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Badby; p. 188. Sir John Oldcastle; p. 188.
189. In Bohemia John Hufs and Jerome of
Prague; p. 189, 190. Opinions of the Bohe-
mians or Huffites; p. 190-194. Jerome Sa-
vonarola; P. 194,0
In the fixteenth century
the Reformation; p. 195, 196. Hence an an-
fwer to the popifh queftion, Where was your re-
ligion before Luther? p. 197. Ver. 15. 16, 17,
18: a fummary account of the seventh trumpet
and the third woe, the particulars will be inlarged
upon hereafter; p. 197, 198, 199. Conclufion
of the first part; p. 199, 200.

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DISSERTATION XXV.

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PART II.

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P. 201369.

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The right divifion of the Revelation into two

This latter part an inlarge-

parts; p. 201.

ment and illuftration of the former; p. 201,

202. Ver. 19. of the eleventh chapter should

have been made ver. i. of the twelfth chapter;

2+2 p. 202, 203, 204.

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CHAP. XII. ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6: the church per-

fecuted by the great red dragon: p. 204---209.

The church reprefented as a mother bearing

children unto Chrift; p. 205. The great red

dragon the Heathen Roman empire; p. 206,

207. His jealoufy of the church from the be-

ginning; p. 207. But yet the church brought

many children unto Chrift, and in time fuch as

were promoted to the empire; p. 208. Con-

ftantine particularly, who ruled all nations with

á rod of iron; p. 208, 209. The woman's

flight into the wildernefs here anticipated, cometh

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in properly afterwards; p. 209. Ver. 7--12:

the war in heaven reprefents the contests between

the Heathen and Chriftian religions; p. 209--

214. The Chriftian prevails over the heathen re-

ligion; p. 211. Conftantine himself and the Chrif-

tians of his time defcribe his conquefts under the

fame image; p. 212, 213. Still new woes, tho'

but for a fhort time, threatened to the inhabiters

of the earth; p. 214. Ver. 13---17. The dragon

deposed still perfecutes the church; p. 214--219.

Attempts to reftore the Pagan, and ruin the

Christian religion; p. 215. The church now

under the protection of the empire; p. 216.

Her flight afterwards into the wilderness; p. 216,

217. Inundations of barbarous nations excited

to overwhelm the Chriftian religion; p. 217,

218. But on the contrary the Heathen conque-

rors fubmit to the religion of the conquered

Chriftians; p. 218. Another method of perfe-

cuting the church'; p. 218.

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CHAP. XIII. ver. 110; the defcription of the
ten-horned beaft fucceffor to the great red dragon;
p. 219---232. All; both papifts and proteftants,
agree that the beast represents the Roman empire;
p. 221. Shown to be not Pagan but Chriftian,

> not imperial but papal Rome; p. 221, 222,

223. How fucceffor to the great red dragon;

p. 224. How one of his heads was as it were

wounded to death, and his deadly wound was

healed; p. 224, 225. The world in fubmitting

to the religion of the beaft did in effect fubmit

again to the religion of the dragon; p. 226.

The beaft perfectly like the little horn in Da-

niel; p. 226, 227. A general account of his

blafphemies and exploits, and how long to pre-

vail and profper, p. 227, 228. A particular ac-

count of his blafphemies; p. 228, 229. His

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clergy in particular; p. 234. His rife, and

power, and authority; p. 234, 235, 236. His

pretended miracles; p. 236, 237. His making

an image to the beaft; p. 238. What this

image of the beaft is; p. 238, 239, 240. His

interdicts and excommunications; p. 241---244.

The number of the beast explained; p. 244---249.

CHAP. XIV. ver. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; the ftate of the true

church in oppofition to that of the beaft; p. 249

---252. Ver. 6, 7 the firft principal effort to-

wards a reformation in the public oppofition of

emperors and bifhops to the worship of faints

and images in the eighth and ninth centuries;

P. 252---256. Ver. 8: another effort by the

Waldenfes and Albigenfes, who pronounced the

church of Rome to be the apocalyptic Babylon,

and denounced her deftruction; p. 256, 257,

258. Ver. 9-13 the third effort by Martin

Luther and his fellow reformers, who protefted

against all the corruptions of the church of

Rome, as deftructive of falvation; p. 258---261.

A folemn declaration from heaven to comfort

them; p. 261. How the dead were bleffed from

henceforth; p. 262---265. Ver. 14--20: re-

prefent the judgments of God upon the followers

and adherents of the beaft under the figures, first

of harveft, then of vintage; p. 265, 266. Thefe

judgments yet to be fulfilled; p. 267..

CHAP.

making war with the faints, and overcoming

them, and fo establishing his authority; p. 229,

230, 231. An admonition to engage attention;

P. 231. Something added by way of confola-

tion to the church; p. 232. Ver. 11-18: the

defcription of the two-horned beaft; p. 232---

249. The ten-horned beaft, the Roman ftate

in general, the two-horned beaft the Roman

CHAP. XV. a preparatory vifion to the pouring out

of the feven vials; p. 268-274. Thefe leven

laft plagues belong to the feventh and last trum-

pet, or the third and last woe-trumpet, and con-

fequently are not yet fulfilled; p. 270, 271,

272. Seven angels appointed to pour out the

feven vials; p. 272, 273, 274.

CHAP. XVI. ver. 1: the commiffion to pour out

the feven vials, which are fo many fteps of the

ruin of the Roman church, as the trum-

pets were of the ruin of the Roman empire;

P. 274. Rome resembles Egypt in her punish-

ments as well as in her crimes; p. 274. Ver. 2 :

the first vial or plague; p. 275. Ver. 3, 4,

5, 6, 7: the fecond and third vials or plagues;

P. 275, 276, 277. Ver. 8, 9: the fourth vial or

plague; p. 277, 278. Ver, 10, 11: the fifth vial

or plague; p. 279. Ver. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16:

the fixth vial or plague; p. 279-282. Ver.

17, 18, 19, 20, 21: the feventh and lait vial or

plague; p. 282-285.

CHAP. XVII. Having feen how Rome refembles

Egypt in her plagues, we fhall now fee her fall

compared to Babylon; p. 285. Ver. 16:

an account premiled of her ftate and condition;

p. 286, &c. St. John called upon to fee the

condemnation and execution of the great whore,

p. 287. This character more proper to modern

than ancient Rome; p. 288, 289. Her fitting

upon a fcarlet-colored beaft with feven heads and

ten horns; p. 289, 290. Her ornaments of

purple and fcarlet color, with gold, and pre-

cious ftone, and pearls; p. 290, 291, 292. Her

inchanting cup; p. 292. Her infcription upon

her forehead; p. 293---296. Her being drunken

with the blood of the faints; p. 296, 297.

VOL. III.

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Ver. 7-18: the angel explains the mystery of

the woman, and of the beaft that carried her;

P. 297, &c.
A general account of the beast

and his threefold ftate; p. 299, 300. The feven

heads are explained primarily to fignify the feven

mountains on which Rome is fituated; p. 300,

301. Alfo to fignify feven forms of govern-

ment; p. 301. What the five fallen; p. 301,

302. What the fixth; p. 332. What the

feventh or eighth; p. 303, 304. The ten

horns explained to fignify ten kings or kingdoms;

p. 305. Their giving their power and ftrength

unto the beast; p. 306. The extenfiveness of

the power and dominion of Rome; P. 397.

The fame kings, who helped to raise her, to pull

her down; p. 308. The woman explained to

fignify the great city, or Rome; p. 309, 310.

CHAP. XVIII. ver. 1---8: a defcription of the

fall and deftruction of fpiritual Babylon; p. 310,

&c. To become the habitation of devils and

foul fpirits; p. 312. A warning to forfake her

communion; p. 313. To be utterly burnt with

fire; p. 313, 314. Ver. 9---20: the confe-

quences of her fall, the lamentations of fome,

and rejoicings of others; p. 314---317. Ver.

21-24: her utter defolation foretold; p. 317

---320.

CHAP. XIX. ver. 1---10: the church exhorted to

praise God for his judgments upon her; p. 320,

321. Her fmoke to rife up for ever and ever;

p. 322. God alfo to be praised for the happy
tate of the reformed church in this period;

p. 323. St. John prohibited to worship the angel,

p. 324. Ver. 11--21; the victory and triumph

of Chrift over the beaft and the falfe prophet;

P. 324---328.

CHAP.