Mahometanism Unveiled

Original promise to Abraham. Two parts - lineal-social.
Twice renewed in former part. Third renewal-to Hagar
for Ishmael. Enlarged for Isaac in both parts. Two
distinct covenants Bishop Sherlock. Spiritual blessing
peculiar to Isaac. Chief portion of Ishmael— temporal
blessing. Not without spiritual signification-proofs.
Common predictions - corresponding fulfilments. Nature
of proof. Tabular view of promises. As to worldly
prosperity covenants nearly identical. Balance in favour
of Ishmael a great nation. Subject of inquiry-not the
fact but mode of fulfilment. Comparison of prophecy
with events. History of Jews of Arabs. Twelve pa-
triarchs twelve princes. Twelve tribes- twelve na-
tions. Judah- - Jews Messiah. Kedar · Kedarites
Mahomet. Covenant of Isaac-Christianity. Covenant
of Ishmael - Mahometanism. Appropriate characters of
promises and accomplishments. Two promises to Abra-
hamconfounded by Jews. Temporal blessing-ap-
plication of to Jews to ancient Arabs. Appearance of
Mahomet -clears the two promises - completes the ana-
logous fulfilments. Nations of earth adopted into fami-
lies of Isaac and Ishmael. Mahometanism compared with
Christianity with Judaism. Correspondence and con-
trast of systems equally important. Existence of two-fold
promise a pledge of twofold accomplishment. Covenant
of Isaac fulfilled manner of fulfilment known its ful-
filment an assurance that Ishmael's will be accomplished
in like manner. Anticipations met - by history of Israel-
ites and Ishmaelites - of Jews and Saracens sustained
by intermediate prophecies — realized in Christianity and
Mahometanism.

SECTION II.-— Pages 162–209.

PROPHETICAL ANTICIPATIONS OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS
OF MAHOMETANISM; AND PROPHETICAL PARALLEL BE-
TWEEN MAHOMETANISM AND CHRISTIANITY.

Covenants of Old and New Testaments allegorized by cove-
nants of Ishmael and Isaac. Child of spirit—child of flesh.
Religion of peace- religion of persecution. Creed
sprung from Ishmael superior to all other false creeds.
In this view a blessing. The only false creed foretold by
prophecy. Book of Daniel-history of God's world-of
God's church. Western church --Eastern church. Ana-
logy of Scripture. Corresponding predictions in Daniel
and Apocalypse. Two little horns-two beasts. Papacy
Mahometanism. No other power so answering de-
scription. Broad view recommended. Prophecy and
Providence reciprocal interpreters. Little horn of he-
goat. Various applications of. Applied to Mahometan-
ism. Harmony of vision and interpretation. Theatre of
the prophecy at large. Great horn broken. Four notable
horns unbroken. Little horn comes out of one of them.
Agreements of Mahometanism with little horn - -a king—
understanding dark sentences. Spiritual tyranny indi-
cated. Host of heaven cast down by horn- by Maho-
metanism. An host given to horn against daily sacrifice

explained from Mahometan apostasy. Described by
Saint John under same type. Terms of Jewish ritual
denote Christian Church -more properly than Jewish-
Bishop Newton. Symbol of horn appropriated to Maho-
metanism. Dan. xi. xii. a commentary on Dan. viii.
Interpreted of Mahometanism by Sir Isaac Newton-
Bishop Newton. Text must have same sense as comment.
Periods of Daniel identified with those of St. John. Final
object of these related prophecies.