Truth Advanced IN THE CORRECTION John OF MANY Home 1725 Gro's & hurtful Errors; Wherein is occafionally opened & explained many great and peculiar Myfteries and Doctrines of the Christian Religion. By George Keith. Whereunto is added, A Chronological Treatife of the fov ral Age of the WORLD: Showing the Intervals Time & Efects of the Seven Churches Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and feven Vi, ca die even Plagues, and the various dreadful Effects that are like to enfeat pouring forth of each of th.m, which is er hond. Together with an Account of the Time of the Churches goin into the Wilderness, her Return, ful Reito ation, and Unite fpreading ofth: glorious Gospel into all N rións of the Enton A. allo, the time of the Perfonal Anti-chrift his Reign and lat Pr'ecution; With the Time of the Prophec, ing, Kulig and Bung again of the two Witneff. And Laftly Concerning the Thoulard Years Riga If the Sai ts with Chrift yert com, and time of begining ER KO by way of Ellay and Hypothesis.. Pined in the Tears 1 694 5430 60 1. 6 living in mortal Bodies, but which shall be outwardly conspicuous to men univerfally in the vilible Effects of it; for even all that part of Mankind that fhall not be converted to be Saints, fhall be under the Government of Christ and his Saints, fo far, that though they shali not have true Love to Chrift and his Saints in their unconverted itate, yet a fear and awe shall take hold of them, that they fháll be fubject to the Saints, even to these that fhall live in mortal Bodies, and fall ferve and obey them as Servants or Slaves obey their Masters, to which that place of Scripture doth feem to relate, Ifa. 61.5. And strangers shall Stand and feed your Flocks, and the Sons of the Alien fhall be your Plowmen and Fine-Dressers; vers. 6. But ye shall be named the Priefts of the Lord, Men fhall call you the Minifters of our God; ye shall eat the Riches of the Gentiles, and in their Glory fhall you boaft your felves; and compare with this a. 23.15. And st Jhull come to paß in the day, that Tyre shall be forgotten 70 Years, according to the days of one King, viz. even as the (Church of God fuffered Spoil, Devastation and Cap.ivity 70 Years under the King of Babylon, fo fhall the talfe nuvch ailegorically fignified by Tyrus or Thur, whofe Numerical Letters in Hebrew contain 666 (as on the Magen) the Number of the Beast (as Laternus doth in Greek) fuffer 70 Years Captivity, Devastation and Spoil, not by true Christians, but others; and in that ime of 70 Years, the true Chriftians fhall have great Peace, and the true Chuch greatly flourish and spread into many Nations, and Trush mall greatly prevail, and many shall rejoyce of all forts to hear the sound of it, and molt especially Heathens and Gentiles, who have been defied with the Idolatry, Superstition and Hypocrilie of falfe Christians. And doing this time of 70 Years, the feven Vials are like to be pured for th (a owing to cach Vial about the Time of ten Years) upon the falic Church & Apoftate Chriftians, which is like to begin about the Year from Chrifts Refurrection (according to the best Chronological Account I can make) 1666. and is from the time of his Birth about the Year 1700. to wit, the beginning of the laid 70 Years, when the seven Vials or lait Plagues are like to begin to be poured out upon Babylon or Tyrus, i. e. the falfe Church, and especially the Papacy, wherein God hath a People that he will call out of her, and who will answer the Call of God; the which Chronological true Account differs from the vulgar Account in fome Years,which the Reader is to oblerve, for the Time haftenth wherein these things will begin to be fullfilled, 200 666 No. 4. Keith, Truth Advanced, 1694. Page showing Hebrew type. as The tract is by George Keith, who was well acquainted with the Hebrew tongue. As there was no font with the Hebraic characters in the province the type was probably specially cut by Bradford for the volume. Some bibliographers, including the late Charles R. Hildeburn and Mr. Wilberforce Eames, are of the opinion that this book was printed by Bradford in New York, immediately after his departure from Philadelphia. 4. KEITH, GEORGE, TRUTH ADVANCED, 1694. Truth Advanced | in the | the Correction of many | Gross & hurtful Errors; | Wherein is occasionally opened & explained many great and peculiar Mysteries and Doctrines of the Christian Religion. [ By George Keith. | Whereunto is added, | A Chronological Treatise of the several Ages of the World: Showing the Intervals Time & Effects of the Seven Churches Seven Seals, Seven Trumpets, and seven Vials, called, The Seven | Plagues, and the various dreadful Effects that are like to ensue at the pouring forth of each of them, which is near at hand. | Together with an Account of the Time of the Churches going into the Wilderness, her Return, full Restoration, and United | spreading of the glorious Gospel into all Nations of the Earth. As also, the time of the Personal Anti-Christ his Reign and last | Persecution; With the Time of the Prophecying Killing and Rising | again of the two Witnesses. And Lastly, Concerning the Thousand Years Reign of the Saints with Christ yet to come, and time of beginning yet to come, offered | by way of Essay and Hypothesis. Printed in the Year 1694. [New York: William Bradford] Collation: 4to, pp. 1-10; 1-84; 1-32. Copies located: AAS; HSP; HEH; ASWR. One of the earliest books printed in New York and the first volume issued in that province to contain words printed in Hebrew characters (see pages 35 and 154). The volume is by George Keith (see note to preceding item). 5. JAMESON, WILLIAM, A REMEMBRANCE OF FORMER TIMES, 1697. A Remembrance of Former Times | for this Generation; | and | Our Degeneracy Lamented. | The First Part. | [Quotations from Jeremiah 9 lines] By W. J. Esq. | Boston, N. E. Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen, for | Duncan Campbel, at his Shop over-against the Old- | Meeting-House. 1697. Collation: 12°, p. (1) Title, p. (2) blank, pp. (3)-32 Text. The second part begins at p. 19. Copy located: AAS. 6. SEWALL, SAMUEL, PHÆNOMENA QUÆDAM APOCALYPTICA, 1697. Phænomena quædam | Apocalyptica | Ad Aspectum Novi Orbis configurata. | Or, some few Lines towards a description of the New Heaven, As it makes to those who stand upon the New Earth. | By Samuel Sewall, sometime Fellow of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge in New-England. | [One line from Psal. xlv. 10; one line from Isai. xi. 14; two lines, Acts 1. 6-8; one line from Spanish Bible; two lines, Luke, xv. 24, 32, and five lines Latin.]]| Massachuset; | Boston, Printed by Bartholomew Green, and John Allen, and are to be sold by Richard Wilkins 1697. Collation: 4to., pp. (8), 1-60. Copies located: AAS; BPL; NYPL; HEH. 7. MATHER, COTTON, THE FAITH OF THE FATHERS, 1699. The Faith of the Fathers. | Or, the Articles of the True Religion, all of them exhibited in the express Words of the Old Testament. | Partly, | to confirm those who do profess that Religion of God, and His Messiah. | But chiefly, | to engage the Jewish Nation, unto the Religion of their Patriarchs; and, bring down the Hearts of the Fathers into | the Children, and the Disobedient unto the Wisdom of the Just; and so, to make ready | a People prepared for the Lord | By Cotton Mather. | Beginning at Moses, and all the | Prophets, He expounded unto them, | in all the Scriptures, the Things concerning, The Christ. | Boston in New-England. | Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen. 1699. | Collation: 8vo, pp. 1-24. Copies located: MHS; BPL; HEH. 8. WILLARD, SAMUEL, THE FOUNTAIN OPENED, 1700. The Fountain opened: or, the great Gospel Priviledge of having Christ exhibited to sinfull Men, wherein also is proved The Faith of the Fathers. OR, The Articles of the True RELIGION, All of them Exhibited Did Teftament. Partly To Confirm thofe who do profefs that RELI GIÓN of God, and His MESSIAH. But Chiefly, To Engage the JEWISH NATION, unto the RELIGION of their Patriarchs ; And, Bring down the Hearts of the Fathers into the Children, and the Difobedient unto the Wisdom of the Fust; and fo, To make Ready a People prepared for the Lord. By COTTON MATHER. Beginning at Moles, and all the Prophets, e Expounded unto them, in all the Scriptures, the Things cons cerning, THE CHRIST. BOSTON in NEW-ENGLAND. Printed by B. Green, and J. Allen. 1699. |