Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John

Paul's Church-Yard , J. OSBORN and T. LONGMAN in Pater-Noster-Row , J. NOON near Mercers Chapel in Cheapside , T. HATCHETT at the Royal Exchange , S. HARDING in St. Martin's lane , J. STAGG in Westminster-Hall , J. PARKER in Pall-mall , and J. BRINDLEY in New Bond-Street . M.DCC.XXXIII. To the Right Honourable P E T E R Lord K I N G , Baron of Ockham , Lord High Chancellor of Great-Britain. My Lord, I shall make no Apology for addressing the following Sheets to Your Lordship, who lived in a long Intercourse of Friendship with the Author; and, like him, amidst occupations of a different nature, made Religion your voluntary Study; and in all your Enquiries and Actions, have shewn the same inflexible Adherence to Truth and Virtue. I shall always reckon it one of the Advantages of my Relation to Sir Isaac Newton , that it affords me an opportunity of making this publick acknowledgment of the unfeigned Respect of , My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, and most humble Servant, Benj. Smith. CONTENTS. Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel . CHAP. I . Introduction concerning, the Compilers of the Books of the Old Testament. CHAP. II . Of the Prophetic Language. CHAP. III . Of the vision of the Image composed of four Metals. CHAP. IV . Of the vision of the four Beasts. CHAP. V . Of the Kingdoms represented by the feet of the Image composed of iron and clay. CHAP. VI . Of the ten Kingdoms represented by the ten horns of the fourth Beast. CHAP. VII . Of the eleventh horn of Daniel 's fourth Beast. CHAP. VIII . Of the power of the eleventh horn of Daniel 's fourth Beast, to change times and laws. CHAP. IX . Of the Kingdoms represented in Daniel by the Ram and He-Goat. CHAP. X . Of the Prophecy of the Seventy Weeks. CHAP. XI . Of the Times of the Birth and Passion of Christ. CHAP. XII . Of the Prophecy of the Scripture of Truth. CHAP. XIII . Of the King who did according to his will, and magnified himself above every God, and honoured Mahuzzims , and regarded not the desire of women. CHAP. XIV . Of the Mahuzzims , honoured by the King who doth according to his will. Observations upon the Apocalypse of St. John . CHAP. I…