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A79823	Theopolis, or the city of God new Jerusalem, in opposition to the city of the nations great Babylon; comprehending the blessing and benefit of Christs Kingdom, in the thousand years reign before his personal coming and appearing, after the total ruine of the beast, and his kingdom. In a coment upon the 10th. and 21st. chapters of the revelations. With an additional answer to these two material questions: 1. Whether the thousand years reign is not already past, as Brightman, and others affirm. 2. Whether the natural Jew is not most concerned in the latter day promises prophecies, especially in the pulling down Babylon, and building of Zion, as Maton, and others assert	Danvers, Henry, d. 1687.	1672 (1672)	Wing C4357; Wing D231; ESTC R229614	117,233	260

in order to the fulfilling of Prophecie to the dissolution of the old material Heavens and Earth and bringing on the new and to the introducing the misphatical Kingdom All these wicked Rebels must not only by Christs appearing be destroyed by fire who cometh in flaming fire to take vengeance of all that know not God nor obey his Gospel but also with the same fire will the material old Heaven and Elements as before melt with heat and pass away the Earth also and all its works be burnt up that the new Heavens and new Earth according to promise may come on And so will the Lord Jesus and the Saints continue therein to judge the quick and dead in that his misphatical Kingdom till he deliver all up into the hands of the Father that God may be all in all 1 Cor. 15.24 28. The second Question WHether the natural Jew is not concerned in the latter day Promises and Prophecies and particularly in those that relate to the pulling down Babylon and building of Zion as Maton and Holmes and others affirm Because as they intimate the promises seemed chiefly to be made in their names and for their sakes viz. to Israel Judea Jacob Ephraim Benjamin and their seed and who by promise are to return to their own Land under one Head Shepherd King to enjoy their Liberty and Priviledge their enemies being all subdued and then the Nations are only to expect good and blessing in and from their happiness to whom must be the first Dominion Mica 4.8 and the Tents of Juda to be saved first Zach. 12.7 and therefore all other hopes expectations and attempts for deliverance short of theirs to be vain fruitless and ineffectual Answ It is true the Prophets do seem in express terms so to carry it in many places which therefore giveth the natural Jew yet at such a distance and enmity to Christ having the Vail before their faces so much confidence to boast of their natural Priviledges looking only at the bare Letter and not at the Gospel mystery contained therein I shall therefore for your better information into this seasonable enquiry do these two things First lay down some certain plain Rules and Principles to help us in the right reading and true understanding of the Prophets relating to the Jews and those good things promised in their names c. Secondly From them draw some sound and safe Conclusions and inferences for the better clearing of this great Question and whereby it will appear I doubt not who are most concerned in the promises the natural or spiritual Jew 1. Rule THat no promise prophesie or precept of the Scriptures be interpreted contrary to the Analogy of Faith and the plain Principles asserted in the New Testament Rom. 12.6 Gospel Principles to be observed concerning the Jews 1. Principle THat Jesus Christ by his death hath broken down the middle Wall of partition and of twain hath made one new man so that the believing Gentile hath the same priviledge with the believing Jew being both built upon the same foundation of the Prophets and Apostles Jesus Christ being the chief Corner stone Eph. 2.14 to the end insomuch that now under the Gospel neither Greek nor Jew Circumcised Barbarian Scythian Bond or Free but Christ is all and in all Col. 3.11 and so he puts no difference betwixt any whose hearts are purified by Faith Acts 15.9 Rom. 3.22 Rom. 10.12 The inward Christian Jew being now the only true Jew Rom. 2.28 29. Rev. 2.9.3.9 Jer. 9.25 26. 2. Principle That the Jewish priviledges of being 1. of the fleshly seed of Abraham 2. Belonging to this or the other Tribe 3. Relating to their holy City or Nation 4. Concerned in their Priest-hood Temple Altar Sacrifices were all Typical and by the Gospel esteemed Carnal and Fleshly and were all done away in Christ Col. 2.17 as may more particularly appear by the following Scripture instances First As to the Natural seed of Abraham Mat. 3.9 Say not within your selves we have Abraham to our Father but bring forth Fruits meet for Repentance and amendment of Life Compared Joh. 8.37 38. and do the works of Abraham otherwise you are of your Father the Devil ver 44. Abrahams true seed which are esteemed the seed of promise is the believer whether Jew or Gentile for if they are Christs they are Abrahams seed and heirs according to promise Gal. 3.16.29.4.28 Therefore whether to introduce a natural seed of Abraham to any Gospel Priviledge out of Christ doth not deny the authority of these Scriptures and thwart the new Testament is submitted to consideration Secondly The distinction of Tribes was also Fleshly and Typical Phil. 3. If any other man thinketh he hath whereof he may trust in the Flesh I more Circumcised the eighth day of the Tribe of Benjamin an Hebrew of the Hebrews which he esteemed but dung and dogs meat for the excellency and Knowledge of Christ And therefore the same Paul 2 Cor. 5. saith That henceforth know we no man after the flesh yea though we have known Christ after the flesh yet henceforth know we him no more The only Tribe now is the Tribe of Judah into which the Kingship Priest-hood is transferred the believers being Kings and Priests the true Jew that is only of that Tribe of Iudah being the inward Spiritual heart Circumcised Jew therefore whether to hold forth any Principles or interpret any Scriptures to uphold a distinction of Tribes in this new body and Corporation under the Gospel whereby the natural fleshly typical seed was distinguished of old is not to thwart Gospel-principles and no less than to deny Christ to be come in the flesh Thirdly The City Ierusalem which under the Law was called the holy City was typical and so reputed Carnal under the Gospel and therefore as belonging to Hagar the Bond-woman was to be done away and is therefore put in opposition to Ierusalem which is above viz. the new Ierusalem which is the mother of us all Gal. 4.25 26. Heb. 12.12 compared with Esay 54. being an explanation to each other Therefore whether now for any to interpret any Scriptures in the Prophets speaking of Jerusalem a holy City to be meant a material City that is to be rebuilt and to become a Metropolis again amongst the Nations and to be esteemed a holy City is not certainly to advance again Mount Zina above Mount Zion is not to set up Hagar above Sarah to bring in the City of Bondage again to the defacing the free City the new Jerusalem which is above all and the mother of us all from whence alone the free Denizens the Believers whether Jews or Gentiles are to fetch their freedoms and Liberties Fourthly That Territory called the Nation of Iudea whether the lesser contained betwixt Iordan and the West Sea and from Dan to Bersheba or the greater from Sea to Sea viz. Mediterranean Aegyptian and Persian and from the River viz. Euphrates to the end of the Earth taking

this State and Condition and not unproperly since the Scripture saith she it espoused to Christ 2 Cor. 11.2 Betrothed to him Hosea 2.20 yea married to him Jer. 3.14 Rom. 7.4 and therefore said Her Maker is her Husband Isa 54.5 And that by this Mistical Union she is become flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone Eph. 5.30 31. alluding to the first Marriage union when the wo●● that was taken out of the man was given to him Gen. 2.3 Called the Lambs Wife as one well saith because when he was slain as a Lamb he espoused her giving himself for her Eph. 5.25 And that as the first Adam in his sleep had his side opened for his wife so the second Adam in his death had his side pierced for his Who having by persecution and affliction been a long time in a forlorn state as a poor barren disconsolate woman Isa 54.1 And as a desolate forlorn Widow Lam. 11. In an oppressed afflicted and bewildred Wilderness condition Rev. 12.14 Wherein her Beauty is turned into Ashes her joy into Mourning her Garment of Praise into a spirit of Heaviness Isa 61.3 Her Gold is become dim and her most fine Gold changed Lam. 4.1 Is now represented as returned into an excellent Condition the Sceane being quite changed having here her beauty again for Ashes the Oyl of joy for mourning and the Garments of Praise for the spirit of heaviness now in a beautifull dress and in a most lovely posture viz. trimmed prepared and adorned like a Bride for her Husband Rev. 19.7.21.2 Arrayed in fine clean white linnen which is the Righteousness of the Saints Rev. 19.8 And like the Kings Daughter is all glorious within her clothing being of wrought Gold and in Raiment of Needle-work Psal 45.13 14. Clothed with the Garments of Salvation and covered with the robe of Righteousness as a Bridegroom decketh himself with Ornaments and as a Bride adorneth her self with Jewels Isa 61.10 Being one that is now no more to be tearmed forsaken but to be called Hephzibah and Bulah Isa 62.4 Which excellent dress least any should sensually mistake or abuse the spirit explains himself to hold out thereby the excellency vertue and grace that is found in the true Church And therefore is her fine linnen white and clean expounded to be the righteousness of the Saints viz her justification and sanctification her Gold Jewels and rich Attire to hold out the Ornament of her inward and outward man in the shining Graces of the Spirit viz love meekness patience humility long-suffering and that so having Oyl in her Vessel and Lamp viz. spiritual Grace in her Heart and Life is said to be prepared as a wise Virgin fitted for the Bridegroom And which the better to explain as well as further to set off her beauty and excellency the false Church is also represented and pourtraied in her dress and Colours in her Beauty Ornaments and Attire viz. her Scarlet and Purple Robe and fine linnen to hold on her violence cruelty and oppression her Golden Cup and Jewels her drunkenness Pride and Idolatry her beauty and rich attire her Witch-crafts wantonness and Whoredom Being indeed represented under all the Characters of a vild Strumpet viz. a cruel bloody drunken proud wanton common filthy rotten and abominable Whore that corrupts the Earth with her Fornications By which Bride-like beautiful state as well as the new Jerusalem illustrious Glory following is figuratively represented one and the same thing viz. the Churches happy condition and as both pointing out one thing are also represented as Synonimous for the Angel calling up John here to shew him the Bride the Lambs wife doth when he comes up to him as in the next verse shew to him the new Jerusalem the holy City Of the Mountain on which the City stands And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great high Mountain John having seen the City Babylon upon her seven Hills Rev. 17.9 Sees here the City Jerusalem heretofore desolate and troden under foot Rev. 11.2 Now restored and as most perspicuous raised upon a great high Mountain And as Moses in the Mount saw the pattern of the Tabernacle Exod. 2● 40. Heb. 8.5 and Ezekiel upon a high mountain the City and Temple Ezek. 40.2 The City and Temple of old being built upon a high Hill The Hill of God being a high Hill as the Hill of Bashan Ps 68.15 So John here in the Spirit is he●pt to see Mount Z●on the Antitype in her glorious exaltation to fulfill the Prophecy of Isaiah and Michah who foretell the Mountain of the Lords House to be es●ablished in the last days in the top of the mountains and to be exalted above the Hills Isa 2.2 Mich 4.1 The understanding of which Mystery calleth for no less then the carrying away in the Spirit as the Prophet of old Ezek. 2.1 2.40.2 And John before Rev. 1.10.17.3 Intimating thereby that these were discoveries of mystical and spiritual rather then of material and litteral things And what can this great high mountain be but that rock of Ages the rock of Israel 2 Sam. 23.3 The Rock of Salvation Deut. 32.15 The Rock that begat Ver. 18. And that is higher then we Ps 61.2 Even the Rock Christ 1 Cor. 10.4 upon whom the Church is built so that the Gates of Hell shall not prevail against her Matth. 16.18 That must in the latter days be exalted above all the Hills And which Mountain the seat of the true Church and upon which she is founded stands you see in direct opposition to the seat upon which the false Church is placed and which for failing we find to be threefold viz. Vpon seven mountains Rev. 17.9 Vpon a Beast with seven Heads and ten Horns 17.3 And upon many waters 17.15 And therefore called by one wittily her Topical Typical and Tropical Seat which Triple Seat as well as Triple Crown will shortly fail her and leave her honour in the dust while the City that is built upon the Hill even upon mount Zion will stand unmoveable Of Jerusalem that great and Holy City And shewed me that great City the Holy Jerusalem JErusalem in the Hebrew is a compound of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifying as much as a Vision of Peace called heretofore onely Salem or peace and afterwards so styled Ps 76.2 In Salem is his Tabernacle the City which of old belonged to Melchisedech that King of peace and righteousness Gen. 14.18 Heb. 7.1 That lively Type and representative of our Kingly Priest and Prophet the Lord Jesus Afterwards that strong hold of Zion was possessed by the Jebusites and taken from them by David 1 Sam. 5.6 And called the City of David beautifully adorned by Solomon his son and long injoyed by the Kings of Judah in Davids Loine which was beautiful for situation the joy of the whole Earth Ps 48.2 Wherein was Gods Temple and Throne the principal place of Worship and Seat of Judgement A

GREAT BABYLON The Mother of Harlots abominations of That filthy Bloody City Rev. 17. THE CITY of GOD OR Kingdom of Christ IN The thousand years Reign before his Personal coming and appearing further asserted and cleared From the 21th Chapter of the Revelations Wherein you have the Mystery of the two Worlds Christs Anti-christs further explained Wherein you have the Mystery of the two Kingdoms Christs Anti-christs further explained Wherein you have the Mystery of the two Cities Jerusalem and Babylon further explained Wherein you have the Mystery of the two Women Bride and Whore further explained Wherein you have the Mystery of the two Creatures Lamb and Beast further explained Ps 87.3 Glorious things are spoken of thee thou City of God Ps 122.6 They shall prosper that love thee Ps 48.12 13. Walk about Zion and go round about her tell the Towers thereof mark ye well her Bulwarks consider her Pallaces that ye may tell it to the Generations following 〈◊〉 137.8 Oh Daughters of Babylon that art to be destroyed happy shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us ●●ch 8.8 So they read in the Book in the Law of God distinctly and gave the sense and caused them to understand the reading London Printed in the Year of our Lord. 1672. THEOPOLIS OR THE CITY of GOD New JERUSALEM IN Opposition to the City of the Nations Great BABYLON Comprehending The blessing and benefit of Christs Kingdom in the thousand years Reign before his personal coming and appearing after the total ruine of the Beast and his Kingdom In a Coment upon the 20th and 21st Chapters of the Revelations With An Additional Answer to these two material Questions 1. Whether the thousand years Reign is not already past as Brightman and others affirm 2. Whether the natural Jew is not most concerned in the latter day Promises and Prophecies especially in the pulling down Babylon and Building of Zion as Maton and others assert Ezek. 4.1 Son of Man take thee a Tyle and Pourtray upon it the City Jerusalem Hos 12.10 I have multiplyed Visions and used similitudes Dan. 12.4 And many shall run to and fro and knowledge shall increase Ps 145.11 They shall speak of the glory of thy Kingdom and talk of thy Power Isa 57.14 Take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people London Printed by T. Ratcliff and Nat. Thompson for Nathanie Ponder at the Peacock in Chancery-Lane 1672. THE INDEX Of the principal Heads treated of in the 20th Chapter THe Introduction Page 1 The Analasys or part of the Chapter Page 4 Rules to be observed in the exposition Page 9 Who the Dragon Page 13 Of the taking of the Dragon Page 24 Of the Angel that laid hold on the Dragon Page 28 What by Heaven Page 34 Of the Dragons binding Page 36 Of the bottomless Pit Page 40 Of the thousand years Page 43 Of the living of the Martyrs Page 47 Of the rest of the dead that lived not Page 60 Of the Reigning with Christ Page 63 Of being Priests of God Page 104 Of the the Second Death Page 107 Of the Dragons Release Page 109 Of Gog and Magog Page 110 Of the Camp of the Saints and beloved City Page 112 Of Fire from Heaven Page 113 Of the general Judgement Page 113 The Paraphrase Page 115 THE INDEX OF THE XXI CHAPTER in the second Part. THe Text of the 21th of the Revelations and part of the 22th Page 121 The Introduction Page 125 The Analysis or parts of the Chapter Page 130 Of the Angel that discovers the Vision Page 139 Of the Bride the Lambs Wife Page 139 Of the Mountain on which the City stands Page 143 Of Jerusalem that great and Holy City Page 145 Of the City's descent from Heaven Page 149 Of the glory of God upon her Page 151 Of the Wall Page 154 Of the City's four square Cubical figure Page 160 Of the precious Materials Page 162 Of the Tree and Water of Life Page 170 Of there being no Temple in it Page 172 Of the Kings of the Earth that bring their glory to it Page 176 Of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. Page 179 The Paraphrastical Exposition Page 202 The first Question necessary to be spoken to for the better clearing what hath been before asserted relating to the thousand years Reign is Page 211 The second Question Page 235 Gospel Principles to be observed concerning the Jew Page 237 XX. CHAP. Of the Revelations ANd I saw an Angel come down from Heaven having the Key of the bottomless Pit and a great Chain in his hand 2. And he laid hold on the Dragon that old Serpent which is the Devil and Satan and bound him a thousand years 3. And cast him into the bottomless Pit and shut him up and set a Seal upon him that he should deceive the Nations no more till the thousand years should be fulfilled and after that he must be loosed a little season 4. And I saw Thrones and they sat upon them and Judgement was given unto them and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus and for the Word of God and which had not worshipped the Beast neither his Image neither had received their marks upon their foreheads or in their hands and they lived and Reigned with Christ a thousand years 5. But the rest of the dead lived not again till the thousand years were finished This is the first Resurrection 6. Blessed and Holy is he that hath part in the first Resurrection on such the second death hath no power but they shall be Priests of God and of Christ and shall Reign with him a thousand years 7. And when the thousand years are expired Saton s●all be ●●●●d 〈◊〉 of his prison 8. And shall go out to deceive the Nations which are in the quarters of the Earth Gog and Magog to gather them together to battel the number of whom is as the Land of the Sea 9. And they went up on the breadth of the Earth and compassed the Camp of the Saints about and the beloved City and fire came down from God out of Heaven and devoured them 10. And the Devil that deceived them was cast into the Lake of Fire and Brimstone where the Beast and false Prophet are and they shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever 11. And I saw a great white Throne and him that sat on it from whose face the Earth and Heaven fled away and there was found no place for them 12. And I saw the dead small and great stand before God and the Books were opened and another Book was opened which is the Book of Life and the Dead were judged out of those things which were written in the Books according to their works 13. And the Sea gave up their dead which were in it and Hell delivered up the dead which were in them and they were judged every man according to their works 14. And Death

that I may be glorified Isa 62.2 And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness and all Kings thy Glory Isa 11.4 With righteousness shall he Judge the Poor and reprove with Equity for the meek of the Earth and he shall smite the Earth with the Rod of his Mouth and with the breath of his Lips shall he slay the wicked 5. And righteousness shall be the Girdle of his Loins and faithfulness the Girdle of his Reins 6. The Wolf also shall dwell with the Lamb and c. 9. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my Holy Mountain for the Earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea Isa 2.4 And he shall Judge among the Nations and rebuke many people and they shall beat their Swords into Plowshares and their Spears into Pruning hooks Nation shall not lift up Sword against Nation neither shall they learn War any more Isa 32.16 17. Then Judgement shall dwell in the Wilderness and righteousness remain in the fruitful Field and the work of righteousness shall be peace and the effect of righteousness quietness and assurance for ever and my people shall dwell in a peaceable Habitation and in sure dwellings and in quiet resting places Isa 33.5 He hath fill'd Zion with judgement and righteousness 6. And wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times Isa 66.12 I will extend peace to her like a River and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream c. Joel 3.18 And it shall come to pass in that day that the Mountains shall drop down new Wine and the Hills shall flow with Milk and all the Rivers of Judah shall flow with Waters and a Fountain shall come forth of the House of the Lord and shall water the Vally of Shittim Then Egypt shall be a desolation Amos 9.13 Behold the days come saith the Lord that the Plowman shall overtake the Reaper and the treader of Grapes him that soweth Seed and the Mountains shall drop sweet Wine and all the Hills shall melt Ezek. 34.26 And I will make them and the places round about them my Hill a blessing and I will cause the Shower to come down in his season there shall be Showers of blessing 27. And the Tree of the Field shall yield her fruit and the Earth shall yield her increase and they shall be safe in their Land c. 28. And they shall no more be a prey to the Heathen neither shall the Beasts of the Land devour them but they shall dwell safely and none shall make them afraid Isa 51.3 He will make her Wilderness like Eden and her Desert like the Garden of the Lord So Ezek. 36 35. Isa 49 10. They shall not hunger nor thirst neither shall the heat nor Sun smite them for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them even by the springs of Waters shall he guide them 12. Behold these shall come from far and lo these from the North and from the West and from the Land of Sinim Isa 65.21 And they shall build Houses and inhabit them and they shall plant Vineyards and eat the fruit of them 22. They shall not build and another inhabit they shall not plant and another eat for as the days of a Tree are the days of my people and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands 23. They shall not labour in vain and bring forth for trouble For they are the Seed of the blessed of the Lord and their Off-spring with them 25. The Wolf and the Lamb shall feed together and the Lion shall eat Straw like the Bullock And dust shall be the Serpents meat They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my Holy Mountain saith the Lord spoken of the New Heaven and New Earth State as Verses 17 18. Which golden Age is further described Psal 72.11.15 Isa 60.17 For Brass I will bring Gold and for Iron Silver and for Wood Brass and for Stones Iron To which peace and plenty is added the eminent protection that is vouchsafed in this day Isa 4 5 And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of Mount Zion and upon her assemblies a Cloud and smoke by day and shining of a flaming fire by night for upon all the Glory shall be a defence 6. And there shall be a Tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat and for a place of refuge and for a covert from storm and from rain Zach 2.5 For I saith the Lord will be unto her a wall of fire round about and will be the glory in the midst of her The blessing also of which blessed reigning day consists much in the great Conversions that shall be effected both among the Jews and Gentiles by the publication of the Gospel Gentiles Conversion Psal 87.3 4 5. Glorious things are spoken of thee O City of God Selah 4. I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me behold Philistia and Tyre with Ethiopia This man was born there 5. And of Zion it shall be said this and that man was born in her and the highest himself shall establish her Isa 1.27 Zion shall be redeemed with Judgment and her converts with Righteousness Isa 11.10 And in that day shall be a root of Jesse which shall stand for an Ensign of the people to it shall the Gentiles seek and his rest shall be glorious 12. And he shall set up an Ensign for the Nations and shall assemble the out casts of Israel and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the Earth Isa 60 5. Then thou shalt see and flow together and thy heart shall fear and be inlarged because the abundance of the Sea shall be converted unto thee the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee 6. The multitude of Camels shall cover thee The Dromedaries of Median and Epha all they from Sheba shall come they shall bring Gold and Incense and they shall shew forth the Praises of the Lord. 7. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee the Rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee They shall come up with acceptance on mine Altar and I will glorifie the house of my Glory 8. Who are these that fly as a Cloud and as the Doves to their Windows 9. Surely the Isles shall wait for me c. 10. And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls Isa 35.1 2. The Wilderness and solitary place shall be glad for them and the desert shall rejoyce and blossom as a Rose 2. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoyce even with joy and singing the Glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it the excellency of Carmel and Sharon They shall see the Glory of the Lord and the excellency of our God 5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be unstoped 6. Then shall the Lame man Leap as an Hart and tongue of the dumb sing for in the