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OBJECT. 5. A late very learned and ingenious Expositor of the Revelation, viz. Mr. Lowman, sets the Fall of Antichrist, and consequently the Coming of Christ's Kingdom, at a great Distance; supposing that the twelve hundred and sixty Years of Antichrist's Reign did not begin 'till the Year seven hundred and fifty six; and consequently that it will not end 'till after the the Year Two Thousand, more than two hundred and fifty Years hence; and this Opinion he confirms by a great Variety of Arguments.

Ans. 1. If this Objection be allowed to be valid, and that which ought to determine Persons in an Affair of this Nature, and those Things, concerning God's People praying for this glorious Event, be also allowed to be true, which before were shown to be the Will of God abundantly revealed in his Word, then the following Things must be supposed; viz. That 'tis the Will of God that his People be much in Prayer for this Event, and particularly that it is God's revealed Will and Purpose, that, a little before the Accomplishment of it, his People be earnestly seeking and waiting, and importunately and incessantly crying to God for it; But yet that it was God's Design, that before this Time comes of extraordinary Prayer and Importunity of his Church, for the bringing on this glorious Event, his Church should have it given 'em to understand precisely when the appointed Time should be; and that accordingly ⟨p. 127⟩he has now actually brought the fixed Time to Light, by means of Mr. Lowman. But is it reasonable to suppose, that this should be God's Manner of dealing with his Church, first to make known to them the precise Time which he has unalterably fixed for the showing this Mercy to Zion, and then make it the Duty of his Church, in an extraordinary Manner, to be by Prayer enquiring of him concerning it, and saying, How long, Lord! and waiting for it, Day and Night crying to him with exceeding Importunity that he would bring it on, that he would come quickly, that he would hide himself no longer, but would arise and have Mercy upon Zion, and awake as one out of Sleep, openly manifest himself, and make bare his holy Arm for the Salvation of his People? That they that make mention of the Lord should not keep Silence, nor give him any Rest, 'till he establish, and make Jerusalem a Praise in the Earth? And that the Church should then say to Christ, Make haste, my Beloved, and be thou like a Re or a young Hart on the Mountains of Spices?