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to Jerusalem, 37. enters the temple, and the prophecies
of Daniel are shown bim, 37, 38. characterized in that
book, 89. his death and the miserable end of his family,

47, 90, is fucceeded by four of his captains, 48, 90.
Alexander Severus, a just and provident emperor, III. 58,

59.
Alexandria, after a long fiege, taken by the Saracens,

I. 388. the famous library there, when founded and

when destroyed, 388, 389.
Alfric in England in the tenth century writes against tran-

substantiation, III. 159, 160, 161.
Amalekites, Balaam's prophecy against them, how ful-

filled, I. 140-143.
Ambrose, his affirmation about Antichrist, II. 415.
Angel, flying in the midst of heaven and preaching the

everlaking gospel, III. 252. what meant by saying,

The hour of his judgment is come, 253:
Angels, seven, having the feven laft plagues, III. 268.

pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth,
Antichrift, what mistaken notions the fathers had in this

matter, and how, I. 471-473. how long he is to con-
tinue, 488—–490. he and the man of fin, one and the
fame person, II. 411. the opinion of Justin Martyr,
Origen, the reformers and others about him, 412, 413,
418-420. how the true notion was suppressed and re-
reived again with the reformation, 417, 418, 419. how
afterwards it became unfashionable, and now grows into
repute again, 422, 423. the blindnefs of the papists in
this point, 424. infamous for idolatry and detestable
cruelty, III. 296. all his power shall be completely sub-
dued, and Rome itself destroyed, 328. defcribed by
Daniel and the prophets, 399, 400. the prophets describe

his downfall, manner and circumstances of it, 400.
Antigonus, his attempts against the Arabs not successful,

274, &c.

1. 49.

Antiochus Epiphanes, succeeds his brother Seleucus Philo-

pater, II. 127. obtains the kingdom by flatteries, 128.
the epithet of vile or despicable given him by the prophet
Daniel, 129. tho' frantic and extravagant, yet successful
and victorious, 130. prefers Jason to the high priesthood,
131. afterwards advances Menelaus in his room, 132.

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extravagant in various instances, 134, comes to Toppa
and jeruialem, 135. his great succeis against Egypt,
137. pretends to take care of the interest of his nephew
Philometer, 139. determins to be revenged on the
people of Jerusalem for rejoicing at the report of his
death, 142. takes that city and acts with great cruelty,
142, 143. sends Apollonius afterwards to Jerusalem, who
defiles the city and sets up the heathen worship, 148.
the various opinions about the prophecies of Daniel
bcing accomplished in Antiochus, 152, 153, aligns two
cities for maintaining his favorite concubine Antiochis,
52, 53, 54. what is said of them by late travellers, 54
-58. their retaining the same difpofition and manners
for so many ages, wonderful, 60. the prophecies con-
cerning this people signally fulfilled in their being pre-
served and not conquered, 58–62. the Arabs in some
respects resemble the Jews, 62, 63. never yet subdued
by the Turks, II. 194. rob and plunder the Turks as
well as other travellers, 195. compared to locusts, III.
-98, 111. the kingdoms and dominions acquired by them,
104-106. The time aisigned for their hurting and tor-

173. the awful manner of his death, I. 220.
Articchus Magnus, fucceeds his brother in the throne of

Syria, II. 104. his army being defeated by Ptolemy, is
forced to fclicit a peace, 105, 106. kills the rebel Achæus
and reduces the eastern parts, 1og. acquires great riches,
LIC. rises up against young Ptolemy, 110, 111. takes pof-
feffion of Cæle-Syria and Palestine, 113. defeats Scopas
Ptolemy's general, 114. aspires after more conquest and
dominion, 118. marries his daughter Cleopatra to Ptolemy,
119, 120: engages in a war with the Romans, 121. is
routed at the Straits of Thermopylæ, ibid. the latter
end of his life very mean, 122, 123. attempting to

plunder the temple of Jupiter Belus is flain, 124.
Apocalyps. See Revelation.
Apostasy of the latter times, St. Paul's prophesy about this,
II. 424. the nature of that apoftafy, 427, 428. it was
general, 429, 430, 431. some particulars of this apoftasy
about demons and worshipping of the dead, 453, 454.
was to prevail in the latter times, 454, 455. prophesied
of by Daniel, 460. by what means to be propagated,
460–463. the notes and characters of this apoftasy,

426, 432, 454, 457, 460, 463, 468. III. 371, 372.
Arabians, disdain to acknowlege Alexander the great,

I. 48. his designs prevented against them by his death,
48, 49. beautiful spots and fruitful valleys in their
country, 45. have always maintained their independency
against the nations, 46, 49, 50. against the Egyptians
and Aflyrians, 46, 47. against the Persians, 47, 48.
against Alexander and his lucceffors, 48, 49, 50. against
the Romans, 50, 51, 52. their state under their prophet
Mohammed and afterwards, and now under the Turks,

menting men, 107-110.
Arnold of Brescia, in the twelfth century, burnt for preach-

ing against the Temporal power of the pope and clergy,

III, 169.
Ashur: And ball afflict tlhur, what meant by these words in

Balaam's prophecy, I. 151,
Asia, the seven epistles to the seven churches there, III.

19-30. why these seven addressed particularly, 27. the
excellent form and structure of these epistles, 28. in
what sense prophetical, 28, 29. the present state of these
once flourishing churches, 30—41. the churches lay in a
circular form, 39. their method and order observed in
addressing them, 39. that present state a very strong proof

of the truth of prophecy, 41.
Assyrians, terrible enemies both to Ifrael and Judah, I. 247,

248, 249. Isaiah's prophecy against them, I. 249, 250.

See Nineveh.
Attila, with his Huns lays waste Macedon and Greece,

Gaul and Italy, III. 88, 89. the scourge of God and

terror of men, 89.
Austin, his opinion about Antichrist, II. 417.

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well as Nineveh, an enemy to the people of God, 276.
a great and ancient city, 277. confiderably improved
by Nebuchadnezzar, 278. one of the wonders of the
world, 279. its destruction foretold by Isaiah and Jere-
miah, 280, 281. prophecies about Cyrus the
queror of Babylon, fulfilled, 281, 282. the time of its
reduction foretold, ibid. besieged by the Medes and
Perfians, 284. Armenians and other nations united
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aga At it, I. 285, 285. tbe Babilonians hide themselves
within their walls, ibid. tbe river cred up, 287,
288. the city taken during a feast, 288, 289. the
faas related by Herodotus and Xenophon, and there-
fore no room for scepticism, 2go. the prophets foretold
its total celolation, 291, 292. these prophecies fulfilled
by degrees, 293. iti ftate under Cyrus, 293, 294.
unde: Dzius, 294–297. under Xerxes, 297, 298. the
2-counts of it since that time by Dicdorus, 300. by
Surabo, 301, 302. by Pliny, 301. by Pausanius, 301,
3.2. by Maximus Tyrius and Lucian, 302. by Jerome,
302. accounts by later authors, 303. by Benjamin Tu-
delo, ibid. by Texeira, ibid. by Rauwolf, 304, 305. by
Peter della Valle, 305. by Tavernier, 307. by Ms. Sal-
mon, 307, 308. by Mr. Hanway, 308, 309. by these
accounts it appears bow punctually the prophecies were

fulfilled, 309, 310.
Babylon, the fall and destruction of spiritual Babylon, In.

256, 311. after her fall becomes a scene of defolation,
311, &c. the fall of Roman Babylon and her sudden
destruction, 256, 316, 317. the confequences of her
fall, the lamentations of some and the rejoicings of
others, ibid, her irrecoverable and utter desolation, 316,
317. the church join in praises and thankígivings to God
for his truth and righteousness in judging this idolatrous
city, 320, &c. a prophecy about Babylon particularly

fulfilled, 422.
Babylonian, the firft of the four empires, compared to a

lion, I. 443, 444. to eagles wings 444, 445. to a

man's heart, 445, 446.
Bacon (Lord) wilheth for a history of the prophecies com-

pared with the events. I. 2. How he would have it

written, III. 7.
Badby, convicted of heresy and burnt in Smithfield, III.

188. refuses an offered pardon, and chooses to die with

a good conscience, 188.
Balaam, the prophet, a heathen and an immoral man, I.

115, 116. the story of Balaam's ass confidered, 117-
121. the ftile of his prophecies beautiful, 122. bis pro-
phecy of the singular character of the Jewish nation, how
fulfilled to this day, 123, 124, 125. his prophecy of
their victories much the same as Ilaac's and Jacob's,

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1. 125, 126. that of the king higher than Agag, how fal.
filled, 126, 127, 128. his preface to his later prophecies
explained, 129, 130. his prophecy of a star and scepter
to smite the prince of Moab, how fulfilled, 130, 131,
who meant by the fons of Sheth, 131-134. some parts
of this prophecy understood of the Messiah and of David,
130-140. his prophecy against the Amalekites how
fulfilled, 140-143, against the Kenites, and who the
Kenites were, 143, 144, his prophecies of the coast of
Chittim, of Ather and Eber, 146—154. what conclu-
fion to be drawn from the prophecies of this wicked

man, 155.
Beronius,, his character of the tenth century, III. 157:
Basnage, a remarkable passage in his story about the Jews,

I. 196, 197, 198.
Beaft, with seven heads and ten horns described, III. 220.
denotes a tyrannical idolatrous empire, 299. marks

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whereby the beast was distinguished, 221, 224. his words
and actions wonderful, 226, 227. his blasphemies, 227,
228. his making war with the faints, 229, 230, the
mystery of the beast that carrieth the woman, 297, &c.
the mystery of the beast with the seven heads and ten
horns, 301-305. the beast with two horns, described,
234, 235. his power and authority, 235, 236. pretends
to support it by great signs and wonders, 236. what
meant by the image of the beast, 238, 239. what
by his mark or character, 241. those without his mark
not suffered to buy or sell, 242, &c. the number of
the beast explained, 244, &c. the struggles of the true
church with the beast, 250. the ruin and destruction
of them who worship the beast, 255, 256. denuncia-
tion of judgments against the followers of the beaft,
266. the threefold state of the beast, 299, 300. the
explication of its seven heads and ten horns, 301,
305. the power aral strength given to the beast, 309.
His reasons for the Jews not dwelling at Jerusalem, Ií.

334, 335
Benjamin, this tribe became an appendage to Judah. I. 105.

109. the prophecy of Jacob concerning them fulfilled,

91, 112, 113.
Benjamin of Tudela his travels to Jerusalem, I. 189. his
account of its desolate state, 189.

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