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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	believe_v	body_n	soul_n	4,721	5	5.2987	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85442	The vvorld to come. Or, The kingdome of Christ asserted. In two expository lectures of Ephes. 1. 21, 22. verses. Prooving that between the state of this world as now it is, and the state of things after the day of judgement, when God shall be all in all: there is a world to come which is of purpose, and is a more especiall manner appointed for Jesus Christ to be king, and wherein he shall more eminently reign. / Preached by Mr. Tho: Goodwin many years since, at Antholins, London. Published for the truths sake.	Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.	1655 (1655)	Wing G1266; Thomason E838_13; ESTC R207443	23,121	40

time of raigning to Christ First is to draw all mens thoughts to him that is that all men might honour the Sonne as they honour the Father John 5. 22. As for every work there is a season so likewise for every person wherein they shall in a speciall manner be more glorious Secondly this was a reward exceeding due to Jesus Christ that he should have a kingdome appropriated to him for a season that all judgment should be commi●ed to him and he should draw all mens eyes to him in a more immediate manner because he vailed himselfe in obedience to his Father therefore the Father to recompence him he will not appear himselfe so much in the government saith he let my Sonne take it I will commit all judgement to him and see the equity of this because God will put all things under the feet of Christ therefore will he againe give up all things to God and be subject himselfe to him as God-man 1 Cor. 15. 28. Though Jesus Christ hath this kingdome and means to conquer all his enemies before he give it up yet when he is in the height of his dominion when he is in his full triumph and hath cleared all the worlds accounts then will he give up the kingdome to the Father which may teach us when we are highest and most assisted and raised to fall down and give glory to the Lord so Jesus will do when he hath all enemies under his feet and judged and pronounced sentence upon all then will he set up his father deliver up the kingdome unto him and he shall become all in all this will be the last and great solemnity of all This is the first distinction his naturall kingdome which is due to him as man joyned to God that remains forever but there is something of his Mediatory kingdome to be given up Distinct 2 The second distiction is this This Mediators kingdome it receives a double consideration First Consider Christ as a Mediator for the Church and so consider him as under imperfection sinne or misery or any other want till they shall be compleat or Secondly Consider him as he is head to the Church made compleat and perfected in all parts degrees that I may explain my self You may call to mind that when I opened the third and fourth verses compared with the seventh verse I told you that in election there were two great designes or contrivements the one was more principall and cheif which I called Gods decree of the end what Gods designe was to make us and there it was that God chose us in Christ as a head unto absolute glory which with Christ and in Christ we shal have for ever in the highest heavens Secondly God designed the way unto this end and so God was pleased that he might set off the glory of that perfect state the more therefore he lets us fall into sin and misery and suffers our bodies and souls to be separated before we shall come to that end which God hath designed us to To enjoy this Canaan we must go through a wildernesse to it Now answerable to this double designe of God Jesus Christ hath a double relation to his Church the one as a head simply considered and so were chosen in him to that perfect state unto which God hath designed us Secondly Christ hath the relation of a Redeemer and Mediator for us that as we are fallen into sinne and misery and distresse so he might redeem us and helpe us now while the Church is in an imperfect state and hath not all its members nor they out of all danger neither though they be in no reall danger yet they are to give an account of their actions and there is a final sentence to be past upon them and in that sence there may be said to be forgiveness of sinne in the world to come and therefore Paul prayes for one that he may finde mercy at that day Now while there is any such thing as guilt or the appearance of it or any imperfection and till that finall sentence be past so long is Jesus Christ a Mediator for us and so God hath given him all power in heaven and earth to give eternall life to them that believe Now so long as Jesus Christ rules in a way of conflict and as a Conqueror is destroying sinne and death and all emnity also raising soule and body and bringing them together in this sence the Sripture speaks of his sitting at the right hand of God but when once the finall sentence is past then this work of the Mediator his reigning as to destroy enemies and such like is over and then Jesus Christ will present us to to his Father Loe here I am and the children which thou hast given me we are now as thou didst look upon us in thy primitive thoughts in election so he stands in relation to them as a head there we are considered as perfect and the Mediators office is laid down and God becoms all in all both to Christ and us I would add a third thing to this that is how Christ is a King and sits at the right hand of God for ever when Jesus Christ hath given up this kingdom of his Redeemer-ship unto the Father yet then he shall sit down for ever with this honour that it was he that did exercise this office so that there is not a soule lost nor a sinne unsatisfied for nor any enemies unsubdued it is true he is not a Generall in Warre any longer but he shall have this honour that he did all these exployts brought all these rebels in so that indeed in truth Jesus Christ shall reign more gloriously with the Father after that time of judgement is over then ever he did before now he shall raigne triumphantly whereas before he raigned as one in conflict and conquest Jesus Christ himselfe will say that he never was King so much as he shall be now Jesus Christ shall ever have the glory of it that he was that great and glorious Dictator that he subdued all enemies and delivered up the kingdom peaceably to his Father and in some sence set the Crown upon his Fathers head who was as it were in some sence put out of his rule in the world by Satan and wicked men that did what they list and the Saints they lye under sin and misery and Christ he subdues all these enemies and presents all these soules to the Father with a peaceable rule and government and this he enjoys with the Father for eternity now whereas it is said Of his kingdome shall be no end the meaning is it shall not be destroyed for ever it s a kingdome that gives way to no kingdome it shall still be continued though he himselfe give it up to the Father and become visibly and apparently more subject then he was before not in respect of his Godhead for so he is never subject nor in respect of his manhood