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compared together, 284, &c. their vifions extend to the confummation of all things, 285, 286. will caft light upon fubfequent prophecies, and these reflect light upon them again, 286. See Nebuchadnezzar. Daniel, the languages in which his prophecies were written, I. 289. his vifions, 299. that of a Ram and a He-goat, 301. much concerned for the afflictions that were to befall the people of God, 332. the revelation made to him when advanced in years, 335. the prophecy about the Perfian empire and four of their kings, 336, 337. that about a mighty king in Greece, 338. his prophecies about the king of the South and the king of the North, 341, &c. a conclufion from the exactnefs and particularity of the prophecy, 374, 375. other parts of the prophecy, to whom applicable, 376, 377. fome parts agree better with Antichrift than Antiochus, 387, 390. a part of his prophecies yet to be fulfilled, 405. fome expreffions of the laft chapter to be applied to the refurrection of the juft and the unjuft, 409, 410. remarks on the time of the accomplishment of Daniel's prophe. cies, 410-413. his prophecy amazing, and extended to many ages, 413, 414. his prophecies reach beyond the times of Antiochus Epiphanes, ÎI. `387. some very particularly fulfilled,

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385, &c.

Daniel, his prophecies vindicated against eleven objections of unbelievers, I. 288. the first relating to his age refuted, 288, 289. the fecond relating to the mistake of the king's names and to Nebuchadnezzar's madnefs, 289, 290. the third relating to Greek words, 290. the fourth about the version of the Seventy, 291. the fifth about clearnefs of his prophecies, 291, 292. the fixth from his being omitted in the book of Ecclefiafticus, 292. the seventh relating to Jonathan's making no Targum on Daniel, 292, 293. the eighth from the ftile of his Chaldee, 293. the ninth from the forgeries of the Jews, 294. the tenth from his uncommon punctuality in fixing the times, 295. the eleventh about his fetting forth facts imperfectly, and contrary to other hiftories, 295, 296. the external and internal evidence for the genuinnefs of his book, 296.

Daubuz, one of the best interpreters of the Revelation, II. 154. his hard fate in the world, ibid.

David, fome of Balaam's prophecies fulfilled by him, I. 78–83. Dead, those bleffed who die in the Lord, II. 307. what meant by being bleffed from henceforth, 308.

Demons, the apoftafy to confift in worshipping of Demons, II. 126, 127. were fuppofed to be middle Beings in the theology of the Gentiles, 128. two kinds of demons, 128-130. Diocletian, the tenth perfecution begun by him, II. 191. more

fharp

fharp and bloody than any, ibid. from thence a memorable æra to the Chriftians, 192.

Dionyfius of Halicarnaffus, his account of the fuperiority of the Roman empire,, I. 262, 263.

Dragon, the church perfecuted by the great red dragon, II. 274277. the heathen Roman empire reprefented by it, 275. his jea loufy of the church from the beginning, 276. the dragon depofed perfecutes the church, 280-283. attempts to restore the pagan and ruin the Chriftian religion, 281. takes another method of perfecuting the church, 232.

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EBER, who meant by Eber, I. 88. and fhall afflict Eber, the meaning of that prophecy, 88, 93.

Edomites, conquered by David, I. 42, 78. defeated by Judas Maccabeus, and obliged to embrace the Jewish religion, 43. the prophecies of their utter destruction fulfilled, 49.

Egypt, prophecies concerning it, I. 202-229. famous for its antiquity, 209. no lefs celebrated for its wifdom, 203. the parent of fuperftition as well as the mistress of learning, 203. had such connexions with the Jews that it is the fubject of feveral prophecies, 203, 204. the phrase of the burden of Egypt explained, 204, 205. its conqueft by Nebuchadnezzar foretold by Jeremiah and Ezekiel, 205. how fulfilled, 206, 208. its conqueft by the Perfians foretold by Ifaiah, and how fulfilled, 208-212. and its conqueft by Alexander, and the fpreading of the true religion in the land, 212, 213. how fulfilled, 213–217. the prophecy of Ezekiel that it should be a base tributary kingdom, 217. the truth of it fhewn from that time to this, 218226. its state under the Babylonians, 218, 219. under the Perfians, 219–221. under the Macedonians, 221, 222. under the Romans, 222. under the Saracens with the burning of the Alexandrian library, 223, 224. under the Mamalucs, 224, 227. under the Turks, 226. reflections upon the character of the Egyptians, 227-229. a prophecy of its being fubdued by the Othman emperor, 403. a particular prophecy about it, fulfilled, II. 403.

English kings, not willing to pay homage to the pope, II. 248. Ephefus, that church admonifhed to repent, II. 167. her candlestick now removed, and the feven churches ruined, ibid. the first epis tle to the feven churches addressed to them, 168. its former magnificence, but prefent ruinous condition, 168, 169. the denunciation against it ftrikingly fulfilled, ibid.

Ephraim, no more a people, I. 117. &c. II. 400. now comprehended under the name of Judah, 401.

Epiphanius, zealous against the worship of faints and images, II.

133. an

133. an illustrative paffage of his about the doctrin of demons,

ibid.

Euphrates, what meant by drying up that river, and by the kings

of the east, II. 319. a prophecy of the Euphratéan horsemen,

217-225.

Eufebius, his comparison of Chrift and Mofes, I. 95, 96. the fame enlarged by a modern author, 96, &c.

Ezekiel, his prophecies concerning Tyre, I. 180. &c. concerning Egypt, 202, &c. Gog and Magog, 409. II. 359.

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FLUENTIUS, bishop of Florence, in the twelfth century, preaches that Antichrift was come, II. 250.

Fornication, in fcripture often put for idolatry, II. 326. what meant by drinking the wine of her fornication, ibid.

Franks or Latin Chriftians march to the holy land, and take Jeru. falem, II. 65, 66, 67.

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GA

ALLIENUS, thirty ufurpers in his reign, II. 188. they come to miserable ends, ibid, fword and famine in his reign, ibid.

Gallus and Volufian, peftilence and diseases in their reigns, II, 188, 189.

Gathering of the people, the different conftructions of that prophecy, I. 59. the full completion of this prophecy, 60. this an invincible argument that Jefus is the Meffiah, 65, C6.

Gauls and other nations, their families not distinguished as those of the Jews, I. 125.

Genferic, king of the Vandals in Africa, takes and plunders Rome, II. 205, 206.

Gentiles, promifes of their calling and obedience, 1. 134-137. this effected by inconfiderable perfons and in a fhort time, 136, 137. what meant by their times being fulfilled, II, 10, 11.

Gog and Magog, in Ezekiel, the fame as the Turks, I. 409. the eneinies of the chriftian church, II. 359, 360. who they fhall be, not eafily determined, ibid.

Goat, See Ram and He-goat.

Godfrey of Boulogne, chofen king of Jerufalem, II, 65. Gofpel publifhed before the deftruction of Jerufalem, II. 22. the propagation of it northward and fouthward, eastward and weftward, 23, 24. its fudden and amazing progrefs, 25. at what time the four gospels were written, 281-283. will finally prevail over all enemies and oppofers, 398.

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Greek church, its miferable condition among the Turks, II. 224, 225. chastised by the Saracens, ruined by the Turks, 225. not quite fo corrupt as the Latin church, 383, 384.

Greeks and Romans, conquered the Canaanites, I. 11. Gregory the great, what he faid about Antichrift, II. 117. Gregory VII. denominated Hell-brand, II. 247. forbids the mar riage of the clergy, 249. their expoftulations against this prohibition, 249.

Grofthead, or Greathed, Robert, bifhop of Lincoln, for his free fentiments excommunicated by the pope, and appeals to the tribunal of Christ, II. 259.

Grotius and Collins, their notion refuted, I. 264, 265, 267, 268.

Grotius cenfured, for his contracted explanation of the prophecies, I. 238. II. 92. his explanation of the Man of Sin, refuted, 92, 93.

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AM, his bad behaviour towards his father, I. 6. the curfe upon him and his pofterity, 7, &c.

Hammond, his hypothefis of the Man of Sin, refuted, II. 94, 95. Hanway, his account of the Arabians, I. 33.

Heathen, a ceremony among them to curfe their enemies, I. 68. Heaven opened, and our Saviour cometh riding upon a white horse, II. 347. a new heaven and a new earth fucceed the first, 362, &c.

Herodotus, relates that the Arabs were never reduced by the Perfians, I. 27, 28. his account and others about the hight of Babylon's wall, 170.

Homer and other ancients, their opinion of the foul being prophetic near death, I. 49. what gave rife to that opinion, 50.

Horns in prophetic language kingdoms, I. 263, 264. II. 301,

317.

Horse, white, an account of that vifion, II. 180. vifion of the red horfe, 182-184. of a black horfe, 148-186. of a pale horse, 186-190.

Hofea, his prophecy of the Jews return in the later days, II. 407,

408.

Huetius his account of Tyre, I. 199.

Huns, Goths, and other Barbarians, invade the empire after the death of Theodofius, II. 202.

Hufs, John, and Jerome of Prague, two faithful witnesses, II.

235. fuffer death with fortitude, 264. their fentence contrary to faith and engagement, ibid. the opinions of their followers, 264-266.

I. JACOB.

1.

JACOB and Efan, the prophecies concerning them, not

verified in themselves, but in their pofterity, I. 39, 40. the fa milies of Efau and Jacob two different nations, 41, 42. the family of the elder fubject to that of the younger, 42, 43. in fituation and other temporal advantages much alike, 43-45. the elder fhould delight in war, yet be fubdued by the younger, 45, 46. but afterwards fhould shake off the dominion of the younger, 46, 47. the younger fuperior in fpiritual gifts, 47. the happy inftrument of conveying thefe fpiritual bleffings to all nations, 48. the pofterity of Efau utterly deftroyed according to the prophecies, 49.

Jacob, his prophecies concerning his fons, particularly Judah, I. 49-66. foretold his fons what should befall them in the latter days, 51-53. bequeaths the temporal inheritance to all his fons, 52. limits the defcent of the bleffed feed to Judah, ibid. adopts the two fons of Jofeph, Manaffeh and Ephraim, ibid.

Jafon, made high-pricft by Antiochus Epiphanes, I. 563. is der pofed, and Menelaus is advanced in his room, 364. marches to Jerufalem, and exercifes great cruelties on the citizens,

370.

Jeremiah, his prophecies concerning the preservation of the Jews, and deftruction of their enemies, I. 124. concerning Babylon, 160, 161, &c. concerning Egypt, 205, &c.

Jerome, vindicates the genuinnefs of Daniel's prophecies against Porphyry, I. 230. interprets the fourth kingdom of the Romans, 242. his notion of the little horn, 270, 271. what he says of Antichrift, II. 115, 116. Jerufalem, the high-priest meets Alexander going thither, I. 307, 308. that account rejected by fome, but fufficiently vindicated by others, 308, 309. the great objections to the credibility of this flory answered, 310-313. our Saviour's prophecies relating to its deftruction, II. 3-7. the magnificence of the temple, 6-7. the prophecies exactly fulfilled by the utter deftruction of the city and temple, 7-9, 13, 27, the phrafes of the coming of Chrift and the end of the world fignify the deftruction of Jerufalem, 10, 11. the figns of his coming, and of its deftruction, 11. the perfecutions before its deftruc tion, 19-21. the great diftrefs and famin at the fiege and after it, 27, &c. a horrid ftory of a woman devouring her own child, 29. the calamities and miferies without a parallel, 33. what to be understood by the days being fhortened, 34-36. its destruction and the diffolution of the Jewish polity, 50. the great numbers that perished during the fiege, 54, 55. the number

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