Dan. 11.45 12 and will also bind Satan and shut him up in the bottomless pit for 1000 years taking away out of Christs Kingdom the evils brought into the world by sin viz. the Curse the Enmity Bondage and Corruption with all that offends Mat. 13.41 at the making of the New Heavens and the New Earth for his Saints and Angels then at those times of Restitution of all things Rev. 21.5 as is manifest by Scripture to be done then for Christ personally with his Saints as in our Restit largly is manifest for Christ might as easily have put down Satan from being any longer the God of this present evil world and Prince by Usurpation of the power of the Air when he wrought his spiritual conquest over him and all the powers of Darkness Col. 2.15 at his first comeing as soon as he had reconciled the Saints to God by the blood of his Cross had not the Father most wisely and holily for his own great glory and his Sons and his said Saints great glory and happiness in that world wherein they had suffered before set down the order and time for the carrying on of that his great Design in the world for the said Reign of Christ with his Saints as the greatest thing as was said then to be obtained and enjoyed in that world to come by Christ and all his said suffering Saints together who having before there suffered with him should also then reign with him 2 Tim. 2.12 as he set forth in that book with 7 Seals given so gloriously to the Lamb Rev. 5. to open and execute as the Fathers Commissioner in their due order and time until about the end of 1700 years from Christs Birth But that then he should be his King upon his holy Hill of Sion sitting on the Throne of his Father David as he had promised and not until that time c. But 2. The Spirit of God manifests that in his first said gracious Declaration Gen. 3.15 was also contained the restoring of the Dominion over the Creatures which includes the Kingdom of Christ Rev. 20. and all that belongs to it in the two following chap. as being the positive end and purpose of Christs first undertaking of that his said great work of Redemption to be fulfilled at the time of the Restitution of all things and then to be personally enjoyed by himself and his Saints when God will wonderfully make all things new for them Rev. 21.5 when the suffering Saints fulness shall be then come in and that same Lambs Wife hath made her self ready as Rev. 19.7 And in that sense he evidently explains Psal 4.6 7. by Heb. 2.6 7 8. shewing the Son of Man there unto whom all things shall be surely at last subjected to be Christ the second Adam not the first Adam who was not the Son of any man but only the Son of God by Creation Luke 3. ult and teacheth that under the feet of Christ the second Adam all things were to be put in subjection again at the said time as was by God fore-determined and appointed though we do not yet see all things subject to him viz. in the present state of things as the Apostle speaks v. 8. although for the suffering of Death God had before Crowned him with glory and honour upon his becomeing lower than the Angels for a little time whilst he by his death had wrought reconciliation for his said Saints But as to the restoring of the said lost Dominion by the first Adams Fall which is also still usurped by Satans continuing the Prince of the power of the Air and by his wicked retinue of evil men Devils that will not be fulfilled until the beginning of Christs great day of Judgment when all his said Foes will be made his footstool and when the Kingdoms of the world shall actually become the Kingdoms of God and of his Christ and when he shall personally possess them as being then given to him for his actual possession of them Ps 2 8. 2. The first Mercy to Shems Race the Jews Gen. 9.26 having then present interest in Gods favour tended as Baalam prophetically spake to point out the lineage of Christ who when he had reconciled his Saints by the blood of his Cross at his first comeing should at his second comeing be such Gods King at that same time whose Scepter was to arise out of Israel as Numb 24.17 which v 19. is particularly applyed to Christ then out of Jacob said he shall come he that shall have Dominion mainly that in the said 1000 year carryed on after by all the Prophets Gospels and all the Apostles Writings and most Divinely so explained by Christ in the Revelation Hence also saith the Prophet Isa ch 55.3 That the spiritual Seed of that Divine Seed of the Woman Christ shall with him have those sure mercies of David that is by all the said Scripture explication c. they all most certainly shall then reign with him personally in his said Kingdom which is the very meaning of Gods making David a sure House so that his House Throne and Kingdom shall continue for ever to the worlds end 2 Sam. 7. viz. in Christ his Divine Seed as also in many other Scriptures though in respect of Davids natural Race it was not so as he speaks 2 Sam. 23.5 yet as a type for a long time his natural Race also prospered into a Kingdom as Ezekiel 16.13 4. As all Promises to Abraham and his whole Seed were chiefly to and by that his one Divine Seed Christ as Gal. 3. so also more especially to all his spiritual Seed then See their many distinctions Resurrect p. 10 11. and likewise to Isaac Jacob and David and to all their Spiritual Seed at the same time and though the natural race of them all had for a time in Canaan a Typical Conditional Temporal Changable interest which by sin they all successively lost Mich. 2.10 yet Abraham Isaac and Jacob looked for that City and heavenly Countrey a far off viz. of a heavenly nature whose Maker and Builder is God Heb. 11.16.40 for themselves and all their spiritual Seed at the first Resurrection as by our paper of the Jews Conversion is largely evident pag. 5 6. Jacob also Prophesied of Judah's Dominion Gen. 49. which was the Type of Christs who was to descend from Judah who is therefore in that state stiled the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Rev. 5. which Dominion of his and his Saints shall not be forfeited nor pass to other people as Daniel speaks when he shall cease to sit on his Fathers Throne and come to sit on his own Throne in the said 1000 years with his Saints Rev. 3.21 as the Son of David for ever viz. while the world remains 2 Sam. 7. When will really be the sure Mercies of David as was said for himself and all his spiritual Seed which are so many wayes distinguished from the natural as ought to be well
Context of ch 8. and by many other reasons in our Summary of Daniel p. 6 7. 2. Because the experience of that threefold Overturning of David's Kingdom Ezek. 21.26 27. until he come whose right it is and which God hath there promised to give him then are almost compleated by experimental fulfilling as we shewed Introduction pag. 9 10. which very probably will be fulfilled at the same period 3. It consists of two evident parts very admirably concurring with the joynt times of Daniel and the Revelation viz. Of the first part of 600 years from the Captivity of Babylon in the beginning of the fourth year of Jehojakim and the first of Nebuchadnezzar Anno Mundi 3398. about three years before 3400. which therefore will be out so much before Christs Birth at 4000. as Bishop Vsher Computes it when 37 years more ended Daniels Weeks from whence also are reckoned 1700 years of Revelation Prophesie to Christs said appearance at the Destruction of the last or Roman Monarchy Rev. 17.10 of both Ezekiels Gog and Magog at the same time ch 39.6 7 8. which two numbers make up the 2300. Dan. 8. of the latter number more afterwards 2. Again it is also manifest to be the measure of both the other mystical numbers in Dan. 9. and Dan. 12.12 in connexion with the Revelation Numbers reaching to the same period all being the dictates of the Eternal All-knowing All-working Lord the Spirit whose Epochaes being many hundred years distant yet exactly agree in the same Period the same glorious Divine evidence of Truth being carryed on by them all both of the Jews deliverance and the Enemies said Ruine at Christs appearance as was said 1. Of the 70 Weeks Dan. 9. or 490 years from the 20th of Artaxerxes Longiomanus Neh. 2.1 An. Mund. 3550. at the execution of the Decree for Building the City Jerusalem until the three years and an half ending Daniels last Week An Dom. 37. after Christs Birth in the middle of which last Week Christ hy his Death put an end to Transgression c. and by his Resurrection brought in everlasting Righteousness and at his Ascention triumphed gloriously over the spiritual Principalities and Powers Coll. 2.15 when also began the Kingdom of the Stone Dan. 2.44 for that 1666 years to his Descending again in that interim to break and consume the Dragon and the Beast until about the end of 1700 years from Christs Birth when it will become the Kingdom of the Mountain filling the whole Earth at Christs second comeing And 2. For that Divine Mark or Discovery of taking away Sacrifice ultimately given to Daniel by the same Lord the Spirit above 800 years before it came to pass when his 1335 years ch 12 12. should reach to the said blessed times which was eventually manifest by Gods Wonder-working Providence and Power about An. Dom. 365. against the provoking Abominations of Julian the Apostate Emperour who not only in opposition to Jesus Christ set up many Heathen Idolatries but incouraged the Jews to build their Temple for Sacrifice granting allowance for the same out of the publick Treasury But when they had layed Foundations for the Temple and multitudes came to see the Workmens proceedings as many Historians relate Gods wrath was manifest against them by Fire and Earthquakes and the like terrible appearances thereof killing many Workmen Amianus Marcel Socrat. Zozamen Theodoret c. with such as came to see the same burn'd their very Tools or melted them and cast out the very stones layed in the ground for Foundations occasioning Cyrill then Bishop there to say Now is fulfilled our Saviours Prediction One stone shall not be left upon another that shall not be thrown down c. From which time we read no more of the Jews publick Sacrificing and that time wonderfully fits the said Mark for 1335. being added to 365. make up likewise 1300. to the said blessed time c. Whereunto 4. We may annex those 45 years of the Jews last troublous times Dan. 12.1 from the 1290. years in v. 11. unto 1335. in v 12. when the blessed times begin the former said 365. years till Julian being added to them which so together make up as was said 1700 years from Christs Birth to his second comeing which we observed in our late Address to the Kings Majesty to be now a special Alarm to this World In these words Of the neer approach of whose said comeing I conceive the world of late years hath been sufficiently alarm'd by the Jews attempt in that season to seek their promised Land 45 years before that his second comeing as appears from Dan. 12.11 12. and as is very observable in that type thereof Joshua ch 14 7.10 in that so very apt decyphering of our Jesus now which whatever others think of it I have much pondered since in my heart from Gods former like mysterious proce dings when he is about to do great things in the world and of which I now understand an useful book is written c. 5. The Beasts Date of 42 moneths with the Sack-cloth Witnesses 1260. years and the Womans time times and half a time being all contemporaries now ready almost to expire as in Restit p. 57 58. p. 74 75. not long before the VVhores Burning Rev 18. which must precede the utter destruction of the man of Sin at Christs said appearance 2 Thes 2.8 at Gods sure number of 1666. counted as appears by his own Divine wisdom of Daniels said numbers and St. Pauls Doctrine from Christs ascending to his descending with Clouds about 20 years hence as before 6. The Turks day hour moneth and year viz. 396. years Rev. 9.11 being the sixth Trumpet or second VVoe beginning about An. Dom. 1300. or little after in the Ottaman Family whose said 396 years will be compleated about the same time as in Restit pag. 74. 7. The probable proceedings of the Vials under the said sixth Trumpet to prepare for the ruine of the Beast about the end of the sixth Vial when Ezekiels said Gog and Magog viz. Turk and Pope are like to perish neer in time together 8. The Table of the bad times Rev. 11. to verse 15. referring to both Revelation Schemes of the Civil and Ecclesiastical state of Rome as in our short Scheme of the whole Revelation is manifest for about 1700 years from Christs Birth or three years before c. 1. Of the Civil state to the Red Dragons casting down to the earth by Constantine the great about An. Dom. 320. and that other viz. the Christian Emperours for a short space Rev. 17.10 for about 100 years after and then the Inroades of the Barbarous Nations upon the VVestern Empire in the four first Trumpets breaking the Empire to prepare for the ten Kings to follow who should give their power to the Beast Rev. 17 1â— dissolving the Senate sacking and burning the City and plucking the last Emperour Augustulus as it is storyed out of his Throne which
Dowry 5. As the Kingdoms of the world become then actually his Rev. 11.15 so they shall then Reign with him personally chap. 20.4 6. 6. He as the great God brings his rewards with him at his glorious appearance Rev. 22.12 They as the persons then brought to be rewarded which by their Resurrection become capable to receive all the happiness promised in that glorious state 2. Why he believeth the times thereof will be about 20 years hence from An. 76. or by loss of 4 years 80 in a latitude 1. Because all Prophesie until that time and state appears to be almost fulfilled 1. Daniels great Calender of the Jews Captivity and the Gentile four Monarchies of 2300 years will about that time be expired 2. The three Overturnings of Davids Kingdom until Christs be given to him Ezek. 21.26 27. appears almost fulfilled 3. The 600 years from the fourth of Jehojakim begun first of Nebuchadnezzar to Christs Birth at 4000 and from thence 1700 years of Revelation Prophesie to Christs second comeing as the two integral parts thereof clearly make up the 2300 years both which are many wayes proved 4. Both Daniels other Numbers of the 70 weeks Dan. 9. and the taking away Sacrifice ch 12.12 when from 365 of Christ Daniels â—335 should reach to the said blessed times and state of the Jews both which in connexion with Revelation Numbers end at the same period of Christs appearance with the said 2300 years Dan. 8. 5. The Jews seeking their Land 45 years before from 1290. Dan. 12.11 to the said 1335 of the blessed times of which a book was formerly remarkably written c. 6. From the Beasts treading the true Church under foot 42 months with the Witnesses the said Womans Wilderness state all almost out 7. From the Turks 396 years Rev 9.11 c. from about 1300 to end with the Beasts last Ruine Ezek. 39.8 at Christs appearance Dan. 11.45 12.1 2. 8. From the probable proceedings of the Vials under the sixth Trumpet to the sixth Vial c. in the end of the which will be the Armageddon Battle and Beasts Ruine Rev. 19.11 c. 9. Frâ—m the Table of the bad times Rev. 11.1 to 15. 1. As applicabâ—e to the Saints sufferings under the four first Seals and the Ruine of the Roman Civil State thereupon by the blasts of the six first Trumpets 2. As applicable to the Ecclesiastical state both as to the Regular times measured v. 1. and the Beasts 42 months cast out which the Vials under the sixth Trumpet consume by degrees until his last Ruine at Christs second comeing soon after the burning of the Whore of Babylon as appears from Rev. 18 19 ch besides many other signes of these last times more ordinarily now observable in sundry particulars to be expressed in the said Appendix As Iniquity abounding Charity coâ—d St. Peters Atheistical Scoffers at Religion open Prophaness and the unclean Spirits Prevalency so to carry on his two-fold Antichristianism formerly in Doctrinals 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the lattâ—r times 1 Tim. 4.1 c. more lately in Formalities 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the last dayes 2 Tim. 3.1 to vers 10. CHRIST'S Divine Revelation Key in the four last Chapters may aptly be Decyphered in these four Respects Viz. 1. In the Handle of it setting forth his Mercy then to Jews Gentiles at his 2d Comeing for saith the Spirit Behold he Cometh with Clouds and every Eye shall see him and they also which Pierced him and all Kindreds of the Earth shall Wail because of him Even so Amen Rev. 1.7 The Seven Asian Churches have their several Promises to be Fulfilled to every Overcomer at the first Resurrection 1. For Ephesus to Eat of the Tree of Life in the midd'st of the Paradise of God Chap. 2. vers 5. 2. Smyrna for she shall not be hurt of the Second Death v. 11. 3. â—ergamus shall Eat of the hidden Manna vers 17. 4. Thyatira shall have Power over the Nations v. 26. and give him the Morning-star verse 28. 5. Sardis shall be cloathed in white I will confess his name before my Father c. 3. 5. 6. Philadelphia I will make him a Piller in the House of God and he shall have a new Name v. 12 7. Laodicea shall sit with Christ on his Throne v. 21. 2. The long Stail thereof passeth through 1700. Years of Suffering Times by Promises and Encouragements to ch 20. In the Seal-Prophesie ch 6. 1. The 144000 Sealed in the East ch 7. and innumerable others all to he rewarded in the 1000 years v. 15 16 17. 2. Those killed under the Dragon until 320 years ended with their Brethren fellow Servants after to be killed under the Beast in his 42 Moneths until the said 1000 years but both to be rewarded together at the first Resurrection Resur p. 36. c. 20. v. 4 6. In the Book-Prophesie ch 10. 1. Quickly after the Rising and Ascending of the two last finishing Witnesses the 7th Angel sounds when the Kingdoms of the World become Christs actually Rev 11.15 2. In the time of the Vials ch 15. the Victors over the Beast stand on a Sea of Glass sing the Song of Moses in Triumph over their Enemies v. 2 3. and all such Overcomers shall rejoyce at the Whores Desolation c. 18.20 All sorts of Saints shall then sing aloud their many Halelujah's shall soon after the ruine of the Beast c. 19.1 2 3 4 v. 11 20. Reign with Christ ch 20.4 at the end of 1700 Years See Arg. 7. 3. The Substance of the same Key in 8 Particulars wherein Predictions Revelations fitly suit each to other 1. Judgment against Enemies 2. A Paradise for Saints 3. Fruitfulness proper to that time 4. Lines of Holy Seed or the New Jerusalem State 5. Nations saved walk in her Light 6. New Heavens New Earth for both 7. Christs Kingdom for both of them in their own states 8. The first are raised for it the second obtain by Promise Such Mercies Couched before in Gods Word Christ hath thus Divinely displayed See the Picture of our Key page 63. of Resur Behold I come quickly c. v. 22 Surely I come quickly even so come L. Jesus c. 22. 20. Behold I come quickly c. v. 12 4. The Curious Work in the said Key may be seen in these 3 things viz. 1. The Spirit of God ch 19. 9. speaking of the Beasts Ruine as fore told Daniel 7. saith only these are the true sayings of God but of Promises and Covenants ch 2. 5. and 22. 6. he saith wice these Sayings are Faithful and True 2. He marks out the time when by the great Voice from the Throne sâ—ying It is done ch 20. 5. by a like Voice saying It is done chap. 16. 17. denoting the Coincidence in time of Satans Binding and Gods Renovation of all things which is fully explained p. 61 62. of Restit 3. The Time how long is exactly Resolved
observed The Design of God in all the promised mercies to all those Fathers was that their Race and State should grow up or prosper into a Kingdom as was hinted before Ezekiel 16.13 which their natural Race had only as a Type for a time conditionally but it was surely confirmed to Christ in the renewed state to come when all the said spiritual Seed shall rise and reign with him as is confirmed by all the Prophets witnessed to in the Gospels and Apostles Writings and carryed on by Christ himself from the beginning of the Revelation to the end thereof And 3. Hence also observe that that personal comeing in the Clouds is so often spoken of in that most Divine Book as chap 1.7 Behold he cometh with Clouds the same comeing in time with Daniel 7.13 14. to be fulfilled Rev 19 11. to the end when the Lord God Omnipotent is said to Reign v. 6. and when the said Saints shall also reign with him Rev. 20.4 6. Again to Philodelphia ch 3.11 is another Behold I come quickly again after the Revelation was given and John commanded to leave it open chap. 22.10 then v. 12. he adjoyns another Behold I come quickly and my reward is with me even the same reward ch 11.19 of whiâ—h the Spirit and the Bride also say Come which Christ again ascertaineth v. 20. saying Surely I come quickly and it is there once more implored by the Spirit in the Saints even so come Lord Jesus v. 21. What man can then with reason or shall dare against so much evident Scripture without good Reason to deny any of these much more all of these so often repeated Texts respecting his said comeing in the Clouds Hence saith Jeremie of that time ch 3.17 Jerusalem shall be called the Throne of the Lord when also the Prophet Isa witnesseâ—h ch 24.23 The Moon shall be confounded and the Sun ashamed when the Lord of Hosts shall reign in Mount Sion and in Jerusalem and before his Ancients gloriously And Ezekiel stiles that City from that time it shall be set up Jehovah Shamma The Lord is there ch ult v. ult So Zachery twice ch 2.10 11. he will dwell in the middest of Sion and Zephany ch 3.13 14. the King of Israel is in the middest of thee c. with much illustration there observable c. And Daniel shews punctually the beginning then of Christs said universal and perpetual Kingdom ch 7. viz. when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame of which state speak also all the rest of the Prophets as in our Iren. ch 5 6 7 8. and our 12 Foundations from Gen. 3.15 to the end of the Revelation besides what more was proved in Assert 7. of our Key and in other parts 3. Now as from the drift of all the said Covenants Promises and Prophesies and all the said parts of holy Scripture his said personal comeing appearance and Kingdom is evidently intended as is from them all manifest So the third head of Argumenrs do prove all the same to be personal will be from the Consideration that at the said comeing he will begin his great day of Judgment stiled 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Judgment of the great day Jude 6. when will be the Matutinum Judicium or the first Session thereof which the Jews from Dan. 7. used to stile ×™×•× ×“×™×Ÿ or ×™×•× ×“×™× × ×¨×‘× the day of Judgment or the great day of Judgment Hence the Spirit of God ascribes thereto all the peculiar marks and parts of a day of Judgment as 1. The Judgment is set Dan. 7.10 2. The Books are opened 3. The Quick And 4. The Dead are Judged 2 Tim. 4.1 and that at his appearance and Kingdom or which is the same Rev. 11.19 when his Enemies are destroyed and his Saints rewarded and all the like marks and parts of that Judgment will be again at the Vespertinum Judicium above 1000 years after as is distinctly manifest Rev. 20.11 to the end c. Hence the destruction of Babylon is stiled the beginning of Revenges Deut. 32.42 in Moses hiâ— song for Posterity upon which follows Daniels Matutinum Judicium when the Body of the Beast shall be given to the burning flame upon which the Prophetical song brings in the joyful union of Jews and Gentiles as then to take place viz. upon that execution of Vengeance when Gods hand takes hold on Judgment and makes his Arrows drunk in blood when that enemy Antichrist shall be dispatched out of the world v. 40 41.42 and the frequent expression of Gods judging the Whore then suits thereunto as ch 19 2. upon the great Hallelujah then sung for the same v. 1. the like often in ch 18. v. 8. strong is the Lord that judgeth her and v. 10. in one hour is thy judgment come again v. 19. in one hour is she made desolate so v. 20 God hath avenged you of her ye holy Apostles and Prophets with much more to the end and this Revenge is greatly encouraged Reward her as she hath rewarded you and double her double c. v. 6 c. But as for the Beasts ruine the Judgment is set and the Books were opened saith Daniel ch 7.10 and that was because of the great words the Horn spake v. 11. and the issue was the Body of the Beast is given to the burning flame at that time when the Son of man comes in the Clouds of Heaven v. 13 14. and receives his said Kingdom also both those parts of the morning Judgment as Psal 49. are explained by Judgment Rev. 11.19 God is praised for then judging his Saints with reward as well as judging his Enemies with destruction the manner of Execution is set forth at the Armageddon Battel Rev. 19.11 so Gog and Magog both to be destroyed upon that Gods great day of Vengeance or Recompences Ezek. 39.8 which in special is often in Scripture so called and described as Isa 66. in many particulars where also the Conversion and Deliverance of the Jews are joined in that Prophesie with the destruction of the same Enemies at the great day of God Almighty as it is called Rev. 16.14 16. as was said before from Deut. 32.41 42 43. Now when Christ comes to that Judgment in the morning of that great day he will come personally and all the time he will be in rewarding his Saints at the first bodily Resurrection in his Kingdom and reign then and in the New Jerusalem state then in the world he will be personally with them and they shall then and there behold his glory which his Father hath given him as Mediator God man Joh. 17.24 all the time he is raising of them to enjoy the happiness of that state which Mr. Mede conceives will be in doing a great part of the 1000 years who shall then enjoy the Vision of his Person with them who shall then be their happiness and their glory But the evidence of such personal Judgment then will be farther
confirmed from the particulars under the next head of Arguments drawn from the many actions or great things the Scripture speaks of to be then done peculiarly by himself and at that time 4. Therefore to proceed to those acts peculiar to Christ then to be done by him The first is he will bring his Saints with him then as Zach. 14.5 he will come and all the Saints with him confirmed by St. Paul he will come at his appearance with all his Saints 1 Thess 3. ult and 4.14 them also that sleep in Jesus will God then bring with him and therefore the Bride the Lambs Wife is ready when the Halelujahs are sung Rev. 19 7. which is expounded Rev. 21.9.10 to be the New Jerusalem then come down from God out of Heaven or the spirits of just men before made perfect Heb. 12. coming with Christ to receive their spiritual bodies in their order whereby they are made capable of the happy Vision of Christs Person and of the many parts of the happiness of that Jerusalem state the Mansion for that time which Christ went to prepare for them in special Joh. 14.1 2. as his own Revelation resolves us but whether it will after be translated with them when the created Heavens and Earth shall be dissolved Rev. 20.11 we find nothing to resolve us but that an infinite and eternal happiness will follow the end of that great day of Judgment upon their final sentence of Absolution and Approbation is there and in many other Scriptures manifest where God hath prepared it for them for ever c. And as he will then bring all his suffering Saints from Abel to that time he cometh to that Judgement with him So 2. He will raise their Bodies to make them capable of the happiness of that state as one great end of his bringing them then with him and being such a Mercy as is founded upon all the Covenants and promised Mercies we spake of before belonging to the Father and their spiritual Seed in the renewed state of the world appointed by the Father for him and them together as was shewed before whence farther evidences of his personal presence with them are very evident and cogent from Scripture if God work that Faith in men to believe them upon such Scripture grounds and it is only Christs peculiar personal work then to raise the Saints departed c. 3. When he comes in the Clouds then and converts the Jews they shall personally see him through the Clouds without which mortal eyes could not behold the brightness of his Glory at his appearance therefore often so called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 his appearance and the appearance of his presence who will then be manifest to be the only Potentate King of Kings and Lord of Lords as the Apostle Paul divinely and fully teacheth 1 Tim. 6.14 15 16. and as Christ also in due order reveals largely Rev. 19. with many wonderful expressions of his Excellency then to be manifest but that the Jews that pierced him and every eye then capable shall see him the Clouds shall then wait upon him Rev. 1.7 it is set forth as a great wonder Behold he cometh with Clouds as the Holy Spirit therefore speaks and with an addition of even so Amen as being the time of fulfilling of promised Mercies to Jews and faithful Gentiles the spiritual Children of Abraham by Faith as the Apostle speaks Gal. 3.29 yea and they are said to be Christs seed too which he shall then see upon such prolonging of his days in the world then Isa 53. now when all those shall with their Eyes see him he must then necessarily be personally present and this is according to the main intent of Zach. 12.10 to the end of the Jews great Conversion for all Revelations from the sounding of the seventh Trumpet at Christs coming in the Clouds refer us to the Prophesies of the Old Testament who have this Key given to open all that follows there to the end that the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophesie Rev. 19 10. for he there witnesseth nothing but what his own holy Spirit had taught in some measure before by his Prophets So Zach. 3.9 their iniquity shall be taken away in one day and Isa 6 8 9. c. that Nation shall be born in one day c which their Elias to be sent some time before as Mal. 4.1 to guide them in seeking their promised land then seems to prepare for towards the end of Daniels 1335 years c. 11 12. And 4. Likewise the fulfilling of that Prophesie Zach. 14. when his feet shall stand on Mount Olivet from whence he ascended upon which it is very probable he will again then descend with Clouds wonderfully causing it then to cleave asunder and cause the Valley to Azal sutable to what those two Angels said to the Apostles when he ascended Acts 1.11 and there is much in that whole Chapter of Zach. 1. to many of these purposes but we must in this business in hand briefly only point at many things of such nature and such wonderful works of Christ seem to prepare that so long hardned people the Jews for the wonder of Christs mercy to be then magnified towards them according to many great Prophesies as Ezek. 36 and 37. ch and as in our said Paper of their Conversion c. and his standing on Mount Olivet and its cleaving then also clearly prove him present 5. His Command to bring his great Enemies and slay them before him Luke 19. proveth his presence when it shall be done and that will be at the Judgment of the Beast Dan. 7. and upon or at the destruction of Gog the Turk Dan. 11.45 for ch 10.1 at that time stands up Michael the Prince of Daniels people when he tells him his people shall be delivered and when these Enemies perish 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is done at the last Vial Rev. 16.16 17. which fulfils that great Prophecy of Gogs and Magogs destruction Ezek. 39.8 at that great day which the Lord God there spake of as pag. 61 62. of Restit 6. The binding of Satan then and sealing him up in the bottomless pit Rev. 20. when he eminently breaks the Serpents head as Gen. 3.15 at the end of his sitting on his Fathers right hand when he will make his temporal or corporal enemies together with his spiritual eminently his footstool which is also an act suitable only to Christs Soveraignty then which he will exercise as the Father set down in the Book with 7 Seals for 1000 years and in the little space afterwards when also upon Satans last most wicked attempt of Rebellion against his Divine Soveraign Authority he and all his shall perish for ever c. 7. His dispensing of his Rewards to his Saints then will be his peculiar personal act as he speaketh expressly at his said personal comeing Rev. 22.12 Behold I come quickly and my Reward is with
were so many milder blasts of Gods wrath for the Dragons or Heathen Emperours Persecutions of the Saints before as is very probable for about 200 years to about An. Dom. 600. or after from which time the two following more terrible VVoe-Trumpets of the Saracens and Turks ch 9. have for above 1000. years more proceeded to execute the more terrible wrath of God upon the Eastern Roman Empire until at the end of the second VVoe or at the beginning of the seventh Trumpet or third VVoe the whole Empire according to Balaams Prophesie Numb 24.24 shall perish for ever or as St. John expresseth the same thing Rev. 17.12 shall go into perdition then So 2. For the true Churches regular state measured Rev. 11.1 until the Beasts time when she was said to have the Moon under her feet and in respect of her suffering state until then and for that little time under Constantine and Theodosius reigns c. after which by Heresies her sufferings returned as by the Dragons flood c. until about 420. or more when it appears the said Beasts 42. moneths for his treading under foot the holy City began with the said two Sack-cloth VVitnesses 1260. dayes of years and the said VVomans VVilderness state all to end before the VVhore of Babylons burning and a little as appears before the said Beasts last destruction at the Armageddon Battle Rev. 16. said to be the great day of God Almighty from Ezek. 39.8 and to be executed as Rev. 18. 19 ch And do not these mystical discoveries now also concur with those more noted marks of our Saviour that iniquity should abound and the love of many should wax cold and do not St Peters Atheistical scoffers at true Religion in these times plainly shew themselves and doth not the prevalency of Profaneness and of the abominable wickedness of the soul and unclean spirit also sadly appear in these dayes and openly and shamelessly manifest themselves whose great endeavour hath been 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in the latter times 1 Tim. 4.1 to set up the name of Christ against the Doctrine of Christ as respecting the judgment So 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in these last dayes 2 Tim 3.1 by a form of his Religion to obstruct the power thereof in the VVitnesses of it as respecting the affections and by such a twâ—-fold Antichristianisme to promote by degrees any even the worst of evils Rev. 13.17 Esa 66.5 from all which evidences and the like all serious and judicious persons may easily upon due consideration discern that our said belief of the neer approach of Christs said appearance hath many Divine Foundations laid by the Spirit of God in holy Scripture to rest it self upon in all such wayes of Discovery as the most wise and gracious God hath been pleased in some latitude to make known to us although neither the day nor hour nor yet the moneth or year can by man be determined I might have added want of Faith of these things as in Assert 10. of our Key Hence let all vain Worldly Prophane and Unregenerate Persons be admonished speedily to seek the Lords Face by true Conversion unto him by Faith and Repentance before that little space be spent c. 2. Let all real Saints act first more earnestly in studying Unity in all that is truly good avoiding unnecessary Dividing Principles and Practises 3. Be much in the exercise of sincere piety in the sight of the heart searching God and labour to promote it in others c. 4. Be more earnestly exercised in Charitable works 1. For the good of the souls 2. For the good of the bodies and persons of all sorts and condit ons of men And 5. Labour to exercise very great moderation in all worldly and temporal now fading things And Lastly Let all men be admonished not to deceive themselves or others with a groundless expectation of such an excellent and happy spiritual Church-state and times before that world to come at Christs said appearance save what may sometime be upon the finishing the Ascention of the slain Witnesses But until that new state begin we spake of the obstinacy of the Jews and prophane Apostacy of the Gentiles are like in the general to obstruct such said Expectations until at Christs second comeing they be powerfully and graciously removed according to the many ancient Promises and Prophesies But all judicious persons may hence observe upon many evident Foundations laid down briefly in our Introduct with this Appendix to it how all the said Curious work in Christs Divine Key doth admirably inform us in these three things viz. in the quo the quando the quandiu all respecting that time and state the first the quo two wayes 1. As to the predictions of what is then to take place privatively for the removing of evils And 2. Positively as to the performance of promised mercies to the Fathers c. 2. For the quando when they shall begin as by this Appendix is many wayes manifest namely at the Beasts and Gogs last ruine Ezek. 39.8 and at the last Vial for then 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is done when Satan is to be bound and Christ will begin to reign with his Saints at the Renovation of all things Rev. 21.5 in his Mediatory or Davidical Kingdom for that 1000. years of which largly Restit p. 61 62. And 3. For the quandiu especially observe how Divinely and wonderfully exact Christs Determination thereof is as was shewed for 1000. years most plainly for years in Scripture are alwayes litterally taken though moneths and weeks and dayes were in this book before used often Prophetically the whole number of 1000. is never used but for it self as Pareus observes and both of them are here three times applyed both positively and relatively First positively to Satans binding 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a thousand years and then Relatively 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 those thousand years v. 2 3. 2. So to the suffering Saints Resurrection they reigned with Christ 1000 years but the rest of the dead lived not until those thousand years were ended v. 4 5. 3. So again to illustrate the happiness of that their estate for that long time 1. They are said to be Blessed 2. Holy 3. Secured 4. Highly honoured to be Priests to God and Christ 5. Invested with Sovereign Authority and that with Christ all that while Satan is bound v 6 7. These Scripture Truths are so wonderfully illustrated and Authorised by God the Father Christ and the Holy Spirit as no other part of the Gospel is and how men will henceforward to whom these things are represented be able to answer their not owning of them with the Truths annexed to them as in our six Conclusions Restit p. 17 18 19. I know not God grant they may duly weigh the same aforehand and render the due glory to Christ for these Divine Truths respecting the Gospel of his said Kingdom and the glorious excellencies and happiness thereof for his said suffering Saints shortly to take place Amen HEnce two of his Majesties very considerable Questions may strongly be resolved namely 1. That the Roman Monarchy viz. the Feet and Toes thereof in the two-fold Beast the Papacy will end about 20 years hence at Christs Appearance c. And 2. That it appears from Daniels Numbers That at the end of his 70 Weeks ch 9. the Kingdom of the Stone begins about Christs Ascention when he Triumphed Spiritually to continue 1666. years to the same period with the said 2300. Dan. 8. and with divers others said Numbers when Christs visible and glorious Triumph will be in the world over all his great Enemies therein by making them his footstool To the third material Question we shall add That all the time from Christs first comeing to his second is set forth by the last times in sacred Scripture not only as was then said in reference to that usual expresion in the Old Testament ב×חרית-×”×™×ž×™× in the latter or postremity of days as Jacobs applying it to Shiloe's coming Gen 49. Jeremies to the Jews Conversion at his second comeing c. 30. ult and so often also to many things in the interim betwixt both and the like is observable of Daniels בעת קצ in the time of the end which is the same with the times of the Gospel as Dan. 11.36 37 38 39 40. and Dan. 12.4 9. which times Christ in the Revelation divides into these three of the Dragon or Heathen Emperours 2. Of the two-fold Beast or Papacy and 3. Of his own Kingdom in the World the 1000 years c. In page 16. line 4. of Introduct read Priestly not Prophetical FINIS