A new systeme of the Apocalypse, or, Plain and methodical illustrations of all the visions in the Revelation of St. Iohn written by a French minister in the year 1685. and finisht but two days before the dragoons plunderd him of all, except this treatise ; to which is added, this author's Defence of his illustrations, concerning the non-effusion of the vials, in answer to Mr. Jurieu ; faithfully Englished.

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Title:	A new systeme of the Apocalypse, or, Plain and methodical illustrations of all the visions in the Revelation of St. Iohn written by a French minister in the year 1685. and finisht but two days before the dragoons plunderd him of all, except this treatise ; to which is added, this author's Defence of his illustrations, concerning the non-effusion of the vials, in answer to Mr. Jurieu ; faithfully Englished.
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THE TRANSLATOR To the READER.

THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE.

A TABLE Of all the ILLUSTRATIONS On the APOCALYPSE.

The FIRST Part.

The SECOND Part.

A NEW SYSTEME OF THE APOCALYPSE, OR A Plain and Methodical Explana∣tion of all the Visions of the REVELATION of St. JOHN.

The FIRST Part.

I. ILLUSTRATION. What we are to understand by the BEAST.

II. ILLUSTRATION. What is intended by the Seven Heads of the Beast.

III. ILLUSTRATION. What the Ten Horns of the Beast do de∣note and signify.

IV. ILLUSTRATION. What it is that the Holy Ghost represents by Great Babylon.

V. ILLUSTRATION. What the Beast is with the Two Horns.

VI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Eighth King.

VII. ILLUSTRATION. Who the False Prophet is.

VIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Dragon with Seven Heads and ten Horns.

IX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Woman cloathed with the Sun.

X. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Combate between Michael and the Dragon.

XI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Flight of the Woman.

XII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Floud which the Serpent cast out of his Mouth; and of the Help which the Earth gave unto the Woman.

XIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the War, which the Dragon, being full of Wrath, made against the Remnant of the Seed of the Woman.

XIV. ILLUSTRATION. Of Babylon the great, the Mother of Harlots, that Sitteth upon many Wa∣ters; carrying upon her fore-head the name Mystery; and having a Golden Cup in her hand.

XV. ILLUSTRATION. Of Babylon's making all Nations Drunk with the Wine of her Fornication, and of her being Drunk with the Blood of Saints.

XVI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Lamb on Mount Sion, and with him the 144000. having the Fathers Name written in their Fore∣heads.

XVII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the three Angels of the Everlasting Gospel; and of the Denunciation against Babylon and her Followers.

XVIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Harvest and the Vintage.

XIX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Sea of Glass mingled with Fire.

XX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the opening of the Temple, and of the Smoak where-with it was filled.

XXI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the fall of Babylon; and the Time when.

XXII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the binding of Satan for a thousand Years; and of the Millenary Reign.

XXIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Marriage of the Lamb.

XXIV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the holy Jerusalem.

A NEW SYSTEME OF THE APOCALYPSE, OR An Explanation of all the Visions Of the REVELATION of St. JOHN.

I. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Throne, the 24. Elders, the Sea of Glass, and the 4 living Creatures.

II. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Sealed Book, which no Creature could open, save the Lion of the Tribe of Judah.

III. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Lamb with seven Horns, and Seven Eyes; and of his being wor∣shipped.

IV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Opening of the first six Seals.

V. ILLUSTRATION. Of the four Angels, that withheld the four Winds; and of the Angel that had the Seal of the living God.

VI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the hundred forty and four thousand, which were sealed of the Tribes of Israel.

VII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Multitude, which no man could number, that Stood before the Lamb with Palms; of their felicity; and whence they came.

VIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Silence in Heaven for half an hour.

IX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the seven Angels with the seven Trumpets; and of the Angel who cast the Censer into the Earth.

X. ILLUSTRATION. Of the first Trumpet; and of the Hail, Fire, and Blood.

XI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the second Trumpet. A Mountain Burning cast into the Sea, and a third part of it became Blood.

XII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the third Trumpet. A great Star fell from Heaven.

XIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the fourth Trumpet. The third part of the Sun, and of the Moon, and of the Stars smitten.

XIV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the fifth Trumpet. The Key of the bottomless Pit, given to the Star that fell from Heaven.

XV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Locusts.

XVI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the sixth Trumpet. The loosing of the four Angels in the River Eu∣phrates.

XVII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Angel, with the Book Open.

XVIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Voice of the Angel, that had his Right Foot upon the Sea, and his left upon the Earth: and of the seven Thunders.

XIX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Angels Oath, and of the finishing the Mystery of God.

XX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Angel's giving the Book to St. John to be Eaten; and of the Effects which Ensue thereupon.

XXI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Measuring of the Temple; and of the Outward Court, to be trodden under foot of the Gentiles.

XXII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the two Witnesses; their Sackcloth State; the Time of their Prophecying; and their Dignity.

XXIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Witnesses being overcome, and Slain, and left unburied.

XXIV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Rising of the Witnesses; their ascen∣ding into Heaven; and of what follows upon their Triumph.

XXV. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Seventh Trumpet. The Arkopened in Heaven. The Kingdoms of this world become the Lords.

XXVI. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Pouring out of the Vials.

The first Vial.

The second Vial.

The third Vial.

The fourth Vial.

The fifth Vial.

The sixth Vial.

The Seventh Vial.

XXVII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Time that the Beast's Reign is to continue.

XXVIII. ILLUSTRATION. Of the time, when the Beasts Reign, or the Papal Empire began.

XXIX. ILLUSTRATION. Of the Destruction of Gog and Magog.

XXX. ILLUSTRATION. Of St. John's Offence, in falling at the Angel's feet to Worship him.

XXXI. ILLUSTRATION. Of Christ's directing his Epistles, and his Revelation to the seven Churches. And why?

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The PREFACE.

Mr. Beverly in his Scripture-Line of Time, in Quarto, printed at London 1684. speaking of the Vials, page 187. says:

A DEFENCE OF THE ILLUSTRATIONS Upon the APOCALYPSE, Of St. JOHN, concerning the Ef∣fusion of the Vials.

A Defence of the REASONS, of the Anonymous Author, for the Non-Effusion of the VIALS.

ERRATA.