The Prophetic Faith of Our Fathers, vol. 3

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• Illustrations and Charts
• Introduction to Volume III
• Part I - Colonial American and Early National Writers on Prophecy
  • CHAPTER ONE: Prophecy’s Key Place in Colonial American Thought
    • I. Historical Setting for the Great Colonial Venture
    • II. Colonial Consciousness of the Prophetic Scheme
    • III. The New England Writers and Their Writings
    • IV. Archbishop Laud Enforces Papal Rituals on England
    • V. The Clash of Puritanism and Separatism
    • VI. Molded by a Highly Trained Ministry
    • VII. Influence of Racial and Religious Factors
    • VIII. The Power of the Colonial Clergy
    • IX. Transition From British-born to American-born
  • CHAPTER TWO: Earliest Colonial Writings Include Prophecy
    • I. John Cotton-First Puritan Expounder of New World
    • II. Shepard Kingdom to Be Established by Second Advent
    • III. Williams-Prophecies Motivate Quest for Soul Freedom
    • IV. First American Poet Employs Prophetic Symbolism
  • CHAPTER THREE: First Two Systematic Commentaries Appear
    • I. Huit-First Colonial Exposition of Daniel
    • II. Bulkeley—Kingdom Established at Seventh Trump
    • III. Parker—Stone Kingdom to Be Established at Advent
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Physicians, Legislators, and Historians Contribute
    • I. Clarke-Persecution Brings Confession of Prophetic Faith
    • II. Holmes-Prophetic Faith Sealed With Stripes at Boston
    • III. Eliot-Second Advent the Burden of All Discourses
    • IV. Davenport-Advent Truth Buried Under Papal Darkness
    • V. Aspinwall-Echoes Fifth Monarchy Dream
    • VI. Wigglesworth- Day of Deliverance Drawing Nigh
    • VII. Historian Johnson-Rome (he “Seat and Center” of Beast
    • VIII. Norton-Looked for Speedy Second Advent at Resurrection
    • IX. Layman Holyoke-Prophecies Concerning the Papacy
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Laymen, Governors, and Educators Expound
    • I. Layman Hutchinson-2300 Years Not Yet Run Out
    • II. Catechist Vincent-Papal Church Seat of Antichrist
    • III. Hooke-End of Papal 1260 Years Approaching
    • IV. Governor Stoughton-Antichrist to Be Destroyed at Advent
    • V. Samuel Mather-Antichrist’s 1260-Year Reign Among the Ten Kingdoms
    • VI. Harvard President Oakes-Longs for Iron-Age to Expire
    • VII United Testimony of Churches on Antichrist in 1680
    • VIII. Lee—Believed Living Near Beginning of “Happy Time”
  • CHAPTER SIX: Prophetic Terms Permeate Secular Literature
    • I. Publisher Harris-Uses Prophetic Idioms in New England Primer
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: High-Water Mark in Colonial Exposition
    • I. The Mather Dynasty of New England
    • II. President Mather-Most Comprehensive Expounder
    • III. Justice Sewall-First Resurrected Ones Not Touched by Fire
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: Seventeenth-Century Positions and Transitions
    • I. Summary of Predominant Seventeenth-Century Exposition
    • II. The Changing Religious Outlook
    • III. The Groundwork of Religious Liberty
    • IV. Witchcraft Trials Mar the Century
    • V. The Collapse of the Theocratic Experiment
  • CHAPTER NINE: Theologians, Schoolmasters, and Poets Join
    • I. Characteristic Features of Eighteenth Century
    • II. Cotton Mather-All Prophecies Indicate End Nearing
    • III. President Willard-Advent Hope Illuminates Last Days
    • IV. Noyes-Prophecies Basis of Election Sermon
    • V. Governor Dudley-Premillennialist Student of Prophecy
    • VI. Schoolmaster Cheever-Implants Premillennial Faith in Others
    • VII. Sabbatarian Poet Steere Writes of Babylon’s Doom
    • VIII. The “Great Awakening” Moves the Masses
  • CHAPTER TEN: Harvard Lectures on Romanism Inaugurated
    • I. Teacher Flint-Last Judgment Follows Antichrist’s Fall
    • II. Governor Burnet-Makes Terminus of Periods Imminent
    • III. Webb-Falling of Stars Precursor of Advent
    • IV. Prince-Prophecy the Favorite Study of Life
    • V. Increasing Earthquakes Seen Fulfilling Prophecy
    • VI. Justice Dudley-Founds Harvard Lectures on Romanism
    • VII. Cooper-Identifies Papacy as Prophesied Man of Sin
    • VIII. Catholic Complaint of Colonial Protestant Application
    • IX. Revivalist Edwards-Prophecy Unfolds History of Redemption
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: Lisbon Earthquake and the Celestial Signs
    • I. Significance of Lisbon Earthquake Recognized
    • II. Prentice-Lisbon Earthquake Forerunner of End
    • III. Chauncy-Lisbon Earthquake Harbinger of Coming Dissolution
    • IV. Mayhew-Dudleian Lecturer Notes Lisbon Earthquake
    • V. Imrie Reprint-Looks for Great Events About 1794
    • VI. Secular Literature Uses Prophetic Idioms
    • VII. Bellamy-Millennium Begins After Papacy Falls
    • VIII. President Burr-Panorama of Prophecy Nearing Climax
    • IX. Episcopalian Clarke-Ends Periods in Our Day
    • XI. Sherwood-America “Place” of Refuge From Papal Persecution
    • XII. Ultimate Triumph of Religious Liberty
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: Emphasis Upon Turkish Woe Trumpet
    • I. Colonial Isolationism Replaced by Nationalism
    • II. President Langdon-Expounds Papal Period on Year-Day Principle
    • III. Deacon Gatchel-Dark Day Sign of Times
    • IV. Historian Backus-Makes Second Beast Protestant
    • V. Doctor Gale-Student of Prophecy Awaited Near Advent
    • VI. Theologian Hopkins-Places Millennium Before Advent
    • VII. Postmaster Osgood-Commences Sixth Trumpet in 1299
    • VIII. Winchester-Second Advent Follows End of Turkish Woe
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Daystar of Premillennial Hope Reappears
    • I. President Linn-French Revolution Fulfilling Prophecy
    • II. Librarian Winthrop-Terminates 1260 Years With French Revolution
    • III. Spalding-Daystar of Returning Premillennial Hope
    • IV. Lathrop-French Revolution Fulfills Prophesied Earthquake
    • V. Austin-Papal Mother Has Protestant Daughters
    • VI. President Dwight-Stresses Historical View of Antichrist
    • VII. Nineteenth-Century American Expositors Deferred
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Summing Up the Witness for North America
    • I. Last of the Eighteenth-Century Witnesses
    • II. Resume of Eighteenth-Century Prophetic Exposition
    • III. Summary of Early American Prophetic Interpretation
• Part II - Nineteenth Century Old World Advent Awakening
• Acknowledgments
• Bibliography