the Christian era: "I believe,” "I believe," says he, "that there is an universal and Catholic church of God, dispersed over the face of the earth, which is Christ's spouse and Christ's body; being gathered of the fathers of the old world, of the church of the Jews, of the spirits of the faithful dissolved, and the spirits of the faithful militant, and of the names yet to be born, which are already written in the Book of Life. I believe that the souls of such as die in the Lord are blessed, and rest from their labours, and enjoy the sight of God, yet so as they wait for a further revelation of their glory in the last day. At what time all flesh of man shall arise and be changed; and shall appear and receive from Jesus Christ his eternal judgment; and the glory of the saints shall then be full, and the kingdom shall be given up to God the Father: from which time all things shall continue for ever in that being and state which they then

THE TIMES AND THE SEASONS;

OR, THE

Prophetic Writings Harmonized.

A

SERIES OF TREATISES

ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES.

WITH

A TABLE,

EXPLAINING THE 2,300 EVENINGS AND MORNINGS
OF DANIEL.

"Therefore will he give them up until the time that she which
travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall
return unto the children of Israel."-MICAH v. 3.

LONDON:

-PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES,

STAMFORD-STREET.

MDCCCXXVII.

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1

CONTENTS

OF THE PRESENT VOLUME.

Introduction and Brief Summary*.

Preface.

Object of the Work.

Concerning the Interpretation of Prophecy.

Concerning Faith.

Concerning Figures.

Concerning the Four great Kingdoms; under which heads

all Mankind from the Flood+ are shown to be

comprehended.

Concerning the Elect, or Promised Seed; signified by
the Freewoman, which is Zion.

*This Introduction may seem unnecessary, in addition to a
"Preface" and "Object ;" but, the fact is, that whilst the work
was in the press, it was suggested to the Author to place his
Table, in a simple form, at the commencement.

We may include the previous period, also; but the only
authority we have for determining this is, from the twenty-third
chapter of Matthew, and 35th verse, and from the expression,