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A46359 The accomplishment of the Scripture prophecies, or, The approaching deliverance of the church proving that the papacy is the antichristian kingdom ... that the present persecution may end in three years and-half, after which the destruction of Antichrist shall begin, which shall be finisht in the beginning of the next age, and then the kingdom of Christ shall come upon earth / written in French by Mr. Peter Jurieu ... ; in two parts ; faithfully Englished from the new French edition, corrected and enlarged by almost a third part, with the explication of the visions of Daniel and the Revelation.; Accomplissement des prophéties. English Jurieu, Pierre, 1637-1713. 1687 (1687) Wing J1196; ESTC R6542 384,320 621

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pure_a allegory_n there_o then_o remain_v nothing_o certain_a in_o the_o scripture_n libertins_n may_v then_o doubt_v of_o the_o whole_a and_o we_o shall_v no_o long_o be_v able_a to_o distingnish_v those_o place_n where_o the_o relation_n must_v be_v take_v according_a to_o the_o letter_n from_o those_o where_o the_o letter_n shall_v be_v false_a and_o where_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o mystery_n we_o must_v suppose_v the_o type_n to_o be_v in_o the_o matter_n of_o fact_n if_o the_o event_n prove_v false_a the_o type_n be_v null_a these_o principle_n be_v lay_v down_o i_o thus_o form_v my_o system_n the_o creation_n of_o the_o sensible_a world_n be_v a_o image_n of_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o intelligible_a world_n we_o must_v divide_v the_o time_n in_o which_o god_n have_v form_v the_o church_n into_o seven_o period_n but_o those_o seven_o period_n be_v not_o precise_o distinguish_v each_o of_o they_o to_o contain_v a_o thousand_o year_n as_o have_v be_v former_o suppose_v from_o those_o word_n of_o st._n peter_n a_o thousand_o year_n with_o the_o lord_n be_v as_o one_o day_n there_o be_v some_o difficulty_n in_o the_o division_n of_o those_o period_n and_o after_o have_v well_o conder_v it_o i_o divide_v they_o thus_o 1._o the_o first_o period_n be_v from_o adam_n to_o abraham_n which_o be_v almost_o two_o thousand_o year_n 2._o the_o second_o be_v from_o abraham_n to_o moses_n which_o be_v between_o four_o and_o five_o hundred_o year_n 3._o the_o three_o period_n be_v from_o moses_n to_o jesus_n christ_n which_o it_o between_o fourteen_o and_o fifteen_o hundred_o year_n 4._o the_o four_o be_v from_o jesus_n christ_n to_o the_o rise_n of_o antichrist_n that_o be_v between_o four_o and_o five_o hundred_o year_n 5._o the_o five_o be_v from_o the_o rise_n of_o antichrist_n to_o his_o completion_n that_o be_v between_o five_o and_o six_o hundred_o year_n 6._o the_o six_o be_v from_o antichrist_n complete_a to_o his_o destruction_n which_o be_v between_o seven_o and_o eight_o hundred_o year_n 7._o the_o seven_o and_o last_o be_v from_o the_o ruin_n of_o antichrist_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o world_n this_o will_v be_v about_o a_o thousand_o year_n the_o great_a inequality_n that_o there_o be_v between_o these_o several_a period_n as_o to_o their_o duration_n ought_v not_o to_o make_v any_o difficulty_n we_o must_v not_o reckon_v thing_n according_a to_o the_o time_n but_o compute_v the_o time_n according_a to_o the_o thing_n the_o time_n wherein_o nothing_o be_v do_v be_v reckon_v for_o nothing_o the_o period_n of_o the_o church_n must_v be_v compute_v by_o the_o great_a change_n which_o have_v therein_o happen_v now_o it_o be_v exact_o in_o these_o six_o point_n that_o the_o church_n have_v change_v its_o face_n from_o adam_n until_o abraham_n there_o be_v no_o change_n in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o church_n by_o