1. Because the Sealed Book contains nothing relative to

the Church, but what is shewn to be necessarilg

connected with the history of the Empire. p. 12.

2. Because, on the other hand, the contents of the Litte

Opened Book are universally understood to relate

to the Church. p. 14.

3. Because the Protestant British nation appears in the

Sealed Book in a temporal character, and in the

Little Opened Book in a spiritual character. p. 14.

4. The terms in which the future state of the blessed is

spoken of in each book also point out a distinc-

tion between their several subjects. p. 16.

5. This distinction also pointed out by a rer narkable

variation in each book, in the description of the

adoration rendered to Christ. p. 17.

6. A distinction between the subjects of these books fur-

ther pointed out by the subdivisions of each book

being dissimilar. p. 19.

VI. The general plan confirmed, by shewing in a brief exa-

mination of the Apocalypse in the natural order of

the chapters, that it contains-first, under the Seven

Seals a regular and complete history of the Western

branch of the Empire; secondly, under the Seven

Trumpets a regular and complete history of the

Eastern branch of the Empire; and, thirdly, in the

Little Opened Book a regular and complete his-

tory of the Church. p. 19.

VII. The history of the Western branch of the Empire proved

to terminate at the same time with the history of

the Eastern branch of the Empire, or the Seventh

Seal proved to synchronize with the Seventh

Trumpet. p. 30.

VIII. The history of the Church proved to terminate at the
same time with the histories of the Western and

Eastern branches of the Empire, or the Seven

Vials of Wrath, (described in the Supplementary
History of Rev. xv. xvi.,) proved to be the judg-
ments common to the Seventh Seal, and Seventh
Trumpet, and the third and last period in the
Little Opened Book. p. 30.

IX. The various prophecies of Daniel, Ezra, and Saint

John, classed together, which relate to the Roman

Empire, viz.

1. During the period of its Strength, as one great undi-

vided empire. p. 33.

2. During the period of its Weakness, when divided into

ten kingdoms. p. 35.

3. During the period of its Destruction, when the ten

kingdoms are broken to pieces. p. 36.

X. The various prophecies of Daniel, Ezra, and Saint John,
classed together, which relate to the history of the

Church, viz.

1. During the period of Paganism. p. 37.

2. During the period of Popery. p. 38.

3. During the period of Infidelity. p. 39.

XI. The various prophecies of Daniel, Ezra, and Saint
John, classed together, which relate to the Tem-
poral Kingdom of Christ, viz.

1. During the period of its Commencement. p. 41.

2. During the period of its Progress. p. 42.

3. During the period of its Perfection. p. 44.

Observations on the Arrangement of the Apocalypse adopted

by former Commentators.

I. The various parts enumerated of which the Apocalypse

consists. p. 45.

II. Observations of Whiston on the importance of ascer

taining the connexion and relative position of

these several parts, or of establishing certain syn-

chronisms. p. 45.

III. The principal discovery of Mede was the synchronism

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of the end of the period of the 1260 years, and the
end of the period of the Sixth Trumpet. p. 47.

IV. Mede and Whiston, as well as Mr. Faber and Mr.

Cuninghame, consider all the Seven Trumpets as

being contained in the last Seal. p. 47.

1. This opinion considered to be erroneous; its origin ex-
plained. p. 48.

V. Mr. Faber rejects the synchronism adopted by Mede

and Whiston, and makes the 1260 years end with

the Sixth Vial. p. 51.

1. The strong terms used by Whiston in speaking of the

clearness of the proof of his synchronism. p. 52.

2. Mede and Whiston prove their synchronism principally

from Rev. x. 7, p. 52.

3. Mr. Faber gives an unsatisfactory interpretation of

Rev. x. 7. p. 52.

4. The text, Revelations xvi. 17, by which Mr. Faber

supports a supposed synchronism of the end of the

1260 years with the end of the Sixth Vial, consi-

dered and shewn to be misapplied by him. p. 53.

VI. Mr. Cuninghame considers the Seals and Trumpets as

running parallel with one another, and makes the

Sixth Seal synchronize with the Seventh Trumpet.

p. 55.

1. Objections to this arrangement stated. p. 55.

2. Arguments adduced to proved, that the period of the

Seventh Trumpet follows the period of the Sixth

Seal. p. 57.

VII. Mr. Cuninghame considers the Seven Vials as syn-

chronical. p. 59.

1. The first argument by which he supports this ar-

rangement stated and shewn to be inconclusive.

p. 59.

2. The second argument by which he supports this ar-
rangement stated and shewn also to be incon-

clusive. p. 61.

3. Mr. Cuninghame's arrangement involves an incon-

sistency. p. 63.

4. Mr. Cuninghame's scheme objectionable, as affording

too great facility to the commentator. p. 66.

5. Mr. Cuninghame's synchronical arrangement of the

Seven Vials shewn to be a necessary consequence

of his placing the Sixth Seal parallel with the Se-

venth Trumpet. p. 69.

6. Sixth Seal and Sixth Trumpet shewn both to terminate

on the 10th of August, or 21st of September, 1792.

p. 71.

VIII. Mr. Faber introduces a period that has no proper

place under any Seal or Trumpet. p. 74.

IX. Mr. Cuninghame also introduces an event for which he

finds no proper place under any Seal or Trumpet.

p. 74.

X. The Little Opened Book consists of four chapters, Rev.

xi. to xiv; but the prophecy does not then return

back to the Sealed Book, but proceeds to a Sup-

plementary History (contained in Chapters xv. and

xvi.) common to the three preceeding Histories of

the Seals, the Trumpets, and the Little Opened

Book. p. 75.

XI. Table explanatory of Mr. Faber's arrangement of the

Apocalypse. p. 78.

XII. Table explanatory of Mr. Cuninghame's arrangement

of the Apocalypse. p. 78.

Symbolical Dictionary, viz.

I. The Earth-The third Part of the Earth-The Fourth

Part of the Earth-An Earthquake. p. 81.-The

Sun-The Moon-The Stars-The Heavens-

The Sun (spiritually)-The Moon (spiritually)—

The Stars (spiritually)-Great Waters. p. 82.-

The Sea-A Sea of Glass-The Four Winds.

p. 83.-The Great River Euphrates-The Air-

Wild Beasts. p. 84. The Horns of Wild Beasts-

The Heads of Wild Beasts-The Image of a Wild

Beast-The two-horned Beast of the Earth-The

Scarlet-coloured Beast out of the Bottomless Pit-

The Chaste Woman. p. 85.-The seed of the Wo-

man-Fornication-The Unchaste Woman-The

Kings of the Earth who have committed fornica-

tion with her-The Undefiled with Women-The

Great City Babylon. p. 86.-The Great City called

Sodom and Egypt-The Holy City Jerusalem—

The Temple-The Outer Court. p. 87.-The Holy

Place or Second Court-The Holy of Holies. p. 88.

The Living Creatures which surround the Throne

-Incense or Sweet Odours. p. 89.-White Robes
-The Israelitish Nation-The Gentiles-The

Two Witnesses. p. 90.-Rain from Heaven-Grass

and every green thing-A River of pure Water-

Rivers and Fountains of Water-A Falling (or

Shooting) Star-A Comet-A Flood. p. 91.-A

Storm of Hail-A Flight of Locusts-Ships-Ship-

Masters-A Seal or Mark set upon any one-The

Seal of God-The Wings of an Eagle. p. 92.-The

Wings of a Fowl of the Air-An Horse-The Tail

of a Scorpion-The Tail of any Animal-A Day—

A Month-A Time or Year-A Dividing of Time

-An Hour, p. 93.-The Harvest of the Earth-

The Vintage-Fire-Lightning-Thunder. p. 94.

II. All objects introduced into a symbolical description not

necessarily themselves symbolical. p. 94.

III. Symbols, though all of them substantives, may be used

as adjectives. p. 95.

IV. We must distinguish in Saint John between Symboli-

cal description and the machinery of the prophecy.

p. 96.