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Now, saith this learned French Minister, whereas Mr. Jurieu's principle is, that the 7 Vials are certainly 7 Periods of time, this hath no evidence in it, being neither certain nor clear, to those that are versed in the reading the Prophets,—saith he, Jurieu affirms that the 7 Vials signify an Hour-glass and not a cup; for a cup is of another form than a Vial, in that this hath a large Belly and a narrow Mouth,—to which our Author saith it is not about the form of a Vial that we treat, but about the signification of it, nor is there any Greek Author that ascribeth to the word Vial, the signification of an Hour-glass;—But by all Dictionaries it does appear that the term Vial signifies a Cup, a ⟨p. 199⟩Chalice, in a word, a vessel designed to drink in, so that Mr. Jurieu's great principle is more than doubtful; but then the use to which St. John applies this term Vial, does make us plainly see its falsehood in Rev. 5. 8. The 24. Elders fall down before the Throne, having Golden Vials full of odour, which are the Prayers of the Saints, where Hour-glasses used to offer Incense in, and to scatter perfumes in places of worship,— Again he saith, that the term Vial can have no other signification but this, i. e. in that the wrath of God whereof they are said to be full, chap. 16. the Vials are said to be full of the wrath of God, and are poured out, are (saith he) Hour-glasses said to be cast into the Air, on the Sun or Sea, &c. Moreover he refutes Jurieu about the Trumpets, and that they rather signify Trumpets proclaiming War, than Trumpets whereby the Jubilees were published, and so shows his weakness in asserting the Trumpets to signify Periods of time: sith years of Jubilee were years of joy, but these Trumpets brought in woe and lamentation with them, so that it is not true, faith he, that the Trumpets of St. John, intimate Periods of time, by an allusion to the Trumpet which published the Jubilees, and it is yet less true that the Vials are Hour-glasses to mark these Periods by; Mr. Jurieu's principle being false, saith he, all the conclusions which he draws from it, must necessarily be false also. (1.) 'Tis false that there is a difference between the 7 Plagues and the 7 Vials, seeing they are the same Judgments of God, against the Enemies of his Church. (2.)

Now, saith this learned French Minister, whereas Mr. Jurieu's principle is, that the 7 Vials are certainly 7 Periods of time, this hath no evidence in it, being neither certain nor clear, to those that are versed in the reading the Prophets,—saith he, Jurieu affirms that the 7 Vials signifie an Hour-glass and not a cup; for a cup is of another form than a Vial, in that this hath a large Belly and a narrow Mouth,—to which our Author saith it is not about the form of a Vial that we treat, but about the signification of it, nor is there any Greek Author that ascribeth to the word Vial, the signification of an Hour-glass;—But by all Dictionaries it does appear that the term Vial signifies a Cup, a