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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

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thy lovers shall dispise thee they will seek thy life Jer. 4.30 And these are the true sayings of God Rev 19.9 And this further know that strong is the Lord God that will judge thee Rev. 18.8 Of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. And there shall be no more curse but the Throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it and his Servants shall serve him 22.3 A Throne or Seat is that principal place where Judgement is administred and from whence it floweth called therefore the Throne of Righteousness the Throne of Justice the Throne of Judgement and sometime put for Dominion and rule 2 Sam. 7.13.16.14.9 Lam. 5.19 Because exercised thereon sometime for dignity and glory because a place of chief renown and eminency sometime for a Kingdom it self Jer. 33.17 1 Sam. 14.9 Because the principal affairs thereof are transacted there And as respecting God sometime for Heaven it self which is called his Throne Ps 11.4 Math. 5.33 Acts 7.49 Because it is his principal place and seat where his Throne of Majesty is and whereon Christ sits with him upon his right hand Heb. 12.3 Holding out most commonly that rule and authority that is exercised in civil states The Throne of God and of the Lamb here shoen by Vision discovered to John to be in the new Jerusalem or new Testament Church hath an allusion to the Throne of God and Christ that was in the old Testament Church and to which we shall have recourse for our better understanding of this mystery And which Throne of Old we find to be two fold viz. either that upon which God was said more petticularly and specially viz. that which was erected in the Tabernacle Exod. 25.17 Or upon that which he was said more ordinarely to sit viz. that which the Judges and Kings of Israel sat in Judgement upon The former whereof we shall in a more particular manner search into because there much lyes in it and much light may be gathered from thence not onely for the understanding this Book of the Revelations but the Prophecies relating to the latter times whereof it was a special Type And which we find was that Throne which God commanded Moses to make and to place over the Ark betwixt the Cherubins called the Mercy Seat or Throne of Grace as Exod. 25.17 And thou shalt make a Mercy Seat above upon the Ark where he promised to sit govern and to give Law to Israel Verse 22. And there I will meet with thee and will commune with thee from above the Mercy Seat from between the Cherubins which are upon the Ark of the Testimony of all things which I will give thee in Commandment unto the children of Israel Which Throne was made accordingly and all things appertaining thereto as Exod. 40. and which no sooner was erected and put into the Tent or Tabernacle according to appointment but the Lord came thereon as Exod 40.34 compared Numb 37. Then a Cloud covered the Tent of the Congregation and the Glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle and Moses was not able to enter into the Seat of the Congregation because the Cloud abode thereon and the Glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle which was no other than that glorious presence that brought them up out of Aegypt whereof we read Exod 13.21 And the Lord went before them by day in a Pillar of a Cloud to lead them by the way and by night in a Pillar of fire to give them light to go by day and night he took not away the Pillar of the Cloud by day nor the Pillar of fire by night from before the people and which was no other than Jesus Christ himself called the Angel of Gods presence Isa 63.0 and therefore said Exod. 23.20 Behold I send an Angel before thee to keep thee in thy way and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared Beware of him and obey his voice provoke him not for he will not pardon your transgressions for my name is in him but if thou shalt indeed obey his voice and do all that I speak then I will be an Enemy to thy Enemies and an Adversary to thy Adversaries for my Angel shall go before thee and bring thee unto the Amorites c. of whom Stephen speaks Acts 7.37 38. This is that Moses which said unto the Children of Israel A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your Brethren like unto me him shall you hear Deut. 18.15 Acts 3.22 23 24 25 26. This is he that was in the Church in the Wilderness with the Angel that spake to him in the Mount Sina and with our Fathers who received the lively Oracles to give unto us to whom our Fathers would not obey but thrust him from them And this is that Spiritual Rock that followed them which was Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 10.4 The Lord Christ being thus upon the Throne among them you will sind how he acted the part of a King Ruler Governour Shepherd thereon as more fully appears by the particulars following First By giving Law to them as a King and Legislator whereof you have the Account Numb 7.89 And when Moses was gone into the Tabernacle of the Congregation to speak with him viz. with God as in the Margent then he heard the voice of one speaking him from off the Mercy Seat or Throne that was upon the Ark of Testimony from between the two Cherubims And he speak unto him c. and so he goes on in the following Chapters And Jehovah spake unto Moses saying c. Giving him all the Laws Statutes and Judgments from his mouth who rejected saith Stephen the lively Oracles to give to us And therefore you have Moses saying to the People Deut. 4.5 6 7 8. Behold I have taught you Statutes and Judgments even as the Lord my God commanded me that ye should do so keep therefore and do them for this is your wisdom and understanding in the sight of the Nations which shall hear all these Statutes and say surely this great Nation is a wise and understanding people for what Nation is there so great who hath God so nigh unto them as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon him for and what Nation is there so great that hath Statutes and Judgments so righteous as all this Law which I set before you this day c. Secondly Because as a Shepherd and Guide he march before him as appeareth Exod. 40 36 37 38. And when the Cloud was taken up from over the Tabernacle the Ch ldren of Israel went onward in all their Jorneys But if the Cloud were not taken up then the Journyed not till the day it was taken up for the Cloud of the Lord was upon the Tabernacle by day and fire was on it by night in the sight of all the house of Israel so again Numb 9.18 At the Commandment of the Lord the Children of Israel Jornyed and at the Commandment of
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
like manner also doth the Glory here return to Jerusalem and that in so visible a manner that all are enlightned by it to fulfill the words of the Prophet Isa 60.1 2. Arise shine for thy light is come and the Glory of the Lord is risen upon thee for behold darkness shall cover the Earth and gross darkness the people but the Lord shall arise upon thee and his Glory shall be seen upon thee c. and which will be so splendid and shine to that perfection that to follow the simile Rev. 22.5 there shall be no night there and they need no Candle neither light of the Sun 21.23 compared with Isa 60.19 And again The Gentiles shall see thy Righteousness and all the Kings of the Earth thy Glory Isa 62.2 And then shall also be accomplished what is further said Isa 52.9 10. The Lord shall make bare his holy name in the eyes of all Nations and all the ends of the Earth shall see the Salvation of God So that not only the Glory of his presence and the Glory of his Grace but the Glory of his power shall be manifest for his people to the fulfilling also that word 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 the shining of a flaming fire by night for upon or above all the Glory shall be a defence alluding to the presence and Glory of old the type hereof that came up with them out of Aegypt Exod. 13.21 that was with them in the Wilderness Exod. 33.9 10. which was so to be their guide that without it they must not stir Numb 9.15 Exod. 33.15 that accompanied the Tabernacle Exod. 40.34 and both the Temples 1 Kings 8.11 Hag. 2. 6 7. in the enjoyment whereof consisted their Counsel Comfort Blessing Protection Strength and therefore must the High-Priest begging that Mercy bless the people Numb 6.23 and in the loss whereof the contrary attended viz. all misery and mischief But so eminently shall this new Jerusalem be blessed herewith that her name shall be called Jehovah Shamah viz. the Lord is there Ezek. 48.35 whilst it may truly be said of her Opposite that other City that by the smoke that cometh out of the Bottomless-pit and by the indwellings of Satan whose Throne and Seat is therein that darkness incompasseth her as a Cloud and thick darkness as a covering that the height of her Glory is but in her own shame which will hasten her inevitable ruine and utter confusion and for whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever Of the Wall And had a Wall great and high and had twelve Gates and at the Gates twelve Angels and names written thereon which are the names of the twelve Tribes of the Children of Israel 12. On the East three Gates on the North three Gates on the South three Gates on the West three Gates 13. And the Wall of the City had twelve Foundations and in them the names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb. 14. And he that talked with me had a Reed to measure the City and the Gates thereof and the Wall thereof 15. And he measured the Wall thereof a hundred forty four Cubits and the building of the Wall of it was of Jasper c. HAving spoken of the City in general he comes to speak of her strength and splendor being a City compact together and the first thing he begins with is the Wall A Wall is for safety security and defence as well as for Ornament and Beauty It is said The Canaanites had Walls reaching to Heaven Deut. 1.28 And that Babylon had a great broad Wall Jer. 51.58 That Jerusalem after the Captivity had a Wall with twelve Gates And so had Ezekiels City also lying four-square and upon each quarter three Gates In allusion whereto the new Jerusalem is here described to have a four-square Wall and twelve Gates therein but such a Wall that in all respects transcends all that ever was heard or read of in the world Which in its constitution several parts dimensions and proportions you have thus laid down viz. 1. In its regularity laid out by the Golden Reed in the Angels hand 2. In its materials of which it is built all of Jasper stone 3. In its foundation viz. twelve precious stones garnishing the same 4. In its figure Quadranguler four square lying upon the four Quarters East North South West 5. In its breadth 144 Cubits 6. In its heighth which if agreeing with the City is twelve thousand Furlongs or 1500. Miles 7. In the number of the Gates which according to the number of the Patriarchs and Apostles as the Gates of Jerusalem of old are twelve 8. In its Emblematical inscription twelve Tribes names upon the Gates and twelve Apostles names upon the foundation-stones 9. In its Porters assigned to keep the Gates twelve Angels 10. In the admirable and wonderfull matter of the Gates twelve entire Pearls In all which no question singular Mysteries are intended which for want of light we may come very short in the understanding of yet according to what we have attained you may upon the whole take these following general hints from whence light may be fetcht to look into the particulars viz. 1. By the exact mensuration of both Wall Gates and City it self in all their dimensions We may understand that as of old both in the Tabernacle Exod. 25.4 as in the Temple first 1 Chron. 28.19 and second Zach 2.1 2 3 c. Ezek. 43.11 12. all things relating to the worship and service of God was to be exact according to Rule even to the very Pins and Nails of the Temple c. So also in this Glorious state of the Church how large and extensive soever yet is she not it seems in an arbitrary way to order and regulate her affairs either relating to the worship and service of God or to her whole Oeconomy of Rule and Government but must in all lie truly level to the square and even to the pattern of the Golden Reed of Gods Word which must try both Members Doctrine Worship and Manners 2. By this wonderful great and high Wall that is said thus to encompass this glorious City we may conclude that the Protection Salvation and defence of the Church shall be very singular and that then that Word of the Prophet shall be fulfilled Violence shall no more be heard in thy land nor wasting and destruction within thy borders but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation and thy Gates Praise And that when Gods encompassings and encampings shall be so visibly without as Isa 4.5 Zach. 9 8. 2 Kings 6.16 17. And his co-habitation within as Rev. 21.3.22 23. Chap. 22.3 Then may the Church safely conclude that Song may seasonably be Sung Isa 26.1 We have a strong City Salvation will God appoint for Walls and Bulwarks 3. That the matter of the Wall being of the same glorious substance that the