his mercy endures for 〈…〉 And yet this burthen continued supposed out of Hell there is no Redemption or Restauration which also signifies The Grave Psalm 16 one word expressing both Though elsewhere as the Holy Ghost where he pleases able more abundantly to express it In our Saviors being parareld with Melchisedeck Heb. 7. mentions an endles life in the Original to wit indisolvable And again But this man because he continueth ever hath an unchangeable Priesthood or which passes not away to another And to that end such passages So concerning the ability of our Savior inferior not to Adam with whom he is paraleld too with Adam the first man Rom. 5. As sin entred into the world by him and death by sin which passed upon all men for that all hrve sinned And by one mans obedience much more came upon all Justification to life so much prest by the Apostle And if ye will receive it Rev. 14. resolves it ordered by a voice from Heaven to be written where shews as there smoke ascends For Ever and Ever that day and night that have no rest so they that dye in the Lord from Henceforth rest from their labors or pains The which besides useful for demolishing the aspiring walls of Purgatory for any Saints ever coming there to be partakers of such sulpherous smokes This Text of the Angels commanded to be preacht upon farther informs stiled The Everlasting Gospel that the true meaning of it even For Ever and Ever it signifies but From Henceforth a time determinable and not infinite or unlimited if credit may be given to the holy Spirit Revelations the fourteenth saying Yea or Content saith the Spirit so what spirits soever resists it or sayes No touching those disobedient Spirits cast out of his presence as if for those prisoners ringleaders of rebellion remains no hope or mercy whereas Lucifer not excepted confined though to extreme darknes of whom Jude shews The Archangel Michael DURST NOT bring railing accusation against him being against the Law of prisoners to revile them as indeed Hell no other then a prison implying a Release thence like as death cald sleep in respect of the Resurrection to which end is shewed by Peter 3. He went and Preacht to the Spirits there imprisoned and therefore saying If I go down to Hell thou art there also Psalm c. That each in his order The first fruits redeemed from among men for so The everlasting Gospel informs us Then the latter Fruits or Harvest which follows reserved for the hour of his Iudgement even 1600. bearing date paced forth by time howsoever exprest by the space of so many Furlongs for Centuries Revel 14. As hereof Luke 16. testifies where that distance between them termed a space fixt or a Gulf so much by our Adversaries insisted on whereas the verity of it a space of time prefixt because otherwise since time moves not but an improper or unnecessary Speech with that of Abrahams Bosom concurs or like those Corn Ears interpreted so many years to come Likewise his own Dream of The Sheafs of Corn doing obeysance and the like VVhere touching his pedigree the RICH man SON stiled by Abraham some PARSONS SON as is probable by that Reply They have Moses and the Prophets so without contradiction bids beware of lying by his scorchd tongue inflamed testified Psalm 120. Thou false tongue c. So again a material point from Abrahams calling him SON even points or refersus to her Story after the Bottle spent who had her eyes opened saw a well of water bidden Fear not called unto from Heaven lift up the Lad Ishmael named so of the Angel namely God shall hear when she again Thou God seest me VVhere farther of what profession or Fraternity he lifting up his eyes saw afar off Lazarus in his Bosom whom he again calls Father whose last motion that Lazarus then might be sent to his Fathers house to testifie and and forewarn them Lest his Brethren c. to wit Besides Arch. B. other Bishops 25. in number how they come there to have a care as here in their formalities that Brotherhood not alone but those of the Law their Coat displays herewith a chief Iudge who call Brothers too This Stone or Bone cast amongst them saying They have the Law and the Prophets let them hear them So then no ordinary Beggar taken up into Heaven but one of the Prophetical order granted who was to perswade them coming in the Spirit of Eliah the Tisbet DOUBTLES whom they did not or would not know And since he in Hell received no absolute denial who knows but that it was obtained to wit a line of mercy from his finger top as it were never so little of the water of life And herewith the Prophetical Date shall proceed which belongs to the preceding Parable to unfold containing his discharge shewed he might be no longer Steward accordingly whos 's Stewardship was resigned where the measures of Oyl annointing him for no common Steward either but how it shall come to pass in some wastful unjust reign for his pass given him serves And so much for the testified present evil time with the quaif degree and those of the Lawn sleeves their fine Linnen without doubt visited holding it enough to have Moses read and the Prophets though understand them not at all so all watching thus with one consent stopping their ears as their forefathers And thus it fares with this Lazarus whose ulcers Allegorical those evil things received in his life time viz. Imprisonments Excommunications and such like entertainment by some forlorn suiters only licked or visited of whom well the blessed Virgin prophecying shews how it shall fare with them in those rebellious days He hath shewed strength with his Arm and he hath put down the mighty from their seat with whom the Apostle accords Corinthians 15. Puts all his foes under his feet before his coming And as this no news to him that hath ears so this opinion as strange for which serves the parable of that envious elder Brother that would not be perswaded either to see his lost Brother or enter the house of like evil nature bids others beware lest like that Servant that obtaind mercy himself yet so unmerciful shew'd none at all to his fellow Servant they be also rewarded with him till the debt discharged every farthing accompted for And for the same purpose as Peter forbidden such remission by measure Not to pardon until seven times but until Seventy times seven likewise in Luke 17. Seven times a day to forgive where the Apostles replying Lord increase our Faith being by our Theologers termd a certainty for an uncertainty what they please yet not only points to very Easter those weeks be-before it when sent forth that first pardon The. Messiah offered proclaimd Lord of Sabbaths but as gives notice of this last pardon for the space of 1700. years hidden so shews by the 70. times seven which amounts to the sum of Four
JE LE TIEN The general RESTITVTION Who then is a faithful and wise Servant whom his Lord hath made Ruler over his houshold to give them their meat in due season Printed in the yeer 1646. Of the general Restitution AS no few deceiving themselves because of the day and hour no man knows not Angels of the very day of judgement conclude or conceive therefore the time unknown of the Lords coming not possible to be reveal'd to any in regard of a watch-word given out to keep such on their guard otherwise which would fail or like the unwise Virgins should let their lamps go out c. So this other mistake upon parables or proverbs unnecessary now to be continued any longer such sowre sawce out of season The sayings of old time namely That out of Hell is no redemption Of which heavie sentence here revok'd the deadly pottage heal'd as follows this stone the evening come of Time from the well of Life its mouth rolled away held not unuseful heretofore but like the back parts beheld in comparison of his reserv'd countenance so full of grace and glory first making known only J will be gracious to whom J will c. And such passages or straits setting forth his prerogative as with the potters power over the clay compares his Though in another place thus As wide as East is from the VVest so far sets our sins from us and not ours only but the sins of the whole world knows whereof wee bee made remembers wee bee but Dust And where Mercy and Goodnes so immeasurable and we but a grashopper a shadow c. how stands it with so much equity to make such bare near measure even world without end without compassion out of remembrance to cast the world the workmanship of his hands As by this attainder of Adams house suppos'd irrevocable O far be it from him after such deep protestations of old and Heaven and Earth promis'd to bee renew'd so to forget him Man for whom they were made to have dominion over them for the first offence of our first parents deceiv'd no better knowing good from evil in their minority Through a sleight of the evil angel by his subtilty beguil'd not of dust made as man whose doom to eat dust yet beleev'd they forsaken who without number like as the sand of the Sea so many millions of Legions because over-reacht in state of Innocency not only utterly cast out of sight but left to exquisite torments such as no pen able to express them or tongue to utter much lesse to number or measure the bounds of that so far beyond all Ages and Times Even this proverb yet continu'd The childrens teeth set on edge for the fathers default so expresly prohibited as suppos'd impossible for God to change or alter it as it were the Decree of the Medes and Persians whereas the Lyons mouths stopt and the sevenfold heated furnace its furious flames of no force qualified And in that maner also forewarn'd how incredible soever in the sight of men as for a Camels going through a needles eye that very point no more difficult vvith God in his appointed time then for them to thrid a pack-needle or to cast a wedge of Iron into the fire taken forth again and the like all things with him as easie VVhereas intolerable sinful Sodom for so few their sakes had been spar'd prest Shall not the Judge of all the Earth do right As by such a qualification admitted which may be merciful as hee pleases rather then unjust in the least And pardon'd Ninivchs great City where like Hell out of the belly of that great fish he was heard and deliver'd Also in tender consideration because of so many the right hand not knowing from the left for the childrens cause the fathers preserv'd lucky Babes the state of Innocency such respect had thereunto And here spreading his bleeding hands and arms extended from paradice to hell a greater then Jsaac or Abraham either saying Before Abraham was J am His onely begotten offering up himself so did no Isaac saying Here 's the fire and wood but where 's the Lamb And to be so well pleased in him and so exceedingly displeased with them The world for whom he here prays not for those given him out of the world saying Father forgive them they know not what they do But all them in state of Ignorance they who do they know not what And therefore between them crucified as it were those two Thieves in paradise which robd the garden of God even forgave all the world at his death that before knowing the power given him over all flesh made that solemn prayer to his father and thanksgiving for them which believ'd c. whose prayer Steven borrow'd Lord lay not their sin to their charge and fell asleep VVho them told afore Jf J be lifted up J shall draw all men to me so to the one as saying This day thou be in paradise with me another day infers for the other Howsoever the contrary passes for currant like that mistake touching that Disciple that He should not dye from some reserv'd meaning of our Saviors misunderstood by the standers by As from this doubtfully given out likewise of no inferior quality or consequence concerning the fire not extinguished where it follows not their pains of like nature to be endlesse the punishment though granted inevitable not avoided to be yet the perpetuity thereof in suspence uncertain how long to continue as indeed the word For ever signifies but during pleasure so Go ye cursed into everlasting fire in the original to wit length of dayes or a long time VVhich mysterie of their restitution The worlds general pardon inferior not to their being made fellow-heirs the Gentiles these Sacred Olive boughs sayings of the Prophets and Apostles make bold to go over them again for the going forward with it how impossible held soever any such gleanings or multiply'd Fragments belongs to them because long lay hidden as taken here from the Tree of Life Proclaim'd Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world also the Angels first salute Behold tidings of great joy to all people and of like healing nature that He the propitiation of our sins not only but of the whole worlds and thus as at the first Behold the world made whole as God saw every thing and behold it was very good that he made so returns to their former or first estate as Dust thou art and to dust thou shalt return confirm'd by the Apostle Paul Jf the first fruits and root holy also the lump and branches And again Who gave himself a ransom for all to be testified in due time of which time Peter not unmindful gives command Therefore gird up the loins of your mindes and hope to the end for the grace to bee brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ in whose Sermon Act. 3. Whom the Heavens must receive at the restitution
of all things And concerning which grace of general Redemption and the Lords second coming to be reveal'd as expresly shewed from good witnesse to be waited for and to prepare for it moreover our Saviors charge Therefore be yee ready also for in such a time as yee think not the son of man cometh Matthew 24. Mark 13. And as to the dayes of the unexpected flood points to the same time three periods and a half a time and times and half sworn in Daniel and the Revelation as it were with him but evening midnight cock-crowing and morning for his coming then to expect it saying Truly Eliah the Prophet first shall come and restore all things before the great and dreadful day of the Lord in whose sight a thousand years as yesterday According to Malachi Behold J will send you Eliah c. And in another place bears date thus Behold your house is left unto you desolate and ye shall not see me till ye say Blessed is he that comes in the Name of the Lord namely Eliah so cald one after his spirit for convincing them of their hard sayings and opinions Who shall render them meat in due season Mat. 24. and by the same token how then it fares with them even the priesthood And in the day that J shall do this saith the Lord of Hosts J shall leave them neither root nor branch to wit the Gentiles Church also cut off departed from the Faith except a remnant that have not bow'd the knee or have declin'd their Antichristian Tenents as this for one That the gift of Prophesie is extinguished and that for another the root of Heresies That there is no restoration from the second death which begat the popish purgatory which begat the Manichees error which begat Arrianism Pelagianism Besides the abominable eating of blood authorised against that so solemnly inacted by the apostles Acts 15 after such deliberation a thing observ'd for a long time after verily procreating that inhumane opinion of Transubstantiation of the very Blood communicated in the Sacrament otherwise which never had bin broach'd such an Abomination standing on the Lords Table adored So Rev. 16. Worthily ye drink of the bloody Vials your fill poured out now if ever Now unto the aforesaid what more may be said or added then this If I be lifted up J will draw all men to me Though our Doctors prophecying out of their own Envious Spirit would have it as if the number of them to be heald stung by the old Serpent in comparison of the rest But as those in the last age which taste not Death such a handful to the dead since the world began or as some Eight persons as it were saved by Faith Or like her houshold spand alive destroyed not with the accursed City yet Jericho built again its foundation laid and gates set up that lay waste Though granted shadows forth how few the number of the faithful to others going the broad way whose Antichristian plots prosper not shall not be able to stand in the Iudgement that hold Notwithstanding the root our first Parents franckly forgiven Luke yet for their offence their posterity cut off the branches suffered never to grow again against Law and Iustice whereas recorded of that King concerning the murtherers of his Father the children not put to death 2 Kings 14. and Deuteronomy c. He then which much more pardons leaves not so much as a hoof in Egypt the very Beast the old Serpent sets him at liberty Satan in process of time unbound reserved until the last day in chains of despair though supposed Sodoms captivity and her sisters never returns from endlesse exile much lesse those infernal spirits Because before the Tree of life tasted of their future happinesse made known gives them a touch of the tree of knowledge the Law Le ts them know what he is able to do as the Apostle Paul shews What if God willing to shew his wrath and make his power known c. So after Josephs way before making himself known saying I am Ioseph to his unnatural Brethren who notwithstanding foreshew'd how they should all bow before him yet possess'd with such spirit of misbelief whom they sold into Egypt knew him not Lest presumption which knows no measure take advantage of unlimited mercy a main point for a long time permits them to wander in like ignorance Having sworn in his wrath first suffers fieryserpents to vex them Much like the mist cast before their eyes because their task increas'd who mutin'd Exodus answerable but to that in the Gospel by his Disciple being desired to send her away answered J am not sent but to the lost sheep of the house of Jsrael VVhere she cald dog the Canaan woman which would not take it for an answer but after him still cries out partakes of the childrens bread afterward the devil cast out of her daughter The Gentiles forerunner and figure not onely but those gone into perdition And this his Kingdom like Davids reduced by degrees made wait for his promises and that every one may come to the knowledge of the Truth VVhich Army a refuge for the distressed and discontented as Solomons kingdom a patern after Iudgment executed according to his fathers command of our expected rest The peaceable new Heavens and Earth who though commanded a sword to be brought him thought not to take the Infants life the standers by put in a doubt notwithstanding and the mother of it much more But leaving him that knew what he had to do with Joab and Shimei who excused not his own Brother Adoniah in such a nice point for the first fault which was winked at by the Father For prosecuting of this nicety of the word For Ever and Everlasting such a stumbling block to them so blockish that make us believe beyond these pillars or periods there is no passing or going farther not as much as a possibility of it will allow for this new VVine to drop down or to be drawn forth reserved till the last Joel the third and 18. v. such a gift in misconstruing of Mysteries have attain'd unto with the Iews so stumbled about their abolish'd Ceremonies and Ordinances because said they Stand fast for ever Psalms c do not unâ—â—â—stâ—â—â—â—â—â—ch way God is able to disavow or disanul them for the better for example because Circumcision cald an everlasting Covenant Gen. together with the promis'd Land pass'd or given unto his seed for an everlasting possession And yet so long kept out of possession strangers there no more strange then that for another where such an express Deed canceld saying J said indeed Thou and thy Fathers house should walk before me for ever but now far be it from me So farther now for the aforesaid in the Original signifying but for Ages and likewise for Ever and Ever for Ages and FARTHER or Et cetera as it were to wit with God during pleasure The burthen of that gracious Psalm For