To the Chriftian Reader. Hriftian Reader, Thou haft here prefented to thy view, a taste of the ordinary Weeke-daics exercise, of that Reverend man, taken from his owne mouth, whose Pen would have more fully anfwered thy greateft expectations, could his time (drunke up with continuall waighty, and various imploy ments) afforded him more liberty and leisure, to have fyled over his owne notions: It is ho ped they may be of great ufe unto thee, and the rather, because of the excellency and seasonableneffe of the Subject, to erect thy hopes, and to put an edge upon thy Prayers, and defires, for the more fpedier bringing forth of those great workes, which this and the following Ageare to produce. The good that may accrue to thy felfe, and the common caufe, produ ced this. Worke into the light; which was not A 2 inten intended, when firft delivered, for any more publike use, then of his owne private Auditorie. Now the Father of lights, and God of all grace, fill our hearts with the life and power of faith and zeale, to pray for, long for, fpeed, and waite for the most defired ruine, and spee dy begunne-downefall of that moft curfed Kingdome of Antichrift, according to the fcope and drift of that Prophefie, expreffed in the powring out of thele Seven Vials. Viall I. The powring out of the SEVEN VIALS: AN OR EXPOSITION, with an Application,of the 16th REVELATION 16.1.2. And I heard a great voyce out of the Temple, faying to the Seven Angels, Goe your wayes, and poure out the Vials of thewrath of God upon the earth. And the first went and poured out his viall upon the Earth andthere fell a noy fome, and grievous fore upon the men which had the Marke of the Beast, and upon thems which Worshipped the Image. Ou have heard in the former Chapter, of the Prepa ration of the Seven Angels, to poure out the feven laft Plagues of God upon the Antichriftias State In this Chapter, you read a large Defcription of their Execution of that worke, which is, First, Commanded, verfe 1. Secondly, |