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Ans. 2. I acknowledge that Mr. Lowman's Exposition of the Revelation is, on many Accounts, excellently written, giving great Light into some Parts of that Prophecy, and an Instance of the Fulfilment of that Prediction, Dan. xii.4.—Many shall run to and fro, and Knowledge shall be increased: And especially in his Interpretation of the five first Vials (which he supposeth already poured out) exceeding satisfying. But yet the Opinion of Mr. Lowman, with Regard to the particular Time of the Beginning and End of the Time, Times and an half of Antichrist's Reign, and of all others that pretend to fix the Time, is the less to be regarded, because 'tis clearly revealed, and expressly declared by God, that that Matter should be sealed up and hid, and not known 'till the Time of the End of this Time, Times and an Half. Daniel, in the last Chapter of his Prophecy, gives us an Account, how the Angel told him of a future Time of great Trouble and Affliction to the Church of God, and then said to him, Ver. 4. But Thou, O Daniel, SHUT UP THE WORDS, AND SEAL THE BOOK, EVEN TO THE TIME OF THE END. And then the Prophet proceeds to give an Account of a Vision that he had of one earnestly enquiring of the Angel of the Lord how long it would be to the End of this remarkable and wonderful Time of the Church's Trouble, saying, How long shall it be to the End of these Wonders? Ver. 5, 6. The Answer was, that it should be for a Time, Times and an Half, and that when so long a Time was past, then this wonderful Affliction and Scattering of the holy People should be finished, Ver. 7. But then Daniel tells us, in the next Verse, that he heard, but he understood not, and said, O my Lord, what shall be the End of these Things? He did ⟨p. 130⟩not understand that general and mystical Answer, that those Things should have an End at the End of a Time, Times and an half; he did not know by it, when this Period would have an End: And therefore he enquires more particularly what the Time of the End was. But the Angel replies, Ver. 9. Go thy Way, Daniel, the Words are closed and sealed up, 'till the Time of the End. I don't know what could have been more express.

Ans. 2. I acknowledge that Mr. Lowman's Exposition of the Revelation is, on many Accounts, excellently written, giving great Light into some Parts of that Prophecy, and an Instance of the Fulfilment of that Prediction,