The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

The seventh sign is yet to come, and that is the calling of the Nation of the Jews, which, that it shall be, is plain by the Prophecy of S. Paul, Rom. 11. but how this shall be performed, and when, I suppose it cannot be determined by Scripture.

The seuenth signe is yet to come, and that is the calling of the Nation of the Iewes, which, that it shall be, is plaine by the Prophecy of S. Paul, Rom. 11. but how this shall bee performed, and when, I suppose it cannot be determined by Scripture.

The last sign I take it, will be but a very little time before his coming, and that will be some fearful alterations ⟨p. 515⟩in the powers of heaven, and in the air, and in the earth, and seas: but what these will be it is hard to conjecture, and the rather, because S. John tells of the noise of seven Thunders that were uttered before the end of the world; but he was forbidden to utter them, but to let them be sealed up, and kept unknown from the world, yea, and from the Church too, Rev. 10. 5. Matth. 24. 29, 30. It is very probable that this sign will be accomplished in the very letter, as it is recorded by the Evangelist.

The last signe I take it, will bee but a very little time before his comming, and that will be some fearefull alterations ⟨p. 515⟩in the powers of heauen, and in the ayre, and in the earth, and seas: but what these will be it is hard to coniecture, and the rather, because S. Iohn tells of the noise of seuen Thunders that were vttered before the end of the world; but he was forbidden to vtter them, but to let them be sealed vp, and kept vnknowne from the world, yea, and from the Church too,