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A59937	Oukoumenē melloōsa, the world to come, Heb. 2, 5, or, The doctrine of the Kingdom of God and his Christ to come on earth ... tendred in the mean-time out of faith in his own soul and love towards all men ... / by W.S. ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1671 (1671)	Wing S3407; ESTC R30641	36,208	42

Learned Men have stiled formerly the Revelation of the O●d Testament and indeed it appears to be a Revelation of the Promises of former Prophets and of some of his own Predictions concerning the happy estate of Israel and Judah to come when the Tabernacle of God will be with men Rev. 21. and the City which he had described shall really be Jehavah Shamma because the Lord our Saviour will be personally there And as many differences are observable in that foretold by Ezekiel for the comfort of the Jews and that by the Apostle John respecting especially the Gentiles that were beheaded for the Name of Jesus and resisted Antichrist c. And hence Ezekiel speaks as to a people in that state under such dispensations as the Jews were used to but the other is eminently more gloriously described I conceive for some Reasons as in regard that part of Christs Subjects and Servants that eminently th●n will serve him as Rev. 22.3 being in t he natural life first Jews then G●n●●les converted being the Nations of those that are saved will wa● in the light of the other Jerusalem Rev. 21. that came from God out of Heaven by a Metouymie of the subject being the Spirits of just men made perfect which Christ r●ngs 〈◊〉 him at his second coming and upon the taking their Bodies they become Inhab tants of the Jerusalem whose Maker and Builder is God Heb 11.10 prepared for the fore-fathers and all that without us shall not be ma●e perfect●● 40. or perfect in one as our Saviour prayed John 17.23 when they shall b●hol● Christs glory v. 24 See ●ract on Jer. 3.17 other parcels c. And Daniel declares in a set order of Prophecy first more generally in Chap. 2. and Chap. 7. and after more particularly in Chap. 8. v. 13. to 20. with v. 26. and chap. 10. as in Rev. 1. Christs resemblance and chap. 11. much of the Roman Kingdom from v. 36 as Mr. Med accurately and evidently explains and chap. 12 v. 5 6 7. the same in substance with Rev. 10. and Daniel's Lot notes the first Resurrection Rev. 20.6 and to the same purpose Ezektel chap. 36. foretels largely the happy estate of the Jews then to whom the Gentiles will flow in being both in the natural life and shews the sure foundation of that mercy vers 25 26 27. viz. Gods sprinkling clean water upon them and giving them a new heart and putting his Spirit into them in the next Vision chap. 37 the said Promises are confirmed by two visions and explications plainly and distinctly set down by God himself as in our Word written pag. 10.11 In the next Vision he shews how Gog their great Oppressor shall be destroyed who is aptly there described to the life and said to come in the latter days twice Ezek. 38.8 16. chap. 39. and from theace to the end of that Book deciphers in reference to the Jews their happy estate in the Davidical Kingdom of Christ who being that Jehovah will personally be there as we shewed before upon many considerations c. So that Ezekiel's evidence being rightly understood as in many of those may appear compared with like portions of Scripture his Testimony may well be applied as a very strong Foundation of Faith bearing its weight with all the rest IX Ninthly Twice strongly ratified to Daniel two ways First By Viou onely Dan. 2. upon Gods revealing to him the Exposition of Nebuchadnezzar's Dream viz. That after the four Mettle Kingdoms were past there should succeed the two-fold state of Christ the Sonof mans Kingdom namely 1. The Kingdom of the Stone vers 4. 2. The Kingdom of the Mouat●in vers 35. Secondly Both by Vision and Revelation Chap. 7. 1. By Vision of four Beasts or four Kings as v. 17. ruining each other before the Kingdom of the Son of man should take place at his coming in the Clouds of Heaven when Dominion over all Nations shall be given to him to the worlds end vers 13 14. 2. By Revelation from vers 16 to the end of the Chapter especially vers 17. the four Beasts are said to be four Kings and vers 27. and as Luc. 22.29 they shall be made his Delegates yet so as all shall obey him Both Daniel's said Revelations and the several Visions either seen or recorded by him concerning Christs Davidical Kingdom are not onely consonant to former Prophecies and Types thereof and especially with Gods gracious Message by Nathan lately insisted upon from 2 Sam. 7. but also with all the particular Branches following to be considered in their order and nature which manifest more and more this said so divine and glorious Scripture-Truth respecting the said Kingdom which is the main subject of our third part viz. the Parallel with its appendants as thereby may be seen and considered being of very great use rightly to understand much of holy Scripture c. Therefore we shall here say no more thereof but refer the Reader thereunto onely admonishing him against two learned Errours for learned mens authority hath been much pleaded for them and hath long upheld them First of such as will have the Book of Revelation to begin where Daniel ends as if both those Books were a continuation of the same History c. Secondly Of such as make the Selucidae and Lagidae which were but the broken parts of the Greek-Kingdom to be the fourth Monarchy in Daniel which the Spirit of God recko ●eth no further than Antiochus Epiphanes who was repulsed by the Roman Navies appearance before Alexandria which Mr. Mede manlfests to be those Ships of Chittim fore-told by Balaam Numb 24.24 and fulfilled then as Dan. 11.30 Unto which two a third late mistake may be added of them that would make the Book of Revelations to be an History of things much past when given and not a Prophecy of things to come to the end of the world Whereas contrary to all three the Book of Revelation is meerly a divine mystical Comment or Exposition of that hidden part of Daniel then shut up and ●ealed up t●ll the time of the end as we shewed in our preface to the Parallel and elsewhere So that the right understanding of Revelation-Prophecy must necessarily be shut out thereby to all such as retain any of tho●e mi●s-opinions See for this also the contrary Judgment and Reasons of many learned men in our fifth convincing Argument in the Word Written X. Tenthly Applied often by our Saviour in the Gospel to the Kingdom of the Son of man Matth. 13 41. and the Son of mans coming in his Kingdom Matth. 16.28 And It is your Fathers good pleasure to give you a Kingdom Luc. 12.32 Again Now is my Kingdom not from hence John 18.37 And I have appointed unto you a Kingdom as my Father hath appointed unto me which is the same which Daniel in vision saw him coming to receive Dan 7.13 14. and was promi●ed before to him as the Son of David 2 Sam. 7. which

Seed of the Righteous shall then literally and lineally be blessed yea blessedness shall then it seems be intailed upon them succeshvely to them their Seed and Seeds Seed for ever as is very remarkably let down at the great Restauration of Israel in Ezek. 37. when Christ there called by David's name as his Type and Progenitor who by a lineal de●cen● from him shall then obtain the long-before-promised Right of David's Kingdom and sit upon the Throne of David his Father as the Angel told the blessed Virgin Luc. 1.32 both Kingdoms of Israel and Judah being for ever then to be again united into one under him that then the very Land given unto Jacob his Servant out of whose Loyns immediately the Heads of all the Twelve ●ribes of Israel were derived and therefore it is further added that Land where their Fathers dwelt that they also shall dwell therein and then add a perpetuity of successive inheritance which onely he who is the absolute Proprietor and every way able to make it good and to make nullities of mens perpetuities as oft as he pleaseth He I say then tells them fully at this period when David's Kingdom shall then be so fully restored to Christ upon the old everlasting Covenant made to their fore-fathers which carries all promised mercies with it that they their Children and their Childrens Children shall dwell in the said promised Land for ever ver 25 c. And this may further appear by the improvement of Gods promise by Abraham's saith Heb. 11. who though he over-look'd no dram of promised mercy to any of his Seed even in temporal respects yet his faith as the Apostle teaches wrought upon the main that one promised Seed Christ as he is called Gal. 3.16 in whom particularly all Nations of the Earth should be blessed which at the said time will be most fully and really accomplished in whom he foresaw with the others there named the fulfilling of those promises was then afar off and that by vertue of such divine and spiritual grace all temporal good must be advanced and enjoyed Yet his faith fixed so upon that sure Foundation of all blessings really good which will be so derived to and preserved for all such his said bless●d Seed then that there will be a wonderful uninterrupted blessedness at that time continued to them In seeing the accomplishment whereof a great measure of Abraham's happiness through Christ will then actually consist when he shall eminently be Heir of the World actually by a blessed fruition thereof for a long season above 1000 years who as the Apostle speaketh Rom. 4.13 was in his life time but Heir thereof by faith onely which yet he was then sure should not be frustrated Much inlargement might be added to this effect if it were requisite and many Divine Rea●ons given from the Covenant to Abraham and Promises repeated to his Seed as spiritually so invested with all the temporal blessings of the Mediat●●rs Kingdom when God and Christ are so often said to dwell with them and to set his Tabernacle among them which will carry along with it both the remov●l of evils conferring all suitable good for that state We shall onely name a few more Promises belonging to the same state as Isa 61. which whole Chapter is a lon● and large prediction and prom●e made to that then-blessed Race for their Fathers sa●es as ●s noted by the Apostle Rom. 11. yea there also by way of distinction from the Gentiles he saith vers 9. to make it more evident of what generation of men he spake Their Seed shall be known among the Gentiles and their Off-spring among the People but for what shall they be so known It follows All that see them shall acknowledge them that they are the Seed which the Lord hath blessed The old intailed Covenant from Abraham Isaac and Jacob will then be found of force and Gods truth and faithfulness then acknowledg●d wherefore the Apostle there relates that promise Isa 59.20 When the Deliverer shall come out of Sion and shall turn away unged●iness from Jacob Rom. 11.26 So that all Israel then saith he shall be saved and v. 27 he adds the reason thereof For this saith he is my Covenant with them when I shall take away their sins So it is the covenanted Mercy of God to that people which is of so large extent that when as a Foundation-mercy therein he shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob and so take away their sins for onely Godl●ness hath the promise of this life and also of the world to come in that he is such a De●iverer that he will first work such spiritual deliverance in them the other also upon that his said coming will follow unto the utmost extent also for all promised temporal mercies in the same Covenant contained even as a shadow will follow the substance of the spiritual And a like Promise of the same state of Gods Israel is given Isa 66.22 speaking of the New Heavens and the New Earth which shall then be and ●e●●ain before him which he spake also of creating Chap. 65.17 even for that said blessed condition so of their posterities perpetuity in th●t happy estate while that world continues So saith he shall your Seed and your Name remaine when wicked men shall be destroyed aforehand and their careales shall then most prob●bly at the Arm●ggedon Battel a● by the Context appears be an abhorring to all flesh vers uit So th●t by what hath been said it may appear That though the Rest which Joshu● brought Israel into was by them polluted as was said Mu● yet he was a I 〈…〉 them of their great Messiah when he shall come to them the second time without sin unto salvation Heb. 9 ●●t turning away ungodliness from Jacoh as was said so beginning his Kingdom of the Mountain Dan. 2.35 and the New Jerusalem state Rev. 21. which is that other Rest which David spake of mentioned Heb 4.7 8. which is that Sabbatism or Rest remaining for the people of God vers 9. called by the Apostle Paul Rest with us when our Lord Jesus Christ shall be revealed 2 Thess 1.7 and all this again at his appearance and his Kingdom 2 Tim. 4.1 wherein the fulness and great evidence of holy Scripture appears to these purposes and that upon most sure soundations if duly considered See Sir Rich. Finch his book setting forth very largely those Promises belonging to that ancient People of God There are many other things observable in the Parallel of Moses with Christ and some others in Joshua's which I shall here also set down as follows First Moses was ordained of God to be a Deliverer of his People So was Christ the great Redeemer of all Gods Chosen c. Secondly When Moses was new born he was in danger of his life by the Edict of Pharach King of Egypt So Christ when new born was in danger of his life by the Command of Herod a strange King and