xi. 25. And when this fulness of the Gentiles is come in, then as the Apoftle tells us, v. 26. The Deliverer fhall come out of Sion, and All Ifrael fhall be faved.

This fulness of the Gentiles, in the words of our learned Mr Mede (g), what foever the Apoftle bere meaneth by it, is yet to come. Indeed the whole which there follows in this judicious Author's Obfervation on this Phrafe of the Apostle is most worthy of the Readers Remark: and therefore I cannot do better than to tranfcribe it; and alfo to end this Treatife with it.

Some, (faith he) think that St Paul in this place, (viz. of Rom. xi. 15.) bath reference to that Speech of Chrift, Luke xxi. 24. where he foretells, that the Jews fhould fall by the edge of the Sword, and be led Captive into all Nations, and Jerufalem fhould be trodden down of the Gentiles, untill the times of the Gentiles fhould be fulfilled, or accomplished. But it feems to me that the fulness of the Gentiles, and the fulfilling, or accomplishing of their Times fhould not be the fame, how foever they may be coincident. It should rather feem that our Saviour bath reference as to a thing known, unto the Prophecy of Daniel, where the Times of the Gentiles, or the Times wherein the Gentiles fhould have Dominion, with the Mifery and Subjection of the Jewish Nation are fet forth in the Vifion of a forefold Image, and four Beafts, which are the FOUR MONARCHIES: the BabyIonian, Perfian, Greek, and Roman. The first began with the first Captivity of the Jewish Nation, and through the times of all the reft they fhould be in Subjection, or in a worfer Eftate under them. when their Times fhould be accomplished, then, faith Daniel, [ch. vii. 18.] The Saints of the most high God fhall take the Kingdom, and poffefs the Kingdom for ever and ever: that is, there shall be no more Kingdoms after it, but it shall continue as long as the World fhall endure. Three of thefe Monarchies were paft when our Saviour spake; and the fourth was well enter'd. If then by Saints there are meant the Jews, which we know are called The Holy People, in that Senfe their Country is ftill called The Holy Land, and their City in the Scripture The Holy City, viz. relatively; then it is plain enough what Daniel's; and our Saviour's words import, namely, a glorious Revocation, and Kingdom of the Jews, when the time of the fourth Monarchy which then remained, Jhould be expir'd, and accomplished.

But

But if here by the Saints of the moft High are in general meant the Church, yet by coincidence of time the fame will fall out on the Jews behalf, becaufe St Paul faith that at the time when the fulnefs of the Gentiles fhall come in, the Jews fhall be again restored, [Rom, xi. 25.]

(g) In the end of his 36th Difcourfe [vix. upon Jerem. x. 11.] p. 147. Sub ne. Ed. 3.

By

By way of Conclufion, adds this great Man, The last Limb of the fourth Monarchy is in Daniel, [ch. vii. 8, 25.] the Horn with Eyes, which fpake proud things against the moft High, which fhould continue a Time, Times, and Half a Time, that is, a Year, Years, and half a Year. In the Revelation [ch. xiii. 1, 5.] It is the Beaft with fo many Heads and Horns, full of Names of Blafphemy, which was to continue forty two Months; the fame Period with the former, which was expreffed by Times, or Years; and the fame time with a thousand two hundred, and fixty Days of the Church remaining in the Wilderness. [Rev. xii. 6.]

When thefe Times, (WHATSOEVER THEY BE, faith Mr Mede) hall be ended, then is [alfo ended] the Period of the TIMES of the GENTILES, and of the JEWS Mifery, whereto our Saviour feems to refer in the Gospel. Then, by St Paul, ball the FULNESS of the GENTILES enter in: Then, faith Daniel, [as in the former place, v. 18. of the feventh Chapter, fo alfo in verfe the twenty feventh fhall the Kingdom, and Dominion, and the Greatness of the Kingdom under the whole Heaven be giv'n to the People of the SAINTS of the moft High; whofe Kingdom is an EVERLASTING KINGDOM, and All Dominions shall SERVE and OBEY Him.

In an affured hope, and comfortable expectation of which bleffed enlargement of Chrift's KINGDO M, and CHURCH by the coming in of the fulness of the GENTILES, and by the Converfion of the JEWS, as by thefe, and divers other holy Scriptures we are taught to poffefs our Souls, fo more particularly, and immediately are we taught to pray for it in that most excellent Collect of our Church for Good-Friday: With which I defire therefore to shut up this Treatife, nothing doubting of every pious Reader's concurring in fuch ever seasonable, and charitable Petition unto thee,

O merciful God, who haft made all Men, and hateft nothing that thou haft made, nor would't the death of a Sinner, but rather that he fhould be converted, and live; that in thy good appointed time thou would't be pleas'd to have Mercy upon all Jews, Turks, Infidels, and Hereticks; and take from them all Ignorance, hardness of Heart, and contempt of thy Word; And fo fetch them Home, bleffed Lord, to thy Flock, that they may be faved among the Remnant of the true Ifraelites, and be made one Flock under one Shepherd, Jefus Chrift our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, and the Holy Spirit, One God, world without end. Amen.

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270

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Chronological TABLE,

SHEWING

The particular Matters of Fact, or Accomplishment of the EXPRESS CHARACTERS, of the Seven Tears of the SINGLE WEEK, (v. 27.) that is the Laft of the SEVENTY WEEKS (v. 24.) of this PROPHECY.

Years of the
Single Week.

Years of the

V.A.of Chrift

tenth of Nero's Keign.

Octob. 13. Began the

I.

HERE it is to be fhewed from what Year, Month, and
Day we are to date the beginning of this ON E, or
SINGLE Prophetick Week.

The precife Ending of it in the accomplishment of the latter of the two Characters of the latter HALF Part of it is known to have been at the fetting up of the Abomination of Defolation, viz. the Roman Idolatrous Standards (a) on the Temple, on the 10th Day of Auguft b) in the Year of the V. E. of Christ 70.

From thence it is not hard to climb up to the beginning of that Year, as by reckoning upward 360 Days, we shall be brought to Auguft the fixteenth of the year 69, for the beginning of the last year of this Week. Thence if we go up 360 days yearly for fix years higher, and allow for the Leap Days within the Period; or which of the two is the eafier way, if we throw out five Days in every ordinary year, and fix Days in every Biffextile, or Leap year, as it will appear here below; by these Steps we fhall come up at length to the feventeenth Day of September, in the Fu lian year of the V. E. of Chrift 65.

Therefore that Day is here fet down in this Table for the time of the beginning of Daniel's SINGLE WEEK; or the ONE remaining Week of this Prophecy. Within the compafs of which Week all thofe things hapned relating to the City, and Sanctuary, that are recorded in the two laft Verfes of it.

63 September 17th, began the fingle Week ap pointed of God for the deftruction of the Holy City, and therein for the diffolving of the Jew lib Church. [Dan. ix. 26, 27.]

In this Week the Romans, the People (c) here

(a) As the Words have been above explain'd
(b) As we fhall fee anon from Jofephuss
() As above fhewn.

pre

Roman

Emperours
and
Confuls.

Years of the
Single Week.
Years of the

V.A.of

Chrift.

predicted to deftroy the City and Sanctuary were to make a FIRM COVENANT with Many, [Dan. ix. 27.]

Accordingly they did fo in this very year; and 63 alfo as near as it can be judged, at this very time of the year: their General Corbulo now making PEACE with the Kings of the Parthians, Medes, and Armenians. (d)

Biflextile.

September 10. Ended this Prophetick Year. Sept. 11. Began the Second Year of this Week Of this Year Tacitus faith (e), that there never was fo FIRM a PEACE as now. His Words are HAUD ALIAS tam IMMOTA PAX. Which Words of the Hiftorian do moft fully explain thofe of the Prophet, concerning the Meffiah's People, he fhall make a FIRM COVENANT (ƒ).

And Tacitus had great reafon to say this. For tho' this Peace was made when he was ve→ ry young, yet when he writ this, which was about 40 Years after, he saw that in all that time the Romans had never open War with any of thofe Kings, or their Succeffors.

65 Sept, 5. Ended this Prophetick Year.

65

Sept. 6. Began the Third Year of this Week. In this Year, according to the Conditions of that PEACE which had been made as above in the Year 63, Teridates, King of Armenia,and his Queen took a nine Months Journey to Rome, in order to lay down his Crown at Nero's Feet (g).

All the other Kings fent their Sons Hostages to Rome with him (b).

66 Aug. 31. Ended this Prophetick Year.

(d) Tacitus Annal. xv. 28,- 3.Who will gainfay it, that the alwife Providence of the great Difpofer of Kingdoms, and Nations did not thus ordain, that the Romans might have their hands freer for their executing the great work upon the Jews,he now had for them to do upon that People in the lat ter Part of thir Week? (e) Annal. xv. 46. (f) As the Words have been above explain'd, (g) Tacitus Annal. xvi. 23. (b) Dion Lib, Ixu‹

Sept

SC. Lecanius Baffus. -Octob. 13. Began his 11th.

M. Licinius Craffus Frugi.

Cofs. ----- Oct. 13.

C. Ful. Atticus Veftinus. P. Silius Nerva.

Began his 12th

Single Week.

Years of the

V.A.of Chrift.

Years of the

IV.

66 Sept. 1. Began the Fourth Year of this Week. In this Year Teridates lay'd down his Crown at Nero's Feet, and receiv'd it again at his Hands ().

Alfo ANUS his Temple was shut in Token of GENERAL PEACE (k), 67 Feb. 28. Began the HALF Part of this Week, to which are immediately appropriated the two Prophetick EXPRESS CHARAC TERS of caufing SACRIFICE and OBLATION to CEASE, and the ROMAN IDOLATROUS (and therefore by the Jews ABOMINATED)Standards to be fet up on the TEMPLE.

And therefore the faid Express Characters are thereunto especially appropriated, as the final Caufe of their Accomplishment began more immediately to operate now in

the

(i) Tacitus Annal. xvi. 24. Dion ixiii.

(k) As it appears from fome Coins of bis ftruck on this oc caiion. But this Peace was no other than what had been ctually concluded before, viz. in the year 63. And the immediate Solemnity of the shutting of Fanus his Temple, Nero might purposely have deferr'd 'till the coming of Teridates to Rome, as above,