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Palestine, 353. defeats Scopas Ptolemy's general, 353. afpires after more conqueft and dominion, 356. marries his daughter Cleopatra to Ptolemy, 357. engages in a war with the Romans, 357. is routed at the Straits of Thermopylæ, 358. the latter end of his life very mean, 359. attempting to plunder the temple of Jupiter Belus is flain, 359. Apocalyps. See Revelation.

Apoftacy of the latter times, St. Paul's prophecy about this, II. 120, 121. the nature of that apoftacy, 122. it was general, 123, 124. fome particulars of this apoftafy about demons and worshipping of the dead, 137, 138. was to prevail in the latter times, 138, 139. prophefied of by Daniel, 142. by what means to be propagated, 143, 144. the notes and characters of this apostasy, 121, 124, 125, 137, 140, 141, 143, 146, 374, &c. Arabians, difdain to acknowledge Alexander the great, I. 28. his defigns prevented against them by his death, 28. beautiful spots and fruitful valleys in their country, 26. have always maintained their independency against the nations, 27, 28, 29, 30. against the Egyptians and Affyrians, 27. against the Perfians, 27. against Alexander and his fucceffors, 28. against the Romans, 29, 30. their ftate under their prophet Mohammed and afterwards, and now under the Turks, 31-34. what is faid of them by late travellers, 32-34. their retaining the fame difpofition and manners for fo many ages, wonderful, 35. the prophecies concerning this people fignally fulfilled in their being preferved and not conquered, 35, 36. the Arabs in fome refpects resemble the Jews, 36, 37. never yet fubdued by the Turks, 401. rob and plunder the Turks as well as other travellers, 402. compared to locufts, II. 209, 217. the kingdoms and dominions acquired by them, 213, 214. the time as figned for their hurting and tormenting men, 215-217. Arnold of Brefcia, in the twelfth century, burnt for preaching against the temporal power of the pope and clergy, II, 252. Afhur. And fhall afflict Albur, what meant by these words in Balaam's prophecy, I. 87, 88.

Afia, the feven epiftles to the seven churches there, II. 162, 168. why thefe feven addreffed particularly, 166. the excellent form and structure of these epiftles, 167. in what fenfe prophetical, 167, 168. the prefent ftate of thefe once flourishing churches, 168, 175. the churches lay in a circular form, 173. their method and order obferved in addreffing them, 173. their prefent state a very strong proof of the truth of prophecy, 174, 175. Affyrians terrible enemies both to Ifrael and Judah, I. 142, 143. Ifaiah's prophecy against them, 143. See Nineveh.

Attila, with his Huns lays wafte Macedon and Greece, Gaul and Italy, II. 203, 204. the fcourge of God and terror of men, 204.

Austin, his opinion about Antichrift, II. 116.

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BABYLON, prophecies concerning it, I. 158-180. it, as well as Nineveh, an enemy to the people of God, 158. a great and ancient city, 159. confiderably improved by Nebuchadnezzar, 159. one of the wonders of the world, 160. its deftruction foretold by Ifaiah and Jeremiah, 160, 161. prophecies about Cyrus the conqueror of Babylon, fulfilled, 161— 163. the time of its reduction foretold, ibid. befieged by the Medes and Perfians, 163, Armenians and other nations united against it, 164. the Babylonians hide themselves within their walls, ibid. the river dried up, 164, 165. the city taken during a feast, 165, 166. the facts related by Herodotus and Xenophon, and therefore no room for fcepticism, 166. the prophets foretold its total defolation, 167, 168. thefe prophecies fulfilled by degrees, ibid. its state under Cyrus, 168. under Darius, 169. under Xerxes, 170, 171. the accounts of it fince that time by Diodorus, 172. by Strabo, ibid. by Pliny, 173. by Paufanias, ibid. by Maximus Tyrfus and Lucian, ibid. by Jerome, 174. accounts by later authors, ibid. by Benjamin of Tudela, ibid. by Texeira, ibid. by Rauwolf, ibid. by Peter della Vallé, 175. by Tavernier, 176. by Salmon, 176, 177. by Mr. Hanway, 177. by thefe accounts it appears how punctually the prophecies were fulfilled, 177, 178. Babylon, the fall and deftruction of spiritual Babylon, II. 305, 337. after her fall becomes a fcene of defolation, 358, &c. the fall of Roman Babylon and her fudden deftruction, 306, 340342. the confequences of her fall, the lamentations of fome and the rejoicings of others, 339. her irrecoverable and utter defolation, 342. the church joins in praises and thanksgivings to God for his truth and righteoufnefs in judging this idolatrous city, 343, &c. a prophecy about Babylon particularly fulfilled, 402, 403.

Babylonian, the first of the four empires, compared to a lion, I. 255. with eagles wings, 255, 256. with a man's heart, 256. Bacon (Lord) wifheth for a history of the prophecies compared with the events, I. 1. how he would have it written, II. 153. Badby, convicted of herefy and burnt in Smithfield, II. 263. refufes an offered pardon, and chooses to die with a good confcience, ibid.

Balaam, the prophet, a heathen and an immoral man, I. 67. the ftory of Balaam's afs confidered, 68-70. the ftile of his prophecies beautiful, 71. his prophecy of the fingular character of the Jewish nation, how fulfilled to this day, 71-73. his prophecy of their victories much the fame as Ifaac's and Jacob's, 73. that of the king higher than Agag, how fulfilled, 73–75.

his preface to his later prophecies explained, 75. his prophecy of a star and fcepter to fmite the prince of Moab, how fulfilled, 76. who meant by the fons of Sheth, 76-78. fome parts of this prophecy underflood of the Meffiah and David, 7883. his prophecy against the Amalekites how fulfilled, 9183. against the Kenites, and who the Kenites were, 83, 84. his prophecies of the coast of Chittim, of Afhur and Eber, 85-89. what conclufions to be drawn from the prophecies of this wicked man, 89, 90.

Baronius, his character of the tenth century, II. 244. Bafnage, a remarkable paffage in his ftory about the Jews, I. 113. his reafons for the Jews not dwelling at Jerufalem, II. 69. Beast, with feven heads and ten horns defcribed, II. 283. denotes a tyrannical idolatrous empire, 331. marks whereby the beaft was diftinguifhed, 284-287. his words and actions wonderful, 287. his blafphemies, 288, 289. his making war with the faints, 289, 290. the mystery of the beaft that carrieth the wo man, 329, &c. the mystery of the beaft with the feven heads and ten horns, 331-334. the beaft with two horns, defcribed, 291-293. his power and authority, 293. pretends to fupport. it by great figns and wonders, 293. what meant by the image of the beast, 295. what by his mark or character, 296. those without his mark not fuffered to buy or fell, 266, &c. the number of the beast explained, 298, &c. the ftruggles of the true church with the beaft, 801. the ruin and deftruction of them who worship the beaft, 304, 305. denunciation of judgments against the followers of the beaft, 311. the threefold flate of the beast, 330, the explication of its feven heads and ten horns, 331333. the power and ftrength given to the beaft, 336, 337. Benjamin, this tribe became an appendage to Judah, I. 61, 65. the prophecy of Jacob concerning them fulfilled, 53, 65. Benjamin of Tudela, his travels to Jerufalem, 109. his account of its defolate state, ibid.

Berengarius, writes against tranfubftantiation, II. 248. compelled to burn his writings, 249. his numerous followers, ibid. Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, married to Antiochus Theus, I. 343. her father called the dowry-giver, ibid. is murdered by order of Laodice, 343.

Bernard, inveighs against the corruption of the clergy and tyranny of the popes, II. 250, 251.

Bertram, infcribes his book to the Emperor, II. 242, 243. his opinion against the doctrin of tranfubftantiation, 243.

Bohemians, their opinions in religion, II. 264-266. fight for their religion, and are victorious at first, 267. are defeated, and retire to the mountains and caves, ibid. Bolingbroke, Lord, cenfured for his indecent reflections on Noah's prophecy, I. 18. his ignorance about the Codex Alexandri

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nus, 19. his blunder about the Roman hiftorians, ibid. his fneer about believers, refuted, 20. condemned by himself, 20, 21. had great talents, but mifapplied them, 21.

Book, vifion of the angel with the little book, II. 226, &c. the contents of it, 130, 131.

Boyle, Mr. the lecture founded by him, I. 287. the author appointed to preach that lecture, ibid. the fubject agreeable to the defign of the founder, 297. his merits and excellence, 298. Britain, Chriftianity planted in it before the deftruction of Jerufalem, II. 23, 24.

Burden of Egypt, that phrase explained, I. 204, 205.

Burnet (Bp.) his account of Bishop Lloyd's ftudying the Reve. lation, II. 152,

Burnet (Dr.) his ftrange notion of Gog and Magog, II. 360.

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CALVIN reputed wife for writing no comment upon the

Revelation, II. 151.

Canaan, the prophetical curfe upon him and his pofterity confidered, I. 7, &c. his curfe properly a curfe upon the Canaanites, 8. their wickedness very great, 9, 10. the curfe includes the fubjection of his defcendents to those of Shem and Japhet, 10. the completion of it from Jofhua's time to this day, 10, 11, 190. a different reading propofed about this prophecy, 12, 13. his curse pursued his pofterity to the utmost parts of the earth,

190.

Carolin books, by whom written, II. 240, 304. prove the worship of images to be contrary to scripture, ibid.

Century, tenth, wicked and ignorant, II. 244, 245. the principles and ftate of the church in that period, 245-247. the eleventh much of the fame complexion with the tenth, 247. the fixteenth the age of reformation, 268.

Charlemain, contributes to the establishment of the power of the pope, I. 246-249. oppofes the worship of images, II. 240,

304.

Chittim, the prophecy of fhips from that coaft, I. 85. what to be understood by the land and fhips of Chittim, 85-87, 371,

372.

Chrift, fome of his prophecies and of his apoftles recorded, II. 2. a fummary of our. Saviour's prophecies, 2, 3. none more remarkable than thofe about the deftruction of Jerufalem, which were published feveral years before that event, 3—5. our Saviour's tenderness in weeping over Jerufalem, 5, 6. denounceth perfecution to be the lot of his difciples, 24, 25. his name the word of God, II. 347. confirms the authority of the book of Revelation, 371, 372. his fecond coming one principal topic of that book, 361.

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Chriftians, greatly perfecuted, II. 20, 21. apoftafy and other evils follow, 21, 22. he who endures to the end fhall be faved, 22. Church, perfecuted by the great red dragon, II. 274-277. reprefented as a mother bearing children to Chrift, 274. in time brought fuch as were promoted to the empire, 281. her flight afterwards into the wilderness, 281. barbarous nations excited to overwhelm her, but afterwards fubmit to the Christian church, 282. the state of the true church in oppofition to that of the beaft, 501, 302. Chryfoftome, his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, I. 248-250. his description of antichrift, II. 116, 117.

Clarke (Dr.) his account of fome extraordinary prophecies, II. 402. &c.

Claude Bishop of Turin fows the feeds of the reformation in his diocese in the ninth century, II. 243, 244.

Clergy, fecond marriage at firft forbidden them, I. 390. afterwards reftrained from marrying at all, ibid.

Collins, his eleven objections against Daniel's prophecies, confidered and refuted, I. 288-296.

Conftantine the great, the Chriftian religion established by him, II. 192, 193,

Conftantinople, befieged in vain by the Saracens, II. 211. befieged by Mohammed the fecond, 222. the city then taken, and an end put to the Grecian empire, 243, 244. Conftitutions of Clarendon, II. 250.

Creatures, to be received with thanksgiving, II. 149. the ungrateful in this matter rebuked, ibid.

Croifades or expeditions of the western Chriftians to the holy land, II. 65. How many perished in these expeditions, 67. Cyrus, the conqueror of Babylon, foretold by Ifaiah, I. 161. the ftate of it under him, 168. united the kingdoms of Media and Perfia, I. 301.

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Daniel, the genuinness of his prophecies vindicated, I. 229, 230. his credit as a prophet established by prophecies fulfilled at this time, 231. his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's dream, his first prophecy, 231–233. his vifion of the four firft empires of the world, 254. the form of Nebuchadnezzar's great image how represented to Daniel, 254. his vifion of four beafts, 254. what kingdoms they reprefent, 255-260. what represented by the fourth beaft with ten horns, 260. the opinions of feveral writers, 261-263. what meant by the lit tle horn, 272, &c. the opinion of fome great men in this mat ter, 274-276. all thofe kingdoms to be fucceeded by that of the Meffiah, 282-284. Daniel's vifion and Nebuchadnezzar's

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