of defolation standing in the holy place, the Roman

army befieging Jerufalem; p. 27. Then the Chrif-

tians to fly into the mountains; p. 28. Their flight

must be sudden and hafty; p. 28, 29. Woe unto

them that are with child and that give fuck in those

days, exemplified particularly in the ftory of a noble

woman, who killed and eat her own fucking child;

p. 29, 30. To pray that their flight be not in the

winter, neither on the fabbath day; p. 30, 31. Pro-

videntially ordered that there were fuch favorable

opportunities of escaping, before the city was closely

belieged; p. 31, 32. The great calamities and mi-

feries of the Jewish nation in thofe days; p. 33, 34.

None of the Jews would have efcaped deftruction,

had not the days been thortened for the fake of the

Chriftian Jews; p. 34-36. A more particular cau

tion against falfe Chrifts and falfe prophets about

the time of the fiege and deftruction of Jerufalem;

p. 36. Their pretending to work miracles; ibid.

Their conducting their followers into the defert, or

into the fecret chambers; p. 37-40. But the com-

ing of Chrift will not be in this or that particular

place, he will be taking vengeance of the Jews every

where; p. 40, 41. Some confideration's upon the

conduct of thefe falfe Chrifts and falfe prophets;

p. 41, &c. It may reafonably be inferred from hence,

that there hath been a true prophet, a true Chrift;

p. 41. The Meffiah particularly expected about the

time of our Saviour; p. 42, 43. The Meffiah to

work miracles; p. 43. Jefus alone hath performed

the miracles, which the Meffiah was to perform;

p. 43, 44. The difference between the conduct and

fuccefs of thefe deceivers and of Jefus Chrift; p. 44,

45. The force of fuperftition and enthusiasm in their

deluding fuch numbers; p. 45, 46. All are not to

be credited, who pretend to work miracles; p. 46.

How we are to judge of miracles; p. 46, 47. What

we are to think of the Pagan; ibid. And what of

the Popish miracles; p. 47-50.

DISSERTATION XX.

The fame fubject continued.

PART III.

p. 50-70.

The final deftruction of Jerufalem foretold in very figu-

rative language; p. 50. The like figures ufed by the

ancient prophets; p. 50, 51. The fame figurative

ftile in the following verfes; p. 51, 52. Dr. War-

burton's account of this figurative language; p. 53,

54. The number of thofe who fell by the edge of

the fword; p. 54, 55. An account of thofe who were

led away captive into all nations; p. 55-57. Jeru-

falem trodden down of the Gentiles; p. 57. A de-

duction of the hiftory of Jerufalem from the deftruc-

tion by Titus to the prefent time; p. 57-69. Its

ruined and defolate ftate under Vefpafian and Titus;

p. 57, 58. Rebuilt
Rebuilt by Adrian, and the Jews rebel-

lion thereupon, and final difperfion; p. 58, 59. Re-

paired by Conftantine, and adorned with many stately

edifices and churches, with a farther difperfion of the

Jews; p. 60. Julian's purpofe to fettle the Jews, and

his attempt to rebuild the temple niiraculously defeated;

p. 60-62. State of Jerufalem under the fucceeding

emperors; p. 62-64. Taken and plundered by the.

Perfians; p. 63. Surrendered to the Saracens ; p. 63,

64. Paffes from the Saracens to the Turks of the

Selzuccian race, and from the Turks to the Egyp-

tians; p. 64. Taken from the Egyptians by the

Franks or Latin Chriftians; p. 65. Recovered by

the fultans of Egypt; p. 65, 66.
Comes under the

dominion of the Mamalucs; p. 67. Annexed to`

the dominions of the Turks of the Othman race, in

whofe hands it is at prefent; p. 68, 69. Likely to

remain in fubjection to the Gentiles, until the times

of the Gentiles be fulfilled; p. 69. What the ful-

filling of the times of the Gentiles; p. 69, 70.

DISSERTATION XXI.

The fame fubject continued.

PART IV.

p. 70-81.

From the figns our Saviour proceeds to treat con-

cerning the time of the deftruction of Jerufalem;

p. 70-72. He affirms that it would be in the pre-

fent generation; p. 71. Some then living would

behold and fuffer thefe calamities; p. 72. But still

the exact time unknown to all creatures; p. 72, 73.

According to St. Mark unknown to the Son; p. 74.

The genuinnefs of that text vindicated, and the fenfe

explained; p. 74, 75. The deftruction of Jerufa-

lem typical of the end of the world; p. 75, 76. Re-

flections upon the whole; p. 76, &c. The exact

completion of these prophecies a strong proof of re-

velation; p. 76, 77. The prophecies plain and easy,

taken from Mofes and Daniel, but improved and in-

larged; p. 77, 78. Vefpafian and Titus wonderfully

raised up and preferved for the completion of thefe

prophecies, and Jofephus for the illuftration of their

completion; p. 78, 79. The great ufe and ad-

vantage of his hiftory in this refpect; p. 79, 80.

The caufe of thefe heavy judgments on the Jews,

their crucifying of Jefus; p. 80. Some corre-

fpondence between their crime and their punith-

ment; p. 80, 81. Application to us Chriftians ;

p. 81, 82.

DISSERTATION XXII.

St. PAUL'S prophesy of the man of fin.

p. 82-121.

St. Paul's and St. John's prophecies copied from Da-

niel with fome improvements; p. 82, 83. Two most

memorable

memorable prophecies of St. Paul, the firft of the

man of fin; p. 83. I. The fenfe and meaning of

the paffage; p. 83,.84. The coming of Chrift in

this place, and the day of Chrift, not meant of the

deftruction of Jerufalem, but of the end of the world;

p. 84-86. Other memorable events to take place

before; p. 86. What the apoftacy; ibid. Who

the man of fin; p. 87, 88. His exalting himself;

P. 88.
His fitting in the temple of God; p. 88, 89.

These things communicated before to the Theffalo-

nians; p. 89, 90. What hindered the revelation of

the man of fin; p. 90, 91. His deftruction foretold

before his other qualifications; p. 91. His other

qualifications defcribed; ibid. II. This prophecy

ftrangely mistaken and mifapplied by fome famous

commentators; p. 91-103. Grotius's application

of it to Caligula and Simon Magus, refuted; p. 92.

-94. Hammond's application of it to Simon Ma-

gus and the Gnoftics, refuted; p. 94-96. Le

Clerc's application of it to the rebellious Jews and

Simon the fon of Gioras, refuted; p. 96, 97. Whit-

by's applications of it to the Jewith nation with their

high-prieft and Sanhedrim, refuted; p. 97-99.

Wetftein's application of it to Titus and the Flavian

family, refuted; p. 99–101. They bid fairer for

the true interpretation, who apply it to events after

the deftruction of Jerufalem; p. 101. Application

of it to Mohammed, refuted; ibid. Application of

it to the Reformation, refuted; p. 102. Application

to the future Antichrift of the papifts, refuted; p.

102, 103. III. The true application of this pro-

phecy; p. 103, &c. The apoftafy charged upon the

church of Rome; p. 103, 104. The pope thown to

be the man of fin; p. 104-106. How thefe things

came to be mentioned in an epiftle to the Theffalo-

nians rather than to the Romans; p. 106, 107. The

feeds of popery fown in the apostle's time; p. 107,

108. The empire of the man of fin raised on the

ruins of the Roman empire; p. 108. Machiavel

cited to fhow how this was effected; p. 108-110.

Miracles

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Miracles pretended in the church of Rome; p. 111.

The empire of the man of fin will be totally de-

ftroyed; p. 112. The man of fin the fame as the

little horn or mighty king in Daniel; p. 112, 118.

Generally both by ancients and moderns denom

nated Antichrift; p. 113. The ancient fathers give

much the fame interpretation of this whole paffage;

ibid. Juftin Martyr, Iræneus, and Tertullian in

the fecond century; p. 114. Origen in the third

century; ibid. Lactantius, Cyril, and Ambrofe in

the fourth century; p. 114, 115. Jerome, Auftin,

and Chryfoftome in the latter end of the fourth, or

the beginning of the fifth century; p. 115-117.

Whofoever, affected the title of univefal bifhop, he

was Antichrift, in the opinion of pope Gregory the

great; p. 117. How the true notion of Antichrift

was fuppreffed, and revived again with the reforma-

tion; p. 118. How this doctrin afterwards became

unfafhionable, but is now growing into repute again;

p. 119, 120. Conclufion; fuch a prophecy at once

a proof of revelation, and an antidote to popery;

the blindness of the papifts in this particular; p. 120,

121.

DISSERTATION XXIII.

St. PAUL's prophecy of the apoftafy of the latter times.

p. 121-149.

St. Paul much affected with the forefight of the great

apoftafy of Chriftians; p. 121. Defcribed here more

particularly; p. 122, 123. I. The apoftafy fhown

to be idolatry; p. 123, 124. Some in fcripture often

fignifies many; p. 124. The apoftafy to be great

and general, ibid. The fame in the Jewish and

Chriftian church; p. 126. II. Shown more parti-

cularly to confift in the worshipping of demons; p.

126, 127. Demons in the Gentile theology middle

powers and mediators between the Gods and men;

P. 128.