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A62540 The two witnesses: their prophecy, slaughter, resurection and ascention: or, An exposition of the eleventh chapter of the Revelation wherein is plainly proved that the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, are the witnesses there spoken of, who have prophesied in sackcloth one thousand two hundred and sixty years compleat; that they are already slain, revived, and ascended. That the tenth part of the city is fallen by our late earthquake, wherein seven thousand names of men were slain. The second wo is past. This is the first part of the chapter, the second part follows. By Tho. Tillam, a weak labourer in the Lords Harvest. Tillam, Thomas. 1651 (1651) Wing T1168; ESTC R219308 67,928 180

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THE Seventh Angel sounding Presents A glimps of the glorious Raign of Jesus Christ whose personal appearance is royally attended with these fifteen Changes full of wonder as so many Trophie's of his absolute victory and universal soveraignty 1. The Saints Deceased Royal Jesus Brings 2. The Rest Released mount on Angels wings 3. To Israel mourning sounds a glorious Call 4. To Babel burning an eternal fall 5. The world Combined hath a fatal blow 6. Satan Confined to his Den below 7. The whole Creation finds a full release 8. And every Nation flourishes with peace 9. The Mount asunder That vale of wonder cleaves t' enlarge the Plain where the Lord must raign 10. The glorious City from Gods throne doth glide 11. The Nuptial ditty ushers in the Bride 12. Thus Saints regaining an immortal state 13. In glory reigning while the Sun bears date 14. The Nations bending Virgins voyces Raise 15. All Duties ending in joy love and praise Joel 3.9 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles Zech. 14.5 9. The Lord my God shall come and all the Saints with thee And the Lord shall be King over all the earth in that day shall there be one Lord and his name one Psal 102.16 When the Lord shall build up Sion he shall appear in his glory THE Two Witnesses Their Prophecy Slaughter Resurection and Ascention OR An Exposition of the eleventh Chapter of the Revelation wherein is plainly proved that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the witnesses there spoken of who have Prophesied in Sackcloth one thousand two hundred and sixty years compleat That they are already slain revived and ascended That the tenth part of the City is fallen by our late Earthquake wherein seven thousand Names of men were slain The second wo is past This is the first part of the Chapter the second Part follows By Tho. Tillam a weak Labourer in the Lords Harvest 〈…〉 4.20 We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard 〈…〉 .11 We speak that we do know and testifie that we have seen 〈…〉 and ye receive not our Witness Printed by R.W. for Giles Calvert and are to be sold at the 〈…〉 lack spread Eagle at the West end of Pauls 1651. TO My Honoured Col. George Twissleton Esq Governor of Denbigh SIR BEsides your many favors conferred upon my unworthy self for a thankful acknowledgement I am also many ways as I conceive obliged to present unto you this Treatise as having its spring and first appearance under your Command where your faithful endeavours are imployed for the advancement of the glory of God in your many encouragements to those under your charge to be daily exercised in such duties and services as being religiously improved will be your Crown and their comfort in the day of the Lord Jesus when all present shadows of honours will be swallowed up in that immortal glory which is prepared for all such as are free in laying out themselves for the honour of this King of Glory as your self dear Sir have often been in improving your interest with Christ on the behalf of this Commonwealth and our Neighbour Nations upon emergent occasions Another motive enducing me to prefix your name is your affection to those Changes that attend the coming of Christ as they are digested in the Title Page which your Worship caused me to write down in a Book which I am perswaded you dearly love above all the world Sir I doubt not you will be more affected to finde each of these wonderful Changes distinctly cleared and proved by the Word of Truth as I suppose they are in this little Book Truly Sir The holding of them forth hath cost me dear upon the rising of a spirit of emulattion in some who could not brook that applause which was openly given to these Truths upon the delivery thereof But I have heard such expressions from you which have savored of another spirit as loving Truth for Truths sake by whomsoever declared One word from you hath made a deep impression upon my spirit by which I desire my affections may be regulated namely Of loving men for Religions sake and not Religion for any mens sake these with other of like nature have raised my affections to present this Treatise to your much honored name if you find Truth evident I have confidence you will give it entertainment and though any thing herein should seem to be New Light yet I hope it will not be the less welcome if it appear True Light Sir I might have inlarged this Epistle upon good and subslantial grounds in reference to you as your unwearied Service and constant fidelity as of all your flourishing Family to this State your present Employments in the faithful administration of Justice and the like But for sundry reasons I forbear Closing with my unfeighned desires of the welfare of your pretious soul that it may flourish in that full Society of Glorified Saints in New Jerusalem as it is daily expected to be manifested in Power by SIR Your real faithful servant Tho. Tillam An Exposition of the eleventh Chapter of the Revelation THe Lord by a special Providence guiding me to a People daily exercised in reading his Word and opening the the same in order now having before them the eleventh Chapter of the Revelation they desired my help in Expounding this Mysterious piece which sudden and unexpected motion did somewhat surprize me as knowing that it hath been accounted one of the hardest knots in the revealed will of God and withall considering how various the Opinions of Writers are upon the subject matter thereof and how little satisfaction I had ever received from any of them I therefore intended to speak a word or two from the two first verses and to discover my ignorance of the great Mystery of the Witnesses by passing it over in silence But while I was reading the Chapter I was most sweetly warmed by a secret heavenly heat quickning my spirit which was as it were transported by this soft gale of life and light and even constrained to declare this which with full and cleer evidence was communicated to me which also making some notable impression upon the spirits of the most judicious hearers they importuned me to give it them in writing at whose request I set to the work and in the review of these impressions upon my heart comparing them with such Ecclesiastical Histories as till then were unknown to me I found such harmony so sweet consent in Time Place Person every thing that hath left no place in my spirit for any further disputes reasonings or objections against the truth of these teachings And the Lord so open the Readers understanding that he also may receive the like full and sweet satisfaction in this Divine Mystery and so may obtain the blessing promised to such as read Rev. 1.3 hear and obey the words of this Prophesie The eleventh Chapter of the Revelation THe great God cals it a Revelation