cribes her future triumphant ftate in the heavenly Jerufalem, the period of which will be qual to that of eternity. Befides the picture vhich he there gives of the heavenly Jerufaem, is drawn with fuch exquifite art, ist painted with fuch ftriking colours, and eniched with fuch charming fcenes, and with uch a collection of the choiceft, the most vauable, and the most fhining objects in nature, hat the whole furpaffes greatly whatever hunan conception is capable of imagining or combining together. Such then being the exent, the usefulness, and the excellence of he prophecy delivered in the Apocalypfe, vhat can be more curious or interesting than hiftory founded upon it, which is what we offer to the Chriftian reader? T The CHA CHA CHA CHA CHA CON CHA THE Editor to the Public The Introduction. CHAP. I. Explication of the first Chapter of CHAP. II. The History of the firft Age of the Prelude to the Opening of the feven Seals Prelude to the Sounding of the feven The Sounding of the firft Trumpet The Pouring out of the first Vial CHAP. III. A further Account of the first Age of the Christian Church CHAP. IV. The Hiftory of the fecond Age of The Opening of the fecond Seal CHAP. V. The Hiftory of the third Age of the The Opening of the third Seal The Sounding of the third Trumpet CHAP. VI. A further Account of the third Age of the Christian Church CHAP. VII. The Hiftory of the fourth Age of Page i ix I 12 12 23 27 29 41 46 59 77 77 79 80 80 93 93 96 97 99 III The Opening of the fourth Seal The Sounding of the fourth Trumpet CHAP. VIII. The Hiftory of the fifth Age of The Opening of the fifth Seal CHAP. IX. Continuation of the Hiftory of the fifth Age of the Chriftian Church The Pouring out of the fifth Vial CHAP. X. The Hiftory of the fixth Age of the Chriftian Church The Opening of the fixth Seal Narrative preparatory to the Prophecy. of the fixth Trumpet 169 213 229 233 234 242 288 289 325 376 401 401 The Sounding of the fixth Trumpet The Pouring out of the fixth Vial CHAP. XI. Continuation of the Hiftory of the fixth Age of the Christian Church CHAP. XII. Continuation of the History of the fixth Age of the Chriftian Church CHAP. XIII. The History of the feventh Age of the Chriftian Church The Opening of the seventh Seal The Sounding of the feventh Trumpet CHAP. XIV. Conclufion of the Apocalypfe THE GENERAL HISTORY OF The Christian Church: DIVIDED INTO SEVEN AGES, AND DEDUCED CHIEFLY FROM THE Apocalypse. BEFORE we enter upon this prophetic history, it will be neceffary to explain the first chapter of the Apocalypfe, as it contains the preface to the whole book, and, on that account, is effential to the prefent work. Explication of the first Chapter of the Apocalypfe. Verse 1. "The Revelation of Jefus Chrift, which God gave unto him, to make known to his fervants the things which muft fhortly come to pass: and fignified, fending by his angel to his fervant John. V. 2. "Who hath given teftimony to the word of God, and the teftimony of Jefus Chrift, what things foever he hath feen." We are here informed that the book of the Apocalypfe is a Revelation, which Jefus Chrift, as ManGod, received from God: the purpofe of which is to disclose to his fervants, the chriftians, a series of events very interefting to them, and which muft fhortly come to pafs. This revelation Jefus Chrift The Opening of the fourth Seal The Sounding of the fourth Trumpet The Explication of the fourth Trum- The Pouring out of the fourth Vial CHAP. VIII. The Hiftory of the fifth Age of The Sounding of the fifth Trumpet CHAP. IX. Continuation of the Hiftory of the fifth Age of the Chriftian Church The Pouring out of the fifth Vial Narrative preparatory to the Prophecy. The Sounding of the fixth Trumpet The Pouring out of the fixth Vial - 162 162 - 169 213 CHAP. XII. Continuation of the History of the fixth Age of the Chriftian CHAP. XIII. The History of the feventh Age The Opening of the seventh Seal |