as foreshewing the backwardness of men to believe it for saith our Saviour when the Son of man comes shall he find faith upon earth Luke 18. To instance in some of the promises Rev. 2. 3. c. as first that promise c. 2.7 to eat of the tree of life there recorded is to be performed in the New Jerusalem state Rev. 22.14 So Rev. 3.21 to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne c. is to be performed in the time of Christs visible Kingdom on earth Rev. 20.4 when the Saints shall live again bodily reign with Christ a 1000 years Likewise c. 3.12 promise is made to be a Pillar in the house of God and to go no more out and to have the name of God written on them so also answerably c. 22.3 4. his servants shall serve him they will make it their business and it will be their happiness so to doe and they shall see his face and his name shall be in their foreheads See more in the Appendix after the Irenicon p. 106 107. In like manner for after-times of suffering the representative 4 living wights and the 24 Elders in their new Song of praise to the Lamb for their Redemption not only that they were made spiritual Kings and Priests unto their God but in a way of great exultation add that general consolation for all sufferers afterwards who should have also the same interest therein with them And say they we shall reign upon earth and this also was to be accomplished in the time of Christs Kingdome as before said from Rev. 20.4 and there is further added v. 6. they were made Priests unto God and Christ and reigned with him a 1000. years and that all these will be upon earth See the 15 evident reasons manifesting that the New Jerusalem shall be upon earth in a small tract on Jer. 3.17 And for more particular encouragements somewhat is set down for following sufferers that hath particular relation to the New Jerusalem state and not improbably that forementioned had special reference to the primitive sufferers by the greatred Dragon under some of the seals chap. 6. Also those sealed sufferers c. 7. which seem c. 9.4 to be referred to the times of the 5t and 6t trumpet under the Saracens and Turks have many decypherings of the New Jerusalem state set before them as to be clothed in white to have Palms in their hands v. 9. and to sing praise to the Lamb v. 10. and again the Lamb shall feed them and lead them to the fountains of living waters and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes v. 17. which with many other like are again repeated in the order of accomplishment in the New Jerusalem state when it shall come Rev. 19. 20. 21 22. as may be seen in many particulars And so also for the sufferers in several times under Anti-christ as first for the witnesses Rev. 11. when their time is finished Christs Kingdome of power upon earth will begin v. 7. many excellent things are set before them in that state of things to the end of the chapter Also for all sufferers under Anti-Christ c 14. is set before them the Vision of the 144000. of the Lambs-followers for an encouragement them and us watch and pray always that we may be accounted worthy to escape all those things that shall come to pass and to stand before the Son of Man c. But these and other improvements we only here touch upon having spoken already else where to these and the like purposes As to the misapprehensions of some not well verst in these studies I say at present that I am so far from disowning them that I reckon Gods manifesting to me those Divine though mystically set down Scripture Truths therein contained to be amongst gods greacest mercies to me in this life and an excellent part of the Gospel of Christ c. as not only that great mystery searcher learned and judicious Mr. Mede judged of them but what by his means Bishop Vsher Dr. Twisse and other eminent persons in his time were greatly affected with But as for the antient errours by some unjustly affixed thereon I utterly reject them and also our Fift Monarchy mens so called scandalous both errours and practises being not well instucted in these Truths I not only abhorre as Unchristian and confute as Antiscriptural in general but also as against relative Obligations by divine Law and particularly inconsistent with these Divine Truths of Christs eminent destruction of the man of Sin at his glorious appearance when he will set up his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 Which neither can be done by men nor will be accomplished till his set time for it shall come as page 15. of the first part the preface of the 2 d. and page 42. of the same part page 40. of the 4th is to be seen c. I judge the studies of those Divine mystical Truths well be seeming the greatest Divines in the whole World and worthy of great encouragement in the Church of God Without which I believe much in Moses the Prophets and the Psalms concerning these things and also through all the Books of the New Testament is not rightly understood and I am ready to give an account to all serious Christians both of the Principles or main foundations of those Truths in my four parts already Printed and of those Praxes of them prepared divers years past on Gen. 3.15 The Seed of the Woman shall break the Serpents head and on Jer. 3.17 At that time Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of the Lord c. with Rev. 22.20 and others REader note that Christ â—â—d coming on Rev. 22.20 is meant in respect of the apprehension of the Creatures then in the World being called by the Apostle 1 Thes 4.16 his descending then from Heaven c. he doth not there say out of Heaven as was said of Jerusalems coming with him before Rev. 21.2 3. where the Earth and Heaven are said to flee away c. Rev. 20.11 when the Faithful shall be changed in a moment c. 1 Cor. 15.51 52. thenceforth ever to be with the Lord. For although when Satan shall be loosed at the end of the 1000 years Christ seems to withdraw from the holy City and Camp of the Saints yet we find not warrant to say he will then personally be out of the World or any more till the finishing of the last Judgement though he is there said so to descend from Heaven then See the Epistle before Jer. 3.17 FINIS
Grecian by the Iron the Roman Monarchies which were to continue whilst the Gentiles had the Dominion called by our Saviour the times of the Gentiles Luke 21.24 Another made to a Jew viz. the greatly beloved Prophet Daniel c. 7. by a Vision of four Beasts setting before him again with Christs Kingdom to succeed the last the times order and qualities of the said four Kingdomes and with many things of Christs from Antichrists destruction that was not expressed in the former Vision or explication of the four mettals Dan. 2. which Kingdomes by both Visions were to continue during the long bondage of Daniels own people till the wicked horn or beasts body be given to the burning flame v. 8 9 10 11. Christ come in the clouds v. 13 14. And concerning this large extent of the times of both these general Visions Daniel is taught by the Spirit of God to set his stamp and impression upon it clearly to that purpose chap. 2.28 God saith he makes known to the King what shall be in the latter dayes Heb. postremity of dayes as likewise doth the Angel again chap. 10.14 And accordingly Daniel expounds when the stone cut out of the mountain without hands that appears to be Christs spiritual kingdom from his Ascension to his coming again in person whilst he is breaking Divinely the lower parts of the great Image and especially the feet and toes of the said Image to powder like the dust of the summer threshing c. and then the said Kingdome of the Stone will become a great mountain filling the whole earth ◠35. And for the other Vision c. 7. of the 4 Beasts shewed to himself he is directly guided by the Spirit of God to set down how the beast should be destroyed as was said when the time of his date was out viz. his time times and the dividing of a time or 1260 days of years as in the Rev. is explained That then he had the Vision of Christs coming personally in the clouds of Heaven which is his second coming set before him and Gods giving all the Kingdoms of the world to him that all Nations under the whole heaven should obey him v. 27. personally during that his Davidical Kingdom in the 1000 years And as the description of the Iron Kingdom doth fitly belong to the Romane whose strength and prevailence hath been suitable thereunto so do all well approved expositors understand it and as it was in two thighs or legs since Constantine in the East and West Empires so the feet and toes in the time of the Pope and ten Kings have been as part of Iron and part of Clay under this last said head of Government the Popedom both in its Ecclesiastick and Politick capacity which as Iron and Clay cannot be mingled and though the said ten Kings have sought to mingle themselves with the seed of men that is have endeavoured by marriages to strengthen themselves yet they have not cleaved one to another Daniel foretells it shall be in vain which is so notorious That it is said to be the observation of the Grand Signior the Turk that they will never agree till his fingers are all of a length which so animates him against the Emperour and Pope to assault them The other description of the fourth beast Dan. 7. is also of the said Romane Kingdom set forth to be so terrible monstrous and cruel with the ten horns that arose on the beast and another little horn among them or behind them that spake such great words against the most high are orderly described and suitably expounded in the book of Rev. as may be observed in our abridgment and parallel and summary of Daniels visions c. And divers things are again observable in some of the visions that concern the order and times of the said Kingdoms and Beasts further applyed to the Roman Monarchy as c. 9. after the end of the 70 weeks when Christ had put an end to Typical sacrifice by his death in Tiberius his Raign Daniel speaks of the Prince viz. of the Roman people that should come to destroy the City and Sanctuary v. 26. which was fulfilled by Titus and Vespatian and in the two last verses he sets forth the very long desolation that should follow upon Jerusalem and her people in those general expressions until the consummation and that determined should be powred out upon the desolate which is also explained by our Saviour till the times of the Gentiles Dominion in the four Kingdoms and Beasts be fulfilled Luk 21 24. In chap. 8. v. 26. the same large space of time is assigned thereto of 2300 days of years for which see the reasons in our summary upon that Text c. Also in the last large prophetical vision of the general state of that people c. there are many things referr unto the Roman Monarchy first in that the Angel tells him c. 10.14 that he came to make him understand what should befall his people in the latter or postremity of days and in c. 11. he sets before him the degrees of the rise of the Roman Kingdom First he intitles him a Prince that began to act in his own behalf v. 18. as before he had done for another before v. 13. see abridgment after the Romans are set forth by the * Mr. Mede dist 48 p. 376. Ships of Chittim in v. 30. the old mark set down by Baalam to know their last oppressor Numb 24.24 who was to perish for ever but at v. 36. he intitles the Romans the K. Kings with an Emphasis 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Emphaticum aliquid eximium denotat said Mr. Mede and so the state of that Kingdom with several of her heads of Tyranny coming on and the enemies that restrain them to the end of the chapter Over part of whose Dominions the King of the South the Saracens and the King of the North the Turk prevail in the time of the end neer or unto the second coming of Christ See the Parallel to this purpose and summary on Daniel wherein divers other things are set down which may evidence that all things said to be shut up in Daniel and such as are referred to the times ' of the end or latter days are so explained in the Rev. both respecting the Roman Monarchy and Christs afterwards when the said Kingdome of the Stone became a great Mountain filling the whole earth but these brief hints may here suffice The seventh Argument is taken from the promises and encouragements made and given to the overcomers and sufferers in all times following both in the Asian Churches Rev. 2. 3. chap and also all along afterwards referring to the New Jerusalem state till the Roman Monarchy be utterly destroyed and ruined and then those promises and encouragements take place and are fulfilled as appears from Rev. 19. to the end of that book which state the spirit of God three times attesteth and strongly confirmeth c. 19.9 21.5.22.6
he will again appear for such as look for him the second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9. the last And as in former times there have been divers degrees and measures of such dispensations of Gods grace and truth so there is and will be so still 1 Cor. 12. yet to every man to profit withall verse 7. to the riches of whose liberality true Christian Reader I now commend thee praying for a blessing for thee for the due entertainment of these as they are divine Scripture truths and no otherwise who though my self a poor shaken earthen vessel for such heavenly treasure yet do both earnestly desire and groundedly hope to be owned herein to be A faithfull servant and witness of our great Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ William Sherwin Jan. 17. 1669 70. Some of those Demonstrative arguments taken out of that seven-fold foundation of the Doctrine of Christs Kingdom on Earth to come Rev. 20.4 being in good part the drift and substance of our Irenicon with its adjuncts c. which have been offered to the consideration of many judicious persons and which being duly weighed in the Balance of the Sanctuary may appear convincing THe first is taken from the many particulars which the Scripture mentions to be hereafter to be fulfilled and also allotts the begining the continuance and the end of the thousand years of Christs Reign to accomplish them in From sundry Texts of the Old Testament speaking of what concerns that Period of Christs Kingly Office which are so explained by the Spirit of God in the New Testament From that general reference of the Apostle Peter Acts 3.21 applyed also by Christ to those times Rev. 10.11 which times saith he God hath spoken of by the mouth of all his holy Prophets since the world began as in some good measure is manifest in our Irenicon from page 56. to page 89. Drawn from such portions of holy Scripture as the Holy Ghost hath set some marks upon which may discover unto us that they speak somewhat that belongs to those last times From what hath been made manifest by Bishop Vsher Mr. Mede Helvicus his Chronicle Mr. Huit Mr. Swan in his Calamus mensur and Others that the fourth Monarchie in Daniel is the Roman Monarchie From that part of Daniels Visions that concerns the Roman Monarchie since Christs first coming in the Flesh together with the state of his true Church thence all along under it which is in great part the subject of the Book of the Revelation from chap. 3d. to the 20th as some of the said learned Persons and others have likewise cleared as also may be seen by our Abridgement and Parallel on Daniels Visions and in our Summarie thereof besides other observations to confirm the same as the last part of the Revelation concerns Christs second coming and the state of things in the World afterwards in chap. 20 21 22. From the promises and encouragements made and given to the Overcomers and Sufferers in all those times since Christ First in the Asiaâ— Churches Rev. 2 3 chap. and all along afterwards referring to something in the New Jerusalem state untill the Roman Monarchie shall be utterly destroyed or go into perdition and then those promises and encouragements are to take place and be fulfilled as is set forth in Rev. 19 20 21 22 chap. From the joynt witnessings unto these things by the greatly beloved Prophet Daniel and the beloved Apostle John the first in the Old Testament the second in the New and the latter more largely though mysteriously setting forth what was more briefly shut up and sealed in the former as is very observable c. From the many particulars in Scripture to be fulfilled at the beginning of the thousand years so that being by Gods word fore-told and not yet fulfilled and also that time allotted for the fulfillng of them they uppon all considerations joyntly must needs then take place and so many other great things from thence along the thousand years and afterwards to the last Resurrection and general Judgement the holy Scriptures set forth that those great things in that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that world to come as it is stiled Heb. 2.5 Eph. 1.21 of which large Volumes might profitably be written But first of such things as are to be about the begining of that Period or to go before it First the fufilling of that promise Mal. 4 5. Behold I will send you Elias the Prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord even as John Baptist who was therefore called Elias at Christs first coming who was said then to come in the Spirit and power of Elias Luke 1.17 being also that Messenger spoken of Mal. 3.1 applyed to him Luke 1.76 by his Father and by our Saviour also Mat. 11.10 But concerning the other at the great and terrible day of the Lord after John Baptist was put to death our Saviour expresly saith to his Disciples Mat. 17.11 truly Elias shall first come concerning whom the antient Fathers differ not that another should then come but whether it should be Elias the Tishbite in Person or another like John Baptists in the spirit and power of Elias as may largely be made to appear See Dr. Homes his Resur Revived page 357 362 363 364 365 366 367 368. The terrible ruine and burning of the whore of Babylon so largely described many wayes by the Spirit of Christ Rev. 14. but especially in the 17th and 18th Chapter and probably set forth by the Title of Magog to be destroyed with fire in the latter dayes Ezek. 39.6 The gathering together to the battel of the great God described more generally by the Nations or Heatheus whether Paganish or Popish who are for their gentilizing worship reckoned Gentiles Rev. 11.2 which battel is Prophetically proclaimed by Joel chap. 32. and described ver 3. c. to be a gathering of all Nations then to the Valley of Jehoshaphat which shall be at the time of the Jews great restauration where God will plead with their enemies as he did with the Ammonites Moabites and their Confederates 2 Chron. 20.22 and again it is further and more largely described from v. 9. Proclaim this among the Gentiles prepare VVar c. v. 18 read and consider them with the Context which preparation is two fold first of the Turk Ezek. 38.8 16 c. set forth to be in the latter dayes twice under the title of Gog denoting such a great and resolute enemy of the Church whose description there fitly agrees to the Turk together with his time and the deliverance of Israel when he is to fall as Dan. 11.45 12.1 Also his coming is set down with his prevailing and progress in order by the same Prophet Dan. 11.40 Mr. Mede Diâ—c 48. page 374. 41 42 43 44. as Mr. Mede very judiciously appositly and learnedly hath explained that Scripture Being there stiled the King of the North as the Saracins
Scripture respecting the duties the dignities the priviledges and happiness both of living in the Natural life and the Saints raised from the death of the body wherein they will both be happily exercised and peacefully and securely enjoy the benefits the said thousand years of Christs reign upon Earth from his coming in the Clouds of heaven for above a thousand years space until his sitting on that great white Throne when the Heaven and the Earth shall flee away before his face and no place be found for them Rev. 20.11 and when these visible Heavens we behold shall be no more as is said Job 14.12 And so we proceed to make up the evidence of this first way of Demonstration a little to touch upon the third sort of those things that are declared by the holy Scriptures to be done at the end of the said thousand years which are so evidently set down in the latter part of the Revelation wherein as Mr. Mede observes the Holy Ghost hath set down things more clearly than before and herein observe what he declareth 1. First concerning Satans loosing again who after he had told us of his binding and shutting up at the begining of the thousand years and for what reason that he might deceive the Nations no more till the thousand years were fulfilled but then he adds after that he must be loosed for a little space v. 2 3. and when he had set forth summarily the happiness of the raised Saints raign with Christ with other divine truths of the different estate of the rest of the dead which were not to be raised till the thousand years were ended v. 4 5 6. he proceeds to shew in order how accordingly it shall fall out v. 7. as before he had fore-told that Satan should be loosed then out of his prison For what is here delivered concerning Satan and the state of the Saints raised and then of the rest not raised that are said not to live again till c. is all set out with the greatest distinct clearness in each respect that can in so short a form or frame of words probably be expressed or conceived and as most agreeing with the current of the Sacred Scripture concerning those things which Christ was so graciously pleased so to make known for the benefit of his Church in the time of the end and therefore delivers them so clearly and distinctly and so leaves them with all the rest of this book unsealed Rev. 22.10 For from the time of the giving this Revelation and Christs receiving his Commission from the Father to open the Seals and read and execute the particulars in their order chap. 5. he hath been still is and will also henceforth be in doing till they all be accomplished accordingly and therefore he saith in respect of the order of accomplishment the time is at hand chap. 1.3 2. And Secondly after the holy Spirit had so punctually set down the time of Satans loosing out of his Prison he proceeds in the next place to shew what ill use he would make of his loosing though permitted to him but for a little season at the end of the thousand years and though he be fore-told from the word of Christ that his last desperate devilish attempt will be but a vain attempt against the Camp of the Saints and the holy City and not only bring on effectually the ruine to that world wherein he would still rule but destruction also to himself with them in the said bottomless pit where the Beast and the false Prophet that he had in former times long seduced were cast above a thousand years before yet so desperately wicked notwithstanding Satan will then be and it appears to be the heavy judgement of God upon him that he will then so do viz. go out to deceive the Nations even in such a case c. as v. 8. 3. The large extent of that most horrible wicked attempt of his and where they will be found that shall thereto be seduced then by him to such a purpose namely in the four quarters of the Earth even such as were removed or far withdrawn from the Camp of the Saints by such time as the thousand years should end v. 8. 4. By the quality of such Nations which he will deceive and seduce then into that so vain and horrible an attempt who are described by the titles of Gog and Magog even as those great and implacable Enemies to the Church were described to wit the Turk and Pope Ez. 38 39 which by his long seducement were by him brought to their ruine before the thousand years when he knew he was to be shut up so long in his prison and when the Jews were to be delivered and placed in their own Land Ezek. 37. and united with the ten Tribes their Brethren into one Kingdom under Christ and the new Jerusalem set up and described by Ezekiel from chap. 40. to the end of that Book there named Jehovah Shamma the Lord is there this title or description of such wretched persons the holy Spirit is here again pleased to use to set them forth by that they will be another Gog and Magog maliciously attempting the subversion of Christs Church though so incomparably glorious in the world c. v. 8. 5. The course he takes with them he gathers them together to battell for it is the most natural design of the Devil and his most wicked agents in all times to war against the Saints and it was quarrel enough against them both for him and them that the mannaging well the power of good government is by God put into their hands for restraining evil and promoting good as doubtless in that time it will be when that attempt shall be made for the overthrow whereof that design should probably serve if it might be to get such power into their own hands that Satan by and in them might reign 6. The seeming advantage they will think probably they shall have to undertake that hellish design which Satan will provoke and tempt them to make use of therein namely their very great multitudes and hosts of evil cumbitants which are foretold shall be as the sand of the sea v. 8. 7. Their general unanimous and ready yieldance to such Satans tentation and seducement they went upon the breadth of the earth v. 9. wickedly yet confidently relying on their own multitudes even against the long and glorious manifestations of the power and kingdome of Christ in the world then after and in the destruction of the Beast above 1000 years before 8. The high degree of their seeming prevalency in such atchievement they compassed the camp of the Saints about and the beloved City v. 9. they even seemed then to obtain their end c. But then 9. Observe Gods appearing in the nick of time against them causing their horrible disappointment and bringing upon them their remediless and desperate destruction fire then came down from God out of heaven and
have reference unto the last times as being of things which in that respect are to be observed especially The fifth Argument is taken from what hath been made manifest from Bp. 5. Arg. Vsher Mr. Mede Mr. Huit Helvicus Chronicle Mr. Swan in his Calamus mensur and others that the fourth Monarchy in Daniel is the Roman Monarchy Med. Com. in cap. 11. Daniel v. 35 36 c. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 saith he v. 36. eximium quid designat that is the letter he in the word bammelec 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the King signifies some eminent thing as there denoting the beginning of the Roman Kingdom as by many characters thereof he declareth as that in Esa 7.14 the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Virgin a Virgin shall conceive that is continving a Virgin where also by the letter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is set forth that unparalleld conception of Christs body c. And he shall lift up himself above every God which saith Mr. Mede is the character of the 4th Monarchy or Roman Kingdome after the time Macedonia was subdued to the end of Augustus his raign and so proceeds to apply the prophesies in order to the succeeding times with much learning and judgement and according to what in experience hath been found true and as suits with the Revelation in the New Testament So Mede on Dan. 7.24 in a Letter to Dr. Meddus c. Also in explaining Dan. 11.41 42. in the time of the end 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or latter times that is saith he the times of the Roman Kingdome c. So pag. 71. of the Apostafie of the latter times our times must needs be a part of the latter times of that Kingdome viz. the Roman the times whereof he had said before were the last times in general So again he expounds the King of the South Dan. 11.40 to be the Saracens who are said to push at the Roman said King as they did in the holy wars so called and the King of the North to be the Turk in the same v. and so to the end of the chap. which also by our late annotations are fitly applied to Rev. 9th chap. as being there to be understood by the two first woe trumpets there deciphered namely the fifth and sixth in order and yet they are again in the same Book of annotations on Dan. 11.40 41. incongruously misapplyed to the Greek Monarchy which are the same by their times and descriptions with the said two first woe trumpets as experience hath in great part manifested in their accomplishment hitherto Bp. Usher also in his annals reckons the 4th Monarchy to be the Roman Monarchy Mr. Swan who treads much in his steps counts the Roâ—an the 4th Monatchy Cal. mensur pag. 183. and gives divers reasons for it pag 184.5 6. 7. Also Mr. Huit upon Daniels prophesie all along expounds the 4th Monarchy in Daniel to be the Roman Monarchy In like manner Helvicus in his Chronology reckons the third to be the Greek the fourth to be the Roman Monarchy Also Carion in his Chronicle enlarged and expounded by Phil. Melancthon accounts the Roman to be the fourth Monarchy and with it begins his third Book under the title of the fourth Monarchy So Mr. Lee in his Excid Antichristi Mr. Farnworth in his Millennio also Dr. Homes Mr. Peck in his sober guess And as for that too much formerly received opinion of the Seleucidae and Laegidae their being the fourth Monarchy which hath been a great obstruction to many learned men from discerning the right time and order yea consequently the very sence intention of the Book of Revelation as might be made evident in good part and which opinion amongst many learned men of later times who have been well versed in those studies is altogether exploded as being inconfistent with Scripture History and Experience yea it would cut off the comfortable evidence of the great promise of setting up Christs spiritual kingdome in its due time namely in the dayes of one of those Kings viz. of the Romans as Mr. Mede expounds that Text Dan. 2.44 and gives an example for it in Judg. 12.7 Jeptha was buried in the Cities of Gilead so say the Translators in one of the Cities of Gilead and had not the Roman been one of the said Kings how had that prophefie been true But the holy Scriptare as was shewed reckons the Roman Monarchy from their fraying away Antiochus Epiphanes Dan. 11.30 c. and these learned Historians and Chroniclers with others of great worth in many respects agree therein and judiciously avouch it so to be and in many things evident experience in accomplishments of these latter times as respecting the fourth Monarchy which were prophetically fore-shewed doth prove the same or in the times of the end which is the same as that of the Saracens and Turks Dan. 11.40 41. the two first woe trumpets Rev. 9 c. with many like matters too evident to be reasonably withstood c. And therefore by judicious and unprejudiced persons greater evidence I conceive of this nature will not be expected than the unbyassed judgement of so many able persons versed in those studies who give their reasons for their judgement and find them made good by experimental accomplishments the utmost determination of all such historical dissents Come we then to the sixth Argument 6th Argument which is from that part of Daniels Visions that concern the Roman Monarchy since Christs first coming in the flesh together with the state of the true Church thence all along under it which is in great part the subject of the book of Revelation from chap. 3. to 20. chap. as some of the said learned persons and others have likewise cleared and as also may be seen by our abridgement and parallel on Daniel and of our fummarie thereof besides other observations to confirm the same as follow c. Even as the last part of the Rev. concerns Christs second coming and the state of things in this world afterward Rev. 19.20 21 22. And as the forenamed learned and judicious persons have owned the Roman Monarchy to be that fourth that was foretold by Daniel in sundry Visions so have some of them declared upon solid grounds that divers of Daniels Visions reach to the time of Christs second coming and set down some generals of the state of things afterwards which also may to unprejudiced persons be made evident by a brief and general view of the substance of the things considered in that book especially as respecting things after Daniels time First there are two general Decypherings of all time to come as two witnessings of the same truth one made to a Gentile Dan. 2. viz. Nebuceadnezzar in the great Image setting forth the 4 Mettle-Kingdoms succeeding each other as Mr. Mede observes namely by the Gold the Caldean by the Silver the Mede or Persian by the Brass the