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A86696	Væ-Euge-Tuba. Or, The vvo-joy-trumpet, sounding the third and greatest woe to the Antichristian world, but the first and last joy to the church of the saints upon Christs exaltation over the kingdomes of the world. Unfolded in a sermon before the Honourable House of Commons assembled in Parliament, at their late solemne fast, May 26. 1647. / By G. Hughes Minister of the Gospell in Plymouth. Published by order of the House.	Hughes, George, 1603-1667.	1647 (1647)	Wing H3310; Thomason E389_9; ESTC R201523	30,609	48

and we may expect 3. Quoad ezercitium Dominii by exercising this power and right over these Kingdomes that are become his and this Lordship he doth exercise severall waies 1. By a powerfull turning of the hearts of Princes from darknesse to light Mojestatem red dit visibilem in ipsis regibus corda fernando c. Brightman in text causing them to consider the things of God which they had not heard and so to shut their mouthes from gainsaying Christ and thrice exalt him in their hearts of such a reformation-change the Lord seems to speake in that Gospell promise I will make thy Officers peace and thy Exactors righteousnesse Isay 52 13 14 15. when peace shall rule and righteousnesse exact then the Kingdom is the Lords 2 By a powerfull restraint upon others not truly called chained up by the devill Revel 20. 2. Psalm 149.8 and binding Kings Princes and Nobles as with fetters that they shall not any longer hinder the Lord from taking Thrones and ruling Thus the Kingdomes of the world universally become the Lords The King that is not converted shall be restrained Thus farre appeares the nature of this Reformation-change To the third 3. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is the time of this change the voyces speak as of the time past saying they are or were become the Lords the time is expressed in this verb also But now where to state this time is the diffioulty mens thoughts running divers waies It hath been determined to be while time the measure of the creatures in their changes lasteth but the speciall point of that time is now desired when those Kingdoms begin to be the Lords For the discovery whereof I shall propose some help from these considerations 1. This seventh Angell is said to sound the third Wo-trumpet which certainly did call for execution of vengeance upon the Kingdome of Antichrist whose Scepter made all the Kingdoms of the earth stoop unto him who had subscribed to his name and worshipped him This was done by breaking the yoke of that Romish Tyran the Pope off from the neck of those States in which very moment the Lord tooke possession of those Kingdomes from which by his great power he drove out that strong one the devil in that man of sin So that this Trumpet seems to contemporize with all the Vials poured out upon States formerly under Antichrist dashing in pieces the great Abettors and turning others to be serviceable unto Christ For however at all times God kept his secret ones within the Territories of Babel who ceased not in all ages to witnesse to his truth yet all this while the States and Kingdomes worshipped the beast So then the time of change of Kingdoms must be eminent and from that instant that any State returned to subjection unto Christs Scepter in the Gospell after the great apostacy seems to begin the sound of the seventh Trumpet for then was it woe to that Antichrist and his vassals but joy to Christ and his Saints Now no hard thing is it to looke back so farre as to finde out that point of time wherein Thrones began to be possessed by Christ and to entertain the Gospell The Histories of Germany Saeveland Denmark England Scotland c. may help us to know this time when our Lord took these States from the Prince of darknesse ruling in that sonne of perdition 2. This Reformation-change is graduall and is carried on in severall portions of time from the turning of the first Kingdom to the finishing of the mystery of God That the meaning of this Trumpet-sound should be a graduall susception of Gods power to reign I am perswaded to believe from the course of the events we see some Kingdoms delivered but not all yet which are expected to be resumed by Christ from that Roman Apostate Now as God performs his prophecies so are we to understand his meaning in them and it is the best help we have rightly to conceive the Prophets speaking of Christ to come by seeing him come and fulfilling what was written of him I take it the same help is to made use of concerning the prophesies of these times and those to come of which the book of the revelations is full So that if we see the Lord hath taken Kingdomes of the world from Antichrist we have the truth of this Trumpet-sound and if yet more Kingdoms are still under vassallage to him this sound declares woe unto them abiding in that slavery but good tidings to Gods hidden ones there that the Lord will in his time take the prey out of the Dragons mouth and rule himselfe And if so then it must be a graduall change from the taking of the first Kingdome to the resuming of the last which we see is partly done in many States and in greater part yet to be accomplished One word yet seems to crosse this interpretation of the time Dub. Reuel 10.7 it is said In the daies of the voice of the seventh Angel when he shall begin to sound the Trumpet even the mystery of God shall be finished c. And if in the beginning of his sound all Kingdoms are changed together and Gods mysterie finished then it cannot be the time mentioned but it must be wholy to come To satisfie this scruple Sel. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1 Tim. 3 16. two expressions here must be opened 1. The mysterie of God which notion is of various use sometimes it notes the secret way of God by manifestation of his Sonne in the flesh c. to make himselfe communicable to his creatures so to effect godlinesse in them and save them Col. 2.3 This is the generall use of it so is it called the mysterie of God of the Father and of Christ Sometimes it is of speciall signification and that two waies Eph. 3.6 1. It notes this secret good will of God toward all the Gentiles to bring them into fellowship with himselfe from the first preaching of the Gospell to them by the Apostles Rom. 11.25 16. to the last by any Ministry 2. It dictates this secret grace of God unto Abrahams seed the Jewes for the bringing them in after their long abdication to an ingrafting into Christ In this last sence it is surely taken and yet I think not excluding the other speciall signification nor the generall in both for as much as that is finished in these 2. When he shall begin to sound 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is the passage that begets the doubt therefore the right reading of it must be inquired and surely it is not necessary so to read it when he shall begin to sound but vety properly when he shall sound 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 as in such lie instances 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apoc. 1.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 I will spue thee out not onely begin to do it 2 Kings 4.1 and so is it read by good Interpreters as one word in the future tence

thence to say hee reignes by his spirit in the Kingdomes of the world I leave unto Christian reason to judge 4. It seemes to reason a very great derogation from the glory of our Lord in his Christ to suppose him to leave the right hand of the Majesty on high to come here and sway an earthly Scepter whether in one or all Kingdomes of the world for heaven now is his Throne and the earth his Foot-stoole and if he should turne his Foot-stoole to a Throne it were very strange However that from Heaven hee shall visibly appeare to judge the quick and dead Acts i. 11. Acts 3.21 Acts 17.31 though not to dwell here in an earthly state with the Saints the Scriptures doe affirme And this account may suffice concerning the manner of his Reigne in the Kingdoms of this world To the fifth and and last thing 5. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 33.11 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal 17.2.5 Eph. 3.21 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and last thing about this Reformation-change which is the stability of it we are now come For ever and ever shall this King reigne The phrase here seemeth synonomous with that Hebrew expression to generation and generation and throughout all generations Sometimes the word is used simply for ever without repetition and then frequently notes absolute eternity but in this kind of doubling many times lesse onely duration of some ages or an aeviternity as it is called The Word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifieth an Age or Generation among other things and so here doubled in the plurall to ages of ages is the continuance of the ages or generations of this world so that such is the stable duration of this reigne of Christ over these Kingdomes even so long as the ages of these doe continue Three things are carried in this expression 1. Progresse in his reigne from age to age He shall goe forward prosper and grow in his Government 2. Immutability of State so shall he King it that these Kingdomes shall not change their Lord nor any more retreat to Antichrist as in the great Apostacie when once the Lord hath resumed these Kingdomes 3. Eternity of duration so long as these Kingdomes last even for that ever and ever our Lord and his Christ shall reigne making friends or keeping under slaves Then the end of the Mediators Kingdome shall come and God that was from everlasting shall rule to everlasting in whom the hope of all Saints shall be perfected So farte to the state of this Reformation-change The third and last generall to be held out is the certainty of all this Revelation what that is that we may have a sure ground for faith to worke upon concerning these matters which I shall labour by some speciall considerations about the context to make cleare 1. From the Author of this Revelation it is our Lord himselfe in his Christ so it is said in the entrance of this Book The Revelation of Jesus Christ which God gave unto him to shew unto his servants Revel 1.1 Now God cannot deceive nor be deceived if he be the Author Infallibility is upon the word There is one name mention'd in the doxologie of the Church upon this Revelation peculiar unto God which must satisfie reasonable creatures concerning the truth of this event if spoken by God Rev. 1.4 Rev. 11.17 It is He that is and Hee that was and He that is to come It is He that can alwayes say I am If hee had not been from eternity if he bee not now or if he should not be to eternity just cause there might bee of mistrusting his Revelation but if hee was to make all things that have been and if he bee to make things that are and if hee shall bee to make all things to come in his owne time there can bee no ground of suspecting him Thus the Church looketh on him and is comforted Indeed were hee of yesterday and must hee cease againe his Revelation could not over-value the Delphick Oracle but this is his strong reason to be believed as God He was and is and is to come 2. The meanes of revealing this is not despicable it was by an Angel Heb. 1.14 whether so in Nature as a ministring Spirit sent out for comforting Gods chosen in this matter as I rather conceive Rev. 3.1 c. or so onely in Office and then a Man a speciall Messenger or Minister expressed in this vision as it may be Yet it is Gods owne meanes of his owne sending to declare and therefore none of a doubtfull call that hee should bee suspected by John it is com to us and he had it from Christ this whole vision 3. The clearnesse of the Revelation adds more strength to its certainty Isa 8.19 It comes not like a whispering or muttering of seducing spirits out of the earth but sounded with a Trumpet from heaven 1 Cor. 14.8 and Gods Trumpet giveth surely a distinct sound that wee may understand his minde in it and sute our selves to his will So it did in declaring wrath and warre against sinners Amos a. 6. Hos 8.1 Zech. 9.14 that they might beleeve and tremble and returne So also in revealing his grace in Christ towards his people the Trumpet sounds it that poore soules might heare and beleeve and be comforted A trumpet-Revelation then from God needs not to be suspected A loud eminent distinct discovery doth God make of these visions that as they are sure in themselves so they might bee surely knowne and received by his Church 4. The sweet gratulations and doxology of the Church recorded in the context Rev. 11 16 17 must conclude the certainty of the event It is incredible that God would give a vision of praise to mock himselfe withall and that hee should receive blessing for that which is not nor was sure ever to be The certainty of praise argueth undenyably the certainty of this gracious event 5. The experience of so many Kingdoms and States already delivered from the yoke of Antichrist and returned from that great Apostasie to entertain the true Gospell of Gods Son may perswade that the residue of the promise to be performed is as sure as that part already accomplished in these 100 yeares past which wee see with our eyes Experience therefore should strengthen faith and breed an assured hope in Gods people of the Lords more glorious appearing to take more Kingdoms of the world into his power that they may mightily strive to it and patiently wait for it This hope shall not make us ashamed Thus the doctrine is opened and confirmed The Use followes 1. To inform us in some truths depending Use 1. their Corolaries doe issue from the sound of this Trumpet opened unto us 1. If Kingdoms of the world shall have such a Reformation-change as to be taken from Antichrist subdued to our Lord and his Christ then it must follow Corol. 1● Kingdoms may be