A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

Fire's coming down from heaven, seemed to have reference to their excommunications, which were dreaded like fire from heaven. — It was foretold, that he should forbid to marry, and to abstain from meats: 1 Tim. iv.3. "Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving." This also i• exactly fulfilled in the church of Rome. —It was foretold, that he should be very rich, and arrive at a great degree of earthly splendour and glory: Rev. xvii.4. "And the woman was arrayed in purple, and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones, and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand." And so chap. xviii.7▪12.13.16. This also is come to pass with respect to the church of Rome.—It was foretold, that he should forbid any to buy or sell, without they had his mark: Rev. xiii.17. "And that no man might buy or sell, save h• that had the mark of the beast, or the number of his name." This also is fulfilled in the church of Rome.—It was foretold, that he should f•ll the souls of m•n, Rev. xviii.13. where, in enumerating the articles of his merchandise. the souls of men are mentioned as one. This also is exactly fulfilled in the same church.— It was foretold, that Antichrist would not s•ffer the bodies of God's people to be put into graves: Rev. xi.8.9. "And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, — and they — shall not •uffer their dead bodies to be put in graves." This also has literally come to pass with respect to the church of Rome.—I might mention many other things which were foretold of Antichrist, or that great enemy of the church so often spoken of in scripture, and show that they were fulfilled most exactly in the Pope and the church of Rome.