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GENERAL CONTENTS.

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PREFACE

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The Review of Evidence respecting the authenticity and

Divine Inspiration of the Apocalypse

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Of the Occasion and the Intention of this part of the

Work

3 to 5

1. Of the external Evidence relating to the

Apocalypse.

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13

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In what degree the external Evidence is affected by the

time when the Apocalypse was written and published 5

Of the time when it first appeared

6

The testimony of Irenæus

11

of Ignatius

13

of the Syriac Version

of Hermas and Polycarp

16

of Justin Martyr and Athenagoras

of the Epistle from the Gallic Churches . 19

of Melito, Theophilus, Appollonius, and

Clemens of Alexandria

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of Tertullian

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of certain Heretics in those times

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of Hippolitus and Origen

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Biographical Chart of the Writers affording external

evidence in favour of the Apocalypse

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2. Of the internal Evidence.

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A criterion proposed for settling this Evidence, which is

as yet imperfect, but in continual progress to perfec-

tion

28

The concessions of Michaelis, and observations thereon 29 to 32

Of the Visions of Hermas, and on the second book of Es-
dras

33 34
Of the doctrines contained in the Apocalypse

34 36
The objections against the Apocalypse on account of
its obscurity, with answers to the same

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3. Of the Apocalypse, whether written by St.

John, the Apostle and Evangelist.

48

Of the objections which arose in the third century, and

are collected from the writings of Dionysius of Alex-

andria and others, by Lardner, under five heads :

these severally considered and answered

39

A particular evidence in favour of the question, collected

from the book itself

48

The pretensions of the book to divine inspiration, exa-

mined by the tests proposed by Michaelis, in six ques-

tions

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Conclusion

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CONTENTS OF THE NOTES.

PART I.

Contains, in ten Sections— ELOl' that is, the then present state

of the Christian Churches in Asia, as known by their omni-
present Lord-Ch. i. ii. iii.

Sect. I. Chap. i. 1-3.-The title or inscription of the

book.

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SECT. II. Chap.i.48.-The address or salutation, and the

Doxology

57

Sect. III. Chap. i. 9–20.—The appearance of the Lord

Jesus, with the symbols of his power, and the commis-

sion given by him to St. John to write what he beheld 63

Sect. IV. CHAP. ii. 1–7.-Address to the Church in Ephe-

70

Sect. V. Chap.Ï.8—11.-Address to the Church in Smyrna 77

Sect. VI. CHAP. ii. 12—17.--Address to the Church in Per-

gamos

81

Sect. VII. CHAP. ii. 18—29.

in Thyatira 85

Sect. VIII. CIIAP. iii. 1-6. -

in Sardis 91

Sect. IX. CHAP. iii. 7-13.-Address to the Church in Phil-

adelphia

94

Sect. X. CHAP. iii. 14-22. — Address to the Church in

Laodicea

97

PART II.

Contains, in nine Sections--A general Prophetical Sketch of

à pellet yeveolat, future events under the six first Seals.

102

Sect. I. Chap. iv.-The representation of the divine Glory

in Heaven

Sect. II. CHAP. V.--The sealed Book, the Lamb who opens

it, and the praises sung by the heavenly choir

Sect. III. CHAP. vi. 1, 2.—The opening of the first Seal

Sect. IV. CHAP. vi. 3, 4.

the second Seal

Sect. V. CHAP. vi. 5, 6.

the third Seal

Sect. VI. CHAP. vi. 7, 8.

the fourth Seal

Sect. VII. CHAP. vi. 9-11.-

the fifth Seal

Sect. VIII and. IX CHAP. vi. 12–17; and CHAP. vii.

the sixth Seal, and the sealing of the 144,000, and the

palm-bearing multitude

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PART III.

Contains, in seven Sections—The opening of the seventh

Seal, the six first Trumpets, and the prophetic commission

given to St. John.

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Sect. I. CHAP. viii. 1–5.-The opening of the seventh Seal,

and the commission to the angels with the seven Trum-

pets

167

Sect. II and III. CHAP. viii. 6-13,—The four first trum-

pets, and the denunciation of the three woes

172

Sect. IV. CHAP. ix. l-12.—The fifth trumpet, and first woe

187

SECT. V. Chap. ix. 13~21.--The sixth trumpet

208

Sect. VI. CHAP. X. 1-11.-The little book

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Sect. VII. Chap. xi, 1–14.-The measuring of the temple,

and the witnesses

223

PART IV.

Contains, in four Sections—The sounding of the seventh

Trumpet, the Dragon, and the two Wild Beasts.

Sect. I. CHAP. xi. 15—19.—The sounding of the seventh

trumpet

239

Sect. II. Chap. xii. 1-17.-The Woman and the Dragon . 242

Sect. III. CHAP. xii. 18; xiii. 1-10.-The Wild Beast

from the Sea

257

Sect. IV. CHAP. xii. 11–18.--The Beast from the earth or

land, styled the false Prophet.

277

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