155, . his obfervations about the interpreters of the Revelation, III. 7, 8.

Nineveh, prophecies concerning this metropolis of the Affyrian empire, I. 246-275. an ancient and great city, 251, 252. the fcripture account of it confirmed by heathen authors, 253-256. abounding in wealth and luxury, became very corrupt, 256. the king and people repented at the preaching of Jonah, ibid. their repentance of fhort continuance, 258. their deftruction foretold by Nahum, 258-261. this city taken and deftroyed by the Medes and Babylonians, 261. the prophecies of the manner of its deftruction exactly fulfilled, 264-268. its great compafs, walls and towers, 269, 270. authors not agreed about its fituation, 270. the predictions about it fulfilled according to the accounts of antients and moderns, 270-375. the ruins of this city may ftrongly affect us in this kingdom, 274, 275.

Noah, very few prophecies before his time, I. 9, 10. his excellent character, ibid. was notwithstanding guilty of drunkenness, ibid. the behaviour of his fons at that time, II. foretels the different conditions of their families, 12. his extraordinary prophecy wonderfully fulfilled to this day, 29.

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Doacer, king of the Heruli, puts an end to the very name of the western Roman empire, III. 93.

Omar propagates Mohammed's religion, II. 325. the many kingdoms he fubdued, ibid. invefts Jerufalem, and it furrenders, 325, 326.

Onias, removed by Antiochus Epiphanes from the highpriesthood, II. 131.

Oldcastle, Sir John, profecuted for being the principal patron of the Lollards, III. 188. examined before the archbishop of Canterbury, ibid. his ftrong declarations against tranfubftantiation and other doctrines, ibid. afferts the pope to be antichrift, ibid. fuffers death for the caufe of religion, 189.

Origen, what that learned writer relates about Antichrift, II.

413, 414.

Oftrogoths, their kingdom in Italy, III. 93, 94.

Othmans

Othmans or Turks, fubdue Egypt, I. 393. II. 199. take Jerufalem, 333, 334. their fultanies or kingdoms, III. 114, 115, 116. their conquefts, 118. the Jews to be restored about the time of the fall of this empire, 405, See Turks.

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PARIS, the maffacre of the proteftants there, III. 143the many thoufands flain in a few days, ibid.

Paris, Matthew, that hiftorian freely cenfures the great wickedness of the pope and clergy, 181, 182

Pafchefius Radbertus in the ninth century firft advances the doctrin of tranfubftantiation, III. 152. oppoted by many learned men, ibid. &c.

Pergamus, its fituation and prefent ftate, III. 33. formerly the throne of Satan, and now in a wretched condition, 34. Pella, the Chriftians remove thither before the deftruction of Jerufalem, II. 266. Perfecution, the fpirit of popery, I. 242. the Jews greatly perfecuted in popifh countries, ibid. diffuafives from it, 243, 244. the perfecutions of the Chriftians before the deftruction of Jerufalem, II. 251-255

Perfian empire, why compared to a bear, I. 446. its great cruelty, 447, 448. why likened to a ram, II. 27. Philadelphia, its beautiful fituation, ill. 37. next to Smyrna hath the greatest number of Chriftians among the former feven churches, 38.

Pococke (Dr.) his account of the Arabians, I. 56, 57. of Tyre, 345.

Pope of Rome, the marks of the Man of Sir juftify the
application of it to him, II. 394, 396, 402. how his
power was at firft established, 402-407, 418. the Re-
formers of opinion that the pope was Antichrift, 420. he
forbids to fpeak of the coming of Antichrift, 421. the
evidences of the pope being Antichrift, 424, the apoftaty
eftablished by the pope, 458. the pope the image and re-
prefentation of the beaft, III. 239. is firft elected and then
worshipped, 240. as great a tyrant in the Chriftian
world as the Roman emperors in the Heathen world,
ibid. popish excommunications like Heathen perfecutions,
244.
III. 150. the oppo-

Popery, prevails in the ninth century,
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fition it met with, 151-156. the great corruption of Christianity, 370. many prophecies relating to the prevailing of popery, 370, 413. the predictions represented in one view, 371. its tyranny and idolatry foretold, 371, 372. the blafphemy of popery in the pope's making himfelf equal and even fuperior to God, 373, 374. the power and riches of the popish clergy, 375. the pomp of their ceremonies and veftments, 375, 376. their policy, lies and frauds, 376. their pretended vifions and miracles, 376, 377. intimations of popery in the new Teftament, 379, &c. not only foretold, but the place and perfons, pointed out, 384. inftances of this, 384-390. the time alfo fignified, 393. when to arise and how long to prevail, 393-399, the tyrannical power often called Antichrift, 400. the corruptions of popery being foretold, we are not to be furprised or offended, 413. Porphyry and Collins deny the genuinness of Daniel's prophecies, which are fufficiently vindicated, I. 400, 401. their notions refuted, I. 465, 466, 467.

Prophecy, a differtation on Noah's prophecy, I. 9—36. the prophecies concerning Ifhmael, 37-63. concerning Jacob and Efau, 64-84. Jacob's prophecies concerning his fons, particularly Judah, 85-113. Balaam's prophecies, 114-155. Mofes's prophecy of a prophet like unto himself, 156-175. prophecies of Mofes concerning the Jews, 176-200. prophecies of other prophets concerning the Jews, 201-205. the prophecies concerning Nineveh, 246-275. the prophecies concerning Babylon, 276-313. the prophecies concerning Tyre, 314-351. the prophecies concerning Egypt, 352-398. Nebuchadnezzar's dream of the great empires, 399-440. Daniel's vifion of the fame, 441-498. Prophecy, a differtation on Daniel's vifion of the Ram and He-goat, II. 1-82. Daniel's prophecy of the things noted in the fcripture of truth, 83-151. the fame fubject continued, 152-218. our Saviour's prophecies relating to the destruction of Jerusalem, 220–262. the fame fubject continued, 263-302. the fame fubject continued, 303-337. the fame fubject continued, 338-358. St. Paul's prophecy of the Man of Sin, 359-425. St. Paul's prophecy of the apostasy of the latter times, 426 -472.

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Prophecy, a differtation on the prophecies of the Revelation, III. Part I. from page 1-200. Part II. 201

369. Prophecies relating to popery recapitulated, 370

414. Prophecies, one of the strongest proofs of Revelation, I. r. the confequence from believing prophecies to believing revelation, 3. the prophecy of Noah not to be underftood of particular perfons, but of whole nations, 14, 15. the gift of it not always confined to pious men, 114, 115. many prophecies have both a litteral and myftical meaning, 137Prophecies, why the Jewish church instructed by prophets, and not the Chriftian, 220, 221. fome prophecies of Chrift concerning himself, and the deftruction of Jerufalem, 222, 223. a view of the prophecies now fulfilling in the world, III. 416-419. inftances of prophecies fulfilled, atteftations of divine revelation, 441, 442. Prophecies, the great difference between them and the pagan oracles, II. 215, 216.

Providence, confirmed by the completion of prophecies, II. 218, 219. the many abfurdities of denying a providence, ibid.

Ptolemy, the firft of Egypt, a powerful king, II. 94. Ptolemy Philadelphus, the fecond king of Egypt, II. 95. .

called the dowry giver, 97. his care of his daughter, 98. Ptolemy Philometor, the great calamities of his reign, II. 138. the Alexandrians revolt from him, and proclaim his brother king, 138, 139.

Ptolemy Philopator, defeats Antiochus, H. 105, 106. murders his nearest relations, 107. confumes his days in feafting and lewdnefs, ibid. his vicious conduct and cruelty to the Jews, 106-109. dies of intemperance and debauchery, 109.

Pythius, the richest fubject in the world, II. 86. entertains Xerxes and offers to defray the charges of the war, 86,

87.

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RAbanes Maurus, in the ninth century, writes againfi tranfubftantiation, III. 152, 153.

Ram and He-goat, a differtation on that vifion, II. 2. why the Perfian empire is reprefented by a ram, 27. the

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exploits of the ram, 28. a goat properly a type of the
Grecian empire, 29, 30. the goat invades the ram with
great fuccefs, 33, 34, 35. the empire of the goat broken
to pieces, 47. what arofe after it, ibid.

Reuben, Jacob's prophecy concerning that tribe, how
fulfilled, I. 90, 91.

Redemption, the first promife of that great bleffing, I. g.
that promise may be called the first prophecy and opening
of Chriftianity, ibid.

Reformation, the firft effort towards it by emperors and
bishops, III. 252-256. another by the Waldenfes and
Albigenfes, 170, 258. a third by Luther and his fellow-
reformers, 260, 261.

Reinerius, the Dominican, his remarkable character of
the Waldenfes, III. 174, 175-

Revelation, the prophecies a ftrong proof of it, I. I, 3.
the evidence drawn from prophecy a growing evidence,
6, 7. the objections made to the book of Revelation by fome
learned men, III. 3, 4. difficult to explain, yet not
to be defpifed or neglected, 5, 6. the right method of
interpreting it, 7, 8. what helps requifite, 8, 9 the
three chief interpreters of this book, 9. the fcope and
defign of it given to St. John at Patmos in Nero's reign,
10-17. his firft vifion and defcription of Jefus Chrift,
13, 19. the dedication to the seven churches of Afia, II,
12. its folemn preface to fhew the great authority of the
divine revealer, ibid. the place, the time, and manner of
the firft vifion, 12-19. the feven epiftles to the feven
churches, 19-27. the vifion of the throne fet in heaven,
42-45 of that of the book fealed with seven feals, 46,
50. that the Son of God was only found worthy to open
the feals, 46-49. the vifions of the fix feals confidered,
50-73. the feventh feal opened, 82. it comprehends
more events than the former feals, 83. the seven trum-
pets, 83-200. vifion of the great red dragon, 204-
218. of the ten horned beaft, 219-232. of the two
horned beaft, 232-248. the feven vials, 269-286.
the fall of spiritual Babylon or Rome, 285-328. the
millennium, 328-343. the general refurrection and
judgment, and new heaven and earth, 347, &c.
Roman empire, compared to a terrible beaft without a
name, I. 451, 452, 454. this beaft had ten horns, 458.

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