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A55419 The kingdom of heaven explain'd, and the way to glory manifested by Christ Jesus, the Lord and King of that kingdom held forth in a parable in Mat. 22 from verse 1 to ver. 13 : with some brief meditations upon the said parable / by James Pope. Pope, James, fl. 1675. 1675 (1675) Wing P2901; ESTC R4510 17,062 46

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THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN EXPLAIN'D And the way to Glory Manifested By Christ Jesus the Lord and King of that Kingdom Held forth in a Parable in Mat. 22. from verse 1. to ver 13. With some Brief Meditations upon the said Parable By James Pope If I have told you Earthly things and ye believe not How shall ye believe if I tell you of Heavenly things And he spake many things to them in Parables Mat. 13. 3. London Printed for the Author and are to be sold by Samuel Sprint at the Bell in Little-Brittain 1675. Academiae Cantabrigiensis Liber THE PREFACE I Have been Young and now am Old having lived to the account almost that Moses gives of the Age of a Man Psal 90. 10. Vnto which but few attain and being therefore now in expectation that I may quickly be called hence it was with great desire upon my heart that I might leave something with my Friends and Family and my loving Neighbours That if the will of the Lord be so it might be of some advantage to them when they shall see me no more The Subject of the insuing discourse is weighty though the Instrument is weak for which cause some perhaps may say Could not this man have found something else to do then to Write a Book se●ing this Nation doth abound with good Books that have been Written by Learned and able persons both Ancient and Modern It is true and blessed be God for plenty Yet nevertheless this may be of some advantage at least to some who have neither Money to buy nor time to Read the Books the Objection mentioned and for such this may be of use And besides though the Nation doth abound with good Books yet the houses of at least many People do not abound with them nor their minds with the knowledge of them Who perhaps will have a mind to hear what this Babler will say and it is possible some one or other may gain something thereby Which if it might be so it would make amends for all my trouble in Writing I know my end is to Alarum some poor souls and to perswade them to hearken to the invitation of the Gospel that so they may come and be welcome to the Marriage for they and they onely are Blessed Revel 19. 9. There will be but Come ye Blessed receive the Kingdome and Go ye Cursed into everlasting fire Which will certainly be the Portion of all those that neglect to hear and make ready to come upon the bidding to the Wedding by the Servants that are sent out to that end and purpose I shall subject the following Discourse to the perusal and censure of the Reader for whose sake I have Written it and especially my Neighbours of the Town of Hempsted whom I could be glad to serve in any thing within my power in thankful remembranc● of their Kindness shewed to me and my Friends which I do not forget I would also commend it to my Friends and dear Relations committing you all to the Grace of God with my poor Mite now cast into the Treasury remaining Your suppliant at the Throne of Grace J. P. THE KINGDOME OF HEAVEN EXPLAINED Matth. 22. 2. The Kingdome of Heaven is like a certain King that made a Marriage for his Son THe Lord Jesus spake much to the Jews in Parables and in a foregoing Parable he shews them what would be the event of their dealing with himself and his Servants which he sent unto them and they themselves passes Sentence Chap. 21. 41. He will miserably destroy those wicked men and let out the Vinyard to other Husband-men that will render the Fruit in their Season Which hath been fully accomplished both to them and to us they are destroyed and we Gentiles saved they are broken off and we if we believe shall be Grafted in They are deprived of the Gospel and we injoy it which is the sume of the Parable now under consideration And I shall take notes of three things First What the Kingdome of Heaven is Secondly How it may be compared to a Marriage Thirdly Wherein the Parable doth not hold for in all things Parables do not hold And then I shall desire to consider wherein the whole may be profitable to us As to the first a Kingdom doth impose a King and Subjects and so do the Kingdome of Heaven supposeth a Heavenly King and Heavenly Subjects and then Christ and his Church are to be taken for the Kingdome of Heaven But then the Question is what is the Church The answer is it is to be considered First In its Militant or else Secondly In its Triumphant state and in both these it will fall under a two fold consideration The First viz. The Militant or warring state we must consider it as it's Catholick consisting of the universal Body Among whom there is no Prophane nor Hypocritical Person And in this sense they are called The General Assembly and Church of the first born that are written in Heaven Heb. 12. 23. My Dove my undefiled is but one Song of Songs 6. 8. They are that whole Family in Heaven and Earth Eph. 3. 15. So all the Saints make up but one Church in this sence But in a second sense the Church is devided into particular Churches as 7 in Asia Rev. 1. 4. In Galacia divers Gal. 1. 22. As also at Corinth at Rome at Antioch and more that might be mentioned Now in the Church in this sence there were in the primitive days and have been since and will be so to the last some Hypocrites John 2. 19 Jude 4. Esay 33. 14. Sinners in Sion are afraid fearfulness surpriseth the Hypocrits Which seems to be at the last day There were foolish Virgins among the Wise when the Mid-night cry is made Mat. 25. For the Net of the Gospel doth bring to shore bad Fish as well as good Mat. 13. 47 48. But it greatly concerns the Churches to take care that such be not there by their allowance if they are made manifest to be such But the Church Triumphant is also the Kingdome of Heaven and falls under a twofold consideration also and First We may consider it as with respect to the first state of Glory in which state Christ and his Saints shall Reign Gloriously together according to Dan. 7. 9 10. I beheld till the Thrones were cast down and the Ancient of days did sit whose Garment was as White as Snow and the Hair of his Head as the pure Wool his Throne was like the burning flame and his Wheels as burning fire A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him thousand thousands Ministered unto him and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him the Judgment was set and the Books were opened This must needs be a day of great Glory when this glorious King shall come with his Glorious attendants to sit upon his Glorious Throne when all other Thrones must be cast down But what is this to the Saints I