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A91434	The visions and prophecies of Daniel expounded: wherein the mistakes of former interpreters are modestly discovered, and the true meaning of the text made plain by the words and circumstances of it. The same also illustrated by clear instances taken out of histories, which relate the events of time, mystically foretold by the holy prophet. Amongst other things of note, touching the two witnesses, the New Jerusalem, the thousand yeers, &c. Here is propounded a new way for the finding out of the determinate time signified by Daniel in his seventy weeks: when it did begin, and when we are to expect the end thereof. Very considerable, in respect of the great stirs and tumults of this present age wherein we live. / By Thomas Parker of Newbery in Berkshire, and now pastor to the church at Newbery in New-England.	Parker, Thomas, 1595-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing P480; Thomason E320_10; ESTC R200569	99,078	159

Philosophical and Scholastical understanding whereby he is said to see and understand dark mysteries Chap. 8.23 8. He is said to have a mouth speaking presumptuous or great things Verse 8 25 that is magisterially to teach and dictate false Doctrines and such as are of a high nature against the Person Offices and Worship of the Sonne of God Revel 13.5 6 and with great insolency and presumption of spirit Dan. 11.36 and with Scholastical profundities and an ambitious style of speaking Dan. 8.23 9. It is said particularly that he shall think that he may change Laws and Times He shall not onely change them but also think it lawful for him so to do as supreme Vicar of Christ on earth So he shall change Laws by removing the daily Sacrifice or true Worship in reading hearing and teaching of the Truth in Prayer and Sacraments and by setting up his abominations and Antichristian Idolatries Chap. 11.30 31 and Doctrines of devils Chap. 11.37 38 39. Times he changeth by ordaining superstitious holy days 10. His look is said to be more stout then his fellows that is then the ten horns Vers 20 whereby is signified his exaltation of himself above Kings and Princes whereof see Chap. 11.36 37. 11. The duration of Antichrist is determined by a time two times and a half Vers 25 that is One thousand two hundred and sixty yeers as it is expounded Revel 12.6 14. The rising of Antichrist is to be fixed at the beginning of the fall of the Romane Empire and rising of the ten horns But of this more fully in another place 12. And thus much of the description of Antichrist his nature actions characters and duration Now his Fall and Ruine is described in this manner 1. Daniel is said to behold till the horns were set up Set up not cast down according to the Original This is to note that Antichrist continueth his reign and persecution until the setting up of the Thrones of Judgement So it is more plainly said Verse 21 22 25 26. 2. The ancient of days did sit This is God the Judge called the ancient of days because he ever lived to take notice of and now infallibly to bring to remembrance all the ancient and long-past villanies of the Man of sin 3. His garments were white as snow to note the righteousnesse of his Judgements Will and Actions So his Throne is white for the same end Revel 20.11 12. 4. The hair of his head is like the pure wool to note the righteousnesse of his Counsels and Decrees 5. His throne is like a fiery flame and his wheels like burning fire to note his speed and wrath in coming unto Judgement 6. A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him to note the issue and execution of his Judgement beginning in temporal consumptions ending in eternal burnings 7. A thousand thousands ministred unto him and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him to note the assistance of his Saints and Angels numberlesse in the sentence and execution of the last Judgement 1 Cor. 6.2 3. 8. The Judgement was set and the Books opened It is set for the destroying of the fourth Beast the Romane Empire and Antichrist after the time two times and a half beginning in temporal destruction finished in eternal and compleated universally in the Resurrection at the end of Fourty and sive yeers Chap. 12.11 12. The Judgement must be set to destroy great Babylon unto the end Vers 26 that is unto end of the said yeers and to the full end and destruction of all the reliques and remainders of Babylon Spiritual And the Books are opened to signifie an open discovery of all the works of Antichrist and his followers that they may be proportionably rewarded 9. Daniel is said to behold them upon the setting up of the thrones of Judgement and again to behold till the Beast was slain to note that although the deadly blowe is given unto Antichrist at the first erecting of the Thrones of Judgement yet the destruction of his kingdom is gradually to be brought unto perfection as in Fourty five yeers before expressed 10. The destruction of Antichrist is declared in three degrees 1. The Beast is slain The Beast is the Romane Empire subsisting under Antichrist and his horns and it is slain to note the deadly blowe given thereunto at the beginning of the Judgement in the battel of Gog and Magog whereof read Ezek. 38. Revel 20.8 2. His body is destroyed This is the second degree noting the gradual destruction of great Babylon the Body and Kingdom of the Beast partly by intestine slaughter partly by the parts falling off and oppressing her under the Standard of the Witnesses of Truth Ezek. 39.1 2 3. Revel 17. The third and last degree is thus expressed And his body was given to the burning fire which noteth the full end and absolute consumption of all the relikes of the kingdom by the end of the Fourty five yeers Compare Verse 26 with Revel 19.20 and 20.14 11. As concerning the rest of the Beasts it is said that they also had their dominion taken away and that their lives were prolonged onely for a season and a time Vers 12. The meaning seemeth to be that not onely the Romane kingdom but all the rest before expressed after the manner thus described passed away forasmuch as they all were temporary and appointed of God to continue onely for a time and season the kingdom of the Saints onely eternal concerning which in the next words 1. Daniel beholdeth this in night-Visions because while the dark night of Calamity covereth the Antichristian world the light ariseth on new Jerusalem Isai 60.1 2. and 21.12 Dan. 12.1 2. One like the Son of man 〈◊〉 in the clonds of heaven The Son of man is Christ the Head including also his Body the Church as appeareth by the interpretation Vers 26 He is said to come and this is his second coming in a large sense comprehending his coming to bear rule on earth by setting up his Kingdom breaking down the enemy and this the space of Fourty five yeers and then his visible appearing at the Resurrection immediately ensuing to finish his new Jerusalem begun in heavenly perfection And in this large description his second Coming is usually taken in the Prophets He is said to come in the clouds of heaven that is on high above the glory and power of the kingdoms of the earth in the supereminent majestie of his Kingdom Revel 11.12 Isa 52.13 Matth. 24.30 3. He is said to come to the Ancient of days that is as Mediator to obtain the kingdom for his Saints removed from the enemy So the Lamb is said to approach to him that sate upon the Throne to receive the Book notwithstanding he that sitteth on the Throne is also Christ as God Revel 5.7 4. It is added that they brought him neer before him Until better light may shine I cannot but conjecture that they do signifie the Saints These

difficulty thereof This is Isaiah 65.17 c. The state of new Heavens and new Earth is there described verse 17. This largely taken is the whole Kingdom of Christ beginning at the times of the Apostles wherein is spiritually old age in respect of Grace and duration and prosperity and security spirituall Psal 1.3 and 92.12 13 14. But of this sense I purposenet to speak now In a stricter acception it is the state of new Jerusalem Apoc. 21.1 2. 2 Pet. 3.13 that beginneth in 〈◊〉 at the end of the years of Antichrist and is consummate in coelestiall glory Therein shall be no weeping crying c. v. 19. as Apocalyps 21.4 and there shall all be as old men and none shall dye as yong men verse 20. because there all shall be lasting and also wise as old men and fully know the Lord and none shall be spirituall Infants any more See Apoc. 4.4 1 Cor. 14.20 For the description of the Church is mysticall after the similitude of an earthly Kingdom glorious in temporall happinesse in which are no diseases Famine or Sword to cut off the life before old age and in which men build and plant and labour cheerfully and successively enjoying the fruit of their labours without molestation or interruption and wherein no enemy or wilde Beast maketh men afraid So that by such temporall felicity of long life spirituall old age or wisdom is partly signified and partly perpetuall continuance in the Kingdom of Heaven And as the Saints and Ministers have builded spirituall houses and planted spirituall vineyards in their own conversion and the conversion of others and in the setting up of Churches by the preaching of the Gospel after the similitude of those that in an earthly Kingdom do the same in temporall respects 1 Cor. 9.7 so shall they eat the fruit or enjoy the comfort hereof without interruption of any enemy through all eternities So verse 21 22 23. And thus are the words following to be interpreted verse 24. Before they call I will hear Because although they may literally be expounded of the inchoation of new Jerusalem yet figuratively onely of the heavenly perfection wherein God is said to hear before we call after the similitude of temporall security to signifie his continuall protection of his people from the very fears or near approaches of any dangers And whereas it is added verse 25. that The wolf and the lamb shall feed together and the Serpent shall lick the dust Nothing else is signified then an absolute and eternall exclusion of all enemies offensive to the Church partly by conversion begun upon the Earth and in Heaven continued partly by perdition everlasting Lastly whereas in the time of the new Heavens and Earth Levites and Priests are said to continue Isaiah 66.21 22. Ministers are understood in the state of inchoation and both in state of inchoation and perfection all Saints shall be mysticall Priests and Levites for ever And they shall go forth and see the carcases of the wicked that is duly consider the end of the wicked whose worm shall never dye and whose fire shall never go out in the state of Hell then opposite unto heavenly perfection So chap. 66.24 compared with Mark 9.44 It is clear from the Epistle to the Hebrews that under the Type of the Land of Canaan the Land of Israel was Heaven signified And if in these and such like expressions of the Prophers Heaven is not understood then would it not be spoken of by them which would be utterly unreasonable to think Of the SEVEN VIALS IT remaineth to be shewed when the one thousand yeers must begin and end They begin as hath been said with the Seven Vials In the four first Vials are onely set down four degrees of Judgement and in the fourth degree coming to perfection as appeareth by those four degrees of judgement on the Roman Empire expressed by the like Figures Apoc. 8.7 And these four first Vials are upon the Builders and Founders of Antichrist as appeareth by Apoc. 16.2 The Kingdom of Antichrist in propriety is not touched till the fifth Vial as is expressed Verse 10. There are two wayes of Accommodation I will propose them both briefly and the event will shortly shew which is to be chosen For either I judge the four first Vials are the four degrees of Mahumetan plagues upon Christendom in general together with other plagues adjoyned beginning from the yeer 620 or else the four degrees of judgement upon the German-Roman-Empire the chief Founder of the Prelacy of Antichrist beginning from the yeer 840. Sigon If the former way shall hold the first Vial will be from 620 the second from 840 the third from 1160 the fourth from 1260 when the Turks effectually being loosed began to powre out the Vial on the Sun to the irrecoverable darkning of Christendom But if the second way shall hold the first Vial will be from 840 the second may be from 888 Sigon the third after a restauration as by Rivers from 1160 the fourth from 1250 when Frederick the second dying See Cha●●on Chron●● in the li●● of Frederick 2. Sigon de● reg Hal. at the year 1286. the last maintainer in a manner of the German-Roman-Empire and all Christendom together being in combustions made way for the powring of the Vial on the Sun to the darkning of the said Empire irrecoverably and of the Latin Kingdom in Jerusalem and to the Laxation of the Turks upon Christendom in general Now the Popes Kingdom in propriety though assailed for a little season by the Waldenses yet speedily did not onely recover it self in the foresaid times but also took occasion by the Opposition to come unto its fulnesse wherein it also subsisted untill the time of Wickcliff Wherefore from the yeer 1370 the time of Wickcliff began the fifth Vial to be powred out upon the Throne and Kingdom of the Beast in propriety so called The sixth followed from the time of Luther whereby the waters of Euphrates the Rivers or Waters that is the Nations and Kingdoms of Babylon spiritual Apoc. 17.15 effectually began to be dryed up And the Protestant Princes politick or Protestant Saints in general as spiritual Kings and Princes began openly and visibly to reign set up by Christ the Sun of Righteousnesse to shine upon the World then sitting in a night of darknesse and therefore they are said to come as it were from the rising of the Sun So the phrase is to be interpreted Apoc. 7.2 3. Ezek. 43.1 2 3. and frequently in Prophecies This sixth Vial runneth out in the last Ascension of the Beast out of the bottomlesse pit Apoc. 11.17 and in the solution of the Dragon at the end of the 1000 yeers Apoc. 20.3 For in the issue of the sixth Vial it is expressely said in the same words for substance that the Beast and Dragon went forth to gather the Kings of the Earth and of the whole World Apoc. 16.13.14 That in their last prosperity for a