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GENERAL INDEX.

ABOMINATION of desolation standing in
the holy place, the meaning of that expres-
sion, 388, &c. why the Roman army is called
the abomination, ib.

Abraham, the patriarch of the greatest re-
nown, 20, favored with several revelations, ib.
those concerning Ishmael, considered, 20-1,
the prophecies about Ishmael and his pos-
terity, how fulfilled, 22, &c. those about the
Israelites, how accomplished, 32, &c.

Abstinence from meats, a note and charac-
ter of the apostacy, 491.

Acilius, the Roman consul, routs Antio-
chus, and expels him out of Greece, 315.

Elius Adrian, the Roman emperor, builds
Elia instead of Jerusalein, 414, &c. destroys
and disperses the Jews, 417.

Agag, his king shall be higher than Agag,'
that part of Balaam's prophecy explained, 65.
Agathocles, dissolute and proud in the ex-
ercise of his power, 307, the people of Alex-
andria rise against him, ib. cause him and his
associates to be put to death, ib.

Alaric and the Goths invade Italy and be-
siege Rome, 537.

Alexander the Great, his designs against
the Arabs prevented by his death, 25-6, the
rapidity of his conquests, 267, the three chief
battles he had with the king of Persia, 268-9,
is met by the high-priest in his way to Jeru-
salem, 270, enters the temple, and the pro-
phecies of Daniel are shown him, 271, charac-
terised in that book, 297, his death, and the
miserable end of his family, 275, is succeeded
by four of his captains, 275. 298.

Alexander Severus, a just and provident
emperor, 522.

Alexandria, after a long siege, taken by the
Saracens, 196, the famous library there, when
founded, and when destroyed, 197.

Alfric, in England, in the tenth century,
writes against transubstantiation, 573.
Amalekites, Balaam's prophecy against
them, how fulfilled, 72-3.

Ambrose, his affirmation about Antichrist,

463.

Angel, flying in the midst of heaven and
preaching the everlasting gospel, 622, what
meant by saying, 'The hour of his judgment
is come,' ib.

Angels, seven, having the seven last plagues,
629, pour out the viols of the wrath of God
upon the earth, 632, &c

Antichrist, what mistaken notions the fa-
there had in tl is matter, and how 238-9 how

A.

long he is to continue, 246-7, he and the man
of sin, one and the same person, 470, the
opinion of Justin Martyr, Origen, the re-
formers, and others about him, 462-6, how
the true notion was suppressed and revived
again with the Reformation, 466, how after-
wards it became unfashionable, and now
grows into repute again, 467, the blindness of
the papists in this point, 468, infamous for
idolatry and detestable cruelty, 649, all his
power shall be completely subdued, and
Rome itself destroyed, 665, described by
Daniel and the prophets, 702, the prophets
describe his downfall, the manner and cir-
cumstances of it, ib.

Antigonus, his attempts against the Arabs
not successful, 26.

Antiochus Ephiphanes, succeeded his bro-
ther Seleucus Philopator, 318, obtains the
kingdom by flatteries, 319, the epithet of vile
or despicable given him by the prophet Daniel,
320, though frantic and extravagant, yet suc-
cessful and victorious, ib. prefers Jason to the
high priesthood, 320, afterwards advances
Menelaus in his room, 321, extravagant in
various instances, ib. comes to Joppa and Je-
rusalem, 322, his great success against Egypt,
323, pretends to take care of the interest of
his nephew Philometor, 324, determines to
be revenged on the people of Jerusalem for
rejoicing at the report of his death, 326, takes
that city and acts with great cruelty, ib. sends
Appollonius afterwards to Jerusalem, who
defiles the city, and sets up the heathen wor-
ship, 328, the various opinions about the pro-
phecies of Daniel being accomplished in
Antiochus, 329, assigns two cities for main-
taining his favorite concubine, Antiochis, 340
the awful manner of his death, 110.

Antiochus Magnus, succeeds his brother
in the throne of Syria, 305, his army being
defeated by Ptolemy, is forced to solicit a
peace, 306, kills the rebel Achæus and re-
duces the eastern parts, 307, acquires great
riches, ib. rises up against young Ptolemy,
307-8, takes possession of Cole-Syria and
Palestine, ib. defeats Scopas, Ptolemy's ge-
neral, ib. aspires after more conquest and
dominion, 313, marries his daughter Cleopatra
to Ptolemy, 314, engages in a war with the
Romans, ib. is routed at the straits of Ther-
mopyla, 315, the latter end of his life very
mean, ib. attempting to plunder the temple of
Jupiter Belus is slain, 316.

Apocalypse. See Revelation.

Apostacy of the latter times, St. Paul's
prophecy about this, 469, the nature of that
apostacy, 471, it was general, ib, some par-
ticulars of this apostacy about demons and
worshipping of the dead, 473-4, was to pre-
vail in the latter times, 478, prophesied of by
Daniel, 485, by what means to be propagated,
487, the notes and character of this apostacy,
470-487.

Arabians, disdain to acknowledge Alexan-
der the Great, 25, his designs against them
revented by his death, 26, beautiful spots
and fruitful valleys in their country, 24, have
always maintained their independency against
the nations, 24-28, against the Egyptians
and Assyrians, 24, against the Persians, 25,
against Alexander and his successors, 26,
against the Romans, 26, 27; their state under
their prophet Mohammed and afterwards, and
now under the Turks, 28-30, what is said of
them by late travellers, ib. their retaining the
same disposition and manners for so many
ages, wonderful, 30, the prophecies concern-
ing this people signally fulfilled in their being
preserved and not conquered, 31-2, the Arabs
in some respects resemble the Jews, 33, never
yet subdued by the Turks, 352, rob and plun-
der the Turks as well as other travellers, 353,
compared to locusts, 544, the kingdoms and
dominions acquired by them, 548, the time
assigned for their hurting and tormenting men,
545.

Arnold of Brescia, in the twelfth century,
burnt for preaching against the temporal power
of the Pope and clergy, 578.

Ashur. And shall afilict Ashur,' what
meant by these words in Balaam's prophecy,

78.

Asia, the seven epistles to the seven
churches there, 502-7, why these seven
addressed particularly, 507, the excellent
form and structure of these epistles, ib. in
what sense prophetical, ib. the present state
of these once flourishing churches, 508-512,
the churches lay in a circular form, 512, the
method and order observed in addressing
them, ib. their present state a very strong
proof of the truth of prophecy, 513.

Assyrians, terrible enemies both to Israel
and Judah, 124-5, Isaiah's prophecy against
them. 125. See Nineveh.

Attila, with his Huns, lays waste Macedon
and Greece, Gaul and Italy, 538, the scourge
of God and terror of men, ib.

Austin, his opinion about Antichrist, 464.

B

BABYLON, prophecies concerning it, 139
-160, it, as well as Nineveh, an enemy to
the people of God, 139, a great and ancient
city, ib. considerably improved by Nebu-
chadnezzar, 140, one of the wonders of the
world, ib. its destruction foretold by Isaiah
and Jeremiah, 141, prophecies about Cyrus
the conqueror of Babylon, fulfilled, 142-3,
the time of its reduction foretold, 143, be-
sieged by the Medes and Persians, ib. Ar-
menians and other nations united against it,
145, the Babylonians hide themselves within
their walls, ib. the river dried up, 145-6,
the city taken during a feast, 146-7, the
facts related by Herodotus and Xenophon,

and therefore no room for scepticism, 147, the
prophets foretold its total desolation, 148-9,
these prophecies fulfilled by degrees, 149,
its state under Cyrus, ib. under Darius, 149
150, under Xerxes, 151, the accounts of it
since that time by Diodorus, 151-2, by Strabo,
153, by Pliny, ib. by Pausanias, 154, by Max-
imus Tyrius and Lucian, ib. by Jerome, ib.
accounts by later authors, ib. by Benjamin
of Tudela, ib. by Texeira, ib. by Rauwolf, ib.
by Peter della Vallé, 155, by Tavernier, ib.
by Salmon, 156, by Mr. Hanway, ib. by these
accounts it appears how punctually the pro-
phecies were fulfilled, 157, 158.

Babylon, the fall and destruction of spi-
ritual Babylon, 624, 650, after her fall be-
comes a scene of desolation, 652, &c. the fall
of Roman Babylon and her sudden de struc-
tion, 624. 654, the consequences of her fall,
the lamentations of some and the rejoicings
of others, 655, her irrecoverable and utter
desolation, ib. the church joins in praises and
thanksgivings to God for his truth and righte-
ousness in judging this idolatrous city, 656,
&c. a prophecy about Babylon particularly ful-
filled, 706.

Babylonian, the first of the four empires,
compared to a lion, 224-5, with eagle's wings,
225, with a man's heart, 223.

Bacon (Lord), wisheth for a history of the
prophecies compared with the events, 1, how
he would have it written, 496.

Badby, convicted of heresy and burnt in
Smithfield, 588, refuses an odered pardon,
and chooses to die with a good conscience,
ib.

Balaam, the prophet, a heathen and an im-
moral man, 60, the story of Balaam's ass con-
sidered, 61-2, the style of his prophecies
beautiful, 63-4, his prophecy of the singular
character of the Jewish nation, how fulfilled
to this day, 64-66, his prophecy of their vic-
tories much the same as Isaac's and Jacob's,
65-6, that of the king higher than Agag, how
fulfilled, 66-7, his preface to his later pro-
phecies explained, 67, his prophecy of a star
and sceptre to smite the prince of Moab, how
fulfilled, 68, who meant by the sons of Sheth,
68-70, some parts of this prophecy under-
stood of the Messiah and David, 70–73, bis
prophecy against the Amalekites, how fulfilled,
73-4, against the Kenites, and who the Ke-
nites were, 74-76, his prophecies of the
coast of Chittim, of Asshur and Eber, 76-
80, what conclusions to be drawn from the
prophecies of this wicked man, 80.

Baronius, his character of the tenth cen-
tury, 573.

Basnage, a remarkable passage in his his-
tory about the Jews, 99, his reasons for the
Jews not dwelling at Jerusalem, 424.

Beast, with seven heads and ten horus, de-
scribed, 605, denotes a tyrannical, idolatrous
empire, ib. marks whereby the beast was dis-
tinguished, 606-610, his words and actions
wonderful, 609, his blasphemies, 610, his
making war with the saints, ib. the mystery
of the beast that carrieth the woman, 643, &c.
the mystery of the beast with the seven
heads and ten horns, 624-628, the beast
with two horns, described, 612-3, his power
and authority, 613, pretends to support it by
great signs and wonders, ib. what meant by
the image of the beast 614, what by big

mark or onaracter, 614, those without his
mark not suffered to buy or sell, 617, &c. the
number of the beast explained, 618, &c.
the struggles of the true church with the
Deast, 620, 621, the ruin and destruction of
them who worship the beast, 624, denunci-
ation of judgments against the followers of the
beast, 637, the threefold state of the beast,
565, the explication of its seven heads and ten
horns, 645-643, the power and strength given
to the beast, 649, 650.

Benjamin, this tribe became an appendage
to Judah, 58, the prophecy of Jacob concern-
ng them fulfilled, 47. 58.

Benjamin of Tudela, his Travels to Jern-
salem, 97, his account of its desolate state, ib.
Berengarius writes against transubstan-
tiation, 576, compelled to burn his writings, ib.
his numerous followers, ib.

Berenice, daughter of Ptolemy Philadel-
phus, married to Antiochus Theus. 301, her
father called the dowry-giver, ib. is murdered
by order of Laodice, ib.

Bernard inveighs against the corruption
of the clergy and tyranny of the popes, 578-9,
Bertram inscribes his book to the Emperor,
570, his opinion against the doctrine of tran-
substantiation, ib.

Bohemians, their opinions in religion, 589-
591, fight for their religion, and are victorious
at first, 591, are defeated, and retire to the
mountains and caves, ib.

Bolingbroke (Lord), censured for his inde-
cent reflections on Noah's prophecy, 17, his
ignorance about the Codex Alexandrinus, 18,
his blunder about the Roman historians, ib.
his sneer about believers, refuted, ib, con-
demned by himself, 19, had great talents, but
misapplied them, ib.

Book, vision of the angel with the little
book, 556, &c. the contents of it, 560.

Bayle (Mr.), the lecture founded by him,
252, the author appointed to preach that lec-
ture, ib. the subject agreeable to the design of
the founder, 261, his merit and excellence, ib.
Britain, Christianity planted in it before the
destruction of Jerusalem, 385.

Burden of Egypt, that phrase explained,
180-1.

Burnet (Dr.) his account of Bishop Lloyd's
studying the Revelation, 495.

Burnet (Bp.), his strange notion of Gor and
Magog, 071.

C.

CALVIN reputed wise for writing no con-
ment upon the revelation, 494.

Canaan, the prophetical curse upon him and
his posterity considered, 7, &c. his curse pro-
perly a curse upon the Canaanites. 8, their
wickedness very great, ib, the curse includes
the subjection of his descendants to those of
Shem and Japhet, 9, the completion of it from
Joshua's time to this day, 10. 168, a different
reading proposed about this prophecy, 11, 12,
dis curse pursued his posterity to the utmost
parts of the earth, 168.

Carolin books, by whom written, 569. 622,
Drove the worship of images to be contrary to
Acripture, 622.

Century, tenth, wicked and ignorant, 572,
e principles and state of the church in that
period, 572--575, the eleventh much of the

same complexion with the tenth, 575, the six-
teenth the age of reformation, 592.

Charlemain, contributes to the establish-
ment of the power of the rope, 244-5, opposes
the worship of images, 569. 622.

Chittim, the prophecy of ships from that
coast, 76, what to be understood by the land
and ships of Chittim, 76-78. 337.

Christ, some of his prophecies and of his
apostles recorded, 367, summary of our Sa-
viour's prophecies, ib. none more remarkable
than those about the destruction of Jerusalem,
which were published several years before the
event, 368, &c. our Saviour's tenderness in
weeping over Jerusalem, 368, &c. denounceth
persecution to be the lot of his disciples, 382-3,
his name the word of God, 659, confirms the
authority of the book of Revelation, 678, &c.
his second coming one principal topic of that
book, 671.

Christians, greatly persecuted, 382, &c.
apostacy and other evils follow, ib. he who
endures to the end shall be saved, 384.

Church persecuted by the great red dragon,
597-599, represented as a mother bearing
children to Christ, 597, in time brought such
as were promoted to the empire, 603, her
flight afterwards into the wilderness, ib. bar
barous nations excited to overwhelm her, but
afterwards submit to the Christian church, 604,
the state of the true church in opposition to
that of the beast, 621-22.

Chrysostom, his interpretation of Nebuchad
nezzar's dream, 218, &c. his description of
Antichrist, 465.

Clarke (Dr.), his account of some extra-
ordinary prophecies, 706, &c.

Claude, Bishop of Turin, sows the seeds
of the reformation in his diocese in the ninth
century, 571.

Clergy, second marriage at first forbidden
them, 342, afterwards restrained from marry-
ing at all, ib.

Collins, his eleven objections against
Daniel's prophecies considered and refuted,
253-9.

Constantine the Great, the Christian religion
established by him, 529.

Constantinople, besieged in vain by the
Saracens, 544-5, besieged by Mohammed
the second, 554, the city then taken, and an
end put to the Grecian empire, 555.

Constitutions of Clarendon, 577.
Creatures to be received with thanksgiving,
492, the ungrateful in this matter rebuked, ib.
Crusades or expeditions of the western
Christians to the holy land, 421, how many
perished in these expeditions, 422.

Cyrus, the conqueror of Babylon, foretold
by Isaiah, 142, the state of it under him, 149,
united the kingdoms of Media and Persia,
264.

D.

DANIEL, the genuineness of his prophecies
vindicated, 203, his credit as a prophet esta
blished by prophecies fulfilled at this time,
204, his interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar's
dream, his first prophecy, 204-6, his vision
of the four first empires of the world, 223, the
form of Nebuchadnezzar's great image, how
represented to Daniel, 224, his vision of four
beasts, ib. what kingdoms they represent, 221-

INDEX.

229, what represented by the fourth heast
with ten horns, 232, the opinions of several
writers, 232-5, what meant by the little
norn, 235, &c. the opinion of some great men
in this matter, 237-239, all those kingdoms
to be succeeded by that of the Messiah, 248
-250, Daniel's vision and Nebuchadnezzar's
compared together, 250, &c. their visions ex-
tend to the consummation of all things, 250,
&c. will cast light upon subsequent pro-
phecies, and these reflect light upon them
again, 253. See Nebuchadnezzar.

Daniel, the languages in which his pro-
phecies were written, 262, his visions, ib. that
of a ram and a he-goat, 263, much concerned
for the afflictions that were to befal the people
of God, 292, the revelation made to him
when advanced in years, 294, the prophecy
about the Persian empire and four of their
kings, 295, &c. that about a mighty king in
Greece, ib. his prophecies about the king of
the South and the king of the North, 299, &c.
a conclusion from the exactness and particu
cularity of the prophecy, 329-330, other parts
of the prophecy, to whom applicable, 331.
some parts agree better with Antichrist than
Antiochus, 340-43, a part of his prophecies
yet to be fulfilled, 356, some expressions of
the last chapter to be applied to the resur-
rection of the just and the unjust, 360-1, re-
marks on the time of the accomplishment of
Daniel's prophecies, 361-4, his prophecy ama-
zing, and extending to many ages, 364-5, his
prophecies reach beyond the time of Antiochus
Epiphanes,693, some very particularly fulfilled,
707, &c.

Daniel, his prophecies vindicated against
eleven objections of unbelievers, 253, the first
relating to his age, refuted. ib. the second re-
lating to the mistake of the king's names and
to Nebuchadnezzar's madness, 254, the third
relating to Greek words, ib. the fourth about
the version of the Seventy, 255, the fifth about
clearness of his prophecies, 256, the sixth from
bis being omitted in the book of Ecclesiasticus,
ib, the seventh relating to Jonathan's making
no Targum on Daniel, 257, the eighth from the
style of his Chaldee, ib. the ninth from the
forgeries of the Jews, 258, the tenth from his
uncommon punctuality in fixing the times, ib.
the eleventh ahout his setting forth facts im
perfectly, and contrary to other histories, 259,
the external and internal evidence for the
genuineness of this book, 59, 60.

Daubuz, one of the best interpreters of
the Revelation, 496, his hard fate in the
world, ib.

David, some of Balaam's prophecies fulfilled
by him, 68-73.

Dead, those blessed who die in the Lord,
625-6, what meant by being blessed from hence-
forth, 626.

Demons, the apostacy to consist in worship-
ing of demons, 473, were supposed to be mid-
dle beings in the theology of the Gentiles, 474,
two kinds of demons, 475.

Diocletian, the tenth persecution begun by
nim, 527, more sharp and bloody than any,
ib. from thence a memorable æra to the Chris-
tians, 528.

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, his account
of the superiority of the Roman empire, 230.
Dragon the church persecuted by the great
red dragon, 597-600, the heathen Roman

empire represented by it, 598, his jealousy of
the church from the beginning, 599, the dragon
deposed persecutes the church, 600-602, at
tempts to restore the pagan and ruin the Chris
tian religion, 600, takes another method of
persecuting the church, 602.

E.

EBER, who meant by Eber, 79, 80, an
shall affict Eber, the meaning of that prophe-
cy, ib.

feated by Judas Maccabæus, and obliged to
Edomites, conquered by David, 38. 70, de
embrace the Jewish religion, 38-9, the pro-
phecies of their utter destruction fulfilled, 43.

famous for its antiquity, 178, no less celebrated
Egypt, prophecies concerning it, 178-201,
for its wisdom, ib. the parent of superstition
as well as the mistress of learning, 179, had
such connexions' with the Jews that it is the
subject of several prophecies, 179-80, the
phrase of the burden of Egypt explained, 180,
its conquest by Nebuchadnezzar foretold hy
Jeremiah and Ezekiel, 181, how fulfilled, 181
3, its conquest by the Persians foretold br
Isaiah, and how fulfilled, 183-86, and its con-
quest by Alexander, and the spreading of the
189-191, the prophecy of Ezekiel that it
true religion in the land, 187-9, how fulfilled,
should be a base tributary kingdom, 191, the
truth of it shown from that time to this, 191.
-201, its state under the Babylonians, 192,
under the Persians, 193-5, under the Macedo-
nians, 195, under the Romans, 195-6, under
drian library, 196-7, under the Mamalucs, 197-
the Saracens, with the burning of the Alexan-
9, under the Turks, 199, reflections upon the
character of the Egyptians, 199-201, a pro-
phecy of its being subdued by the Othman
emperor, 361-2, a particular prophecy about it,
fulfilled, 727-8.

the pope, 575.
English kings not willing to pay homage to

507, her candlestick now removed, and the
Ephesus, that church admonished to repent,
seven churches ruined, ib. the first epistle to
the seven churches addressed to them, 508,
its former magnificence, but present ruinous
condition, ib, the denunciation against it strik-
ingly fulfilled, ib.

now comprehended under the name of Ju-
Ephraim, no more a people, 103, &c. 704-5
dah, 705.

of saints and images, 478, an illustrative
Epiphanius, zealous against the worship
passage of his about the doctrine of de-

mons, ib.

river, and by the kings of the east, 635,
Euphrates, what meant by drying up that
a prophecy of the Euphratean horsemen 549
--556.

Moses, 83, the same enlarged by a modern au-
Eusebins, his comparison of Christ and
thor, 86, &c.

159, &c. concerning Egypt, 178, &c. Gog and
Ezekiel, his prophecies concerning Tyre,
Magog. 360, 669-670

F.

twelfth century, preached that Antichrist was
FLUENTIUS, bishop of Florence in the
come, 577.

Fornication, in scripture often put for idola-
try, 632, what meant by drinking the wine of
her fornication, ib.

Franks or Latin Christians march to the
holy land, and take Jerusalemu, 421-2.

G.

GALLIENUS, thirty usurpers in his reign,
524, they come to miserable ends, ib. sword
and famine in his reign, ib.

Gallus and Volusian, pestilence and diseases
in their reigns, 525.

Gathering of the people, the different con-
structions of that prophecy, 53, the full comple-
tion of this prophecy, 54-8, this an invincible
argument that Jesus is the Messiah, 58.

Gauls and other nations, their families not
distinguished as those of the Jews, 110.
Genseric, king of the Vandals in Africa,takes
and plunders Rome, 539,

Gentiles, promises of their calling and obe-
dience, 118-120, this effected by inconside-
rable persons and in a short time, 120, what
meant by their times being fulfilled, 375.

Goat, See Ram and He-goat.
Godfry of Boulogne, chosen king of Jeru-
salem, 421.

Gog and Magog, in Ezekiel, the same as
the Turks, 360, the enemies of the Christian
church, 679, who they shall be, not easily de-
termined, 671.

Gospel published before the destruction of
Jerusalem, 384, the propagation of it north-
ward and southward, eastward, and westward.
385, its sudden and amazing progress, 386 at
what time the four gospels were written, 3
---370, will finally prevail prevail over all ene-
mies and opposers, 703.

Greek church, its miserable condition
mong the Turks, 555, not quite so corrupt as
the Latin church, 711.

Greeks and Romans, conquered the Canaan-
tes, 11.

Gregory the Great what he said about An-
tichrist, 465.

Gregory VII. denominated hell-brand, 575,
forbids the marriage of the clergy, 576, their
expostulations against this prohibition, ib.

Grosthead, or Greathead, Robert bishop
of Lincoln, for his free sentiments excommu-
nicated by the pope, and appeals to the tribu-
nal of Christ, 585.

Grotius and Collins, their notions refuted,
232.235-6.

Grotius censured, for his contracted expla-
nation of the prophecies, 210, 454; his expla-
nation of the Man of Sin, refuted, 444.

H.

HAM, his bad behaviour towards his father'
6. the curse upon him and his posterity,
7, &c.

Hammond, his hypothesis of the Man of Sin,
*efuted, 447-8.

Hanway, his account of the Arabians, 30.
Heathen, a ceremony among them to curse
their enemies, 60.

Heaven opened and our Saviour cometh
riding upon a white-horse, 658, a new hea
ven and a new earth succeed the first, 672,
&c.

Herodotus, relates that the Arabs were

never reduced by the Persians, 25, his account
and others about the height of Babylon's wall,
149-150.

Homer and other ancients, their opinion of
the soul being prophetic near death, 44-5, what
gave rise to that opinion, 45,

Horns in prophetic language kingdoms,
231-2. 264-5.

Horse, white, an account of that vision,
517-18, vision of the red horse, 519-21, of
a black horse, 521-23, of a pale horse, 528
-26.

Hosea, his prophecy of the Jews' return in
the latter days, 710.

Huetius, his account of Tyre, 175.
Huns, Goths, and other barbarians, invade
the empire after the death of Theodosius,
536.

Huss, John, and Jerome of Prague, two
faithful witnesses, 561, suffer death with for-
titude, 589, their sentence contrary to faith and
engagement, ib, the opinions of their followers,
590–91.

I. J.

JACOB and Esau, the prophecies concerning
them, not verified in themselves, but in their
posterity, 35-6, the families of Esan and Jacob
two different nations, 36, the family of the
elder subject to that of the younger, 37-8, in
situation and other temporal advantages much
alike, 39, 40, the eldest should delight in war,
yet be subdued by the younger, 40-1, but af-
terwards should shake off the dominion of the
elder, 41-2, the younger superior in spiritual
gifts, 42-3, the happy instrument of conveying
those spiritual blessings to all nations, 43, the
posterity of Esau utterly destroyed according
to the prophecies, 43-4.

Jacob his prophecies concerning his sons,
particularly Judah, 44-59, foretold his sons
what should befal his sons in the latter days,
45, 6, bequeaths the temporal inheritance to
all his sons, 46, limits the descent of the bles-
sed seed to Judah, ib. adopts the two sons of
Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, ib.

Jason, made high priest by Antiochus Epi-
phanes, 320, is deposed, and Menelaus is ad-
vanced in his room, 321, marches to Jerusalem,
and exercises great cruelty on the citizens,
326.

Jeremiah his prophecies concerning the
preservation of the Jews, and destruction of
their enemies, 109, concerning Babylon, 139,
&c. concerning Egypt, 178, &c.

Jerome vindicates the genuineness of Daniel's
prophecy against Porphyry, 202, interprets the
fourth kingdom of the Romans, 213, his notion
of the little horn, 237, what he says of Anti-
christ, 463-4.

Jerusalem, the high-priests meets Alexander
going thither, 270, that account rejected by
some, but sufficiently vindicated by others, 271
the great objections to the credibility of this
story answered, 272-4, our Saviour's prophe-
cies, relating to its destruction, 368-370, the
magnificence of the temple, 370, the prophecies
exactly fulfilled by the utter destruction of the
city and temple, 371-3. 376. 387, the phrases
of the coming of Christ and the end of the
world, signify the destruction of Jerusalem,
373, the signs of his coming, and of its destruc-
tion, 375, the persecutions before its destruction

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