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A59398 Phænomena quædam apocalyptica ad aspectum novi orbis configurata, or, Some few lines towards a description of the new heaven as it makes to those who stand upon the new earth by Samuel Sewall ... Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730. 1697 (1697) Wing S2821; ESTC R8014 63,652 68

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adeo vix aliquam esse super quo non coelestis ille penetrasset Ignis quem Christus in terra accensurus advenit p. 730. To his own that golden Promise belongs The Lord will dry up Euphrates to make a way for his scattered ones Some think it concerns the Return of the Jews miraculously as once through the Red Sea Rogers's Naam p. 228. Sed Quorsum haec What Concernment hath America in these Things America is not any part of the Apocalyptical Stage The Promise of preaching the Gospel to the whole World is to be understood of the Roman Empire only according to the extent of it in John's time As it is said Augustus made a decree that all the world should be taxed The Roman Empire contained about a third part of the Old World and this Triental only was to be concernd with the Apocalypse The Prophesies of the Revelation extend but to such Kingdoms or Monarchies of the World where the Church in all Ages still was therefore not to the West-Indians nor Partarians nor Chineses nor East-Indians But what shall we say if the Stone which these Builders have refused should be made the Head of the Corner Lo we heard of it at Ephratah we found it in the fields of the wood Or if it be not made a Corner-stone that it should be quite thrown by and not be at all laid in the Building is more than can be proved from the Scriptures I suppose there is nec vola nec vestigium of any such thing to be found there Who art thou that judgest another Mans Servant to his own Master he standeth or falleth Yea he shall be holden up for GOD is able to make him stand may be applicable here There is a vast odds between historical and prophetical Scriptures as to the manner of their declaration Augustus taxed as much of the World as he could taxed all his world Why may not Jesus in like manner give Law to all His World without asking Caesars leave To tedder the Scriptures and tie them to the Herculean Pillars takes off all the Lustre of the Spanish Motto PLUS ULTRA and makes the Glory of it to dwindle away to very nothing But the Word of God is not bound To go about to do it is I fear to limit the Holy One of Israel and injuriously to spoil the Church of that Doxology In God will I praise the Word in the Lord will I praise the Word I have seen an and of all perfection but thy Commandment is exceeding broad It was so in David's time but now tho the Scripture Canon be compleat it is so ●ar shrunk as to extend but to about a Quarter of the Old World For they who have no share in the Revelation t is hard to think how they will be able to make out a good Title to any portion of Scripture this being the last and most comprehensive of all And what a Rack of Romanizáng endless incurable Torture must this needs fasten serious Christians upon Whenas after diligence to acquaint themselves with the Scriptures and to obtain the Favour of God in the ways there marked out still all is bootless except they can prove themselves to dwell within the bounds of the Roman Empire Which as to multitudes is a doubt that all the Learning in Europe is not sufficient to resolve And what shall become of Scotland Ireland Denmark Sweden Poland Bohemia Moscovia Buch●●● Brerew●●d much of Germany and a great deal more of Europe beside According to this Reckoning these Nations must be Extra Ecclesiam because they are Extra Imperium As also by far the greatest part of Asia and Africa and all America The first and most so far as I know that hath given countenance to this Bill of Exclusion is the Conjecture of the Learned and Pious Mr. Mede And therefore it may not be amiss to take a View of that Chapter entituled DE GOGO MAGOGO in Apocalypsi Conjectura lib. 3. p. 713. Altho the Author be incomparably more than my Match yet the Honour of being a Retainer to my Noble Lord Say Love to my Country and the Advantage as I apprehend on my side do prompt me to the Undertaking Dr. Twisse in a Letter to Mr. Jeseph Mede dated Ap. 6. 1635. mentions his having written to my Lord Say touching his Counsels for advancing the Plantations of the West and telling him that his Lordship little thought that they tended to promote the Kingdom of Gog and Magog My Lord in his Answer to the Doctor gave a touch only thereupon which was this That surely the Americans were not Gog and Magog The Dr. writ more largely of this Subject in his next Letter Upon this his Lordship wrote a large Letter Opposing the Conceipt of Gog and Magog tho the Millennium of Christ's Kingdom were granted yet not a little against that also Epist 50. p. 993. Had this Letter of the L. Say been in print probably there had been nothing left unanswered or at least there had been a trodden Path whereas now I must beat out my way as well as I can Conjectura Thus I have told you out my fancy of the Inhabitants of that World which tho it be built upon mere Conjectures and Not upon firm grounds c. Epist. 43. p. 981. Let but those who quote Mr. Mede imitate his Modesty and as yet no great trouble occurs APocalypsis codex est fatorum ecclesiae Gentium non Judaeorum Habent enim Judaei de suo c. neque nostra ullate●●s opus babent These Pronouns Meum and Tuum in a business of this nature I cannot away with This being one of the first Writts of Partition brought for dividing the Scriptures that I have taken notice of The Scriptures are an Estate holden in Joint Tenancy and none have any preferible Right in them From the Epistle Dedicatory Unto his Servants we must with Mr. De●t conclude that the whole Doctrine of the Revelation appertaineth to the Universal Church of Christ throughout all the World in all Times and Ages p. 8. The Bodleian Library is not the Propriety of this or the other particular College or Hall much less of the happy Keeper of it but of the Renowned University of Oxford By which means the whole World is benefited by their Illuminations ●uard Batc vel p. 108. The Apocalypse is a most illustrious Epithalamium suited to the stately Magnificence of the Bridegroom and of the Bride Now the Jews upon their Return will eminently sustain that Character The New Jerusalem is that which the Old and New Testament do ring of This City of God is especially made up of Jews and from thence it hath its Name Goodwin Rev. p. 28. Therefore seeing the Parchments belong to those who have the Estate this Book must needs belong to the Jews because the glorious Things that are spoken of therein are eminently spoken of them Our LORD whose this Book is and his Servant John the writer