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A59933	Exanastasis, or, The saints rising out of the heap or mass of dead bodies contained in the globe of the earth and sea ... Rev. 20. 5 hereunto, by way of preface, is here prefixed the comprisal of the substance of our former parcels ... / by William Sherwin ...	Sherwin, William, 1607-1687?	1674 (1674)	Wing S3401; ESTC R34222	79,342	95

years and for the ruine of the last Gog and Magog after the said thousand years Our blessed Saviour hath most orderly exactly and strongly confirmed the same in those many circumstances thereof in the following part of this Chapter when the last Enemy death will be destroyed and the Devil cast into the Firy Lake and I hope no Conscientious knowing Christian of any rank will dare to deny or gainsay any particular in this great Foundation so explained carried on and applied all along in the word of God c. of which much more is said in our Everlasting Gospel on Gen. 3.15 And Enochs Vision of the first Act of Christs Judgement Jude 14. also confirms the same as it is explained by Daniel 7.7 8 9. when the Judgement is said to be set and the Books opened to give the body of the Beast to the burning flame which will be at the beginning of the said thousand years as also Gogs the Turks destruction Ezekiel 38. and 39. before the setting up of the New Jerusalem chap. 40. to the end of that Book with the taking away others that do offend then Mat. 73.41 when also he will judge the Saints with reward Rev. 11.19 so judging both the quick and dead then 2 Tim. 4.1 and likewise Revelations 20.7 8 c. is contained Christs last proceeding in his Judgement after the 1000 years against the last Gog and Magog as by Christs Revelation is here explained to judge those quick and then the dead when their Judgement is said again to be set and the books opened first by declaring the absolution of the Saints written in the book of Life and pronouncing against all the wicked a Sentence of condemnation to eternal death c. Of the first Act of Judgement also Balaam speaks Numbers 24. when the Romane Kingdom should perish for ever explained again by our Saviour Revel 17.8 when in the last Head it should go into predition whereby an utter end will be put to the four mettle Kingdoms or the Gentiles Dominion and so this Prophesie passeth in the same course with the former as another Confirmation of the same Truth How Christ will eminently at the beginning and fully at the end of the said thousand years break the Serpents Satans Head c. And these are strong and clear evidences from Gods Word of Christs taking away the Enemies of himself and his Church in those times and that state of things shortly coming on to these we might add the Type of Abrahams subduing the five Kings and rescuing Lot And of Davids overcoming all his Enemies at last and leaving his Kingdom to Solomon his Son in a peaceable condition c. and as the Enemies destruction will be a great matter of the Saints Praise and Rejoycing at their first said blessed Resurrection so will also their enjoyment of the happy Vision of Christs Glory in his Davidical Kingdom then be given to them as John 17.24 with the happy communion with him and one with another and their inheriting all the promised Mercies of that time and state of the New Jerusalem Revel 21. and 22. by the Divine promised Seed of the Woman who shall then prolong his days in the world and abundantly see his own Spiritual Seed so that he will therein be satisfied when the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand as foretold Esa 53. namely when all Saints are come in at the general Rapture and change of them all 1 Cor. 15.51 52. And that the earth might continue to be the stage for all such actings of God in the world God upon his smelling a sweet savour from Noahs offering through Christ to come makes a Covenant with him after the Flood for all Creatures to that happy time and that then there should be the greatest fruitfulness in it his word is clear and as in Noah as a Type was signified how Christ would be the safe Ark of his Church in the beginning and after the end of the said 1000 years and also by his Prophesie of the Gentiles Japhets Posterities mercies at their foresaid first and second Call and Fulness which last will be performed in the said 1000 years when Jews and Gentiles shall both rejoyce together when all those many Promises concerning that state of the Gentiles happiness in the whole book of God will take their full effect And as surely by vertue of Gods Covenant with Abraham shall all his spiritual seed through that his own divine seed Christ then enjoy the many Promises still remaining in Old and New Testament to be made good to them in the natural life then whether circumcised or uncircumcised and such raised Saints then that are interessed therein will also enjoy by the same Covenant that happy New Jerusalem state in that City prepared for them then Heb. 11.10 16. and also all the spiritual seed of Isaac and Jacob with them in all the priviledges and benefits belonging to the same which the said Saints shall then be raysed to inherit c. as the spiritual seed of Abraham and I doubt not but the greatest part of the Promises in Old and New Testament made to God's people as the spiritual seed of Abraham Isaac and Jacob both circumcised and uncircumcised will chiefly have their fulfilling in that state and time wherein all such their natural race will have the greatest share and such promises as are made to all Israel or to Ephraim or Joseph joyntly with Judah do especially refer unto though not only unto them of which if duly considered a large volume might profitably be written And if lastly we look to that last sure foundation of Davids sure mercies concerning his Throne and Kingdom which Christ the Son of David should enjoy as the dayes of heaven upon earth or as long as the Sun and Moon shall endure though Davids natural race had forfeited their interest before Mic. 2.10 yet God laid sure foundations for the other 2 Sam. 7.8 9. to the end and Psal 89. with multitudes of Scripture evidences to the same purpose and all Believers as Esay shews shall also have their part in the same sure mercies of David Chap. 55.3 appertaining then to that time and state and very many other Promises were made to that end likewise And the interest of Christs said Davidical Kingdom seen by Daniel a long time past in Vision to be at the end of the fourth Kingdom chap. 7.13 14. which at this time Christ continues in heaven to receive and then to return Luke 19.17 it is that that contains in it eminently all the other said mercies to all suffering Saints that must then reign with Christ the said thousand years and joyntly enjoy all the happiness thereof and thence forth and for ever whatsoever things God hath provided for them which eye hath not seen nor ear heard c. though the things of this state may mostly be both heard and sten as decyphered by Gods Word Concerning which I conceive sufficient hath

spake of the Children of the Resurrection in that World but how few have taken notice of what World that was meant So these remained for the most part still obscure the Apostle Paul reveals a mystery of it yea many Mysteries as we hope to manifest the Jews and Israelites civil Resurrection that is near to it and in Scripture adjoyned to it is likewise called a Mystery and rising from the dead for the strangness of it Ezek. 37. with Rom. 11. Dan. 12.1 2 3. and both are again joyned by our Saviour Luke 21.28 31. But our Saviour according to his Divine wisdom hath given light to those and many other Texts of that nature and should we in this cavil with our Mercy and contend with our most Divine Teacher as if we were wiser then he or that Wisdom it self had erred therein And indeed it is strange to hear mens perverse reasonnings in these things and the like but we shall give other Scriptures that teach the same in substance or the like after all as we said both in Old and New Testament Onely we would speak a word or two to the other branch of the Objection in the first place That the Book of the Revelation is mysterious and men have been much mistaken c. Ans It hath been in some things a secret long but yet not such as were forbidden to inquire into yea we are commanded to read it and search this as other Books of the Gospel viz. to understand it and it is not as in Daniels hints of these things when he was commanded to shut them up but contrary the Apostle John is commanded to leave them open and not Seal them Chap. 22. v. 10. Yea our Saviour pronounceth a blessing to such as read them as they ought and he hath blessed many with very Remarkable Discoveries by degrees though Objectors are injuriously Critical against them instead of being thankful to God and to them for what they have in such kind disco vered and stumble more at a Conjecture or easie mistake then profit by many pretious and useful things so tendered to them all have but what measure they receive to such purpose from God in one respect or other and God hath vouchsafed a special assistance in this kind one way or other even sometimes by unexpected and unlikely means and Instruments somewhat I could say in that kind but it may not be convenient c. did not Christ send his Spirit to lead his into all truth and Revelation Truths are some of them yea and very pretious ones too Though some mistakenly would perswade some good persons to the contrary and Gods Spirit hath not yet laid down that Office Christ promised to send him for though we expect no new Foundation Truths but the spiritual and true Explications of old and of such antient Foundations especially as we have occasion now to speak of for the Revelation is always of some before obscure and hidden Scripture Truths and it is a great advantage as we before noted in our Preface to know the subject nature time and end of such Scripture Truths so in this book revealed as by this most precious Key that respects the happy estate fore Prophesied for Gods people in the said 1000 years it is true it was long in those respects mistaken by many and strangly misplaced but now they are in a great measure made evident it is true also the times of the great Red Dragon and the Beast were for a long time more dark and obscure till their fulfillings in many things have given more light to such things as yet remain unfulfilled but particularly as to these last things the said Key relates unto as Mr. Mede well observes the spirit of God speaks more clearly of these in ch 20. of this Revelation than in the times foregoing and the two last chap. are in some measure an explication of the same matters and times and state of things in the said 1000 years and that 20th ch is an exact Table of such times which if a man once discover what things it relates unto he is in a good way to attain the end thereof and it being once found to be Christs Key of antient revealed Mercies as Scriptures make evident in many particulars as I have and doubt not by the same guidance to give farther and good account of from Gods Word which also I am well assured from Scripture and satisfied whatever some may think otherwise that for the substance it will be approved by Jesus Christ the faithful and true Witness and our Guide into these Truths by the assistance of his Holy Spirit and I shall ever resolve with humble thanksgiving to ascribe the praise thereof to his Divine Grace for such a great mercy to such a poor weak much inwardly and outwardly shattered and broken Earthen Vessel But as it is his work of Grace by a weak hand so tendered let none despise it God stands in need of no mans parts learning esteem or worldly advantage or interest whatsoever farther than he pleaseth The slighting of this most Divine excellent and sacred Book is much in some mens minds and mouths therefore I thought fit here to say thus much to it Now let us proceed to the Symphony and agreement of this with other Texts of Scripture for the Revelation as we noted is of some Divine Truth written before yet if we know Christ spake this of the first Resurrection of the Saints bodily and spake it so plainly in a good degree it is presumption to seek a confirmation of his words but because it is a Revelation it is of some Scripture before though darkly delivered as all the other parts were of Daniels short hints sealed or shut up before and so is this of the subsequent Mysteries in Daniel in respect of their time as in part we shewed though much of this first Resurrection we hope to manifest from other Scriptures likewise We will begin with the Prophet Esay's Testimony in that excellent Song ch 26. who having said of those Lords that had Dominion over the Jews viz. the Heathen Tyrants v. 13 14. They are dead they shall not live they are deceased they shall not rise viz. at this first Resurrection v. 19. but he declares there who shall live and rise then thy dead men saith he namely Gods Saints shall live together with my dead body shall they arise that is at the said first Resurrection which our Saviour hath here so fully explained So David foreseeing by the Spirit of Prophesie that the Just shall have Dominion at that time over such wicked men in the morning of the Resur and day of Judgment it must needs follow as our Saviour explains the same that the just must necessarily first rise to receive that Dominion Psal 49.14 and in this Daniel concurs also for when the Thrones were set or placed as the words signifie not cast down as ours read them at Christs coming then as we shewed