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Very few prophecies till Noah; p. 5. Noah's drunken-

nefs, and the behaviour of his fons thereupon; p. 6.

In confequence of their different behaviour he was

enabled to foretel the different fortunes of their fami-

lies; p. 7. The prophecy; p. 7.
Not to be under-

ftood of particular perfons, but of whole nations; p. 8.

The curfe upon Canaan, a curfe upon the Canaanites

for their wickedness; p. 8, The wickedness of the

Canaanites very great; p. 9. The curfe particularly

implies the fubjection of the defcendents of Canaan to

the defcendents of Shem and Japheth; p. 10, 11.

The completion of this fhown from the time of Jofhua

to this day; p. 11. A different reading propofed of

Ham the father of Canaan inftead of Canaan; p. 12,

13. The curfe in this larger fenfe alfo fhown to be

fulfilled from the earliest times to the prefent; p: 13,

14. The promise to Shem of the Lord being his God,

how fulfilled; p. 14. The promife of inlargement to

Japheth, an allufion to his name; p. 15. How ful-

filled both in former and later times; p. 16. The

following claufe, and he fhall dwell in the tents of

Shem, capable of two fenfes, and in both punctually

fulfilled; p. 16, 17. Conclufion; p. 17. A miftake

of Mr. Mede corrected; p. 18. Lord Bolingbroke

cenfured for his indecent reflections on this prophecy ;

p. 18, 19. His ignorance about the Codex Alexan-

drinus; p. 19. His blunder about the Roman hifto-

rians; p. 19. His fneer about believers refuted; p. 20.

Condemned by himfelf; p. 20. Had great talents,

but mifapplied them; p. 21.

DISSERTATION II.

DISSERTATION III.

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