Thomas did after handling our Saviour, (John XX. 28. My Lord and my God! This is only one argument out of many, that there must be a divine revelation, if there is proany truth in prophecy; and there muf be truth in phecy, as we have shown in feveral ittances, and might fhow in feveral more, if there is my dependence upon the teftimony of others or upon our own fenfes, upon what we read in books or pon what we fee in the world. Men are fometimes ap to think, that if they could but fee a miracle wright in favor of religion, they would readily refign all their fcruples, believe without doubt, and obey hout referve. The very thing that have. You have the greatest and most you defire, yo racles in the feries of feripture-prophecies ftriking ofd; accomplished, as we fee, in the prefent accommoft all nations, the Africans, the Egyptians, ftaterabians, the Turks, the Jews, the Papifts, the Pro th ants, Nineveh, Babylon, Tyre, the feven churches of Afia, Jerufalem, and Rome. And this is not a tranfient miracle, ceafing almoft as foon as performed; but is permanent, and protracted thro' the courfe of many generations. It is not a miracle delivered only upon the report of others, but is fubject to your own infpection and examination. It is not a miracle exhibited only before a certain number of witneffes, but is open to the obfervation and contemplation of all mankind; and after fo many ages is ftill growing, ftill improving to future ages. What ftronger miracle therefore can you require for your conviction? or what will avail, if this be found ineffectual? Alas, if you reject the evidence of prophecy, neither would you be perfuaded though one fhould rife from the dead. What can be plainer? You fee or may fee with your own eyes the fcripture-prophecies accomplished: and if the fcripture-prophecies are accomplished, the feripture must be the word of God; and if the fcripture is the word of God, the Christian religion must be true. It is hoped therefore that the fame address may be applied to you, which St. Paul made to king Agrippa, (Acts (Acts XXVI. 27, 28.) Believeft thou the prophets? I know that thou believeft: and God difpofe your heart to anfwer again, Not only almoft, but altogether thou perfuadeft me to be a Chriftian! For your encouragement remember, that (Matt. X. 41.) He who receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, fhall receive a prophet's reward. Wherefore (i Thef. V. 19, &c.) quench not the Spirit; defpife not prophefying; prove all things, hold faft that which is good. The grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you. Amen. VOL. II. Ee A GENE A GENERAL INDEX. The Letters denote the Volume, and the Figures the Page. A. BOMINATION of defolation ftanding in the holy place, the meaning of that expreffion, II. 27, &c. why the Roman army is called the abomination, 27. Abraham, the patriarch of the greatest renown, I. 21. favored with several revelations, 22. those concerning Ifhmael, confidered, 22, 23. the prophecies about Ifhmael and his posterity, how fulfilled, 23, &c. thofe about the Ifraelites, how accomplished, 37, 38, &c. Abftinence from meats, a note and character of the apoftacy, II. 147. Acilius, the Roman conful, routs Antiochus, and expels him out of Greece, I. 358. Aelius Adrian, the Roman emperor, builds Ælia instead of Jerufalem, II. 58, &c. deftroys and disperses the Jews, 59, 184. Agag, his king fhall be higher than Agag, that part of Balaam's prophecy explained, I. 73-75. Agathocles, diffolute and proud in the exercise of his power, I. 352. the people of Alexandria rise against him, ibid. cause him, and his affociates, to be put to death, ibid, Alaric and the Goths invade Italy and befiege Rome, II. 202. Alexander the great, his defigns against the Arabs prevented by his death, I. 28, 29. the rapidity of his conquefts, 305. the three chief battles he had with the king of Perfia, 306, 307. is met by the high-prieft in his way to Jerufalem, 308. enters the temple, and the prophecies of Daniel are fhewn him, 308. characterized in that book, 338. his death and the miferable end of his family, 314, 339. is fucceeded by four of his cap▲ tains, 315, 340. Alexander Severus, a juft and provident emperor, II. 185. the famous library there, when founded and when destroyed, 223. Alfric in England in the tenth century writes against transubstantiation, II. 246, 247. Amalekites, Balaain's prophecy against them, how fulfilled, I. 81-83. Ambrofe, his affirmation about Antichrift, II. 115. Angel, flying in the midst of heaven and preaching the everlasting gofpel, II. 303. what meant by saying, The hour of his judgment is come, 303. Angels, seven, having the feven last plagues, II. 312. pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth, 315, &c. Antichrift, what mistaken notions the fathers had in this matter, and how, I. 271, 272. how long he is to continue, 281, 282. he and the man of fin, one and the fame perfon, II. 113. the opinion of Juftin Martyr, Origen, the reformers and others about him, 114-119. how the true notion was fuppressed and revived again with the reformation, 116-118. how afterwards it became unfafhionable, and now grows into repute again, 119, 120. the blindness of the papifts in this point, 120, 121. infamous for idolatry and deteftable cruelty, II. 328. all his power fhall be completely fubdued, and Rome itfelf deftroyed, 361. described by Daniel and the prophets, 391. the prophets defcribe his downfall, manner and circumstances of it, 391. Antigonus, his attempts against the Arabs not fuccessful, I. 28. Antiochus Epiphanes, fucceeds his brother Seleucus Philopator, I. 361. obtains the kingdom by flatteries, 362. the epithet of vile or despicable given him by the prophet Daniel, 362. tho' frantic and extravagant, yet fuccefsful and victorious, 363. prefers Jafon to the high priesthood, 364. afterwards advances Menelaus in his room, 364. extravagant in various inftances, 365. comes to Joppa and Jerufalem, 366. his great fuccefs againft Egypt, 367. pretends to take care of the intereft of his nephew Philometor, 369. determins to be revenged on the people of Jerufalem for rejoicing at the report of his death, 370. takes that city and acts with great cruelty, 370. fends Apollonius afterwards to Jerufalem, who defiles the city, and fets up the heathen worship, 373. the various opinions about the prophecies of Daniel being accomplished in Antiochus, 376. afligns two cities for maintaining his favorite concubine Antiochis, 388. the awful manner of his death, 126. Antiochus Magnus, fucceeds his brother in the throne of Syria, I. 347. his army being defeated by Ptolemy, is forced to folicit a peace, 348. kills the rebel Achæus and reduces the eaftern parts, 351. acquires great riches, ibid. rifes up against young Ptolemy, 351, 352. takes poffeffion of Cale-Syria and Palestine, |