DISSERTATION XI.

THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING TYRE.

p. 180-202.

Tyre, another enemy to the Jews, its fall predicted by

Ifaiah and Ezekiel; p. 180. The prophecies relate

to both old and new Tyre; p. 180, 181. A very an-

cient city; p. 181, 182. The daughter of Sidon, but

in time excelled the mother, and became a mart of

nations; p. 183. In this florifhing condition, when

the prophets foretold her deftruction, for her pride,

and wickedness, and cruelty to the Jews; p. 184,

185.
Several particulars included in the prophecies;

p. 185. I. The city to be taken and deftroyed by

Nebuchadnezzar and the Chaldæans; p. 186-188.

II. The inhabitants to pafs over the Mediterranean,

but to find no reft; p. 188-190. III. The city to

be restored after 70 years; p. 190-192. IV. To be

taken and destroyed again; p. 192-194. V. The

people to forfake idolatry, and become converts to

the true religion; p. 194-197. VI. The city at

laft to be totally deftroyed, and become a place for

fifhers to fpread their nets upon; p. 197. Thefe

prophecies to be fulfilled by degrees; p. 197. A

fhort account of the place from the time of Nebu-

chadnezzar to the prefent; p. 198, 199. Huetius's

account of it; p. 199. Dr. Shaw's; p. 199, 200.

Mr. Maundrell's; p. 200. Conclufion with fome

reflections upon trade; p. 200—202.

DISSERTATION XII.

THE PROPHECIES CONCERNING EGYPT.

p. 202-229.

Egypt famous for its antiquity; p. 202. No lefs cele-

brated for its wifdom; p. 203. The parent of fuper-

ftition as well as the miftrefs of learning; p. 203.

Had fuch connections with the Jews, that it is made

the fubject of feveral prophecies; p. 203, 204. The

phrafe of the burden of Egypt confidered and ex-

plained; p. 204, 205. I. Its conqueft by Nebu-

chadnezzar foretold by Jeremiah and Ezekiel; p. 205.

How fulfilled; p. 206–208. II. Its conqueft by the

Perfiáns foretold by Ifaiah, and how fulfilled; p. 208

-212. III. Its conqueft by Alexander foretold by

Ifaiah, and at the fame time the spreading of the true

religion in the land; p. 212-215. How fulfilled;

p. 215-217. IV. The prophecy of Ezekiel that it

hould be a bafe tributary kingdom; p. 217, 218.

The truth of it shown by a fhort deduction of the hif-

tory of Egypt from that time to this; p. 218-226

Its ftate under the Babylonians; p. 219. Under the

Perfians; p. 219–221. Under the Macedonians;

p. 221, 222. Under the Romans; p. 222. Under

the Saracens with the burning of the Alexandrian

library; p. 223, 224. Under the Mamalucs; p. 224

-226. Under the Turks; p. 226. No one could

have foretold this upon human conjecture; p. 227.

Conclufion with fome reflections upon the characters

of the Egyptians as drawn by ancient and modern

authors; p. 227-229.

DISSERTATION XIII.

NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM OF THE GREAT EMPIRES.

p. 229-254.

Some prophecies relating to more remote nations;

p. 229. The genuineness of Daniel's prophecies de-

nied by Porphyry, and Collins, but fufficiently vindi-

cated; p. 229. The credit of Daniel as a prophet

established by prophecies fulfilling at this time;

p. 229, 230. Daniel's firft prophecy, his interpreta-

tion of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, with the occafion

of it; p. 231-233. A great human figure not an

improper emblem of human power, and the various

parts and metals fignify various kingdoms; p. 233,

234. I. The head of fine gold, or the Babylonian

empire; p. 234. The extent of it fhown from heathen

authors; p. 235, 236. II. The breaft and arms of

filver, or the Medo-Perfian empire; p. 236. Why

faid to be inferior, and how long it lafted; p. 236.

III. The belly and thighs of brafs, or the Macedo-

nian empire; p. 237. Why faid to bear rule over all

the earth; p. 237. The kingdom of Alexander and

of his fucceffors not two different kingdoms; p. 238.

Spoken of as one and the fame by ancient authors;

p. 239. IV. The legs of iron, and feet part of iron

and part of clay, or the fourth empire; p. 239.

Farther proofs that the kingdoms of the Seleucidæ

and Lagidæ cannot be the fourth kingdom; p. 240.

This defcription applicable only to the Roman em-

pire; p 240, 241. So St. Jerome explains it, and all

ancient writers both Jewith and Chriftian; p. 242.

V. The ftone that brake the image, or the fifth em-

pire; p. 243. Cannot be the Roman; p. 243. Can

be understood only of the kingdom of Chrift; p. 244.

Reprefented in two ftates, as a ftone, and as a moun-

tain; p. 245. This interpretation confirmed by an-

cient writers, both Jews and Chriftians, and particu-

larly by Jonathan Ben Uziel, who made the Chaldee

paraphrafe upon the prophets; p. 245, 246. The

fenfe of Jofephus with Bilhop Chandler's reflections.

upon it; p. 246–248.
p. 246-248. The ancient Chriftians give

the fame interpretation: p. 248. St. Chryfoftom's

comment; p. 248, 249. The expofition of Sulpicius

Severus; p. 250, 251. Conclufion; p. 251. Hence

we are enabled to account for Nebuchadnezzar's pro-

phecy, and the Delphic oracle; p. 251, 252. Hence

the diftinction of four great empires, and why only

thefe four predicted; p. 252, 253.

DISSERTATION XIV.

DANIEL'S VISION OF THE SAME.

p. 254-286.

What was exhibited to Nebuchadnezzar in the form of

a great image, was reprefented to Daniel in the fhape

of great wild beafts, and why; p. 254, 255. I. The

Babylonian empire why compared to a lion; p. 255.

Why with eagle's wings; p. 256. Why with a man's

heart; p. 256. II. The Perfian empire, why com-

pared to a bear; p. 257. How raifed up itself on

one fide, and had three ribs in the mouth; p. 257.

Its crucity; p. 258. III. The Macedonian empire

why compared to a leopard; p. 258. Why with four

wings and four heads, and dominion given to it;

p. 259, 260. IV. The Roman empire compared to

a terrible beaft without a name; p. 260. The king-

doms of the Seleucida and Lagida can in no refpect

anfwer to this defcription; p. 261. The Roman em-

pire anfwers exactly; p. 261, 262. A memorable

quotation to this purpofe from Dionyfius of Halicar-

naffus; p. 262, 263. This beaft had ten horns or

kingdoms, and the kingdoms of Egypt and Syria were

never fo divided; p. 263, 264. The notions of Por-

phyry,

-phyry, Grotius, and Collins, refuted; p. 264. The

ten kingdoms to be fought amid the broken pieces of

the Roman empire; p. 265. The ten kingdoms ac-

cording to Machiavel; p. 265. According to Mr.

Mede; p. 265. According to Bishop Lloyd; p. 266.

According to Sir Ifaac Newton; p. 266. The fame

number fince; p. 266. How they stood in the eighth

century; p. 267. A little horn to rife up among the

ten; p. 267. The notion of Grotius and Collins,

that Antiochus Epiphanes was the little horn, refuted;

p. 267, 268. An inquiry propofed into the fenfe of

the ancients; p. 269. The opinion of Irenæus; p. 269.

Of St. Cyril of Jerufalem; p. 269, 270.
Of St.

Jerome with Theodoret and St. Auftin; 270, 271.

The fathers had fome miftaken notions concerning

Antichrift, and how it came to pafs they had fuch;

p. 271-273. The litttle horn to be fought among

the ten kingdoms of the western Roman empire;

p. 273-274. Machiavel himself points out a little

horn fpringing up among the ten; p. 274. Three of

the firft horns to fall before him; p. 274. The three

according to Mr. Mede; p. 274, 275. According to

Sir Ifaac Newton; p. 275. Something to be ap-

proved, and fomething to be difapproved in both

their plans; p. 276. The first of the three horns,

the exarchate of Ravenna; p. 277. The fecond, the

kingdom of the Lombards; p. 277. The third, the

ftate of Rome; p. 278. The character anfwers in

all other refpects; p. 279. How long Antichrift to

continue; p. 281, 282. V. All these kingdoms to

be fucceeded by the kingdom of the Meffiah; p. 282

-284. This and the former prophecy compared

together; p. 284. They extend from the reign of

the Babylonians to the confummation of all things;

p. 284, 285. Will caft light upon the fubfequent

prophecies, and the fubfequent prophecies reflect light

upon them again; p. 284. Conclufion; p. 285,

286.