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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A44277	Apokalypsis anastaseōs The resurrection revealed, or, The dawnings of the day-star about to rise and radiate a visible incomparable glory far beyond any since the creation upon the universal church on earth for a thousand yeers yet to come, before the ultimate day of the general judgement to the raising of the Jewes, and ruine of all antichristian and secular powers, that do not love the members of Christ, submit to his laws and advance his interest in this design : digested into seven bookes with a synopsis of the whole treatise and two tables, 1 of scriptures, 2 of things, opened in this treatise / by Dr. Nathanael Homes.	Homes, Nathanael, 1599-1678.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2560; ESTC R4259	649,757	646

Felix Jun. and the Country of Madianaea on the South of Arabia Hieron Fourthly Midian of whom came the Midianites those arch enemies of the Jews for which God commanded to vexe them of whom was Balaam which gave that wicked counsell against Israel Their maine Country also had from them the name of Madianitis in the borders of Arabia petraea But because also some of them dwelt in the Countries adjoyning to the Ishmaelites therefore they are sometimes called Ishmaelites though of so different an original as aforesaid Gen. 37.25.28 Judg. 7.33 and 8.24 Fifthly There came of Keturah Ishbak who was the founder of Laodicea Scabiosa in Suria Sixthly Shuah of whom came the Saccai inhabiting the East part of Syria by Batanaea Jun. Seventhly Sheba whose posterity dwelt in Arabia deserta Prerer Jun. Eightly Dedan of whom came the ' Dedaneans who inhabited as Hieron supposeth in Aethiopia or in the Country next to the Idumeans as it seems to be hinted Jer. 49.7 8. or in Adadi in Syria Palmerene Jun. Ninthly Epha whose Country is named in Isa 60.6 and is scituated beyond Arabia called Saba Hieron l. 17. in Isa Tenthly Epher of whom saith Josephus Africa had its name Of the rest named in that of Gen. 25. the Countries are not knowne only they are said in verse 6. to dwell East-ward in the East-Country that is Arabia or Syria So that we see many Kingdomes and Nations both of Jews and Gentiles thus far as we have computed came out of Abrahams loynes according so the aforesaid promises and how many Nations since who is able to reckon Now say the above-mentioned Scriptures out of the Old Testament the multitude of Nations to come of Abraham are to partake of the Covenant as an everlasting Covenant God to be their God Yea ALL the Nations of the earth to be blessed in ABRAHAM and to be blessed IN HIS SEED often there repeated 4 ¶ The Lord addes in the said Old-Testament quotations an obsignation or sealing if I mistake not of all the three particulars afore mentioned viz. Of spirituall salvation Of an happy possession of the earth and of a numerous multiplication in Jewes and Gentiles over the face of whole earth accompanied with that salvation in that their injoyment of that universal possession 1 Of salvation he gave them the seale of Circumcision which was a signe and seal of the Covenant of grace viz. of the righteousnesse of faith Rom. 4.11 And it is said afore in that Gen. 17. that this Covenant or token of the Covenant should be in their flesh for an everlasting Covenant because as in the substance God would continue a Seal of his Covenant for ever till the Restitution of all things as the Covenant it selfe should bee for ever still the same salvation should be sealed still the same use of the seale to confirme the assurance of faith still upon the same ground of the tenor of the Covenant of grace as we shall see after onely the matter of the seale to bee changed viz. the Green waxe of water to be put in the room of the Red waxe of bloody Circumcision Secondly Of that happy possession upon the face of the whole earth he gave them the seale of the seven Kingdomes of the whole Country of Canaan and that for an everlasting possession so as still as it is annexed to be their God For from the time they first entred Canaan according to the promise they were never universally and absolutely expelled out of it and shall there keep possession till they be most gloriously restored to the possession of it the seed of Abraham the beleeving Jews and Gentiles ru●●ng there and over the whole earth as long as ever there shall be any habitation on earth as the Rere of testimonies yet to march up shall abundantly testifie And if any enemies shall rise up against the Nations of Jewes and Gentiles the seed of Abraham by faith they shall as surely conquer them as they did the land of Canaan Thirdly Of their numerous blessed multiplication God gives the seale of changing Abrams name to Abraham He should not be onely Ab-rom that is an High-father but Ab-Rom-Hamon an High-father of a multitude even as he changed Sarais name to the same intent from Sarai my Mistresse to Sarah A or the Mistresse § 4 Sutably how are the said promises to Abraham extended in their utmost breadth to his posterity viz. Isaac Jacob Joseph Ephraim and Manasseh Gen. 26.4 Gen. 48.19 Gen. 49.26 quoted afore at large all sounding of an universall happy dominion over the face of the whole earth § 5 Consonant to this Old-Testament Plat-forme doe the excellent Master-builders the Apostles in the New Testament reare the superstructure with distinct reference to the places and particulars of the Old ¶ 1. For Salvation they often expresse it under the notion of the righteousnesse of faith and of imputing faith for righteousnesse and of being blessed through faith ¶ 2. For Possession it is afore expressed by the Apostle that their leaving of Mesopotamia their owne native Country and never returning though they might and after that their sojourning in Canaan so long as strangers and pilgrims in Tents and Tabernacles though it was promised them for an inheritance and doing all this by faith not seeing the Promise fulfilled by sence did argue that they sought a Country an heavenly one a City that hath foundations prepared of God made and built by God All which how can we better and safelier expound then by the Scriptures which having told us Rev. 20. we shall reigne with Christ on earth as the meaning hath been proved even where Gog and Magog shall after make opposition a thousand yeares In the next chapter viz. 21. they shew us the place and state where and how viz. in the New Heaven and New EARTH in the holy City new Hierusalem coming downe from Heaven where God himselfe will be with them and be their God and all teares shall be wiped away with many other Characters and Circumstances fully answering to that afore of Heb. 11. Which as we have before demonstrated cannot be meant of the Highest Heaven but of a state on earth The like wherof we have in 2 Pet. 3.13 that the Saints shall injoy a new earth according to Gods promise which Promise extant Esa 65.17 will not indure to be interpreted but of a state on earth as the branches of it evince ¶ 3. For Multiplication As the generality of the world Jews and Gentiles have according to the flesh come out of the loynes of Abraham so the Apostles exposition of the Promises holds forth that the generality of the world shall be the Children of Abraham by faith and blessed in THAT SEED of him viz. Christ That they that are of the faith of Abraham are the children of Abraham That God would justifie the HEATHEN through faith according to the GOSPEL he preached to Abraham That the sence of that Promise In thee Abraham all the

Nations before him or like him as it is in the Margin whom he beleeved even God who quickneth the dead and calleth those things which be not as though they were ver 18. Who against hope beleeved in hope that he might become the Father of many Nations according to that which was spoken so shal thy seed be c. ver 22. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousnesse Galat. 3. ver 5. He that ministreth to you the Spirit c. doth he it by the workes of the Law or by the hearing of faith ver 6. Even as Abraham beleeved God and it was accounted to him for righteousnesse ver 7. Know yee therefore that they which are of faith the same are the children of Abraham ver 8. And the Scripture fore-seeing that God would justifie the HEATHEN through faith preached before the GOSPELL unto Abraham saying In thee all Nations shal be blessed ver 9. So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithfull Abraham ver 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the Law ver 14. That the blessing of Abraham might come upon the GENTILES ver 15. Brethren I speake after the manner of men though it be but a mans covenant yet if it be confirmed no man disanulleth or addeth thereunto ver 16. Now to Abraham and his seed were the Promises made He saith not and to SEEDS as of many but as of one and to thy SEED which is Christ Heb. 11. ver 8. By faith Abraham when he was called to goe out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance obeyed and he went out not knowing whither he went ver 9 By faith hee sojourned in the Land of Promise as in a strange Country dwelling in Tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob the Heires with him of the same Promise ver 10 For he looked for a City which hath foundations whose Builder and Maker is God ver 11 Through faith also Sarah her selfe received strength to conceive seed and was delivered of a childe c. ver 12 Therefore sprange there even of one and him as good as dead so many as the stars of the skie in multitude and the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable ver 13. These all dyed in faith not having received the Promises but having seen them afarre off and were perswaded of them and embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on earth 14 For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a COVNTRY * 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Their fathers Country a country on earth ver 15 And truly if they had been mindfull of that Country viz. Mesopotamia from whence they came out they might have had opportunity to have returned ver 16 But now they desire a better Country that is an HE AVENLY wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God for he hath prepared for them a CITY NOte first in the generall That that treasure of Promises of the Old Testament afore recited how narrow soever they may look to short-sighted men as if their eye were intent only upon Jewes Canaan and men under the Law the Divine Apostles the absolute interpretors of the Old Testament doe in the places of the New Testament annext extend their intent sense and meaning unto all Nations of the world in all Countries on earth and under the Gospel and so as that they were not in their judgement then compleatly fulfilled when they wrote nor yet are according to their sense as the experience of all Generations since doth beare witnesse The quick-sighted eye by bare reading over all the places afore collated will soon yeeld this first assertion without any more words of debate on our part § 2 More particularly we may evidently see before our eyes the said Old Testament places extended and intended according to the sense aforesaid by those of the New as Gen. 12.1 2 3 c. by Gal. 3.8 Heb. 11.8 c. Gen. 15.4 by Rom. 4. ver 3. ver 9. ver 18. ver 22. Gen. 17.1 2 c. by Rom. 4. ver 11 c. § 3 And with great justice doth the Apostle so explaine and apply the fore-quoted places to an Evangelicall state under the New Testament in that those Old-Testament Scriptures have in them so many Evangelicall straines all harmoniously agreeing to that glorious state we yet expect under the New Testament viz. 1 ¶ Spirituall yet visible salvation delivered in the expresse terme forme and tenor of a Covenant and of the Covenant of Grace that God will establish his Covenant with Abraham between himself and him and his seed after him in their generations for an everlasting Covenant to be A GOD UNTO HIM AND TO HIS SEED AFTER HIM often above repeated and illustrated and amplified with the plaine expression of Faith and of righteousnesse of faith and of Gods accounting faith to the believer for righteousnesse and of blessing and with such a blessing as comes only through the one and onely one of the seed of Abraham 2 ¶ An happy and blessed possession upon the sace of the whole earth in spight of all their enemies yea to the ruine of them that should rise up against them saying that Abraham in his seed should be Heire of the whole world And that he would give them Countries and Nations and blesse those that blessed them and curse those that cursed them 3 ¶ A numerous multiplication of the seed of Abraham both of Jewes and Gentiles who through that salvation should attaine to that possession A multiplication of them as the sands of the Sea that washeth through all the quarters and Countries of the world a multiplication of them as the stars of heaven that surround the whole universe both of them being innumerable A multiplication of them into a multitude of Nations c. Accordingly of Abraham by Hagar came Ishmael of whom came the Ishmaelites Agarens Hagarens or Hagarites Itureans and Nabeans c. Ps 83.6 1 Chro. 5.19 * See Iunius upon that 1 Chron. 5.19 There came of Ishmael in all twelve PRINCES according to their NATIONS And they dwelt from Havilah to Shur that is before Egypt Gen. 25.16.19 Of Abraham by Sarah first came Esau who is also called Edom and dwelt in mount Seir from whom came the Edomites Idumeans inhabitants of mount Seir. The fourteen Dukes that came of Esau by his severall wives are particularly named by Moses Gen. 36.15 to 20. Secondly From Abraham by Sarah came Jacob of whom came the twelve Patriarchs of whom came the twelve Tribes ten as we usually number making the Kingdome of Israel the other the Kingdome of Judah Of Abraham by Keturah came Gen. 25.1 2 3.4 First Zimran who gave the name to Zamrans in the Region of Cinedocolpites in Arabia Felix Secondly Jokshan of whom was named Camasa in Syria Palmyrina alias Palmerene Jun. ex Ptolom Geograph Thridly Medan of whom was named the Town Madiana in Arabia