Name blaspheâ—ed amongst 〈◊〉 Paganish and Barbarous Nations that know him not And on the other part by their many Craâ—ts and Cruelâ— to 〈…〉 and persecute poor ignoran Souls or others thaâ— fall into their Nets or by their tyrannous Practices the mysterious in quity whereof will be revealed when their Inquisitors shall come to be anatomized whereby they have earnestly laboured to force them to yield to their evil designs Yea how have they violently for many hundreds of years past killed the Saints How many most barbarous massacres and bloody persecutions have they acted in against those meek Lambs of that now alive yet once was slain Lamb of God Christ Jesus who shortly to their terror shall appear to be the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Rev. 5.5 when they have filled up their measure which they have ever been doing from the time the great red Dragon gave unto that multi-form'd Beast his Seat with great power and authority to act therein for his forty two months Rev. 13.1 6 7. which he hath accordingly improved as both History and Experience hath abundantly though sadly discovered and will do so more and more to his power which is the heavy spiritual Judgment of that man of Sin and therefore more heavy because so senceless of it even until his time shall be no longer Rev. 10.6 7. as the Angel probably Christ forewarns that strange Creature and when it will be And doth not the height of those prodigious impieties and prevailing abominations too too conspicuous in that whole Antichristian Body and every Limb thereof in the sight of all observant persons and people appear evidently to hasten the destruction thereof together with that said Beast who as Daniel also foresaw should be then slain and his body given to the burning flame chap 7 11. Of which Prophesie and Vision this glorious appearance made by Christ of his next coming chap. 19 11. is a clear comment and decyphered completion shortly to take place as we have reason to expect and also to be fully accomplished accordingly And then likewise together with Babilons ruine will happily hasten the raising up of Sion And upon Antichrists destruction will certainly succeed Christs said so wonderful exaltation in in the world in that his Divine and Kingly visible Glory and Majesty then to be manifest namely to be the Prince of the Kings of the earth as Rev. 1.5 though formerly rejected by such many times and that in the sight of men angels and all creatures Rev. 5.9 10 11 12 13. who shall then bow the knee and acknowledge him to be the Lord Phil. 2.9 for which at present the whole creation most heâ—vily groaneth Rom. 8.22 23. When that blessâ—d new Jerusalem state shall appear which then will be replenished with its holy and happy new raised Inhabitants with all that blessed communion of doubly saved Saints and holy Angels in such great and innumerable multitudes which said Angels as in heaven before they were wont to rejoyce in sinners conversion and even to be serviceable therein so will they then much more rejoyce in such happy communion of such multitudes of saved Saints Jews and Gentiles then to come in and of the perfectly holy communion of the before deceased Saints but then invested happily with their new raised bodies by the same power of Christ whereby then he will perfectly subdue all things in their due order unto himself as the Apostle Paul instructs us Phil. 3. ult Then shall they be Isangeloi as our Saviour speaks like to the Angels of God before in heaven when the said Hiero-metropolis or holy mother City as the Prophet Esay foretold will arise and shine because her light is come and the glory of the Lord is risen upon her ch 60. ver 1. as in those large and various descriptons of the manifold excellency of that City both in former and following chapters are set down as also in many other portions of holy Scripture may be observed Some of which are applied Rev. 21. to that City particularly as we noted whereby the Spirit God teacheth us evidently their proper meaning and literal sence riz respecting the happy estate of that great and holy New Jerusalem whose beauty and glory and blessedness on earth would require a large volumn aptly to display in what from Scripture grounds might to that purpose be evidenced respecting the same and yet many things more than what now we can attain to may be groundedly expected For that time when the Temple of God shall be opened in heaven and men shall see in his Temple the Ark of his Testament Rev. 11.19 and the light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun and the light of one day shall be sevenfold as the light of seven daies as is foretold thereof Es 30.26 many mysteries of Christ and his Religion of his works of Creation Redemption and Providence and many mysteries now in the varieties of the creatures many wayes till then little understood as is probable when the Lord shall be unto that City her everlasting light and her God her glory Isa 60.19 And the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the Waters cover the Sea Hab. 2 14. It will then be a filling of the Earth with knowledge and that of the glory of the Lord and in such measure as shall be to the uttermost capacity of it as the Sea ready to overflow where it hath any passage and would cover every place with its waters so in that time there will be a knowledge of all then knowable as we may say Besides those Excellencies set down to be before in and after the thousand years of Christs said Reign as in our first convincing Argument in the Word Written are to be seen concerning which a Body of Divinity respecting that world might usefully be written from Scripture warrant from all which as from an excellent School reserved for the highest form of those than so excellent God glorifying Creatures raised Saints and Angels with others when all things by Christ shall then be made new as Rev. 21 5. I doubt not but abundant matter of everlasting praâ—se will strong y for that state enforce the same yet with the greatest willâ—ngness and complacency upon all such or the like advantager Whereupon these afterwards everlasting Hallelujahs will most amply and perpetually be sung to the Trin-Une Deity of Father Son and holy Ghost eternally most blessed holy and glorious by men and Angels as was said for ever and ever Amen To Glory's God all Glory 's due for aye To him alone this Due let all such pay AMEN FINIS
a manner saving onely not faithless nor hopeless but for outward appearance of means very poor and mean He after had men but such as could in appearance yield him little comfort afford him little relief we hear not of their Money nor Arms yea it appears they were men in debt and in decayed conditions how should they live They fled to him in a Wilderness where should they have Arms And had they had them what skill were they like to have to use them Wha interest could such have in men that were considerable saving suâ—â— as might cause them to pursue them for their debts or for leaving their Masters service as Saul affirmed which must make Dav d's first estate appear to be the be â—nning of a very pitiful Principality So when the usurping god of this present world and that most tyrannous Prince of the power of the Air was by Christ to be thrown down from his Regency after his so long and maniâ—old rebellion against his Creator and Gods anointed King which he had decreed mangre all the vain opposition of Mon and Devils should sit upon h s holy Hill of Sion Psal 2. vet he comes into the world in the form of a Servant was born of a Mother a Virgin but in a present mean condition though inwardly glorious in holiness and grace though lineally descended from the Loyns of King David yet that was a thing little then observed or regarded by most at that time a Carpenter being her Husband and the reputed Father of Christ our Saviour as little acknowledged 't is probable to be the Son of God Therefore Christ being in our weak nature in such a low condition the world was uncapable of discerning or conceiving how he should be able to overcome that old Beelzebub the Prince of the Devils with all his Principalities and powers of spiritual wickednesses in high places 3. When the envy and malice of Saul was grown so great against David that by force or fraud by policy or treachery or by any means possible to rid David out of his way by his Daughter by his Servants by the Philistines his Javelins his Son Jonathan or by Doeg and other bad Instruments of Saul's Court or whoever was David's Enemy was thereupon to be owned as Saul's Friend Yet God ever preserved David from all his attempts by strange and unlikely ways and means as the sacred Story therein declares So as soon as Christ appears in the World Satan from a Divine Oracle of Christs birth at Bethlehem the City of David tempts Herod upon that acâ—ount to seek to take away his life then as was noted stirs up many slightings of his Person Parentage Kindred and Countrey then when he appeared more publick sets upon him in hunger to tempt God from ambition of a world to worship the Devil c. But still Christ overcame that strong man armed being stronger than he when he appeared the weakest 4. As David by such weak and unlikely instruments overcame or frustrated Saul assaults So Christ by poor Fishermen subdued the World to the obedience of the Gospel thereby making them Fishers of men and himself to be owned as the Saviour of mankind by those they were sent unto conquering and to conquer in the first Seal Rev. 6. and so through the following Seals till Constantines coming about anno 320 all that time where n Michael sought with his Angels against the Dragon and his Angels who prevailed not Rev. 12 7 8. when those poor persecuted Christians then converted to the faâ—thâ—â— Christ â—hat are storâ—ed to be strongly then encouraged by the Doctrine of reigning with Christ the thousand years suffered with such unshaken saith and constant patience and gloriously overcame that most devillish cruelty and tyranny of their bloody Persecutors in the Ten first Paganish Persecutions till the Dragon was cast out of his Heaven to the Earth Since which time he could not by such persecuting turn Christians into Pagans he hath attempted by iving his Seat Power and Authority to the Beast to Paganize Christianity it self and under many devised pretexts of Piety and Devotion by means of his said Substitute in his seat and authority to act in detestable hypocr sie in such horrid wickednesses against God and man that cannot appear in their true colours without some Vail of Hypocrisie cast over them Whence it was anciently observed since that time Sub nomine Christi militant contra Christum and after when in a more intense degree tha was apparent complaint thereof was made not without just cause In nomine Domini incipit omne malum which how manifold it is and by what cunning Contrivance with paganish Cruelty carried on would require a large volumn but even fitly to set down in what large volumâ—s it is already done And yet Christ by his poor Saints sufferings and his despised Sackcloth-Witnesses prophesying hath and doth and will overcome more and more both Dragon and Bâ—â—st and false â—rophet also by whom the other was revived after his former deadly wound unto their last destruction come and both are sent unto their own pâ—aâ—â— when Christ will most eminently make his Foes his Footstool and the Kingom of the Stone be changed into the Kingdom of the Mountain in the next partial Type with this of David to be now considered And that is in Solomon David's natural Seed derived immediately from his Loyns as promised to David named by God owned by him in a gracious manner appearing to him twice making him large offers giving him unparallel'd Gifts of Wisdom and Knowledge eminent Grace transcendent worldly Glory Dignity Riches and Revenues on the face of the earth admired far and near most famous for building the most glorious Temple or House of God and other Houses and in writing excellent Books of holy Scripture and many other Books But that he was but a Type of David's blessed Seed to come in the Kingdom of the Mountain may appear by his so sad declining for a time towards his elder years yet aâ—ter through grace returned But that he was his Type his Name denotes his Office his Works his Wisdom his Peace his Glory Wealth and Dignity his Religion his executing of Judgment his Peoples Peace Plenty Security under him c. whilst he walkeâ— wisely and stood upright do abundantly declare And in regard we are to consider the great Charâ—er of David and Solomon's Kingdom in the next place we shall here adde no more but come to our next foundation VII Seventhly Which is the seventh as being confirmed both to David and Solomon by a Divine Charter very eminently illustrated 2 Sam. 7.8 to the end in that most gracious Message that God sent by Nathan upon occasion of David's secret intent and purpose to build God an House for which he made great provision which though it was not in particular accepted for some reasons afterwards specifâ—â—d in the sequel yet God so approved of his pious affections of love â—o his
to the gâ—orious state of the Messiah's Kingdom with his Saints his Spouse stiled the Kings Daughter and gloriously there described and enfeâ—ffed with her Dowry very divinely in a great part of that Psalm But vers 14 15. In regard God fore-knew Solomon would greatly fall by his own hainous sins which would deserve great Judgments even as the great Messiah was first to suffer and satisfie for Solomon before the visible glory of his Kingdom should shine forth and for all penitent and truly believing persons and that therefore God fore-shews how he would fatherly chastise Solomon but not take his mercie from him as he took it from Saul which is a very evident proof that Solomon was saved and secondly typifying therein that Christ should be saved in his suffering for mans sin and overcome death by dying in regard that Christ should personally come in the flesh to that end which was signified by that House which was to remain then in its use and that till then those services to be performed in that house did de note that work of Redemption of his people which he was to accomplish at that his coming whereby full Reconciliation should be made with God for them and then that said House and the services therein performed were thereupon to cease Therefore in vers 16. the last of Gods said Message to David by Nathan he twice confirms the perpetuity of the said Mercy not onely to ratifie the sureness thereof as is usual in holy Scripture as in the four Mettle-Kingdoms Dan 2. and 7. and the four Beasts but it seems in vers 16. he first through the said Reconciliation made when he put an end to the services of the said House whereby the influence of all promised mercies to the Saints reached in all Ages to them sets down there over and over for David's comfort this that concerned Christs Davidical Kingdom of the thousand years Reign with the Saints that it should be BEFORE DAVID that is at the blessed and holy Resurrection of the Just Rev. 20.6 when David and Daniel shall stand up in their Lots though there was a Resemblance of it as some observe in that Solomon was in the Throne before David died Yet this promise is of transcendent excellency above that matter neither did that state last for ever i. e. to the worlds end which is so many times insisted upon both from Gods Riches of Mercy towards David and David's une pressible gratitude as he said vers 20 due unto God Wherefore he speaks in such a full comprehensive manner vers 16. Thy House and thy Kingdom shall be established for ever BEFORE THEE and again Thy Throne shall be established for ever which is onely possible in Christ and in him is necessary according to that prophecy Isa 9.7 That of the increase of his Government there should be no end upon the Throne of David to order it and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever And the reason hereof is very remarkable The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this his Truth his Faithfulness will nâ—t lie unto David for whom he hath this sure mercy to perform to raise up his Tabernacle which was fallen as Acts 1.5 is explained and as the Angel told the blessed Virgâ—n Luc. 1.23 3.3 The Lord shall give unto him the Throne of his Father David The Scripture is so full in this point that if mens eyes be not shâ—t it is obvious to be seen And thus much of Gods message by Nathan Now from vers 17. to the end of the Chapter we have David's most grateful acceptance of the said Message and very pious improvement of it by â—aith prayer acknowledgment and thankfulness and well might he do so seeing he so well understood and so fully believed every branch by the teaâ—hing of Gods Spirit and every particular therein contained viz. That he should have a Kingdom and such a Kingdom confirmed to him and not to him alone but to him and his People of Israel and for them with his Seed and not to his notural Seed onely â—s such coming out of his own Bowels but as typical of a Seed and Kingdom divine and beâ—venly to be given in a wonderful manner and as he saith vers 19. for a long time to come and upon such security from God himself who undertook to do it himself with the greatest assurance imaginable yea above all imagination or capacity of â—eatures in such a way under such Types in such order time and manifold miraculousness that iâ— all men and all Creatures should joyn all their Skill and Power Wealth Strength and Interests to confer a Kingdom upon a Person by right of Covenants Purchass Châ—rter Prowess Polâ—cy Prudence Conquest Merit or whatever they could contrive or procure to such intent it would be but nullity instead of security compared with this and not worthy even to be named in the same day with it Yea mens Kingdoms on the contrary the greater they are are therefore many times the more uncertain and tottering Whereas this in the greatest extent should be the most stable being founded in Righteousness which is the habitation or stability of Christs Throne Psal 97.2 whilst the greatest combination of men and creatures to uphold by any means Kingdoms and States in unrighteousness against God and his People do thereby the sooner bring them to their periods and by such means oft-times more certain ruine befalls them as in Nebuchadnezzars great Monarchy whether we look upon him personally as that great Tree then flourishing Dan 4. but suddenly cut down under whose Branches all Creatures then sheltred themselves or lineally which ended in his Granchild Belshazzar Dan. 5. as that Kingdom was then the Head of Gold in respect of the other Mettle-Kingdoms succeeding it even so it was but of short continuance for that reason Dan. 5.20 21 22 23. for some of the said short continuance But such a title and of so long continuance yea such a secure perpetaity God passeth over by his Divine Charter to David his Seed and People here of that his most excellent Kingdom in the world that though in some sence it should be interrupted for a time yet should certainly stand good in due time to thâ—m when all meerly worldly Monarchies shall be worn out yet that should remain for ever as often was repeated even to the worlds end the like assurance was never made before David's time never since of any Kingdom in the world nor ever will be when that universal visible Dominion shall hereafter begin to take place in the world as it was said of it Dan. 2.28 it never shall be destroyed in the world but be translated into or perfected in celestial Glory And therefore it is no marvâ—il that holy David from such Divine Illumination and from such suitable strength of faith doth answerably as we hinted receive with humble acceptation and inlarged thanksulness and acknowledgment that blessed
was also stiled by Christ The Kingdom of God that was foretold by him should draw near at hand when Israel's great Redemption so often spoken of in the Prophets shall be accomplished and upon the beholding the signs thereof he bids the Jews lift up their heads because their Redemption then draws near as is very evident from Luc. 21.31 of which our Saviour spake in a Parable Luc. 21.11 12 24 27. the time whereof is explained in the order of accomplishment Rev. 11.15 as is easily discernable to such as are acquainted with the Series of that Book which said Davidical Kingdom of the Son of man shall begin in the world as Daniel declares Chap. 7.13 14. at his coming in the Clouds of Heaven which Christ himself also further illustrates shewing it shall be with his own Glory and of the Fathers and of his holy Angels Luc. 9 2â— when ten thousand times ten thousand shall minister to him and stand before him Dan. 7.10 when the Judgment is set to destroy the â—â—ast and give his Body to the burning â—lâ—me vers 11. All which Texâ—s 〈◊〉 holy Scripture will be fulfilled above a thousand years before the Resurrection of wicked men to the general Judgment as is most evident from the series and order of things set down â—oth by Daniel and more fully explained in the Book of Revelation especially in the twentieth Chapter the most clear Table of these last times and order of things to be done in them for which purpose also consider the foresaid Parallel XI Eleventhly Being also so Expounded by the Apostle Paul and others of the Apostles concerning which Doctrine fiâ—st the Apostle Paul delivereth many things by way of explication thereof we shall touch upon some of them briefly First When he comforts the troubled Saints that they shall have Rest with him and other Apostles and Sairts whilst Christ will â—eâ—der tribulation to such as troubled them â—e sâ—â—s down that time to be when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed with his mighty Angels in â—laming 〈…〉 taking vengeance on them that know not God and they not the Gospâ—â— of our Lord Jesus Christ c. 2 Thes 1.7 8 9. and in Chap 2.8 〈…〉 further from Dan. 7. that Mother-Text as Mâ— Mede 〈…〉 of all such Scriptures in the New Testament That Christ will particularly destroy that man of 〈◊〉 the same appearance of 〈◊〉 coming or presence when the body of the s ame Beast aâ— wâ—s saiâ— shall be â—â—ven to the burning â—lâ—me as Dan. 7.11 which â—e alâ—o â—artâ—â—r dâ—câ—â—â—â—reth by his Appearance and Kingdom 2 Tim 4.1 as also was by Daniel seen in vision c. Again He further informs us strongly That Christ must reigâ— till he hath put all his Enemies under his â—eet 1 Cor. 15.25 Now when he most eminently begins to do this â—is said Reign begins for tiâ—l â—hâ—n he sits at the Fathers right hand yea and sits there expâ—cting tilâ— thâ—â— time come as the same Apostle manifestly declares Heb 10.12 13. and at that time the Beast is expresly said to be cast into the lake of fire burning with brimston after the language of that most acred Prophecy And to make his Exposition yet more clear and forcible he further teacheth That the last Enemy that shall be destroyed in the said Reign of Christ shall be Death viz. Bodily Death that separates Soul and Body not the death of Soul and Body for that thereupon will begin most to reign and to reign over the Damned eternally but the other namely the death of the Body shall be destroyed and cast into the lake burning with fire and brimstone that is in its capacity and after the language of Cods Spirit in that Book the very being of it as the general Destroyer of humane Nature in this life will be taken away when no such matter will remain for it to work upon when all Saints are rapt up to meet Christ in the air in a moment and wicked men stand in their state to be judged the present being of Humane Nature separable of Soul and Body will be utterly abolished Now this said destruction of bodily Death that last Enemy will not be effected till above a thousand years after the coming of the Son of man in the Clouds of Heaven as was said and after the said casting of the Beast and false Prophet into the said lake burning with brimstone as is very evident from Rev. 19.20 compared with the order of the said Table of the Times in Chap. 20. to vers 14. where Death and Hell are also said to be cast into the lake of fire that is Death and the Grave in the said sence have no more use or matter to work upon and by consequence no more being in the world And whoso faithfully and seriously endeavours rightly to weigh and consider these things without partiallity or prepossession which at first may seem an hard thing for some sorts of men to perform yet upon such endeavour with humble seeking unto God for direction in these truths and faithful and patient waiting upon him in the use of pertinent means I doubt not but in Gods good time they may be well satisfied from hâ—s Word and good Spirit of Grace in the reallity and truth of the suâ—stance of them for which purpose I conceive it not needful here to say more for information or conviction which is mainly my business and for particulâ—r application hereof it will be obvious to all knowing and pious Christâ—ans which I am forced to leave to themselves at present for brevity-sake publishing by Press having long been to me a difficult task and when a Doctrinal Foundation in this case is once surely laid application of these with some points of such nature will in some respect be made à fortiori as from an additional consideration but yet a very weighty and moving consideration iâ— particularities therein to be considered in their several kinds and natures be duly improved by Scripture-guidance and the holy Spirit of Gods gracious assistance the infallible means of being rightly guided into all needful profitable Divine Truth as all holy Scripture-Truths are and these in particular though too much over-look'd and slâ—ghted by some though the great things of God and an excellent and glorious part of the Gospel of Christ a rich and long inheritance of the Saints yea as we noted the highest form of God-glorifying Creatures then viz. Saints and Angels to fit them wonderfully above all other means in the preceding six thousand years to glorifie him more excellently for ever and ever We shall but even mention some like evidences from the other Apostles Peter James and John the Witnesses at Christs Transfiguration who then joyntly saw that representation of Christs glory at his coming in his Kingdom for he calls that his coming in that sence Matth. 16.28 Mark 9.1 when those eminent glorified Saints and Prophets Moses and Elias appeared talking with him First Peter sets forth the beginning