a manner saving onely not faithless nor hopeless but for outward appearance of means very poor and mean He after had men but such as could in appearance yield him little comfort afford him little relief we hear not of their Money nor Arms yea it appears they were men in debt and in decayed conditions how should they live They fled to him in a Wilderness where should they have Arms And had they had them what skill were they like to have to use them Wha interest could such have in men that were considerable saving suâ—â— as might cause them to pursue them for their debts or for leaving their Masters service as Saul affirmed which must make Dav d's first estate appear to be the be â—nning of a very pitiful Principality So when the usurping god of this present world and that most tyrannous Prince of the power of the Air was by Christ to be thrown down from his Regency after his so long and maniâ—old rebellion against his Creator and Gods anointed King which he had decreed mangre all the vain opposition of Mon and Devils should sit upon h s holy Hill of Sion Psal 2. vet he comes into the world in the form of a Servant was born of a Mother a Virgin but in a present mean condition though inwardly glorious in holiness and grace though lineally descended from the Loyns of King David yet that was a thing little then observed or regarded by most at that time a Carpenter being her Husband and the reputed Father of Christ our Saviour as little acknowledged 't is probable to be the Son of God Therefore Christ being in our weak nature in such a low condition the world was uncapable of discerning or conceiving how he should be able to overcome that old Beelzebub the Prince of the Devils with all his Principalities and powers of spiritual wickednesses in high places 3. When the envy and malice of Saul was grown so great against David that by force or fraud by policy or treachery or by any means possible to rid David out of his way by his Daughter by his Servants by the Philistines his Javelins his Son Jonathan or by Doeg and other bad Instruments of Saul's Court or whoever was David's Enemy was thereupon to be owned as Saul's Friend Yet God ever preserved David from all his attempts by strange and unlikely ways and means as the sacred Story therein declares So as soon as Christ appears in the World Satan from a Divine Oracle of Christs birth at Bethlehem the City of David tempts Herod upon that acâ—ount to seek to take away his life then as was noted stirs up many slightings of his Person Parentage Kindred and Countrey then when he appeared more publick sets upon him in hunger to tempt God from ambition of a world to worship the Devil c. But still Christ overcame that strong man armed being stronger than he when he appeared the weakest 4. As David by such weak and unlikely instruments overcame or frustrated Saul assaults So Christ by poor Fishermen subdued the World to the obedience of the Gospel thereby making them Fishers of men and himself to be owned as the Saviour of mankind by those they were sent unto conquering and to conquer in the first Seal Rev. 6. and so through the following Seals till Constantines coming about anno 320 all that time where n Michael sought with his Angels against the Dragon and his Angels who prevailed not Rev. 12 7 8. when those poor persecuted Christians then converted to the faâ—thâ—â— Christ â—hat are storâ—ed to be strongly then encouraged by the Doctrine of reigning with Christ the thousand years suffered with such unshaken saith and constant patience and gloriously overcame that most devillish cruelty and tyranny of their bloody Persecutors in the Ten first Paganish Persecutions till the Dragon was cast out of his Heaven to the Earth Since which time he could not by such persecuting turn Christians into Pagans he hath attempted by iving his Seat Power and Authority to the Beast to Paganize Christianity it self and under many devised pretexts of Piety and Devotion by means of his said Substitute in his seat and authority to act in detestable hypocr sie in such horrid wickednesses against God and man that cannot appear in their true colours without some Vail of Hypocrisie cast over them Whence it was anciently observed since that time Sub nomine Christi militant contra Christum and after when in a more intense degree tha was apparent complaint thereof was made not without just cause In nomine Domini incipit omne malum which how manifold it is and by what cunning Contrivance with paganish Cruelty carried on would require a large volumn but even fitly to set down in what large volumâ—s it is already done And yet Christ by his poor Saints sufferings and his despised Sackcloth-Witnesses prophesying hath and doth and will overcome more and more both Dragon and Bâ—â—st and false â—rophet also by whom the other was revived after his former deadly wound unto their last destruction come and both are sent unto their own pâ—aâ—â— when Christ will most eminently make his Foes his Footstool and the Kingom of the Stone be changed into the Kingdom of the Mountain in the next partial Type with this of David to be now considered And that is in Solomon David's natural Seed derived immediately from his Loyns as promised to David named by God owned by him in a gracious manner appearing to him twice making him large offers giving him unparallel'd Gifts of Wisdom and Knowledge eminent Grace transcendent worldly Glory Dignity Riches and Revenues on the face of the earth admired far and near most famous for building the most glorious Temple or House of God and other Houses and in writing excellent Books of holy Scripture and many other Books But that he was but a Type of David's blessed Seed to come in the Kingdom of the Mountain may appear by his so sad declining for a time towards his elder years yet aâ—ter through grace returned But that he was his Type his Name denotes his Office his Works his Wisdom his Peace his Glory Wealth and Dignity his Religion his executing of Judgment his Peoples Peace Plenty Security under him c. whilst he walkeâ— wisely and stood upright do abundantly declare And in regard we are to consider the great Charâ—er of David and Solomon's Kingdom in the next place we shall here adde no more but come to our next foundation VII Seventhly Which is the seventh as being confirmed both to David and Solomon by a Divine Charter very eminently illustrated 2 Sam. 7.8 to the end in that most gracious Message that God sent by Nathan upon occasion of David's secret intent and purpose to build God an House for which he made great provision which though it was not in particular accepted for some reasons afterwards specifâ—â—d in the sequel yet God so approved of his pious affections of love â—o his
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 deâ—cenâ— 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 â—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 blessâ—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 Reaâ—ons given from the Covenant to Abraham and Promises repeated to his Seed as spiritually so invested with all the temporal blessings of the Mediatâ—â—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 removâ—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 lonâ— and large prediction and promâ—e made to that then-blessed Race for their Fathers saâ—es as â—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 acknowledgâ—d wherefore the Apostle there relates that promise Isa 59.20 When the Deliverer shall come out of Sion and shall turn away ungedâ—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 Godlâ—ness hath the promise of this life and also of the world to come in that he is such a Deâ—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 â—eâ—â—ain before him which he spake also of creating Chap. 65.17 even for that said blessed condition so of their posterities perpetuity in thâ—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 probâ—bly at the Armâ—ggedon Battel aâ— by the Context appears be an abhorring to all flesh vers uit So thâ—t by what hath been said it may appear That though the Rest which Joshuâ— brought Israel into was by them polluted as was said Muâ— 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 â—â—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
Learned Men have stiled formerly the Revelation of the Oâ—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 thâ—n will serve him as Rev. 22.3 being in t he natural life first Jews then Gâ—nâ—â—les converted being the Nations of those that are saved will waâ— 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 râ—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 maâ—e perfectâ—â— 40. or perfect in one as our Saviour prayed John 17.23 when they shall bâ—holâ— Christs glory v. 24 See â—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 Mouatâ—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 â—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 â—ealed up tâ—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 thoâ—e miâ—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 promiâ—ed before to him as the Son of David 2 Sam. 7. which
was also stiled by Christ The Kingdom of God that was foretold by him should draw near at hand when Israel's great Redemption so often spoken of in the Prophets shall be accomplished and upon the beholding the signs thereof he bids the Jews lift up their heads because their Redemption then draws near as is very evident from Luc. 21.31 of which our Saviour spake in a Parable Luc. 21.11 12 24 27. the time whereof is explained in the order of accomplishment Rev. 11.15 as is easily discernable to such as are acquainted with the Series of that Book which said Davidical Kingdom of the Son of man shall begin in the world as Daniel declares Chap. 7.13 14. at his coming in the Clouds of Heaven which Christ himself also further illustrates shewing it shall be with his own Glory and of the Fathers and of his holy Angels Luc. 9 2â— when ten thousand times ten thousand shall minister to him and stand before him Dan. 7.10 when the Judgment is set to destroy the â—â—ast and give his Body to the burning â—lâ—me vers 11. All which Texâ—s 〈◊〉 holy Scripture will be fulfilled above a thousand years before the Resurrection of wicked men to the general Judgment as is most evident from the series and order of things set down â—oth by Daniel and more fully explained in the Book of Revelation especially in the twentieth Chapter the most clear Table of these last times and order of things to be done in them for which purpose also consider the foresaid Parallel XI Eleventhly Being also so Expounded by the Apostle Paul and others of the Apostles concerning which Doctrine fiâ—st the Apostle Paul delivereth many things by way of explication thereof we shall touch upon some of them briefly First When he comforts the troubled Saints that they shall have Rest with him and other Apostles and Sairts whilst Christ will â—eâ—der tribulation to such as troubled them â—e sâ—â—s down that time to be when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed with his mighty Angels in â—laming 〈…〉 taking vengeance on them that know not God and they not the Gospâ—â— of our Lord Jesus Christ c. 2 Thes 1.7 8 9. and in Chap 2.8 〈…〉 further from Dan. 7. that Mother-Text as Mâ— Mede 〈…〉 of all such Scriptures in the New Testament That Christ will particularly destroy that man of 〈◊〉 the same appearance of 〈◊〉 coming or presence when the body of the s ame Beast aâ— wâ—s saiâ— shall be â—â—ven to the burning â—lâ—me as Dan. 7.11 which â—e alâ—o â—artâ—â—r dâ—câ—â—â—â—reth by his Appearance and Kingdom 2 Tim 4.1 as also was by Daniel seen in vision c. Again He further informs us strongly That Christ must reigâ— till he hath put all his Enemies under his â—eet 1 Cor. 15.25 Now when he most eminently begins to do this â—is said Reign begins for tiâ—l â—hâ—n he sits at the Fathers right hand yea and sits there expâ—cting tilâ— thâ—â— time come as the same Apostle manifestly declares Heb 10.12 13. and at that time the Beast is expresly said to be cast into the lake of fire burning with brimston after the language of that most acred Prophecy And to make his Exposition yet more clear and forcible he further teacheth That the last Enemy that shall be destroyed in the said Reign of Christ shall be Death viz. Bodily Death that separates Soul and Body not the death of Soul and Body for that thereupon will begin most to reign and to reign over the Damned eternally but the other namely the death of the Body shall be destroyed and cast into the lake burning with fire and brimstone that is in its capacity and after the language of Cods Spirit in that Book the very being of it as the general Destroyer of humane Nature in this life will be taken away when no such matter will remain for it to work upon when all Saints are rapt up to meet Christ in the air in a moment and wicked men stand in their state to be judged the present being of Humane Nature separable of Soul and Body will be utterly abolished Now this said destruction of bodily Death that last Enemy will not be effected till above a thousand years after the coming of the Son of man in the Clouds of Heaven as was said and after the said casting of the Beast and false Prophet into the said lake burning with brimstone as is very evident from Rev. 19.20 compared with the order of the said Table of the Times in Chap. 20. to vers 14. where Death and Hell are also said to be cast into the lake of fire that is Death and the Grave in the said sence have no more use or matter to work upon and by consequence no more being in the world And whoso faithfully and seriously endeavours rightly to weigh and consider these things without partiallity or prepossession which at first may seem an hard thing for some sorts of men to perform yet upon such endeavour with humble seeking unto God for direction in these truths and faithful and patient waiting upon him in the use of pertinent means I doubt not but in Gods good time they may be well satisfied from hâ—s Word and good Spirit of Grace in the reallity and truth of the suâ—stance of them for which purpose I conceive it not needful here to say more for information or conviction which is mainly my business and for particulâ—r application hereof it will be obvious to all knowing and pious Christâ—ans which I am forced to leave to themselves at present for brevity-sake publishing by Press having long been to me a difficult task and when a Doctrinal Foundation in this case is once surely laid application of these with some points of such nature will in some respect be made à fortiori as from an additional consideration but yet a very weighty and moving consideration iâ— particularities therein to be considered in their several kinds and natures be duly improved by Scripture-guidance and the holy Spirit of Gods gracious assistance the infallible means of being rightly guided into all needful profitable Divine Truth as all holy Scripture-Truths are and these in particular though too much over-look'd and slâ—ghted by some though the great things of God and an excellent and glorious part of the Gospel of Christ a rich and long inheritance of the Saints yea as we noted the highest form of God-glorifying Creatures then viz. Saints and Angels to fit them wonderfully above all other means in the preceding six thousand years to glorifie him more excellently for ever and ever We shall but even mention some like evidences from the other Apostles Peter James and John the Witnesses at Christs Transfiguration who then joyntly saw that representation of Christs glory at his coming in his Kingdom for he calls that his coming in that sence Matth. 16.28 Mark 9.1 when those eminent glorified Saints and Prophets Moses and Elias appeared talking with him First Peter sets forth the beginning