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Title: Observations upon the Prophecies of Daniel, and the Apocalypse of St. John

Author: Isaac Newton

Release Date: October 15, 2005 [EBook #16878]

Language: English

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

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In Two PARTS.

* * * * *

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.

Observ