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Mezeray, what that hiftorian fays of the Waldenfes, II. 257.
Millennium commences, and Satan bound and fhut up a thousand
years, II. 348, 349. the prophecy not yet fulfilled, 350. this
period thought to be the feventh millennary of the world, 351.
quotations in proof of this, 352, &c. the reafons of this doctrin
growing into difrepute, 357, 358. curiofity into the nature of
this future kingdom to be avoided, 394.

Miracles and prophecies, the great proofs of revelation, I. 4. how
to judge of miracles, II. 46, 47. what to think of the pagan
and popifh miracles, 47-50. thofe of the church of Rome,
not real but pretended, 293, 294. their pretended miracles a
proof of a falfe church and a distinguishing mark of Antichrist,
294. prophecies accomplished, the greatest of all miracles,
416, 417.

Mohammed, the time when his new religion was propagated, II.
63. fome contend that he was the Man of Sin, 101. that
opinion refuted, 101-110. the star that opens the bottomlefs
pit, 208, 209.

Monks, great promoters of celibacy and worfhipping of the dead,

II. 144-146.

Mofes, a faithful hiftorian in recording the failings of the patriarchs,
I. 5. his prophecy of a prophet like himself, 91-101. many
proofs that the Meffiah was principally intended in that pro-
phecy, 92-94. the great likeness between Mofes and Chrift,
95-99. the comparifon between them as drawn by one au-
thor and enlarged by another, 96-98. the punishment of the
people for their difobedience to this prophet, 99-101. the pro-
phecies of Mofes concerning the Jews, 101, &c. his prophecy
of their difperfion exactly fulfilled, II. 407, 408.

NAHUM,

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AHUM, the time of his prophecying uncertain, I. 148.
foretold the utter deftruction of Nineveh, 148-155. his
prophecies of the manner of its deftruction exactly fulfilled,

151–153.

Nebuchadnezzar, his dream of the great empires, I. 229-259.
the interpretation of it by Daniel with the occafior of it, 231.
the emblems of that dream confidered and explained, 231-

253.

Newton, Sir Ifaac, his account of the ten kingdoms into which
the Roman empire was divided, I. 266. of the three kingdoms,
which the little horn fubverted, 275. penetrates into fcripture
as well as into nature, 316. his account of the little horn in the
Grecian empire, 822, &c. his the best interpretation of Dan.
XI. 47, &c. 378, &c. his obfervations about the interpreters of
the revelation, II. 152-154.

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Nineveh,

Nineveh, prophecies concerning this metropolis of the Affyrian
empire, I. 141-158. ancient and great city, 144. the fcrip-
ture account of it confirmed by heathen authors, 144-147.
abounding in wealth and luxury, became very corrupt, ibid,"
the king and people repented at the preaching of Jonah, ibid.
their repentance of fhort continuance, 148. their deftruc
tion foretold by Nahum, 148, 149. this city taken and de-
ftroyed by the Medes and Babylonians, 149, 150. the pro-
phecies of the manner of its destruction exactly fulfilled, 15 1—
153. its great compafs, walls, and towers, 153, 154. authors
not agreed about its fituation, 155. the predictions about it
fulfilled according to the accounts of ancients and moderns,
155-158. the ruins of this city may strongly affect us in this
kingdom, 157, 158.

Noah, very few prophecies before his time, I. 5. his excellent cha-
racter, ibid. was notwithstanding guilty of drunkenness, 6. the
behaviour of his fons at that time, ibid. foretells the different
conditions of their families, 7. his extraordinary prophecy won-
derfully fulfilled to this day, 17.

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Doacer, king of the Heruli, puts an end to the very name of
the western Roman empire, II. 207.

Omar propagates Mohammed's religion, II. 63. the many king-
doms he fubdued, ibid, invests Jerufalem, and it furrenders,
ibid.

Onias, removed by Antiochus Epiphanes from the high priest-
hood, I. 364.

Oldcastle, Sir John, profecuted for being the principal patron of
the Lollards, II. 263. examined before the archbishop of Can-
terbury, ibid. his ftrong declarations against tranfubftantiation
and other doctrins, ibid. afferts the pope to be Antichrift, ibid.
fuffers death for the caufe of religion, 264.

Origen, what that learned writer relates about Antichrist, II,

114.

Oftrogoths, their kingdom in Italy, II. 206, 207.

Othmans, or Turks, fubdue Egypt, I. 226, 403. take Jerusalem,
II. 68, 69. their fultanies or kingdoms, 218, 220. their con-
quests, 220. the Jews to be reftored about the time of the fall of
this empire, 394. See Turks.

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PARIS, the maffacre of the proteftants there, II. 236. the
many thousands flain in a few days, ibid.

Paris, Matthew, that historian freely cenfures the great wickednefs
of the pope and clergy, II. 259.

Paschafius Radbertus in the ninth century, first advances the doc-
trin of tranfubftantiation, II. 242. oppofed by many learned men,
ibid, &c. .

Pergamus, its fituation and prefent ftate, II. 170. formerly the
throne of Satan, and now in a wretched condition, ibid.

Pella, the Chriftians remove thither before the deftruction of Je-
rufalem, II. 28.

Perfecution, the spirit of popery, I. 39. the Jews greatly perfe-
cuted in popifh countries, ibid. diffuafives from it, ibid. the
perfecutions of the Chriftians before the deftruction of Jerusalem,
II. 19-22.

Perfian empire, why compared to a bear, I. 257. its great cruelty,
257, 258. why likened to a ram, 301, 302.

Philadelphia, its beautiful fituation, II. 172. next to Smyrna hath
the greatest number of Chriftians among the former seven
churches, 173.

Pococke (Dr.) his account of the Arabians, I. 33. of Tyre, 198.
Pope of Rome, the marks of the Man of Sin juftify the applica-
tion of it to him, II. 104, 105, 107. how his power was at
firft eftablifhed, 107-110, 117. the Reformers of opinion
that the pope was Antichrift, 118. he forbids to fpeak of the
coming of Antichrift, 119. the evidences of the pope being An-
tichrift, 119, 120. the apoftafy established by the pope, 141.
the pope the image and reprefentation of the beaft, 295, is firft
elected and then worshipped, 295. as great a tyrant in the
Chriftan world as the Roman emperors in the Heathen
world, 295. popifh excommunications like Heathen perfecu-
tions, 297.
Popery prevails in the ninth century, II. 241. the opposition it
met with, 241-244. the great corruption of Christianity,
377. many prophecies relating to the prevailing of popery,
374, 398, the predictions reprefented in one view, 375. its
tyranny and idolatry foretold, 375. the blafphemy of popery
in the pope's making himfelf equal and even to fuperior to God,
376. the power and riches of the popifh clergy, 376. the
pomp of their ceremonies and veftments, 377. their policy,
lies, and frauds, ibid. their pretended vifions and miracles,
378. intimations of popery in the New Teftament, 379, &c.
not only foretold, but the place and perfons pointed out,
382. inftances of this, 382-386. the time alfo fignified, 587.
when to arife and how long to prevail, 387-390. the tyran-

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nical power often called Antichrift, 391. the corruptions of
popery being foretold, we are not to be furprised or offended,

398.

Porphyry and Collins deny the genuinness of Daniel's prophecies,
which are fufficiently vindicated, I. 229, 230. their notions re-
futed, 205, 267, 268.

Prophecy, a differtation on Noah's prophecy, I. 5-21. the pro-
phecies concerning Ifhmael, 21-37. concerning Jacob and
Efau, 37-49. Jacob's prophecies concerning his fons, parti-
cularly Judah, 49-66. Balaam's prophecies, 66-90. Mofes's
prophecy of a prophet like unto himself, 90-101. prophecies of
-Mofes concerning the Jews, 101-115. prophecies of other
prophets concerning the Jews, 115-141. the prophecies con-
cerning Nineveh, 141-158. the prophecies concerning Baby-
lon, 158-180. the prophecies concerning Tyre, 180-202.
the prophecies concerning Egypt; 202-229. Nebuchadnez-
zar's dream of the great empires, 229-253. Daniel's vifion
of the fame, 254-298. Daniel's vifion of the Ram and He-
goat, 298-334. Daniel's prophecy of the things noted in the
fcripture of truth, 335-375. the fame fubject continued, $76

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Prophecy, a differtation on our Saviour's prophecies relating to
the deftruction of Jerufalem, II. 1-26. the fame fubject con-
tinued, 26-50. the fame fubject continued, 50-70. the fame
fubject continued, 70-82. St. Paul's prophecy of the Man of
Sin, 82-121. St. Paul's prophecy of the apoftafy of the latter
times, 121-149. on the prophecies of the revelation, Part I.
150-271. Part II. 271-273. Prophecies relating to popery
recapitulated, 374–399.

Prophecies, one of the ftrongest proofs of Revelation, I. 1. the
confequence from believing prophecies to believing revelation,
2. the prophecy of Noah not to be understood of particular per-
fons, but of whole nations, 8. the gift of it not always confined
to pious men, 66, 67. many prophecies have both a literal and
myftical meaning, 67.

Prophecies, why the Jewish church inftructed by prophets, 'and
not the Chriftian, II. 1, 2. fome prophecies of Chrift concern-
ing himself, and the deftruction of Jerufalem, 2, 3. a view of
the prophecies now fulfilling in the world, 400-402. in-
ftances of prophecies fulfilled, atteftations of divine revelation,
414, 415.

Prophecies, the great difference between them and the pagan ora-
cles, I. 413, 414.

Providence, confirmed by the completion of prophecies, I. 415,
416, the many abfurdities of denying a providence, ibid.
Ptolemy, the first of Egypt, a powerful king, I. 341.

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Ptolemy

Ptolemy Philadelphus, the fecond king of Egypt, I. 342. called
the dowry giver, 343. his care of his daughter, 344.

Ptolemy Philometer, the great calamities of his reign, I. 367, 368.
the Alexandrians revolt from him, and proclaim his brother
king, 368.

Ptolemy Philopator, defeats Antiochus, I. 347, 348. murders his
nearest relations, 349. confumes his days in feafting and lewd-
nefs, ibid. his vicious conduct and cruelty to the Jews, 349,
350. dies of intemperance and debauchery, 350.

Pythius, the richest fubject in the world, I. 337. entertains Xerxes
and offers to defray the charges of the war, ibid.

R.

RAbanus Maurus, in the ninth century, writes against transub-

ftantiation, II. 242.

Ram, and He-goat, a differtation on that vifion, I. 298. why the
Perfian empire is reprefented by a ram, 302. the exploits of the
ram, 302. a goat properly a type of the Grecian empire, 303,
304. the goat invades the ram with great fuccefs, 305-307.
the empire of the goat broken to pieces, 314. what arose after
it, 314, 315.

Reuben, Jacob's prophecy concerning that tribe, how fulfilled,

I. 52.

Redemption, the first promise of that great bleffing, I. 5. that
promise may be called the first prophecy and opening of Chris
tianity, ibid.

Reformation, the firft efforts towards it by emperors and bishops,

II. 303-305. another by the Waldenfes and Albigenfes, 252
-306. a third by Luther and his fellow-reformers, 307.
Reinerius, the Dominican, his remarkable character of the Wal-
denfes, II. 255.

Revelation, the prophecies a strong proof of it, I. 1, 2. the evi-
dence drawn from the prophecy, a growing evidence, 3, 4. the
objections made to the book of Revelation by fome learned
men, II. 151, 152. difficult to explain, yet not to be despised
or neglected, 152, 153. the right method of interpreting it,
154, what helps requifite, 154. the three chief interpreters of
this book, 154. the fcope and defign of it given to St. John
at Patmos in Nero's reign, 155–161. his firft vifion and de-
fcription of Jefus Chrift, 156-162. the dedication to the fe-
ven churches of Afia, 156. its folemn preface to fhew the
great authority of the divine revealer, ibid. the place, the time,
and manner of the first vision, 156-161. the feven epiftles to
the feven churches, 162-166. the vifion of the throne fet in
heaven, 175-177. of that of the book fealed with feven feals,
177-179, that the Son of God was only found worthy to

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