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A77670	A brief survey of the prophetical and evangelical events of the last times: VVherein that which principally is insisted on, is the prophetical little horn, or man of sin, and evangelical beast, and his seven heads and ten hornes. Shewing by the Scriptures what they be, when their rise, what their work, how long their continuance, and their end and ruine. Much differing from former and common interpretations hereupon. Wherein also those prophecies are briefly touched which concern the persecution of the saints, the falling away of the churches, the night of darknesse, the virgins going forth to meet the bridegroom, the mystical whore, the preaching of the Gospel of the kingdome to all the world, and the gathering of the Jewes into their own land. Being a portion of the paines in searching of the holy Scriptures by several members of the congregation of Orpington in Kent. And now published for the comfort of all those that have an interest in the Lord Jesus Christ, and wait, look for, and long after his coming, Tit. 2. 11, 12, 13. / By Capt. John Brovvne a member of that congregation.	Browne, John, Captain.	1655 (1655)	Wing B5117; Thomason E826_18; ESTC R207735	43,228	58

some better satisfaction after a more serious consideration of the Scripture Arguments on both sides This had come forth in publick sooner if the Clarke to the Company of Stationers had not refused the Entrance of the Coppy in their Hall Book for the poor a Widdow Printer because it was not licensed by some of the old Licensers there being no Law in force for it and if there were what a sad condition would it be for poor inquiring Souls to be deprived of true light and knowledge because the Licensers are of a contrary Judgement or subscribed by one of the Wardens of that Company the one refusing to put to his hand the other her Adversary from whom she could expect little good so that Might and Partiallity are as opposite to Good and as active to the hinderance of the poor Widdow and Fatherlesse as ever The Lord teach us all to see the evill of our wayes and the vanity of our doings and repent thereof whilst we have time least our Master call us to an account before we are ready for it Readers if ye shall reap any profit by this little Treatise render unto the Great God and our Lord Jesus Christ a Tribute of prayse for the same for from him have we received all the Light and Truth thereof if any thing therein shall upon the Touchstone of the Word be found not to be the true Mettall we bring it for let that be imputed to us who have our failings as well as others be as wise as the Noble Bereans to search the Scriptures that we have brought for what we affirm and the Lord give you understanding therein so prayeth he for you That have an interest in the Lord Jesus J. B. ERRATA PAge 2 line 1 record read recorded l 30 stability r abillety p 4 l 2 not to be left out l 4 gratified r practised l 32 fall r fell p 5 l 19 to others r to others not p 7 l 22. Women r Woman p 9 l 26 r Monarchy p 17 l 5 this r his l 6 Tysris r Tygris p 18 Berod●sh and Merodash r Berodach and Merodach l ult r Tir●aka p 29 l 5 r of Agustus Cesar The PASSAGES of PROVIDENCE In Relation to the Actings of Men and fufferings of the Saints both Iews and Gentiles from and after the death of our Lord Jesus Christ are many and full of variety both as to the time past and to come which we shall endeavour to lay down and clear as they lye in Order as near as we can to succeed THe first thing that was to befall the Saints after the death resurrection and ascension of the Lord Iesus and after the gifts of the holy Spirit were given forth according to his Promise and command to his Disciples to wait for in Jerusalem 24. Luk. 49 compared with the 2. Chapter of the Acts and 4. verse is Persecution which is agreeable to what our Saviour had foretold and recorded by the Apostle Iohn 15. Chapter 20. verse If they have persecuted me they will also persecute you And the Evangelist L●ke declares as much 21. Chapter 12. They shall lay their hands on you saith he speaking the words of the Lord Jesus and persecute you delivering you up to the Synagogues and into Prisons being brought before Kings and Rulers for my Names sake Yea the Lord Jesus tels us before we become his Disciples that if we will be his Disciples we must hate all our dear and near relations in comparison of him of loving them and take up our crosse and follow him 14. Luk. 26 27. And this not to be the portion of ordinary Disciples but also of the most eminent among them read the words of the Lord Jesus record by the Evangelist Luke in his 11. Chapter 49. ver. Therefore also said the wisdome of God I will send them Prophets and Apostles and some of them they shall slay and persecute And this persecution is not to extend onely to the Saints who are believers in Christ but also to the woman the Church of the Iews which is to bring forth the man child which are believers in the Lord Jesus both Iews and Gentiles of which we shall write more fully hereafter 12. Revelations 13. and to the remnant of her seed by the dragons making war with them 12. Rev. 17. which as it had its beginning on Abel the second person begotten after the Creation so it will continue to be the portion of Gods people till their last enemy is destroyed Gog and Magog 20 Rev. 8 9 but with some breathing time as was in the dayes of the Judges viz. a Othniel b Ehud c Deborah d Gideon and others as also of Solomon and a short time in the Apostles dayes 9 Acts 31. and will be during the whole reign of Christ for one thousand year upon the earth for then that enemy of the Saints who was and will be the chief cause of all the persecution that they did or shall go under in any age of the world will then be chained up 20. Revel 1 2 3. But will be loosed afterwards for a little season as in the latter part of that third verse before quoted compared with the 7 8 9 verses of that Chapter Therefore the people of God are to take notice of his wisdom and goodnesse to them in that he knoweth how much better persecutions and afflictions are for them than rest and prosperity and accordingly administers the same to them in a proportion to the stability he hath given to every one of them Now as we have proved that persecution is the portion of the Saints in this life because they are not of the world 15. Iohn 19. So the next thing that was to befall the Churches was their falling away from the Truth of that Doctrine that was taught them by the Lord Jesus and his Apostles and this the Apostle Paul foretels the Church at Thesalonica that there should be a falling away before the man of sin would be revealed 2 Thess. 2. 3. The occasion whereof is not so much the times of persecution as the Churches neglect of the Light the Word that is left them by which they ought to walk in the times of darknesse The beginning of the falling away of the Churches was before Iohns writing of the book of the Revelations in which the Church of Ephesus is exhorted to Remember from whence she is fallen and repent and do the first works ar else saith Christ I will come unto thee quickly and will remove thy Candlestick out of his place except thou repent 25. Chapter at the 5. verse The said falling away ushers in the 3d subsequent thing that we are to treat on that is the night of darknesse which was foretold by our Lord Jesus The night cometh saith he when no man can work 9. Iohn 4. Also the same Evangelist in his 12. Chapter 35 and 46. verses relateth more expressions of our said Lord