A collection of the chief prophetic characters of the Meffiah, Doctrinal characters, names and titles of the Meffiah, and characters of the times of the Meffiah, Characters of the prophetic ftyle concerning him, Of the three general properties that make predictions Of adminicular proofs from coincidence in ftyle, The predictions concerning the Meffiah confidered according to the order of time in which the events happened. SECT. II. Of the Meffiah's church. Of the different kinds of predictions of the enlightening That these predictions are not meant of the conversion of particular profelytes before Chrift's coming, but of the converfion of nations, which happened after his co- Of particular nations to be converted, ib. SECT. III. Of the Meffiah's enemies, and particularly of the The Meffiah's treatment from the Jews is defcribed as the reverie of what he would meet with from the Gentiles, ib. Of the wilful unbelief of the Jewish teachers and rulers, Though the prophetic books were to continue in their hands, they would be as a fealed book, &c. If. xxix. 8. 159 Of the many events and circumstances contained in the 163 ib. A final difperfion of the Jews foretold by prophets who Of Pag. Of predictions which defcribe the day of the Meffiah as a xii. Of the fubfiftence of the Jewish nation in their difperfion, SECT. IV. Predictions concerning oppofition to the true religion after the converfion of the Gentiles. 168 169 174 Of the book of Daniel, 175 That Daniel's prophecies extend to the time called the time of the end, ib. Characters of the little horn, in chap. vii. from the time of its rife, 179 Proofs that the fourth beaft reprefents the Roman empire, 180 Proofs that the time of the rife of its ten horns is the time of its downfall and divifion, 181 That the little horn is not one individual, but a fucceffion of rulers, 182 Another part of the little horn's character, his feat in the western part of the empire, ib. Of his being the horn that had eyes, and a mouth speak ing great things, 183 Of his being little as to fecular power, and of the greatness afcribed to him in other refpects, Of his oppofition to true religion, his rifing after the true religion had been established, his promoting apostasy, &c. Of the extent of his power through the western empire, (not through the eastern), Of his duration. - Dan. vii. and xii. compared. Con firmations from the prophetic ftyle in calculations.Though the beginning of the calculations in Daniel is obfcure, the extent is fo far clear, that it is evident it muit not be applied to natural, but prophetic days, Of the cause of obfcurity as to the beginning of the calculations, Of various arguments against the opinion that applies them to natural years, from the prophetic ftyle, (as in Daniel ix); from the proofs that the emblems do not denote individuals, but fucceffions; - from the scope and extent of the predictions; - and from the feveral parts of the defcription of the little horn, b 2 - A fummary of the characters of the little horn under five Pag. The series of events repeated in parallel predictions that and, 196 201 202 ib. 203 205 207 The description not indefinite or indeterminate, but sufficiently circumftantiate, ib. A fummary of the chief fingular characters, 210 SECT. V. Of the book of Revelation. The apoftolical doctrine about the importance of fome knowledge of the fubject of thefe predictions, proved from 2 Theff. ii. 1 John ii. Rev. ii. Harmony of Daniel and John in the five characters above mentioned, Of the first complex character, the place and time, three diftinguithing marks of the first branch of that complex character, A decifive proof from Rev. xvii. 10. 211 213 214 215 The fecond branch of the first character, the time of the beaft's rife, and the extent and means of his power, defcribed in the fame paffages, as Rev. xvii. 12. 13. 17. 216 The proofs in John parallel to thofe in Daniel, Additional proof in John, from the beaft's being fill fu ib. ture, 217 From his being the eighth fecular, and the feventh idolatrous head, ib. The Pag. The converfion of the empire implied, in Rev. xvii. 10. 11. Of the fecond complex character, from the nature and extent of power, Little fecular power proved, Great power in matters of religion. These things not applicable to the Pagan empire, Fourth character, relating to the crimes; of which feve- Apoftafy, Proving the mother and fource of fuch things, Particular enormities against God, his tabernacle, them that dwell in heaven, and the fouls of men, Arguments from John's admiration, From the proper fubject of prophecy, future events, Remark on fubfervient defcriptions of things past and pre fent, Properties of the prophecies of John, Fifth character, the beaft's duration, CHAP. V. The predictions confidered in the order of time in which they were delivered. SECT. I. Of predictions in the books of Mofes and Job. 219 220 ib. 221 222 223 225 226 227 229 230 ib. 231 ib. 232 236 Of the first promife, Gen. iii. 14. Of prophecies in the books of Mofes, relating to the enlightening of the Gentiles; particularly Deut. xxxii. 21. Gen. ix. 25. &c. and the four promifes to the patriarchs, that in their feed the nations fhould be bleffed, 242 Proofs that these promifes relate to one particular feed. A comparison of them with the first promite, Gen. iii. Balaam's prophecy confidered more particularly 244 246 251 Facts concerning Chrift, &c. foretold in the books of Mofes, numerous, 252 254 263 Of Gofpel-doctrines in the books of Mofes, and in Joshua, |