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OBSERVATIONS UPON THE PROPHECIES OF _DANIEL_, AND THE APOCALYPSE OF St. _JOHN_.

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In Two PARTS.

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By Sir _ISAAC NEWTON_.

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_LONDON,_

Printed by J. DARBY and T. BROWNE in _Bartholomew-Close._

And Sold by J. ROBERTS in _Warwick-lane_, J. TONSON in the _Strand_, W. INNYS and R. MANBY at the West End of St. _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.

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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.

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CONTENTS.

PART I.

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.

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