI. What is the Character of those, that were to establish Idolatry in the Chriftian Religion. They are Priefts and Monks, Authors of the Laws of Celibacy and of Fafts. How many fables and fictions have been invented by these men feared in their Confciences. 215 Chap. XXII. The Characters of Antichrift in the Papifm, confirm'd by the great type of Antichrift, Antiochus Epiphanes. That which is spoken literally of this Antiochus, agrees myftically to the Pope and the Papifm. Chap. XXIII. A notable Prophecy of the Mahuzim, that Antichrift was to worship. The whole found admirably accomplisht in the Papifm. What is the literal fenfe of the Prophecy with respect to Antiochus. An Explication of the beginning of the

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12th Chap. of Daniel applied to Antiochus and the Papifm. Chap. XXIV. In which are gather'd together 35Characters of Antichrift, that perfectly agree to the Papifm, and cannot agree to any but it. 255 Chap. XXV. How Antichrift came to be mistaken, being fo well Characterised in the Prophecies. A comparison of I. Chrift and Antichrift in the accidental circumftances of their coming.

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The Table of Chapters of

the Second Part.

Chap. I. OF the duration of the Kingdom of An

tichrift. A refutation of that dream, that it must last but three years and a half. Ten Arguments which demonstrate,that that fuppofition is falfe and impoffible. Pag. 3 Chap. II. The last Argument against the Chimara of three years and half, taken from the time, during which the Temple was prophan'd by Antiochus. Four quite different times fet down for that in Daniels Prophecies. An Explication, and a reconciling of those four times. An application of these four times to the Kingdom of Antichrift, and the ruin of that Kingdom. Chap. III. What the last times are. It doth not fignify the end of the World. There are many times with reference to the Church, and with reference to the World. If Antichrift must reign 1260 years, he is come. Mahometanifm is not Antichriftianism.

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Chap. IV. Some Principles to difcover, when the Antichriftian Empire began, and when it must end. Three Characters of that Empire, Idolatry, Pride, and corruption. That these three Characters began to appear in the fourth Age and did infinitely encreafe in the fifth. 38 Chap. V. That we must look for the point of the birth of Antichriftianifm in the fifth Age. It must end about the year 1710, or 1715. 48 Chap. VI. The circumstances of the fall of Antichrift re-establisht in their order. An Explication of the fifteenth Chapter. Principles for the right understanding the fixteenth Chapter. Divers interpretations given of it, and their visible faults.

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Chap. VII. An Explication of the three first VIOLS, and the three firft PLAGUES. 78 Chap. VIII. The fourth plague; the encrease of the heat of the Sun, denoting the encrease of the Papal Authority, which had almost utterly ruin'd the World and the Church. The fifth plague is the defolation of ROME, when the Pope retreated to Avignon, and the diminution of the Papal Authority by the grand Schifm of the West. 87 Chap. IX. The fixth Plague are the Turks, who pass over the Bofphorus, and invade the Greek and Latin Empires. The three unclean spirits, which come out from the mouth of the falfe Prophet, are the Papal Laws, armed with Excommunications.

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Chap. X. The feventh Plague is the preaching of Lu ther, and other Reformers, by which the Latin Church was divided into three parts, Papifts, Lutherans, and Reformed,

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