. The Gradual revelation of the gospel, from the time of man's apostacy : set forth and explain'd in twenty four sermons, preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary le Bow, at the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq, in the years 1730, 1731, and 1732. vid,to its Downfall in the Babj/lonipj in treating of them, I am fenuble howmuch I have anticipated a great part of whatmight have been faid, concerning the fuc-cecding Period : there being many Predic-tions in the following Prophets, which haverelation to the fame Events, namely, to theGlories of C/vr//?s regal Chara
. The Gradual revelation of the gospel, from the time of man's apostacy : set forth and explain'd in twenty four sermons, preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary le Bow, at the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq, in the years 1730, 1731, and 1732. vid,to its Downfall in the Babj/lonipj in treating of them, I am fenuble howmuch I have anticipated a great part of whatmight have been faid, concerning the fuc-cecding Period : there being many Predic-tions in the following Prophets, which haverelation to the fame Events, namely, to theGlories of C/vr//?s regal Character, andalfoto his fufFcring Eftate. But there are withalfome farther Difcoveries, to afllire the punc-tual Completion of thofe great Promife§, that 28 7%e Sufferings of Cns^i^Ti ^c, SERM-that it fhould be during the Continuance of^•V^M* the fecond Temple, and within fuch a prc-cife Period of Time, and after the preachingof a certain Meifenger to make all fit Pre-parations for the Introdudion of fo great aSaviour. Thefe therefore, as proper Evi-dences of the Chriftian Scheme, and fixingit with the great eft Exadnefs, that could bercquifite beforehand, will be made the Sub-jedof fome following Difcourfes. Now to God the Father, Son^ and HolyGhofly & SER* 29 SERMON XIV. PRE ACHD Sept- 6. 1731. CHRIS Ts coming before the lecondDeftrudion of the Temple. The Firft Sermon on this Text. Matt. xxiv. 15. fTlfen ye therefore fljall fee the Abomination of ^DefolatioHy fpoken of by Danielthe Trophety ft and in the holy Tlace^{whofo readeth, let htm underftand.) IN treating of the ancient Prophecies,which have ipoken of the ChriftianScheme, or the Dodrine of a Meffiah to come, I took occafion {a) fromSt. Matthews Partition in the conclufionof his Genealogy, to diftinguifh them into three (a) See Serm. V. 3© C H RI s tV coming before the SERM. three Periods or Intervals of Time, propor- vji^tionably to the great Alterations whichhappened in the Hebrew Polity, and the Va-riety from th
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