Twelve Sermons Introductory to the Study of the Prophecies, Volume 2W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, 1773 - Antichrist |
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... com pleted . In reference to this fubordinate divifion of time in the Chriftian difpenfa tion , the coming of Chrift is , alfo , pro- portionably portionably multiplied . He comes in each divifion ; that 6 Prophecies concerning ANTICHRIST .
... com pleted . In reference to this fubordinate divifion of time in the Chriftian difpenfa tion , the coming of Chrift is , alfo , pro- portionably portionably multiplied . He comes in each divifion ; that 6 Prophecies concerning ANTICHRIST .
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... tion is , in what sense this word is used of the perfon called , by way of eminence , THE ANTICHRIST . This must be collected from the attributes given to him in the prophecies themselves , not from the rigorous ety- mology of the term ...
... tion is , in what sense this word is used of the perfon called , by way of eminence , THE ANTICHRIST . This must be collected from the attributes given to him in the prophecies themselves , not from the rigorous ety- mology of the term ...
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... tion , fhould not apply the prophetic notes and characters of Antichrift , to them , if indeed the prophecies had been fairly capa- ble of fuch application . This , I fay , is exceedingly remarkable : for men are but too apt even to ...
... tion , fhould not apply the prophetic notes and characters of Antichrift , to them , if indeed the prophecies had been fairly capa- ble of fuch application . This , I fay , is exceedingly remarkable : for men are but too apt even to ...
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... tion . But , whatever ufe we may make of these facts , it is clear , on all hands , that the Roman Emperor , as fuch , was thought to have no concern in the predictions con- cerning Antichrift ; at least , that the more intelligent ...
... tion . But , whatever ufe we may make of these facts , it is clear , on all hands , that the Roman Emperor , as fuch , was thought to have no concern in the predictions con- cerning Antichrift ; at least , that the more intelligent ...
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... tion to be fo clearly propofed , as that it may and must be perfectly understood , be- fore thofe events happen ; the contrary of which I have already fhewn , in a preceding [ b ] " The folly of interpreters has been , to fore- * tel ...
... tion to be fo clearly propofed , as that it may and must be perfectly understood , be- fore thofe events happen ; the contrary of which I have already fhewn , in a preceding [ b ] " The folly of interpreters has been , to fore- * tel ...
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accompliſhed againſt Anti Antichriftian antient Apocalypfe applied arife Babylon becauſe befides Bishop cafe cauſe cerning character Chrift Chriftian church church of Rome circumſtances cloſe conclufion confiderable confidered courſe diftinct divine doctrine eſpecially event expreffion exprefs facred faid fame fcripture feem fenfe ferves feven feveral fhall fhew fidered firſt fome fornication fpeak fpirit ftate ftill ftyle fubfifting fubject fucceffive fuch fuppofed fymbols hath hieroglyphic himſelf hiſtory idea idolatry infpiration inftances interpretation itſelf Jews juft kingdom laft language leaſt lefs mean Mede moft moſt muſt name of Antichrift obferved paffages Pagan Papal Papal Rome perfon phecies Pope prefent prejudice prophe prophecies concerning Antichrift prophetic Proteftant purpoſe quæ queſtion racter reaſon refpect reprefented Revelations Roman Roman kingdom ſay ſcheme ſeems ſenſe ſhall ſhould ſpeak ſtate ſtill ſtudy ſtyle ſuch temple thefe themſelves theſe things thofe thoſe tion underſtand underſtood uſe vifions words writers
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Page 229 - Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets ; Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
Page 169 - Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord's hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.
Page 68 - He gave this and the Prophecies of the Old Testament, not to gratify men's curiosities by enabling them to foreknow things, but that after they were fulfilled they might be interpreted by the event, and his own Providence, not the Interpreters, be then manifested thereby to the world.
Page 215 - When the state of the question was thus changed, it was easy to see what would be the issue of so much indiscretion. The dispute was not only carried on in a dark and remote scene, into which the people could not follow their learned champions ; but was rendered infinitely tedious, and, indeed, interminable. For those early writings, now to be considered as of the highest authority, were voluminous in themselves ; and, what was worse, were composed in so loose, so declamatory, and often in so hyperbolical...
Page 107 - For thus the expreffion conforms, at once, to the type, and antitype : it is, as it were, a robe of ftate, for the one...
Page 63 - An union of the catholic and protestant churches seemed necessary to this end; and the apparent candour, whether real or affected, of some learned persons, whom he had long known and valued in the church of Rome, drew him into the belief that such a project was not impracticable. Henceforth it became the ruling object of his life; and permitting himself too easily to conclude that the protestant doctrine of antichrist was the sole or principal obstruction to the union desired...
Page 135 - FIRST contains, in ch. xi, a summary view of •what should befall the Christian church, contemporary with the events deduced in the second part concerning the empire ; and is given in this place, in order to connect the second and third parts, and to shew their correspondence and contemporaneity. See Mr. Mede's Clavis, p. 424 ; and Comment. Apocalypt. p. 476. The SECOND part of the last division, from ch.
Page 63 - ... pacific virtues. He was, on principle, a sincere and zealous Christian; and consequently impressed with a due sense of that exalted charity which is the characteristic of that religion ; but he had seen and felt much of the mischiefs which proceed from theological quarrels; and thus every thing concurred to make him a friend to peace, and above all, to peace among Christians. An...
Page 63 - Antichrist was the sole, or principal obstruction to the union desired, be bent all the efforts of his wit and learning to discredit and overthrow that doctrine. Thus, was this virtuous man betrayed by the wisdom and equity of his own character ; and I know not if the observation of the moral poet can be so justly applied to any other — Insani sapiens nomen ferat, aequus iniqui, Ultra quam satis est, virtutem si petat ipsam f.
Page 208 - Rome, and have, in part, been signally accomplished in the history of that church, it is beyond all doubt, that our communion with it is dangerous ; nay, that our separation from it is a matter of strict duty. Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues* — are plain and decisive words, and, if allowed to be spoken of that church, bring the controversy between the Protestant and Papal Christians to...