Dissertations on the Prophecies

Of the fieges of their cities; p. 104, 105. Of their
diftrefs and famin in the fieges; p. 105, 106. Of
women eating their own children; p. 105, 106. Of
their great calamities and flaughters; p. 107. Of
their being carried into Egypt, and fold for flaves at a
low price; p. 107, 108. Of their being plucked from
off their own land; p. 108, 109.
Öf their being
difperfed into all nations; p. 110. Of their ftill fub-
fifting as a diftinct people; p. 110. Of their finding
no reft; p. 110, 111. Of their being oppreffed and
fpoiled; 111. Of their children taken from them;
Of their madness and defperation; p. 11%,
13. Of their ferving other gods; p. 113, 114. Of

their becoming a proverb, and a by-word; p. 114.

Of the long continuance of their plagues; p. 114,

115. Conclufion; p. 115.

p. 112.

DISSERTATION VIII.

PROPHECIES OF OTHER PROPHETS, CONCERNING THE

JEWS.

p. 115-141.

Other prophecies relative to the present state of the
Jews; p. 115. I. The prophecies concerning the
reftoration of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin,
and the diffolution of the ten tribes; p. 116-124.

The restoration of the two tribes foretold to be after
70 years; p. 116. Fulfilled at three periods; p. 116,
117. The ten tribes to ceafe from being a people
within 65 years; p. 117. The prophecy how ful-
filled; p. 118, 119. What is become of them fince,
and where are they at prefent; p. 119, 120. Vain
conjectures of the Jews thereupon; p. 120. Not all
returned with the two tribes; p. 121. Not all fwal-
lowed up and loft among the heathen nations; p. 122.
Whether they remained, or whether they returned,
they ceafed from being a diftinct people, and were all
comprehended under the name of Jews; p. 122, 123.
The reafon of this diftinction between the two tribes
and the ten tribes; p. 123, 124. II. The preferva-
tion of the Jews, and the deftruction of their ene-
mies; p. 124-127. The prefervation of the Jews
one of the moft illuftrious acts of divine providence;
p. 124, 125. Nor lefs the providence of God in the
deftruction of their enemies; p. 125, 126. Not only
nations but fingle perfons; p. 126. III. The defo-
lation of Judea another memorable inftance of the
truth of prophecy; p. 127-132. Foretold by the
prophets; p. 127, 128. The prefent ftate of Judea
anfwerable to the prophecies; p. 128. No objection
from hence to its having been a land flowing with
milk and honey; p. 128. The ancients, Heathens
as well as Jews, teftify it to have been a good land;
p. 128. Mr. Maundrell's account of its prefent state;
p. 129, 130. Dr. Shaw's; p. 131, 132. IV. The
prophecies of the infidelity and reprobation of the
Jews, how fulfilled; p. 132-134. V. Of the calling
and obedience of the Gentiles; p. 135, 136. This
revolution effected by incompetent perfons, and in a
fhort time; p. 136, 137. The prophecies concern-
ing the Jews and Gentiles have not yet received their
entire completion; p. 137, 138. What hath been
accomplished a fufficient pledge of what is to come;
p. 138.
Conclufion diffuading all perfecution, and
recommending humanity and charity to the Jews;
.p. 139-141.