_The Birth of the new Heavens and the new Earth, from the second Chaos, or the Remains of the old World. The Form, Order, and Qualities of the new Earth, according to Reason and Scripture_ ... 191 CHAP. III. _Concerning the Inhabitants of the new Earth. That natural Reason cannot determine this Point. That, according to Scripture, the Sons of the first Resurrection, or the Heirs of the Millennium, are to be the Inhabitants of the new Earth: The Testimony of the Philosophers, and of the Christian Fathers, for the Renovation of the World. The first Proposition laid down_ ... 201 CHAP. IV. _The Proof of a Millennium, or of a blessed Age to come, from Scripture. A View of the Apocalypse, and of the Prophecies of Daniel, in reference to this Kingdom of Christ, and of his Saints_ ... 213 CHAP. V. _A View of other Places of Scripture, concerning the Millennium, or future Kingdom of Christ. In what Sense all the Prophets have born Testimony concerning it_ ... 229 CHAP. VI. _The Sense and Testimony of the Primitive Church, concerning the Millennium, or future Kingdom of Christ; from the Times of the Apostles, to the Nicene Council. The second Proposition laid down, when, by what Means, and for what Reasons, that Doctrine was afterwards neglected or discountenanc’d_ ... 246 CHAP. VII. _The true State of the Millennium, according to Characters taken from Scripture. Some Mistakes concerning it rectified_ ... 260 CHAP. VIII. _The third Proposition laid down, concerning the Time and Place of the Millennium. Several Arguments us’d to prove, that it cannot be till after the Conflagration; and that the new Heavens and new Earth, are the true Seat of the blessed Millennium_ ... 269 CHAP. IX. _The chief Employment of the Millennium DEVOTION and CONTEMPLATION_ ... 287 CHAP. X. _Objections against the Millennium answer’d. With some Conjectures concerning the State of Things after the Millennium: And what will be the final Consummation of this World_ ... 305 THE THEORY OF THE EARTH. BOOK III. Concerning the CONFLAGRATION. CHAP. I. The INTRODUCTION: _With the Contents and Order of this Work._ Seeing Providence hath planted in all Men a natural Desire and Curiosity of knowing Things to come; and such Things especially, as concern our particular Happiness, or the general Fate of Mankind; This Treatise may, in both respects, hope for a favourable Reception amongst inquisitive Persons; seeing the Design of it is, to give an Account of the greatest Revolutions of Nature that are expected in future Ages: and in the first Place, of the _Conflagration of the World_. In which universal Calamity, when all Nature suffers, every Man’s particular Concern must needs be involved.