The preservation of the Jews is really one of the most signal and illustrious acts of divine Providence... and what but a supernatural power could have preserved them in such a manner as none other nation upon earth hath been preserved. Nor is the providence of God less remarkable in the destruction of their enemies, than in their preservation... We see that the great empires, which in their turn subdued and oppressed the people of God, are all come to ruin... And if such hath been the fatal end of the enemies and oppressors of the Jews, let it serve as a warning to all those, who at any time or upon any occasion are for raising a clamor and persecution against them.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Newton
Are you sure you want to go there? He also wrote this in 1754:
"…none of our Saviour's prophecies are more remarkable than those relating to the destruction of Jerusalem, as none are more proper and pertinent to the design of these discourses: and we will consider them as they lie in the twenty-fourth chapter of St. Matthew
Isn't the 24th Chapter of St Matthew supposed to be predicting some sort of futurist event?
On second thought, maybe you should read his work. You might learn something new.
Was he a late-dater? LOL!
Philip