An essay on Scripture-prophecy, wherein it is endeavored to explain the three periods contain'd in the XII chapter of the Prophet Daniel. With some arguments to make it probable, that the first of the periods did expire in the year 1715. : [Three lines in Latin from Claudian]

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An essay on Scripture-prophecy, wherein it is endeavored to explain the three periods contain'd in the XII chapter of the Prophet Daniel. With some arguments to make it probable, that the first of the periods did expire in the year 1715. : [Three lines in Latin from Claudian]

Author

Burnet, William, 1688-1729.

Publication

[New York?] :: Printed [by William Bradford?],

in the year MDCCXXIV. [1724]

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Bible -- Prophecies.

Bible. -- O.T. -- Daniel.

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Contents

• title page
• The CONTENTS.
• AN ESSAY, ON Scripture-Prophecy Wherein it is Endeavoured To Explain the Three Periods contained in the 12th Chapter of the Prophet Daniel, with some Arguments to make it Probable, that the first of these Periods did Expire in 1715.
• AN ESSAY On the Three Periods in the 12th Chapter of the Prophet Daniel, contained in these Words,
  • SECT. I. Of the Persons and their Office.
  • SECT. II. Of the Number of Years meant by Time, Times, and an Half.
  • SECT. III. The Method of the following Enquiry.
  • SECT. IV. Nebuchadnezzars Vision of the great Image.
  • SECT. V. Daniel's Vision of the Four great Beasts.
  • SECT. VI. Of the Lil Horn, and he oher Characters of he same ew.
  • SECT. VII. Of the First Period.
  • SECT. VIII. Of the Time of the End.
  • SECT. IX. Of the Wise and the Wicked.
  • SECT. X. Of the Second Period.
  • SECT. XI. Of the Third Period.
  • SECT. XII. A Review of the Three Periods.