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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A75736	The work of the age: or, the sealed prophecies of Daniel opened and applied. VVherein is plainly proved that all the governments in the world, except the government of Christ, are but images, or parts of Nebuchadnezzars image, and shall be suddenly broken in pieces by the little stone cut out of the mountain without hand: together with the means how Christ will effect all this. Shewing also that image-government, and image-worship have always been companions. Explaining likewise Daniels mystical numbers, and discovering some misprisions about the little horn, both in the translation and application of the same. Amending sundry places in our common translation, and clearing some chronological points from the common errours. / By William Aspinwall.	Aspinwall, William, fl. 1648-1662.	1655 (1655)	Wing A4010; Thomason E832_1; ESTC R207510	48,246	60

of the Sun for one day But what through his unskilfulness to manage the reigns and the unruliness of the Horses he overthrew his Chariot and set the world on fire The Moral of which is good This Nero was a cruel Tyrant and did much mischief to the Church and in the days of Vespasian both the City and Temple were destroyed And thus farre the Prophet proceeds in this eleventh Chapter as I conceive and no further For though some good men apply this Prophecy unto the Roman Civil or Antichristian state extending the same unto the end of the fourth Monarchy yet I cannot see how that can stand with the words of the text which say that the King of the North and the King of the South shall have a League c 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And the Kings Daughter of the South shall go to the King of the North to make agreement Is it credible that the Pope or Emperour should make a League with the Turk much more unlikely it is that they should make inter-marriages either with the Turks Daughter or the Jews Daughter whether soever you shall imagine to be meant by the King of the South As for the Pope if he should be thought to be the King of the North it is not lawful for him to marry Neither can it probably be imagined either of the Roman Emperor or of the Turk Wherefore I cannot consent to such an interpretation but rather adhere to the former unto which it doth far better suit Obj. But it may be said that the Angel tells Daniel Dan. 12. 7. that all these things shall be finished after a time times and half a time and how then can we understand it of Jerusalems destruction which did precede that time times and half a time Ans I confess the Objection seemed to me of weight untill I weighed the words of the text and the form of speech But thus I now apprehend the matter One of the Angels asked the man clnathed with linnen which was upon the waters of the River Hiddekel how long it was to the end of those Wonders In which question I conceive is comprehended all Daniels Wonders as well in the seventh Chapter as in the other Chapters following To which the man cloathed with linnen by a solemn Oath gives answer That the Churches calamity should continue for a time times and half a time And there hee makes a distinction But when HE saith the man shall have accomplished to break the d Hebr. To break the hand power of the holy people By He I understand Vespasian and Titus By power of the holy people I understand the ruine of that State and people of the Jews which are in Scripture phrase called the Holy people or the people of holiness or consecration Now when the adversary hath thus broken their hand and power then shall all those things be finished All what things namely all those things whereof hee had spoken in the fore-going Chapter This ambiguity in the answer considered and that no Epocha was prefixed for the beginning of that time times and half a time nor any determinate period set for the ending of the same as it had been done in the former Visions chap. 8. 9. 11. this puts Daniel upon a second Querie Not when shall be the end but what doth that after-part of his Visions mean whereunto the man in linnen gives answer That it was a secret to be sealed till the e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 season of the end And none of the wicked shall understand but the wise shall understand Namely when the season of the end shall come that Christ begins to draw out his last lines as I may say but not till then But then in the next words he gives Daniel an Epocha from whence he may begin the accounts following though he had sealed that time times and half a time till afterwards The Epocha given is the takeing away of the daily sacrifice and setting up of the abomination which makes desolate Now that you may better understand what this means consider that you have these words three times used in Daniel First these words are mentioned Dan. 8. 13. where the wickedness of Antiochus Epiphanes is described in subverting Gods pure Worship and setting up the Image of Jupiter Olympius in the Temple 2. These words are again used Dan. 9. 27. 11. 31. where he speaks of the destruction of the City and Temple by the abominable Roman Army and the total removal of Temple-worship For so our Saviour interprets that place of Daniel Mat. 24. 15. Mark 13. 14. Luk. 21. 20. and Daniel secretly gives a hint of it Dan. 12. 7. But 3 These words are used Dan. 12. 11. which I conceive to be spoken of another time many years after the City and Temple and Temple-worship were destroyed And the man cloathed in linnen purposely useth the same expressions as before to shew us that there should be somewhat of the like nature as formerly but much more Spiritual that should be the Epocha of the Churches Spiritual captivity And what may that be Ans For my own part I conceive it to bee that abominable desolating Idol the Masse for the living and for the dead joyned with intercession of Saints by which the vertue and efficacy of Christs death is made voyd which is the taking away of the daily sacrifice And this began about the year 383. whereunto adde Daniels first number 1290. and it will lead you down unto the end of all worldly Image Government and the Churches troubles together Anno 1673. But if unto that Epocha you adde Daniels second mysticall number 1335. it will carry you as I apprehend unto the time of the New Jerusalems coming down from Heaven or the perfect constitution and settlement of Christs Government all the world over In respect whereof there is a speciall and peculiar blessing promised to such as live unto that time Thus have I briefly given you the application of this eleventh Chapter and an explication of Daniels mystical numbers having not leasure to inlarge upon the same Since I finished this little labour I met with an old Jesuitical Tenet concerning the durance of Antichrists reign for the space of three years and an half newly brought forth and sent into the world under the Tutelage of him whose Government he makes to be the Beasts seventh Head Concerning which he Prophesieth that it shall be as large as any if not as all the other Six Governments but much larger f This Prophecie deserves thanks none of Ahabs Prophets could have spoken better than the Roman This little stripling as he calls himself is bold to throw one of his Stones at the head of Daniel or of John or both Concerning whom he saith That though Daniel seems to say that the Ten Horns or Kings shall arise out of the Sixth Head or Fourth Beast in chap. 7. ver 23 24. yet compared with other Scriptures it will plainly appear that they will rise out of the seventh head c. To prove which he quoteth Rev. 17. 10. where John doth not say that the Ten Horns sprang out of the Seventh Head nor doth Daniel say they did arise out of the Sixth Head What then shall we say Was Daniel or John mistaken or both Or rather doth not this stripling mistake both Daniel and John It is an usual saying We may guess at the man by his foot I only make mention Ex ungue leonem of him by way of Caution to such as meet with him else I would not so much as have mentioned his Tenet the Book is called A brief Survey of the Prophetical and Evangelical events of the last times which seems to be of the Off-spring of Babel and blessed be he that dasheth her little ones against the rock FINIS ERRATA PAge 31. l. 20. for Macedon read Aegypt p. 32. l. 17. dele one of the thighs of Nebuchadnezzars Image l. 20. instead of stood but upon one thigh r. stood upon his two thighs but more especially upon one brazen thigh